A Unified Sea Level Rise Projection for Southeast Florida April 2011
... climate concerns in the region. As expressed by the SE FL Compact Steering Committee, the Climate Compact Counties recognized the critical need to unify the existing local SLR projections to create a single regional SLR projection. Key participants in developing the existing projections and other lo ...
... climate concerns in the region. As expressed by the SE FL Compact Steering Committee, the Climate Compact Counties recognized the critical need to unify the existing local SLR projections to create a single regional SLR projection. Key participants in developing the existing projections and other lo ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
... processes on climate change. The WMO collects and assesses information on the world’s weather, climate and water resources and related environmental issues, and aims to predict these for societal benefit, including to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters on climate-sensitive socio-economic sect ...
... processes on climate change. The WMO collects and assesses information on the world’s weather, climate and water resources and related environmental issues, and aims to predict these for societal benefit, including to mitigate the impacts of natural disasters on climate-sensitive socio-economic sect ...
Global environmental problems and politics
... the Social Sciences. Materials for these programmes are developed by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). For more information, see: www.londoninternational.ac.uk ...
... the Social Sciences. Materials for these programmes are developed by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). For more information, see: www.londoninternational.ac.uk ...
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy Nature’s Prophet:
... McKibben was deeply skeptical of technological approaches to the problem. The only possible path towards survival, he argued, was through a fundamental reconsideration of our worldviews, aspirations, and life goals, a new consciousness that would dramatically re-organize society, ending our addictio ...
... McKibben was deeply skeptical of technological approaches to the problem. The only possible path towards survival, he argued, was through a fundamental reconsideration of our worldviews, aspirations, and life goals, a new consciousness that would dramatically re-organize society, ending our addictio ...
Application of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to
... transfer to address climate change has focused almost exclusively on mitigation issues. And, given that the overwhelming majority of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from the energy sector, clean energy supply alternatives have emerged as the dominant focus for technology transfer. As the C ...
... transfer to address climate change has focused almost exclusively on mitigation issues. And, given that the overwhelming majority of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from the energy sector, clean energy supply alternatives have emerged as the dominant focus for technology transfer. As the C ...
The Wegman report
... the data, particularly for another party to replicate your research results; (b) when this information was available to researchers; (c) where and when you first identified the location of this information; (d) what modifications, if any, you have made to this information since publication of the re ...
... the data, particularly for another party to replicate your research results; (b) when this information was available to researchers; (c) where and when you first identified the location of this information; (d) what modifications, if any, you have made to this information since publication of the re ...
Urban resilience: A framework for empowering cities in face of
... environmental degradation, scarcity of resources are only some of these threats. They are different in nature and impacts: some of them may induce long-term changes in urban systems (e.g. scarcity of resources), others may provoke immediate shocks (e.g. earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.). In the followin ...
... environmental degradation, scarcity of resources are only some of these threats. They are different in nature and impacts: some of them may induce long-term changes in urban systems (e.g. scarcity of resources), others may provoke immediate shocks (e.g. earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.). In the followin ...
(CCS) and Climate Change Mitigation
... unquestionable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the global mean surface temperature has risen by about 0.7 ºC during the twentieth century and that this increase of temperature is attributable to human emissions of greenhouse gases, especially of carbon dioxide (I ...
... unquestionable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the global mean surface temperature has risen by about 0.7 ºC during the twentieth century and that this increase of temperature is attributable to human emissions of greenhouse gases, especially of carbon dioxide (I ...
Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily
... or maximum amount of daily precipitation. These types of extremes indices have been widely used in engineering applications to infer design values for engineering structures. Another type of index involves the calculation of the number of days in a year exceeding specific thresholds that have fixed ...
... or maximum amount of daily precipitation. These types of extremes indices have been widely used in engineering applications to infer design values for engineering structures. Another type of index involves the calculation of the number of days in a year exceeding specific thresholds that have fixed ...
FIFTH NATIONAL COMMUNICATION of the Austrian Federal
... energy consumption per capita of 130 MJ respectively in 2007 Austria belongs to the countries with low energy consumption among industrialised countries. Regarding the development of final energy consumption since 1990 the transport sector exhibits by far the strongest increase; however, the amount ...
... energy consumption per capita of 130 MJ respectively in 2007 Austria belongs to the countries with low energy consumption among industrialised countries. Regarding the development of final energy consumption since 1990 the transport sector exhibits by far the strongest increase; however, the amount ...
Major Issues with IPCC Report
... acted as peer-reviewers for each other’s work. [4] Of the 44 contributing authors, more than half have coauthored papers with the Lead Authors or Coordinating Lead Authors. The review editor of that chapter - who was also a Coordinating Lead Author for the corresponding chapter of the previous asses ...
... acted as peer-reviewers for each other’s work. [4] Of the 44 contributing authors, more than half have coauthored papers with the Lead Authors or Coordinating Lead Authors. The review editor of that chapter - who was also a Coordinating Lead Author for the corresponding chapter of the previous asses ...
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. (2010) Adapting Institutions to Climate Change, Twenty-eighth report. David Stainforth is acknowledged in the report as a key contributor
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
... Recent legislation and government policy does indeed require adaptation to climate change to be addressed, but little detailed attention has been given to the central issue of this study, which focuses on capabilities of institutions – on the organisations and the institutional frameworks which regu ...
Climate Change - Ville de Moncton
... how climate change will impact their community and what steps can be taken to adapt to our changing climate. The importance of adaptation action has been echoed by the federal government, which has indicated that Climate Change Action Plans (CCAPs), which include climate change adaptation strategies ...
... how climate change will impact their community and what steps can be taken to adapt to our changing climate. The importance of adaptation action has been echoed by the federal government, which has indicated that Climate Change Action Plans (CCAPs), which include climate change adaptation strategies ...
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... of the 21st century, which isabout one and a half times greater than the expected global temperature increase (IPCC 2007). In addition, while rainfall projections are not uniform across the continent, southern Africa is expected to receive, on average, less precipitation and more rainfall variabilit ...
... of the 21st century, which isabout one and a half times greater than the expected global temperature increase (IPCC 2007). In addition, while rainfall projections are not uniform across the continent, southern Africa is expected to receive, on average, less precipitation and more rainfall variabilit ...
Sociological Perspectives on Global Climate Change
... filled by sociologists. Sociologists have been slow to engage the topic of global climate change in their research. This is despite the fact that the reports of several governmental agencies in the United States and around the world cite human activity as one of, if not the primary driver of global ...
... filled by sociologists. Sociologists have been slow to engage the topic of global climate change in their research. This is despite the fact that the reports of several governmental agencies in the United States and around the world cite human activity as one of, if not the primary driver of global ...
Draft Final Report - South Tyneside Council
... arrangements in complex scenarios. The 2008 NORLAND scenario was based on a wide-spread flooding event. 24. To support our flood emergency arrangements leaflets have been produced which provide information for residents on how to protect their homes from flooding and the action that needs to be take ...
... arrangements in complex scenarios. The 2008 NORLAND scenario was based on a wide-spread flooding event. 24. To support our flood emergency arrangements leaflets have been produced which provide information for residents on how to protect their homes from flooding and the action that needs to be take ...
World Bank Document
... methodology and use of comparable municipal information could allow analysts to monitor the progress of new adaptation policies for climate change within the agricultural sector. ...
... methodology and use of comparable municipal information could allow analysts to monitor the progress of new adaptation policies for climate change within the agricultural sector. ...
China in the International Politics of Climate Change
... looks into the developments in China’s political response to the threat of climate change from the late 1980s when the problem emerged on the international political agenda, until 2004. Three theoretically based explanatory models are employed to identify the factors that have influenced Chinese for ...
... looks into the developments in China’s political response to the threat of climate change from the late 1980s when the problem emerged on the international political agenda, until 2004. Three theoretically based explanatory models are employed to identify the factors that have influenced Chinese for ...
City of Long Beach Climate Resiliency Assessment Report
... deteriorating air quality, and public health and social vulnerability, are the primary threats that climate change presents to Long Beach. This report lays out these major threats in the context of California and Los Angeles County, to give perspective. This report delves into the more rigorous subj ...
... deteriorating air quality, and public health and social vulnerability, are the primary threats that climate change presents to Long Beach. This report lays out these major threats in the context of California and Los Angeles County, to give perspective. This report delves into the more rigorous subj ...
Consensus‟ Exposed: The CRU Controversy - Inhofe
... finding for greenhouse gases from mobile sources under the Clean Air Act, issued in December.15 As the finding states, ―it is EPA‘s view that the scientific assessments‖ of the IPCC ―represent the best reference materials for determining the general state of knowledge on the scientific and technical ...
... finding for greenhouse gases from mobile sources under the Clean Air Act, issued in December.15 As the finding states, ―it is EPA‘s view that the scientific assessments‖ of the IPCC ―represent the best reference materials for determining the general state of knowledge on the scientific and technical ...
A Story of Gaia - Online - Introduction Overview
... dynamic collections of linked parts Often called network or systems sciences More holistic : reductionism is understood as 'necessary but not sufficient' to understand nature. Metaphor for nature: Gaia, a planetary-scale life form with a metabolism & homeostasis. Premise: Understanding Gaia requires ...
... dynamic collections of linked parts Often called network or systems sciences More holistic : reductionism is understood as 'necessary but not sufficient' to understand nature. Metaphor for nature: Gaia, a planetary-scale life form with a metabolism & homeostasis. Premise: Understanding Gaia requires ...
Separating Forced from Chaotic Climate Variability over the Past
... Ó 2013 American Meteorological Society ...
... Ó 2013 American Meteorological Society ...
Communicating Progress in National and Global Adaptation to
... adaptation communications, and information needed for some of the adaptation aspects of the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement (i.a. reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation and support). This implies that achieving these aims of the global stocktake may require further informa ...
... adaptation communications, and information needed for some of the adaptation aspects of the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement (i.a. reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation and support). This implies that achieving these aims of the global stocktake may require further informa ...
AAWG Conference Abstracts 2014
... (Hawaii) releases far more CO2 than volcanoes at convergent plate boundaries, which produce mainly water vapour. Gases at pull-apart margins are also dominated by water vapour, but with a significant component of sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide. Volcanoes add 130-230 million tonnes of CO2 to the ...
... (Hawaii) releases far more CO2 than volcanoes at convergent plate boundaries, which produce mainly water vapour. Gases at pull-apart margins are also dominated by water vapour, but with a significant component of sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide. Volcanoes add 130-230 million tonnes of CO2 to the ...