Paul Bullock, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg,... A Closer Look at Weather Variability and Its Impact on...
... reported are because the events actually happened less frequently or because there were fewer people to report them when they did. Future predictions are also not available. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) that generate future climate projections operate at time steps and spatial scales that a ...
... reported are because the events actually happened less frequently or because there were fewer people to report them when they did. Future predictions are also not available. The General Circulation Models (GCMs) that generate future climate projections operate at time steps and spatial scales that a ...
Mayors Adapt - EN Political Commitment
... that climate change threatens the different regions of Europe in different ways, although all regions will experience climate change through a mix of gradual changes (such as increasing average temperature or changes to biodiversity) and rapid ones (such as flooding). Both the EC and the EEA conside ...
... that climate change threatens the different regions of Europe in different ways, although all regions will experience climate change through a mix of gradual changes (such as increasing average temperature or changes to biodiversity) and rapid ones (such as flooding). Both the EC and the EEA conside ...
Climate Change / Global Warming and Its Impacts on Parasitology
... Climate change is defined as any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for a long period of time usually several years. The factors which could lead to climate change vary but include natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity, s ...
... Climate change is defined as any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for a long period of time usually several years. The factors which could lead to climate change vary but include natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity, s ...
The influence of constrained fossil fuel emissions scenarios on
... must consider the intrinsic or “structural” uncertainty of hydrology (and climate in general), which may be more appropriately represented by a stochastic approach. The point of structural uncertainty was also made by Koutsoyiannis (2010), who demonstrated that even a simple deterministic “toy” clim ...
... must consider the intrinsic or “structural” uncertainty of hydrology (and climate in general), which may be more appropriately represented by a stochastic approach. The point of structural uncertainty was also made by Koutsoyiannis (2010), who demonstrated that even a simple deterministic “toy” clim ...
Office of Sustainability Newsletter University of Vermont NEWS FLASH!
... The group at the forum discussed proposed targets. One is fairly easy for us: that the campus' sources of electricity be 100% renewable by 2012, in alignment with Burlington Electric Department's goals. Since most of the campus is in Burlington, this is achievable at fairly low cost. The overarching ...
... The group at the forum discussed proposed targets. One is fairly easy for us: that the campus' sources of electricity be 100% renewable by 2012, in alignment with Burlington Electric Department's goals. Since most of the campus is in Burlington, this is achievable at fairly low cost. The overarching ...
IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT)
... 2009; Deressa & Hassan 2009; Ifeanyi-obi 2011; Ifeanyi-obi 2012; Ifeanyi-obi 2012b; Ifeanyi-obi 2013; Ifeanyi-obi 2013b). NEST (2010) stated that mitigation and adaptation are the two principle elements of climate change response. Mitigation refers to measures that may either reduce the increase in ...
... 2009; Deressa & Hassan 2009; Ifeanyi-obi 2011; Ifeanyi-obi 2012; Ifeanyi-obi 2012b; Ifeanyi-obi 2013; Ifeanyi-obi 2013b). NEST (2010) stated that mitigation and adaptation are the two principle elements of climate change response. Mitigation refers to measures that may either reduce the increase in ...
Summary of FFESC climate change adaptation research projects
... not yet finding its way into decision frameworks used by practitioners and policymakers in their day-to-day work. To deliver flexible, local adaptation actions we need: (1) evidence that change is needed and information about the nature of the change; (2) tools that equip decision-makers/practitione ...
... not yet finding its way into decision frameworks used by practitioners and policymakers in their day-to-day work. To deliver flexible, local adaptation actions we need: (1) evidence that change is needed and information about the nature of the change; (2) tools that equip decision-makers/practitione ...
CI`s COP21 press kit here
... We know that our climate is rapidly changing and that many of these changes, like warmer temperatures and rising seas, are already apparent and having significant impacts on communities worldwide. Scientists at Conservation International have been studying how climate change will affect our lives an ...
... We know that our climate is rapidly changing and that many of these changes, like warmer temperatures and rising seas, are already apparent and having significant impacts on communities worldwide. Scientists at Conservation International have been studying how climate change will affect our lives an ...
14 percent - World Future Council
... to farmland, all aspects of food production, as well as the transportation and processing of food. This huge climate impact obviously has major implications for food policy and consumption habits. An increasingly important component is the connection between rising affluence and meat consumption. Me ...
... to farmland, all aspects of food production, as well as the transportation and processing of food. This huge climate impact obviously has major implications for food policy and consumption habits. An increasingly important component is the connection between rising affluence and meat consumption. Me ...
PFCs
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)1 and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer2 to prepare a balanced scientific, technical and policy relevant report regarding alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) that affect the global climate system. It has been ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)1 and the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer2 to prepare a balanced scientific, technical and policy relevant report regarding alternatives to ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) that affect the global climate system. It has been ...
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... Against the threat of climate change, FAO has decades of experience in promoting agricultural practices and policies that also safeguard the natural resource base for future generations. Agriculture policies are the cornerstones for achieving food security and improving livelihoods. Effective agricu ...
... Against the threat of climate change, FAO has decades of experience in promoting agricultural practices and policies that also safeguard the natural resource base for future generations. Agriculture policies are the cornerstones for achieving food security and improving livelihoods. Effective agricu ...
Carbon Emission Accounting – Balancing the books for the UK
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is based on the concept of “territorial” emissions. These are defined as all GHG emissions from a country's territory, apart from those associated with international aviation and shipping. According to the UNFCCC the UK achieved a reduction in territor ...
... Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is based on the concept of “territorial” emissions. These are defined as all GHG emissions from a country's territory, apart from those associated with international aviation and shipping. According to the UNFCCC the UK achieved a reduction in territor ...
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GLOBAL FOREST
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; IPCC, 1995). The HHL scenario is based on higher CO2 emissions from the EPPA model, slower diffusion of heat into the ocean, smaller effects of cooling associated with atmospheric aerosols, and smaller heating effects associated with the radiative for ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; IPCC, 1995). The HHL scenario is based on higher CO2 emissions from the EPPA model, slower diffusion of heat into the ocean, smaller effects of cooling associated with atmospheric aerosols, and smaller heating effects associated with the radiative for ...
Now more than ever: The need for more societally
... How are climatic changes interacting with other stressors to magnify or attenuate the climatic changes? How are these processes interacting at and across different scales? What and who is vulnerable to the consequences, and why are some more vulnerable than others? What can be done to limit global w ...
... How are climatic changes interacting with other stressors to magnify or attenuate the climatic changes? How are these processes interacting at and across different scales? What and who is vulnerable to the consequences, and why are some more vulnerable than others? What can be done to limit global w ...
Agricultural development and food security under climate uncertainty
... this increasing demand several actions are required. Globally, the core challenge must be to improve the productivity of water. Where land is limiting, yields for unit area must also be raised. These measures lead to two fundamental development directions (van Hofwegen and Svendsen, 2000): • increas ...
... this increasing demand several actions are required. Globally, the core challenge must be to improve the productivity of water. Where land is limiting, yields for unit area must also be raised. These measures lead to two fundamental development directions (van Hofwegen and Svendsen, 2000): • increas ...
Comunicación sobre el cambio climático: Mejorando la eficacia de
... Self-efficacy measured the perception of personal/individual capacity to mitigate climate change. It consisted of 2 inverse items with a response format ranging from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”). This scale was also developed by the authors of this study and had a moderate alpha v ...
... Self-efficacy measured the perception of personal/individual capacity to mitigate climate change. It consisted of 2 inverse items with a response format ranging from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 7 (“strongly agree”). This scale was also developed by the authors of this study and had a moderate alpha v ...
Multi-model climate change projections for India under
... Climate projections for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are made using the newly developed representative concentration pathways (RCPs) under the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project 5 (CMIP5). This article provides multi-model and multi-scenario ...
... Climate projections for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are made using the newly developed representative concentration pathways (RCPs) under the Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project 5 (CMIP5). This article provides multi-model and multi-scenario ...
A global Green New Deal - Friedrich-Ebert
... of climate change accompanied at the same time by an unbridled demand for economic growth in the face of rising energy prices, increasingly scarce resources and growing energy demand. In order to be able to confront these complex challenges in the field of international climate and energy policy, th ...
... of climate change accompanied at the same time by an unbridled demand for economic growth in the face of rising energy prices, increasingly scarce resources and growing energy demand. In order to be able to confront these complex challenges in the field of international climate and energy policy, th ...
Thames Pilot Study
... Interim Defences during the construction of the Thames Barrier > 1928 Flood & subsequent 1930 Flood Act > Late C19 update to Flood Act > ...
... Interim Defences during the construction of the Thames Barrier > 1928 Flood & subsequent 1930 Flood Act > Late C19 update to Flood Act > ...
Observed Climate Change and the Negligible Global Effect of
... century) in Ohio pale in comparison to the megadroughts that have occurred there in the past. The character of past climates can be judged from analysis of climate-sensitive proxies such as tree-rings. Using precipitation information about past precipitation contained in tree rings, Dr. Edward Cook ...
... century) in Ohio pale in comparison to the megadroughts that have occurred there in the past. The character of past climates can be judged from analysis of climate-sensitive proxies such as tree-rings. Using precipitation information about past precipitation contained in tree rings, Dr. Edward Cook ...
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... The United States first included climate change impacts of forest productivity as part of its periodic assessment of the renewable resources assessments required by the Resources Planning Act (RPA) as part of its 1993 analysis (Adams and Haynes, 1996). Joyce et al. (1995) describes how four GCM mode ...
... The United States first included climate change impacts of forest productivity as part of its periodic assessment of the renewable resources assessments required by the Resources Planning Act (RPA) as part of its 1993 analysis (Adams and Haynes, 1996). Joyce et al. (1995) describes how four GCM mode ...
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... Criticisms of the hedonic approach include inadequate treatment of irrigation in the analysis, lack of robustness to weighting schemes and the difficulties in estimating dynamic adjustment costs due to fixed capital constraints in the short run. In an attempt to explore the first issue, Schlenker, ...
... Criticisms of the hedonic approach include inadequate treatment of irrigation in the analysis, lack of robustness to weighting schemes and the difficulties in estimating dynamic adjustment costs due to fixed capital constraints in the short run. In an attempt to explore the first issue, Schlenker, ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Secondary Activities: A
... Climate change is unequivocal [1]. The change alters all sustainable development dimensions (i.e. economic, social, and environmental), and hence the potential development path ways [2,3] for a given nation or region. It even is claimed that climate change to be the “mother” of all problems to show ...
... Climate change is unequivocal [1]. The change alters all sustainable development dimensions (i.e. economic, social, and environmental), and hence the potential development path ways [2,3] for a given nation or region. It even is claimed that climate change to be the “mother” of all problems to show ...
Climate Change`s Impact on the Caribbean`s Ability to Sustain
... Climate change will directly affect the natural resource base on which much of the Caribbean tourism industry is based, including its biodiversity and beaches. Coral reefs, in particular, are an important tourist attraction.18 They play an essential role as physical barriers to ocean waves and as a ...
... Climate change will directly affect the natural resource base on which much of the Caribbean tourism industry is based, including its biodiversity and beaches. Coral reefs, in particular, are an important tourist attraction.18 They play an essential role as physical barriers to ocean waves and as a ...
Act Now or Pay Later
... Men and women are affected differently by climaterelated disasters.15 On the whole, women’s vulnerability to disaster is greater both during and after the event. Numerous studies have found that women often make up a disproportionate number of casualties of natural disasters: in the 2004 tsunami in ...
... Men and women are affected differently by climaterelated disasters.15 On the whole, women’s vulnerability to disaster is greater both during and after the event. Numerous studies have found that women often make up a disproportionate number of casualties of natural disasters: in the 2004 tsunami in ...