2005 International Project Spotlight: Belize Barrier Reef
... because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors. These include the magnitude and patterns of long term natural variability and the time-evolving pattern of forcing by, and response to, changes in concentrations o ...
... because the expected signal is still emerging from the noise of natural variability, and because there are uncertainties in key factors. These include the magnitude and patterns of long term natural variability and the time-evolving pattern of forcing by, and response to, changes in concentrations o ...
MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AN OVERVIEW 1
... publications, such as policy reports,1 advocacy brochures by IGOs and NGOs,2 and conference proceedings.3 This article therefore provides an overview of the climate change-migration nexus. On the basis of available empirical evidence, it investigates the key issues at stake, including the social and ...
... publications, such as policy reports,1 advocacy brochures by IGOs and NGOs,2 and conference proceedings.3 This article therefore provides an overview of the climate change-migration nexus. On the basis of available empirical evidence, it investigates the key issues at stake, including the social and ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... impacts on insured risks. These impacts will negatively affect insurability and insurers’ willingness and ability to supply insurance. In Part III, I examine the potential for the insurance industry to influence private responses to climate change through the industry’s products. I analyze the facto ...
... impacts on insured risks. These impacts will negatively affect insurability and insurers’ willingness and ability to supply insurance. In Part III, I examine the potential for the insurance industry to influence private responses to climate change through the industry’s products. I analyze the facto ...
Review of Policy, Plans, Legislation and Regulations for Climate
... 2.1.2 Regional Requirements.................................................................................. 31 ...
... 2.1.2 Regional Requirements.................................................................................. 31 ...
Air-mass Origin in the Arctic. Part II: Response to Increases in
... (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large impacts on regional transport and climate (Simpson et al. 2014), these transport changes have yet to be assessed. In addition to future changes in the tropospheric midlati ...
... (Barnes and Polvani 2013; Simpson et al. 2014). And yet, while strong longitudinal variations in the jet response may have large impacts on regional transport and climate (Simpson et al. 2014), these transport changes have yet to be assessed. In addition to future changes in the tropospheric midlati ...
A hydrogeologic framework for characterizing summer streamflow
... (e.g., rain-dominated, mixture of rain and snow, and snowdominated), sensitivity validation was primarily driven by the snow-dominated watersheds, which are subjected to a wider range of change in recharge timing and magnitude as a result of increased temperature. Overall, two patterns emerge from t ...
... (e.g., rain-dominated, mixture of rain and snow, and snowdominated), sensitivity validation was primarily driven by the snow-dominated watersheds, which are subjected to a wider range of change in recharge timing and magnitude as a result of increased temperature. Overall, two patterns emerge from t ...
Assessing species and area vulnerability to climate change for the
... (governmental), the Climate Leadership Initiative (academic), the University of Washington (academic), and others. Many groups have focused on general recommendations for management and policy and for climate change research. The Western Governors‟ Association has made available multiple resolutions ...
... (governmental), the Climate Leadership Initiative (academic), the University of Washington (academic), and others. Many groups have focused on general recommendations for management and policy and for climate change research. The Western Governors‟ Association has made available multiple resolutions ...
Book of abstracts for download
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
Torres Strait Regional Adaptation and Resilience Plan
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
... change will continue to bring to the Torres Strait. This Plan considers those impacts and proposes a number of strategies and actions that will prepare the region for the future. Climate change impacts are greater in vulnerable communities compared to those that are better resourced and less vulnera ...
Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... and local governments must continue to make decisions that either implicitly or explicitly make assumptions about what this rise will be over the lifetime of a particular development, asset or piece of infrastructure. Risk management is a prudent and pragmatic approach for incorporating uncertaintie ...
... and local governments must continue to make decisions that either implicitly or explicitly make assumptions about what this rise will be over the lifetime of a particular development, asset or piece of infrastructure. Risk management is a prudent and pragmatic approach for incorporating uncertaintie ...
The Economic Effects of Long(Term Climate Change
... of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in the literature: being part of an Atlantic trading nation (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2005); being majority Protestant in 1600 (Becker and Woessmann, 2009); having a history of Roman rule a ...
... of historical determinants of city size in Early Modern Europe that have received particular attention in the literature: being part of an Atlantic trading nation (Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2005); being majority Protestant in 1600 (Becker and Woessmann, 2009); having a history of Roman rule a ...
Significant decrease in yield under future climate conditions
... and [O3 ] to increase by 25% compared to the concentrations experienced today (32–62 ppb). The latest assessment report of IPCC, working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, ...
... and [O3 ] to increase by 25% compared to the concentrations experienced today (32–62 ppb). The latest assessment report of IPCC, working group I, also considered three other climate scenarios with lower increase in the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases leading to less elevated temperature, ...
Global warming and 21st century drying - Lamont
... diverse as the United States (Hoerling et al. 2012, 2013; Karl et al. 2012), east Africa (Lyon and DeWitt 2012), Australia (McGrath et al. 2012), and the Sahel (Giannini et al. 2003). Recent work further suggests that global aridity has increased in step with observed warming trends, and that this d ...
... diverse as the United States (Hoerling et al. 2012, 2013; Karl et al. 2012), east Africa (Lyon and DeWitt 2012), Australia (McGrath et al. 2012), and the Sahel (Giannini et al. 2003). Recent work further suggests that global aridity has increased in step with observed warming trends, and that this d ...
Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Strategic Plan
... In 1997 and 2003, Clean Air Hamilton undertook research regarding air pollution and health on Hamiltonians. It has been estimated that five key air pollutants – nitrogen dioxide, ground level ozone, fine particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide -- contribute to approximately 100 prema ...
... In 1997 and 2003, Clean Air Hamilton undertook research regarding air pollution and health on Hamiltonians. It has been estimated that five key air pollutants – nitrogen dioxide, ground level ozone, fine particulate matter, sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide -- contribute to approximately 100 prema ...
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... security and nutrition, intended as its four dimensions, and to explore ways to reduce negative impacts through adaptation and resilience. As such, the scope of the paper does not cover greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agriculture sectors nor means to reduce them. This report serves three pur ...
... security and nutrition, intended as its four dimensions, and to explore ways to reduce negative impacts through adaptation and resilience. As such, the scope of the paper does not cover greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agriculture sectors nor means to reduce them. This report serves three pur ...
Climate, Community and Biodiversity Project Design Standards SECOND EDITION
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report1 documents the dramatic effects of human-induced climate change on ecosystems, productivity and the global economy. These impacts, which are expected to worsen in the coming decades, will fall disproportionately on the world’s ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report1 documents the dramatic effects of human-induced climate change on ecosystems, productivity and the global economy. These impacts, which are expected to worsen in the coming decades, will fall disproportionately on the world’s ...
for European Journal of Plant Pathology Manuscript Draft
... eventuality and component, but I believe the authors have addressed most issues as comprehensively and realistically as they can. I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affec ...
... eventuality and component, but I believe the authors have addressed most issues as comprehensively and realistically as they can. I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affec ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
... funding with a wider range of sectors, than Micronesian countries. It is beyond the scope of this paper to explore the reasons for this pattern, but it is a question worth considering, as it might offer useful lessons that could help all Pacific Island countries in future efforts to access climate f ...
7: The economics of London`s environment
... biodiversity. Increased population, economic activity and trade therefore creates increased pressures on infrastructure and land use which have a potential range of negative environmental impacts (such as the possibility for new developments making London more vulnerable to urban heat island effects ...
... biodiversity. Increased population, economic activity and trade therefore creates increased pressures on infrastructure and land use which have a potential range of negative environmental impacts (such as the possibility for new developments making London more vulnerable to urban heat island effects ...
united - Stockholm Convention
... These measures could also reduce the emissions of several other contaminants of concern (such as nitrogen and sulphur oxides and other gases, particulates, and mercury and other metals). There are, however, some potential negative impacts that need to be taken into account when considering mitigatio ...
... These measures could also reduce the emissions of several other contaminants of concern (such as nitrogen and sulphur oxides and other gases, particulates, and mercury and other metals). There are, however, some potential negative impacts that need to be taken into account when considering mitigatio ...
Changing Nature of Flooding
... on the council estate and service delivery is often not possible. Without evidence it is difficult to understand the local impacts of trends, or make the case for adaptation measures. ...
... on the council estate and service delivery is often not possible. Without evidence it is difficult to understand the local impacts of trends, or make the case for adaptation measures. ...
International Council on Human Rights Policy (Stephen Humphreys), Climate Change and Human Rights: A Rough Guide (ICHRP, 2008) - FULL TEXT
... Thinking about climate change from a human rights perspective is not only a fundamental necessity in terms of guiding our international development policy framework, but also offers us an invaluable opportunity to reappraise the most pressing needs of a highly inequitable global society, with greatl ...
... Thinking about climate change from a human rights perspective is not only a fundamental necessity in terms of guiding our international development policy framework, but also offers us an invaluable opportunity to reappraise the most pressing needs of a highly inequitable global society, with greatl ...
Mountain Environment and Climate Change in Nepal Country
... climate and topography nurture about 118 ecosystems, 75 vegetation types and 35 types of forests. Four biodiversity hotspots are found within Nepal Himalaya. The average temperatures have increased at a rate of 0.060C between 1977 and 1994 and the precipitation in the eastern Nepal shows an increasi ...
... climate and topography nurture about 118 ecosystems, 75 vegetation types and 35 types of forests. Four biodiversity hotspots are found within Nepal Himalaya. The average temperatures have increased at a rate of 0.060C between 1977 and 1994 and the precipitation in the eastern Nepal shows an increasi ...
On connecting climate change with security and armed conflicts.
... historical analyses. Moreover, a number of these historically based studies are derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predicting what is to come in the future for security (as a result of climate ch ...
... historical analyses. Moreover, a number of these historically based studies are derived on the basis of the interlinkages between altered natural resources, climate change and conflicts. Thus, they have limited value in predicting what is to come in the future for security (as a result of climate ch ...
Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity
... to climate change is unavoidable and will be widespread and substantial. Our ability to manage biodiversity through these changes depends on understanding what the nature of the change might be and where the potential for future persistence of biodiversity may be greatest. The scope of the challenge ...
... to climate change is unavoidable and will be widespread and substantial. Our ability to manage biodiversity through these changes depends on understanding what the nature of the change might be and where the potential for future persistence of biodiversity may be greatest. The scope of the challenge ...