Impacts of temperature on giant panda habitat in the north Minshan
... Understanding the impacts of meteorological factors on giant pandas is necessary for future conservation measures in response to global climate change. We integrated temperature data with three main habitat parameters (elevation, vegetation type, and bamboo species) to evaluate the influence of clim ...
... Understanding the impacts of meteorological factors on giant pandas is necessary for future conservation measures in response to global climate change. We integrated temperature data with three main habitat parameters (elevation, vegetation type, and bamboo species) to evaluate the influence of clim ...
Physical Assessment of the Brahmaputra River
... monsoon, the average increase in monthly flows may vary from 3% to 9% by 2050 across the three emission scenarios, and by 7% to 16% by 2100. In the dry season, the average increase in monthly flows varies by similar amounts (2% to 11% by 2050, and 8% to 15% by 2100). The increase in flows by 2050 co ...
... monsoon, the average increase in monthly flows may vary from 3% to 9% by 2050 across the three emission scenarios, and by 7% to 16% by 2100. In the dry season, the average increase in monthly flows varies by similar amounts (2% to 11% by 2050, and 8% to 15% by 2100). The increase in flows by 2050 co ...
RSM-ASCC_conceptpape..
... ASEAN is the dearth of information on its activities and operations. This meeting will discuss the access to information issues with respect to international organizations and learn from existing good practices that can be replicated in the ASEAN. It will also tackle the level of Southeast Asian peo ...
... ASEAN is the dearth of information on its activities and operations. This meeting will discuss the access to information issues with respect to international organizations and learn from existing good practices that can be replicated in the ASEAN. It will also tackle the level of Southeast Asian peo ...
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... The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or ...
... The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: March, 2016
... Emotional reactions to global warming may be felt for different reasons, and signify different meanings depending on an individual’s beliefs about global warming. For instance, someone who thinks global warming is happening may feel “disgusted” about it for very different reasons than does someone w ...
... Emotional reactions to global warming may be felt for different reasons, and signify different meanings depending on an individual’s beliefs about global warming. For instance, someone who thinks global warming is happening may feel “disgusted” about it for very different reasons than does someone w ...
Scoping study: Modelling the interaction between mitigation and adaptation
... the risk of tipping of major climatic subsystems is significant especially for high warming scenarios, though they are still at significant probability even for a moderate temperature increase within this century. Many of these events could exceed the limits of adaptation, or adaptation would be pos ...
... the risk of tipping of major climatic subsystems is significant especially for high warming scenarios, though they are still at significant probability even for a moderate temperature increase within this century. Many of these events could exceed the limits of adaptation, or adaptation would be pos ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... temperatures, more frequent storms and sea level rise. Many local governments are already at the centre of this reality; dealing with the effects of thawing permafrost, damaged infrastructure and heat waves. As practitioners of good governance, local governments must develop responses that protect t ...
... temperatures, more frequent storms and sea level rise. Many local governments are already at the centre of this reality; dealing with the effects of thawing permafrost, damaged infrastructure and heat waves. As practitioners of good governance, local governments must develop responses that protect t ...
Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region
... From Texas to Florida, the Gulf coast region is rich with ecological resources that support the region’s economic wealth. Over time, human activities from dam construction to shoreline development have dramatically altered natural landscapes, waterways, and ecological processes. Pressures from human ...
... From Texas to Florida, the Gulf coast region is rich with ecological resources that support the region’s economic wealth. Over time, human activities from dam construction to shoreline development have dramatically altered natural landscapes, waterways, and ecological processes. Pressures from human ...
Tropical Fruit Tree Species and Climate Change
... and to enhance sustainability. The two billion smallholder farmers who live in developing countries rely on agricultural biodiversity to provide food, income and other livelihood resources. However, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate change are making this increasingly challenging. A ...
... and to enhance sustainability. The two billion smallholder farmers who live in developing countries rely on agricultural biodiversity to provide food, income and other livelihood resources. However, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate change are making this increasingly challenging. A ...
Agricultural and Forest Land Use Potential for REDD
... could threaten REDD+, interventions should focus not only on forest but also on forest-farm frontier [17]. Carbon emission reduction through REDD+ can contribute significantly to land-based mitigation in two ways: firstly reducing land-based greenhouse gas emissions and secondly sequestering carbon ...
... could threaten REDD+, interventions should focus not only on forest but also on forest-farm frontier [17]. Carbon emission reduction through REDD+ can contribute significantly to land-based mitigation in two ways: firstly reducing land-based greenhouse gas emissions and secondly sequestering carbon ...
TEM simulated monthly net methane emissions
... Next to carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4 ) is the most important greenhouse gas contributing to global climate change. While CO2 has been responsible for a majority of the increases in radiative forcing, the steep rate of increase in atmospheric CH4 is also of great concern because it is 25 times ...
... Next to carbon dioxide (CO2 ), methane (CH4 ) is the most important greenhouse gas contributing to global climate change. While CO2 has been responsible for a majority of the increases in radiative forcing, the steep rate of increase in atmospheric CH4 is also of great concern because it is 25 times ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... Mearns, Anne Kuriakose, and Carina Bachofen coordinated the social dimensions of the study. The study would not have been possible without the exceptional administrative support from Hawanty Page, Jasna Vukoje, Grace Aguilar, Hugo Mansilla, Arathi Sundaravadanan, and Patricia Noel. Since the beginni ...
... Mearns, Anne Kuriakose, and Carina Bachofen coordinated the social dimensions of the study. The study would not have been possible without the exceptional administrative support from Hawanty Page, Jasna Vukoje, Grace Aguilar, Hugo Mansilla, Arathi Sundaravadanan, and Patricia Noel. Since the beginni ...
The impact of climate change on dairy production
... NI has not been as significant as in the ROI. This is because milk quota rights were bought by farmers in NI from farmers in Great Britain for many years in the lead up to milk quota removal. Hence milk production has followed a more gradual upward trend in Northern Ireland. The cross-border trade i ...
... NI has not been as significant as in the ROI. This is because milk quota rights were bought by farmers in NI from farmers in Great Britain for many years in the lead up to milk quota removal. Hence milk production has followed a more gradual upward trend in Northern Ireland. The cross-border trade i ...
Past and projected trends in London`s urban heat island
... radiation and decreasing cloud cover in summer over southern parts of the UK Hulme et al. 2002 could favour the intensification of the UHI ACChILES 2002 . An intensified UHI could, in turn, compound the impact of heatwaves which are expected to increase in frequency and severity in a warmer world In ...
... radiation and decreasing cloud cover in summer over southern parts of the UK Hulme et al. 2002 could favour the intensification of the UHI ACChILES 2002 . An intensified UHI could, in turn, compound the impact of heatwaves which are expected to increase in frequency and severity in a warmer world In ...
The Global “Disappearing Act”: How Island States Can Maintain
... Report includes degrees of certainty of this evidence, ranging from very low to very high, which are based on type, quality, amount, and consistency of evidence. 33 The findings released by the Report— which suggest that climate change is a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions, due in large ...
... Report includes degrees of certainty of this evidence, ranging from very low to very high, which are based on type, quality, amount, and consistency of evidence. 33 The findings released by the Report— which suggest that climate change is a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions, due in large ...
Do Not Cite, Quote, or Distribute IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 7
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
... The chapter presents a very interesting analysis of likely climate change effecst on various food production systems. The discussion of literature on direct effects of climate change on crop yields and other food production systems is extensive and covers all important crops and regions. In contrast ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... increasing their awareness of ways that climate change may affect their ability to implement effective programs, and by providing them with the necessary data, information, and tools to integrate climate adaptation into their work. Each Program and Regional Office’s Implementation Plan contains an i ...
... increasing their awareness of ways that climate change may affect their ability to implement effective programs, and by providing them with the necessary data, information, and tools to integrate climate adaptation into their work. Each Program and Regional Office’s Implementation Plan contains an i ...
Aalborg Universitet Climate for Change? Wejs, Anja
... The PhD thesis is the result of a three-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University. The subject of the research is the institutional dynamics in the processes of integrating climate change into planning at the local level in Denmark. The thesis consists o ...
... The PhD thesis is the result of a three-year PhD fellowship at the Department of Development and Planning at Aalborg University. The subject of the research is the institutional dynamics in the processes of integrating climate change into planning at the local level in Denmark. The thesis consists o ...
ARTICLES CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND THE STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
... reducing the apparent need for mitigation; and playing down the urgency for action. For one, ‘adaptationists’ were distrusted because their proposals seemed to undermine the 6 A premise of this Article is that the climate system is changing at anomalously rapid rates compared to historical trends, a ...
Proceedings from The 50th Societas Ethica Annual Conference
... approaches to solve the problems at hand. Investigating the findings of the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change, he calls for arguments from various societal backgrounds in order to overcome political inactivity. Robert Heeger offers a probe into the normativity of the questions relating to ...
... approaches to solve the problems at hand. Investigating the findings of the Intergovernmental Report on Climate Change, he calls for arguments from various societal backgrounds in order to overcome political inactivity. Robert Heeger offers a probe into the normativity of the questions relating to ...
GEOPOLITICAL IDENTITY OF CHINA IN INTERNATIONAL
... COP21 in Paris, China was negotiating with the BASIC countries and bilaterally with the US. The objective of research was to recognize China’s geopolitical identity in climate politics in the BASIC and US-China frames and to discuss the possible similarities and differences. The hypothesis was that ...
... COP21 in Paris, China was negotiating with the BASIC countries and bilaterally with the US. The objective of research was to recognize China’s geopolitical identity in climate politics in the BASIC and US-China frames and to discuss the possible similarities and differences. The hypothesis was that ...
New York City Begins Planning for Climate
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
... from the atmosphere. The second involves “adaptation” measures to improve our ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts and take advantage of beneficial ones, now and in the future. Both of these are necessary elements of an effective response strategy. These two types of responses are linked in ...
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... Clean Air Act section 209(b) • The Administrator shall . . . waive application of this section to any State which has adopted standards . . . for the control of emissions from new motor vehicles . . . prior to March 30, 1966 [California], if the State determines that the State standards will be, in ...
... Clean Air Act section 209(b) • The Administrator shall . . . waive application of this section to any State which has adopted standards . . . for the control of emissions from new motor vehicles . . . prior to March 30, 1966 [California], if the State determines that the State standards will be, in ...