a guidebook on climate scenarios
... that renders it more valuable and useful for decisionmakers. At the same time, however, the potential impacts of climate change raise an increasing number of issues that decision-makers have to deal with. Consequently, making decisions based on climate information is far from straightforward. Identi ...
... that renders it more valuable and useful for decisionmakers. At the same time, however, the potential impacts of climate change raise an increasing number of issues that decision-makers have to deal with. Consequently, making decisions based on climate information is far from straightforward. Identi ...
Climate change and labour: The need for a “just transition”
... changes in several economic sectors. However, the small emission reduction target agreed upon in Kyoto did not generate major changes in any of them. This said, the non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the United States was based on concerns about the Protocol’s impacts on the American economy. ...
... changes in several economic sectors. However, the small emission reduction target agreed upon in Kyoto did not generate major changes in any of them. This said, the non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the United States was based on concerns about the Protocol’s impacts on the American economy. ...
11. Minutes of the 11th meeting
... extract outputs from specific areas and parameters from the IPCC models to generate visionary synthesis group papers at the meeting. KB recommended clearing this with the IPCC Data Distribution Centre. RO reflected that the social impacts and adaptations are not part of the workshop plan. In discuss ...
... extract outputs from specific areas and parameters from the IPCC models to generate visionary synthesis group papers at the meeting. KB recommended clearing this with the IPCC Data Distribution Centre. RO reflected that the social impacts and adaptations are not part of the workshop plan. In discuss ...
Climate change adaptation guidelines for arid zone aquatic
... to changing water availability, especially increasing water stress. This stress will occur in conjunction with elevated temperatures, an increasing frequency of extreme events and pre-existing environmental impacts, including land degradation and invasive species. A portfolio of adaptation approache ...
... to changing water availability, especially increasing water stress. This stress will occur in conjunction with elevated temperatures, an increasing frequency of extreme events and pre-existing environmental impacts, including land degradation and invasive species. A portfolio of adaptation approache ...
THE NAIROBI WORK PROGRAMME
... of the programme’s goals depends on a multi-stakeholder approach. Further engagement of organizations is one of the most important activities of the second phase of the Nairobi work programme. ...
... of the programme’s goals depends on a multi-stakeholder approach. Further engagement of organizations is one of the most important activities of the second phase of the Nairobi work programme. ...
Global Sources and Pathways of Mercury in the Context of Human
... 2.1. Anthropogenic Emissions Global mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources have been inventoried in many studies over the years [17,35–38], which have become more advanced with time by involving a larger number of sources and more robust inventory methodology. Recent studies also include futur ...
... 2.1. Anthropogenic Emissions Global mercury emissions from anthropogenic sources have been inventoried in many studies over the years [17,35–38], which have become more advanced with time by involving a larger number of sources and more robust inventory methodology. Recent studies also include futur ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007a) and Stern Report (2006)— there are indisputable evidences that there is a systematic increase in world temperatures as a result of mounting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.1 ...
... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007a) and Stern Report (2006)— there are indisputable evidences that there is a systematic increase in world temperatures as a result of mounting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.1 ...
How much do precipitation extremes change in a warming
... model-simulated values derived by Sun et al. [2007] and the other three cases is not due to different analysis methods, we have downloaded output data from the AR4 NCAR CCSM3 model simulation for the period 2000–2099, and analyzed the data with the inter-annual method for the global domain of 90S–90 ...
... model-simulated values derived by Sun et al. [2007] and the other three cases is not due to different analysis methods, we have downloaded output data from the AR4 NCAR CCSM3 model simulation for the period 2000–2099, and analyzed the data with the inter-annual method for the global domain of 90S–90 ...
A regional climate change decision framework for natural resource
... Appropriate integration of adaptation responses into management and planning activities across different timeframes: ...
... Appropriate integration of adaptation responses into management and planning activities across different timeframes: ...
Uncertainty in climate change projections: the role of internal
... external forcing yields a more robust estimate of the forced climate signal than the response of any single model due to the reduction in uncertainty associated with model and internal variability (e.g., Tebaldi and Knutti 2007). However, this assumption has been difficult to verify in part due to t ...
... external forcing yields a more robust estimate of the forced climate signal than the response of any single model due to the reduction in uncertainty associated with model and internal variability (e.g., Tebaldi and Knutti 2007). However, this assumption has been difficult to verify in part due to t ...
THERMAL METROLOGY FOR METEOROLOGY AND
... A wide measurement range with a factor of more than 10 000 from tropical conditions at sea level to upper air below -80 °C and 1 kPa sets a challenge for the reliability of the measurements, in the extensive meteorological sensor networks and for long time series . Calibration procedures must guaran ...
... A wide measurement range with a factor of more than 10 000 from tropical conditions at sea level to upper air below -80 °C and 1 kPa sets a challenge for the reliability of the measurements, in the extensive meteorological sensor networks and for long time series . Calibration procedures must guaran ...
UK`s Second Biennial Report
... The direct GHGs have different impacts on the atmosphere and are therefore assigned a global warming potential (GWP). The GWP is a means of providing a simple measure of the relative effects of the emissions of the various gases when compared with CO2 which has a GWP of 1. Once the emissions of GHGs ...
... The direct GHGs have different impacts on the atmosphere and are therefore assigned a global warming potential (GWP). The GWP is a means of providing a simple measure of the relative effects of the emissions of the various gases when compared with CO2 which has a GWP of 1. Once the emissions of GHGs ...
28 REDD+: What should come next?
... Local and sub-national REDD+ projects exist in 47 countries. Most of these are selfdefined and not part of a national REDD+ strategy as such (Simonet et al. 2014). In an in-depth review of 23 initiatives, de Sassi et al. (2014, p. 421) conclude that most projects have served their explorative roles, ...
... Local and sub-national REDD+ projects exist in 47 countries. Most of these are selfdefined and not part of a national REDD+ strategy as such (Simonet et al. 2014). In an in-depth review of 23 initiatives, de Sassi et al. (2014, p. 421) conclude that most projects have served their explorative roles, ...
Earth`s energy imbalance and implications
... to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural aerosols, snow cover and sea ice. “Slow feedbacks” may ...
... to global temperature change. For example, as Earth becomes warmer the atmosphere holds more water vapor. Water vapor is an amplifying fast feedback, because water vapor is a powerful greenhouse gas. Other fast feedbacks include clouds, natural aerosols, snow cover and sea ice. “Slow feedbacks” may ...
Full English report
... sea level rise using GIS and flow modeling techniques. The book elaborates the supporting adaptation efforts and plans and provides policy recommendations for adaptation. This book has been edited by Dr. Akram ElGanzori, drawing upon two primary consultant inputs: “Impacts of climate change on the N ...
... sea level rise using GIS and flow modeling techniques. The book elaborates the supporting adaptation efforts and plans and provides policy recommendations for adaptation. This book has been edited by Dr. Akram ElGanzori, drawing upon two primary consultant inputs: “Impacts of climate change on the N ...
SNC Vulnerability and Adaptation Coastal Zones detailed version
... Sea level rise is the climate change-related factor that is most important to predict natural shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and to estimate the risk of salinization of groundwater wells. Sea level rise increases coastal flooding from rainstorms and can cause shoreline erosion if it was combine ...
... Sea level rise is the climate change-related factor that is most important to predict natural shoreline erosion, coastal flooding and to estimate the risk of salinization of groundwater wells. Sea level rise increases coastal flooding from rainstorms and can cause shoreline erosion if it was combine ...
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... issues, heat and heat waves, air pollution, disease, fire, and biodiversity loss (Schauser et al. 2010; EU 2011). Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate depende ...
... issues, heat and heat waves, air pollution, disease, fire, and biodiversity loss (Schauser et al. 2010; EU 2011). Many of the risks and hazards confronting cities as a result of climate change are modifications in scale of existing risks and hazards, or the result of a combination of climate depende ...
Visual Images and the Rhetoric of Environmental Advocacy
... campaigns make ethical appeals to their public audience through rearticulating environmental issues as social injustice and inequality. DeLuca also posits that public audiences can be persuaded to a conservationist agenda through logical appeals, by revealing the economic limitations to industrialis ...
... campaigns make ethical appeals to their public audience through rearticulating environmental issues as social injustice and inequality. DeLuca also posits that public audiences can be persuaded to a conservationist agenda through logical appeals, by revealing the economic limitations to industrialis ...
Marine Biodiversity and Resources
... Climate change is very likely to affect marine biodiversity and resources, mainly through changes induced in the physical and chemical features of the marine environment such as ocean warming and changed ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely ...
... Climate change is very likely to affect marine biodiversity and resources, mainly through changes induced in the physical and chemical features of the marine environment such as ocean warming and changed ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely ...
Climate Change in the La Plata Basin
... Example: Testing for trend in annual maximum one-hour rainfall at Porto Alegre, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Example: POT procedure applied to fitting daily rainfalls at Ceres, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... Example: Testing for trend in annual maximum one-hour rainfall at Porto Alegre, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Example: POT procedure applied to fitting daily rainfalls at Ceres, Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
A 1000 year history of atmospheric sulfate concentrations in
... al., 2000], primarily from the increased burning of fossil fuels in India. The 1000-year sulfate record from the Dasuopu ice core provides not only the potential for a history of human pollution in the Himalayan region, but also the history of pre-industrial, natural sulfate levels which were genera ...
... al., 2000], primarily from the increased burning of fossil fuels in India. The 1000-year sulfate record from the Dasuopu ice core provides not only the potential for a history of human pollution in the Himalayan region, but also the history of pre-industrial, natural sulfate levels which were genera ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... system allows the conclusion that most of the observed increase in global average temperature over the past 50 years is very likely due to the increase in GHG concentrations. GHG emissions from human activities have risen significantly since preindustrial times, with an increase of as much as 70% in ...
... system allows the conclusion that most of the observed increase in global average temperature over the past 50 years is very likely due to the increase in GHG concentrations. GHG emissions from human activities have risen significantly since preindustrial times, with an increase of as much as 70% in ...
Australia`s Farming Future Final Market Research Report
... of carbon trading scheme or measure. This reflects the findings in the urban dweller focus group discussions where there was an overall belief that primary industry should be part of any scheme and Australia’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In contrast, 53 per cent of primary producers believe ...
... of carbon trading scheme or measure. This reflects the findings in the urban dweller focus group discussions where there was an overall belief that primary industry should be part of any scheme and Australia’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In contrast, 53 per cent of primary producers believe ...
REPORTS A CLIMATIC DRIVER FOR ABRUPT MID-HOLOCENE VEGETATION D
... 2000, Shuman et al. 2001, 2004, 2005b, Calcote 2003). These findings, coupled with evidence that mid-Holocene climate fluctuations may be linked to changes in solar activity (Magny and Haas 2004, Magny et al. 2006), raise again the potential of an important role for environmental change in this striki ...
... 2000, Shuman et al. 2001, 2004, 2005b, Calcote 2003). These findings, coupled with evidence that mid-Holocene climate fluctuations may be linked to changes in solar activity (Magny and Haas 2004, Magny et al. 2006), raise again the potential of an important role for environmental change in this striki ...
Final Market Research Report - Department of Agriculture and Water
... of carbon trading scheme or measure. This reflects the findings in the urban dweller focus group discussions where there was an overall belief that primary industry should be part of any scheme and Australia’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In contrast, 53 per cent of primary producers believe ...
... of carbon trading scheme or measure. This reflects the findings in the urban dweller focus group discussions where there was an overall belief that primary industry should be part of any scheme and Australia’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In contrast, 53 per cent of primary producers believe ...