Ireland’s Pathway to Kyoto Compliance Review of the National Climate Change
... their national emissions of greenhouse gases, we need to take stock of our progress and identify what more we need to do. Ireland’s emissions peaked in 2001. Since then, we have achieved a significant reduction, despite the continuation of steady economic growth. Structural changes in industry, agri ...
... their national emissions of greenhouse gases, we need to take stock of our progress and identify what more we need to do. Ireland’s emissions peaked in 2001. Since then, we have achieved a significant reduction, despite the continuation of steady economic growth. Structural changes in industry, agri ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... imposing greatest risk on sockeye stocks, particularly those which migrate to the upper reaches of the Fraser system, and spawn earlier in the summer. The inability to alter water temperature, and highly constrained nature of sockeye management, with competing gear types and sequential fisheries ove ...
... imposing greatest risk on sockeye stocks, particularly those which migrate to the upper reaches of the Fraser system, and spawn earlier in the summer. The inability to alter water temperature, and highly constrained nature of sockeye management, with competing gear types and sequential fisheries ove ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... to assess how climate and other factors have influenced present-day distributions (Knowles 2009). Both developments have greatly helped with refining our understanding of past environments and resulting range dynamics. They also have unveiled some conceptual caveats concerning the conventional biogeog ...
... to assess how climate and other factors have influenced present-day distributions (Knowles 2009). Both developments have greatly helped with refining our understanding of past environments and resulting range dynamics. They also have unveiled some conceptual caveats concerning the conventional biogeog ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
... climate change relies on various factors, such as financial and human resources, scientific knowledge, access to information, technology, social institutions and infrastructure (IPCC- AR5, Chapter 16, 2014). In many countries, the risks of climate change for the agricultural sector are a particularl ...
Charting A New Low-Carbon Route To Development
... Part I: Scaling Up Efforts to Address Climate Change We have 100 months to scale up climate change mitigation and adaptation action The next 10 years will be critical for the future of our planet. Radical measures must be taken both on climate change mitigation and adaptation before we are locked in ...
... Part I: Scaling Up Efforts to Address Climate Change We have 100 months to scale up climate change mitigation and adaptation action The next 10 years will be critical for the future of our planet. Radical measures must be taken both on climate change mitigation and adaptation before we are locked in ...
Climate change and Arctic ecosystems II
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
... in a scenario with unchecked atmospheric CO2 concentration increase. We compare the modeled vegetation to a map of present-day potential vegetation distribution, and to paleovegetation distributions inferred from pollen data. The future scenario allows us then to assess the sensitivity of Arctic veg ...
- Center for Large Landscape Conservation
... type of connectivity (e.g., corridors, linkages, stepping stones, or landscape permeability) would be most effective. Connectivity for Climate Change Enhancing connectivity in light of climate change requires designing landscapes that allow species to track shifting climate and habitat conditions th ...
... type of connectivity (e.g., corridors, linkages, stepping stones, or landscape permeability) would be most effective. Connectivity for Climate Change Enhancing connectivity in light of climate change requires designing landscapes that allow species to track shifting climate and habitat conditions th ...
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... wind development (Stephens, Wilson & Mitchell, 2007). State-level differences in factors influencing diffusion of emerging energy technologies have received some attention (Rabe, 2006; Sawin, 2003), but given that it is at the state-level that new energy technologies are sited, permitted, and built, ...
... wind development (Stephens, Wilson & Mitchell, 2007). State-level differences in factors influencing diffusion of emerging energy technologies have received some attention (Rabe, 2006; Sawin, 2003), but given that it is at the state-level that new energy technologies are sited, permitted, and built, ...
desertification in africa - university of nairobi staff profiles
... sustain them and migrate to other regions or to urban slums. This has been associated with many environmental refugees world wide. Mass movements of people in search of water and pasture have led to serious conflicts over parts of the world (Ursula and Brauch, 2005). Addressing desertification chall ...
... sustain them and migrate to other regions or to urban slums. This has been associated with many environmental refugees world wide. Mass movements of people in search of water and pasture have led to serious conflicts over parts of the world (Ursula and Brauch, 2005). Addressing desertification chall ...
Please list the changes you have made to your paper as a result of
... of achieving such projects’ aims and objectives. How problem issues are identified and potential solutions put forward may be something that is driven by external actors. However, without local ‘buy in’ it will be difficult to both implement and, importantly, maintain positive change. The London-bas ...
... of achieving such projects’ aims and objectives. How problem issues are identified and potential solutions put forward may be something that is driven by external actors. However, without local ‘buy in’ it will be difficult to both implement and, importantly, maintain positive change. The London-bas ...
Linkages between the Montreal and Kyoto Protocols
... The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer of 1985 and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 1987 are probably the multilateral environmental agreements that have inspired negotiations on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) ...
... The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer of 1985 and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 1987 are probably the multilateral environmental agreements that have inspired negotiations on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) ...
Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases: An Economic Impact
... with dense human populations becoming suitable. Thomson et al. [23] investigated the effect of rainfall and sea surface temperature on malaria incidence in Botswana finding that variability in rainfall and sea temperature accounts for more than two-thirds of the inter-annual variability in malaria i ...
... with dense human populations becoming suitable. Thomson et al. [23] investigated the effect of rainfall and sea surface temperature on malaria incidence in Botswana finding that variability in rainfall and sea temperature accounts for more than two-thirds of the inter-annual variability in malaria i ...
Projected poleward shift of king penguins
... ecological impact of future climate changes on the Southern Ocean ecosystems. Numerous studies have pointed out the role of seabirds as convenient indicators of change in marine ecosystems because they are sensitive to physical and biological changes at several spatial and temporal scales [18,19]. D ...
... ecological impact of future climate changes on the Southern Ocean ecosystems. Numerous studies have pointed out the role of seabirds as convenient indicators of change in marine ecosystems because they are sensitive to physical and biological changes at several spatial and temporal scales [18,19]. D ...
View/Open
... to expect that animal husbandry on farms in Africa will be sensitive to climate. Climate can affect livestock both directly and indirectly (Adams et al., 1999, McCarthy et al., 2001). Direct effects from air temperature, humidity, wind speed and other climate factors influence animal performance suc ...
... to expect that animal husbandry on farms in Africa will be sensitive to climate. Climate can affect livestock both directly and indirectly (Adams et al., 1999, McCarthy et al., 2001). Direct effects from air temperature, humidity, wind speed and other climate factors influence animal performance suc ...
Species-specific ecological niche modelling predicts different range
... changes of both sand fly species in response to a stabilisation climate change scenario (RCP4.5) and a high greenhouse gas emissions one (RCP8.5). Methods: Ecological niche modelling was used to identify areas of South America with climates currently suitable for each species, and then the future di ...
... changes of both sand fly species in response to a stabilisation climate change scenario (RCP4.5) and a high greenhouse gas emissions one (RCP8.5). Methods: Ecological niche modelling was used to identify areas of South America with climates currently suitable for each species, and then the future di ...
Marine climate change in South East Australia
... eastern seaboard of south- east Australia’ on November 4 , 2011. The purpose of this meeting report is to provide an informal document that summarises much of the research activity currently occuring within the southeast region of Australia, and provide the contact details of key researchers, to fac ...
... eastern seaboard of south- east Australia’ on November 4 , 2011. The purpose of this meeting report is to provide an informal document that summarises much of the research activity currently occuring within the southeast region of Australia, and provide the contact details of key researchers, to fac ...
Climate Change in the American Mind: Americans` Global Warming
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
... Americans’ belief in the reality of global warming has increased by 13 percentage points over the past two and a half years, from 57 percent in January 2010 to 70 percent in September 2012. At the same time, the number of Americans who say global warming is not happening has declined nearly by half, ...
Climate
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
... Wisconsin’s geographical setting gives rise to a rich set of climatic conditions that help shape our state’s environmental, social and economic resources. In the coming decades, we can anticipate that these influences on state resources will be affected in both expected and unexpected ways as our cl ...
Report
... variability, persisting for several decades. Climate change can occur as a result of natural processes and planetary cycles, as well as from human actions (IPCC, 2007). Modern climate change is very likely driven by increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As Figure 1 illustrates, GH ...
... variability, persisting for several decades. Climate change can occur as a result of natural processes and planetary cycles, as well as from human actions (IPCC, 2007). Modern climate change is very likely driven by increasing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As Figure 1 illustrates, GH ...
GPG Climate Change Strategy-Draft for comments
... climate change response is addressing water, food security, spatial planning and land-use, and natural resource and biodiversity management. The GCCRS mitigation and adaptation actions promote development activities to move towards a low carbon (green) economy. Climate change response is one of the ...
... climate change response is addressing water, food security, spatial planning and land-use, and natural resource and biodiversity management. The GCCRS mitigation and adaptation actions promote development activities to move towards a low carbon (green) economy. Climate change response is one of the ...
mitigating climate change in the tea sector
... For instance, in Kenya, farmers are already reporting impacts on the quality and quantity of the tea they produce. As global temperatures rise further, it is predicted that these impacts will intensify as farmers experience more frequent droughts and pest infestations. Over time, these changes are e ...
... For instance, in Kenya, farmers are already reporting impacts on the quality and quantity of the tea they produce. As global temperatures rise further, it is predicted that these impacts will intensify as farmers experience more frequent droughts and pest infestations. Over time, these changes are e ...
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... of complex topography and coastlines, the resolution of CMIP5 models remains insufficient for resolving important dynamic and thermodynamic features. Where appropriate in the text, we provide contrasts between the current CMIP5 results and those previously derived from CMIP3. Results based on RCP8.5 ...
... of complex topography and coastlines, the resolution of CMIP5 models remains insufficient for resolving important dynamic and thermodynamic features. Where appropriate in the text, we provide contrasts between the current CMIP5 results and those previously derived from CMIP3. Results based on RCP8.5 ...
2015 DOS GCCI Indicator Training
... The Department of State and USAID, drawing on technical expertise within both agencies and from within the development and security communities, have jointly developed standard indicators to measure what is being accomplished with foreign assistance. Standard foreign assistance indicators measure ou ...
... The Department of State and USAID, drawing on technical expertise within both agencies and from within the development and security communities, have jointly developed standard indicators to measure what is being accomplished with foreign assistance. Standard foreign assistance indicators measure ou ...
Sep 6, 2014 - Science and Environmental Policy Project
... The Climate Establishment has tried to dismiss the Little Ice Age as a European phenomenon. However, one of Lamb’s students, Tim Ball, uncovered the enormously rich climate and weather records of the Hudson Bay Company. The records cover the Hudson area as far south as the Dakotas and west to south ...
... The Climate Establishment has tried to dismiss the Little Ice Age as a European phenomenon. However, one of Lamb’s students, Tim Ball, uncovered the enormously rich climate and weather records of the Hudson Bay Company. The records cover the Hudson area as far south as the Dakotas and west to south ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... to assess how climate and other factors have influenced present-day distributions (Knowles 2009). Both developments have greatly helped with refining our understanding of past environments and resulting range dynamics. They also have unveiled some conceptual caveats concerning the conventional biogeog ...
... to assess how climate and other factors have influenced present-day distributions (Knowles 2009). Both developments have greatly helped with refining our understanding of past environments and resulting range dynamics. They also have unveiled some conceptual caveats concerning the conventional biogeog ...