Maintaining Stability
... programs were reduced by much more than the average. The Brazilian Institute for Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (IBAMA), for instance, experienced a budget cut of 71 percent with respect to originally approved funding, and of 46 percent compared to 1998. There are also indications that ...
... programs were reduced by much more than the average. The Brazilian Institute for Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (IBAMA), for instance, experienced a budget cut of 71 percent with respect to originally approved funding, and of 46 percent compared to 1998. There are also indications that ...
Climate Change in Prince George - Canadian Institute of Planners
... (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). ENSO influences climate variability on the scale of seasons to years, while the PDO occurs over 20 to 30 years. These two patterns are described further in section 5. Climate change refers to any change in climate over an extended period, such as sev ...
... (ENSO) and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO). ENSO influences climate variability on the scale of seasons to years, while the PDO occurs over 20 to 30 years. These two patterns are described further in section 5. Climate change refers to any change in climate over an extended period, such as sev ...
hewitson_regionalcl
... This provides the reference climatology to which the future climate simulation will be compared. Evaluate the climatology, does the GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “S ...
... This provides the reference climatology to which the future climate simulation will be compared. Evaluate the climatology, does the GCM/RCM combination generate an appropriate regional climate. Apply GCM future climate simulation, run 10+ year simulation: Finally, the regionalized future climate! “S ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... worry when there is heavy rain. I can concentrate on my studies. The petition campaign paid off well. It made us more aware of our rights to be heard and our power to make change.” Our climate is changing, putting all children’s lives in the pathway of disaster, especially those living in poverty in ...
... worry when there is heavy rain. I can concentrate on my studies. The petition campaign paid off well. It made us more aware of our rights to be heard and our power to make change.” Our climate is changing, putting all children’s lives in the pathway of disaster, especially those living in poverty in ...
Carbon and Climate System Coupling on Timescales from
... decline in the future, in part reflecting carbonclimate interactions and the release of additional CO2 (and perhaps CH4 ) to the atmosphere because of warming and hydrological cycle sifts (4, 19). Under some model scenarios, positive carbon-climate interactions could increase anthropogenic warming by ...
... decline in the future, in part reflecting carbonclimate interactions and the release of additional CO2 (and perhaps CH4 ) to the atmosphere because of warming and hydrological cycle sifts (4, 19). Under some model scenarios, positive carbon-climate interactions could increase anthropogenic warming by ...
climate change adaptation: a collective action
... of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the resilience of natural and human ecosystems to the threats posed by a changing environment. Although an extensive literature concerning t ...
... of the need to develop policies that will allow adaptation to minimize the adverse effects of climate change. Climate change adaptation is designed to increase the resilience of natural and human ecosystems to the threats posed by a changing environment. Although an extensive literature concerning t ...
Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat
... period: 1969–1971. The vertical colored bars are 2-year intervals, starting when the event (volcano or El Niño) began. ...
... period: 1969–1971. The vertical colored bars are 2-year intervals, starting when the event (volcano or El Niño) began. ...
Increasing the influence of LDC climate diplomacy
... This discussion paper presents a theory of change — an present results chains linking actions, outputs and approach to thinking about how change occurs — to outcomes that culminate in the overarching impact help us understand how the world’s poorest countries of increasing LDC influence in internati ...
... This discussion paper presents a theory of change — an present results chains linking actions, outputs and approach to thinking about how change occurs — to outcomes that culminate in the overarching impact help us understand how the world’s poorest countries of increasing LDC influence in internati ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... period last year. However, with a vast population and a low level of economic development, China still faces a rather arduous task of development. By the end of 2008, the total population in the mainland was 1.328 billion, representing an increase of 6.73 million souls over the end of 2007, and the ...
... period last year. However, with a vast population and a low level of economic development, China still faces a rather arduous task of development. By the end of 2008, the total population in the mainland was 1.328 billion, representing an increase of 6.73 million souls over the end of 2007, and the ...
Global and regional drought dynamics in the climate warming era
... and/or thermal vegetation stress. In dry years, high temperatures at the background of insufficient water supply trigger an overheating of the canopy, which intensifies the impact of moisture shortage on vegetation. Drought warning is issued if VH values decrease below 40. The details of the algorit ...
... and/or thermal vegetation stress. In dry years, high temperatures at the background of insufficient water supply trigger an overheating of the canopy, which intensifies the impact of moisture shortage on vegetation. Drought warning is issued if VH values decrease below 40. The details of the algorit ...
Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic: Polar Research as a
... The rapid climate change occurring in the Arctic and how it affects non-Arctic regions is no longer a topic just for scientists. The changes in the ocean ice and current conditions of the Arctic are affecting the global climate and Europe in particular. The processes at work are the result of a comp ...
... The rapid climate change occurring in the Arctic and how it affects non-Arctic regions is no longer a topic just for scientists. The changes in the ocean ice and current conditions of the Arctic are affecting the global climate and Europe in particular. The processes at work are the result of a comp ...
Biodiversity and Climate Change in Ireland
... there is a need in conservation planning to define at a landscape scale for any given region, the likely refugia corridors linking species’ current and future ranges. In addition, conserving biodiversity as the climate changes is a two tiered challenge requiring adaptation (improved conservation str ...
... there is a need in conservation planning to define at a landscape scale for any given region, the likely refugia corridors linking species’ current and future ranges. In addition, conserving biodiversity as the climate changes is a two tiered challenge requiring adaptation (improved conservation str ...
Eric Gordon and Lisa Dilling - Initiative on Climate Adaptation
... successful adaptation, and even fewer spend a significant amount of time exploring the concept. In a report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Easterling and his colleagues (2004) offered the following definition: [A] successful adaptation is defined as one that follows a climate change ca ...
... successful adaptation, and even fewer spend a significant amount of time exploring the concept. In a report for the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Easterling and his colleagues (2004) offered the following definition: [A] successful adaptation is defined as one that follows a climate change ca ...
Examining climate-biome - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
... number of categories. Silhouette analysis was used to test the mathematical strength of the clusters and the meaningfulness of biome descriptions for management applications. As in any clustering of this nature, some categories are relatively similar to one another, and some are extremely distinct. ...
... number of categories. Silhouette analysis was used to test the mathematical strength of the clusters and the meaningfulness of biome descriptions for management applications. As in any clustering of this nature, some categories are relatively similar to one another, and some are extremely distinct. ...
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... Climate change and climate variability are and will be a threat to human health, as has been highlighted by the recently published fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate change already affects human health directly, for example through increased hea ...
... Climate change and climate variability are and will be a threat to human health, as has been highlighted by the recently published fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Climate change already affects human health directly, for example through increased hea ...
Faculty of Science and Agriculture Dissertation submitted in partial
... selected villages of Nkonkobe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability level ...
... selected villages of Nkonkobe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa are vulnerable to drought by using an improvised remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS)-based mapping approach. The research methodology was comprised of 1) assessment of vulnerability level ...
A Brewing Storm: The climate change risks to
... hungry. High coffee prices alone do not guarantee better nutrition, especially if the cost of staple foods is also high, as they were in the late 2000s.40 ...
... hungry. High coffee prices alone do not guarantee better nutrition, especially if the cost of staple foods is also high, as they were in the late 2000s.40 ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... 1990’s resulted in billions of dollars of cereal crop losses. The human cost of the long-lived Sahelian drought is well documented, even if no dollar value can be placed upon this. There are numerous other examples. Perhaps African resilience has reduced as international borders, globalisation, adju ...
... 1990’s resulted in billions of dollars of cereal crop losses. The human cost of the long-lived Sahelian drought is well documented, even if no dollar value can be placed upon this. There are numerous other examples. Perhaps African resilience has reduced as international borders, globalisation, adju ...
A Brewing Storm - The Climate Institute
... hungry. High coffee prices alone do not guarantee better nutrition, especially if the cost of staple foods is also high, as they were in the late 2000s.40 ...
... hungry. High coffee prices alone do not guarantee better nutrition, especially if the cost of staple foods is also high, as they were in the late 2000s.40 ...
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TRANSNATIONAL
... Change (IPCC) was established to coordinate the science on the subject and provide a clear indication of the state of climate change knowledge (IPCC n.d.). As "the leading international body for the assessment of climate change," its work is based on the contributions of thousands of scientists from ...
... Change (IPCC) was established to coordinate the science on the subject and provide a clear indication of the state of climate change knowledge (IPCC n.d.). As "the leading international body for the assessment of climate change," its work is based on the contributions of thousands of scientists from ...
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
... The District of Elkford is a small community (population 2500) in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, wit ...
... The District of Elkford is a small community (population 2500) in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia. Historically, Elkford has dealt with several climate-related hazards, including flooding, drought and wildfires. A changing climate magnifies all these risks. In 2008, Elkford, wit ...
UNESCO Chapter - F.Gemenne
... Migration flows from Bangladesh to India are also cited by Swain (1996a) as empirical evidence of conflicts induced by environmental disruption, through migration flows. Swain’s thesis is that ‘population migration transports (…) the conflict from the environmentally affected regions to the migrant ...
... Migration flows from Bangladesh to India are also cited by Swain (1996a) as empirical evidence of conflicts induced by environmental disruption, through migration flows. Swain’s thesis is that ‘population migration transports (…) the conflict from the environmentally affected regions to the migrant ...
Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific - iied iied
... The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. Over half of those live near the coast, making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the region’s water cycle caused by climat ...
... The human drama of climate change will largely be played out in Asia, where over 60 per cent of the world’s population, around four billion people, live. Over half of those live near the coast, making them directly vulnerable to sea-level rise. Disruption to the region’s water cycle caused by climat ...
Simulated interannual variation in summertime atmospheric
... website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified (IPCC 2001). However, there is little agreement so far on the future summertime East Asian climate, which is pr ...
... website; http://www.ipcc-ddc.cru.uea.ac.uk). This means that summertime land–sea temperature contrast increases, and it is inferred that monsoonal circulation over East Asia is intensified (IPCC 2001). However, there is little agreement so far on the future summertime East Asian climate, which is pr ...
Visual Images and the Rhetoric of Environmental Advocacy
... the New York Review of Books but in the television experience” (1995b, p. 235). Our society has become increasingly reliant on images to generate social controversy and to shape public opinions. But visual imagery is not only studied in the context of social controversies and public debates. Many sc ...
... the New York Review of Books but in the television experience” (1995b, p. 235). Our society has become increasingly reliant on images to generate social controversy and to shape public opinions. But visual imagery is not only studied in the context of social controversies and public debates. Many sc ...
Fred Singer
Siegfried Fred Singer (born September 27, 1924) is an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia. Singer trained as an atmospheric physicist and is known for his work in space research, atmospheric pollution, rocket and satellite technology, his questioning of the link between UV-B and melanoma rates, and that between CFCs and stratospheric ozone loss, his public denial of the health risks of passive smoking, and as an advocate for climate change denial. He is the author or editor of several books including Global Effects of Environmental Pollution (1970), The Ocean in Human Affairs (1989), Global Climate Change (1989), The Greenhouse Debate Continued (1992), and Hot Talk, Cold Science (1997). He has also co-authored Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (2007) with Dennis Avery, and Climate Change Reconsidered (2009) with Craig Idso.Singer has had a varied career, serving in the armed forces, government, and academia. He designed mines for the U.S. Navy during World War II, before obtaining his Ph.D. in physics from Princeton University in 1948 and working as a scientific liaison officer in the U.S. Embassy in London. He became a leading figure in early space research, was involved in the development of earth observation satellites, and in 1962 established the National Weather Bureau's Satellite Service Center. He was the founding dean of the University of Miami School of Environmental and Planetary Sciences in 1964, and held several government positions, including deputy assistant administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, and chief scientist for the Department of Transportation. He held a professorship with the University of Virginia from 1971 until 1994, and with George Mason University until 2000.In 1990 Singer founded the Science & Environmental Policy Project to advocate for climate change denial, and in 2006 was named by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as one of a minority of scientists said to be creating a stand-off on a consensus on climate change. Singer argues there is no evidence that global warming is attributable to human-caused increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, and that humanity would benefit if temperatures do rise.He is an opponent of the Kyoto Protocol, and has claimed climate models as not based on reality, and not evidence. Singer has been accused of rejecting peer-reviewed and independently confirmed scientific evidence in his claims concerning public health and environmental issues.