consequences
... climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already exposed to risk factors. Though Bangladesh is widely quoted with the predictions of alarming numbers li ...
... climate change is generally understood as the potential cause of mass migration especially from the areas where low-income and resource –dependent communities live in environments that are already exposed to risk factors. Though Bangladesh is widely quoted with the predictions of alarming numbers li ...
prospects and pitfalls of the kyoto protocol to the united nations
... By way of political background to the international climate change arena, it is helpful to consider briefly the key alliances that have arisen in relation to the Kyoto Protocol. Significantly, the US has brought enormous conservatism to the climate change mitigation table, largely due to domestic po ...
... By way of political background to the international climate change arena, it is helpful to consider briefly the key alliances that have arisen in relation to the Kyoto Protocol. Significantly, the US has brought enormous conservatism to the climate change mitigation table, largely due to domestic po ...
Progress report on WESTPAC activities since its seventh session
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
Progress report on WESTPAC activities since its seventh session
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
... models. This could be done initially through experiments in a small number of countries, using their existing regional/local data and high resolution modelling capabilities. If this project is successful it will constitute a test case and will work to encourage other countries to participate. The in ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... adaptation can be taken into account at different stages of the development, such as masterplanning, concept design and detailed design. It is applicable to both new development and refurbishment, and for building and landscaping projects. The aim of the guidance is to present an approach, requiring ...
... adaptation can be taken into account at different stages of the development, such as masterplanning, concept design and detailed design. It is applicable to both new development and refurbishment, and for building and landscaping projects. The aim of the guidance is to present an approach, requiring ...
Public pressure versus lobbying – how do Environmental NGOs matter most in climate negotiations? - Working Paper 70 (472 kB) (opens in new window)
... State representatives struggle at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations to agree on a post-2012 treaty to succeed the expiring first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The highly complex negotiations face many challenges including incompatible political po ...
... State representatives struggle at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations to agree on a post-2012 treaty to succeed the expiring first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. The highly complex negotiations face many challenges including incompatible political po ...
Integrated Risk and Uncertainty Assessment of Climate Change
... risks and uncertainties are often influenced by past experience, as well as by emotional processes that characterize intuitive thinking. This may lead them to overestimate or underestimate the risk. Experts engage in more deliberative thinking than laypersons by utilizing scientific data to estima ...
... risks and uncertainties are often influenced by past experience, as well as by emotional processes that characterize intuitive thinking. This may lead them to overestimate or underestimate the risk. Experts engage in more deliberative thinking than laypersons by utilizing scientific data to estima ...
On the interpretation of inter-model spread in CMIP5 climate
... Here, we assume that the adjustments to CO2 are negative (Fadj−co2 < 0). The intercept at ∆Ts = ∆Ts,0 (red cross) represents the adjusted radiative forcing estimated from fixed-SST experiments, in which the land surface temperature is allowed to adjust by ∆Ts,0 to increased CO2 , while holding the S ...
... Here, we assume that the adjustments to CO2 are negative (Fadj−co2 < 0). The intercept at ∆Ts = ∆Ts,0 (red cross) represents the adjusted radiative forcing estimated from fixed-SST experiments, in which the land surface temperature is allowed to adjust by ∆Ts,0 to increased CO2 , while holding the S ...
Australia - Met Office
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
... cited supporting literature, were mostly based on global studies. This was to ensure consistency, whilst recognising that this might not always provide enough focus on impacts of most relevance to a particular country. Although time available for the project was short, generally all the material ava ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...
... limate change refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer) (EPA, 2007). While there has been much debate in the past 20 years over the causes of climate change, scientific organizations have do ...
Towards indicators for resilient architecture and infrastructure
... or replace. As infrastructure assets have long operational lifetimes they are sensitive not only to the existing climate at the time of their construction, but also to climate variations over the decades of their use. For example, energy infrastructure put into service in the next five years may “l ...
... or replace. As infrastructure assets have long operational lifetimes they are sensitive not only to the existing climate at the time of their construction, but also to climate variations over the decades of their use. For example, energy infrastructure put into service in the next five years may “l ...
Vulnerability, Environmental Security, and Adaptation Awareness in
... Assessments,” the sectors of Samoa most vulnerable to climate change include agriculture, biodiversity, water resources, coastal areas, and human health (Hay, 2000). Clearly, the presence of sea level rise is blatant, and the impacts only continue to emerge across multiple spheres of Samoan society. ...
... Assessments,” the sectors of Samoa most vulnerable to climate change include agriculture, biodiversity, water resources, coastal areas, and human health (Hay, 2000). Clearly, the presence of sea level rise is blatant, and the impacts only continue to emerge across multiple spheres of Samoan society. ...
global climate change and health – a new theme for research in
... Environmental medicine research is missing in the field of climate change and health The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) as well as a number of books, films and mass-media programs have put the issue of climate change in the spotlight. Resear ...
... Environmental medicine research is missing in the field of climate change and health The recently published report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) as well as a number of books, films and mass-media programs have put the issue of climate change in the spotlight. Resear ...
Link to PDF of publication
... A review of existing approaches to assess the risk of loss and damage due to climate change related hazards is challenging. While a dedicated and comprehensive climate loss and damage assessment methodology has not yet been developed, relevant elements can be found in methods and tools rooted in the ...
... A review of existing approaches to assess the risk of loss and damage due to climate change related hazards is challenging. While a dedicated and comprehensive climate loss and damage assessment methodology has not yet been developed, relevant elements can be found in methods and tools rooted in the ...
Effects of sea surface warming on marine plankton
... Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada ...
... Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada ...
Presentation pack - The Global Calculator
... (2,330 kcal/person/day, including 220 kcal from meat). ...
... (2,330 kcal/person/day, including 220 kcal from meat). ...
Year of presentation
... questions that require the concurrence of diverse expertise, and that are relevant for policy making. For instance, the extended drought event observed along Central and Southern Chile over the last few years offers a template of future climate and its impacts, and of adaptation strategies. Another ...
... questions that require the concurrence of diverse expertise, and that are relevant for policy making. For instance, the extended drought event observed along Central and Southern Chile over the last few years offers a template of future climate and its impacts, and of adaptation strategies. Another ...
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... Events (SREX) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that these and other changes are also occurring in many parts of the world (IPCC, 2012). For example, it is very likely that there has been an overall decrease in the number of cold days and nights, and an overall increase i ...
... Events (SREX) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that these and other changes are also occurring in many parts of the world (IPCC, 2012). For example, it is very likely that there has been an overall decrease in the number of cold days and nights, and an overall increase i ...
Rethinking Support for Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
... The rapid rise in warming of the Earth’s surface over the last half-century is well accepted, and there is general scientific acknowledgement that this has been caused largely by human activity. Although there is rapidly increasing understanding of how the climate is likely to change at the global sc ...
... The rapid rise in warming of the Earth’s surface over the last half-century is well accepted, and there is general scientific acknowledgement that this has been caused largely by human activity. Although there is rapidly increasing understanding of how the climate is likely to change at the global sc ...
100568 - Climate Change Adaptation NEW CS3.indd
... change adaptation in Croydon. Actions have been produced to satisfy the guidelines for the National Indicator 188, ‘Planning to Adapt to Climate Change.’ This Action Plan is supported by the new Croydon State of the Environment report which will be annually reviewed, monitoring the progress of actio ...
... change adaptation in Croydon. Actions have been produced to satisfy the guidelines for the National Indicator 188, ‘Planning to Adapt to Climate Change.’ This Action Plan is supported by the new Croydon State of the Environment report which will be annually reviewed, monitoring the progress of actio ...
English
... Mitchell and van Aalst (2011) finds that when taking into account population growth, ...
... Mitchell and van Aalst (2011) finds that when taking into account population growth, ...
yukon government climate change action plan
... Includes water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Greenhouse gas emissions – The release of substances that can be transformed into greenhouse gases and/or the direct release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. ...
... Includes water vapour, carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Greenhouse gas emissions – The release of substances that can be transformed into greenhouse gases and/or the direct release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. ...
Climate change impacts on Yangtze River discharge at the Three
... rameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity). There is little information available on the subsurface geology. Ge et al. (2008) provides some information for the soil and aquifer properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou ...
... rameters and saturated hydraulic conductivity). There is little information available on the subsurface geology. Ge et al. (2008) provides some information for the soil and aquifer properties for the Tibetan Plateau and there is some information available for the Sichuan Basin (Li et al., 2007; Zhou ...
Climate Change in Kiana, Alaska - Alaska Native Tribal Health
... and gathering wild foods and materials they need from the land, the river and the sea. The most important subsistence species are caribou, salmon, whitefish, and moose but over 50 other varieties of plants, waterfowl, fish, and wildlife are also harvested (ADF&G, 2006). Climate change refers to chan ...
... and gathering wild foods and materials they need from the land, the river and the sea. The most important subsistence species are caribou, salmon, whitefish, and moose but over 50 other varieties of plants, waterfowl, fish, and wildlife are also harvested (ADF&G, 2006). Climate change refers to chan ...
Evaluation of CMIP5 continental precipitation simulations relative to
... that are designed to facilitate consideration of the wide range of scientific issues to be addressed in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. The CMIP5 climate simulations are archived by institutional participants in the Global Organization for Earth Syst ...
... that are designed to facilitate consideration of the wide range of scientific issues to be addressed in the forthcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report. The CMIP5 climate simulations are archived by institutional participants in the Global Organization for Earth Syst ...
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.