Adaptation to Climate Change with a Focus on Rural Areas
... In addition to changes in the mean values for temperature, sea level rise, and precipitation, climate change will also lead to greater variability in the weather, as well as more weather extremes. Events such as floods, droughts, heat waves and typhoons are expected to become more frequent and i ...
... In addition to changes in the mean values for temperature, sea level rise, and precipitation, climate change will also lead to greater variability in the weather, as well as more weather extremes. Events such as floods, droughts, heat waves and typhoons are expected to become more frequent and i ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approval have been widely documented in the scientific literature (3–11), media (12–15), blogs (16, 17), and scientific memoirs (1 ...
... Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approval have been widely documented in the scientific literature (3–11), media (12–15), blogs (16, 17), and scientific memoirs (1 ...
Changing Communities: Changing Climate,
... investigate climate change impacts at a general level and devise strategies for addressing those impacts. There are many other guides available which take various approaches to adaptation planning. For instance, there are guides specific to risk and infrastructure (i.e. A Risk-Based Guide for Local ...
... investigate climate change impacts at a general level and devise strategies for addressing those impacts. There are many other guides available which take various approaches to adaptation planning. For instance, there are guides specific to risk and infrastructure (i.e. A Risk-Based Guide for Local ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
... The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study has been a large, multiyear undertaking managed by a core team of the World Bank’s Environment Department led by Sergio Margulis (Task Team Leader) and comprising Urvashi Narain, Kiran Pandey, Laurent Cretegny, Ana Bucher, Robert Schneider, ...
... The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study has been a large, multiyear undertaking managed by a core team of the World Bank’s Environment Department led by Sergio Margulis (Task Team Leader) and comprising Urvashi Narain, Kiran Pandey, Laurent Cretegny, Ana Bucher, Robert Schneider, ...
Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate
... water resources will have dramatic impacts on people’s lives, especially in developing countries. One result will be an increasing number of climate refugees: millions of people will lose their livelihood due to climate change. For developing countries, climate change is a question of global justice ...
... water resources will have dramatic impacts on people’s lives, especially in developing countries. One result will be an increasing number of climate refugees: millions of people will lose their livelihood due to climate change. For developing countries, climate change is a question of global justice ...
Impact Assessment Part 2 - European Commission
... intensity and frequency of extreme weather events (extreme precipitation, heat waves, cold spells, storms), sea level rise and changing wind patterns (Altvater et al., 2011a). The average temperature in Europe has continued to increase. Temperature over the land areas in the last decade (2001-2010) ...
... intensity and frequency of extreme weather events (extreme precipitation, heat waves, cold spells, storms), sea level rise and changing wind patterns (Altvater et al., 2011a). The average temperature in Europe has continued to increase. Temperature over the land areas in the last decade (2001-2010) ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
... Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes, Waters, and Communities is a report aimed at assessing the state of knowledge about key climate impacts and consequences to various sectors and communities in the Northwest United States. This report draws on two recent state climate ...
Considering Vermont`s Future in a Changing Climate: The First
... Economics, Collage of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UVM), Julie Nash (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate candidate, RSENR, UVM), Elizabeth Palchak (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate student, RSENR, UVM), Sarah Pears (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate student, RSENR, UVM), ...
... Economics, Collage of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UVM), Julie Nash (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate candidate, RSENR, UVM), Elizabeth Palchak (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate student, RSENR, UVM), Sarah Pears (Ph.D. and Ecological Economics certificate student, RSENR, UVM), ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on London
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
... and Environment Minister Michael Meacher launched London’s Warming on 24 October 2002. The launch event was very successful, attracting a large number of people from a wide range of sectors. Many individuals attended who had not previously been involved in the Climate Impacts study but recognised th ...
Dynamics, Stratospheric Ozone, and Climate Change
... the main issues concerning the role of dynamics in ozone changes were those mentioned above. Today, ten years later and with the stratospheric halogen loading slowly declining, the questions have evolved considerably. Now, the issue of detection and attribution has changed from that of ozone depleti ...
... the main issues concerning the role of dynamics in ozone changes were those mentioned above. Today, ten years later and with the stratospheric halogen loading slowly declining, the questions have evolved considerably. Now, the issue of detection and attribution has changed from that of ozone depleti ...
The Potential Impacts of Climate Change on US Transportation
... Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS). It was funded by a broad range of organizations, including TRB, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Transit Cooperative Research Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S ...
... Division on Earth and Life Studies (DELS). It was funded by a broad range of organizations, including TRB, the National Cooperative Highway Research Program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the Transit Cooperative Research Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
Basic physical mechanisms for monsoon failure in past and future
... active spells, which are intercepted by drier periods, called break spells (Krishnamurthy & Shukla, 2000; Rajeevan et al., 2010). These active and break spells vary in number and length from year to year, and within them, daily rainfall amounts also vary greatly. In addition, there are large inhomog ...
... active spells, which are intercepted by drier periods, called break spells (Krishnamurthy & Shukla, 2000; Rajeevan et al., 2010). These active and break spells vary in number and length from year to year, and within them, daily rainfall amounts also vary greatly. In addition, there are large inhomog ...
Atmospheric CO2 fluctuations during the last millennium
... forecasting of the impact of anthropogenically produced CO2 on the coupled climate-carbon cycle system. At present, the notion of covarying atmospheric CO2 levels and climate is reinforced by the predictions in climate models of (1) a strong rise in global mean temperature as a result of excessive C ...
... forecasting of the impact of anthropogenically produced CO2 on the coupled climate-carbon cycle system. At present, the notion of covarying atmospheric CO2 levels and climate is reinforced by the predictions in climate models of (1) a strong rise in global mean temperature as a result of excessive C ...
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub
... rather than limits per se, as these are more common and more frequently covered in the literature, although we acknowledge where there may be limits to adaptation. In terms of locating papers and cases, we undertook some initial database searches to obtain literature on barriers and constraints to c ...
... rather than limits per se, as these are more common and more frequently covered in the literature, although we acknowledge where there may be limits to adaptation. In terms of locating papers and cases, we undertook some initial database searches to obtain literature on barriers and constraints to c ...
A Study of Climate Monitoring Capabilities in Newfoundland and
... well as longer-term and more research-oriented needs that focus on, for example, changes in the climate over time. Newfoundland and Labrador has a variety of climate monitoring stations and various information products, each of which may be owned and maintained by a variety of entities including gov ...
... well as longer-term and more research-oriented needs that focus on, for example, changes in the climate over time. Newfoundland and Labrador has a variety of climate monitoring stations and various information products, each of which may be owned and maintained by a variety of entities including gov ...
Full Report, Final Report, Abrupt Climate Change
... regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or provide recommendations for regulatory action. ...
... regulatory policies of the United States or any of its agencies, or provide recommendations for regulatory action. ...
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... The changing climate is a significant driver of biodiversity and is already altering many ecosystems throughout the Americas. It is necessary to prevent and mitigate these changes to preserve the biodiversity and ecological integrity of the region. At the same time, governments, organizations, indus ...
... The changing climate is a significant driver of biodiversity and is already altering many ecosystems throughout the Americas. It is necessary to prevent and mitigate these changes to preserve the biodiversity and ecological integrity of the region. At the same time, governments, organizations, indus ...
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... CG (G) is the cost function of geoengineering. It is noteworthy to stress that while we do not include potential damages from geoengineering, they could be easily included and would simply increase the cost of geoengineering. While we don’t impose any functional forms, we need to make some basic ass ...
... CG (G) is the cost function of geoengineering. It is noteworthy to stress that while we do not include potential damages from geoengineering, they could be easily included and would simply increase the cost of geoengineering. While we don’t impose any functional forms, we need to make some basic ass ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, and the Highway System
... and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical ma ...
... and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. On the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical ma ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... incredible and memorable years of my life. There are no words to describe how much the treasured relationship, company, laughter, holidaying, ambling, Lego-building, kite-flying, Smores-making, Clodhopper-eating, psychopath-riding, ‘What happened here and how?’ and all too brief moment in time that ...
... incredible and memorable years of my life. There are no words to describe how much the treasured relationship, company, laughter, holidaying, ambling, Lego-building, kite-flying, Smores-making, Clodhopper-eating, psychopath-riding, ‘What happened here and how?’ and all too brief moment in time that ...
Climate Change in the Midwest - Climate Adaptation Knowledge
... precipitation events contribute to the larger precipitation totals. Climate projections developed from global climate models (GCMs) consistently project warmer temperatures for the region by mid-to-late century. Although the majority of climate projections suggest increased precipitation during wint ...
... precipitation events contribute to the larger precipitation totals. Climate projections developed from global climate models (GCMs) consistently project warmer temperatures for the region by mid-to-late century. Although the majority of climate projections suggest increased precipitation during wint ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 600 randomly chosen rice farmers in the three selected provinces in the Mekong Delta. Those provinces were identified as highly, moderately, and ...
... officer interviews generated insights into the research context and supplemented the questionnaire design. A structured questionnaire was used to interview 600 randomly chosen rice farmers in the three selected provinces in the Mekong Delta. Those provinces were identified as highly, moderately, and ...
field investigations of permafrost and climatic
... and French, 1993; Murton et al., 1997). The second concern data from the Klondike area, where Fraser and Burn (1997) determined that the ice-rich, unconsolidated silt deposits, which mantle auriferous gravel in valley bottoms, are of Late Wisconsinan age. The absence of massive icy bodies from the l ...
... and French, 1993; Murton et al., 1997). The second concern data from the Klondike area, where Fraser and Burn (1997) determined that the ice-rich, unconsolidated silt deposits, which mantle auriferous gravel in valley bottoms, are of Late Wisconsinan age. The absence of massive icy bodies from the l ...
An Evidence Base Review of Public Attitudes to Climate Change
... travel and support for transport policies. Only a small amount of literature emerged in relation to attitudes to air travel and climate change. Consequently, understanding attitudes to and the demand for air travel comprises a strong recommendation for further research. Self evidently, the conclusio ...
... travel and support for transport policies. Only a small amount of literature emerged in relation to attitudes to air travel and climate change. Consequently, understanding attitudes to and the demand for air travel comprises a strong recommendation for further research. Self evidently, the conclusio ...
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.