Crisis or Adaptation? Migration and Climate Change in
... to distant destinations (Massey et al., 2007). The migration patterns of wealthier, better educated and better socially connected groups seem to be relatively unaffected by environmental degradation. Younger, landless households with few dependents are more likely to move permanently than those who ...
... to distant destinations (Massey et al., 2007). The migration patterns of wealthier, better educated and better socially connected groups seem to be relatively unaffected by environmental degradation. Younger, landless households with few dependents are more likely to move permanently than those who ...
by The Hon. Justice Brian J Preston Chief Judge
... commentators expressed concern that policies anchored in adaptive measures would disregard mitigation action.22 This view is still held today of policies that are solely adaptive and do not include any mitigating elements.23 However, the world has come a long way from the days when adaptation was se ...
... commentators expressed concern that policies anchored in adaptive measures would disregard mitigation action.22 This view is still held today of policies that are solely adaptive and do not include any mitigating elements.23 However, the world has come a long way from the days when adaptation was se ...
Applying information network analysis to fire
... capital can include norms and values, and measures of community trust and collaborative potential. In this study, we looked at expressive measures of social capital (governmental trust, community collective action, and community solidarity) (Harshaw and Tindall 2005) and the correlation to residents ...
... capital can include norms and values, and measures of community trust and collaborative potential. In this study, we looked at expressive measures of social capital (governmental trust, community collective action, and community solidarity) (Harshaw and Tindall 2005) and the correlation to residents ...
An investor enquiry: how much big oil spends on obstructive climate
... Despite claiming in 2008 that it would cease its funding of climate denial, it has continued to support denial through "research sponsorship14 and political non-profits such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).4 It further continues to propagate against a low-carbon future, stating t ...
... Despite claiming in 2008 that it would cease its funding of climate denial, it has continued to support denial through "research sponsorship14 and political non-profits such as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).4 It further continues to propagate against a low-carbon future, stating t ...
The significant climate warming in the northern Tibetan Plateau and
... has been primarily caused by increases in anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. These increased emissions have led to increases in the cloud amount at lower elevations and to decreases in the cloud amount at higher elevations over the eastern Tibetan Plateau during the winter half of the year. The ...
... has been primarily caused by increases in anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions. These increased emissions have led to increases in the cloud amount at lower elevations and to decreases in the cloud amount at higher elevations over the eastern Tibetan Plateau during the winter half of the year. The ...
Climate Action Planning Progress in the San Diego Region
... their importance to the region justifies an ongoing call to action to mitigate those impacts – a call which The San Diego Foundation Malin Burnham Center for Civic Engagement is committed to heeding through continued philanthropic leadership on this issue. This report serves as a marker of our regio ...
... their importance to the region justifies an ongoing call to action to mitigate those impacts – a call which The San Diego Foundation Malin Burnham Center for Civic Engagement is committed to heeding through continued philanthropic leadership on this issue. This report serves as a marker of our regio ...
Climate change and geomorphological hazards in the eastern
... 2 Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, UK ...
... 2 Department of Geography, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, TR10 9EZ, UK ...
Climate change and its impacts on river discharge in two climate
... is significantly different from that of northern China (Liu et al., 2004). Moreover, there is evidence that the water cycle will likely intensify further. So exploring the impacts of projected climate change on river discharge in southern and northern China will be an interesting topic. Global clima ...
... is significantly different from that of northern China (Liu et al., 2004). Moreover, there is evidence that the water cycle will likely intensify further. So exploring the impacts of projected climate change on river discharge in southern and northern China will be an interesting topic. Global clima ...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme
... extreme weather would result from climate change, the science of attributing individual extreme events to global warming has only advanced significantly in recent years to cover a greater number of extremes and achieve a greater speed of scientific analysis. Unfortunately, the communication of this ...
... extreme weather would result from climate change, the science of attributing individual extreme events to global warming has only advanced significantly in recent years to cover a greater number of extremes and achieve a greater speed of scientific analysis. Unfortunately, the communication of this ...
Global Warming and Extreme Weather
... build homes, how to manage and preserve ecosystems—depend on that knowledge, some of them with life-or-death consequences. When it comes to predicting the future, science again gives us good tools to understand the broad changes in the climate that will occur if global warming pollution continues un ...
... build homes, how to manage and preserve ecosystems—depend on that knowledge, some of them with life-or-death consequences. When it comes to predicting the future, science again gives us good tools to understand the broad changes in the climate that will occur if global warming pollution continues un ...
ALC Working Paper Climate Change, Gender and Human Development:
... the Tuareg rebellion in Mali which started in 1990. The conflict began amid famine and widespread political repression despite being primarily an attempt by various Tuareg groups in Niger and Mali to secure an autonomous Tuareg state.10The displaced population particularly the women are faced with i ...
... the Tuareg rebellion in Mali which started in 1990. The conflict began amid famine and widespread political repression despite being primarily an attempt by various Tuareg groups in Niger and Mali to secure an autonomous Tuareg state.10The displaced population particularly the women are faced with i ...
Report
... build homes, how to manage and preserve ecosystems—depend on that knowledge, some of them with life-or-death consequences. When it comes to predicting the future, science again gives us good tools to understand the broad changes in the climate that will occur if global warming pollution continues un ...
... build homes, how to manage and preserve ecosystems—depend on that knowledge, some of them with life-or-death consequences. When it comes to predicting the future, science again gives us good tools to understand the broad changes in the climate that will occur if global warming pollution continues un ...
Valuing National Security: Climate Change, the Military, and Society
... that individuals with certain values or political ideologies are less likely to believe in the existence of scientific consensus about climate change, have positive attitudes toward addressing climate change as an urgent policy matter, and behave in ways that reduce energy use. Connecting climate ch ...
... that individuals with certain values or political ideologies are less likely to believe in the existence of scientific consensus about climate change, have positive attitudes toward addressing climate change as an urgent policy matter, and behave in ways that reduce energy use. Connecting climate ch ...
Japanese Perceptions of Climate Change and their Behavioral
... more awareness and worry regarding global warming might be attributed by the nearness to nature and environment that people had in their daily lives. Previous studies found that people identified global warming from observing local phenomenon such as decrease of snow or change in flower timing (Vedw ...
... more awareness and worry regarding global warming might be attributed by the nearness to nature and environment that people had in their daily lives. Previous studies found that people identified global warming from observing local phenomenon such as decrease of snow or change in flower timing (Vedw ...
Behavioral dimensions of climate change
... according to its actual impact, rather than merely sum them as equals. This mismatch between self-reports and objective environmental impact is problematic because studies that fail to recognize the mismatch may produce flawed conclusions about how to facilitate proclimate behavior. ...
... according to its actual impact, rather than merely sum them as equals. This mismatch between self-reports and objective environmental impact is problematic because studies that fail to recognize the mismatch may produce flawed conclusions about how to facilitate proclimate behavior. ...
The Role of Protected Areas in Regard to Climate Change
... Climate change processes in Georgia have become noticeable since the 1960s and they intensified since the 1990s. Based on average statistical values of weather stations in Western and Eastern Georgia separately, annual temperature increased in both parts of Georgia, annual sum precipitation in Easte ...
... Climate change processes in Georgia have become noticeable since the 1960s and they intensified since the 1990s. Based on average statistical values of weather stations in Western and Eastern Georgia separately, annual temperature increased in both parts of Georgia, annual sum precipitation in Easte ...
organisation of king`s bibliography of books on global warming
... obsession with “climate change” turning out to be the most costly scientific blunder in history? Continuum, 2009, 9781441110527 A.W. Montford. The hockey stick illusion: climategate and the corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010, 9781906768355 Roger Pielke, Jr. The climate fix: what scien ...
... obsession with “climate change” turning out to be the most costly scientific blunder in history? Continuum, 2009, 9781441110527 A.W. Montford. The hockey stick illusion: climategate and the corruption of science. Stacey International, 2010, 9781906768355 Roger Pielke, Jr. The climate fix: what scien ...
Use of models in detection and attribution of climate change
... such as consequences from the conversion of forest to agricultural land.10 The forcing picture is further complicated because of feedback processes that may either amplify or damp the direct effect of a given forcing agent. For example, the emission of aerosols into the atmosphere may alter cloud mi ...
... such as consequences from the conversion of forest to agricultural land.10 The forcing picture is further complicated because of feedback processes that may either amplify or damp the direct effect of a given forcing agent. For example, the emission of aerosols into the atmosphere may alter cloud mi ...
Journal of Climate (Proof Only)
... Should climate evolve as models predict, and severe consequences emerge, swift action may become necessary. However, even if all anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases ceased, the planet would continue to warm, possibly by a significant amount (Armour and Roe 2011; Hare and Meinshausen 2006). T ...
... Should climate evolve as models predict, and severe consequences emerge, swift action may become necessary. However, even if all anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases ceased, the planet would continue to warm, possibly by a significant amount (Armour and Roe 2011; Hare and Meinshausen 2006). T ...
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities
... Asia is arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Climate change and climatic variability have and will continue to impact all sectors, from national and economic security to human health, food production, infrastructure, water availability and ecosystems. The eviden ...
... Asia is arguably among the regions of the world most vulnerable to climate change. Climate change and climatic variability have and will continue to impact all sectors, from national and economic security to human health, food production, infrastructure, water availability and ecosystems. The eviden ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water delivered to the Central Valley. Floods affect aquatic ecosystems and have enormous economic impacts; over the period 1993-2007, floods generated ...
... reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water delivered to the Central Valley. Floods affect aquatic ecosystems and have enormous economic impacts; over the period 1993-2007, floods generated ...
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6 February 2007. This meeting[2] discussed a background
... The World Heritage Convention’s comparative advantage lies in its management of diverse cultural and natural properties around the world and the breadth of States Parties’ obligations to protect these properties. The World Heritage Centre will focus its efforts on optimizing this comparative advanta ...
... The World Heritage Convention’s comparative advantage lies in its management of diverse cultural and natural properties around the world and the breadth of States Parties’ obligations to protect these properties. The World Heritage Centre will focus its efforts on optimizing this comparative advanta ...
i SMALL HOLDER FARMERS` PERCEPTION ON CLIMATE
... The study assessed farmer‘s perception on impact of climate change and its adaptation strategies at Nachingwea District in five divisions Namambo, Ruponda, Lionja, Naipanga and Mbondo. Data were collected by using structured interview schedule administered on 260 Households randomly selected from fi ...
... The study assessed farmer‘s perception on impact of climate change and its adaptation strategies at Nachingwea District in five divisions Namambo, Ruponda, Lionja, Naipanga and Mbondo. Data were collected by using structured interview schedule administered on 260 Households randomly selected from fi ...