Vietnam Climate Change Country Profile
... Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are available on the subject. Global Climate Models (GCMs) are our primary source of information about future cli ...
... Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), and downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical) and several comprehensive reviews are available on the subject. Global Climate Models (GCMs) are our primary source of information about future cli ...
How do we know we have global environmental problems
... in the first place--the problems chosen, categories used, relationships investigated, and confirming evidence required.8 Politics--in the broad sense of courses of social action pursued or promoted--is not merely stimulated by scientific findings; politics is woven into the very fabric of science. I ...
... in the first place--the problems chosen, categories used, relationships investigated, and confirming evidence required.8 Politics--in the broad sense of courses of social action pursued or promoted--is not merely stimulated by scientific findings; politics is woven into the very fabric of science. I ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts: A Case Study on
... 2°C above pre‐industrial levels (EC, 2007). Even the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that future impacts must be taken into account in policy decisions. They ruled in Massachusetts v. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that EPA’s refusal to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) has led to ...
... 2°C above pre‐industrial levels (EC, 2007). Even the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that future impacts must be taken into account in policy decisions. They ruled in Massachusetts v. the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that EPA’s refusal to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) has led to ...
James Hurrell*1, Gerald A. Meehl1, David Bader2
... interactions. Significant increases to computing resources to facilitate explicit simulation of smaller-scale processes and their interactions with the larger scale will be essential. b. Value of testing models on all time scales A paradigm has long been that it is not essential to get all of the d ...
... interactions. Significant increases to computing resources to facilitate explicit simulation of smaller-scale processes and their interactions with the larger scale will be essential. b. Value of testing models on all time scales A paradigm has long been that it is not essential to get all of the d ...
Working Paper 7: Climate Change and Agriculture: Analysis of
... (Hassan, 2008). Given that agricultural production in Africa relies mainly on rainfall (with less than 4 percent of cultivated land under irrigation, World Bank, 2008), such fluctuations expose African agriculture to frequent production uncertainties. In recent years, nearly all African governments ...
... (Hassan, 2008). Given that agricultural production in Africa relies mainly on rainfall (with less than 4 percent of cultivated land under irrigation, World Bank, 2008), such fluctuations expose African agriculture to frequent production uncertainties. In recent years, nearly all African governments ...
Ecological and Evolutionary Responses to Recent Climate Change
... first peacock butterfly seen flying, the first crocus in bloom—as a mark that the long, dark winter is finally over. Fall has not captured as much enthusiasm as spring, but some good records exist, for example, for the turning of leaf color for trees. The longest records of direct phenological observatio ...
... first peacock butterfly seen flying, the first crocus in bloom—as a mark that the long, dark winter is finally over. Fall has not captured as much enthusiasm as spring, but some good records exist, for example, for the turning of leaf color for trees. The longest records of direct phenological observatio ...
Sea level by the end of the 21st century: A review
... Antarctica and southern Greenland. Also unknown are the actual levels of natural climate variability and greenhouse gas accumulation that will be reached this century. However, even if atmospheric composition were stabilized today, global warming and SLR would continue (Meehl et al. $YRLGLQJ ...
... Antarctica and southern Greenland. Also unknown are the actual levels of natural climate variability and greenhouse gas accumulation that will be reached this century. However, even if atmospheric composition were stabilized today, global warming and SLR would continue (Meehl et al. $YRLGLQJ ...
Ireland Adapts to Climate Change Report Series No. 9
... Recommendations on how adaptive capacity might be enhanced. ...
... Recommendations on how adaptive capacity might be enhanced. ...
Functional and Phylogenetic Approaches to Forecasting Species
... The magnitude of climate change varies considerably across locations and seasons. One midrange climate change scenario predicts that average annual global temperatures will increase by 2.45◦ C from 1950–1990 to 2070–2100. However, polar and temperate areas (>20◦ N and S) are expected to incur more p ...
... The magnitude of climate change varies considerably across locations and seasons. One midrange climate change scenario predicts that average annual global temperatures will increase by 2.45◦ C from 1950–1990 to 2070–2100. However, polar and temperate areas (>20◦ N and S) are expected to incur more p ...
Climate in the Heartland
... damaging weather events. Historical climate patterns are changing, with hotter temperatures, exceptional floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal ...
... damaging weather events. Historical climate patterns are changing, with hotter temperatures, exceptional floods and droughts, and erratic weather events. These factors affect city governments’ ability to maintain normal daily operations and meet citizens’ needs. Weather has always affected municipal ...
Long-term changes in climate and insect damage
... far northern parts of the continent (as in the multiAtmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models average projections shown in figure 3.2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report, Climate Change (IPCC, 2007)). Thus, it is also likely that the increases in temperatures will be ...
... far northern parts of the continent (as in the multiAtmosphere-Ocean General Circulation Models average projections shown in figure 3.2 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Synthesis Report, Climate Change (IPCC, 2007)). Thus, it is also likely that the increases in temperatures will be ...
Misdefining ``climate change``: consequences for science and action
... no project directed at adaptation will fall squarely within the scope of the UNFCCC, but will rather have components that include other aspects of development, such as disaster preparedness, water management, desertification prevention, or biodiversity protection. This problem was highlighted with g ...
... no project directed at adaptation will fall squarely within the scope of the UNFCCC, but will rather have components that include other aspects of development, such as disaster preparedness, water management, desertification prevention, or biodiversity protection. This problem was highlighted with g ...
Germany`s International Approach to Climate Change
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
Download interview of David Wood by Zan Boag for the New Philosopher magazine PDF, 286.83 KB
... degradation. How have we reached the point where the degradation of the planet is taken as a given? You are right, there has been a shift in recent years from trying to prevent climate change to coming up with ways of coping with it. Why? Much of what will happen is already in the pipeline and canno ...
... degradation. How have we reached the point where the degradation of the planet is taken as a given? You are right, there has been a shift in recent years from trying to prevent climate change to coming up with ways of coping with it. Why? Much of what will happen is already in the pipeline and canno ...
Weighing the costs and benefits of climate change to our children
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are ...
... or wind power), (2) sort them from least to most expensive, and (3) add them up until the desired level of abatement is reached.5 That approach has the advantage of extensive detail about low-carbon technologies. At the same time, since all of those options are ...
Projections of precipitation, air temperature and potential
... rainfall causing floods has increased. Shongwe van Oldenborgh and Aalst (2009) report that their analysis of data from the international Disaster Database (EM-DAT shows that there has been an increase in the number of reported hydrometeorological disasters in the region, from an average of less than ...
... rainfall causing floods has increased. Shongwe van Oldenborgh and Aalst (2009) report that their analysis of data from the international Disaster Database (EM-DAT shows that there has been an increase in the number of reported hydrometeorological disasters in the region, from an average of less than ...
Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask
... improving corporate governance. The purpose of this Briefing is to help company directors better understand the business impacts and governance issues arising from climate change. Climate change is a pressing global issue affecting all companies, public and private, with wide-ranging implications fo ...
... improving corporate governance. The purpose of this Briefing is to help company directors better understand the business impacts and governance issues arising from climate change. Climate change is a pressing global issue affecting all companies, public and private, with wide-ranging implications fo ...
Full-Text - MDPI.com
... a closer look at the dynamics of position development among some of the major developing countries. Since COP-13 at Bali, there has been a surge of national programs aimed at limiting the growth of emissions among developing countries [1]. This is certainly linked to the stronger call for action by ...
... a closer look at the dynamics of position development among some of the major developing countries. Since COP-13 at Bali, there has been a surge of national programs aimed at limiting the growth of emissions among developing countries [1]. This is certainly linked to the stronger call for action by ...
Freshwater biodiversity versus anthropogenic climate
... fragmentation through land-use change, overexploitation, invasive alien species, and pollution. Also, because of their role in the global carbon cycle, and because of the wide range of ecosystem services they provide that are essential for human well-being as noted above, it is now recognized at int ...
... fragmentation through land-use change, overexploitation, invasive alien species, and pollution. Also, because of their role in the global carbon cycle, and because of the wide range of ecosystem services they provide that are essential for human well-being as noted above, it is now recognized at int ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... Activity A2.2. Conduct a study to evaluate technical, socio-economic and environmental aspects of mitigation options that have been identified in A1 activities, with support from regional and international experts. The results of the 1st CCEAP will be used as basis for the study. Surveys and intervi ...
... Activity A2.2. Conduct a study to evaluate technical, socio-economic and environmental aspects of mitigation options that have been identified in A1 activities, with support from regional and international experts. The results of the 1st CCEAP will be used as basis for the study. Surveys and intervi ...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security in the Face of Climate Change
... increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balance efficiency, sustainability, social impacts, and other factors. This paper aims to explo ...
... increases the demand for food and sustenance, increases in demand for land development and the like. This ends up with a delicate balancing act that is often left in the hands of policymakers, who have to balance efficiency, sustainability, social impacts, and other factors. This paper aims to explo ...
crTanzania - University of York File Library
... Agriculture is by far Tanzania's most important economic sector, in terms of both employment provision and contribution to GDP. Unfortunately, the large degree of dependency on this sector renders the Tanzanian economy particularly vulnerable to climate change. Regional predictions indicate that Tan ...
... Agriculture is by far Tanzania's most important economic sector, in terms of both employment provision and contribution to GDP. Unfortunately, the large degree of dependency on this sector renders the Tanzanian economy particularly vulnerable to climate change. Regional predictions indicate that Tan ...
STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE (other aspects
... Commission for Climatology (CCl) community to document the observational data requirements to support various aspects of the CCl-work, especially in the applications and services (cf. Appendix 1). It is expected that the Statement will be reviewed at appropriate intervals to ensure that it remains c ...
... Commission for Climatology (CCl) community to document the observational data requirements to support various aspects of the CCl-work, especially in the applications and services (cf. Appendix 1). It is expected that the Statement will be reviewed at appropriate intervals to ensure that it remains c ...
Landscape Heritage, Biosphere Change, Climate Change
... Biosphere currently functions. It has become usual in Western civilization for people to operate on the basis that these processes are normally fairly stable, constant, orderly and predictable. However, phenomena such as significant rises in Global Mean Temperature will cause life to become increasi ...
... Biosphere currently functions. It has become usual in Western civilization for people to operate on the basis that these processes are normally fairly stable, constant, orderly and predictable. However, phenomena such as significant rises in Global Mean Temperature will cause life to become increasi ...