Lost in the problem: the role of boundary organisations in the
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
... work: they indicate that scientists and policymakers in their coordination efforts have ignored relevant demarcation issues. The evidence of dual participation, dual accountability and use of boundary objects can also be used to assess conditions under which creating credible, legitimate and salient ...
How will climate change affect mycotoxins in food?
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
... heat wave of summer 2003, night-time temperatures did not decrease to any great extent in Switzerland. The minimum temperatures were much higher for the 2003 heat wave than those associated with the heat wave in 1947 and 1976 and were a ‘climatic surprise’ (Beniston & Diaz, 2004). In relation to thi ...
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... 2002; Faure et al., 2007; Voigt, 2008). Drumbl (2008, p. 10) points out that for harm that is “too indirect, remote, and uncertain” causation cannot be established and therefore “falls outside the scope of the reparative obligation”.4 In other words, since specific impacts of climate change cannot ( ...
... 2002; Faure et al., 2007; Voigt, 2008). Drumbl (2008, p. 10) points out that for harm that is “too indirect, remote, and uncertain” causation cannot be established and therefore “falls outside the scope of the reparative obligation”.4 In other words, since specific impacts of climate change cannot ( ...
Tropical reforestation and climate change
... Tropical reforestation (TR) has been highlighted as an important intervention for climate change mitigation because of its carbon storage potential. TR can also play other frequently overlooked, but significant, roles in helping society and ecosystems adapt to climate variability and change. For exa ...
... Tropical reforestation (TR) has been highlighted as an important intervention for climate change mitigation because of its carbon storage potential. TR can also play other frequently overlooked, but significant, roles in helping society and ecosystems adapt to climate variability and change. For exa ...
Strategies for Climate Change and Impression
... The second topic addressed in the literature concerns the disclosure of information on climate performance. Faced with increasing pressures from stakeholders, companies are called to develop performance indicators and to disclose information on climate performance in order to legitimize their indust ...
... The second topic addressed in the literature concerns the disclosure of information on climate performance. Faced with increasing pressures from stakeholders, companies are called to develop performance indicators and to disclose information on climate performance in order to legitimize their indust ...
Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries
... balance is poorly known (51). High-latitude permafrost conditions have also changed during the last 200 years. Where available (that is, North America), ground temperature records reconstructed from borehole temperature logs support the notion that large-scale warming has oc- ...
... balance is poorly known (51). High-latitude permafrost conditions have also changed during the last 200 years. Where available (that is, North America), ground temperature records reconstructed from borehole temperature logs support the notion that large-scale warming has oc- ...
Balance as bias: global warming and the US prestige press
... competing points of view. When the issue is of a political or social nature, fairness—presenting the most compelling arguments of both sides with equal weight—is a fundamental check on biased reporting. But this canon causes problems when it is applied to issues of science. It seems to demand that j ...
... competing points of view. When the issue is of a political or social nature, fairness—presenting the most compelling arguments of both sides with equal weight—is a fundamental check on biased reporting. But this canon causes problems when it is applied to issues of science. It seems to demand that j ...
1264010 - Advanced DGEF Database Information System
... As such the countries of the Mediterranean recognize that with current projections there will be a number of climate impacts including increased summer temperatures and decreased annual precipitation, increased water-related extreme phenomena like floods and persistent droughts, enhanced water scarc ...
... As such the countries of the Mediterranean recognize that with current projections there will be a number of climate impacts including increased summer temperatures and decreased annual precipitation, increased water-related extreme phenomena like floods and persistent droughts, enhanced water scarc ...
The Framing of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
... this purpose, this study employed content analysis. The content analysis method was chosen because it is the best method for gathering and impartially analyzing the data from the stories. Content analysis is “a research technique for objective, systematic and quantitative description of the manifest ...
... this purpose, this study employed content analysis. The content analysis method was chosen because it is the best method for gathering and impartially analyzing the data from the stories. Content analysis is “a research technique for objective, systematic and quantitative description of the manifest ...
Health Climate Change impacts report card technical paper
... which feeds readily on humans, is now known to be a good vector of a virus closely related to WNV, and it may also be competent for WNV itself (Mackenzie-Impoinvil et al., 2015). Invasive mosquitoes also present a risk of the introduction of new diseases. There was an outbreak of Chikungunya fever i ...
... which feeds readily on humans, is now known to be a good vector of a virus closely related to WNV, and it may also be competent for WNV itself (Mackenzie-Impoinvil et al., 2015). Invasive mosquitoes also present a risk of the introduction of new diseases. There was an outbreak of Chikungunya fever i ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters
... the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the implications on risk management (IPCC 2012a). Expertise from climate change science and disaster risk management was combined with scientists with knowledge in adapt ...
... the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the implications on risk management (IPCC 2012a). Expertise from climate change science and disaster risk management was combined with scientists with knowledge in adapt ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Modelling Study
... Rainstorms and floods have always been a fact of life in Ontario. So have droughts and heat waves, winter storms, tornadoes and windstorms. These events used to happen infrequently. Now, these events have become more common – a clear sign of a shift in our weather patterns. This shift is called ‘cli ...
... Rainstorms and floods have always been a fact of life in Ontario. So have droughts and heat waves, winter storms, tornadoes and windstorms. These events used to happen infrequently. Now, these events have become more common – a clear sign of a shift in our weather patterns. This shift is called ‘cli ...
Tried and tested: Learning from farmers on adaptation to
... overlooked experience that has been accrued over generations by small-scale farmers and pastoralists in poor countries as they cope with climatic extremes and increasing uncertainty – climate-change related or otherwise. IIED has 40 years’ experience of working with these producers; this Gatekeeper ...
... overlooked experience that has been accrued over generations by small-scale farmers and pastoralists in poor countries as they cope with climatic extremes and increasing uncertainty – climate-change related or otherwise. IIED has 40 years’ experience of working with these producers; this Gatekeeper ...
Effects of 2°C Warming IMPACT2C modelling results: climate
... than the global average, i.e. much of Europe will experience more than 2°C of warming (relative to pre-industrial levels) even if the global goal is achieved. This effect is very large in some regions. At 2°C of global mean warming, When might we hit 2°C? the Iberian Peninsula and other parts of the ...
... than the global average, i.e. much of Europe will experience more than 2°C of warming (relative to pre-industrial levels) even if the global goal is achieved. This effect is very large in some regions. At 2°C of global mean warming, When might we hit 2°C? the Iberian Peninsula and other parts of the ...
Peter Lee: Ethics of Climate Change Policy
... into a social phenomenon to be used to advance personal and political interests and not a physical problem to be overcome. Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture at King’s College London, captures this trend: ‘We will continue to create and tell new stories about climate change and mobilise th ...
... into a social phenomenon to be used to advance personal and political interests and not a physical problem to be overcome. Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture at King’s College London, captures this trend: ‘We will continue to create and tell new stories about climate change and mobilise th ...
Report of Inter Experts on Global Change
... and scientists. It was further suggested that scientists should publish scientific information in local media to have a greater impact on the communities and decision makers, rather than in academic journals. A concern was raised with regard to the inter-relatedness among the science plans for whic ...
... and scientists. It was further suggested that scientists should publish scientific information in local media to have a greater impact on the communities and decision makers, rather than in academic journals. A concern was raised with regard to the inter-relatedness among the science plans for whic ...
Late Cenozoic uplift of mountain ranges and global climate change
... denudation of these mountain ranges, abundant late Cenoloic coarse sediment near them, and palaeobotanical evidence for warmer climates, where high mountain climates today are relatively cold, have traditionally been interpreted as evidence for recent uplift. An alternative cause of these phenomena ...
... denudation of these mountain ranges, abundant late Cenoloic coarse sediment near them, and palaeobotanical evidence for warmer climates, where high mountain climates today are relatively cold, have traditionally been interpreted as evidence for recent uplift. An alternative cause of these phenomena ...
Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security
... The DCGE model is specifically built to capture the economic, distributional, and nutrition effects of climate change in Yemen. Given the importance of agriculture for income generation and the satisfaction of consumption needs, the model captures both the sectoral and spatial heterogeneity of crop ...
... The DCGE model is specifically built to capture the economic, distributional, and nutrition effects of climate change in Yemen. Given the importance of agriculture for income generation and the satisfaction of consumption needs, the model captures both the sectoral and spatial heterogeneity of crop ...
WebText- GEOGRAPHY OF UTAH
... Note the major storm tracts of western US. Storm tracks are typical paths that storms take. Observe how Utah is under-represented on this map. Warm air masses and cold air masses get caught up in weather systems. FRONTS when air masses collide. Many weather terms come from World War I and World War ...
... Note the major storm tracts of western US. Storm tracks are typical paths that storms take. Observe how Utah is under-represented on this map. Warm air masses and cold air masses get caught up in weather systems. FRONTS when air masses collide. Many weather terms come from World War I and World War ...
Nature template
... The ability of each taxonomic group to cope with temperature increase (and hence, the potential mismatch between groups) should also depend on the biogeographic, socioeconomic and conservation context. When calculated at the country-level, we found that the temporal trend in CTI was positive and hig ...
... The ability of each taxonomic group to cope with temperature increase (and hence, the potential mismatch between groups) should also depend on the biogeographic, socioeconomic and conservation context. When calculated at the country-level, we found that the temporal trend in CTI was positive and hig ...
Anthropogenic Climate Change in the Playa Lakes Joint Venture
... associations based on one or more climate models into the future. There are some habitat-specific studies for particular regions (e.g., the northeastern U.S. in Matthews et al. 2004). However, these studies are not generally useful for understanding precise species-level impacts (Pearson & Dawson 20 ...
... associations based on one or more climate models into the future. There are some habitat-specific studies for particular regions (e.g., the northeastern U.S. in Matthews et al. 2004). However, these studies are not generally useful for understanding precise species-level impacts (Pearson & Dawson 20 ...
Gary Yohe - Evaulating Adaptation Methods
... system, sector to sector and region to region. This means that it is critically important, in any assessment of adaptation, to identify immediately who is adapting to what. Moreover, the determinants of adaptive capacity include a variety of system, sector, and location specific characteristics; the ...
... system, sector to sector and region to region. This means that it is critically important, in any assessment of adaptation, to identify immediately who is adapting to what. Moreover, the determinants of adaptive capacity include a variety of system, sector, and location specific characteristics; the ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... framework for coping with climate change. Their status as the kernel mechanism and leading channel should be unswervingly stick up. Other types of bilateral and multilateral cooperation should be supplementary. — To rely on the advancement, innovation of science and technology and technology transf ...
... framework for coping with climate change. Their status as the kernel mechanism and leading channel should be unswervingly stick up. Other types of bilateral and multilateral cooperation should be supplementary. — To rely on the advancement, innovation of science and technology and technology transf ...
The Perspectives of Climate Scientists on Global Climate Change
... must be carefully weighed. Science does not advance through “consensus,” but rather by scientists repeatedly testing current hypotheses and proposing new ones. In the case of global warming, much of the science is so new that more is unknown than known. Nevertheless, scientists bring expertise to th ...
... must be carefully weighed. Science does not advance through “consensus,” but rather by scientists repeatedly testing current hypotheses and proposing new ones. In the case of global warming, much of the science is so new that more is unknown than known. Nevertheless, scientists bring expertise to th ...