How limiting factors drive agricultural adaptation to
... on other agronomic and socio-economic limiting factors. For example, a farmer’s debt load may have a profound effect on their ability to implement irrigation, which may help them respond to water as a limiting factor. We hope that future work can assess the interaction of these potential factors and ...
... on other agronomic and socio-economic limiting factors. For example, a farmer’s debt load may have a profound effect on their ability to implement irrigation, which may help them respond to water as a limiting factor. We hope that future work can assess the interaction of these potential factors and ...
Trend Analysis of the Mean Annual Temperature in
... Hemisphere Africa, Southern Hemisphere Africa, tropical Africa, and subtropical Africa. The two most recent decades were compared with the period 1979-1990. Warming was observed over these same regions and was concentrated in the most recent decade, from 2001 to 2010. The results were likely attribu ...
... Hemisphere Africa, Southern Hemisphere Africa, tropical Africa, and subtropical Africa. The two most recent decades were compared with the period 1979-1990. Warming was observed over these same regions and was concentrated in the most recent decade, from 2001 to 2010. The results were likely attribu ...
Bioenergetic Prediction of Climate Change
... Regional biodiversity varies dramatically with latitude (MacArthur, 1965; Rosenzweig, 1995). Animal and plant diversity tends to increase from the equator to the tropics, then decline precipitously from tropical to polar latitudes (Rosenzweig, 1995). According to the species-energy hypothesis (Curri ...
... Regional biodiversity varies dramatically with latitude (MacArthur, 1965; Rosenzweig, 1995). Animal and plant diversity tends to increase from the equator to the tropics, then decline precipitously from tropical to polar latitudes (Rosenzweig, 1995). According to the species-energy hypothesis (Curri ...
Regional Climate Messages for Southern Africa
... The climate of southern Africa also varies on much longer time scales. Tyson et al (2002) state, “multi-decadal variability has long been known to be a feature of the southern African climate system”. The study uses tree ring proxy climate data to demonstrate the existence of cyclical patterns of va ...
... The climate of southern Africa also varies on much longer time scales. Tyson et al (2002) state, “multi-decadal variability has long been known to be a feature of the southern African climate system”. The study uses tree ring proxy climate data to demonstrate the existence of cyclical patterns of va ...
Problems with making and governing global kinds of knowledge
... be represented in global models and how such representations should be achieved: for example through simulation of agentbased behaviours or through capturing the dynamics of social change (see Costanza et al., 2007b). There are indeed important matters of philosophy and epistemology here for global ...
... be represented in global models and how such representations should be achieved: for example through simulation of agentbased behaviours or through capturing the dynamics of social change (see Costanza et al., 2007b). There are indeed important matters of philosophy and epistemology here for global ...
Ocean of Grass: A Conservation Assessment for the Northern Great
... conservation work in the Northern Great Plains with a focus on potential climate change impacts, much in the same way that the Ocean of Grass Conservation Assessment (for which this report is an addendum). This report uses the priority landscapes and species identified in Ocean of Grass as a basis f ...
... conservation work in the Northern Great Plains with a focus on potential climate change impacts, much in the same way that the Ocean of Grass Conservation Assessment (for which this report is an addendum). This report uses the priority landscapes and species identified in Ocean of Grass as a basis f ...
a 2017 national survey of broadcast meteorologists
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
... of these weathercasters said their viewer feedback is predominantly positive, while another quarter (26%) said that their viewer feedback is mixed “about 50/50.” About one in ten (12%) said their viewer feedback was predominantly negative, but many (28%) said they get very few viewer reactions eithe ...
Living in an Uncertain World
... strongly argues for mitigation rather than adaptation (reinforcing and adding to other arguments, i.e. ethical ones). 2. To limit global warming to 2C – in fact, to keep global warming below 5C – we must cut emissions markedly and eventually cease emissions. - We have to do this anyway as we do not ...
... strongly argues for mitigation rather than adaptation (reinforcing and adding to other arguments, i.e. ethical ones). 2. To limit global warming to 2C – in fact, to keep global warming below 5C – we must cut emissions markedly and eventually cease emissions. - We have to do this anyway as we do not ...
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... et al. 2004, Jiguet et al. 2007, Laidre et al. 2008) and to species response patterns at various organizational scales (Parmesan 2007, Willis et al. 2008). Further, several theoretical treatises describe potential frameworks for vulnerability assessments, including evaluations of exposure to climate ...
... et al. 2004, Jiguet et al. 2007, Laidre et al. 2008) and to species response patterns at various organizational scales (Parmesan 2007, Willis et al. 2008). Further, several theoretical treatises describe potential frameworks for vulnerability assessments, including evaluations of exposure to climate ...
Physical and ecological impacts of climate change relevant to
... units over the next 100 years. The impacts of ocean acidification will be particularly severe for shell-borne organisms, tropical coral reefs and cold water corals. Climate change effects marine and inland ecosystems are in addition to changes in land-use, including changes in sediment loads, water ...
... units over the next 100 years. The impacts of ocean acidification will be particularly severe for shell-borne organisms, tropical coral reefs and cold water corals. Climate change effects marine and inland ecosystems are in addition to changes in land-use, including changes in sediment loads, water ...
Americans` Knowledge of Climate Change
... = F), 1 percent of the public received an A, 7 percent a B, 15 percent a C, 25 percent a D, and 52 percent an F, indicating that relatively few Americans have an in-depth understanding of climate change. This “grade”, however, should be interpreted with caution. Some questions clearly were harder to ...
... = F), 1 percent of the public received an A, 7 percent a B, 15 percent a C, 25 percent a D, and 52 percent an F, indicating that relatively few Americans have an in-depth understanding of climate change. This “grade”, however, should be interpreted with caution. Some questions clearly were harder to ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... First globally complete glacier inventory created An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine ...
... First globally complete glacier inventory created An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine ...
urbanization and climate change in small island developing states
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
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... In this paper, the religion considered is Christianity. Before moving on, a word is in order about the use of theological discourse to address public moral matters. Forms of theological discourse are many. The one used here is to interpret central Christian symbols (crucifixion, resurrection, and in ...
... In this paper, the religion considered is Christianity. Before moving on, a word is in order about the use of theological discourse to address public moral matters. Forms of theological discourse are many. The one used here is to interpret central Christian symbols (crucifixion, resurrection, and in ...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Why the
... starting to interfere with natural systems such as the global climate. Because climate change is such a complex and challenging issue, policymakers need an objective source of information about the causes of climate change, its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts, and possible respons ...
... starting to interfere with natural systems such as the global climate. Because climate change is such a complex and challenging issue, policymakers need an objective source of information about the causes of climate change, its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts, and possible respons ...
Growing disruption: Climate change, food, and the fight against hunger
... fisheries, and livestock, as well as reduced productive capacity (sometimes permanent) due to saltwater intrusion in coastal areas, desertification and increased aridity, and extreme weather events. Loss and damage in agriculture is not only felt in economic terms – it also affects food security and ...
... fisheries, and livestock, as well as reduced productive capacity (sometimes permanent) due to saltwater intrusion in coastal areas, desertification and increased aridity, and extreme weather events. Loss and damage in agriculture is not only felt in economic terms – it also affects food security and ...
The Human Condition in the Anthropocene
... became a public concern in the late 1980s when scientists advised governments that this was the biggest threat human civilization had ever faced and that the threat came from our civilization’s dependence on the cheap and plentiful energy that fossil fuels provided. Climate change, they said, was a ...
... became a public concern in the late 1980s when scientists advised governments that this was the biggest threat human civilization had ever faced and that the threat came from our civilization’s dependence on the cheap and plentiful energy that fossil fuels provided. Climate change, they said, was a ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
... Communicated to the UNFCCC on November 18, 2015 1. The National Context St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest ...
... Communicated to the UNFCCC on November 18, 2015 1. The National Context St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a multi-island nation consisting of 32 islands each with its own characteristics. It is located in the Eastern Caribbean and has a population of approximately 110,000. St. Vincent is the largest ...
Indigenous knowledge about climate change
... making and other non-farm activities. Availability of credit eases the cash constraints and allows farmers to buy high value inputs like fertilizers. But only 55 % of the sampled farmers were able to access institutional credit in the study area. Though they are privileged to get interest less crop ...
... making and other non-farm activities. Availability of credit eases the cash constraints and allows farmers to buy high value inputs like fertilizers. But only 55 % of the sampled farmers were able to access institutional credit in the study area. Though they are privileged to get interest less crop ...
Global Climate Change - Pearson Higher Education
... day’s weather to major storms, from crop success to human health, and from national security to the ecosystems that support our economies. If you are a student in your teens or twenties, the accelerating change in our climate today may well be the major event of your lifetime and the phenomenon that ...
... day’s weather to major storms, from crop success to human health, and from national security to the ecosystems that support our economies. If you are a student in your teens or twenties, the accelerating change in our climate today may well be the major event of your lifetime and the phenomenon that ...
CLIMATIC CHANGE IN MOUNTAIN REGIONS: A REVIEW OF
... Mountains also represent unique areas for the detection of climatic change and the assessment of climate-related impacts. One reason for this is that, as climate changes rapidly with height over relatively short horizontal distances, so does vegetation and hydrology (Whiteman, 2000). As a consequenc ...
... Mountains also represent unique areas for the detection of climatic change and the assessment of climate-related impacts. One reason for this is that, as climate changes rapidly with height over relatively short horizontal distances, so does vegetation and hydrology (Whiteman, 2000). As a consequenc ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... regional, and local); we compared these ratings using one-way analysis of variance. Preworkshop interviews were conducted by phone in late October and early November 2012. Questions during the preworkshop interviews covered a range of topics related to perceptions of climate change and impacts, incl ...
... regional, and local); we compared these ratings using one-way analysis of variance. Preworkshop interviews were conducted by phone in late October and early November 2012. Questions during the preworkshop interviews covered a range of topics related to perceptions of climate change and impacts, incl ...
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DEPARTEMENT D`ECONOMIE
... climate lead to a permanently higher level of aridity would not see return migration. This is supported two-folded by Henry et al. [23]. Firstly, for the case of Burkina Faso they show that people from arid regions are more likely to migrate (temporarily and permanently) than those from wetter regio ...
... climate lead to a permanently higher level of aridity would not see return migration. This is supported two-folded by Henry et al. [23]. Firstly, for the case of Burkina Faso they show that people from arid regions are more likely to migrate (temporarily and permanently) than those from wetter regio ...
Is Strange Weather in the Air? A Study of US National Network News
... examination of the problems involved in monitoring long-term trends suggests that the issue of whether extreme events are increasing can only be profitably addressed for subsets of extreme events for specific regions in the future (Nicholls, 1995). In lieu of long-term homogeneous climatic observati ...
... examination of the problems involved in monitoring long-term trends suggests that the issue of whether extreme events are increasing can only be profitably addressed for subsets of extreme events for specific regions in the future (Nicholls, 1995). In lieu of long-term homogeneous climatic observati ...