Conclusions and recommendations for action
... threats. Thus, the Earth Summit not only gave rise to a plan of action for sustainable development towards the twenty-first century (Agenda 21, which included both well known and newer global threats) but also opened for signature the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Important ...
... threats. Thus, the Earth Summit not only gave rise to a plan of action for sustainable development towards the twenty-first century (Agenda 21, which included both well known and newer global threats) but also opened for signature the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Important ...
A in West Africa
... The future rise in greenhouse gases will intensify global warming and impact the world’s climate system in several ways. According to the scenarios developed4, the Earth’s average temperature will rise by 1.8°C to 4°C (1.1 to 2.9°C according to the minimum scenario; 2.4 to 6.4°C according to the hig ...
... The future rise in greenhouse gases will intensify global warming and impact the world’s climate system in several ways. According to the scenarios developed4, the Earth’s average temperature will rise by 1.8°C to 4°C (1.1 to 2.9°C according to the minimum scenario; 2.4 to 6.4°C according to the hig ...
Projected increases in near‑surface air temperature over Ontario
... study, the PRECIS model is run at its highest spatial resolution (i.e., 25 km). There are ~ 1,800 25-km grid points over the entire Province (see Fig. 1). Thus, the spatial variability of local climatology in the context of Ontario can be simulated in detail. 2.3 Probabilistic projections of future ...
... study, the PRECIS model is run at its highest spatial resolution (i.e., 25 km). There are ~ 1,800 25-km grid points over the entire Province (see Fig. 1). Thus, the spatial variability of local climatology in the context of Ontario can be simulated in detail. 2.3 Probabilistic projections of future ...
Climate Change Science for Mesoamerican Decision Makers
... The Mesoamerican region is already suffering the effects of climate change. Furthermore, the region’s limited capacity to adapt, largely a product of its socio-economic context, makes it highly vulnerable. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to help support these countries as they attempt to under ...
... The Mesoamerican region is already suffering the effects of climate change. Furthermore, the region’s limited capacity to adapt, largely a product of its socio-economic context, makes it highly vulnerable. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to help support these countries as they attempt to under ...
Citation
... topics: (1) monitoring climate change patterns, reconstructing historic climate change, including predictions of future climate patterns; (2) computing direct and indirect effects of climate change on the distribution of ecosystems, landscapes, species and their interactions; (3) effects on the soci ...
... topics: (1) monitoring climate change patterns, reconstructing historic climate change, including predictions of future climate patterns; (2) computing direct and indirect effects of climate change on the distribution of ecosystems, landscapes, species and their interactions; (3) effects on the soci ...
American Behavioral Scientist - Dana R. Fisher
... A small but substantial body of literature has focused specifically on the ways that the issue of climate change is politically polarized. This research tends to agree with claims by Dunlap and McCright (2008), who state, “Nowhere is the partisan gap on environmental issues more apparent than on cli ...
... A small but substantial body of literature has focused specifically on the ways that the issue of climate change is politically polarized. This research tends to agree with claims by Dunlap and McCright (2008), who state, “Nowhere is the partisan gap on environmental issues more apparent than on cli ...
0302_Hemer_STAR_2010_WindWave
... Nicholls, R.J. et al. (2007) Coastal systems and low-lying areas. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, M.L. et 2010 al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambr ...
... Nicholls, R.J. et al. (2007) Coastal systems and low-lying areas. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Parry, M.L. et 2010 al. (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambr ...
The Abrahamic Religions and Climate Change - e
... 3. Pope Francis, Roman Catholicism, and Climate Change Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home [6] was the encyclical that the authors and signers of A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis anticipated. Signed on 24 May 2015 by Pope Francis, the primary leader of approximately 1.2 billion people wh ...
... 3. Pope Francis, Roman Catholicism, and Climate Change Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home [6] was the encyclical that the authors and signers of A Rabbinic Letter on the Climate Crisis anticipated. Signed on 24 May 2015 by Pope Francis, the primary leader of approximately 1.2 billion people wh ...
Climate change knowledge and social movement theory
... political significance in the 1980s, not only in the United States but also in many European countries, have had a major influence on the development of the skeptical or oppositional position, both in relation to climate change, in particular, and environmental issues in general.6–9 In these movemen ...
... political significance in the 1980s, not only in the United States but also in many European countries, have had a major influence on the development of the skeptical or oppositional position, both in relation to climate change, in particular, and environmental issues in general.6–9 In these movemen ...
Public Health: Adapting to Climate Change
... date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation’s approach to adapt to a changing climate. In light of scientific evidence of extreme and unpredictable climate change, prudent policy requires consideration of what to do if markets and people fail to anticipate these ...
... date, little research has addressed public policy options to frame the nation’s approach to adapt to a changing climate. In light of scientific evidence of extreme and unpredictable climate change, prudent policy requires consideration of what to do if markets and people fail to anticipate these ...
Do international factors influence the passage of climate change
... Increasing numbers of countries are passing climate change legislation. Practically all major emitters of greenhouse gases have in place laws to control emissions, conserve energy or promote cleaner forms of energy production, while vulnerable countries are taking steps to prepare for the impacts of ...
... Increasing numbers of countries are passing climate change legislation. Practically all major emitters of greenhouse gases have in place laws to control emissions, conserve energy or promote cleaner forms of energy production, while vulnerable countries are taking steps to prepare for the impacts of ...
regional climate model intercomparison project for asia
... the Korean peninsula (repTaking the ensemble average of a group of models resented by A, B, C, respectively, as shown in Fig. 1) are chosen to evaluate the models’ abilities in simulat- is one approach for possibly reducing bias. The simple ing the surface climate. No ocean points are included ensem ...
... the Korean peninsula (repTaking the ensemble average of a group of models resented by A, B, C, respectively, as shown in Fig. 1) are chosen to evaluate the models’ abilities in simulat- is one approach for possibly reducing bias. The simple ing the surface climate. No ocean points are included ensem ...
Managing Climate Change: The Africa Group in Multilateral
... Brazil, and South Africa pose a threat to the atmosphere with regard to their increasing global emissions, and some small island countries will cease to exist in a few decades. These states receive prominence in climate change architecture so much that negotiations hinge on their ability to commit t ...
... Brazil, and South Africa pose a threat to the atmosphere with regard to their increasing global emissions, and some small island countries will cease to exist in a few decades. These states receive prominence in climate change architecture so much that negotiations hinge on their ability to commit t ...
pnacc - Mapama
... · FOREWORD · The evidence that climate change is actually happening has raised general awareness of the need to take action long in advance to be able to anticipate adaptation to its effects. Adaptation is not an alternative to reduce the factors causing climate change, but a necessary, complementar ...
... · FOREWORD · The evidence that climate change is actually happening has raised general awareness of the need to take action long in advance to be able to anticipate adaptation to its effects. Adaptation is not an alternative to reduce the factors causing climate change, but a necessary, complementar ...
3104 EN
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
... significant changes in the Earth climate system and these changes are adversely affecting natural ecosystems, humans, communities and economic activities. It is also clear that if nations do not act quickly to reduce substantially the emissions of greenhouse gases, global temperatures will rise sign ...
Climate Change: The Scientific Debate
... world's leading climate change scientists claimed yesterday. Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed the Gaia principle (that Earth is a self-regulating, interconnected system), claimed that by the year 2100 the only place where humans will be able to survive will be the Arctic. In a f ...
... world's leading climate change scientists claimed yesterday. Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed the Gaia principle (that Earth is a self-regulating, interconnected system), claimed that by the year 2100 the only place where humans will be able to survive will be the Arctic. In a f ...
National Sustainable Materials Management Action Plan
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
... Contribute to NRC National SMM Action Plan prepared based on the Summit ...
Climate Change: Issues Underlying Negotiations at the Bali Conference of Parties
... changes, with accompanying dislocations, are expected to increase as global average temperature rises, disturbing both natural and socio-economic systems, with national and international security implications. Disparities across locations will increase pressure on international aid and migration, wi ...
... changes, with accompanying dislocations, are expected to increase as global average temperature rises, disturbing both natural and socio-economic systems, with national and international security implications. Disparities across locations will increase pressure on international aid and migration, wi ...
Water Climate Change Impacts
... performed with and without increased levels of greenhouse gases. The change in the frequency of the extreme event under investigation shows how much more or less likely such an event has become due to climate change. This is known as “fractional attribution”. In this edition of the report card we ha ...
... performed with and without increased levels of greenhouse gases. The change in the frequency of the extreme event under investigation shows how much more or less likely such an event has become due to climate change. This is known as “fractional attribution”. In this edition of the report card we ha ...
Global climate change impacts on Australia`s wheat crops
... industry. This has been achieved by establishing a sensitivity analysis to examine simulated yield responses to a range of temperature, rainfall and CO2 changes using the APSIM cropping systems modelling framework (McCown et al. 1996). The sensitivity of yield in response to a wide range of feasible ...
... industry. This has been achieved by establishing a sensitivity analysis to examine simulated yield responses to a range of temperature, rainfall and CO2 changes using the APSIM cropping systems modelling framework (McCown et al. 1996). The sensitivity of yield in response to a wide range of feasible ...
Get Real on Climate: Climate change lesson
... some way is inevitable. However, the extent to which the climate changes and the extent to which all of the associated consequences are felt are both within our control. The Kyoto Protocol, although not aggressive enough to prevent major changes in the climate, is an agreement among many countries t ...
... some way is inevitable. However, the extent to which the climate changes and the extent to which all of the associated consequences are felt are both within our control. The Kyoto Protocol, although not aggressive enough to prevent major changes in the climate, is an agreement among many countries t ...