Curriculum Vitae - Overseas Development Institute
... Personal Profile Elizabeth is a Research Fellow in the Adaptation and Resilience team of the Climate and Environment Programme. She has over 12 years of experience in research, policy and practice gained in the private and public sectors. During this time, Elizabeth’s focus has been on climate chang ...
... Personal Profile Elizabeth is a Research Fellow in the Adaptation and Resilience team of the Climate and Environment Programme. She has over 12 years of experience in research, policy and practice gained in the private and public sectors. During this time, Elizabeth’s focus has been on climate chang ...
Downscaling Global Circulation Model Outputs
... et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability in agriculture soils and socioeconomic drivers also often differ over small distances, influencing agro-ecosystems, increasing uncertainties, and making forecasting and assessment ...
... et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability in agriculture soils and socioeconomic drivers also often differ over small distances, influencing agro-ecosystems, increasing uncertainties, and making forecasting and assessment ...
Sustainable Claims Management
... 61% of those polled think that insurers have a role to play in limiting risks related to climate change 57% that they can help people adapt to the consequences of climate change. 17% of those surveyed, claimed climate change is “already” affecting the type of insurance they buy - 39% believe t ...
... 61% of those polled think that insurers have a role to play in limiting risks related to climate change 57% that they can help people adapt to the consequences of climate change. 17% of those surveyed, claimed climate change is “already” affecting the type of insurance they buy - 39% believe t ...
New Zealand`s Defective Law on Climate Change
... specific costs now. The benefits on the other hand will be reaped by future generations. The issue of fairness to future generations arises in many areas of international environmental law is and particularly prominent in climate change.9 Consent is required in the international legal system. It is ...
... specific costs now. The benefits on the other hand will be reaped by future generations. The issue of fairness to future generations arises in many areas of international environmental law is and particularly prominent in climate change.9 Consent is required in the international legal system. It is ...
Social Mobilization Summary Report - Pacific Institute for Climate
... Planning of Social Mobilization: 1. Be clear about the intended outcomes of social mobilization interventions: for example, does the activity wish to achieve more public discourse or widespread behaviour change? Is it early or late in a formal process? Is there already a consensus justifying a pe ...
... Planning of Social Mobilization: 1. Be clear about the intended outcomes of social mobilization interventions: for example, does the activity wish to achieve more public discourse or widespread behaviour change? Is it early or late in a formal process? Is there already a consensus justifying a pe ...
The Science and Politics of Climate Change Transcript
... about a concern is a perfectly sensible thing to do and I actually consider being called alarmist a very sensible thing, because as scientists, the evidence points to a very bad situation, that we’re heading towards, associated with continued greenhouse gas emissions. And I'm going to show some of t ...
... about a concern is a perfectly sensible thing to do and I actually consider being called alarmist a very sensible thing, because as scientists, the evidence points to a very bad situation, that we’re heading towards, associated with continued greenhouse gas emissions. And I'm going to show some of t ...
Divestment is a powerful tactic for stigmatising
... The World Bank tells us that if the world warms by just 2 °C, a point that may be reached in 20 to 30 years’ time, we should expect widespread food shortages, unprecedented heatwaves, and more intense cyclones in Sub-Saharan Africa. Weather extremes will batter the continent’s growing informal settl ...
... The World Bank tells us that if the world warms by just 2 °C, a point that may be reached in 20 to 30 years’ time, we should expect widespread food shortages, unprecedented heatwaves, and more intense cyclones in Sub-Saharan Africa. Weather extremes will batter the continent’s growing informal settl ...
Climate Change Science - Frequently Asked Questions
... 92 billion tonnes each year. This absorption occurs when carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in the top layer of sea water and through photosynthesis by marine plants. The amount of carbon dioxide that people add to the atmosphere may seem very small in comparison to the amounts being added and abso ...
... 92 billion tonnes each year. This absorption occurs when carbon dioxide in the air dissolves in the top layer of sea water and through photosynthesis by marine plants. The amount of carbon dioxide that people add to the atmosphere may seem very small in comparison to the amounts being added and abso ...
Addressing Climate Change Impacts through Disaster Planning
... patterns we can see the linkages in effects. The predictions of melting artic ice, tied to sea level rise, can help us identify the timing and severity of potential inundation along our coastal areas at precise locations. Matched with site specific data, we are provided with insights on impacts to s ...
... patterns we can see the linkages in effects. The predictions of melting artic ice, tied to sea level rise, can help us identify the timing and severity of potential inundation along our coastal areas at precise locations. Matched with site specific data, we are provided with insights on impacts to s ...
2. Climate Change
... on the land after the last glaciation. During the Ice age, the weight of ice compressed the land in the North of the UK but now this is bouncing back. The effect of this land movement adds to the sea level rise caused by climate change. Measurements of relative sea level (sea level taking into accou ...
... on the land after the last glaciation. During the Ice age, the weight of ice compressed the land in the North of the UK but now this is bouncing back. The effect of this land movement adds to the sea level rise caused by climate change. Measurements of relative sea level (sea level taking into accou ...
Climate change effects and Agriculture in Italy: a stochastic frontier
... temperatures, could favor crops production at northern temperate latitude sites, conversely, higher temperatures could heavily reduce yields and threaten some crops in areas at southern latitude. In those areas in fact, as summer temperature is already high, water scarcity would make impossible to d ...
... temperatures, could favor crops production at northern temperate latitude sites, conversely, higher temperatures could heavily reduce yields and threaten some crops in areas at southern latitude. In those areas in fact, as summer temperature is already high, water scarcity would make impossible to d ...
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... Gaggini, N., T. Eichler, and Z. Pan, 2015: A comparison of storm track precipitation in the IPCC AR4 and AR5 Suite of Models (Revise and resubmit to JGR). Eichler, T. and J. Gottschalk, 2015: The climatology and interannual variability of storm tracks in NCEP’s CFS Model for the Southern Hemisphere ...
... Gaggini, N., T. Eichler, and Z. Pan, 2015: A comparison of storm track precipitation in the IPCC AR4 and AR5 Suite of Models (Revise and resubmit to JGR). Eichler, T. and J. Gottschalk, 2015: The climatology and interannual variability of storm tracks in NCEP’s CFS Model for the Southern Hemisphere ...
Karen M. Shell Associate Professor, Atmospheric Science Climate
... American Meteorological Society 2011 annual meeting: Comparison of radiative feedbacks and climate sensitivities between CCSM3 and CCSM4 American Geophysical Union Fall 2010 meeting: Using the Radiative Kernel Technique to Evaluate Physical Climate Feedbacks in CMIP5 Models American Geophysical Uni ...
... American Meteorological Society 2011 annual meeting: Comparison of radiative feedbacks and climate sensitivities between CCSM3 and CCSM4 American Geophysical Union Fall 2010 meeting: Using the Radiative Kernel Technique to Evaluate Physical Climate Feedbacks in CMIP5 Models American Geophysical Uni ...
An Ethical Defense of Global-Warming Skepticism
... climate. But uncertainties surrounding water vapor, rainfall, and clouds have led to wildly different and largely inaccurate computer model projections. In her article Solomon says that ―it was not clear if the water vapor decrease after 2000 reflects a natural shift, or if it was a consequence of a ...
... climate. But uncertainties surrounding water vapor, rainfall, and clouds have led to wildly different and largely inaccurate computer model projections. In her article Solomon says that ―it was not clear if the water vapor decrease after 2000 reflects a natural shift, or if it was a consequence of a ...
Climate Refugees and Rebels: Who Gets to Shape the
... environmental change requires moving beyond the immediate present to explore the past. For example, when Hurricane Mitch struck Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998, the floods and landslides that displaced many communities were mainly due to 50 years of deforestation to clear land for export crops such a ...
... environmental change requires moving beyond the immediate present to explore the past. For example, when Hurricane Mitch struck Honduras and Nicaragua in 1998, the floods and landslides that displaced many communities were mainly due to 50 years of deforestation to clear land for export crops such a ...
Identification of knowledge needs on climate policy
... Discussion & Conclusions (2/2) The results from the proposed approach can also be considered as realistic, since they were subsequently validated through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this spec ...
... Discussion & Conclusions (2/2) The results from the proposed approach can also be considered as realistic, since they were subsequently validated through a series of workshops, where stakeholders reflected upon the derived list of knowledge needs. Although the approach adopted assisted this spec ...
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... extent to which developing country Parties will effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments and will fully under the Convention related to financial resources and transfer of technology and will full take into account that economic and social development and poverty er ...
... extent to which developing country Parties will effective implementation by developed country Parties of their commitments and will fully under the Convention related to financial resources and transfer of technology and will full take into account that economic and social development and poverty er ...
The Myopia of Imperfect Climate Models: The Case of UKCP09
... industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this is the aim of […] UKCP09. They are one part of a UK government programme of work to put in place a new ...
... industry and policy makers can base their future plans: ‘To adapt effectively, planners and decision-makers need as much good information as possible on how climate will evolve, and supplying this is the aim of […] UKCP09. They are one part of a UK government programme of work to put in place a new ...
Global Warming: Basic Definitions
... cores, tree rings, satellites, and thermometers. There are actually two main approaches to measuring climate. One way is through direct measurements. The other is by using indirect, or “proxy” measurements. Proxy measurements are critical to scientists interested in the earth's past climate record. ...
... cores, tree rings, satellites, and thermometers. There are actually two main approaches to measuring climate. One way is through direct measurements. The other is by using indirect, or “proxy” measurements. Proxy measurements are critical to scientists interested in the earth's past climate record. ...
Climate Change Impacts on East Africa
... report is to highlight some of the major impacts of climate change on conservation for East Africa countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. As this paper illustrates, climate change in Africa is not only a conservation problem but is a socioeconomic issue that must be dealt with at a ...
... report is to highlight some of the major impacts of climate change on conservation for East Africa countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. As this paper illustrates, climate change in Africa is not only a conservation problem but is a socioeconomic issue that must be dealt with at a ...
Outcomes of 21st Session of Conference of
... (iii) requires companies to report regularly on their greenhouse gas emissions, for the ...
... (iii) requires companies to report regularly on their greenhouse gas emissions, for the ...
Global Climate Change
... • Forcing: How well do we understand past history of emissions and forcing? Future? Aerosol effects on precip? Role of soot? Land use? Stabilization of GHG (if governments so decide) is linked to understanding of forcing/feedback relationships (esp. carbon). • Beyond global warming: The AR5 will lik ...
... • Forcing: How well do we understand past history of emissions and forcing? Future? Aerosol effects on precip? Role of soot? Land use? Stabilization of GHG (if governments so decide) is linked to understanding of forcing/feedback relationships (esp. carbon). • Beyond global warming: The AR5 will lik ...
Didier Soto (EPOC)
... How to model local urban microclimates ? Which districts ? Which interactions with climate change ? Where are located the most heat-related vulnerable assets ? How to evaluate local adaptive capacities ? Which are the best practices to refresh hot urban areas ? Which are the best-climate adapted mat ...
... How to model local urban microclimates ? Which districts ? Which interactions with climate change ? Where are located the most heat-related vulnerable assets ? How to evaluate local adaptive capacities ? Which are the best practices to refresh hot urban areas ? Which are the best-climate adapted mat ...
June 2013 ISSN 2070-4593
... co-chair. This was a major blow particularly for developed countries since the SBI deals with important issues such as climate funding and adaptation. ...
... co-chair. This was a major blow particularly for developed countries since the SBI deals with important issues such as climate funding and adaptation. ...