Session 1: what is climate change?
... related to the question or topic. As soon as they have written something they run back to their team and hand the pen to the next person in line and then head to the back of the queue. The next person then has a go but they must not repeat anything that is already written on their group’s board or p ...
... related to the question or topic. As soon as they have written something they run back to their team and hand the pen to the next person in line and then head to the back of the queue. The next person then has a go but they must not repeat anything that is already written on their group’s board or p ...
The Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism
... balance - when our climate builds up or loses heat. Various factors cause these changes, such as variations in solar activity, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the air), changes in the Earth’s orbit and ...
... balance - when our climate builds up or loses heat. Various factors cause these changes, such as variations in solar activity, aerosols (tiny particles suspended in the air), changes in the Earth’s orbit and ...
EOP-G Work Plan 2010
... GCOS – 107 Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-Based Product for Climate Page 12 and 13 Page 17 ...
... GCOS – 107 Systematic Observation Requirements for Satellite-Based Product for Climate Page 12 and 13 Page 17 ...
SHARP: A participatory tool to assess climate resilience
... climate resilience. Developed by FAO in collaboration with external partners, it also provides key data to help scientists and policy-makers in their efforts to reduce the risks associated with climate change. ...
... climate resilience. Developed by FAO in collaboration with external partners, it also provides key data to help scientists and policy-makers in their efforts to reduce the risks associated with climate change. ...
Taking a risk on the weather
... change on the sector will depend on uncertain factors, such as the physical changes in risk, the response of governments and regulators, the behaviour of insurers and those insured and the strength of global climate change policies. While many are outside the control of the industry, others are at l ...
... change on the sector will depend on uncertain factors, such as the physical changes in risk, the response of governments and regulators, the behaviour of insurers and those insured and the strength of global climate change policies. While many are outside the control of the industry, others are at l ...
Draft Resolution X - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... peatlands, sustainable wetland management, restoration of degraded wetlands and natural grasslands, and conservation of mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds; and enhancing the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of marine and coastal habitats that are vulnerable to the effects of cli ...
... peatlands, sustainable wetland management, restoration of degraded wetlands and natural grasslands, and conservation of mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds; and enhancing the conservation, sustainable use, and restoration of marine and coastal habitats that are vulnerable to the effects of cli ...
climate projections for new zealand
... represent futures where global emissions stabilise at different levels. These differ from the scenarios used in the previous climate projections for New Zealand, which were based on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007). Notably, a new scenario is included which simulates success in limiting glob ...
... represent futures where global emissions stabilise at different levels. These differ from the scenarios used in the previous climate projections for New Zealand, which were based on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007). Notably, a new scenario is included which simulates success in limiting glob ...
Water Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty: using a resilience lens
... natural resources & the environment are based on an assumption of stationarity. • Climate change is eliminating our ability to rely on stationarity. • Therefore, we need a new paradigm for a world of continual change. ...
... natural resources & the environment are based on an assumption of stationarity. • Climate change is eliminating our ability to rely on stationarity. • Therefore, we need a new paradigm for a world of continual change. ...
Introduction “The UN should take a series of steps to enhance links
... The slow progress in reducing disaster risks is not only due to competing priorities, but also due to low understanding of the ability of disaster risk reduction for reducing climate impact and achieving sustainable development. According to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, one dollar ...
... The slow progress in reducing disaster risks is not only due to competing priorities, but also due to low understanding of the ability of disaster risk reduction for reducing climate impact and achieving sustainable development. According to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, one dollar ...
Climate Change Forecast Spells Doom For Bamboo, Panda Bears
... slow reproductive rate, flowering only once every 30 to 35 years, meaning it would likely be slow to adapt to a ...
... slow reproductive rate, flowering only once every 30 to 35 years, meaning it would likely be slow to adapt to a ...
Feeling the Heat - Phillippines Case Study
... The Philippines is classified as one of the least developed countries in the world, ranked at 117 out of 187 countries on the 2014 Human Development Index. Over half of its population live in poverty.30 As population rates grow, people are increasingly constrained to living and farming in areas not ...
... The Philippines is classified as one of the least developed countries in the world, ranked at 117 out of 187 countries on the 2014 Human Development Index. Over half of its population live in poverty.30 As population rates grow, people are increasingly constrained to living and farming in areas not ...
ASSESSING THE COASTAL POPULATION AT RISK TO SEA LEVEL
... many studies, however, the results of the study will be affected by the accuracy of the datasets, especially the issue of scale and resolution. Sea-level rise is inevitable and will directly impact the low-lying coastal areas. In many countries, the low-lying coastal areas are the key economic produ ...
... many studies, however, the results of the study will be affected by the accuracy of the datasets, especially the issue of scale and resolution. Sea-level rise is inevitable and will directly impact the low-lying coastal areas. In many countries, the low-lying coastal areas are the key economic produ ...
Climate Denial and the Construction of Innocence Reproducing
... Even within the high emitting nations of the Global North the inverse relationships between emissions and concern holds true. In July 2009, the University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes released a comparative study of 19 countries that showed Americans were near the very bo ...
... Even within the high emitting nations of the Global North the inverse relationships between emissions and concern holds true. In July 2009, the University of Maryland’s Program on International Policy Attitudes released a comparative study of 19 countries that showed Americans were near the very bo ...
Parallels in reactionary argumentation in the US congressional
... by the present electorate. Future generations, by definition, have no direct say in presentday decision-making; they are not part of the present electorate. It is present generations that decide whether or not to improve the living conditions of future generations by mitigating climate change. Apart ...
... by the present electorate. Future generations, by definition, have no direct say in presentday decision-making; they are not part of the present electorate. It is present generations that decide whether or not to improve the living conditions of future generations by mitigating climate change. Apart ...
here - Cloudfront.net
... • Efforts to educate people about climate change have realized limited success • Experts relay information to the public via myriad media • Strong scientific consensus has emerged in recent years Yet the proportion of Americans who believe that evidence supports the occurrence of climate change has ...
... • Efforts to educate people about climate change have realized limited success • Experts relay information to the public via myriad media • Strong scientific consensus has emerged in recent years Yet the proportion of Americans who believe that evidence supports the occurrence of climate change has ...
Scientific Consensus Statement on the Executive Summary
... global greenhouse-gas emissions. This decline in snowpack will correspond with an earlier peak runoff of snowmelt, and increased streamflows earlier in the year (see above). Other effects of warmer temperatures on snowmelt hydrology have been well understood for decades, and the effects of global wa ...
... global greenhouse-gas emissions. This decline in snowpack will correspond with an earlier peak runoff of snowmelt, and increased streamflows earlier in the year (see above). Other effects of warmer temperatures on snowmelt hydrology have been well understood for decades, and the effects of global wa ...
ECN3184 Econometric Methods (3 Credits) Section
... “Under my administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.” (Obama, cit. in McKibbins, 2014) ...
... “Under my administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years.” (Obama, cit. in McKibbins, 2014) ...
State of Oregon: At Home
... global greenhouse-gas emissions. This decline in snowpack will correspond with an earlier peak runoff of snowmelt, and increased streamflows earlier in the year (see above). Other effects of warmer temperatures on snowmelt hydrology have been well understood for decades, and the effects of global wa ...
... global greenhouse-gas emissions. This decline in snowpack will correspond with an earlier peak runoff of snowmelt, and increased streamflows earlier in the year (see above). Other effects of warmer temperatures on snowmelt hydrology have been well understood for decades, and the effects of global wa ...
pptx
... Millions of people living in counties with air quality concentrations above the level of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards EPA, 2014: http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/aqtrends.html#comparison ...
... Millions of people living in counties with air quality concentrations above the level of the U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards EPA, 2014: http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/aqtrends.html#comparison ...
developing a regional methodology for climate adaptation in the nile
... cumulative water supply over the growing season. These capabilities make MIKE HYDRO well-suited not only for regional scale assessments of the impacts of climate change on regional water resources but also for subsequent assessment of regional scale climate adaptation options. ...
... cumulative water supply over the growing season. These capabilities make MIKE HYDRO well-suited not only for regional scale assessments of the impacts of climate change on regional water resources but also for subsequent assessment of regional scale climate adaptation options. ...
Slide 1 - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... “Noting with grave concern the significant gap between […] pledges […] and […] pathways consistent with having a likely chance of holding the increase in global average temperature below 2 ºC or 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels” Durban Platform (2011), Decision 1/CP.17, preamble ...
... “Noting with grave concern the significant gap between […] pledges […] and […] pathways consistent with having a likely chance of holding the increase in global average temperature below 2 ºC or 1.5 ºC above pre-industrial levels” Durban Platform (2011), Decision 1/CP.17, preamble ...
Global warming in a nonlinear climate
... the model has a chaotic attractor (see background in Figure 1). As discussed below, this model doesn’t describe weather at all; however, like the weather it is a nonlinear dynamical system. Because of nonlinearity1, the growth of uncertainty depends on the initial state. This dependence is illustrat ...
... the model has a chaotic attractor (see background in Figure 1). As discussed below, this model doesn’t describe weather at all; however, like the weather it is a nonlinear dynamical system. Because of nonlinearity1, the growth of uncertainty depends on the initial state. This dependence is illustrat ...
Science aspects of the 2°C and 1.5°C global goals in the Cancun
... with which a temperature goal is to be achieved. Caution is therefore needed when encountering claims that a certain level of emissions in a certain year is consistent with a particular warming goal: often such claims are linked only to a 50% chance of meeting a given warming goal and hence an equal ...
... with which a temperature goal is to be achieved. Caution is therefore needed when encountering claims that a certain level of emissions in a certain year is consistent with a particular warming goal: often such claims are linked only to a 50% chance of meeting a given warming goal and hence an equal ...
