Climate predictability - Institut Català de Ciències del Clima
... with the RossBell feature. Changes in the atmospheric circulation lead to warm ocean anomalies in the central tropical Pacific, being later enhanced by suppressed equatorial easterlies. These processes are linked to an eastward shift in the tropical convection, and thus a weakening of the Walker cir ...
... with the RossBell feature. Changes in the atmospheric circulation lead to warm ocean anomalies in the central tropical Pacific, being later enhanced by suppressed equatorial easterlies. These processes are linked to an eastward shift in the tropical convection, and thus a weakening of the Walker cir ...
Key factors governing uncertainty in the response to sunshade
... results of different studies was difficult. The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) has proposed a set of standard experiments and output to make such comparisons easier [Kravitz et al., 2011], building on the work done for the Climate Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) [Taylor ...
... results of different studies was difficult. The Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP) has proposed a set of standard experiments and output to make such comparisons easier [Kravitz et al., 2011], building on the work done for the Climate Model Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) [Taylor ...
Adaptation benefits and costs – measurement and
... mechanisms as side payments and carbon taxes. An equally troublesome issue regards entitlements to the benefits of emissions reductions in sectors and countries where the marginal benefits of reducing GHG emissions may be negative (meaning that the marginal impacts of climate are beneficial). On the ...
... mechanisms as side payments and carbon taxes. An equally troublesome issue regards entitlements to the benefits of emissions reductions in sectors and countries where the marginal benefits of reducing GHG emissions may be negative (meaning that the marginal impacts of climate are beneficial). On the ...
Climate change and eastern Africa: a review of impact on major crops
... Funding Information The study was supported by Global Center for Food Systems Innovation at Michigan State University and funded through Higher Education Solutions Network of the United States Department for International Development (USAID). Received: 25 August 2014; Revised: 15 May 2015; Accepted: ...
... Funding Information The study was supported by Global Center for Food Systems Innovation at Michigan State University and funded through Higher Education Solutions Network of the United States Department for International Development (USAID). Received: 25 August 2014; Revised: 15 May 2015; Accepted: ...
Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing
... Introduction ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Executive Office of the President and Interagency Initiatives __________________________________________ 3 Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force ____________________________________________ ...
... Introduction ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 Executive Office of the President and Interagency Initiatives __________________________________________ 3 Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force ____________________________________________ ...
Understanding Human Rights and Climate Change
... Why integrate human rights in climate change-related actions? ...................................................... 6 What human rights principles apply in the context of climate change? ............................................ 7 How can human rights be integrated in climate-change related acti ...
... Why integrate human rights in climate change-related actions? ...................................................... 6 What human rights principles apply in the context of climate change? ............................................ 7 How can human rights be integrated in climate-change related acti ...
Climate change in the Arctic: current and future
... 2006). Actively involving communities in the research process is also ethically important and central in linking research to policy. Interventions to reduce vulnerability will be more successful if they are identified and developed in co-operation with local actors, as they are more likely to have t ...
... 2006). Actively involving communities in the research process is also ethically important and central in linking research to policy. Interventions to reduce vulnerability will be more successful if they are identified and developed in co-operation with local actors, as they are more likely to have t ...
Turning Up the Heat - Environmental Investigation Agency
... fragile state in recorded history, leaving the Earth exposed to unprecedented levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation. The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has reappeared each austral spring since its initial discovery, and has generally grown larger and lasted longer each year. The 2005 o ...
... fragile state in recorded history, leaving the Earth exposed to unprecedented levels of harmful ultraviolet radiation. The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic has reappeared each austral spring since its initial discovery, and has generally grown larger and lasted longer each year. The 2005 o ...
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... precipitation, increased flooding, heat waves and extreme temperatures and increased variability in our weather. Some of these impacts are already being experienced in Highland and it has been demonstrated that the Highland people are already very adaptive, however, adaptations tend to be responsive ...
... precipitation, increased flooding, heat waves and extreme temperatures and increased variability in our weather. Some of these impacts are already being experienced in Highland and it has been demonstrated that the Highland people are already very adaptive, however, adaptations tend to be responsive ...
Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Tanzania
... benefits are clear and could be increased if this approach would be extended to the coastal forest area in Tanzania. This strategy would not only have benefits for climate adaptation and social development, but would also have the potential to benefit biodiversity conservation. It could also be expl ...
... benefits are clear and could be increased if this approach would be extended to the coastal forest area in Tanzania. This strategy would not only have benefits for climate adaptation and social development, but would also have the potential to benefit biodiversity conservation. It could also be expl ...
Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) rainfall curves, for data series
... The present study regards the evaluation of the IDF curves for three case studies: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Douala (Cameroon). Starting from daily rainfall observed data, to define the IDF curves and the extreme values in a smaller time window (10′, 30′, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 ...
... The present study regards the evaluation of the IDF curves for three case studies: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and Douala (Cameroon). Starting from daily rainfall observed data, to define the IDF curves and the extreme values in a smaller time window (10′, 30′, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 ...
Adapting for climate change - City of Sydney
... Climate change is the biggest challenge our cities face. As part of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, we set a target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across our local government area and in our own operations by 2030. To achieve our targets, we have developed a series of innovative ma ...
... Climate change is the biggest challenge our cities face. As part of our Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan, we set a target of a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across our local government area and in our own operations by 2030. To achieve our targets, we have developed a series of innovative ma ...
Cost Benefit Analysis Tool and Guidance
... benefits of a proposal or range of options. For periodization purposes, a policy analyst using CBA would select the best option amongst them – i.e. the one with the greatest benefits compared to costs. As long as benefits exceed the costs, the policy change or option is justified and allows resource ...
... benefits of a proposal or range of options. For periodization purposes, a policy analyst using CBA would select the best option amongst them – i.e. the one with the greatest benefits compared to costs. As long as benefits exceed the costs, the policy change or option is justified and allows resource ...
full - School of GeoSciences
... DOE grant on climate projections for high-level nuclear waste storage site; research activities in paleoclimatology (modeling and data analysis). NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, National Research Council Fellow, February, 1986 to October, 1987. Fellowship in Climate and Radiat ...
... DOE grant on climate projections for high-level nuclear waste storage site; research activities in paleoclimatology (modeling and data analysis). NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, National Research Council Fellow, February, 1986 to October, 1987. Fellowship in Climate and Radiat ...
Role of CO2 and Southern Ocean winds in glacial abrupt climate
... However, the causes of NADW formation reorganisations remain yet unknown. Model studies generally employ freshwater forcing in the North Atlantic to mimic D/O-like fluctuations (e.g. Ganopolski and Rahmstorf, 2001), but the ultimate source of such a forcing has not been identified. Alternatively, a ...
... However, the causes of NADW formation reorganisations remain yet unknown. Model studies generally employ freshwater forcing in the North Atlantic to mimic D/O-like fluctuations (e.g. Ganopolski and Rahmstorf, 2001), but the ultimate source of such a forcing has not been identified. Alternatively, a ...
Towards a Strategy on Climate Change, Ecosystem Services
... They stated that: "Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society ...
... They stated that: "Recent observations confirm that, given high rates of observed emissions, the worst-case IPCC scenario trajectories (or even worse) are being realised. For many key parameters, the climate system is already moving beyond the patterns of natural variability within which our society ...
Introducing the Transnational Climate Impacts Index
... noted above, IPCC Working Group II has touched upon the issue, noting, for example, that impacts “can have consequences beyond the regions in which they occur” (Oppenheimer et al. 2014, p.1059). Another section notes that “[c]ross-regional phenomena can be crucial for understanding the ramifications ...
... noted above, IPCC Working Group II has touched upon the issue, noting, for example, that impacts “can have consequences beyond the regions in which they occur” (Oppenheimer et al. 2014, p.1059). Another section notes that “[c]ross-regional phenomena can be crucial for understanding the ramifications ...
Modelling the Response of Mountain Glacier Discharge
... reduced extent of firn and snow cover under a warming climate. It is obvious that the impact of climate warming on glacier discharge is complex and differs depending on the time-scale considered, in particular whether or not the glacier varies in size. Hence, modelling strategies need to be adjusted ...
... reduced extent of firn and snow cover under a warming climate. It is obvious that the impact of climate warming on glacier discharge is complex and differs depending on the time-scale considered, in particular whether or not the glacier varies in size. Hence, modelling strategies need to be adjusted ...
factors influencing climate change adaptation
... increased everywhere (Lobell & Gourdji, 2012). This trend raises many questions relating to food security and the aggregate productivity of global agriculture (Lobell & Gourdji, 2012). Climate change will exacerbate many of these trends with direct effects on agricultural yields, water availability ...
... increased everywhere (Lobell & Gourdji, 2012). This trend raises many questions relating to food security and the aggregate productivity of global agriculture (Lobell & Gourdji, 2012). Climate change will exacerbate many of these trends with direct effects on agricultural yields, water availability ...
Sweden facing climate change - Government Offices of Sweden
... climate adaptation efforts. A special climate adaptation panel should be established at each county administrative board, to provide enhanced support for the municipalities in particular. 10. We propose the establishment of a new institute for climate research and adaptation ...
... climate adaptation efforts. A special climate adaptation panel should be established at each county administrative board, to provide enhanced support for the municipalities in particular. 10. We propose the establishment of a new institute for climate research and adaptation ...