Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
... available to the researchers in the project was used, unless there were good scientific reasons for not doing so. For example, some impacts areas were omitted, such as many of those associated with human health. In this case, these impacts are strongly dependant on local factors and do not easily le ...
Ecosystem services - International Risk Governance Council
... people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and this dependence will continue. But as the human population has flourished, ecosystems have suffered in order to meet the accelerating demands for food, water, timber, and other natural resourc ...
... people have been ultimately dependent upon the world’s ecosystems and the benefits that flow from them, and this dependence will continue. But as the human population has flourished, ecosystems have suffered in order to meet the accelerating demands for food, water, timber, and other natural resourc ...
RI Climate Change Commission 2012 report
... Building upon the efforts of similar climate risk assessments in Massachusetts and Connecticut, these working groups reviewed and summarized the key climate risks and vulnerabilities that will increasingly affect Rhode Island and southern New England, and adaptation efforts already in underway at th ...
... Building upon the efforts of similar climate risk assessments in Massachusetts and Connecticut, these working groups reviewed and summarized the key climate risks and vulnerabilities that will increasingly affect Rhode Island and southern New England, and adaptation efforts already in underway at th ...
ACSRI report - Columbia University
... Darfur were not in dispute. Rather, the divestment decision turned on socially responsible investment behavior in light of such facts. In the case of fossil fuels, however, the serious threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important gover ...
... Darfur were not in dispute. Rather, the divestment decision turned on socially responsible investment behavior in light of such facts. In the case of fossil fuels, however, the serious threshold problem is that the core facts of anthropogenic influence on global climate are denied by important gover ...
The Environmental Turning Point
... When one speaks of environmentalism, more precisely the environmental movement, hidden in these catchphrases is the depth and breath of a rising social force (Hawken, 2007). Generally the term the “environmental movement” has come to represent a social movement that attempts to address environmenta ...
... When one speaks of environmentalism, more precisely the environmental movement, hidden in these catchphrases is the depth and breath of a rising social force (Hawken, 2007). Generally the term the “environmental movement” has come to represent a social movement that attempts to address environmenta ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... important public-policy topic that merits immediate attention (CBS News & New York Times, 2007). Much of the disagreement between the two camps in this debate relates to the uncertainty surrounding the science of climate change and the projections of its models. Some critics of the IPCC use this unc ...
... important public-policy topic that merits immediate attention (CBS News & New York Times, 2007). Much of the disagreement between the two camps in this debate relates to the uncertainty surrounding the science of climate change and the projections of its models. Some critics of the IPCC use this unc ...
“Community Vulnerability Mapping”: Enabling Participation and
... Over the last four decades, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced more than one thousand disasters.2 Disasters and hazard events are a major threat to development, putting at risk and often reversing development gains. In West African countries, the disaster profile is characterised by extreme hydro-me ...
... Over the last four decades, sub-Saharan Africa has experienced more than one thousand disasters.2 Disasters and hazard events are a major threat to development, putting at risk and often reversing development gains. In West African countries, the disaster profile is characterised by extreme hydro-me ...
Advancing a Political Ecology of Global Environmental Discourses
... phenomenon may be small or large, and the understanding of it may be shared by a small or large group of people on a local, national, international or global level. The actors adhering to the discourse participate in various degrees to its production, reproduction and transformation through written ...
... phenomenon may be small or large, and the understanding of it may be shared by a small or large group of people on a local, national, international or global level. The actors adhering to the discourse participate in various degrees to its production, reproduction and transformation through written ...
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ... LIVELIHOODS OF KURESOI DISTRICT COMMUNITY, NAKURU COUNTY KENYA
... the effect of climate change thereby improving community livelihoods. There is a need to scale up and diversify funding allocations by both government and NGOs from the current 58% to over 80%. Also support to local approaches like community discussions through Chief barazas and neighbours will enha ...
... the effect of climate change thereby improving community livelihoods. There is a need to scale up and diversify funding allocations by both government and NGOs from the current 58% to over 80%. Also support to local approaches like community discussions through Chief barazas and neighbours will enha ...
Climate Change and Justice: A Non-Welfarist Treaty Negotiation
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
... states) should be able to justify their proposals, to each other as well as to the people whom they represent, by reference to a reasonable conception of justice that they all can endorse. Such a conception would be the focus of an overlapping consensus.13 This means that a treaty proposal justified ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Air Quality
... world. In addition, several metropolitan cities in CA, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, are among the ...
... world. In addition, several metropolitan cities in CA, such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, are among the ...
Climate change and timing of avian breeding and migration
... 2010). Timing of migration is also affected by other environmental variables such as favourable tailwinds (Alerstam 1990) or conditions at stop-over sites or wintering areas (Saino and Ambrosini 2008), which can be affected by climate change partly independently of temperature. However, in the conte ...
... 2010). Timing of migration is also affected by other environmental variables such as favourable tailwinds (Alerstam 1990) or conditions at stop-over sites or wintering areas (Saino and Ambrosini 2008), which can be affected by climate change partly independently of temperature. However, in the conte ...
Climate Extremes Communications Guidebook
... in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that me ...
... in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that me ...
Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch
... differential shifts may have complex effects on availability of host second clutches depending on their timing relative to the cuckoo laying period. Third, several hosts are currently undergoing changes in population size, with trends differing among species and geographically (BirdLife Internationa ...
... differential shifts may have complex effects on availability of host second clutches depending on their timing relative to the cuckoo laying period. Third, several hosts are currently undergoing changes in population size, with trends differing among species and geographically (BirdLife Internationa ...
Climate change in Australia | Murray Basin cluster report
... Working Group on Coupled Modelling, which is responsible for CMIP, and we thank the climate modelling groups for producing and making available their model output. For CMIP the U.S. Department of Energy’s Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led d ...
... Working Group on Coupled Modelling, which is responsible for CMIP, and we thank the climate modelling groups for producing and making available their model output. For CMIP the U.S. Department of Energy’s Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison provides coordinating support and led d ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... Island Developing States (SIDS) as particularly vulnera- ...
... Island Developing States (SIDS) as particularly vulnera- ...
Insights from the ocean carbon cycle
... The response of marine physical and biogeochemical variables to ENSO is quantified by a composite analysis based on monthly data. (Note that an analysis based on seasonal or annual averages provides comparable results.) The composites for El Niño and for each climatic period are computed by averagin ...
... The response of marine physical and biogeochemical variables to ENSO is quantified by a composite analysis based on monthly data. (Note that an analysis based on seasonal or annual averages provides comparable results.) The composites for El Niño and for each climatic period are computed by averagin ...
Potential Impacts Of Climate Change On Tourism
... increase vary significantly between countries or regions of the world. For example, one prediction is that summer temperatures in Australia will increase by 1.5C in 2020 and by 3.4C in 2050 (Viner and Agnew, 1999). Despite conflicting data, it is now generally accepted that global warming resultin ...
... increase vary significantly between countries or regions of the world. For example, one prediction is that summer temperatures in Australia will increase by 1.5C in 2020 and by 3.4C in 2050 (Viner and Agnew, 1999). Despite conflicting data, it is now generally accepted that global warming resultin ...
Rising Temperatures, Rising Tensions
... Relatively low rainfall each year means that the Levant is made up a mix of arid and semi-arid zones. The wettest months are between October and April, while the summer sees the rains nearly disappear; Amman, Jerusalem and Damascus receive—on average—less than a millimetre of rain from June through ...
... Relatively low rainfall each year means that the Levant is made up a mix of arid and semi-arid zones. The wettest months are between October and April, while the summer sees the rains nearly disappear; Amman, Jerusalem and Damascus receive—on average—less than a millimetre of rain from June through ...
Climate Change and Agricultural Policy Processes in
... of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each countr ...
... of climate change as an issue of interest in Ghana’s domestic policy space: First, various government documents and a number of respondents for this study stated that, while climate change is a problem caused by developed countries, it is now a global problem that demands a response from each countr ...
Climate Commitments: Assessing the Options
... Before taking potentially costly actions to address climate change, states need to be confident that others will do their part as well. International commitments are the means by which countries bind themselves to one another to take mutual action. What does it mean to say that a country “commits” i ...
... Before taking potentially costly actions to address climate change, states need to be confident that others will do their part as well. International commitments are the means by which countries bind themselves to one another to take mutual action. What does it mean to say that a country “commits” i ...
Solar irradiance reduction to counteract radiative forcing from a
... because the local and temporal distribution of climate forcing from CE measures is different from the forcing caused by greenhouse gases (e.g. Govindasamy and Caldeira, 2000). But what would be the characteristics of such an engineered climate? Several studies have been performed with climate models ...
... because the local and temporal distribution of climate forcing from CE measures is different from the forcing caused by greenhouse gases (e.g. Govindasamy and Caldeira, 2000). But what would be the characteristics of such an engineered climate? Several studies have been performed with climate models ...
INDC technical report
... climate change adaptation plan has been drafted for the health sector for the period of 20122016 (DoH, 2012). This adaptation plan focuses on nine health and environmental risks that include, heat stress, natural disasters, housing and settlements, communicable diseases, exposure to air pollution an ...
... climate change adaptation plan has been drafted for the health sector for the period of 20122016 (DoH, 2012). This adaptation plan focuses on nine health and environmental risks that include, heat stress, natural disasters, housing and settlements, communicable diseases, exposure to air pollution an ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... some information on the impacts of climate change that communities, including the natural resource management sector, can use as a basis for future adaptation planning. Users can interactively explore a range of variables and their changes to the end of the 21st century. A ‘Climate Campus’ education ...
... some information on the impacts of climate change that communities, including the natural resource management sector, can use as a basis for future adaptation planning. Users can interactively explore a range of variables and their changes to the end of the 21st century. A ‘Climate Campus’ education ...