A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... warming on biotic communities include shifts in species distribution and phenology (Parmesan 2006; Thomas et al. 2004), increased risk of pathogen outbreaks (Pounds et al. 2006) and disturbance of predator-prey cycles (Frederiksen et al. 2006). Complex effects resulting from species’ interactions ha ...
... warming on biotic communities include shifts in species distribution and phenology (Parmesan 2006; Thomas et al. 2004), increased risk of pathogen outbreaks (Pounds et al. 2006) and disturbance of predator-prey cycles (Frederiksen et al. 2006). Complex effects resulting from species’ interactions ha ...
Integrated Climate Change Strategies for
... Climate change and its consequences for natural, economic and social systems is one of the most important issues facing the international community today. The fact that the Earth’s climate is changing is no longer in doubt. Meteorological data testify that average temperature has increased globally ...
... Climate change and its consequences for natural, economic and social systems is one of the most important issues facing the international community today. The fact that the Earth’s climate is changing is no longer in doubt. Meteorological data testify that average temperature has increased globally ...
Global warming and thermohaline circulation stability
... et al . 2001; Vellinga & Wood 2002). In the study of Vellinga & Wood (2002) this was achieved in the HadCM3 climate model (Gordon et al . 2000) by an instantaneous freshening of a large region of the North Atlantic, reducing the mean density of the water column and inhibiting convective deep-water f ...
... et al . 2001; Vellinga & Wood 2002). In the study of Vellinga & Wood (2002) this was achieved in the HadCM3 climate model (Gordon et al . 2000) by an instantaneous freshening of a large region of the North Atlantic, reducing the mean density of the water column and inhibiting convective deep-water f ...
Perceptions and Awareness of Climate Change in Andros Island the
... This research looks specifically at Blue Holes as indicators of environmental and cultural change for Androsians. The underlying purpose of this project is twofold: 1) conduct research into how Androsians perceive the threat of Climate Change; and 2) increase awareness by providing educational oppor ...
... This research looks specifically at Blue Holes as indicators of environmental and cultural change for Androsians. The underlying purpose of this project is twofold: 1) conduct research into how Androsians perceive the threat of Climate Change; and 2) increase awareness by providing educational oppor ...
Education sector responses to climate change - UNESDOC
... To date the majority of research on education and climate change has focused on the impact of climate and associated environmental changes on schooling. According to two recent publications, Save the Children’s (2008) ‘Legacy of Disasters’ and UNICEF UK’s (2008) ‘Our Climate, Our Children, Our Respo ...
... To date the majority of research on education and climate change has focused on the impact of climate and associated environmental changes on schooling. According to two recent publications, Save the Children’s (2008) ‘Legacy of Disasters’ and UNICEF UK’s (2008) ‘Our Climate, Our Children, Our Respo ...
Climate change impacts on groundwater hydrology
... the bias and hence the uncertainty of climate and hydrological change projections. Several research groups are therefore experimenting with various concepts of fully coupled models. Zabel and Mauser (2013) showed results from the 76,665 km2 Upper Danube catchment in Central Europe using a coupling b ...
... the bias and hence the uncertainty of climate and hydrological change projections. Several research groups are therefore experimenting with various concepts of fully coupled models. Zabel and Mauser (2013) showed results from the 76,665 km2 Upper Danube catchment in Central Europe using a coupling b ...
Sensitivity and response of northern hemisphere altitudinal and
... to environmental change are increasingly discussed in terms of climate change, often forgetting that climate is only one aspect of environmental variation. As treeline heterogeneity increases from global to regional and smaller scales, assessment of treeline sensitivity at the landscape and local sc ...
... to environmental change are increasingly discussed in terms of climate change, often forgetting that climate is only one aspect of environmental variation. As treeline heterogeneity increases from global to regional and smaller scales, assessment of treeline sensitivity at the landscape and local sc ...
Climate Change and the Monterey Bay Shoreline
... intensity, temperature, winds, and sea levels). Planning for and adapting to these changes, particularly their impacts on public safety, ecosystem, and long-term water supply reliability, will be among the most significant challenges facing water and flood managers this century” (p. 68). By design, ...
... intensity, temperature, winds, and sea levels). Planning for and adapting to these changes, particularly their impacts on public safety, ecosystem, and long-term water supply reliability, will be among the most significant challenges facing water and flood managers this century” (p. 68). By design, ...
Institutionalizing delay
... an overall lack of legislative action is a deliberate and organized effort to misdirect the public discussion and distort the public’s understanding of climate change (National Research Council 2011: 35). This literature has revealed a great deal about the nature of efforts to deny and/or distort cl ...
... an overall lack of legislative action is a deliberate and organized effort to misdirect the public discussion and distort the public’s understanding of climate change (National Research Council 2011: 35). This literature has revealed a great deal about the nature of efforts to deny and/or distort cl ...
The Influence on Climate Change of Differing Scenarios for Future
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
... independent policy analysis, and public education in global environmental change. It seeks to provide leadership in understanding scientific, economic, and ecological aspects of this difficult issue, and combining them into policy assessments that serve the needs of ongoing national and internationa ...
Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: From
... In its Fifth Assessment Report, published in 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscored that small island States will continue to be threatened in the twenty-first century by rising sea levels, tropical and extratropical cyclones, rising air and sea surface temperatures and chan ...
... In its Fifth Assessment Report, published in 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change underscored that small island States will continue to be threatened in the twenty-first century by rising sea levels, tropical and extratropical cyclones, rising air and sea surface temperatures and chan ...
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... mushroomed in recent years. One observer counts 118 lawsuits and petitions for government action filed on climate change issues through the end of 2008—41 lawsuits filed in 2007 alone.1 Representatives of some suing organizations and states acknowledge that a prime cause for this litigation surge wa ...
... mushroomed in recent years. One observer counts 118 lawsuits and petitions for government action filed on climate change issues through the end of 2008—41 lawsuits filed in 2007 alone.1 Representatives of some suing organizations and states acknowledge that a prime cause for this litigation surge wa ...
Climate Adaptation in Asia: Knowledge Gaps and Research
... agricultural productivity, the future effects of the South-North water transfer scheme, already committed by the national government, will far outweigh the impacts of climate change on water supply in drought years. For these reasons, from the perspective of vulnerability, other regions of the count ...
... agricultural productivity, the future effects of the South-North water transfer scheme, already committed by the national government, will far outweigh the impacts of climate change on water supply in drought years. For these reasons, from the perspective of vulnerability, other regions of the count ...
Reports of Phase 2 Activity, January 2005
... and near-term effects of El Nino linkages on climate variability. WA managers were keen to see if such techniques could be profitably deployed in southwest Western Australia, possibly linked to cyclic phases affecting the Indian Ocean. In this general decision environment the Indian Ocean Climate In ...
... and near-term effects of El Nino linkages on climate variability. WA managers were keen to see if such techniques could be profitably deployed in southwest Western Australia, possibly linked to cyclic phases affecting the Indian Ocean. In this general decision environment the Indian Ocean Climate In ...
Ethnographic Perspectives on Resilience To Climate Variability in
... Pacific Island Countries have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to climate change. This is recognised by both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is well established that island communities are ...
... Pacific Island Countries have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to climate change. This is recognised by both the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is well established that island communities are ...
8 Research and systematic observation
... present-state and future sinks and sources. In 2014, the ICOS will shift from a preparatory phase (2008-2013) to an operational phase running until 2031. The ICOS links research, education and innovation to promote technological developments and demonstrations related to greenhouse gases. The ICOS H ...
... present-state and future sinks and sources. In 2014, the ICOS will shift from a preparatory phase (2008-2013) to an operational phase running until 2031. The ICOS links research, education and innovation to promote technological developments and demonstrations related to greenhouse gases. The ICOS H ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Houston
... Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) State of the Climate Report and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Surface Temperature Analysis indicate that the average atmospheric temperature has increased by about 1.2 – 1.4ºF (equivalent to 0.77 degrees Celsius) since 1900 ...
... Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) State of the Climate Report and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Surface Temperature Analysis indicate that the average atmospheric temperature has increased by about 1.2 – 1.4ºF (equivalent to 0.77 degrees Celsius) since 1900 ...
Climate Relicts: Past, Present, Future
... Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 2011.42:313-333. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org by Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) on 03/19/12. For personal use only. ...
... Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 2011.42:313-333. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org by Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) on 03/19/12. For personal use only. ...
8 Research and systematic observation
... present-state and future sinks and sources. In 2014, the ICOS will shift from a preparatory phase (2008-2013) to an operational phase running until 2031. The ICOS links research, education and innovation to promote technological developments and demonstrations related to greenhouse gases. The ICOS H ...
... present-state and future sinks and sources. In 2014, the ICOS will shift from a preparatory phase (2008-2013) to an operational phase running until 2031. The ICOS links research, education and innovation to promote technological developments and demonstrations related to greenhouse gases. The ICOS H ...
BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... greenhouse gas concentrations are allowed to rise – is a less-explored dimension of the links between climate change and DRR. Yet this dimension is critical for understanding how climate-related disaster risks may evolve and how DRR (and adaptation) will have to evolve to address them – both importa ...
... greenhouse gas concentrations are allowed to rise – is a less-explored dimension of the links between climate change and DRR. Yet this dimension is critical for understanding how climate-related disaster risks may evolve and how DRR (and adaptation) will have to evolve to address them – both importa ...
the full chapter
... International Development Association (IDA) replenishments (IDA16 and IDA17), special themes include not only attention to FCACs but also attention to the need for low-income countries more generally to prepare for, and respond to, climate change. But relationships between these problems were all bu ...
... International Development Association (IDA) replenishments (IDA16 and IDA17), special themes include not only attention to FCACs but also attention to the need for low-income countries more generally to prepare for, and respond to, climate change. But relationships between these problems were all bu ...
climate change
... 3oC is the order of warming we are heading for with current pledges on climate action from governments, if they are actually met. Even higher increases are still a possibility. This scenario should be considered catastrophic climate change, with adverse impacts in many areas that would force large n ...
... 3oC is the order of warming we are heading for with current pledges on climate action from governments, if they are actually met. Even higher increases are still a possibility. This scenario should be considered catastrophic climate change, with adverse impacts in many areas that would force large n ...
Global air temperature variability independent of sea
... 1 Introduction Changes in annual mean global surface air temperature (SAT) are at the heart of current climate change science and policy. Graphical images of the SAT time series, like the Mauna Loa carbon dioxide curve, have taken on almost iconic status as a primary illustration of climate change. ...
... 1 Introduction Changes in annual mean global surface air temperature (SAT) are at the heart of current climate change science and policy. Graphical images of the SAT time series, like the Mauna Loa carbon dioxide curve, have taken on almost iconic status as a primary illustration of climate change. ...