Program on Global and Regional Climate Change
... Climate change is being recognized as a major threat to present day society because of its adverse impacts on ecosystem, agricultural productivity, water resources, socio-economy and sustainability in a global as well as regional basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fou ...
... Climate change is being recognized as a major threat to present day society because of its adverse impacts on ecosystem, agricultural productivity, water resources, socio-economy and sustainability in a global as well as regional basis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its fou ...
Science Plan for LTEO - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... More significantly, this programme will help build capacity within India in this important area of climate change impacts by training students and young scientists through sustained long-term support for research in these key areas. I therefore call upon the community of scientists in the country to ...
... More significantly, this programme will help build capacity within India in this important area of climate change impacts by training students and young scientists through sustained long-term support for research in these key areas. I therefore call upon the community of scientists in the country to ...
INCORPORATING CATASTROPHES INTO INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT: SCIENCE, IMPACTS, AND ADAPTATION
... for Evaluating Regional and Global Effects (MERGE) of GHG reduction policies. These remarkably consistent results have been regarded by many economists (but by no means all; see, e.g., Bruckner et al., 1999; Chapman and Khanna, 2000) as a robust answer to the optimal mitigation level problem. In its ...
... for Evaluating Regional and Global Effects (MERGE) of GHG reduction policies. These remarkably consistent results have been regarded by many economists (but by no means all; see, e.g., Bruckner et al., 1999; Chapman and Khanna, 2000) as a robust answer to the optimal mitigation level problem. In its ...
High impact, low probability? An empirical analysis of risk in the economics of climate change: Working Paper 9 (505 kB) (opens in new window)
... 1. Developing climate science and economics 2. Climate change governance for a new global deal 3. Adaptation to climate change and human development 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the i ...
... 1. Developing climate science and economics 2. Climate change governance for a new global deal 3. Adaptation to climate change and human development 4. Governments, markets and climate change mitigation 5. The Munich Re Programme - Evaluating the economics of climate risks and opportunities in the i ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews are available o ...
... The climate science community sources a suite of models to inform decision makers on future climate. Among the most widely used are GCMs (Global Climate Models), RCMs (Regional Climate Models), downscaling techniques (both empirical and statistical), and several comprehensive reviews are available o ...
Shifting public opinion on climate change: an
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
... been performed on this topic, making opinions about the threat of climate change an expanding area of intense political (Pooley 2010) and academic (Krosnick et al. 2008; Kellstedt et al. 2008) interest. Along with this attention have come repeated calls for the creation of “political will,” based on ...
Arctic Circle - Office national du film du Canada
... 5. Decisions regarding scientific and technological development involve a variety of considerations, including social, environmental, ethical and economic. What is the role of science to inform and empower decision‐ making by individuals, and by local, national and global communities? Extension ...
... 5. Decisions regarding scientific and technological development involve a variety of considerations, including social, environmental, ethical and economic. What is the role of science to inform and empower decision‐ making by individuals, and by local, national and global communities? Extension ...
Developments of the IOC science programme and
... biogeochemical cycling. 18. However, our understanding of global change is incomplete because available observational data have not been adequately explored, inventoried, nor compared. Nor do we know how to predict the timing and direction of the next major shifts. By comparing these valuable time-s ...
... biogeochemical cycling. 18. However, our understanding of global change is incomplete because available observational data have not been adequately explored, inventoried, nor compared. Nor do we know how to predict the timing and direction of the next major shifts. By comparing these valuable time-s ...
L I V E L I H O O D
... •Local institutions know communities and should have the main responsibility for identifying the poor and vulnerable and supporting them in building safe rural and urban settlements. These institutions should ensure that climate information reaches the poorest and most vulnerable through appropriat ...
... •Local institutions know communities and should have the main responsibility for identifying the poor and vulnerable and supporting them in building safe rural and urban settlements. These institutions should ensure that climate information reaches the poorest and most vulnerable through appropriat ...
M B V C
... to review each of the 60 questions based on their experience, and to indicate whether the questions were clear and essential, and then state what suggested changes and additions to questions and themes should be included. The target population in Phase 1 included 40 experts and suppliers of climate ...
... to review each of the 60 questions based on their experience, and to indicate whether the questions were clear and essential, and then state what suggested changes and additions to questions and themes should be included. The target population in Phase 1 included 40 experts and suppliers of climate ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Ohio
... Since the early 1990s, and especially during the 21st century, significant progress has been made in understanding the impacts of climate change at national, regional, and local scales. The Canadian and Hadley climate change models are cited most frequently and we look first to these, yet there are ...
... Since the early 1990s, and especially during the 21st century, significant progress has been made in understanding the impacts of climate change at national, regional, and local scales. The Canadian and Hadley climate change models are cited most frequently and we look first to these, yet there are ...
Ground surface temperature scenarios in complex high
... 2. Data, Models, and Methods 2.1. Local Observed Climate Time Series [6] Observational data (OBS) were obtained for the climate station at Corvatsch (3315 m above sea level (asl) [46.25/ 9.49], Upper Engadine, Switzerland) from MeteoSwiss (Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology). The Co ...
... 2. Data, Models, and Methods 2.1. Local Observed Climate Time Series [6] Observational data (OBS) were obtained for the climate station at Corvatsch (3315 m above sea level (asl) [46.25/ 9.49], Upper Engadine, Switzerland) from MeteoSwiss (Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology). The Co ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... of papers in management journals, and the other traditional social science disciplines, cannot be explained by a general lack of work outside the hard sciences. It is clear from the evidence that papers on this topic are being written and published. It seems useful to compare these findings with a b ...
... of papers in management journals, and the other traditional social science disciplines, cannot be explained by a general lack of work outside the hard sciences. It is clear from the evidence that papers on this topic are being written and published. It seems useful to compare these findings with a b ...
Responding to Climate Change: The Three Spheres of
... of transformation can be perceived as instrumental by some and threatening by others, leading to tradeoffs or conflicts that can result in real or perceived winners and losers at different scales. For example, a transformation of energy systems that involves the development of biofuels has been crit ...
... of transformation can be perceived as instrumental by some and threatening by others, leading to tradeoffs or conflicts that can result in real or perceived winners and losers at different scales. For example, a transformation of energy systems that involves the development of biofuels has been crit ...
Long-Term Ecological Records and Their Relevance to Climate
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
... which predicts that, on the basis of mid-range climatic warming scenarios for 2050, up to 37% of plant species globally will be committed to extinction owing to lack of suitable climate space. Another well-cited scenario is the prediction from a general dynamic vegetation model run for the tropical ...
The National strategy on climate change was issued by Prime
... The National strategy on climate change was issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Decision 2139/QĐ-TTg on December 05, 2011. The following is its full content (for reference): National strategy on climate change I. Climate change – Challenge and chance 1. Challenges Climate change is one of bi ...
... The National strategy on climate change was issued by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Decision 2139/QĐ-TTg on December 05, 2011. The following is its full content (for reference): National strategy on climate change I. Climate change – Challenge and chance 1. Challenges Climate change is one of bi ...
Economic and social benefits of meteorology and
... services in a country. Concerning the economic sector, a benefit analysis should therefore concentrate on those subsectors where weather services are particularly relevant, i.e. agriculture, construction, energy, insurance, telecommunication, tourism, transport, logistics and water availability. Ana ...
... services in a country. Concerning the economic sector, a benefit analysis should therefore concentrate on those subsectors where weather services are particularly relevant, i.e. agriculture, construction, energy, insurance, telecommunication, tourism, transport, logistics and water availability. Ana ...
The politics of climate change
... of some sort is inevitable. The post-war period was one of reconstruction, in which large-scale investments had to be made in order to recover from a situation of immense material damage. The Marshall Plan was in fact a great success—which is why Al Gore makes such play with it. Planning is often as ...
... of some sort is inevitable. The post-war period was one of reconstruction, in which large-scale investments had to be made in order to recover from a situation of immense material damage. The Marshall Plan was in fact a great success—which is why Al Gore makes such play with it. Planning is often as ...
Chapter 2 - UCLA: Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
... Trade winds in the tropics blow westward (i.e., from east, so known as easterlies). • they converge into the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), i.e., the tropical convective zone. Neelin, 2011. Climate Change and Climate Modeling, Cambridge UP ...
... Trade winds in the tropics blow westward (i.e., from east, so known as easterlies). • they converge into the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), i.e., the tropical convective zone. Neelin, 2011. Climate Change and Climate Modeling, Cambridge UP ...