The Long-Run Effects of Climate Change on Conflict
... technology can mitigate the reduction, then for two regions with the same temperature today, the one that was warmer in the past will have technology that is more suitable for higher temperatures and thus experience a smaller reduction from the contemporaneously high temperatures. The underlying eco ...
... technology can mitigate the reduction, then for two regions with the same temperature today, the one that was warmer in the past will have technology that is more suitable for higher temperatures and thus experience a smaller reduction from the contemporaneously high temperatures. The underlying eco ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... In its 2013 Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified AHM as a region likely to receive increasingly extreme and variable weather due to shifts in climate (IPCC, 2013b). Regional studies have shown that a single extreme weather event can account for as much a ...
... In its 2013 Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified AHM as a region likely to receive increasingly extreme and variable weather due to shifts in climate (IPCC, 2013b). Regional studies have shown that a single extreme weather event can account for as much a ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... In its 2013 Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified AHM as a region likely to receive increasingly extreme and variable weather due to shifts in climate (IPCC, 2013b). Regional studies have shown that a single extreme weather event can account for as much a ...
... In its 2013 Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified AHM as a region likely to receive increasingly extreme and variable weather due to shifts in climate (IPCC, 2013b). Regional studies have shown that a single extreme weather event can account for as much a ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... tries established the boundary in its own territory, and the international marine boundary was established by consensus.The definition of the arctic landmass used here is wider than that often used but has the advantage of being inclusive of landscapes and vegetation from northern forests to polar d ...
... tries established the boundary in its own territory, and the international marine boundary was established by consensus.The definition of the arctic landmass used here is wider than that often used but has the advantage of being inclusive of landscapes and vegetation from northern forests to polar d ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... effects, investments and many partners. Adaptation science has a key and fundamental role in this process to help decision-makers choose the right pathway forward. Adaptation models and tools have the ability to weigh many interacting factors to better understand the sensitivities and consequences o ...
... effects, investments and many partners. Adaptation science has a key and fundamental role in this process to help decision-makers choose the right pathway forward. Adaptation models and tools have the ability to weigh many interacting factors to better understand the sensitivities and consequences o ...
Glantz 2004 - Ilan Kelman
... decisions are being made for which an improved knowledge of climate affairs would be advantageous. Consequently, there is a growing awareness among educators, researchers and young professionals in a variety of fields of the need for a better understanding of just how climate variability and change ...
... decisions are being made for which an improved knowledge of climate affairs would be advantageous. Consequently, there is a growing awareness among educators, researchers and young professionals in a variety of fields of the need for a better understanding of just how climate variability and change ...
56 - University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
... important for food security, livelihood and employment and the generation of foreign exchange for national governments throughout the world. The impacts of climate change are expected to be different within and between regions and nations, and thus it is important to investigate where climate change ...
... important for food security, livelihood and employment and the generation of foreign exchange for national governments throughout the world. The impacts of climate change are expected to be different within and between regions and nations, and thus it is important to investigate where climate change ...
Identifying adaptation options - South Florida Regional Planning
... used as an excuse for not taking appropriate action. Many decisions in business and politics are regularly made in the face of uncertainty (eg. investment decisions) and deciding on the need for, and type of, adaptation should be approached in a similar manner. This normally involves taking a risk m ...
... used as an excuse for not taking appropriate action. Many decisions in business and politics are regularly made in the face of uncertainty (eg. investment decisions) and deciding on the need for, and type of, adaptation should be approached in a similar manner. This normally involves taking a risk m ...
Climate finance in the Pacific: An overview of flows to the region`s
... limitations, discussed in the paper, it is a useful start. However, there are considerable delays in data reporting, so speeding up the process of donor reporting would make this an even more useful resource for countries with questions about the provision of climate finance. It would also be helpfu ...
... limitations, discussed in the paper, it is a useful start. However, there are considerable delays in data reporting, so speeding up the process of donor reporting would make this an even more useful resource for countries with questions about the provision of climate finance. It would also be helpfu ...
the student presentation
... in ice volume and sea level • Timing and response of environment to the end of interglacial periods Tzedakis, C., 2003, Timing and duration of Last Interglacial conditions in Europe: a chronicle of a changing chronology, Quaternary Science Reviews, 22: 763-768. ...
... in ice volume and sea level • Timing and response of environment to the end of interglacial periods Tzedakis, C., 2003, Timing and duration of Last Interglacial conditions in Europe: a chronicle of a changing chronology, Quaternary Science Reviews, 22: 763-768. ...
Quantifying non-cooperative climate engineering
... 1994). The main issue undermining the policy solution is the very essence of global warming, namely that it is a global externality and that we lack the institutions required to govern it. This gap in action has fueled the discussion about alternative policy options in order to cope with the impacts ...
... 1994). The main issue undermining the policy solution is the very essence of global warming, namely that it is a global externality and that we lack the institutions required to govern it. This gap in action has fueled the discussion about alternative policy options in order to cope with the impacts ...
Climate Scenario Development
... Technical Guidelines documents (IPCC, 1992, 1994), which were briefly summarised in the Second Assessment Report of Working Group II (Carter et al., 1996b). These documents, while serving a useful purpose in providing guidelines for scenario use, ...
... Technical Guidelines documents (IPCC, 1992, 1994), which were briefly summarised in the Second Assessment Report of Working Group II (Carter et al., 1996b). These documents, while serving a useful purpose in providing guidelines for scenario use, ...
An Inter-Comparison of the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) and the
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
... spending [29,30]. The latest assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, “after 2050, tourism activity is projected to decrease in Southern Europe (low confidence) and increase in Northern and Continental Europe (medium confidence)” [31]. Moreover, the r ...
Guidelines for Responding to the Effects of Climate Change in
... The material contained in these notes is in the nature of general comment only and is not advice on any particular matter. No one should act on the basis of anything contained in these notes without taking appropriate professional advice on the particular circumstances. The Publishers, the Editors a ...
... The material contained in these notes is in the nature of general comment only and is not advice on any particular matter. No one should act on the basis of anything contained in these notes without taking appropriate professional advice on the particular circumstances. The Publishers, the Editors a ...
Beyond Known Worlds: Climate Change Governance by Arbitral
... issue, climate change, defined as any change in climate over time (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, ...
... issue, climate change, defined as any change in climate over time (whether due to natural factors or as a result of human activity), has become a pressing global concern.2 Climate change can affect diverse determinants of human well-being, such as access to water, energy supplies, and public health, ...
From Davos to Copenhagen and Beyond
... Parties in Copenhagen, the international community will attempt to negotiate a new climate change agreement that would ensure that global temperature increase does not exceed 2°C, a level of warming considered by many scientists and over 100 nationsx, including the G8, to ...
... Parties in Copenhagen, the international community will attempt to negotiate a new climate change agreement that would ensure that global temperature increase does not exceed 2°C, a level of warming considered by many scientists and over 100 nationsx, including the G8, to ...
CIRES-Climate Change - Colorado Water Conservation Board
... plan. Accordingly, the document focuses on observed trends, modeling, and projections of hydroclimatic variables—including temperature, precipitation, snowmelt, and runoff— that are important factors for water supply in the state. However, the geographic scope of the document does not end at the sta ...
... plan. Accordingly, the document focuses on observed trends, modeling, and projections of hydroclimatic variables—including temperature, precipitation, snowmelt, and runoff— that are important factors for water supply in the state. However, the geographic scope of the document does not end at the sta ...
Hosted by: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the Program
... systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearly 20 years examining nitrogen cycling in sediments as part of the Boston sewage o ...
... systems. My thesis was on the cycling of heavy metals in sewage sludge on a salt marsh. I moved from sewage sludge to the transport of N from septic effluent into coastal waters for my post-doc. I then later spent nearly 20 years examining nitrogen cycling in sediments as part of the Boston sewage o ...