RPS-Report template (standard) - University of Technology Sydney
... While there exists a number of useful resources for undertaking climate risk assessment and adaptation planning, to date there has been a gap in practical guidance for embedding, mainstreaming or systematising (referred to collectively as ‘embedding’) climate risk planning into council business. In ...
... While there exists a number of useful resources for undertaking climate risk assessment and adaptation planning, to date there has been a gap in practical guidance for embedding, mainstreaming or systematising (referred to collectively as ‘embedding’) climate risk planning into council business. In ...
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 ...
Come Rain or Shine - Integrating Climate Risk Management into
... encourage the exchange of ideas about development research and policy issues in Africa. The papers are signed by the author(s) and should be cited and referred accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessari ...
... encourage the exchange of ideas about development research and policy issues in Africa. The papers are signed by the author(s) and should be cited and referred accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessari ...
Polish National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change
... 1.1. Background and objective of the document, global and EU conditions The effects of climate change, especially the rise of temperature, frequency and intensity of extreme phenomena, taking place in the last few decades, tend to deepen and therefore they have become a matter of interest to governm ...
... 1.1. Background and objective of the document, global and EU conditions The effects of climate change, especially the rise of temperature, frequency and intensity of extreme phenomena, taking place in the last few decades, tend to deepen and therefore they have become a matter of interest to governm ...
Insights to Key Questions about Climate Change
... Chapter 3 focuses on the issue of economic impacts of weather and climate in the United States (US). The first section addresses known financial impacts of recent (1950-2000) weather and climate conditions. Descriptions follow of temporal trends of weather and climate extremes and their impacts, cau ...
... Chapter 3 focuses on the issue of economic impacts of weather and climate in the United States (US). The first section addresses known financial impacts of recent (1950-2000) weather and climate conditions. Descriptions follow of temporal trends of weather and climate extremes and their impacts, cau ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... and risk management. In community planning or forestry, for example, the changes need to be anticipated for decades ahead. Economic activities, living, transportation and other functions in the society have adapted to the local and regional climate conditions. Already in the present climate, however ...
... and risk management. In community planning or forestry, for example, the changes need to be anticipated for decades ahead. Economic activities, living, transportation and other functions in the society have adapted to the local and regional climate conditions. Already in the present climate, however ...
V0.17 (February 12, 2015) - Mitigation and Adaptation Research
... communities in Hampton Roads and beyond need to cope with the unprecedented challenges posed by changing climate and rising sea levels as well as the threats of extreme weather events. Hampton Roads is experiencing one of the highest sea-level rise rates in the U.S. This implies that problems will ...
... communities in Hampton Roads and beyond need to cope with the unprecedented challenges posed by changing climate and rising sea levels as well as the threats of extreme weather events. Hampton Roads is experiencing one of the highest sea-level rise rates in the U.S. This implies that problems will ...
Report
... likely impacts of climate change on the New York harbor, Gateway should consider incorporating climate change adaptation into its new GMP. Climate change refers to a significant alteration of the average climate persisting for several decades or longer. Increased levels of greenhouse gases drive mod ...
... likely impacts of climate change on the New York harbor, Gateway should consider incorporating climate change adaptation into its new GMP. Climate change refers to a significant alteration of the average climate persisting for several decades or longer. Increased levels of greenhouse gases drive mod ...
Exceptional twentieth-century slowdown in Atlantic
... that this region near Greenland is anomalous in being colder during the modern reference period (1961–1990) than even in the Little Ice Age (LIA). The AMOC index (blue curve) indicates a steady AMOC, with modest changes until the beginning of the twentieth century. There is indication of a maximum i ...
... that this region near Greenland is anomalous in being colder during the modern reference period (1961–1990) than even in the Little Ice Age (LIA). The AMOC index (blue curve) indicates a steady AMOC, with modest changes until the beginning of the twentieth century. There is indication of a maximum i ...
Climate Adaptation Plan for the Territories of the Yakama Nation
... We recognize that the efforts of the Yakama Nation alone—or any one entity alone—will not be enough to address the challenges of climate change. Ultimately, it will require a concerted, collaborative effort between tribal, local, state, and federal governments. Our planning approach rests upon this ...
... We recognize that the efforts of the Yakama Nation alone—or any one entity alone—will not be enough to address the challenges of climate change. Ultimately, it will require a concerted, collaborative effort between tribal, local, state, and federal governments. Our planning approach rests upon this ...
Yes Impact – Water Wars
... humans from, for example, the combustion of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide plays a major role in this process. But, until 1994, approximately half for the world's CO2 emissions from human combustion of fossil fuels was absorbed by the oceans. As the amount of carbon dioxide in the oceans rises, howeve ...
... humans from, for example, the combustion of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide plays a major role in this process. But, until 1994, approximately half for the world's CO2 emissions from human combustion of fossil fuels was absorbed by the oceans. As the amount of carbon dioxide in the oceans rises, howeve ...
Changing
... In Section 1 the potential impacts of climate change on economic sectors in the UK are considered and adaptation is introduced as a way to manage the risks and opportunities brought about by these climate impacts. In Section 2 the consequences of climate change on UK society and people at work are c ...
... In Section 1 the potential impacts of climate change on economic sectors in the UK are considered and adaptation is introduced as a way to manage the risks and opportunities brought about by these climate impacts. In Section 2 the consequences of climate change on UK society and people at work are c ...
Tilburg University Climate change adaptation
... successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the alarm bell. Adaptation is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is al ...
... successful so that ecosystems, food production, and the economy are more or less automatically kept as they were before. Fifteen years later, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sounded the alarm bell. Adaptation is necessary to address impacts resulting from the warming which is al ...
Climate Change and Its Impact on Groundwater
... likely to result in increased groundwater recharge. However, higher evaporation may mean that soil deficits persist for longer and commence earlier, offsetting an increase in total effective rainfall. Various types of aquifer will be recharged differently. The main types are unconfined and confined ...
... likely to result in increased groundwater recharge. However, higher evaporation may mean that soil deficits persist for longer and commence earlier, offsetting an increase in total effective rainfall. Various types of aquifer will be recharged differently. The main types are unconfined and confined ...