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... enabling policy and legal frameworks. They must also be complemented by other responses that address the immediate effects of climate change and protect those who cannot adapt. This entails enhancing social protection and safety net systems, programmes and capacities at regional, national and local ...
... enabling policy and legal frameworks. They must also be complemented by other responses that address the immediate effects of climate change and protect those who cannot adapt. This entails enhancing social protection and safety net systems, programmes and capacities at regional, national and local ...
Philippine N ational Grassroots C onferenc e on Climate C hange
... weather phenomena. Climate change w as and is brought about by decades of human-induced surplus production based on the capitalist greed for super profits. More importantly, addressing climate change should be based on raising the question of sustainability of our global systems and structures of go ...
... weather phenomena. Climate change w as and is brought about by decades of human-induced surplus production based on the capitalist greed for super profits. More importantly, addressing climate change should be based on raising the question of sustainability of our global systems and structures of go ...
Climate Extremes: Challenges in Estimating
... e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] X. Zhang Climate Research Division, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada e-mail: [email protected] ...
... e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] X. Zhang Climate Research Division, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada e-mail: [email protected] ...
Indices for monitoring changes in extremes based on daily
... places where day-to-day variability in temperature is very small, such as tropical regions, and a more flexible indicator of heat waves has therefore been proposed.34 ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In tota ...
... places where day-to-day variability in temperature is very small, such as tropical regions, and a more flexible indicator of heat waves has therefore been proposed.34 ETCCDI adopted most of the ECA indices,29 but modified those that appeared problematic when applied to a wide range of areas. In tota ...
Blue Nile Runoff Sensitivity to Climate Change
... worst in 50 years. It is likely that more extreme events like these will be observed more frequently in future as a result of global warming [3]. In an attempt to understand climatic shifts in Africa, [4] studied both annual temperature and precipitation anomalies from the turn of the 20th Century. ...
... worst in 50 years. It is likely that more extreme events like these will be observed more frequently in future as a result of global warming [3]. In an attempt to understand climatic shifts in Africa, [4] studied both annual temperature and precipitation anomalies from the turn of the 20th Century. ...
1 Internationally Coordinated, Cooperative Arctic Marine Science
... 3. Improving Weather and Sea Ice Prediction, Understanding of Change and Emergency Response Through the International Arctic Buoy Program (‘IABP’) The IABP is a highly successful example of how the pooling of resources between different countries and between research and operational agencies can pro ...
... 3. Improving Weather and Sea Ice Prediction, Understanding of Change and Emergency Response Through the International Arctic Buoy Program (‘IABP’) The IABP is a highly successful example of how the pooling of resources between different countries and between research and operational agencies can pro ...
Promising Practices on cLimate cHange in UrBan sUB
... For the purposes of the Dubai International Award, a practice is ‘promising’ if it meets the following three criteria: (1) it comes under one of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two yea ...
... For the purposes of the Dubai International Award, a practice is ‘promising’ if it meets the following three criteria: (1) it comes under one of the relevant areas; (2) it features the basic elements of the minimum criteria; and (3) it shows good potential but its lifetime (usually less than two yea ...
Effects of climate change and seed dispersal on airborne ragweed
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
Fors..a og baks..a - Arctic Portal Library
... 3. That explicit protocols be developed for simple and relatively inexpensive manipulations of air temperature (such as by small greenhouses) and snow cover (as by snow fences) at participating sites; 4. That sets of selected individuals in field transplant gardens be subjected to a common garden ( ...
... 3. That explicit protocols be developed for simple and relatively inexpensive manipulations of air temperature (such as by small greenhouses) and snow cover (as by snow fences) at participating sites; 4. That sets of selected individuals in field transplant gardens be subjected to a common garden ( ...
United Kingdom
... A spectroradiometer is co-located with the Brewer spectrophotometer in Reading, funded as part of the Defra monitoring programme. The Bentham DM150 UV spectroradiometer has been in place since 1993, and is regularly calibrated in situ. The instrument takes measurements from 290nm to 500nm at 0.5nm r ...
... A spectroradiometer is co-located with the Brewer spectrophotometer in Reading, funded as part of the Defra monitoring programme. The Bentham DM150 UV spectroradiometer has been in place since 1993, and is regularly calibrated in situ. The instrument takes measurements from 290nm to 500nm at 0.5nm r ...
Print - Science Advances
... Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) pooled over the period 2002– 2011. Randomly selected respondents answered the question: “During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep?” Questions from the BRFSS have been assessed for validity (22) and rel ...
... Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) pooled over the period 2002– 2011. Randomly selected respondents answered the question: “During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt you did not get enough rest or sleep?” Questions from the BRFSS have been assessed for validity (22) and rel ...
Center for Global Environmental Research
... This joint research team involving CCSR, NIES, and FRCGC has developed two versions of MIROC: one with a higher resolution (with about 100 km and 20 km horizontal resolution in the atmosphere and ocean, respectively) for research on regional as well as global climate change and extreme events, and a ...
... This joint research team involving CCSR, NIES, and FRCGC has developed two versions of MIROC: one with a higher resolution (with about 100 km and 20 km horizontal resolution in the atmosphere and ocean, respectively) for research on regional as well as global climate change and extreme events, and a ...
Climate Change, Natural Disasters and Migration
... developing countries. Many studies such as the Stern review (2007) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) predict an intensification of climate change for future years. Thus climate change has taken an essential place in world governance. The relationship between climate chang ...
... developing countries. Many studies such as the Stern review (2007) or the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007) predict an intensification of climate change for future years. Thus climate change has taken an essential place in world governance. The relationship between climate chang ...
Climate change in the northeastern US: regional climate model
... by applying a variety of climate models under the same emissions scenario. In this study, we perform regional climate simulations over the northeastern sector of the United States and adjacent parts of southern Canada, applying a high resolution RCM developed by the UK Hadley Centre. The objectives ...
... by applying a variety of climate models under the same emissions scenario. In this study, we perform regional climate simulations over the northeastern sector of the United States and adjacent parts of southern Canada, applying a high resolution RCM developed by the UK Hadley Centre. The objectives ...
The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering Simon Nicholson
... A straightforward definition of geoengineeering comes might get desperate enough to want to use it.”4 from an influential report issued by the United KingDreams of weather and climate control are dom’s Royal Society in 2009. Geoengineering, suggests the report, is any “deliberate large-scale manipul ...
... A straightforward definition of geoengineeering comes might get desperate enough to want to use it.”4 from an influential report issued by the United KingDreams of weather and climate control are dom’s Royal Society in 2009. Geoengineering, suggests the report, is any “deliberate large-scale manipul ...
Diplom/Master`s Thesis - Institute for the Study of Society and
... Hayhoe, Katharine, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Norman Miller, Susanne C. Moser, Scott C. Sheridan, Michael Dettinger. “A Tale of Two Cities: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Heat Mortality in California.” Environmental Health Perspectives, to be submitted. ...
... Hayhoe, Katharine, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Norman Miller, Susanne C. Moser, Scott C. Sheridan, Michael Dettinger. “A Tale of Two Cities: Climate Change, Extreme Heat, and Heat Mortality in California.” Environmental Health Perspectives, to be submitted. ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Cross
... A wide range of climatic and non-climatic drivers affect corals and coral reefs and negative impacts have already been observed (5.4.2.4, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 25.6.2.1, 30.5.3, 30.5.6). Bleaching involves the breakdown and loss of endosymbiotic algae, which live in the coral tissues and play a key role in ...
... A wide range of climatic and non-climatic drivers affect corals and coral reefs and negative impacts have already been observed (5.4.2.4, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 25.6.2.1, 30.5.3, 30.5.6). Bleaching involves the breakdown and loss of endosymbiotic algae, which live in the coral tissues and play a key role in ...
Climate Change Impacts on Wetlands in Victoria and Implications for
... composition in ecosystems, affecting their ecological structure, function and biodiversity. Significant and persistent changes in both the mean and the variability of climate variables determine the impacts of climate change on wetlands. They range from the direct effects of the changes in climatic ...
... composition in ecosystems, affecting their ecological structure, function and biodiversity. Significant and persistent changes in both the mean and the variability of climate variables determine the impacts of climate change on wetlands. They range from the direct effects of the changes in climatic ...
Final Report Climate change and Wetlands.doc
... composition in ecosystems, affecting their ecological structure, function and biodiversity. Significant and persistent changes in both the mean and the variability of climate variables determine the impacts of climate change on wetlands. They range from the direct effects of the changes in climatic ...
... composition in ecosystems, affecting their ecological structure, function and biodiversity. Significant and persistent changes in both the mean and the variability of climate variables determine the impacts of climate change on wetlands. They range from the direct effects of the changes in climatic ...
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... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...
... Problem Statement Pavement structures represent a significant infrastructure investment that is critical to the well‐ being, growth and expansion of any geographic location. As such pavements are expected to be durable and resilient, and to perform satisfactorily throughout their service lives. I ...