Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
... been increased heat-related mortality and decreased cold-related mortality in some regions as a result of warming (medium confidence). Local changes in temperature and rainfall have altered the distribution of some water-borne illnesses and disease vectors (medium confidence).12 Differences in vulne ...
... been increased heat-related mortality and decreased cold-related mortality in some regions as a result of warming (medium confidence). Local changes in temperature and rainfall have altered the distribution of some water-borne illnesses and disease vectors (medium confidence).12 Differences in vulne ...
Fritz Reusswig, Lutz Meyer-Ohlendorf Social Representation of
... of climate change perceptions, we turn to our own small sample of qualitative interviews (n=16) in Hyderabad, covering a broad range of issues. We then focus on the way our respondents do represent climate change in the context of weather changes, of its causes, and of possible solutions. We present ...
... of climate change perceptions, we turn to our own small sample of qualitative interviews (n=16) in Hyderabad, covering a broad range of issues. We then focus on the way our respondents do represent climate change in the context of weather changes, of its causes, and of possible solutions. We present ...
Climate change in Central America and Mexico
... many countries in Central America, hydropower is one of the important sources of energy. For example, hydropower contribution to the total energy production is significant in Costa Rica (90%), Panama (60%), and Guatemala (35%). Therefore, a climate change study at spatial scales appropriate to addre ...
... many countries in Central America, hydropower is one of the important sources of energy. For example, hydropower contribution to the total energy production is significant in Costa Rica (90%), Panama (60%), and Guatemala (35%). Therefore, a climate change study at spatial scales appropriate to addre ...
From Impacts Assessment to Adaptation Priorities: the Shaping of
... comparatively low and often absent, and to the extent that it was present at all, it was in the context of mitigation debates. One important reason for this is that it is widely understood that in the long term adaptation will not suffice. The atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses will hav ...
... comparatively low and often absent, and to the extent that it was present at all, it was in the context of mitigation debates. One important reason for this is that it is widely understood that in the long term adaptation will not suffice. The atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gasses will hav ...
Mexico - Met Office
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
... changed, and plan for future, is improving all the time. But there is still a long way to go. These reports – led by the Met Office Hadley Centre in collaboration with many institutes and scientists around the world – aim to provide useful, up to date and impartial information, based on the best cli ...
Planning Climate Resilient Cities: Early Lessons from Early Adapters
... Governments (UCLG), C40 Cities, and Cities Alliance are among the many formal networks and umbrella organizations that provide information about climate change to member cities through electronic media, publications, and the meetings they convene. The diffusion of technical expertise and managerial ...
... Governments (UCLG), C40 Cities, and Cities Alliance are among the many formal networks and umbrella organizations that provide information about climate change to member cities through electronic media, publications, and the meetings they convene. The diffusion of technical expertise and managerial ...
Climate change data and risk assessment methodologies for the
... the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB's name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of IDB's logo shall be subject to a separate written license agreement between the IDB and the user and is not authorized as part of this CC-IGO license. Note that link provided above includes addit ...
... the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB's name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of IDB's logo shall be subject to a separate written license agreement between the IDB and the user and is not authorized as part of this CC-IGO license. Note that link provided above includes addit ...
How Corporations Have Influenced the U.S. Dialogue on Climate
... “unequivocal” the proposition that Earth’s climate is warming and “very likely” that emissions of heat-trapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century” (IPCC 2007). More recently, the National Academy of Sci ...
... “unequivocal” the proposition that Earth’s climate is warming and “very likely” that emissions of heat-trapping gases from human activities have caused “most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century” (IPCC 2007). More recently, the National Academy of Sci ...
Cities and climate change - Urban Climate Change Research Network
... taking controversial decisions, political support is absolutely essential for successful climate governance. However, political support and leadership may not be sufficient where financial constraints are too high (both costs of climate policies and lack of financial and human resources) (Kern et al ...
... taking controversial decisions, political support is absolutely essential for successful climate governance. However, political support and leadership may not be sufficient where financial constraints are too high (both costs of climate policies and lack of financial and human resources) (Kern et al ...
Climate Change and US National Security
... have to be careful what they wish for. While it might deliver new efforts to mitigate climate change (that is to reduce greenhouse gases), the climate security agenda will likely lead to attention to homeland security and the consequences for the American military at home and abroad. A climate secur ...
... have to be careful what they wish for. While it might deliver new efforts to mitigate climate change (that is to reduce greenhouse gases), the climate security agenda will likely lead to attention to homeland security and the consequences for the American military at home and abroad. A climate secur ...
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE TOURISM SECTOR
... and found that the optimal temperature for their destination countries ranged from 21⁰C to 24⁰C. The implication of this finding is that the predicted increasing global temperatures in certain regions of the world would have devastating effects on the tourist industries of those countries. Hamilton ...
... and found that the optimal temperature for their destination countries ranged from 21⁰C to 24⁰C. The implication of this finding is that the predicted increasing global temperatures in certain regions of the world would have devastating effects on the tourist industries of those countries. Hamilton ...
Longterm climate forcings to assess vulnerability in North Africa dry
... randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e. Morocco), including argan woodlands, for both calibration and testing purposes. Wisz & Guisan (2009) have shown that this approach is also valid for the calibration of models that normally need real absence data, e.g. ...
... randomly took 10,000 background points from throughout the entire study area (i.e. Morocco), including argan woodlands, for both calibration and testing purposes. Wisz & Guisan (2009) have shown that this approach is also valid for the calibration of models that normally need real absence data, e.g. ...
Appendix 3: Climate Science Supplement
... 6. Different kinds of physical and statistical models are used to study aspects of past climate and develop projections of future change. No model is perfect, but many of them provide useful information. By combining and averaging multiple models, many clear trends emerge. 7. Scientific u ...
... 6. Different kinds of physical and statistical models are used to study aspects of past climate and develop projections of future change. No model is perfect, but many of them provide useful information. By combining and averaging multiple models, many clear trends emerge. 7. Scientific u ...
The tipping point trend in climate change communication
... 1. Introduction On 6 December 2005, in a presentation to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), James Hansen stated that, ‘‘we are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption’’ (Hansen, 2005, p. 8). Hansen’s warning helped initiate a tipping point trend in cl ...
... 1. Introduction On 6 December 2005, in a presentation to the American Geophysical Union (AGU), James Hansen stated that, ‘‘we are on the precipice of climate system tipping points beyond which there is no redemption’’ (Hansen, 2005, p. 8). Hansen’s warning helped initiate a tipping point trend in cl ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... Agriculture and Agrifood, Marine Department, Fisheries Department, Department of Environmental and Recreation, among others, are responsible for early warnings. ...
... Agriculture and Agrifood, Marine Department, Fisheries Department, Department of Environmental and Recreation, among others, are responsible for early warnings. ...
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE
... deals with the role of urban protected areas in the City of Cape Town strategies to adapt to climate change. The focus on Cape Town is based on a six-month internship including one-month field experience in Cape Town (15th of March 2014 - 22nd of April 2014) to understand the local context, to devel ...
... deals with the role of urban protected areas in the City of Cape Town strategies to adapt to climate change. The focus on Cape Town is based on a six-month internship including one-month field experience in Cape Town (15th of March 2014 - 22nd of April 2014) to understand the local context, to devel ...
Climate predictability - Institut Català de Ciències del Clima
... are described from two different points of view. On the one hand, it is shown that the increasing intensity of the most damaging summer heat waves is mostly due to higher seasonal mean temperatures in summer, and not to specific changes in deseasonalized anomalies during extreme events. This result ...
... are described from two different points of view. On the one hand, it is shown that the increasing intensity of the most damaging summer heat waves is mostly due to higher seasonal mean temperatures in summer, and not to specific changes in deseasonalized anomalies during extreme events. This result ...
Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict
... associated proxy wars that marked most of the 20th century, the immediate postCold War decades witnessed a diffusion of national security interests and threats. U.S. national security policy is increasingly integrating thinking about nonstate actors and nontraditional sources of conflict and instabi ...
... associated proxy wars that marked most of the 20th century, the immediate postCold War decades witnessed a diffusion of national security interests and threats. U.S. national security policy is increasingly integrating thinking about nonstate actors and nontraditional sources of conflict and instabi ...
Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... With its close connections to the environment and climate itself, tourism is considered to be a highly climatesensitive economic sector similar to agriculture, insurance, energy, and transportation. 13 The regional manifestations of climate change will be highly ...
... With its close connections to the environment and climate itself, tourism is considered to be a highly climatesensitive economic sector similar to agriculture, insurance, energy, and transportation. 13 The regional manifestations of climate change will be highly ...
