Africa and Climate: Report
... provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may provide policy benefits over a few years. As stressed earlier, whether these propo ...
... provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration with other pertinent non-climate factors. The prime focus is on activities that may provide policy benefits over a few years. As stressed earlier, whether these propo ...
Footprints of climate change on Mediterranean Sea biota
... strong winds acting in that area enhancing vertical mixing and therefore cooling the surface waters. Finally, the minimum in the north Aegean can be explained by a combination of the inflow of cold waters from the Black Sea through the Dardanelles strait and the action of local winds. Concerning the ...
... strong winds acting in that area enhancing vertical mixing and therefore cooling the surface waters. Finally, the minimum in the north Aegean can be explained by a combination of the inflow of cold waters from the Black Sea through the Dardanelles strait and the action of local winds. Concerning the ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... and aggravating factors, notably focusing on the role played by environmental factors that are dependent on climate such as desertification, soil degradation and scarcities. In addition, three case studies were conducted focusing on livelihood issues (“Agro-pastoral conflict in southwest Burkina Fas ...
... and aggravating factors, notably focusing on the role played by environmental factors that are dependent on climate such as desertification, soil degradation and scarcities. In addition, three case studies were conducted focusing on livelihood issues (“Agro-pastoral conflict in southwest Burkina Fas ...
Climate change : quantifying the health impact at national
... comparative risk assessment project, and a regional assessment in Australasia, can be "down-scaled" to the national or sub-national level. It also highlights where further research is likely to improve the assessment. It should therefore be useful in generating preliminary estimates of some of the h ...
... comparative risk assessment project, and a regional assessment in Australasia, can be "down-scaled" to the national or sub-national level. It also highlights where further research is likely to improve the assessment. It should therefore be useful in generating preliminary estimates of some of the h ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
Coffee and Climate Change
... high yields obtained in Viet Nam. The basaltic soils of the Central Highland regions have provided sufficient water with their large stores of underground water, replenished annually by the monsoon rains. Overall rainfall volume has been sufficient for Robusta coffee, but the uneven yearly distribut ...
... high yields obtained in Viet Nam. The basaltic soils of the Central Highland regions have provided sufficient water with their large stores of underground water, replenished annually by the monsoon rains. Overall rainfall volume has been sufficient for Robusta coffee, but the uneven yearly distribut ...
The Missing Science from the Draft National Assessment on Climate Change
... impacts will be negative and devastating. Of course, if the purpose here is not really to produce an unbiased review of the impact of climate change on the United States, but a political document that will give cover for EPA’s decision to regulate carbon dioxide, then there is really no reason to go ...
... impacts will be negative and devastating. Of course, if the purpose here is not really to produce an unbiased review of the impact of climate change on the United States, but a political document that will give cover for EPA’s decision to regulate carbon dioxide, then there is really no reason to go ...
- Surrey Research Insight Open Access
... (packaging, distribution, and pricing), and other areas of operations (Baum and Lundtorp 2001; Koenig-Lewis and Bischoff 2005). Therefore, seasonality is a critical issue that should be addressed at policy, marketing, and operation levels. Natural seasonality is one of the most important factors cau ...
... (packaging, distribution, and pricing), and other areas of operations (Baum and Lundtorp 2001; Koenig-Lewis and Bischoff 2005). Therefore, seasonality is a critical issue that should be addressed at policy, marketing, and operation levels. Natural seasonality is one of the most important factors cau ...
Investing in a Time of Climate Change
... following a holistic and thoughtful Beliefs, Policy, Process and Portfolio framework. This report captures which of the study’s recommendations for action have already been addressed by NYSCRF and where, given the findings, NYSCRF could focus its attention next. We recommend NYSCRF do the following: ...
... following a holistic and thoughtful Beliefs, Policy, Process and Portfolio framework. This report captures which of the study’s recommendations for action have already been addressed by NYSCRF and where, given the findings, NYSCRF could focus its attention next. We recommend NYSCRF do the following: ...
Migration, Environment and Climate Change
... from the social sciences. The topic of climate change and adaptation tends to be approached from a natural science perspective (Schensul and Dodman, 2013). This is also reflected in the technical terms and concepts that both research and policy communities use. In looking at environmental change as ...
... from the social sciences. The topic of climate change and adaptation tends to be approached from a natural science perspective (Schensul and Dodman, 2013). This is also reflected in the technical terms and concepts that both research and policy communities use. In looking at environmental change as ...
NRCan/CIP Projects and Initiatives on climate
... Sources of scientific data 1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A body of the United Nations, the IPCC provides decision-makers with an objective source of the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic information about climate change, and is generally considered the authority o ...
... Sources of scientific data 1. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) A body of the United Nations, the IPCC provides decision-makers with an objective source of the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic information about climate change, and is generally considered the authority o ...
Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... projection statements in a brief format. There is also the Australian climate change projections Technical Report, which describes the underlying scientific basis for the climate change projections. Box 1 describes all supporting products. This report provides the most up to date, comprehensive and ...
... projection statements in a brief format. There is also the Australian climate change projections Technical Report, which describes the underlying scientific basis for the climate change projections. Box 1 describes all supporting products. This report provides the most up to date, comprehensive and ...
Climate change
... Climate change is a serious issue and will have severe and at the same time heterogeneous effects on the countries in the world. While some countries (as e.g. Russia, the Nordic countries) might benefit, provided that temperature increases are not too high, many countries, amongst them the poorest c ...
... Climate change is a serious issue and will have severe and at the same time heterogeneous effects on the countries in the world. While some countries (as e.g. Russia, the Nordic countries) might benefit, provided that temperature increases are not too high, many countries, amongst them the poorest c ...
An assessment of the likely consequences of global warming on the
... believe that they are generally applicable elsewhere in the world. The full report is in the final stages of preparation but it will take several months before it is publicly available. Aspects can be made available should the need arise. The main reason for withholding the final report is the inter ...
... believe that they are generally applicable elsewhere in the world. The full report is in the final stages of preparation but it will take several months before it is publicly available. Aspects can be made available should the need arise. The main reason for withholding the final report is the inter ...
Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
... a shorthand term for identifying risks to a development project … as a consequence of climate variability and change, and ensuring that those risks are reduced to acceptable levels through long-lasting and environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially acceptable changes implemented at one ...
... a shorthand term for identifying risks to a development project … as a consequence of climate variability and change, and ensuring that those risks are reduced to acceptable levels through long-lasting and environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially acceptable changes implemented at one ...
Challenges of Growth 2013
... navigation service providers, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. Cost-benefit analyses will be required to determine what level of impac ...
... navigation service providers, industry associations, the academic community and European policy makers. Participants concluded that there is a growing need for climate change risk assessment and planning for adaptation measures. Cost-benefit analyses will be required to determine what level of impac ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... data availability. For each indicator, this report presents one or more graphics showing trends over time; a list of key points; and text that describes how the indicator relates to climate change, how the indicator was developed, and any factors that might contribute to uncertainty in the trend or ...
... data availability. For each indicator, this report presents one or more graphics showing trends over time; a list of key points; and text that describes how the indicator relates to climate change, how the indicator was developed, and any factors that might contribute to uncertainty in the trend or ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Why is it difficult to predict how climate will change in the future? (6) Economic and Environmental Challenges in the UK and developing world For a named country, suggest one possible impact of higher global temperatures. (2) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named ...
... Why is it difficult to predict how climate will change in the future? (6) Economic and Environmental Challenges in the UK and developing world For a named country, suggest one possible impact of higher global temperatures. (2) Explain the possible economic impacts of climate change on a named ...