Central Bedfordshire Climate Change Adaptation Evidence Base
... Central Bedfordshire. More detailed analysis has been conducted on those issues which the Council has most potential to influence; the built environment and strategic infrastructure. Importantly, in order to present evidence to support effective policy and decision-making, we only draw on data from ...
... Central Bedfordshire. More detailed analysis has been conducted on those issues which the Council has most potential to influence; the built environment and strategic infrastructure. Importantly, in order to present evidence to support effective policy and decision-making, we only draw on data from ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making:
... Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has been ...
... Throughout the world, there is a major need for climate change science to inform on-the-ground adaptation planning. However, a big gap exists between the well-developed state of climate science and decision-makers preparing for a future climate. There is no shortage of scientific data that has been ...
The Case of Climate Change
... of unique tweets11 with terms from Kclimate (the relevance test). The creation of a co-occurrence sub-graph in Twitter is done in a stream processing fashion, avoiding loading the entire data in memory. Thus, we extract the tweets matched by terms in Kcand , mimicking the way in which Twitter does k ...
... of unique tweets11 with terms from Kclimate (the relevance test). The creation of a co-occurrence sub-graph in Twitter is done in a stream processing fashion, avoiding loading the entire data in memory. Thus, we extract the tweets matched by terms in Kcand , mimicking the way in which Twitter does k ...
STRUCTURE OF THE INDC
... population is in permanent employment, and over half of these work for the government. Approximately 47% of the population lives in South Tarawa, and this is a magnet for internal migration from the outer islands. South Tarawa provides opportunities for cash employment and consumption as well as acc ...
... population is in permanent employment, and over half of these work for the government. Approximately 47% of the population lives in South Tarawa, and this is a magnet for internal migration from the outer islands. South Tarawa provides opportunities for cash employment and consumption as well as acc ...
What is dangerous climate change?
... parts of Russia by the time global mean warming reaches the range 2-2.5°C above preindustrial. For higher temperatures the risks appear to grow in China, Africa and Russia, although it is very hard to ascribe a probability to the risks. Risks in China for example appear to be severe if CO2 fertiliza ...
... parts of Russia by the time global mean warming reaches the range 2-2.5°C above preindustrial. For higher temperatures the risks appear to grow in China, Africa and Russia, although it is very hard to ascribe a probability to the risks. Risks in China for example appear to be severe if CO2 fertiliza ...
Biogeosciences
... properties, and their impact on the biota, will be detectable over the coming decades, and how to design experiments to adequately represent these changes. If we can design such experiments, our findings will lead to improved attribution of the underlying natural and anthropogenic mechanisms driving ...
... properties, and their impact on the biota, will be detectable over the coming decades, and how to design experiments to adequately represent these changes. If we can design such experiments, our findings will lead to improved attribution of the underlying natural and anthropogenic mechanisms driving ...
1 - Utrecht University Repository
... a major source of uncertainty in the assessment of climate change impact for hydrology in High Asia. Thus, detailed and comprehensive assessments of the future water availability in the region are only possible once the present hydrological regime is better quantified3 . Although methods to quantify ...
... a major source of uncertainty in the assessment of climate change impact for hydrology in High Asia. Thus, detailed and comprehensive assessments of the future water availability in the region are only possible once the present hydrological regime is better quantified3 . Although methods to quantify ...
now - Melton Borough Council
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
... blockages and significant power failures. There was substantial damage to infrastructure and much economic disruption, with early estimates of losses exceeding £450 million. According to a recent report from the Association of British Insurers “Climate change could increase the annual costs of flood ...
Increasing impacts of climate change upon ecosystems with
... both terrestrial and marine ecosystems across the globe (Fischlin et al. 2007). Search engines were first used to identify references in the peer reviewed literature, and further references were then derived from information provided within these. Existing reviews (Gitay et al. 2001; Thomas et al. 2 ...
... both terrestrial and marine ecosystems across the globe (Fischlin et al. 2007). Search engines were first used to identify references in the peer reviewed literature, and further references were then derived from information provided within these. Existing reviews (Gitay et al. 2001; Thomas et al. 2 ...
Climate Change Action Plan Assessment Report
... 2- A portion of the actions consist of work that already had to be realized as a result of legislation or practices prior to the CCAP. 3- Some of the actions have already been completed before the CCAP. 4- Actions pertaining to the use of fossil fuels that are dangerous in terms of climate change ex ...
... 2- A portion of the actions consist of work that already had to be realized as a result of legislation or practices prior to the CCAP. 3- Some of the actions have already been completed before the CCAP. 4- Actions pertaining to the use of fossil fuels that are dangerous in terms of climate change ex ...
Ethical Anxieties About Geoengineering
... Nevertheless, simply to restate this belief may not be enough; unless one continues to act on it the declaration can become merely a means of deflecting the censure of others. This draws attention to the position of governments and major fossil fuel corporations, for it would be hollow for them to a ...
... Nevertheless, simply to restate this belief may not be enough; unless one continues to act on it the declaration can become merely a means of deflecting the censure of others. This draws attention to the position of governments and major fossil fuel corporations, for it would be hollow for them to a ...
Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin
... vulnerable (Parry and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate, 2007). Every area has a specific adaptive capacity to each existing hazard. For example, country A has a high adaptive capacity, meaning solutions available, to deal with heavy rainfall, country B does not and is therefore vulnerable to flood ...
... vulnerable (Parry and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate, 2007). Every area has a specific adaptive capacity to each existing hazard. For example, country A has a high adaptive capacity, meaning solutions available, to deal with heavy rainfall, country B does not and is therefore vulnerable to flood ...
Québec and Climate change 2006-2012 Action Plan
... The climate change issue has been included in the new recover the biogases from the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Plan d’action concerté sur l’agroenvironnement et la landfill site. These biogases will be used to heat the cohabitation harmonieuse 2007-2010, a joint effort of greenhouse complex as well as p ...
... The climate change issue has been included in the new recover the biogases from the Saint-Étienne-des-Grès Plan d’action concerté sur l’agroenvironnement et la landfill site. These biogases will be used to heat the cohabitation harmonieuse 2007-2010, a joint effort of greenhouse complex as well as p ...
Resilient Buffalo Niagara
... and development. In light of this, the report recommends broad policy considerations to guide local decision making to limit greenhouse gas emissions without hindering economic prosperity. With respect to direct local impacts from climate change, present models indicate marginal changes in normal te ...
... and development. In light of this, the report recommends broad policy considerations to guide local decision making to limit greenhouse gas emissions without hindering economic prosperity. With respect to direct local impacts from climate change, present models indicate marginal changes in normal te ...
Bolivia: Climate change, poverty and adaptation
... highlands, valleys and lowlands – which are already experiencing climate change in different ways. Testimonies collected during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warme ...
... highlands, valleys and lowlands – which are already experiencing climate change in different ways. Testimonies collected during the research for this report reveal the widespread perception from local women and men that the climate is changing in terms of the unpredictability of the rains, the warme ...
Needs Assessment: Turks and Caicos Islands
... The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of analysis in this report was set to be achievable within the time available (2 days of evidence gathering, research and writing against over 150 specific data points) and for the original purp ...
... The original purpose of the reports still holds and the reader should recognise that the design and level of analysis in this report was set to be achievable within the time available (2 days of evidence gathering, research and writing against over 150 specific data points) and for the original purp ...
Overlooked Science Issues in Climate Change
... (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing as ...
... (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and other important agents and mechanisms, together with the typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing as ...
Climate sCienCe
... After a period of rapid temperature rise from around 1970, warming of the atmosphere slowed down or stopped over the last 15 years. From 1998 to 2012, the warming trend was between -0.05 and +0.15°C per decade.16 Because of internal variability in the climate system, such decade-long pauses are to b ...
... After a period of rapid temperature rise from around 1970, warming of the atmosphere slowed down or stopped over the last 15 years. From 1998 to 2012, the warming trend was between -0.05 and +0.15°C per decade.16 Because of internal variability in the climate system, such decade-long pauses are to b ...
Climate Change and National Park Wildlife: A Survival
... in Chesapeake Bay oysters. A more aggressive approach to reducing these threats would help the bay’s oysters survive climate change stresses such as warmer waters and heavier floods that flush pollution in to the Bay and introduce more fresh water than the oysters can tolerate. ...
... in Chesapeake Bay oysters. A more aggressive approach to reducing these threats would help the bay’s oysters survive climate change stresses such as warmer waters and heavier floods that flush pollution in to the Bay and introduce more fresh water than the oysters can tolerate. ...
Where have the family farmers gone?
... trends to worsen presents significant risks to global food security and human wellbeing (Ingram, Ericksen, and Liverman 2010; IPCC 2014). Much of the research to date regarding climate change and agriculture has focused on the twin issues of food production and food security. Faced with a rapidly gr ...
... trends to worsen presents significant risks to global food security and human wellbeing (Ingram, Ericksen, and Liverman 2010; IPCC 2014). Much of the research to date regarding climate change and agriculture has focused on the twin issues of food production and food security. Faced with a rapidly gr ...
The Potential Contribution of the 2010 Exploratory Study among Tourism Industry
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
... In recent years, more and more organisations and associations have realised the impacts their actions are having on the environment. Organisers of mega events, such as the Olympic Games and the 2006 Soccer World Cup, have followed the trend and have implemented strategies to 'green' their practices ...
- Ontario Climate Change Data Portal
... to 2099 with the purpose of providing full simulations for both present-day and future climate. To estimate regional climate details at even higher resolution, the stepwise cluster analysis downscaling method SCADS, developed by Wang et al. (2013), was then applied for further downscaling the 25 km ...
... to 2099 with the purpose of providing full simulations for both present-day and future climate. To estimate regional climate details at even higher resolution, the stepwise cluster analysis downscaling method SCADS, developed by Wang et al. (2013), was then applied for further downscaling the 25 km ...
Changing Climates, Fading Cultures: A Study of Place Annihilation
... their foundation of their society (Windsor, McVey 2005). As the Kenny dam was completed, local authorities pushed the Cheslatta tribe from their homelands, either by offering them paltry sums for their land or forcibly removing inhabitants, and relocated the entire tribe to a reservation located in ...
... their foundation of their society (Windsor, McVey 2005). As the Kenny dam was completed, local authorities pushed the Cheslatta tribe from their homelands, either by offering them paltry sums for their land or forcibly removing inhabitants, and relocated the entire tribe to a reservation located in ...
50 years of urbanization in Africa: Assessing the role of climate change
... future climate change is a strong motivation. The combination of an already difficult climate, significant projected climate change and limited adaptation capacity has led some observers to state that Africa will be more affected than other regions by climate change (e.g., Collier, Conway and Venabl ...
... future climate change is a strong motivation. The combination of an already difficult climate, significant projected climate change and limited adaptation capacity has led some observers to state that Africa will be more affected than other regions by climate change (e.g., Collier, Conway and Venabl ...
Potential Evapotranspiration Under Present and Future
... the future owing to climate variability and change. The relationships between climate, crop, water and soil are complex with many biological processes involved (Rao et al. 2011). The Efficient water management of crops requires accurate irrigation scheduling which, in turn, requires accurate measurem ...
... the future owing to climate variability and change. The relationships between climate, crop, water and soil are complex with many biological processes involved (Rao et al. 2011). The Efficient water management of crops requires accurate irrigation scheduling which, in turn, requires accurate measurem ...