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... • There are procedures to deal with ‘grey literature’ • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
... • There are procedures to deal with ‘grey literature’ • Submissions of literature and/or text can be made to the appropriate CLA, the Co-Chairs or the TSU, for consideration IPCC Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability ...
The missing climate forcing
... Such climate forcings are commonly measured in Wm−# averaged over the earth. If the forcing is calculated after allowing for the rapid adjustment of stratospheric temperature, its value provides a good measure of the forcing’s potential impact on global average temperature. That is, despite uncertai ...
... Such climate forcings are commonly measured in Wm−# averaged over the earth. If the forcing is calculated after allowing for the rapid adjustment of stratospheric temperature, its value provides a good measure of the forcing’s potential impact on global average temperature. That is, despite uncertai ...
Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change
... creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as uncertain – all that is necessary is that ‘duel ...
... creating the impression that the causes of climate change are more controversial than they actually are. Corbett and Durfee (2004) have emphasised that the word ‘uncertainty’ need not be present in an article in order for the science to be portrayed as uncertain – all that is necessary is that ‘duel ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... The uncertainties in the science do not affect such major conclusions but they will affect the precise timescales or magnitudes of the change and they will affect the global distribution of its impact. It is important therefore that extensive research and rigorous scientific debate continue within t ...
... The uncertainties in the science do not affect such major conclusions but they will affect the precise timescales or magnitudes of the change and they will affect the global distribution of its impact. It is important therefore that extensive research and rigorous scientific debate continue within t ...
Effects of climate change on US crop production: simulation results
... We note that there is considerable uncertainty in the regional features of climate change projections made with GCMs, due to coarse spatial resolutions that often miss specific regional land patterns capable of controlling local climates (such as mountains, lakes, etc.). To this end, any specific sc ...
... We note that there is considerable uncertainty in the regional features of climate change projections made with GCMs, due to coarse spatial resolutions that often miss specific regional land patterns capable of controlling local climates (such as mountains, lakes, etc.). To this end, any specific sc ...
the economics of climate change the economics of
... While the Stern Review looked at the impacts of climate change at a global level it is at a local level where the impacts will be realised and both adaptation and mitigation responses will take place. Although the problem of climate change is global in nature, it is only through detailed understandi ...
... While the Stern Review looked at the impacts of climate change at a global level it is at a local level where the impacts will be realised and both adaptation and mitigation responses will take place. Although the problem of climate change is global in nature, it is only through detailed understandi ...
Recommendations on Early Actions on Climate Change for the 44th
... because it: • Started from the bottom up in town meetings as a grassroots effort building support for Presidential action on climate policy; • Is based on the expert opinions of more than 40 professionals, including senior White House and Executive Branch staff from Republican and Democratic admin ...
... because it: • Started from the bottom up in town meetings as a grassroots effort building support for Presidential action on climate policy; • Is based on the expert opinions of more than 40 professionals, including senior White House and Executive Branch staff from Republican and Democratic admin ...
Building up for Paris - Green European Foundation
... which do not allow adequate adaptation. The stakes are very high for the Conference in Paris, because as a result it must the first time have an international binding climate agreement for limiting global warming to below 2°C, since with every degree above that the impacts of climate change become i ...
... which do not allow adequate adaptation. The stakes are very high for the Conference in Paris, because as a result it must the first time have an international binding climate agreement for limiting global warming to below 2°C, since with every degree above that the impacts of climate change become i ...
Lecture 2 FINAL DRAFT
... countered by providing more and better scientific information showing the expected climate change and associated risks (this is the so-called ‘deficit-model’ of science-for-policy). The reality for Canadian planners is, of course, much more complicated. While science and technology do play an import ...
... countered by providing more and better scientific information showing the expected climate change and associated risks (this is the so-called ‘deficit-model’ of science-for-policy). The reality for Canadian planners is, of course, much more complicated. While science and technology do play an import ...
Regional Power Shifts and Climate Knowledge Systems: South
... tive military power and a regional power base (see Nolte 2006; Nabers forthcoming). Based on this, Daniel Flemes identifies four basic criteria to help analyze regional powers. They must: (1) be part of a geographically delimited region, (2) be ready to assume leadership, (3) possess ...
... tive military power and a regional power base (see Nolte 2006; Nabers forthcoming). Based on this, Daniel Flemes identifies four basic criteria to help analyze regional powers. They must: (1) be part of a geographically delimited region, (2) be ready to assume leadership, (3) possess ...
climate change and eu security policy
... security, and climate change are split in confusing fashion among a large number of institutional players. None of these departments is tasked unequivocally with leading on the geopolitical impact of climate change.17 The same is true at the national level—environment ministries may have adopted the ...
... security, and climate change are split in confusing fashion among a large number of institutional players. None of these departments is tasked unequivocally with leading on the geopolitical impact of climate change.17 The same is true at the national level—environment ministries may have adopted the ...
S e c u r i t y A n...
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
... change, including setting targets for long term reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. 3. The U.S. should commit to global partnerships that help less developed nations build the capacity and resiliency to better manage climate impacts. As President Bush noted in his State of the Union speech, “Our ...
Review of current monitoring efforts in coastal ecosystems
... The second objective is to estimate the distribution and rate of change of population, urbanization, and land use/land cover in the coastal zone. It is believed that using current datasets these rates can be estimated within 1 year. The third goal is to assess the vulnerability of ecosystems in ...
... The second objective is to estimate the distribution and rate of change of population, urbanization, and land use/land cover in the coastal zone. It is believed that using current datasets these rates can be estimated within 1 year. The third goal is to assess the vulnerability of ecosystems in ...
the eastern European Alps Climate change and geomorphological
... Mountain systems are particularly sensitive to climate change because of climate amplification by feedback associated with high-elevation snowcover, albedo and heat budgets (Haeberli et al. 2007; Vavrus 2007). Temperature changes in the European Alps, for example, have increased twice as much as the ...
... Mountain systems are particularly sensitive to climate change because of climate amplification by feedback associated with high-elevation snowcover, albedo and heat budgets (Haeberli et al. 2007; Vavrus 2007). Temperature changes in the European Alps, for example, have increased twice as much as the ...
Robust Bayesian Uncertainty Analysis of Climate System Properties
... sets of prior distributions and sets of likelihood functions are considered. Then upper and lower expectations of quantities of interest are computed (Wasserman and Kadane 1992). The range of these expectations provides a measure of robustness of the statistical analysis [see Berliner et al. (2000) ...
... sets of prior distributions and sets of likelihood functions are considered. Then upper and lower expectations of quantities of interest are computed (Wasserman and Kadane 1992). The range of these expectations provides a measure of robustness of the statistical analysis [see Berliner et al. (2000) ...
Is it Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate Injustice
... political systems and institutions by creating a profit-dependent entity the citizens of which depend on its revenues for their well-being—which becomes defined primarily in terms of financial stability. The governments have been particularly hamstrung in their capacity to address key human rights i ...
... political systems and institutions by creating a profit-dependent entity the citizens of which depend on its revenues for their well-being—which becomes defined primarily in terms of financial stability. The governments have been particularly hamstrung in their capacity to address key human rights i ...
EPA Research - 2014 Call Technical Description
... Non-forest wooded areas, including hedgerows and isolated clumps of trees, form an integral part of agricultural land and are a distinctive feature of the Irish landscape. These are important corridors for biodiversity and provide a range of other ecosystem services. Analysis of data from the recent ...
... Non-forest wooded areas, including hedgerows and isolated clumps of trees, form an integral part of agricultural land and are a distinctive feature of the Irish landscape. These are important corridors for biodiversity and provide a range of other ecosystem services. Analysis of data from the recent ...
Complaint
... 25. Therefore, emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger the health, safety, and welfare of current and future generations. 26. International negotiators have agreed that the maximum “safe” amount of rise in global average surface temperature resulting from climate change i ...
... 25. Therefore, emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger the health, safety, and welfare of current and future generations. 26. International negotiators have agreed that the maximum “safe” amount of rise in global average surface temperature resulting from climate change i ...
Socio-structural and psychological foundations of climate change
... has stated that climate change is the central challenge of our time (Ki-moon, 2009), and a report by the American Psychological Association stated that climate change is a pressing issue facing our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limit ...
... has stated that climate change is the central challenge of our time (Ki-moon, 2009), and a report by the American Psychological Association stated that climate change is a pressing issue facing our planet and its inhabitants (Swim et al., 2009). Such worrying views about climate change are not limit ...
View/Open - Dora.dmu.ac.uk
... (Conference of the Parties 21) may see a significant increase in media attention. ...
... (Conference of the Parties 21) may see a significant increase in media attention. ...
Climate change and geomorphological hazards in the eastern
... Mountain systems are particularly sensitive to climate change because of climate amplification by feedback associated with high-elevation snowcover, albedo and heat budgets (Haeberli et al. 2007; Vavrus 2007). Temperature changes in the European Alps, for example, have increased twice as much as the ...
... Mountain systems are particularly sensitive to climate change because of climate amplification by feedback associated with high-elevation snowcover, albedo and heat budgets (Haeberli et al. 2007; Vavrus 2007). Temperature changes in the European Alps, for example, have increased twice as much as the ...
Reducing climate change impacts on agriculture: Global and
... possibly increased frequency of extreme events, such as drought and floods, will likely combine to depress yields and increase production risks in many world regions. These will widen the gap between rich and poor countries [7]. A consensus has emerged that developing countries are more vulnerable t ...
... possibly increased frequency of extreme events, such as drought and floods, will likely combine to depress yields and increase production risks in many world regions. These will widen the gap between rich and poor countries [7]. A consensus has emerged that developing countries are more vulnerable t ...
p130-155 chp5eng - Arab Forum for Environment and
... security. Egypt expects to lose 15 percent of its wheat crops if temperatures rise by 2ºC, and 36 percent if the increase is 4ºC. Morocco expects crops to remain stable until about 2030, but then to drop quickly afterwards. Most North African countries traditionally import wheat and are therefore hi ...
... security. Egypt expects to lose 15 percent of its wheat crops if temperatures rise by 2ºC, and 36 percent if the increase is 4ºC. Morocco expects crops to remain stable until about 2030, but then to drop quickly afterwards. Most North African countries traditionally import wheat and are therefore hi ...
Request for CEO Endorsement - Global Environment Facility
... Although the country has been engaged in addressing climate change, additional needs have been identified. For example, in order to improve the next inventories, it is necessary to continue improving institutional arrangements to ensure activity data in a timely manner and start using the IPCC 2006 ...
... Although the country has been engaged in addressing climate change, additional needs have been identified. For example, in order to improve the next inventories, it is necessary to continue improving institutional arrangements to ensure activity data in a timely manner and start using the IPCC 2006 ...
ICES J. Mar. Sci.-2011-McCay-1354-67
... Throughout the 1990s, Atlantic surfclams were widely distributed along the western North Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryla ...
... Throughout the 1990s, Atlantic surfclams were widely distributed along the western North Atlantic Ocean from the southern Gulf of St Lawrence to Cape Hatteras. Commercial concentrations were found primarily off the states of New York and New Jersey, south to waters off the states of Delaware, Maryla ...