Exploring the relationship between climate change and rice yield in
... 0308-521X/$ - see front matter Ó 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ...
... 0308-521X/$ - see front matter Ó 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. ...
21st century climate change in the European Alps—A review
... (Philipona, 2013). Past changes of total precipitation, in contrast, considerably depend on the region, period, and season considered. For Switzerland, Schmidli and Frei (2005) and Widmann and Schär (1997) show that mean precipitation has particularly increased in the 20th century in fall and winter ...
... (Philipona, 2013). Past changes of total precipitation, in contrast, considerably depend on the region, period, and season considered. For Switzerland, Schmidli and Frei (2005) and Widmann and Schär (1997) show that mean precipitation has particularly increased in the 20th century in fall and winter ...
Salick BygKonchar_Tibetan Agriculture and Climate
... protected from cold and severe weather, but which can now be grown throughout the Mekong (Lancang) river valley. This local adaptation is most recently being dominated by government purchase of grapes and wine production, taking the added value from locals and increasing the market to the point wher ...
... protected from cold and severe weather, but which can now be grown throughout the Mekong (Lancang) river valley. This local adaptation is most recently being dominated by government purchase of grapes and wine production, taking the added value from locals and increasing the market to the point wher ...
Attributing regional trends of evapotranspiration and gross primary
... growth period, as well as agronomic technique advancement (Liu et al., 2010; Sacks and Kucharik, 2011). Currently, water amount for food production consists of 65 % of total water consumption here. Further, along with the gradually augmented domestic and industrial water requirement, groundwater in ...
... growth period, as well as agronomic technique advancement (Liu et al., 2010; Sacks and Kucharik, 2011). Currently, water amount for food production consists of 65 % of total water consumption here. Further, along with the gradually augmented domestic and industrial water requirement, groundwater in ...
as PDF - Natural Hazards Center
... resources for basic needs such as medicine, shelter, and food.” This close relationship, however, also works in the favor of tribal communities. Traditional knowledge of their environment and natural resources can inform adaptation and sustainability strategies. In the past decade, Western scien ...
... resources for basic needs such as medicine, shelter, and food.” This close relationship, however, also works in the favor of tribal communities. Traditional knowledge of their environment and natural resources can inform adaptation and sustainability strategies. In the past decade, Western scien ...
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... climate change by minimizing negative impacts on production and exploiting positive impacts. No one has any similar, direct financial stake in minimizing any negative environmental externalities from climate change or exploiting any positive externalities. It will be up to governments in each countr ...
... climate change by minimizing negative impacts on production and exploiting positive impacts. No one has any similar, direct financial stake in minimizing any negative environmental externalities from climate change or exploiting any positive externalities. It will be up to governments in each countr ...
New American Media (Opinion), January 20, 2010, by Andrew
... However, environmental degradation is a fast process, and driven to a large part by humans. We depend on the land, the sea, the air and the biota and we have to treat them with the greatest care. More needs to be done in the world, including the Arabian Peninsula. A lot of young people have recently ...
... However, environmental degradation is a fast process, and driven to a large part by humans. We depend on the land, the sea, the air and the biota and we have to treat them with the greatest care. More needs to be done in the world, including the Arabian Peninsula. A lot of young people have recently ...
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
... our approach complements local site-specific assessments looking at individual and fisherfolks’ community adaptation (Hamilton et al. 2000; McClanahan et al. 2008; Tuler et al. 2008), as well as case studies investigating the impact of climate change on particular countries or regions (Perry and Sum ...
... our approach complements local site-specific assessments looking at individual and fisherfolks’ community adaptation (Hamilton et al. 2000; McClanahan et al. 2008; Tuler et al. 2008), as well as case studies investigating the impact of climate change on particular countries or regions (Perry and Sum ...
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... world economies that changes in climate might cause. This threat is a result of anthropogenic emissions of certain gases, most notably CO2, CH4, CFC, NO2 and water vapors into the atmosphere, contributing to a general process known as the greenhouse effect. The term ...
... world economies that changes in climate might cause. This threat is a result of anthropogenic emissions of certain gases, most notably CO2, CH4, CFC, NO2 and water vapors into the atmosphere, contributing to a general process known as the greenhouse effect. The term ...
Georgia`s Climate Variability vs Climate Change
... Continuing infrastructure development, especially in vulnerable zones, will likely lead to continuing increases in economic damage from extreme weather ...
... Continuing infrastructure development, especially in vulnerable zones, will likely lead to continuing increases in economic damage from extreme weather ...
Expert Consensus on the Economics of Climate Change
... and debate, the scientific community has developed widespread consensus that action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is necessary. However, policymakers and journalists often portray economists as more conservative than scientists when it comes to climate policy, possibly due to their focus on mar ...
... and debate, the scientific community has developed widespread consensus that action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is necessary. However, policymakers and journalists often portray economists as more conservative than scientists when it comes to climate policy, possibly due to their focus on mar ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... The IPCC, 2007 defines climate variability as the variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations, statistics of extremes, etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. Variability may be due to natural internal proce ...
... The IPCC, 2007 defines climate variability as the variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations, statistics of extremes, etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. Variability may be due to natural internal proce ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of the Earth`s temperature to radiation
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
The equilibrium sensitivity of Earth`s temperature to radiation changes.
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
... Many recent estimates of the equilibrium climate sensitivity are based on climate change that has been observed over the instrumental period (that is, about the past 150 years). Wigley et al.38 pointed out that uncertainties in forcing and response made it impossible to use observed global temperatu ...
Author`s personal copy - Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung
... society (Klein et al. 2005), we focus on land and water resources and in particular the three sectors forestry, agriculture, and water management as well as on nature conservation, which takes place in all the aforementioned sectors. We do not explicitly consider adaptation of infrastructure, the tr ...
... society (Klein et al. 2005), we focus on land and water resources and in particular the three sectors forestry, agriculture, and water management as well as on nature conservation, which takes place in all the aforementioned sectors. We do not explicitly consider adaptation of infrastructure, the tr ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... but infrequently defined and only superficially analysed. The recent report from the US National Research Council (NRC 2002) is one major exception. The possibility of abrupt climate change triggered by human perturbation of the climate system is frequently mentioned as a wild card in the climate-chan ...
... but infrequently defined and only superficially analysed. The recent report from the US National Research Council (NRC 2002) is one major exception. The possibility of abrupt climate change triggered by human perturbation of the climate system is frequently mentioned as a wild card in the climate-chan ...
Natural Hazards and Climate Change in European Regions
... climate change adaptation and risk prevention and management. In April 2013 the European Commission adopted “An EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change”, identifying that this theme is currently on the top of the policy agenda. This strategy is promoting greater coordination between Member State ...
... climate change adaptation and risk prevention and management. In April 2013 the European Commission adopted “An EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change”, identifying that this theme is currently on the top of the policy agenda. This strategy is promoting greater coordination between Member State ...
Guiding Principles for City Climate Action Planning
... Planning provides a fundamental tool for local authorities to use when addressing such challenges. That is because comprehensive and coordinated action is essential for truly transformative action. To yield their greatest benefits, improvements in public transport, for example, must ...
... Planning provides a fundamental tool for local authorities to use when addressing such challenges. That is because comprehensive and coordinated action is essential for truly transformative action. To yield their greatest benefits, improvements in public transport, for example, must ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... patterns can affect everything from the stability of the buildings in our communities to the timing and methods we use to harvest food from the land and sea. The environmental changes and impacts we see today are projected to continue into the future. A collaborative and comprehensive approach is ne ...
... patterns can affect everything from the stability of the buildings in our communities to the timing and methods we use to harvest food from the land and sea. The environmental changes and impacts we see today are projected to continue into the future. A collaborative and comprehensive approach is ne ...
It`s a Matter of Trust: American Judgments of the
... change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The political scientist Putnam (2000) has similarly commented on the declining trust many ...
... change poses difficult challenges, because these segments largely distrust official channels of communication, such as the mainstream media, politicians, and other formal sources of communication on the subject. The political scientist Putnam (2000) has similarly commented on the declining trust many ...
Global Warming and Climate Change - Have You Been Presented The Full Story?
... Climate Variability and Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. H ...
... Climate Variability and Change (USNA) - in which we were involved-did not attempt to provide regional or even national predictions of climate change.” Later in the letter in Nature, they conclude with, “We strongly agree that much more reliable regional climate simulations and analyses are needed. H ...
Interhemispheric Temperature Asymmetry over the
... multimodel ensembles simulate this trend, with a stronger and more realistic signal in CMIP5. Both ensembles project a continued increase in the ITA over the twenty-first century, well outside the twentieth-century range. The authors mainly attribute this increase to the uneven spatial impacts of gr ...
... multimodel ensembles simulate this trend, with a stronger and more realistic signal in CMIP5. Both ensembles project a continued increase in the ITA over the twenty-first century, well outside the twentieth-century range. The authors mainly attribute this increase to the uneven spatial impacts of gr ...
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... adaptive capacity in overcoming the adverse impact of the stressor on its outcome. In this section, the results of vulnerability indices for selected districts of Saurashtra (Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendranagar) for the four different periods, viz., 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2008 are pr ...
... adaptive capacity in overcoming the adverse impact of the stressor on its outcome. In this section, the results of vulnerability indices for selected districts of Saurashtra (Amreli, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot and Surendranagar) for the four different periods, viz., 1991, 1996, 2001, and 2008 are pr ...
chisoro elizabeth - Midlands State University
... However, in rural areas agriculture and livestock rearing which are the major livelihood strategies are climate sensitive. Ultimately this results in plummeting agricultural production and high death rates of livestock leaving most men with no better options but to opt for other means of survival wh ...
... However, in rural areas agriculture and livestock rearing which are the major livelihood strategies are climate sensitive. Ultimately this results in plummeting agricultural production and high death rates of livestock leaving most men with no better options but to opt for other means of survival wh ...
Climate change profile - SPC Climate Change Projects
... finance management (PFM) consultations are scheduled for 2012/2013. This process should provide detailed analysis of FSM’s PFM and also provide an opportunity to review climate change finance options. Aid Delivery and Donor Support FSM currently relies on development partners to supplement its natio ...
... finance management (PFM) consultations are scheduled for 2012/2013. This process should provide detailed analysis of FSM’s PFM and also provide an opportunity to review climate change finance options. Aid Delivery and Donor Support FSM currently relies on development partners to supplement its natio ...