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River Basin Management in a changing climate
... wetting. At a regional scale, the patterns of potential changes can be rather diverse. These changes will most likely become significant in the second half of this century. ...
... wetting. At a regional scale, the patterns of potential changes can be rather diverse. These changes will most likely become significant in the second half of this century. ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... Climate change also provides potential opportunities for some species to expand their range (if habitat is available), extended growing seasons for crops and improved productivity in agriculture and forestry. Some evidence already exists for such positive outcomes but they are usually countered by o ...
... Climate change also provides potential opportunities for some species to expand their range (if habitat is available), extended growing seasons for crops and improved productivity in agriculture and forestry. Some evidence already exists for such positive outcomes but they are usually countered by o ...
US CLIVAR Science Plan
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
... together with its impacts on human and natural systems to establish a sound scientific basis for developing mitigation and adaptation options; and • Increased attention to the uncertainties and confidence limits of both observed and predicted climate information. ...
Disaster Risk Reduction in South East Asia
... • Strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels through volunteerism and participation as well as exercising preparedness through the Disaster Action Teams. All HFA cross-cutting issues – multi-hazard approach, gender perspective and cultural diversity, community and volun ...
... • Strengthening disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels through volunteerism and participation as well as exercising preparedness through the Disaster Action Teams. All HFA cross-cutting issues – multi-hazard approach, gender perspective and cultural diversity, community and volun ...
Design and implementation of a coastal eco
... needed. This has been achieved by recommending a screening process that asks 5 simple EbA related questions that relate directly to the internationally accepted Convention of Biological Diversity EbA Principles. The outcome of this process is that EbA principles have been used to demonstrate which a ...
... needed. This has been achieved by recommending a screening process that asks 5 simple EbA related questions that relate directly to the internationally accepted Convention of Biological Diversity EbA Principles. The outcome of this process is that EbA principles have been used to demonstrate which a ...
Responses to Rapid Environmental Change
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation. In addition, solar forcing has been proposed as another mechanism for short-term climate change. In many respects, the Pleistocene–Holocene transition can be viewed as one of the most abrupt climate changes of the last glacial–interglacial cycle, in essence correspondi ...
... El Niño–Southern Oscillation. In addition, solar forcing has been proposed as another mechanism for short-term climate change. In many respects, the Pleistocene–Holocene transition can be viewed as one of the most abrupt climate changes of the last glacial–interglacial cycle, in essence correspondi ...
Environmental governance and climate change in Africa
... variability, a situation aggravated by the interaction of ‘multiple stresses’, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity … Africa’s major economic sectors are vulnerable to current climate sensitivity, with huge economic impacts, and this vulnerability is exacerbated by existing develop ...
... variability, a situation aggravated by the interaction of ‘multiple stresses’, occurring at various levels, and low adaptive capacity … Africa’s major economic sectors are vulnerable to current climate sensitivity, with huge economic impacts, and this vulnerability is exacerbated by existing develop ...
Total aerosol effect: radiative forcing or radiative flux perturbation?
... perturbation (RFP) (Haywood et al., 2009). The RFP is calculated as the difference in the top-of-the-atmosphere radiation budget between a present-day simulation and a preindustrial simulation, both using the same sea surface temperatures. RFP estimates thus include fast changes and interactions in ...
... perturbation (RFP) (Haywood et al., 2009). The RFP is calculated as the difference in the top-of-the-atmosphere radiation budget between a present-day simulation and a preindustrial simulation, both using the same sea surface temperatures. RFP estimates thus include fast changes and interactions in ...
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... closes, citing warmer falls, changing water levels, and the regulatory framework as primary causes. A combination of factors, including the complicated dual state/federal management system for wildlife and subsistence, creates uncertainties about the sustainability of moose populations and subsisten ...
... closes, citing warmer falls, changing water levels, and the regulatory framework as primary causes. A combination of factors, including the complicated dual state/federal management system for wildlife and subsistence, creates uncertainties about the sustainability of moose populations and subsisten ...
Impact of Global Warming on Insurance Lawyers and Their Clients
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
... no, how do you account for climate change in your risk management? Describe your company’s process for identifying climate change-related risks and assessing the degree that they could affect your business, including financial implications. Summarize the current or anticipated risks that climate cha ...
Climate Satellites Affirmative - NDI - 2011
... assert that multi-meter sea level rise on the century time scale are not only possible, but almost dead certain . While this conclusion takes them well outside of every other recent prediction of sea level rise (SLR), Hansen deserves to be listened to because he has been right longer than almost any ...
... assert that multi-meter sea level rise on the century time scale are not only possible, but almost dead certain . While this conclusion takes them well outside of every other recent prediction of sea level rise (SLR), Hansen deserves to be listened to because he has been right longer than almost any ...
The impact of climate change on dairy production
... Carbon leakage refers to the consequences of food production being moved to jurisdictions which have less stringent climate policies thereby resulting in higher global greenhouse gas emissions. ...
... Carbon leakage refers to the consequences of food production being moved to jurisdictions which have less stringent climate policies thereby resulting in higher global greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Coffee Production
... 4 | Practical guidance to Steps 1 to 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Step 1: Setting the scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... 4 | Practical guidance to Steps 1 to 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Step 1: Setting the scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Forest adaptation resources - Northern Research Station
... Change Response Framework project and contains information from assessments, partnership efforts, workshops, and collaborative work between scientists and managers. The four interrelated chapters include: (1) a description of the overarching Climate Change Response Framework, a landscape-scale conse ...
... Change Response Framework project and contains information from assessments, partnership efforts, workshops, and collaborative work between scientists and managers. The four interrelated chapters include: (1) a description of the overarching Climate Change Response Framework, a landscape-scale conse ...
Sceptical Climate Part 2: Climate Science in Australian Newspapers
... the conclusions of climate scientists were not being effectively communicated to the public. (‘Carbon tax is a first step in climate fight’, SMH, February 28, 2011). On September 26, 2011, Australia’s new Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb called for an end to attacks on the credibility of science ...
... the conclusions of climate scientists were not being effectively communicated to the public. (‘Carbon tax is a first step in climate fight’, SMH, February 28, 2011). On September 26, 2011, Australia’s new Chief Scientist Professor Ian Chubb called for an end to attacks on the credibility of science ...
REPORT ON ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE AND
... All LDCF projects have a monitoring and evaluation framework, as well as a ResultBased Management Framework and a Tracking Tool to measure progress towards resiliency. In addition, all LDCF projects can benefit from a learning module – usually linked to international adaptation knowledge mechanisms, ...
... All LDCF projects have a monitoring and evaluation framework, as well as a ResultBased Management Framework and a Tracking Tool to measure progress towards resiliency. In addition, all LDCF projects can benefit from a learning module – usually linked to international adaptation knowledge mechanisms, ...
Preparing for coastal change - Ministry for the Environment
... in coastal areas, some of which are vulnerable to coastal hazards such as coastal erosion and inundation. In recent years, coastal development and associated infrastructure have intensified, and property values have increased. As development increases, the potential impacts and consequences of coast ...
... in coastal areas, some of which are vulnerable to coastal hazards such as coastal erosion and inundation. In recent years, coastal development and associated infrastructure have intensified, and property values have increased. As development increases, the potential impacts and consequences of coast ...
Climate Change Adaptation Manual
... Introduction The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This w ...
... Introduction The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This w ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 5 Coordinating Lead Authors
... Zone Management) framework that could be carried out in both developed and developing countries, but recognized that the latter would face more challenges. Various issues on increasing the adaptive capacity or increasing the resilience of coastal communities were discussed. The unavoidability of sea ...
... Zone Management) framework that could be carried out in both developed and developing countries, but recognized that the latter would face more challenges. Various issues on increasing the adaptive capacity or increasing the resilience of coastal communities were discussed. The unavoidability of sea ...
FARM-LEVEL VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY,
... The Department of Geography at Canterbury provided generous support for conference travel and research funding. Thank you also to Education New Zealand for an International Doctoral Research Scholarship and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for funding this research throu ...
... The Department of Geography at Canterbury provided generous support for conference travel and research funding. Thank you also to Education New Zealand for an International Doctoral Research Scholarship and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for funding this research throu ...
Climate Change Adaptation Manual
... Introduction The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This w ...
... Introduction The need for climate change adaptation has become increasingly widely recognised in the last 20 years. Nature conservation was one of the first sectors to identify the need and to start developing approaches. To date, much of the focus has been on identifying general principles. This w ...
Adapting to Coastal Climate Change
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
... The challenges we all must face in adapting to climate variability and change present themselves with increasing urgency. Nowhere will these challenges be greater than in the developing world where often weak institutions and governance systems struggle to deal with mounting pressures from populatio ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources
... The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) is responsible for the management of the State’s natural resources, ranging from policy leadership to on-ground delivery in consultation with government, industry and communities. High-quality science and effective monitoring provide ...
... The Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) is responsible for the management of the State’s natural resources, ranging from policy leadership to on-ground delivery in consultation with government, industry and communities. High-quality science and effective monitoring provide ...
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... the coast or inland – and also because their social, economic and political reality often included poverty, marginalization and overall high levels of vulnerability to shocks and change, especially in developing countries. He noted that FAO had a long history of providing support before, during and ...
... the coast or inland – and also because their social, economic and political reality often included poverty, marginalization and overall high levels of vulnerability to shocks and change, especially in developing countries. He noted that FAO had a long history of providing support before, during and ...
gReat plaiNs RegioNal teChNiCal iNput RepoRt
... last 130 years, the fastest increase in the nation. Growing season has extended with first freeze in the fall coming later and last freeze in the spring coming earlier; the average growing season is longer by about 6 days from 1991-2010 compared to 1961-1990. Annual precipitation was greater than no ...
... last 130 years, the fastest increase in the nation. Growing season has extended with first freeze in the fall coming later and last freeze in the spring coming earlier; the average growing season is longer by about 6 days from 1991-2010 compared to 1961-1990. Annual precipitation was greater than no ...