Assessing global biome exposure to climate change through the
... aims to understand and predict the impacts of future climate change on the biota of the Earth (Pereira et al., 2010; Beaumont et al., 2011; Bellard et al., 2012; Ellis et al., 2012). Substantial efforts are currently being devoted to understanding the differences between the current or the pre-indus ...
... aims to understand and predict the impacts of future climate change on the biota of the Earth (Pereira et al., 2010; Beaumont et al., 2011; Bellard et al., 2012; Ellis et al., 2012). Substantial efforts are currently being devoted to understanding the differences between the current or the pre-indus ...
Projected increases in near‑surface air temperature over Ontario
... usually has serious worldwide implications, however, the climate change impacts associated with global warming on different nations or communities may vary considerably by region in terms of the type and magnitude of local effects. Planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change t ...
... usually has serious worldwide implications, however, the climate change impacts associated with global warming on different nations or communities may vary considerably by region in terms of the type and magnitude of local effects. Planning of mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change t ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... The starting point for this convergence is a common understanding of the concepts of adaptation, vulnerability, resilience, security, poverty and livelihoods, as well as an understanding of the gaps in current adaptation approaches. Taken together, they indicate a need—and an opening—for adaptation ...
... The starting point for this convergence is a common understanding of the concepts of adaptation, vulnerability, resilience, security, poverty and livelihoods, as well as an understanding of the gaps in current adaptation approaches. Taken together, they indicate a need—and an opening—for adaptation ...
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... such as the ROM, have shown to be particularly vulnerable when it comes to climate fluctuations (Hertel and Rosch, 2010). In the agricultural sector, yields could be reduced considerably due to the impacts of climate change, having drastic consequences upon farmers‟ production, which is why individu ...
... such as the ROM, have shown to be particularly vulnerable when it comes to climate fluctuations (Hertel and Rosch, 2010). In the agricultural sector, yields could be reduced considerably due to the impacts of climate change, having drastic consequences upon farmers‟ production, which is why individu ...
3.47 MB - Asian Development Bank
... the exposure of the society. Vulnerability and exposure depend on the country’s level infrastructure including the capacity to operate efficient early warning systems. For example, countries having habitation in areas exposed frequently to the severe weather events suffer more of the negative impact ...
... the exposure of the society. Vulnerability and exposure depend on the country’s level infrastructure including the capacity to operate efficient early warning systems. For example, countries having habitation in areas exposed frequently to the severe weather events suffer more of the negative impact ...
Cooperation Studies of Catastrophe Avoidance: Implications for
... many countries, international climate negotiations are crucial so that emission reduction targets can be set and countries can establish that they are not acting in isolation. However, despite more than twenty years of international climate negotiations following the establishment of the United Nati ...
... many countries, international climate negotiations are crucial so that emission reduction targets can be set and countries can establish that they are not acting in isolation. However, despite more than twenty years of international climate negotiations following the establishment of the United Nati ...
Good Living for Whom? Bolivia`s Climate Justice Movement and the
... agenda to recover control over a resource that was seen as the country’s national patrimony (Perreault, 2006). Demands for nationalization were fused with other demands for indigenous rights, greater indigenous representation, and the rewriting of the constitution (Gustafson & Fabricant, 2011). This ...
... agenda to recover control over a resource that was seen as the country’s national patrimony (Perreault, 2006). Demands for nationalization were fused with other demands for indigenous rights, greater indigenous representation, and the rewriting of the constitution (Gustafson & Fabricant, 2011). This ...
Understanding the Science of Climate Change Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/NRR—2010/210
... simple facts; these are derived from some level of reasoning or critical thinking. They result from projected trends, well tested climate or ecosystem models, or empirically observed relationships (statistical comparisons using existing data). • “What scientists think is possible” are statements th ...
... simple facts; these are derived from some level of reasoning or critical thinking. They result from projected trends, well tested climate or ecosystem models, or empirically observed relationships (statistical comparisons using existing data). • “What scientists think is possible” are statements th ...
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... countries in order to reduce the negative effects. A consensus has emerged that developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries because of the predominance of agriculture in their economies and scarcity of capital for adaptation measures, Fischer et al. (2005). So ...
... countries in order to reduce the negative effects. A consensus has emerged that developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries because of the predominance of agriculture in their economies and scarcity of capital for adaptation measures, Fischer et al. (2005). So ...
Presentation
... 30. The SBSTA recognises the importance of: • GEO, including its implementation plan for GEOSS; • collaboration between GEO and GCOS; and of • capacity building on systematic observation, inter alia, to enable developing countries to apply climate observations for impact assessment and preparation f ...
... 30. The SBSTA recognises the importance of: • GEO, including its implementation plan for GEOSS; • collaboration between GEO and GCOS; and of • capacity building on systematic observation, inter alia, to enable developing countries to apply climate observations for impact assessment and preparation f ...
Links between the Built Environment, Climate and Population Health
... Urbanisation leads to land use and land cover change, which is a major driver of global environmental change as well. Urbanised land now occupies approximately 3% of total global land surfaces, but with a much larger ecological footprint.5,6 If consumption of land for development continues to outpac ...
... Urbanisation leads to land use and land cover change, which is a major driver of global environmental change as well. Urbanised land now occupies approximately 3% of total global land surfaces, but with a much larger ecological footprint.5,6 If consumption of land for development continues to outpac ...
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, and the Common Good
... change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes that are occurring and are likely to occur in the future. In general, the impacts of climate change on some of the poorest and the most vulnerable commu ...
... change, which has unfortunately not received adequate attention from scholars in the social sciences, relates to the equity implications of changes that are occurring and are likely to occur in the future. In general, the impacts of climate change on some of the poorest and the most vulnerable commu ...
STATEMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR CLIMATE (other aspects
... problems are connected to climate change issues, including monitoring, detection and attribution. Because attribution involves the comparison of three-dimensional fields of observations with fields from models covering the whole climate system, data types for many parts of the climate system are inv ...
... problems are connected to climate change issues, including monitoring, detection and attribution. Because attribution involves the comparison of three-dimensional fields of observations with fields from models covering the whole climate system, data types for many parts of the climate system are inv ...
Climate Change and Insecurity in the Global South
... The Importance of North-South Engagement These likely future drivers of insecurity do not respect national boundaries, and will not be sustainably addressed by unilateral approaches. For example, as competition over energy resources increases with depleting supplies of fossil fuels, it will become m ...
... The Importance of North-South Engagement These likely future drivers of insecurity do not respect national boundaries, and will not be sustainably addressed by unilateral approaches. For example, as competition over energy resources increases with depleting supplies of fossil fuels, it will become m ...
Climate Trends and Projections for the South Sask. River
... and duration occurred before the prairies were settled. These include the intense drought years of the 1790s, when sand dune fields in the SSRB became active, and the sustained drought of the 1850-60s, when the southern prairies were deemed unsuitable for agriculture. The observed temperature change ...
... and duration occurred before the prairies were settled. These include the intense drought years of the 1790s, when sand dune fields in the SSRB became active, and the sustained drought of the 1850-60s, when the southern prairies were deemed unsuitable for agriculture. The observed temperature change ...
compilation of experiences in the field of climate change
... Many of the attributes of pastoralism that enable pastoralists to withstand environmental risks also contribute to conservation goals, including herd mobility, species diversity, herd splitting (particularly in African pastoral systems), communal resource management and reliance on multiple natural ...
... Many of the attributes of pastoralism that enable pastoralists to withstand environmental risks also contribute to conservation goals, including herd mobility, species diversity, herd splitting (particularly in African pastoral systems), communal resource management and reliance on multiple natural ...
Report on climate change and migration scenario
... coastal resources, and degradation of agricultural lands. Fertility decline, driven in part by women’s increasing participation in education at all levels, slows population growth. 2.3 International literature Boncour and Burson (2009), in their study of the South Pacific region accept that there is ...
... coastal resources, and degradation of agricultural lands. Fertility decline, driven in part by women’s increasing participation in education at all levels, slows population growth. 2.3 International literature Boncour and Burson (2009), in their study of the South Pacific region accept that there is ...
Mainstreaming Early Warning Systems in Development
... ways. Women, children and people in vulnerable situations were disproportionately affected. The total economic loss was more than $1.3 trillion. In addition, between 2008 and 2012, 144 million people were displaced by disasters’’ (UNISDR 2015, p. 4). Many regional and global scale studies suggest in ...
... ways. Women, children and people in vulnerable situations were disproportionately affected. The total economic loss was more than $1.3 trillion. In addition, between 2008 and 2012, 144 million people were displaced by disasters’’ (UNISDR 2015, p. 4). Many regional and global scale studies suggest in ...
Climate Change - Inside SOU - Southern Oregon University
... once past a given growing season temperature, quality declines are seen. Therefore, the general rule of thumb “the warmer the better” does not apply for all wine regions where some are near or at the optimum growing season temperatures for achieving the highest quality wine. ...
... once past a given growing season temperature, quality declines are seen. Therefore, the general rule of thumb “the warmer the better” does not apply for all wine regions where some are near or at the optimum growing season temperatures for achieving the highest quality wine. ...
Climate change knowledge and social movement theory
... 22). In pursuit of one or another political cause, they make use of what Herbert Kitschelt23 termed ‘political opportunity structures’ in his analysis of anti-nuclear movements in the 1970s. Social movements tend to manifest themselves through publicly recognized forms of protest or direct action, b ...
... 22). In pursuit of one or another political cause, they make use of what Herbert Kitschelt23 termed ‘political opportunity structures’ in his analysis of anti-nuclear movements in the 1970s. Social movements tend to manifest themselves through publicly recognized forms of protest or direct action, b ...
Chapter 5: Pacific Island Developing Country Water Resources and
... As one commentator has observed, “[O]ne ironic and tragic aspect of this environmental crisis of greenhouse emissions is the fact that those parts of the world least responsible for creating the global warming problem will be the first to suffer its horrifying consequences” (Panjabi 1993, Burns 2000 ...
... As one commentator has observed, “[O]ne ironic and tragic aspect of this environmental crisis of greenhouse emissions is the fact that those parts of the world least responsible for creating the global warming problem will be the first to suffer its horrifying consequences” (Panjabi 1993, Burns 2000 ...
Climate change and integrated analysis of mountain
... glaciers, landslides, debris flows, fluvial river). However, these definitions are misleading because delimiting a «store» from a «transfer» is timescale dependent. For instance, over very short timescales (hours to days), a rock glacier is effectively a sediment store because its rate of sediment t ...
... glaciers, landslides, debris flows, fluvial river). However, these definitions are misleading because delimiting a «store» from a «transfer» is timescale dependent. For instance, over very short timescales (hours to days), a rock glacier is effectively a sediment store because its rate of sediment t ...
Science Plan for LTEO - Ministry of Environment and Forests
... of a wider range of variables and time-scales than is the norm for most empirical studies. They also pose a serious challenge from the management perspective because they impose limits to social and economic adaptation to change and are often outside the bounds of local knowledge and experience of i ...
... of a wider range of variables and time-scales than is the norm for most empirical studies. They also pose a serious challenge from the management perspective because they impose limits to social and economic adaptation to change and are often outside the bounds of local knowledge and experience of i ...
Sustainability and Risk: Climate Change and Fiduciary Duty WORKSHOP REPORT
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
... workshop on this issue for pension fund trustees. Participants learned about their duties to address climate risk in their portfolios from a distinguished group of experts including Harvard faculty, attorneys, and corporate and pension fund leaders. The workshop was part of an ongoing collaboration, ...
Eyring_CCMValOverview_SPARCSSG_091028
... Ch.10: Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional Atmospheric and surface changes Ch.11: Near-term climate change: projections and predictability Climate change projections for the next few decades Predictability of decadal climate variations and change Regional clim ...
... Ch.10: Detection and attribution of climate change: from global to regional Atmospheric and surface changes Ch.11: Near-term climate change: projections and predictability Climate change projections for the next few decades Predictability of decadal climate variations and change Regional clim ...