A tale of two surveys: What coastal communities need to meet the
... Given the long timeframe associated with planning and constructing public works projects, officials believe that improved awareness of existing and future risks would spur greater stakeholder support. Another way to prompt positive engagement by stakeholders will be to include solutions in resilienc ...
... Given the long timeframe associated with planning and constructing public works projects, officials believe that improved awareness of existing and future risks would spur greater stakeholder support. Another way to prompt positive engagement by stakeholders will be to include solutions in resilienc ...
Toward Extreme Weather and Climate Resilience in the Region of
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
... The intent of this project was to provide case study examples of vulnerability and risk analysis methods being used to develop actionable strategies for increasing resilience to priority impacts of climate ...
Jenouvrier, S., H. Caswell, C. Barbraud, M. Holland, J. Stroeve, and
... we note that the 56-year penguin observation period includes 10 warm events, for a frequency of w o ⫽ 10/56 ⫽ 0.18 (dotted line of Fig. 2B). Thus, for each climate model, we calculated the SIE threshold that produced a frequency of w o ⫽ 0.18 over the observation period; these thresholds range fro ...
... we note that the 56-year penguin observation period includes 10 warm events, for a frequency of w o ⫽ 10/56 ⫽ 0.18 (dotted line of Fig. 2B). Thus, for each climate model, we calculated the SIE threshold that produced a frequency of w o ⫽ 0.18 over the observation period; these thresholds range fro ...
Climate Change Global Climate is Changing
... » Impact demand at destination-regional level » Reduce demand growth at global scale if economic growth adversely affected (reduced discretionary income) ...
... » Impact demand at destination-regional level » Reduce demand growth at global scale if economic growth adversely affected (reduced discretionary income) ...
Identification of knowledge needs on climate policy
... 8TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: C ONTRIBUTING TO DEEP DECARBONIZATION VENUE: NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, GREECE DATE: 7-9 OCTOBER 2015 ...
... 8TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: C ONTRIBUTING TO DEEP DECARBONIZATION VENUE: NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS, GREECE DATE: 7-9 OCTOBER 2015 ...
The Futile Quest for Climate Control
... on the global warming issue, that bravery being always but one step from foolhardiness. And as for the many public dignitaries and celebrities whose global warming preachings fill out our daily news bulletins, their enthusiasm for a perceived worthy cause greatly exceeds their clarity of thought abo ...
... on the global warming issue, that bravery being always but one step from foolhardiness. And as for the many public dignitaries and celebrities whose global warming preachings fill out our daily news bulletins, their enthusiasm for a perceived worthy cause greatly exceeds their clarity of thought abo ...
Extreme Effects - Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme (2007
... Another way of anticipating is to change over to different crops. A number of crops have been studied with this in mind. The artichoke and sunflower are good alternatives for winter carrots and onions, for example, because of their salient tolerance and drought resistance. The following chapters wil ...
... Another way of anticipating is to change over to different crops. A number of crops have been studied with this in mind. The artichoke and sunflower are good alternatives for winter carrots and onions, for example, because of their salient tolerance and drought resistance. The following chapters wil ...
The impact of climate change on the global economy
... of global warming. Any assessment also involves taking a very long-run view, well beyond that normally used by financial market participants. However, increasing awareness of the issue means there is a growing demand for a view from shareholders who are either concerned about how the companies they ...
... of global warming. Any assessment also involves taking a very long-run view, well beyond that normally used by financial market participants. However, increasing awareness of the issue means there is a growing demand for a view from shareholders who are either concerned about how the companies they ...
An Introduction to CCSM http://www.ccsm.ucar.edu
... Climate projections to 2100+ from 23 coupled ocean-atmosphere-cryosphere models. ...
... Climate projections to 2100+ from 23 coupled ocean-atmosphere-cryosphere models. ...
`Towards a Resilient Sydney` - climate change adaptation planning
... agendas and offer support and guidance for local plans as they are developed. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) asserts that proper plan making can increase adaptive capacities in urban systems by including adaptation measures in land use planning and infrastructure design and by ...
... agendas and offer support and guidance for local plans as they are developed. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007) asserts that proper plan making can increase adaptive capacities in urban systems by including adaptation measures in land use planning and infrastructure design and by ...
Generating characteristic daily weather data using
... (CMIP3) multi-model dataset. This dataset contains model output from 22 of the GCMs used for the Fourth Assessment (see Table 8.1 in Randall et al., 2007), and for a range of scenarios including the three SRES scenarios used in AR4: A2, a high-greenhouse-gas-emission scenario; A1B, a medium-emission ...
... (CMIP3) multi-model dataset. This dataset contains model output from 22 of the GCMs used for the Fourth Assessment (see Table 8.1 in Randall et al., 2007), and for a range of scenarios including the three SRES scenarios used in AR4: A2, a high-greenhouse-gas-emission scenario; A1B, a medium-emission ...
Draft Resolution X - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
... the wise use of wetlands (available in the Handbooks for the Wise Use of Wetlands), much of which is applicable to many of the threats and impacts on wetlands arising from climate change, in developing their policies and adaptations to climate change impacts on wetlands; ...
... the wise use of wetlands (available in the Handbooks for the Wise Use of Wetlands), much of which is applicable to many of the threats and impacts on wetlands arising from climate change, in developing their policies and adaptations to climate change impacts on wetlands; ...
natural solutions to climate change
... efficiency and developing carbon-free energy sources—a shift away from fossil fuels that will take decades to achieve. Similarly, efforts to help people and species adapt to climate change will include technologies and infrastructure such as sea walls, levees and irrigation works. These “hard engine ...
... efficiency and developing carbon-free energy sources—a shift away from fossil fuels that will take decades to achieve. Similarly, efforts to help people and species adapt to climate change will include technologies and infrastructure such as sea walls, levees and irrigation works. These “hard engine ...
Presentation (power point file)
... increase displacement of people. • Displacement risk increases when populations that lack the resources for planned migration experience higher exposure to extreme weather events, particularly in developing countries with low income. • Expanding opportunities for mobility can reduce vulnerability fo ...
... increase displacement of people. • Displacement risk increases when populations that lack the resources for planned migration experience higher exposure to extreme weather events, particularly in developing countries with low income. • Expanding opportunities for mobility can reduce vulnerability fo ...
(Still) Disagreeing about Climate Change: What Way
... therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, complex and changing social contexts. As Lucien Boia observes in his book Weather in the Imagination, “Global warming and global cooling are physical phenomenon. But the battle ...
... therefore an exemplar case of scientific knowledge, personal experience and the human imagination interacting in multiple, complex and changing social contexts. As Lucien Boia observes in his book Weather in the Imagination, “Global warming and global cooling are physical phenomenon. But the battle ...
Climate vulnerability profiling of Indian cities
... Emerging issues in the city While Delhi is making progress towards climate mitigation through emission reductions and environmental improvements, there is a significant lack of awareness and planning about the issues of adaptation to climate change. Mehrotra et al (2009) note that Delhi’s respo ...
... Emerging issues in the city While Delhi is making progress towards climate mitigation through emission reductions and environmental improvements, there is a significant lack of awareness and planning about the issues of adaptation to climate change. Mehrotra et al (2009) note that Delhi’s respo ...
Climate Change News 24 December 11
... agriculture under SBSTA, without which, there should not be a deal”. SBSTA is the scientific subcommittee of the UNFCCC. The SBSTA draft text does mention the drivers of deforestation, said La Viña at Forest Day 5. The sub-committee has agreed to hold a broad agenda-setting discussion on agriculture ...
... agriculture under SBSTA, without which, there should not be a deal”. SBSTA is the scientific subcommittee of the UNFCCC. The SBSTA draft text does mention the drivers of deforestation, said La Viña at Forest Day 5. The sub-committee has agreed to hold a broad agenda-setting discussion on agriculture ...
Major Impacts and Vulnerabilities for Asia
... Adaptation planning and implementation can be enhanced through complementary actions across levels, from individuals to governments. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Strategies include actions with co-bene ...
... Adaptation planning and implementation can be enhanced through complementary actions across levels, from individuals to governments. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Strategies include actions with co-bene ...
Climate change impacts and adaptation strategies in the
... encounter will be determined by our ability to slow, stop and reverse emissions over the coming years. But it will also be determined by our capacity to cope with the changes to which we are already committed. For this reason it is essential that governments, industry and NGOs spend more time workin ...
... encounter will be determined by our ability to slow, stop and reverse emissions over the coming years. But it will also be determined by our capacity to cope with the changes to which we are already committed. For this reason it is essential that governments, industry and NGOs spend more time workin ...
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
... concentrations. • This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (>66%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations”. • Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including ocean warmin ...
... concentrations. • This is an advance since the TAR’s conclusion that “most of the observed warming over the last 50 years is likely (>66%) to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations”. • Discernible human influences now extend to other aspects of climate, including ocean warmin ...
Bird Species and Climate Change
... earlier due to climatic warming. This exposes long-distance migratory birds to a greater climate change threat than resident birds. In the Netherlands, this mismatch has led to declines of up to 90 per cent in some populations of pied flycatchers over the past two decades. These long-distance migrat ...
... earlier due to climatic warming. This exposes long-distance migratory birds to a greater climate change threat than resident birds. In the Netherlands, this mismatch has led to declines of up to 90 per cent in some populations of pied flycatchers over the past two decades. These long-distance migrat ...
Urban growth and climate change
... global externality. No individual, firm, or nation has an incentive to unilaterally reduce its emissions. Such an action would be costly and would have only a minor impact on reducing aggregate global GHG emissions. Given that the world’s population equals roughly 7 billion, global annual average pe ...
... global externality. No individual, firm, or nation has an incentive to unilaterally reduce its emissions. Such an action would be costly and would have only a minor impact on reducing aggregate global GHG emissions. Given that the world’s population equals roughly 7 billion, global annual average pe ...
Nigeria`s INDC
... precipitation is expected in the savannah north. This may result in increased drought frequency and decrease in surface water resources, thus increasing its dependence on underground water sources. The increasing aridity in the northeast of the country has drastically reduced opportunities for susta ...
... precipitation is expected in the savannah north. This may result in increased drought frequency and decrease in surface water resources, thus increasing its dependence on underground water sources. The increasing aridity in the northeast of the country has drastically reduced opportunities for susta ...
Public Perception of Climate Risk: The Case of Greece
... a volcanic eruption, is dependent not only on the emergency plan but also on the previous acquired knowledge and perception of the hazard itself. Lowe et al. [24] investigated the impact of a climate change related film to public perception in the UK. They highlighted that many people made a commitm ...
... a volcanic eruption, is dependent not only on the emergency plan but also on the previous acquired knowledge and perception of the hazard itself. Lowe et al. [24] investigated the impact of a climate change related film to public perception in the UK. They highlighted that many people made a commitm ...
Downscaling Global Circulation Model Outputs
... particularly in the tropics, where orographic and climatic conditions vary significantly across relatively small distances (Wilby et al., 1998; Tabor and Williams, 2010; Hijmans et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability ...
... particularly in the tropics, where orographic and climatic conditions vary significantly across relatively small distances (Wilby et al., 1998; Tabor and Williams, 2010; Hijmans et al., 2005). Moreover, changes in topography and climate variables are not the only factors accounting for variability ...