City of Long Beach Climate Resiliency Assessment Report
... urgent, sustained approach to climate countermeasures is set. Finally, this report describes and recommends a plan of action that city leaders and community stakeholders can use as a template for making Long Beach a model of a climate resilient city, responsive to varying levels of temporary, gradua ...
... urgent, sustained approach to climate countermeasures is set. Finally, this report describes and recommends a plan of action that city leaders and community stakeholders can use as a template for making Long Beach a model of a climate resilient city, responsive to varying levels of temporary, gradua ...
Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Children in
... HIV and AIDS, management of scarce natural resources and rapid urbanisation will each interact with climate change. The results of those interactions will affect how far the effects of climate change are transmitted to children and households at the local level. With this in mind, an effective respo ...
... HIV and AIDS, management of scarce natural resources and rapid urbanisation will each interact with climate change. The results of those interactions will affect how far the effects of climate change are transmitted to children and households at the local level. With this in mind, an effective respo ...
The implications of climate change for biodiversity conservation and
... values, then derive conservation objectives and programs that preserve ecological processes while allowing or even facilitating changes in biodiversity states. We need to increase the efficiency of limited conservation resources by focusing investment on those places or species that achieve the “gre ...
... values, then derive conservation objectives and programs that preserve ecological processes while allowing or even facilitating changes in biodiversity states. We need to increase the efficiency of limited conservation resources by focusing investment on those places or species that achieve the “gre ...
PDF - World Agroforestry Centre
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
... The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau covers the Chinese provinces of Tibet A.R. and Qinghai, and parts of Gansu, northwest Sichuan and northwest Yunnan. The total land area of the Plateau is around 2.5 million km2, accounting for about 26% of China’s land area (Zhang et al. 2002). The average altitude of the P ...
The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
... consequences are coupled with uneven, asymmetrical impacts on different regions, countries and socioeconomic groups, with those that have contributed the least to global warming often being the hardest-hit. As part of this picture, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made no more than a ...
... consequences are coupled with uneven, asymmetrical impacts on different regions, countries and socioeconomic groups, with those that have contributed the least to global warming often being the hardest-hit. As part of this picture, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made no more than a ...
follow the energy! earth`s dynamic climate system
... unprecedented in recent Earth history. Human activities, especially those that alter the composition of the atmosphere or characteristics of Earth’s surface, play an increasingly important role in the climate system. Rapid climate changes, natural or human-caused, heighten the vulnerabilities of soc ...
... unprecedented in recent Earth history. Human activities, especially those that alter the composition of the atmosphere or characteristics of Earth’s surface, play an increasingly important role in the climate system. Rapid climate changes, natural or human-caused, heighten the vulnerabilities of soc ...
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... more comprehensive economic development policies, and those aimed at increasing urban sustainability, on the wake of Agenda 21 initiatives, making evident the potentialities and responsibilities of urban areas for the reduction and mitigation of global environmental impacts. Since the beginning of t ...
... more comprehensive economic development policies, and those aimed at increasing urban sustainability, on the wake of Agenda 21 initiatives, making evident the potentialities and responsibilities of urban areas for the reduction and mitigation of global environmental impacts. Since the beginning of t ...
WHITE PAPER Climate Change Adaptation in the Nordic Countries
... Adaptation Strategy and suggests priorities for Nordic decision-makers. UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial lev ...
... Adaptation Strategy and suggests priorities for Nordic decision-makers. UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION For many decades, climate policy debates focused on how to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This remains an urgent priority, but it is also clear that some warming – at least 1.5°C above pre-industrial lev ...
Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... Preface Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing ...
... Preface Climate change is arguably one of the most significant conservation challenges of the 21st century. Not only will there be direct climate change with effects on biodiversity but also societal mitigation and adaptation measures may seriously impact on biodiversity. In the light of a changing ...
The impact of urban heat islands: assessing vulnerability in
... UHI, in two Indonesian cities of differing size, Jakarta and Bandar Lampung. This will enable an identification of priority areas for action in UHI adaptation programmes that are adequately tailored for a given community. The study assesses the existence of UHI by measuring local air temperature. It ...
... UHI, in two Indonesian cities of differing size, Jakarta and Bandar Lampung. This will enable an identification of priority areas for action in UHI adaptation programmes that are adequately tailored for a given community. The study assesses the existence of UHI by measuring local air temperature. It ...
DEVELOPMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN TANZANIA: FOCUS
... for a differentiated adaptation strategy. First, the climate change projections which form the basis of national assessments rely on an older generation of climate models which project higher temperature increases than more recent models analyzed in the present study. Updating of climate scenarios a ...
... for a differentiated adaptation strategy. First, the climate change projections which form the basis of national assessments rely on an older generation of climate models which project higher temperature increases than more recent models analyzed in the present study. Updating of climate scenarios a ...
Deep South Challenge Research and Business Plan
... From the scientific knowledge base emerging from our modelling and process work-streams, we will take improved understanding of key climate impacts for Aotearoa/New Zealand and (i), work in and with communities to help make best use of this information, (ii) build on long-established advice regardin ...
... From the scientific knowledge base emerging from our modelling and process work-streams, we will take improved understanding of key climate impacts for Aotearoa/New Zealand and (i), work in and with communities to help make best use of this information, (ii) build on long-established advice regardin ...
Ireland in a Warmer World
... processes and our ability to anticipate the nature and magnitude of changes resulting from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases. In Ireland, the C4I Project (Community Climate Change Consortium for Ireland) has been in operation for five years. A substantial national climate modelling capabi ...
... processes and our ability to anticipate the nature and magnitude of changes resulting from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases. In Ireland, the C4I Project (Community Climate Change Consortium for Ireland) has been in operation for five years. A substantial national climate modelling capabi ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... these categories. Some countries are more specialized in leisure tourism (Belize and Costa Rica) while others have a more diversified visitor composition (El Salvador and Panama). Nevertheless, all countries have plans to considerably expand its leisure tourism, which depends to a great extent on th ...
... these categories. Some countries are more specialized in leisure tourism (Belize and Costa Rica) while others have a more diversified visitor composition (El Salvador and Panama). Nevertheless, all countries have plans to considerably expand its leisure tourism, which depends to a great extent on th ...
An Inconvenient Trial - Digital Commons @ Liberty University
... no court has authority to enforce remedies, then there is little motivation to expend resources to support this effort. If climate-change proponents are able to prove their case, but the court does not have the authority to enforce remedies, then you might ask why even bother with this proposal. The ...
... no court has authority to enforce remedies, then there is little motivation to expend resources to support this effort. If climate-change proponents are able to prove their case, but the court does not have the authority to enforce remedies, then you might ask why even bother with this proposal. The ...
understanding el niño in ocean–atmosphere general
... Sun et al. 2009). Similarly, there are still large (bars) in the central-western Pacific (Niño-4 region; see Fig. 4) for the differences in how the models reproduce the 20th-century simulations of the IPCC AR4. (left) Observations are taken mean state of the tropical ocean, including from the 40-yr ...
... Sun et al. 2009). Similarly, there are still large (bars) in the central-western Pacific (Niño-4 region; see Fig. 4) for the differences in how the models reproduce the 20th-century simulations of the IPCC AR4. (left) Observations are taken mean state of the tropical ocean, including from the 40-yr ...
Alberta`s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate
... their present distribution. In the Boreal, there is clear evidence of a conversion of Dry Mixedwood to Central Parkland. There is also evidence of a transition of Central Mixedwood to Dry Mixedwood, at lower elevations. Higher elevation sites in the Boreal remained stable during the Hypsithermal. Po ...
... their present distribution. In the Boreal, there is clear evidence of a conversion of Dry Mixedwood to Central Parkland. There is also evidence of a transition of Central Mixedwood to Dry Mixedwood, at lower elevations. Higher elevation sites in the Boreal remained stable during the Hypsithermal. Po ...
Non-Economic Loss and Damage Caused by Climatic
... the area. Research was conducted using a combination of scientific methods, including a comprehensive literature review of research and policy as well as field research at the local level. In terms of the data collection, the study used qualitative methods to better understand how climatic and envir ...
... the area. Research was conducted using a combination of scientific methods, including a comprehensive literature review of research and policy as well as field research at the local level. In terms of the data collection, the study used qualitative methods to better understand how climatic and envir ...
IPCC report
... and temperature of water for cooling are the main concern for thermal and nuclear power plants. Several options are available to cope with reduced water availability but at higher cost; however, decreased efficiency of thermal conversion remains a primary concern. Similarly, already available or new ...
... and temperature of water for cooling are the main concern for thermal and nuclear power plants. Several options are available to cope with reduced water availability but at higher cost; however, decreased efficiency of thermal conversion remains a primary concern. Similarly, already available or new ...
The Critical Decade 2013
... in combination with other stresses, is increasing the risk of species extinctions and threatening many iconic ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and the alpine zone. 4. One quarter of the way into the Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to ...
... in combination with other stresses, is increasing the risk of species extinctions and threatening many iconic ecosystems including the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu National Park and the alpine zone. 4. One quarter of the way into the Critical Decade it is clear: some progress is being made globally to ...
the schmidt family foundation
... continued to find innovative ways to meet our mission of delivering highquality information about the climate crisis. Again, we turned to Al Gore’s landmark film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” to help spread awareness of climate change. This year, we helped college students at over 500 different campuses ...
... continued to find innovative ways to meet our mission of delivering highquality information about the climate crisis. Again, we turned to Al Gore’s landmark film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” to help spread awareness of climate change. This year, we helped college students at over 500 different campuses ...
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... contrast, these parameters are considered over a mediumterm time horizon, whereas SEAMLESS uses the most complex approach to quantify socioeconomic parameters, but only with a short-term horizon. GLOWA-Elbe and RIVERTWIN-Neckar make medium-term projections of climateinduced changes in agricultural y ...
... contrast, these parameters are considered over a mediumterm time horizon, whereas SEAMLESS uses the most complex approach to quantify socioeconomic parameters, but only with a short-term horizon. GLOWA-Elbe and RIVERTWIN-Neckar make medium-term projections of climateinduced changes in agricultural y ...
SECOND-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 3 Do Not Cite
... (high agreement, limited evidence). Such techniques include scenario planning, employing experimental approaches that involve learning from experience, and the development of flexible solutions that are resilient to uncertainty. However, there are barriers such as lack of technical capacity, financi ...
... (high agreement, limited evidence). Such techniques include scenario planning, employing experimental approaches that involve learning from experience, and the development of flexible solutions that are resilient to uncertainty. However, there are barriers such as lack of technical capacity, financi ...
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... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
... Africa’s population has just passed 1 billion and is due to double by 2050. FAO has estimated that subSaharan Africa is the region with the highest proportion of undernourished people on the continent (30 percent in 2010), compared with a 16 percent average for developing countries (FAO 2011a). FAO ...
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... 2013), who extended van Kooten, Withey, and Wong’s (2011) bioeconomic (optimal control) model to consider the impact of climate change on wetlands management. Using an estimated waterfowl population growth equation that explicitly includes wetlands as a factor-impacting carrying capacity, Withey and ...
... 2013), who extended van Kooten, Withey, and Wong’s (2011) bioeconomic (optimal control) model to consider the impact of climate change on wetlands management. Using an estimated waterfowl population growth equation that explicitly includes wetlands as a factor-impacting carrying capacity, Withey and ...