The Changing Climate and Adaptation Strategies for the Mississippi
... adequate levels of production. Many programs have been started already that try to unify resources and provide farmers with adequate information concerning data demonstrating how the climate is changing and what adaptation strategies will be beneficial for them in the future, even strategies that ar ...
... adequate levels of production. Many programs have been started already that try to unify resources and provide farmers with adequate information concerning data demonstrating how the climate is changing and what adaptation strategies will be beneficial for them in the future, even strategies that ar ...
S1501144_en.pdf
... ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central America” initiative. The opinions expressed in this document are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ECLAC or of the partner institutions of the project. The borders and names that appear in the ma ...
... ECLAC as part of the “The Economics of Climate Change in Central America” initiative. The opinions expressed in this document are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ECLAC or of the partner institutions of the project. The borders and names that appear in the ma ...
British Columbia
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
... with large storage reservoirs. Alternative ‘clean’ sources of energy, such as wind power, will help meet increasing energy demands in the future, but are currently only a small contributor to BC’s power supply. Coal-fired generating plants are also being considered, although their status is uncertain ...
Transformational adaptation
... March 2015 on ‘What is transformational adaptation?’ • Transformation may occur at different levels and dimensions, mediated by power relations, but usually implies a systemic or paradigm shift, possibly triggered by intolerable losses. • The change is likely to be radical and challenge the curren ...
... March 2015 on ‘What is transformational adaptation?’ • Transformation may occur at different levels and dimensions, mediated by power relations, but usually implies a systemic or paradigm shift, possibly triggered by intolerable losses. • The change is likely to be radical and challenge the curren ...
The importance of glacier and forest change in hydrological climate
... In the Swiss Alps, the glacier area above the ELA, the accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio o ...
... In the Swiss Alps, the glacier area above the ELA, the accumulation zone of a glacier, comprises 60 % of the total glacier area, on average (MBB, 2005; Paul et al., 2007). An increase of the ELA entails adaptation of the glacier to the altered condition until the ELA divides the glacier at a ratio o ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 10: Climate-smart fisheries and aquaculture
... Following the IPCC definition of vulnerability and using available data, national economies’ relative vulnerability to climate change impacts through their fisheries was calculated for 132 countries. The analysis revealed that 16 African least developed countries (LDC) and three Asian LDC were among ...
... Following the IPCC definition of vulnerability and using available data, national economies’ relative vulnerability to climate change impacts through their fisheries was calculated for 132 countries. The analysis revealed that 16 African least developed countries (LDC) and three Asian LDC were among ...
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on the Supply of Phosphate
... ecological effects on downstream lakes and reservoirs. Processes influencing both the amount and timing of phosphorus export from terrestrial watersheds must be quantified before we can assess the direct and indirect effects of the weather on the supply and recycling of phosphorus. Simulation of the e ...
... ecological effects on downstream lakes and reservoirs. Processes influencing both the amount and timing of phosphorus export from terrestrial watersheds must be quantified before we can assess the direct and indirect effects of the weather on the supply and recycling of phosphorus. Simulation of the e ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country
... nations as well as their varied subsistence economies and natural resource industries. While the impacts are diverse, scholars have recognized that the stakes are high and that "[a] lthough only a few tribal economies in Alaska and other regions are primarily based on subsistence, many tribal commun ...
... nations as well as their varied subsistence economies and natural resource industries. While the impacts are diverse, scholars have recognized that the stakes are high and that "[a] lthough only a few tribal economies in Alaska and other regions are primarily based on subsistence, many tribal commun ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... Adaptation models and tools have the ability to weigh many interacting factors to better understand the sensitivities and consequences of many driving forces, especially under climate change. Several different types of decision models currently contain only modest options for adaptation. In contrast ...
... Adaptation models and tools have the ability to weigh many interacting factors to better understand the sensitivities and consequences of many driving forces, especially under climate change. Several different types of decision models currently contain only modest options for adaptation. In contrast ...
Sample pages 2 PDF
... 4/3 transition. This hypothesis was based on faunal data from two main sites: Qafzeh, dated to 100–90 ka, and Kebara, dated to ca. 65 ka. However, these two sites are located in two distinct regions in the Southern Levant, Qafzeh being further east than Kebara, which is located in Mount Carmel on th ...
... 4/3 transition. This hypothesis was based on faunal data from two main sites: Qafzeh, dated to 100–90 ka, and Kebara, dated to ca. 65 ka. However, these two sites are located in two distinct regions in the Southern Levant, Qafzeh being further east than Kebara, which is located in Mount Carmel on th ...
Climate Change and Your Health: Rising Temperatures, Worsening
... in an air quality and climate review article (Jacob and Winner 2009) and of those, we restricted the studies to those involving the United States. There was one study that focused on air quality modeling in the Los Angeles basin and Sacramento Valley (Taha 2001). More such studies are needed befo ...
... in an air quality and climate review article (Jacob and Winner 2009) and of those, we restricted the studies to those involving the United States. There was one study that focused on air quality modeling in the Los Angeles basin and Sacramento Valley (Taha 2001). More such studies are needed befo ...
The Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization on
... affect of either urbanization or climate change on watershed runoff. However, the combined effect of these two variables has been coming under increased scrutiny in recent years in order to assess the regional influence of climate change on developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of ...
... affect of either urbanization or climate change on watershed runoff. However, the combined effect of these two variables has been coming under increased scrutiny in recent years in order to assess the regional influence of climate change on developing watersheds. The hydrological characteristics of ...
Debating Climate Change David Weisbach
... which requires replacing a large global energy infrastructure and requires coordinating hundreds of nations and thousands of actors, each with their own self-interest. Philosophy lacks the tools for analyzing this sort of problem, such as the tools to understand the incentives, the equilibrium effec ...
... which requires replacing a large global energy infrastructure and requires coordinating hundreds of nations and thousands of actors, each with their own self-interest. Philosophy lacks the tools for analyzing this sort of problem, such as the tools to understand the incentives, the equilibrium effec ...
- Student Organizations
... “environmental refugees” or “climate refugees”. No existing legal instrument explicitly protects people who flee environmental threats. For a definition of that group, therefore, one must turn to academic literature, in which there is a lively theoretical debate. Most of those who study environmenta ...
... “environmental refugees” or “climate refugees”. No existing legal instrument explicitly protects people who flee environmental threats. For a definition of that group, therefore, one must turn to academic literature, in which there is a lively theoretical debate. Most of those who study environmenta ...
CSC Report_Laura Roth_geändert 07.04
... But as GHGs are long-lived and will remain in the atmosphere for decades to many centuries after they are emitted (C2ES, 2011), some changes in climate will occur no matter what actions are taken to reduce emissions now. Therefore mitigation alone is not sufficient; climate change adaptation is need ...
... But as GHGs are long-lived and will remain in the atmosphere for decades to many centuries after they are emitted (C2ES, 2011), some changes in climate will occur no matter what actions are taken to reduce emissions now. Therefore mitigation alone is not sufficient; climate change adaptation is need ...
Small Island Economies
... these countries. They are located across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with the highest concentration of SIDS in the Caribbean and southwest Pacific3 forty-three of them are located in the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. The group includes countries that are relatively rich by developin ...
... these countries. They are located across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with the highest concentration of SIDS in the Caribbean and southwest Pacific3 forty-three of them are located in the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. The group includes countries that are relatively rich by developin ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... Adaptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with cli ...
... Adaptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to benefit from opportunities associated with cli ...
Extreme climatic events in relation to global change and their impact
... repeated setbacks. Thus, reefs may take decades to recover following storms (Gardner et al., 2005). Rain forests may be critically affected by the frequency of severe storms (Boucher, 1990). These examples show that animal populations may suffer important set-backs after extreme climatic events for ...
... repeated setbacks. Thus, reefs may take decades to recover following storms (Gardner et al., 2005). Rain forests may be critically affected by the frequency of severe storms (Boucher, 1990). These examples show that animal populations may suffer important set-backs after extreme climatic events for ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – dust
... and provides a useful indicator of wind erosion rate, although the amount of dust observed is influenced by several factors (e.g. actual weather conditions, soil type, vegetation type and amount of ground cover). Prof. Grant McTainsh and his team at Griffith University calculate a Dust Storm Index ( ...
... and provides a useful indicator of wind erosion rate, although the amount of dust observed is influenced by several factors (e.g. actual weather conditions, soil type, vegetation type and amount of ground cover). Prof. Grant McTainsh and his team at Griffith University calculate a Dust Storm Index ( ...
Food Security and Climate Change Assessment: Sudan
... food purchase, and fragmented markets being noted as a key issue in trade within Sudan (FEWS NET, 2015), physical and economic access to food and the trading of agricultural goods (market access) are also important factors. Agricultural labour is also an important source of income for poor household ...
... food purchase, and fragmented markets being noted as a key issue in trade within Sudan (FEWS NET, 2015), physical and economic access to food and the trading of agricultural goods (market access) are also important factors. Agricultural labour is also an important source of income for poor household ...
ASSESSING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON
... complete this course. I extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor Dr. Mulungu of the Department of Water Resources Engineering for his assistance, supervision and encouragement during the preparation of this dissertation. Credit goes to WaterNet, which saw it to afford me this fellowship to pursue m ...
... complete this course. I extend my sincere thanks to my supervisor Dr. Mulungu of the Department of Water Resources Engineering for his assistance, supervision and encouragement during the preparation of this dissertation. Credit goes to WaterNet, which saw it to afford me this fellowship to pursue m ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... In addition to the recovery of the past temperature evolution BTPs have also been used to evaluate the role of heat storage in the lithospheric crust within the global energy balance (Levitus et al., 2001; Pielke, 2003; Levitus et al., 2005; Hansen et al., 2005) by calculating the amount of energy s ...
... In addition to the recovery of the past temperature evolution BTPs have also been used to evaluate the role of heat storage in the lithospheric crust within the global energy balance (Levitus et al., 2001; Pielke, 2003; Levitus et al., 2005; Hansen et al., 2005) by calculating the amount of energy s ...
Measuring Vulnerability - global change SysTem for Analysis
... environmental, social, economic and political exposure to a range of harmful perturbations” (Bohle et al. 1994) “…the exposure to contingencies and stress, and difficulty in coping with them. Vulnerability thus has two sides: an external side of risks, shocks and stress to which an individual or hou ...
... environmental, social, economic and political exposure to a range of harmful perturbations” (Bohle et al. 1994) “…the exposure to contingencies and stress, and difficulty in coping with them. Vulnerability thus has two sides: an external side of risks, shocks and stress to which an individual or hou ...
Paulo Nobre
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
... Paulo Nobre, V. B. Capistrano, M. Baptista Jr., E. Giarolla, M. Bottino, D. S. Moreira, S. N. Figueroa, D. Alvin, P. Kubota, J. P. Bonatti, E. Ramirez, B. Antunes, T. Tarasova, F. Pesquero, M. H. Costa, G. Sampaio, M. Cardoso, C. Augusto Jr, M. Sanches, H. C. Soares, F. Casagrande, F. Odorizi, C. Fo ...
Risk Management in Water and Climate
... Making creative use of insurance and financial services products is a pro-active means of planning for and dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change; before a disaster strikes, during a disaster and rehabilitation after a disaster. Increasing use of insurance and other financial services an ...
... Making creative use of insurance and financial services products is a pro-active means of planning for and dealing with the adverse impacts of climate change; before a disaster strikes, during a disaster and rehabilitation after a disaster. Increasing use of insurance and other financial services an ...