- Wiley Online Library
... Biomass production on low-grade land is needed to meet future energy demands and minimize resource conflicts. This, however, requires improvements in plant water-use efficiency (WUE) that are beyond conventional C3 and C4 dedicated bioenergy crops. Here we present the first global-scale geographic i ...
... Biomass production on low-grade land is needed to meet future energy demands and minimize resource conflicts. This, however, requires improvements in plant water-use efficiency (WUE) that are beyond conventional C3 and C4 dedicated bioenergy crops. Here we present the first global-scale geographic i ...
Seattle City Light Climate Change Analysis - CSES
... climate conditions could lead to substantial impacts on hydrologic conditions and, potentially, on water management. Global climate models provide the main guidance in assessing future climate impacts, but these ...
... climate conditions could lead to substantial impacts on hydrologic conditions and, potentially, on water management. Global climate models provide the main guidance in assessing future climate impacts, but these ...
Climate Change and Collective Responsibility
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “the impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and poor persons within all countries, and thereby exacerbate inequities in health status and access to adequate food, clean water, and other resources.” ...
... According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “the impacts of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and poor persons within all countries, and thereby exacerbate inequities in health status and access to adequate food, clean water, and other resources.” ...
Climate Change Impacts On Rainfed Corn Production In
... rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm (2020s), mid-term (2050s) and long-term (2090s) future, respectively. The expected changes in precipi ...
... rainfed corn production in the study area with and without climate change. Study results indicate an average temperature increase of 0.52 to 0.94oC, 1.26 to 2.20oC and 1.78 to 3.58oC in the nearterm (2020s), mid-term (2050s) and long-term (2090s) future, respectively. The expected changes in precipi ...
2. The impacts of climate change on the benthos
... approaches, there is still a need to fully understand the function and mechanisms that are altering these processes, such studies will lead to a better knowledge of benthic responses and a more targeted tool for the environmental management of marine systems (Birchenough et al., 2011). Climate chang ...
... approaches, there is still a need to fully understand the function and mechanisms that are altering these processes, such studies will lead to a better knowledge of benthic responses and a more targeted tool for the environmental management of marine systems (Birchenough et al., 2011). Climate chang ...
Phenology - URPP Global Change and Biodiversity
... seasonality are thermal stratification, mixing and weather conditions. Furthermore, the dynamics of ice formation and thawing in lakes are typically described as “ice phenology” (Walsh et al. 1998). Annually reoccurring patterns of chem ...
... seasonality are thermal stratification, mixing and weather conditions. Furthermore, the dynamics of ice formation and thawing in lakes are typically described as “ice phenology” (Walsh et al. 1998). Annually reoccurring patterns of chem ...
Changing Nature of Flooding
... Sea levels are rising and we are experiencing extreme weather conditions more regularly. The evidence suggests these trends are likely to continue. Increased flooding is the most visible result of our changing climate. Even minor events can have significant impacts on people and businesses. At its w ...
... Sea levels are rising and we are experiencing extreme weather conditions more regularly. The evidence suggests these trends are likely to continue. Increased flooding is the most visible result of our changing climate. Even minor events can have significant impacts on people and businesses. At its w ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guidelines
... Table E-2: Characteristics of maladaptation and possible impacts of major water infrastructure projects .................................................................................................................................................. 81 ...
... Table E-2: Characteristics of maladaptation and possible impacts of major water infrastructure projects .................................................................................................................................................. 81 ...
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture September 30, 2013
... in climate, we believe they are a substantial improvement over existing approaches. Our median estimate is that corn yields will be about 15% lower by mid-century relative to a world without climate change, with some climate models projecting losses as low as 7% and others as high as 64%. Valued at ...
... in climate, we believe they are a substantial improvement over existing approaches. Our median estimate is that corn yields will be about 15% lower by mid-century relative to a world without climate change, with some climate models projecting losses as low as 7% and others as high as 64%. Valued at ...
Lecture 3 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... the nature of the specific problem (e.g., the extent of uncertainty involved) and the surrounding social context (i.e., extent of disagreement as to planning goals and means) may make some models or part of models more or less appropriate and effective. For instance, communicative and advocacy plann ...
... the nature of the specific problem (e.g., the extent of uncertainty involved) and the surrounding social context (i.e., extent of disagreement as to planning goals and means) may make some models or part of models more or less appropriate and effective. For instance, communicative and advocacy plann ...
Approaches for generating climate change scenarios for use in
... that are available in the database include air temperature, rainfall, specific humidity and solar radiation. Drought information is not available in the database, hence it has to be developed based on some of the available climate variables. There are two main steps in estimating climate change impa ...
... that are available in the database include air temperature, rainfall, specific humidity and solar radiation. Drought information is not available in the database, hence it has to be developed based on some of the available climate variables. There are two main steps in estimating climate change impa ...
Author`s personal copy - Santa Clara University
... of its major freshwater source, Mono Lake water level dropped by 11.2 m below the 1940 lake elevation (1,955.9 m above sea level) and lake volume shrunk by 45 % (Vorster 1985). This resulted in several major environmental problems: Mono Lake salinity concentration doubled; important nesting islands ...
... of its major freshwater source, Mono Lake water level dropped by 11.2 m below the 1940 lake elevation (1,955.9 m above sea level) and lake volume shrunk by 45 % (Vorster 1985). This resulted in several major environmental problems: Mono Lake salinity concentration doubled; important nesting islands ...
from boom to bust? climate risk in the golden state
... to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These “tail risks” are most often expressed here as the 1-in-20 chance events. When assessing risk related to climate change, it is particularly important to consider outlier events and not just the most likely scenarios. Indeed, the ...
... to occur, but also lower-probability, higher-cost climate futures. These “tail risks” are most often expressed here as the 1-in-20 chance events. When assessing risk related to climate change, it is particularly important to consider outlier events and not just the most likely scenarios. Indeed, the ...
Climate Sensitivity, Sea Level, and Atmospheric
... Cenozoic temperature, sea level and CO2 co-variations provide insights into climate sensitivity to external forcings and sea level sensitivity to climate change. Pleistocene climate oscillations imply a fast-feedback climate sensitivity 3 ± 1°C for 4 W/m2 CO2 forcing for the average of climate state ...
... Cenozoic temperature, sea level and CO2 co-variations provide insights into climate sensitivity to external forcings and sea level sensitivity to climate change. Pleistocene climate oscillations imply a fast-feedback climate sensitivity 3 ± 1°C for 4 W/m2 CO2 forcing for the average of climate state ...
National Climate Change Action Plan
... Climate change is recognized as one of the most complex global environmental problems, one which presents the greatest challenges to society as a whole, including the scientific and technical community and government authorities. The greenhouse effect, a beneficial natural phenomenon that enables li ...
... Climate change is recognized as one of the most complex global environmental problems, one which presents the greatest challenges to society as a whole, including the scientific and technical community and government authorities. The greenhouse effect, a beneficial natural phenomenon that enables li ...
Faith Based Statements on Climate Change
... little bit more about what it's like to live in a different context," he said. The Episcopal-Anglican gathering coincided with the second week of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, during which delegates from 193 countries developed a new global framework to help developing nation ...
... little bit more about what it's like to live in a different context," he said. The Episcopal-Anglican gathering coincided with the second week of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, during which delegates from 193 countries developed a new global framework to help developing nation ...
Annex D – EEA contributors and resource planning
... adaptation policy development at the EU and national level, which builds largely on the recent EEA reports and information in Climate-ADAPT on those topics. Additionally, the sector-based chapters should include some more information on the consideration of climate change adaptation in sectoral pol ...
... adaptation policy development at the EU and national level, which builds largely on the recent EEA reports and information in Climate-ADAPT on those topics. Additionally, the sector-based chapters should include some more information on the consideration of climate change adaptation in sectoral pol ...
Responses of runoff to historical and future climate variability over
... change scenarios. However, the key issue faced by such studies is the need to convert coarse resolution GCM outputs to local catchment-scale climatic variables at a higher spatial resolution to serve as the input to a hydrological model (Vano et al., 2015; Wu et al., 2015). The impact assessments ar ...
... change scenarios. However, the key issue faced by such studies is the need to convert coarse resolution GCM outputs to local catchment-scale climatic variables at a higher spatial resolution to serve as the input to a hydrological model (Vano et al., 2015; Wu et al., 2015). The impact assessments ar ...
Proposed NSF Center on Climate Decision Making Carnegie Mellon
... to create a set of decision support tools that are appropriate given the limitations on the predictive information that we are likely to be able to acquire. As results become available from the work in Part 3 of the Center's research, these tools will be modified to incorporate additional informatio ...
... to create a set of decision support tools that are appropriate given the limitations on the predictive information that we are likely to be able to acquire. As results become available from the work in Part 3 of the Center's research, these tools will be modified to incorporate additional informatio ...
Climate Change and China`s Agricultural Sector
... However, in order to improve its adaptive capabilities and realize its mitigation targets, China must first examine several key questions. How is climate change expected to impact production and trade in China’s agricultural sector? Within agriculture, where are the primary sources of emissions? Wha ...
... However, in order to improve its adaptive capabilities and realize its mitigation targets, China must first examine several key questions. How is climate change expected to impact production and trade in China’s agricultural sector? Within agriculture, where are the primary sources of emissions? Wha ...
Rethinking Private Land Conservation in the
... Some forms of land conservation, however, are more vulnerable to climate change than others. Perhaps most vulnerable is biodiversity protection. Of all the purposes of land trusts, the most common is wildlife protection; over 90% of the land trusts responding to the most recent survey of the Land Tr ...
... Some forms of land conservation, however, are more vulnerable to climate change than others. Perhaps most vulnerable is biodiversity protection. Of all the purposes of land trusts, the most common is wildlife protection; over 90% of the land trusts responding to the most recent survey of the Land Tr ...
Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change in the
... that environmental issues be fully integrated in these strategies, as well as in the instruments that implement a country’s PRS. The World Bank’s Environment Department is engaged in an ongoing review of the extent to which environmental issues are mainstreamed in poverty reduction strategies and th ...
... that environmental issues be fully integrated in these strategies, as well as in the instruments that implement a country’s PRS. The World Bank’s Environment Department is engaged in an ongoing review of the extent to which environmental issues are mainstreamed in poverty reduction strategies and th ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... Through their work with local communities, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today are increasingly confronted with rising weather variability and an ever increasing number of both small-scale and extreme weather events. While National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have been at th ...
... Through their work with local communities, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies today are increasingly confronted with rising weather variability and an ever increasing number of both small-scale and extreme weather events. While National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have been at th ...
Climate change in Australia | Southern and South
... Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Australia’s natural resources, as well as adaptation opportunities for protecting and managing our land, soil, water, plants and animals. Australia has 54 natural resource ...
... Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Australia’s natural resources, as well as adaptation opportunities for protecting and managing our land, soil, water, plants and animals. Australia has 54 natural resource ...
Lecture 3 FINAL DRAFT
... In this third and final Lecture, the focus is on the planners’ response, specifically the methods and tools planners can and should use to help protect the climate and increase their community’s resilience. Note that the material in this Lecture spans two sessions or class periods. Sections A to D o ...
... In this third and final Lecture, the focus is on the planners’ response, specifically the methods and tools planners can and should use to help protect the climate and increase their community’s resilience. Note that the material in this Lecture spans two sessions or class periods. Sections A to D o ...