Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...
Agricultural Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation and
... this is particularly the case in developing countries. Innovations in agriculture have always been important and will be even more vital in the context of climate change. The ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade is pleased to present this thoughtful discussion about the need f ...
... this is particularly the case in developing countries. Innovations in agriculture have always been important and will be even more vital in the context of climate change. The ICTSD-IPC Platform on Climate Change, Agriculture and Trade is pleased to present this thoughtful discussion about the need f ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... the respondents had access to these guidelines. These results suggest that the method used by the IPCC is likely to convey levels of imprecision that are too high. We propose an alternative form of communicating uncertainty, illustrate its effectiveness, and suggest several additional ways to improv ...
... the respondents had access to these guidelines. These results suggest that the method used by the IPCC is likely to convey levels of imprecision that are too high. We propose an alternative form of communicating uncertainty, illustrate its effectiveness, and suggest several additional ways to improv ...
NO. EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. CLAUDE EARL
... limitations requires the occurrence of at least one predicate act of fraud within the last five years.2 For more than a decade, however, ExxonMobil has widely and publicly confirmed that it “recognize[s] that the risk of climate change and its potential impacts on society and ecosystems may prove to ...
... limitations requires the occurrence of at least one predicate act of fraud within the last five years.2 For more than a decade, however, ExxonMobil has widely and publicly confirmed that it “recognize[s] that the risk of climate change and its potential impacts on society and ecosystems may prove to ...
Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US
... An increasing number of countries regard climate change as a security threat. Largely at the urging of the United Kingdom (U.K.), the United Nations (UN) Security Council held its first debate on the impact of climate change on peace and security in April 2007. The following March, the National Secu ...
... An increasing number of countries regard climate change as a security threat. Largely at the urging of the United Kingdom (U.K.), the United Nations (UN) Security Council held its first debate on the impact of climate change on peace and security in April 2007. The following March, the National Secu ...
Climate change impact on meteorological, agricultural, and
... intense, and have affected larger areas since the 1970s; the land area affected by drought is expected to increase and water resources availability in affected areas could decline as much as 30% by mid-century. In particular, U.S. crops that are already near the upper end of their temperature tolera ...
... intense, and have affected larger areas since the 1970s; the land area affected by drought is expected to increase and water resources availability in affected areas could decline as much as 30% by mid-century. In particular, U.S. crops that are already near the upper end of their temperature tolera ...
Climate change adaptation in the boardroom
... climate-related records broken during 90 days, resulting in considerable economic damage. As the frequency and intensity of high-energy events changes, many flow-on impacts will disrupt “business as usual”. Increasing extreme events have triggered increasing awareness: After recent years of extremes ...
... climate-related records broken during 90 days, resulting in considerable economic damage. As the frequency and intensity of high-energy events changes, many flow-on impacts will disrupt “business as usual”. Increasing extreme events have triggered increasing awareness: After recent years of extremes ...
http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0203e/i0203e00.pdf
... identifiable measures already available. In many instances, climate change mitigation could be complementary to and reinforce existing efforts to improve fisheries and aquaculture sustainability (e.g. reducing fishing effort and fleet capacity in order to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissio ...
... identifiable measures already available. In many instances, climate change mitigation could be complementary to and reinforce existing efforts to improve fisheries and aquaculture sustainability (e.g. reducing fishing effort and fleet capacity in order to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissio ...
Future Weather
... years showed that the coastal area has become wetter relative to inland areas. We investigated whether this trend is systematic, and whether we could expect similar changes in the regional precipitation differences in the future. Intense events of local precipitation have a large influence on societ ...
... years showed that the coastal area has become wetter relative to inland areas. We investigated whether this trend is systematic, and whether we could expect similar changes in the regional precipitation differences in the future. Intense events of local precipitation have a large influence on societ ...
Climate Change Youth Guide to Action
... on climate change, The Future In Our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change. Excerpts from her speech are below. ...
... on climate change, The Future In Our Hands: Addressing the Leadership Challenge of Climate Change. Excerpts from her speech are below. ...
Specialist Advice and literature review to support the Ad Hoc
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
Africa and Climate: Report
... the areas of observations, research and model development, prediction activities, and of the delivery of climate services. All are parts of a continuous chain that provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration wi ...
... the areas of observations, research and model development, prediction activities, and of the delivery of climate services. All are parts of a continuous chain that provides benefits to sustainable development only insofar as the strength of the weakest link, and only after appropriate integration wi ...
Assessment of Climate Variability Impact on Water Resources within
... Global climate change and variability alters hydrologic cycles and regimes within watersheds, adversely impacting ecosystems, water resources, agriculture and environmental sustainability. Understanding and predicting the interactions between the water systems, climate change and land use are priori ...
... Global climate change and variability alters hydrologic cycles and regimes within watersheds, adversely impacting ecosystems, water resources, agriculture and environmental sustainability. Understanding and predicting the interactions between the water systems, climate change and land use are priori ...
3 The role of biodiversity in societal adaptation to climate change
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
... Forest adaptation: Discussion of forests in relation to climate change tends to focus on their role in mitigation. However, forests provide a range of regulating services whilst providing important resources to those who depend on forests for their livelihoods, and can be particularly important dur ...
Impacts of climate change on vegetation distribution. No. 1
... Europe. In contrast to Claussen and Esch (1994), Kirilenko and Solomon (1998) conducted their simulation for different time slices. Wooded tundra, steppe and desert vegetation are predicted to begin to migrate during the first 50 years of simulation, while changes in forest vegetation appear first d ...
... Europe. In contrast to Claussen and Esch (1994), Kirilenko and Solomon (1998) conducted their simulation for different time slices. Wooded tundra, steppe and desert vegetation are predicted to begin to migrate during the first 50 years of simulation, while changes in forest vegetation appear first d ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: Regional Climate Model Predictions for Ireland (2001-CD-C4-M2) Environmental RTDI Programme 2000–2006
... conditions for the period 2021–2060 based on the outputs ...
... conditions for the period 2021–2060 based on the outputs ...
Garamvölgyi - Climate change - Applied Ecology and Environmental
... Europe. In contrast to Claussen and Esch (1994), Kirilenko and Solomon (1998) conducted their simulation for different time slices. Wooded tundra, steppe and desert vegetation are predicted to begin to migrate during the first 50 years of simulation, while changes in forest vegetation appear first d ...
... Europe. In contrast to Claussen and Esch (1994), Kirilenko and Solomon (1998) conducted their simulation for different time slices. Wooded tundra, steppe and desert vegetation are predicted to begin to migrate during the first 50 years of simulation, while changes in forest vegetation appear first d ...
Climate predictability - Institut Català de Ciències del Clima
... The notion of climate predictability as the difference between a prior and a posterior distribution is somewhat differently interpreted when the PDF describing the relative density of states of the system is conditioned by a larger climate distribution (DelSole 2004). For example, the fundamental ai ...
... The notion of climate predictability as the difference between a prior and a posterior distribution is somewhat differently interpreted when the PDF describing the relative density of states of the system is conditioned by a larger climate distribution (DelSole 2004). For example, the fundamental ai ...
How Can African Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change?
... et al. 2008; Schlenker and Lobell 2010). For instance, the fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that at lower latitudes, in tropical dry areas, crop productivity is expected to decrease “for even small local temperature increases (1 – 2° C)” (IPCC 2007). In many African c ...
... et al. 2008; Schlenker and Lobell 2010). For instance, the fourth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) suggests that at lower latitudes, in tropical dry areas, crop productivity is expected to decrease “for even small local temperature increases (1 – 2° C)” (IPCC 2007). In many African c ...
Biodiversity climate change impacts report card technical paper
... 9. Lake plankton (Section 5.1) has provided the best examples of climate change effects because it is easily investigated and long-term data sets have been maintained. Behaviour of the lake plankton provides analogies for effects that may be occurring in less well investigated aspects of freshwater ...
... 9. Lake plankton (Section 5.1) has provided the best examples of climate change effects because it is easily investigated and long-term data sets have been maintained. Behaviour of the lake plankton provides analogies for effects that may be occurring in less well investigated aspects of freshwater ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
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... We adopt this hedonic approach as there are no explicit markets for climate amenities, only an implicit market based on household location choices. Our estimates of amenity values primarily reflect impacts of exposure to climate on comfort, activity, and health, including time use (Graff Zivin and N ...
... We adopt this hedonic approach as there are no explicit markets for climate amenities, only an implicit market based on household location choices. Our estimates of amenity values primarily reflect impacts of exposure to climate on comfort, activity, and health, including time use (Graff Zivin and N ...
Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey
... climate change. While the classic summer package holiday in the Mediterranean tourist centres will noticeably suffer from rising temperatures, city trips, which are mainly enjoyed in the spring and autumn months, are generally independent of climatic changes. This is also true of cultural tourism, “ ...
... climate change. While the classic summer package holiday in the Mediterranean tourist centres will noticeably suffer from rising temperatures, city trips, which are mainly enjoyed in the spring and autumn months, are generally independent of climatic changes. This is also true of cultural tourism, “ ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
... This report provides an overview of different projects that are being undertaken in Europe to mitigate and help people and ecosystems adapt to climate change using ecosystem-based approaches. Through the case studies, the report shows what is being and can be done, and provides an assessment of good ...
Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) rainfall curves, for data series
... Salaam (Tanzania) and Douala (Cameroon). Starting from daily rainfall observed data, to define the IDF curves and the extreme values in a smaller time window (10′, 30′, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h), disaggregation techniques of the collected data have been used, in order to generate a synthetic sequence of ...
... Salaam (Tanzania) and Douala (Cameroon). Starting from daily rainfall observed data, to define the IDF curves and the extreme values in a smaller time window (10′, 30′, 1 h, 3 h, 6 h, 12 h), disaggregation techniques of the collected data have been used, in order to generate a synthetic sequence of ...