Northeast Regional Hub Vulnerability Assessment Final
... Ocean temperatures are also rising, changing the range of suitable habitat for many commercially important fish and shellfish species. Native American communities are observing a range shift in their traditional foods gathered from the forests (Lynn et al., 2013), which may lead to negative health a ...
... Ocean temperatures are also rising, changing the range of suitable habitat for many commercially important fish and shellfish species. Native American communities are observing a range shift in their traditional foods gathered from the forests (Lynn et al., 2013), which may lead to negative health a ...
Production and release of a V0
... target of the Millennium Development goals—halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger between 1990 and 2015—is also unlikely to be met on a global basis, although some individual countries will achieve the target. The share of undernourished people has remained essentially constant at a ...
... target of the Millennium Development goals—halving the proportion of people who suffer from hunger between 1990 and 2015—is also unlikely to be met on a global basis, although some individual countries will achieve the target. The share of undernourished people has remained essentially constant at a ...
Conserving Freshwater and Coastal Resources in a Changing Climate
... ellite imagery of land cover, can provide critical information and be used by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide maps of existing conditions and predicted changes. Models, including bioclimatic models of species ranges and distribution, hydrologic models, inundation models and circulati ...
... ellite imagery of land cover, can provide critical information and be used by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide maps of existing conditions and predicted changes. Models, including bioclimatic models of species ranges and distribution, hydrologic models, inundation models and circulati ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
... • An assessment of the extent to which increases in greenhouse gases and aerosols in the atmosphere have altered the probability of particular seasonal temperatures compared to pre-industrial times, using a technique called ‘fraction of attributable risk.’ • A prediction of future climate conditions ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts: Saudi Arabia
... south and east, smaller decreases are projected, and increases of up to 20% or more projected for the far southeast. ...
... south and east, smaller decreases are projected, and increases of up to 20% or more projected for the far southeast. ...
A preliminary assessment of the impact of climate change on non-life insurance demand in the BRICS economies: Working Paper 63 (379 kB) (opens in new window)
... Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and has five inter-linked research programmes: 1. Developing climate science and economics 2. Climate change governance fo ...
... Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and has five inter-linked research programmes: 1. Developing climate science and economics 2. Climate change governance fo ...
CGE Training Materials for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
... between climate change and non-climatic factors on human health. Such consideration is particularly important to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of health-related adaptive actions, outlined in section 8.6.4. Further information on the development of socio-economic scenarios is provided in ch ...
... between climate change and non-climatic factors on human health. Such consideration is particularly important to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of health-related adaptive actions, outlined in section 8.6.4. Further information on the development of socio-economic scenarios is provided in ch ...
Visualizing Future Climate in Latin America
... oceans, retreat of mountain cryo-spheres and others. Global warming will affect all species and exacerbate the stresses already being experienced by ecosystems. There is now consensus that drastic actions are required to avert these scenarios. Climate change is the most serious challenge being faced ...
... oceans, retreat of mountain cryo-spheres and others. Global warming will affect all species and exacerbate the stresses already being experienced by ecosystems. There is now consensus that drastic actions are required to avert these scenarios. Climate change is the most serious challenge being faced ...
Cognitive and affective risk judgements related to climate change
... attention in the last decades. The attention is motivated by claims that GCC will cause enormous worldwide problems in the future, and that it constitutes a challenge for humanity to mitigate or adapt to (United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2007a, 2007b). Attention is ...
... attention in the last decades. The attention is motivated by claims that GCC will cause enormous worldwide problems in the future, and that it constitutes a challenge for humanity to mitigate or adapt to (United Nations’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2007a, 2007b). Attention is ...
National Communication Change Climate
... frequency and intensity. Phenomena like El Niño, which recently led to huge losses in our country, are rendering the poverty of our population even more severe, and tackling this phenomenon has become a priority for Ecuador. The above, along with the risk of a severe deterioration of ecosystems and ...
... frequency and intensity. Phenomena like El Niño, which recently led to huge losses in our country, are rendering the poverty of our population even more severe, and tackling this phenomenon has become a priority for Ecuador. The above, along with the risk of a severe deterioration of ecosystems and ...
Chapter 2: International Legal Approaches: Treaties and Non
... which are also referred to as treaties. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties defines a treaty as “an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever ...
... which are also referred to as treaties. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties defines a treaty as “an international agreement concluded between States in written form and governed by international law, whether embodied in a single instrument or in two or more related instruments and whatever ...
II. Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability: Technical Summary
... References to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment are shown as, for example, [WGI AR4 SPM] which refers to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment Summary for Policymakers, [WGI AR4 10.3.2] which refers to Chapter 10 Section 10.3.2, and [WGI AR4 Chapter 10] when the whole chapter is referred to. Whe ...
... References to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment are shown as, for example, [WGI AR4 SPM] which refers to the Working Group I Fourth Assessment Summary for Policymakers, [WGI AR4 10.3.2] which refers to Chapter 10 Section 10.3.2, and [WGI AR4 Chapter 10] when the whole chapter is referred to. Whe ...
Going Global - The George Wright Society
... widest range of possible benefits without compromising biodiversity conservation • Identifying cross-sectoral partnerships to work on protected area and ecosystem service strategies Protected areas and climate change have become a priority issue on many levels in recent years. The IUCN WCPA is contr ...
... widest range of possible benefits without compromising biodiversity conservation • Identifying cross-sectoral partnerships to work on protected area and ecosystem service strategies Protected areas and climate change have become a priority issue on many levels in recent years. The IUCN WCPA is contr ...
Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy
... and changes in atmospheric concentrations; from changes in concentrations to changes in weather conditions which, with their induced feedbacks, change the climate; and from the weather of this altered climate to changes in risks and the circumstances of individuals. Coherent risk management across s ...
... and changes in atmospheric concentrations; from changes in concentrations to changes in weather conditions which, with their induced feedbacks, change the climate; and from the weather of this altered climate to changes in risks and the circumstances of individuals. Coherent risk management across s ...
Workshop report, 13-15 April 2010
... (iii) to undertake concerted efforts to build adaptive capacities of natural resources dependent communities through market access, financial services and incentive schemes; and (iv) to promote sustainable land management practices for improved livelihoods and healthy ecosystems. ...
... (iii) to undertake concerted efforts to build adaptive capacities of natural resources dependent communities through market access, financial services and incentive schemes; and (iv) to promote sustainable land management practices for improved livelihoods and healthy ecosystems. ...
Climate change and communicable diseases in the EU
... This handbook was developed as an aid for European Union (EU) Member States to assess and manage changes in the risk of infectious disease transmission posed by climate change. The handbook draws on current scientific knowledge as well as experiences and best practices from previous national risk, v ...
... This handbook was developed as an aid for European Union (EU) Member States to assess and manage changes in the risk of infectious disease transmission posed by climate change. The handbook draws on current scientific knowledge as well as experiences and best practices from previous national risk, v ...
A Teacher`s Guide for the Video Sila Alangotok— Inuit Observations
... The natural regulating system for the temperature on the earth is known as the greenhouse effect. This refers to the atmosphere’s role in insulating the planet from heat loss, much the way a blanket on our beds insulates our bodies from heat loss. Human activities have the potential to disrupt the b ...
... The natural regulating system for the temperature on the earth is known as the greenhouse effect. This refers to the atmosphere’s role in insulating the planet from heat loss, much the way a blanket on our beds insulates our bodies from heat loss. Human activities have the potential to disrupt the b ...
Indicators of Canada`s Changing Climate
... same period. We can also see how these changes are affecting our daily lives and how we might need to respond. Nearly 100 possible indicators were examined for this report. The dozen that remain are the ones that best met the following criteria. • The indicator had to measure changes that are import ...
... same period. We can also see how these changes are affecting our daily lives and how we might need to respond. Nearly 100 possible indicators were examined for this report. The dozen that remain are the ones that best met the following criteria. • The indicator had to measure changes that are import ...
Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large
... (xt), and a spatial random effect (η) for each pixel i. Climate effects were standardized [(xi − x̄ )∕σ(x)] to improve convergence during the model fitting stage and to allow for easier prior specification. The intercept, β0,t, was allowed to vary through time; these random year effects recognize th ...
... (xt), and a spatial random effect (η) for each pixel i. Climate effects were standardized [(xi − x̄ )∕σ(x)] to improve convergence during the model fitting stage and to allow for easier prior specification. The intercept, β0,t, was allowed to vary through time; these random year effects recognize th ...
- Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme
... and traditional knowledge was noted as central to understanding the changes that are occurring in Arctic communities and for developing appropriate responses. At ...
... and traditional knowledge was noted as central to understanding the changes that are occurring in Arctic communities and for developing appropriate responses. At ...
PDF Format - Department of Environmental Sciences
... Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, and A. J. Broccoli, 2015: Using single-forcing GCM simulations to reconstruct and interpret Quaternary climate change, J. Climate, 28, 9746-9767, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0329.1. Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, N. Graham, A. C. Clement, A. T. Wittenberg, and G. A. Vecchi, 2015: R ...
... Erb, M. P., C. S. Jackson, and A. J. Broccoli, 2015: Using single-forcing GCM simulations to reconstruct and interpret Quaternary climate change, J. Climate, 28, 9746-9767, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0329.1. Erb, M. P., A. J. Broccoli, N. Graham, A. C. Clement, A. T. Wittenberg, and G. A. Vecchi, 2015: R ...
Background paper
... and to human life in general. According to expert assessments, global warming is expected to have worst impacts in Africa, South and West Asia; suggesting that developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries.1 Left unabated, climate change threatens to reverse har ...
... and to human life in general. According to expert assessments, global warming is expected to have worst impacts in Africa, South and West Asia; suggesting that developing countries are more vulnerable to climate change than developed countries.1 Left unabated, climate change threatens to reverse har ...
Climate Change and Migration: Improving Methodologies to
... to have large impacts on people’s livelihoods, especially in poor and vulnerable rural societies. In many of these societies migration has already been a livelihood strategy for generations. Shocks and stresses evoked by the consequences of a changing climate that threaten people’s livelihoods are t ...
... to have large impacts on people’s livelihoods, especially in poor and vulnerable rural societies. In many of these societies migration has already been a livelihood strategy for generations. Shocks and stresses evoked by the consequences of a changing climate that threaten people’s livelihoods are t ...