Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... emissions through: energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, reducing or capturing/storing GHG emissions, restoring, enhancing, and preserving forest and wetlands that act as carbon ’sinks‘. Adaptation consists of action(s) to reduce the c ...
... emissions through: energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, reducing or capturing/storing GHG emissions, restoring, enhancing, and preserving forest and wetlands that act as carbon ’sinks‘. Adaptation consists of action(s) to reduce the c ...
Investigation - Earthjustice
... House suppressed dissemination of scientific views that could conflict with Administration policies. The White House also edited congressional testimony regarding the science of climate change. Former CEQ Chief of Staff Philip Cooney told the Committee: “Our communications people would render a view ...
... House suppressed dissemination of scientific views that could conflict with Administration policies. The White House also edited congressional testimony regarding the science of climate change. Former CEQ Chief of Staff Philip Cooney told the Committee: “Our communications people would render a view ...
Polisdigitocracy
... job growth and inward investment. The tech industry is one of the fastest growing sectors globally and appeared resilient to the most recent recession across western economies. City governments have a role to play. They can be the key catalyst in complex digital ecosystems, help to unleash the poten ...
... job growth and inward investment. The tech industry is one of the fastest growing sectors globally and appeared resilient to the most recent recession across western economies. City governments have a role to play. They can be the key catalyst in complex digital ecosystems, help to unleash the poten ...
a Climate of Conflict
... change are already unfolding and, fourth, it makes long-term projections about the extent and physical consequences of climate change that are more serious and far-reaching than in previous reports. The evidence and arguments of the international scientific body will be neither queried nor extended ...
... change are already unfolding and, fourth, it makes long-term projections about the extent and physical consequences of climate change that are more serious and far-reaching than in previous reports. The evidence and arguments of the international scientific body will be neither queried nor extended ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... funds of US $100,000 were obtained for maintaining and enhancing the capacity to prepare future National Communications. The project is being implemented by the Meteorological Service over twelve months and the main activities are: ...
... funds of US $100,000 were obtained for maintaining and enhancing the capacity to prepare future National Communications. The project is being implemented by the Meteorological Service over twelve months and the main activities are: ...
Special Climate Change Program 2014-2018
... The PECC 2014-2018 has the objectiveof reducing the vulnerability of the populations and the productive sectors, as well as to preserve and protect ecosystems and environmental services, and increase resistance of the strategic infrastructure to the adverse impacts of climate change. It also represe ...
... The PECC 2014-2018 has the objectiveof reducing the vulnerability of the populations and the productive sectors, as well as to preserve and protect ecosystems and environmental services, and increase resistance of the strategic infrastructure to the adverse impacts of climate change. It also represe ...
The biophysical link between climate, water, and vegetation in
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
... biophysical water and climate impacts of bioenergy expansion and the biophysical interactions with biogeochemical impacts have received far less attention, and large uncertainties on the magnitude of biophysical impacts remain. The regulation of climate and water are important ecosystem services tha ...
Climate-Science Communication and the Measurement Problem
... 50% for someone who scores in the 16th percentile, and not higher than that (55%) at either the 50th percentile or the 84th (65%) (Figure 1). The relative unresponsiveness of the item to differences in the OSI aptitude, then, is reason to infer that it is either not measuring anything or is measurin ...
... 50% for someone who scores in the 16th percentile, and not higher than that (55%) at either the 50th percentile or the 84th (65%) (Figure 1). The relative unresponsiveness of the item to differences in the OSI aptitude, then, is reason to infer that it is either not measuring anything or is measurin ...
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... climate model chains. The projected changes in these circulation types are investigated for the 21st century using the SRES A1B scenario. The multi-model approach relies on the climate models from the ENSEMBLES project and circulation type classifications provided by the COST Action 733. For the lat ...
... climate model chains. The projected changes in these circulation types are investigated for the 21st century using the SRES A1B scenario. The multi-model approach relies on the climate models from the ENSEMBLES project and circulation type classifications provided by the COST Action 733. For the lat ...
Deep uncertainty in long-term hurricane risk: Scenario generation and implications for future climate experiments
... the GCMs as well as the downscaling models are tuned toward the present-day climate. In this study, the breadth of the scenario set is constrained by the condition that modeling and approaches are grounded in scientific theory and published in the peer-reviewed literature. Our constraint is supported ...
... the GCMs as well as the downscaling models are tuned toward the present-day climate. In this study, the breadth of the scenario set is constrained by the condition that modeling and approaches are grounded in scientific theory and published in the peer-reviewed literature. Our constraint is supported ...
Communicating the Impacts of Potential Future Climate Change on
... how climate model output can be used to inform and plan adaptive strategies for stormwater and floodplain management. The framework in this study is illustrated using the observed and projected rainfall data in Cook County, Illinois, providing a road map to evaluate climate change impacts on urban f ...
... how climate model output can be used to inform and plan adaptive strategies for stormwater and floodplain management. The framework in this study is illustrated using the observed and projected rainfall data in Cook County, Illinois, providing a road map to evaluate climate change impacts on urban f ...
Impact of climate change on freshwater ecosystems: a global
... Döll et al. (2009) found that river flow regime alterations are strongest in semi-arid regions with extensive irrigation but also downstream of large dams. In these regions, river flow alterations can be expected to be a major cause of biodiversity decline. Investigating human impacts on river flow ...
... Döll et al. (2009) found that river flow regime alterations are strongest in semi-arid regions with extensive irrigation but also downstream of large dams. In these regions, river flow alterations can be expected to be a major cause of biodiversity decline. Investigating human impacts on river flow ...
2015 Global Climate Legislation Study - summary for policymakers (English) (opens in new window)
... At the IPU, we firmly believe that legislators are a central element of any successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and a ...
... At the IPU, we firmly believe that legislators are a central element of any successful strategy for tackling climate change and that they bear their own share of responsibility for its effective implementation. As mandated representatives of the people, parliamentarians are duty-bound to enact and a ...
NCEP’s Climate Forecast System as a National Model Dr. Louis W. Uccellini
... The University of Maryland, College Park invites you to attend a twoday workshop at their Inn and Conference Center, October 22-23, 2007. ...
... The University of Maryland, College Park invites you to attend a twoday workshop at their Inn and Conference Center, October 22-23, 2007. ...
potential effects of climate change on ecosystem and tree species
... climate and nonclimatic factors may play a role in these incidents; nevertheless, the current problems raise the question of whether a continued warming trend, predicted to show an increase of ;0.58C per decade, could threaten British Columbia’s ecosystems and forest resources. One way to address th ...
... climate and nonclimatic factors may play a role in these incidents; nevertheless, the current problems raise the question of whether a continued warming trend, predicted to show an increase of ;0.58C per decade, could threaten British Columbia’s ecosystems and forest resources. One way to address th ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... natural ecosystems, this situation has become more dramatic, jeopardizing people’s lives, cities’ infrastructure and the environment’s capacity for resilience. A point has been reached at which it is necessary to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Protected natural ecosystems are funda ...
... natural ecosystems, this situation has become more dramatic, jeopardizing people’s lives, cities’ infrastructure and the environment’s capacity for resilience. A point has been reached at which it is necessary to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Protected natural ecosystems are funda ...
IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA GAUTENG DIVISION
... instance where it was found that the emissions were significantly higher than provided in its carbon budget, or posed an unexpected and unacceptable health risk to surrounding communities. In the context of the prevailing regulatory regime and socio-economic context, she submitted, her decision cann ...
... instance where it was found that the emissions were significantly higher than provided in its carbon budget, or posed an unexpected and unacceptable health risk to surrounding communities. In the context of the prevailing regulatory regime and socio-economic context, she submitted, her decision cann ...
Human Impacts on Weather and Climate - Recent Research Results
... typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simpl ...
... typical geographical extent (spatial scale) of the forcing and the assessed level of scientific understanding (LOSU). The net anthropogenic radiative forcing and its range are also shown. These require summing asymmetric uncertainty estimates from the component terms, and cannot be obtained by simpl ...
(Un)Natural Disasters: Communicating Linkages Between Extreme
... events have increased, the media in some countries have not kept pace in communicating the scientific understanding of the connection between climate change and extremes. For example, in the United States of America (U.S.), an August 2015 study by Media Matters for America (MMA) showed that top news ...
... events have increased, the media in some countries have not kept pace in communicating the scientific understanding of the connection between climate change and extremes. For example, in the United States of America (U.S.), an August 2015 study by Media Matters for America (MMA) showed that top news ...
The Health Effects of Climate Change in the WHO European Region
... Considering that the number of warm days is also expected to increase, the number of heat-related respiratory hospital admissions is projected to increase from 11,000 per year at baseline to 26,000 per year. The greatest increases are expected in southern European countries, with the proportion of h ...
... Considering that the number of warm days is also expected to increase, the number of heat-related respiratory hospital admissions is projected to increase from 11,000 per year at baseline to 26,000 per year. The greatest increases are expected in southern European countries, with the proportion of h ...
Climate Change
... change; aerosols such as black carbon and land use changes such as deforestation and agriculture also cause global warming.2 The definition of climate change is still under debate, concerning primarily whether it is due to climate variability (natural processes) or anthropogenic actions (human induc ...
... change; aerosols such as black carbon and land use changes such as deforestation and agriculture also cause global warming.2 The definition of climate change is still under debate, concerning primarily whether it is due to climate variability (natural processes) or anthropogenic actions (human induc ...
Chapter 3: Natural Resources - Ressources naturelles Canada
... events such as permafrost degradation, sea level rise, and plant species migration. Climate change will also present new opportunities for the natural resource sectors, particularly in relation to northern economic development. Consideration of multiple stressors is critical to understanding adaptat ...
... events such as permafrost degradation, sea level rise, and plant species migration. Climate change will also present new opportunities for the natural resource sectors, particularly in relation to northern economic development. Consideration of multiple stressors is critical to understanding adaptat ...
Link to PDF of publication
... The analysis concludes that complex systems, such as communities, societies or social-ecological systems, involve multiple facets (physical, social, cultural, economic, institutional and environmental) which require a holistic perspective. Integrating various socioeconomic and environmental factors ...
... The analysis concludes that complex systems, such as communities, societies or social-ecological systems, involve multiple facets (physical, social, cultural, economic, institutional and environmental) which require a holistic perspective. Integrating various socioeconomic and environmental factors ...
An Independent National Adaptation Programme for England (625 kB) (opens in new window)
... • enabling adaptation in areas where policy needs to overcome private barriers to adaptation, or provide stronger incentives through price and regulation; • assisting with adaptation, for example with help to vulnerable people and other support to ensure a fair and equitable adaptation outcome; and ...
... • enabling adaptation in areas where policy needs to overcome private barriers to adaptation, or provide stronger incentives through price and regulation; • assisting with adaptation, for example with help to vulnerable people and other support to ensure a fair and equitable adaptation outcome; and ...
Climate - Net Texts
... moisture and could build up even more clouds. These clouds would then trap more heat and…well, you get the idea. This is called a positive feedback mechanism. There are many positive feedback mechanisms in climate change. Another is albedo. As temperatures warm, snow and ice melt. This reduces albed ...
... moisture and could build up even more clouds. These clouds would then trap more heat and…well, you get the idea. This is called a positive feedback mechanism. There are many positive feedback mechanisms in climate change. Another is albedo. As temperatures warm, snow and ice melt. This reduces albed ...