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 ...
Results Part A: amount of appearances
... climate change (Brüggemann and Engesser, 2013). The leading question for this research was: What are the differences between the use of media of climate sceptics and those who acknowledge the anthropogenic climate change in the United States of America? To answer this question the research was separ ...
... climate change (Brüggemann and Engesser, 2013). The leading question for this research was: What are the differences between the use of media of climate sceptics and those who acknowledge the anthropogenic climate change in the United States of America? To answer this question the research was separ ...
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland A Guidance Note
... This document is a good practice guidance note on how to practically incorporate climate change into PPPS, falling under the remit of the SEA Directive. It is aimed at plan-making authorities and SEA practitioners who, in implementing the requirements of the SEA Directive, need to consider that PPPS ...
... This document is a good practice guidance note on how to practically incorporate climate change into PPPS, falling under the remit of the SEA Directive. It is aimed at plan-making authorities and SEA practitioners who, in implementing the requirements of the SEA Directive, need to consider that PPPS ...
Selected chapters: Observed climate changes in Croatia Climate
... Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically significant, as well as weakening of negative autumn precipitation trend and strengthening of positive summer trend. Negative spring precipitation trend weakened in the area of Hvar. Prec ...
... Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically significant, as well as weakening of negative autumn precipitation trend and strengthening of positive summer trend. Negative spring precipitation trend weakened in the area of Hvar. Prec ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... concepts and processes as a primer for land management professionals. It then moves onto the main focus, exploring evidence of change in the New Zealand region. Observational and process studies are examined as well as the latest sets of future projections. Some new insights are introduced including ...
... concepts and processes as a primer for land management professionals. It then moves onto the main focus, exploring evidence of change in the New Zealand region. Observational and process studies are examined as well as the latest sets of future projections. Some new insights are introduced including ...
The Gap of Climate Adaptation Development of the Spatial Planning
... Spatial planning has been identified as a critical mechanism through which climate change adaptation can be facilitated (Hurlimann & March 2012; Serrao-Neumann et al. 2015; Davoudi et al. 2009). This paper argues that planning provides a critical approach to climate adaptation by four dimensions emb ...
... Spatial planning has been identified as a critical mechanism through which climate change adaptation can be facilitated (Hurlimann & March 2012; Serrao-Neumann et al. 2015; Davoudi et al. 2009). This paper argues that planning provides a critical approach to climate adaptation by four dimensions emb ...
Preparing Low-Emission Climate-Resilient Development
... food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects the most compromised. Climate change is clearly the greatest development challenge of the 21st Century. T ...
... food and water supplies, human health, and ecosystems and biodiversity. Developing countries are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and their sustainable development prospects the most compromised. Climate change is clearly the greatest development challenge of the 21st Century. T ...
Can sense-making tools inform adaptation policy?
... support adaptation to environmental change. Most are heavily preoccupied with traditional risk management and engineering approaches to climate preparedness, relying heavily on empirical data and rational policy thinking for strategy development (Dessai et al. 2009, Eakin et al. 2009). A small but g ...
... support adaptation to environmental change. Most are heavily preoccupied with traditional risk management and engineering approaches to climate preparedness, relying heavily on empirical data and rational policy thinking for strategy development (Dessai et al. 2009, Eakin et al. 2009). A small but g ...
Climate Change Law in Latin America
... The Regulatory Decree N. 7390 establishes specific mitigation targets for different economic sectors in Brazil concerning land-use change, energy, industrial processes and wastes, as well as agriculture. It calls for the adoption of sectoral mitigation and adaptation plans that include targets, acti ...
... The Regulatory Decree N. 7390 establishes specific mitigation targets for different economic sectors in Brazil concerning land-use change, energy, industrial processes and wastes, as well as agriculture. It calls for the adoption of sectoral mitigation and adaptation plans that include targets, acti ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Plant Growth, Ecosystem Services
... Current and predicted pattern of global climate change are a major concern in many areas of socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gas ...
... Current and predicted pattern of global climate change are a major concern in many areas of socio- economic activities, such as agriculture, forestry, etc., and is a major threat for biodiversity and ecosystem function (Lepetz et al., 2009). Climate change is a result from emission of greenhouse gas ...
National Survey of Canada`s Infrastructure Engineers about Climate
... climate as it relates to engineering practice over the next 12 months. Engineers’ most preferred methods of receiving information on a changing climate are through published guidelines/best practices and online resources. Engineers have lower confidence about their overall familiarity with the im ...
... climate as it relates to engineering practice over the next 12 months. Engineers’ most preferred methods of receiving information on a changing climate are through published guidelines/best practices and online resources. Engineers have lower confidence about their overall familiarity with the im ...
Climate change and Health Across Africa: Issues
... tropical climate across Africa. In future, however, the nature and spread of malaria across the continent may well be affected by the changes in temperature and precipitation expected within the continent. In general, climate change will act to increase or decrease the prevalence of disease, in ...
... tropical climate across Africa. In future, however, the nature and spread of malaria across the continent may well be affected by the changes in temperature and precipitation expected within the continent. In general, climate change will act to increase or decrease the prevalence of disease, in ...
Background paper Africa WS
... distributed throughout the continent and are often not located where there is the greatest demand. Africa has 17 rivers with catchment areas greater than 100 000 km2 . It has more than 160 lakes larger than 27 km2 , most of which are located around the equatorial region and sub-humid East African hi ...
... distributed throughout the continent and are often not located where there is the greatest demand. Africa has 17 rivers with catchment areas greater than 100 000 km2 . It has more than 160 lakes larger than 27 km2 , most of which are located around the equatorial region and sub-humid East African hi ...
Responses to Climate Change and their Implications on
... Restoration of the Bay requires concerted efforts by local, state and federal governments, and funding from each. It also requires a vigorous, market-based application of advanced agricultural practices.11 Any threat to that funding or the nascent nutrients market is a threat to restoration of the ...
... Restoration of the Bay requires concerted efforts by local, state and federal governments, and funding from each. It also requires a vigorous, market-based application of advanced agricultural practices.11 Any threat to that funding or the nascent nutrients market is a threat to restoration of the ...
- Wiley Online Library
... 2006; Seidl et al. 2014), and implications of these changes for forests and the services they provide to society are uncertain. Considering the rate of environmental changes relative to time-scales of natural adaptation in forest ecosystems and long lead times associated with forest management, resp ...
... 2006; Seidl et al. 2014), and implications of these changes for forests and the services they provide to society are uncertain. Considering the rate of environmental changes relative to time-scales of natural adaptation in forest ecosystems and long lead times associated with forest management, resp ...
IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON COFFEE PRODUCTION
... of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanzania. Specifically, this study aimed at determining how climate variability affects coffee production and the strategies taken by farmers to cope with the problem. Also, this ...
... of climate variability on coffee production among smallholder farmers in highland zone of Kigoma district western part of Tanzania. Specifically, this study aimed at determining how climate variability affects coffee production and the strategies taken by farmers to cope with the problem. Also, this ...
ESPACE Project Scoping Report
... awareness into meaningful action. Throughout the ESPACE pilot projects it has been learned that a sense of ‘association’ with other relevant actors, and ‘agency’ are needed before meaningful action on adaptation can take place (see the 3 A’s principle, section 3.1 below). 2.2 Uncertainty Barriers By ...
... awareness into meaningful action. Throughout the ESPACE pilot projects it has been learned that a sense of ‘association’ with other relevant actors, and ‘agency’ are needed before meaningful action on adaptation can take place (see the 3 A’s principle, section 3.1 below). 2.2 Uncertainty Barriers By ...
Climate Press
... tions on uncertainties with regard to various aspects. However, all models are based on more or less the same knowledge and processes. It is therefore theoretically possible that there are important unknown processes that are neglected in all models. This is unlikely, though, because the existing mo ...
... tions on uncertainties with regard to various aspects. However, all models are based on more or less the same knowledge and processes. It is therefore theoretically possible that there are important unknown processes that are neglected in all models. This is unlikely, though, because the existing mo ...
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate
... Agriculture is a hugely important industry, having social, economic, and ecological components that contribute largely to societies all over the world. Its widespread nature means that agriculture exists in multiple different forms with various adaptations depending on local climate and other specif ...
... Agriculture is a hugely important industry, having social, economic, and ecological components that contribute largely to societies all over the world. Its widespread nature means that agriculture exists in multiple different forms with various adaptations depending on local climate and other specif ...
Danish strategy for adaptation to a changing climate
... agreement that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late. However, we must also try to adapt to the climate change, for example, by planning on the basis of the comprehensive knowledge we already have about climate change. For even if we manage to have a binding international agreeme ...
... agreement that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late. However, we must also try to adapt to the climate change, for example, by planning on the basis of the comprehensive knowledge we already have about climate change. For even if we manage to have a binding international agreeme ...
Climate Change and Adaptation in Muskoka
... Climate change will have a significant impact on the Muskoka watersheds over the next 100 years. Although mitigation is necessary to reduce future climate change impacts, the climate would continue to warm until the end of the current century, even if all carbon emissions ceased today. Adaptation is ...
... Climate change will have a significant impact on the Muskoka watersheds over the next 100 years. Although mitigation is necessary to reduce future climate change impacts, the climate would continue to warm until the end of the current century, even if all carbon emissions ceased today. Adaptation is ...
New England Climate Adaptation PROJECT - NECAP
... 28 areas representing different biogeographic regions of the United States that are protected for long-term research, water-quality monitoring, education and coastal stewardship. The reserve system is a partnership program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the co ...
... 28 areas representing different biogeographic regions of the United States that are protected for long-term research, water-quality monitoring, education and coastal stewardship. The reserve system is a partnership program between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the co ...
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... Broadscale mechanised operations underpin wheat production in Australia, with wheat being by far the main crop sown on Australian broadacre farms. Each year, on average, around 13 million hectares are sown to wheat and average wheat production is around 23 million tonnes (ABARE 2006). Most wheat gro ...
... Broadscale mechanised operations underpin wheat production in Australia, with wheat being by far the main crop sown on Australian broadacre farms. Each year, on average, around 13 million hectares are sown to wheat and average wheat production is around 23 million tonnes (ABARE 2006). Most wheat gro ...
The Norwegian Earth System Model, NorESM1
... In summary from Bentsen et al. (2012), by the end of the 20th century the surface air temperature is simulated to be too low by about 0.8–0.9 K globally and 1.0–1.1 K over land. The global precipitation is estimated to be up to about 0.15 mm day−1 too high, the evaporation from oceans is over-estima ...
... In summary from Bentsen et al. (2012), by the end of the 20th century the surface air temperature is simulated to be too low by about 0.8–0.9 K globally and 1.0–1.1 K over land. The global precipitation is estimated to be up to about 0.15 mm day−1 too high, the evaporation from oceans is over-estima ...
Chapter 3 RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: ADAPTATION
... making evacuation and disaster relief plans, to the relocation of coastal and island communities. Adaptation measures can involve local, national, or international efforts and can include changes in behavior, infrastructure, governance, technology, management, and a wide range of policies. While ada ...
... making evacuation and disaster relief plans, to the relocation of coastal and island communities. Adaptation measures can involve local, national, or international efforts and can include changes in behavior, infrastructure, governance, technology, management, and a wide range of policies. While ada ...