Overcoming Behavioral and Institutional Inertia
... Note: The 2009 Accenture Climate Change Survey was conducted with a sample of 10,733 individuals in 22 developed and emerging economies. The sample was representative of the general population in developed countries and urban populations in developing countries. Panel a: Respondents were asked about ...
... Note: The 2009 Accenture Climate Change Survey was conducted with a sample of 10,733 individuals in 22 developed and emerging economies. The sample was representative of the general population in developed countries and urban populations in developing countries. Panel a: Respondents were asked about ...
Climate Change Workshop Proceedings
... adaptation to climate change. They recommended professional development to help nurses understand climate change and its impact on health and to provide information on how to support effective adaptation. To prepare nursing students to deal with climate-related issues, workshop participants recommen ...
... adaptation to climate change. They recommended professional development to help nurses understand climate change and its impact on health and to provide information on how to support effective adaptation. To prepare nursing students to deal with climate-related issues, workshop participants recommen ...
Partners with nature - How healthy ecosystems are helping the
... in all adaptation planning, processes and decision-making – should help prevent ‘mal-adaptation’ and support ‘no regret’ and ‘multiple benefit’ measures. This does not preclude other approaches, but can help integrate all approaches and methodologies necessary to deal with complex and dynamic situat ...
... in all adaptation planning, processes and decision-making – should help prevent ‘mal-adaptation’ and support ‘no regret’ and ‘multiple benefit’ measures. This does not preclude other approaches, but can help integrate all approaches and methodologies necessary to deal with complex and dynamic situat ...
Global Warming — Scientific Facts, Problems and
... Global warming (GW) has become the most interesting problem of climatology in the second part of the 20th century. By the end of the 1980s it was finally acknowledged that global climate is warmer than during any period since 1880. Climatic modeling, including the greenhouse effect theory, started t ...
... Global warming (GW) has become the most interesting problem of climatology in the second part of the 20th century. By the end of the 1980s it was finally acknowledged that global climate is warmer than during any period since 1880. Climatic modeling, including the greenhouse effect theory, started t ...
Climate Change Quarterly: Fall 2016
... trends over time at each location. We also used box plots to compare variation within months at each location. We concluded: 1) T min variation over years is much higher during the winter than during other seasons, 2) there is evidence of decadal trends in both directions (hotter and cooler) for mos ...
... trends over time at each location. We also used box plots to compare variation within months at each location. We concluded: 1) T min variation over years is much higher during the winter than during other seasons, 2) there is evidence of decadal trends in both directions (hotter and cooler) for mos ...
A Strategy Towards Climate Change
... carbon emissions in the DLAs by 2030 and adapt to the effects of climate change that cannot be avoided. We will make use of best international practice to make sure we are successful. We will initiate and carry out actions which are under our direct control and, where possible, facilitate those acti ...
... carbon emissions in the DLAs by 2030 and adapt to the effects of climate change that cannot be avoided. We will make use of best international practice to make sure we are successful. We will initiate and carry out actions which are under our direct control and, where possible, facilitate those acti ...
the relationships between marine phytoplankton
... themselves. For instance, it has been debated by the scientific community whether the influence of the solar radiation on the synthesis of DMSP by the algae is positive or negative. The CLAW hypothesis proposes that the synthesis of DMSP is increased by the solar radiation, in such a manner that the ...
... themselves. For instance, it has been debated by the scientific community whether the influence of the solar radiation on the synthesis of DMSP by the algae is positive or negative. The CLAW hypothesis proposes that the synthesis of DMSP is increased by the solar radiation, in such a manner that the ...
Quest - Academy of Science of South Africa
... lose their livelihoods and others their jobs. Livestock are dying and crops are failing. The next good rain in these areas of the country is predicted for March 2016 – too late for many. The El Niño weather system that affects this part of the world every five years or so is cited as the main reason ...
... lose their livelihoods and others their jobs. Livestock are dying and crops are failing. The next good rain in these areas of the country is predicted for March 2016 – too late for many. The El Niño weather system that affects this part of the world every five years or so is cited as the main reason ...
Events | Climate Action
... speaks with a strong voice and adopts a constructive multilateral approach in this complex process. The EU also demonstrates leadership by taking ambitious measures within its borders and, backed by this strong commitment, naturally engages with industrialised countries and emerging economies to adv ...
... speaks with a strong voice and adopts a constructive multilateral approach in this complex process. The EU also demonstrates leadership by taking ambitious measures within its borders and, backed by this strong commitment, naturally engages with industrialised countries and emerging economies to adv ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... with hydrological models The primary rain-bearing systems over the majority of tropical land regions are of small-scaled convective nature. This coupled with the challenge of surface heterogeneity (Schulze, 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCM ...
... with hydrological models The primary rain-bearing systems over the majority of tropical land regions are of small-scaled convective nature. This coupled with the challenge of surface heterogeneity (Schulze, 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCM ...
ProClim– Flash - Naturwissenschaften Schweiz
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
... An international group of scientists – more than 70 scientists from 18 countries – have mapped all of the world’s glaciers. Glaciologists can now study with unprecedented accuracy the impacts of a changing climate on glaciers worldwide and determine their total extent and volume on a glacier-by-glac ...
Climate Change and First Nations: Recommendations for Action
... environmental aspects of First Nations, and adaptation and mitigation options for First Nations. By way of example, the Natural Resources Canada report, “Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective”, mentions the terms “First Nation” or “Aboriginals” ten times in total. The Third A ...
... environmental aspects of First Nations, and adaptation and mitigation options for First Nations. By way of example, the Natural Resources Canada report, “Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective”, mentions the terms “First Nation” or “Aboriginals” ten times in total. The Third A ...
Final Report Appendix 2d - climate change
... formulates recommendations with regard to current environmental policy matters, such as, for example, with regard to currently planned legislation or funding/commissioning research. As an advisory council it is not directly involved in forecasting but has great influence on what will be done in the ...
... formulates recommendations with regard to current environmental policy matters, such as, for example, with regard to currently planned legislation or funding/commissioning research. As an advisory council it is not directly involved in forecasting but has great influence on what will be done in the ...
www.fni.no
... environmental problem has much to say about the ways in which the problem will be addressed. To illustrate with a more international example, Demeritt (2001, p. 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate chang ...
... environmental problem has much to say about the ways in which the problem will be addressed. To illustrate with a more international example, Demeritt (2001, p. 328) points to some of the prevailing ideas in the scientific construction of global warming that give us an indication of how climate chang ...
Effects of global climate change on agriculture: an
... agencies and others regarding the potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity. Interest in this issue has motivated a substantial body of research on climate change and agriculture over the past decade. Climate change is expected to influence crop and livestock production, hydro ...
... agencies and others regarding the potential effects of climate change on agricultural productivity. Interest in this issue has motivated a substantial body of research on climate change and agriculture over the past decade. Climate change is expected to influence crop and livestock production, hydro ...
urbanization and climate change in small island developing states
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
... Nations (UN) member states, while the remaining 14 are non-UN member states or associate members of regional commissions1. Despite social, cultural, economic and geographical differences, SIDS identify themselves as a group that shares similar environmental and development issues. This is largely du ...
A human-induced hothouse climate?
... Royer, 2011) rely on CO2 as the master climate-controlling greenhouse gas over the long term. On geological time scales, volcanic emissions provide one critical atmospheric input of this gas. Removal of CO2 by silicate weathering reactions results in cooling only if the carbon is buried as carbonate ...
... Royer, 2011) rely on CO2 as the master climate-controlling greenhouse gas over the long term. On geological time scales, volcanic emissions provide one critical atmospheric input of this gas. Removal of CO2 by silicate weathering reactions results in cooling only if the carbon is buried as carbonate ...
a draft strategy towards climate change action plans for
... present a great challenge to the citizens of Dublin. However, if tackled in the right way, they also present one of the greatest opportunities for economic, social and environmental progress. Dublin, like most of the world, has a fossil fuel economy. Its citizens live and work in buildings run on fo ...
... present a great challenge to the citizens of Dublin. However, if tackled in the right way, they also present one of the greatest opportunities for economic, social and environmental progress. Dublin, like most of the world, has a fossil fuel economy. Its citizens live and work in buildings run on fo ...
Combined speeds of climate and land
... faster velocities than annual mean temperature and precipitation (Fig. 1). Velocities were highest in regions with little topographic relief, such as the Great Plains and the northeast, and lowest in the western US, and varied greatly among ecoregions owing to variations in both temporal trends of c ...
... faster velocities than annual mean temperature and precipitation (Fig. 1). Velocities were highest in regions with little topographic relief, such as the Great Plains and the northeast, and lowest in the western US, and varied greatly among ecoregions owing to variations in both temporal trends of c ...
