Taking Climate Change by Storm: Theorizing Global and Local Policy-Making in
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
... coordination problems, the science of climate change has a much higher degree of uncertainty. These trends are even more accentuated with respect to the scientific understanding of extreme climate events and the likelihood of political coordination at various scales. The main contribution of this Ar ...
Caribbean Marine Climate Change Report Card 2017
... It is based on twelve specially commissioned scientific papers covering the following themes and key topics: -- Climate change drivers: Extreme weather events, sea temperature and ocean acidification -- Biological diversity: Corals, mangroves, and fish and shellfish -- Society: Settlements and infra ...
... It is based on twelve specially commissioned scientific papers covering the following themes and key topics: -- Climate change drivers: Extreme weather events, sea temperature and ocean acidification -- Biological diversity: Corals, mangroves, and fish and shellfish -- Society: Settlements and infra ...
What is this thing called `natural`? The nature
... Accounts of the relationship between humans and nature, as they appear in the history of ideas, convey ambiguous messages that identify humankind as both destroyer and rescuer, and wilderness or "natural nature" as both threat and refuge. The current, more or less hegemonic discourse of sustainable ...
... Accounts of the relationship between humans and nature, as they appear in the history of ideas, convey ambiguous messages that identify humankind as both destroyer and rescuer, and wilderness or "natural nature" as both threat and refuge. The current, more or less hegemonic discourse of sustainable ...
- carbonn Climate Registry
... Climate change, as a result of human activities, is one of the most serious global environmental problems facing the world today. The earth’s atmosphere is currently warming at the fastest rate in recorded history, a trend that is projected to cause extensive damage to forests, marine ecosystems, bi ...
... Climate change, as a result of human activities, is one of the most serious global environmental problems facing the world today. The earth’s atmosphere is currently warming at the fastest rate in recorded history, a trend that is projected to cause extensive damage to forests, marine ecosystems, bi ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... effectively carry out the provisions highlighted in agency policies for climate change (Hobbs et al. 2014). Although climate change has been highlighted as an important management priority at the federal level, it is still uncertain how climate change science is being considered in project managemen ...
... effectively carry out the provisions highlighted in agency policies for climate change (Hobbs et al. 2014). Although climate change has been highlighted as an important management priority at the federal level, it is still uncertain how climate change science is being considered in project managemen ...
Likely Impacts on New Zealand Agriculture
... Global climate models indicate that New Zealand is likely to warm by only about two-thirds of the global mean temperature change that will be experienced in coming decades. This is largely because our climate is controlled by the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, which respond only slowly to globa ...
... Global climate models indicate that New Zealand is likely to warm by only about two-thirds of the global mean temperature change that will be experienced in coming decades. This is largely because our climate is controlled by the South Pacific and Antarctic Oceans, which respond only slowly to globa ...
STEP 1: Proposer Contact Information
... nature-based solutions; community-driven solutions; incorporation into existing activities; jointly pursued mitigation and adaptation efforts; case studies for compliance with state and federal legislation; science-based/science-driven implementation efforts): Turning our adaptation plans into reali ...
... nature-based solutions; community-driven solutions; incorporation into existing activities; jointly pursued mitigation and adaptation efforts; case studies for compliance with state and federal legislation; science-based/science-driven implementation efforts): Turning our adaptation plans into reali ...
POPRC-9/8: Guidance on how to assess the possible impact of
... 7. The uncertainties and ranges of possible changes in the chemical, physiological or biological factors due to climate change will be different for every chemical under review, type of impact, ecosystem, species, population, scientific test/observation and region. Quantification of the various poss ...
... 7. The uncertainties and ranges of possible changes in the chemical, physiological or biological factors due to climate change will be different for every chemical under review, type of impact, ecosystem, species, population, scientific test/observation and region. Quantification of the various poss ...
Federal Climate Change Funding from FY2008 to FY2014
... 2008 through 2013 for climate change activities. The large majority—more than 75%—funded technology development and deployment, mostly through the Department of Energy (DOE). More than one-third of the identified funding during this period was appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment A ...
... 2008 through 2013 for climate change activities. The large majority—more than 75%—funded technology development and deployment, mostly through the Department of Energy (DOE). More than one-third of the identified funding during this period was appropriated in the American Recovery and Reinvestment A ...
post-print version of article
... Nations after World War I, which he had put so much effort into negotiating (Fiorina et al. 2004). To circumvent the required senatorial ratification, presidents often negotiate executive agreements instead of treaties. The Constitution does not explicitly give the president the right to make execut ...
... Nations after World War I, which he had put so much effort into negotiating (Fiorina et al. 2004). To circumvent the required senatorial ratification, presidents often negotiate executive agreements instead of treaties. The Constitution does not explicitly give the president the right to make execut ...
Establishment of an ecosystem transect to address climate change
... There has been lively debate about how ecological science could better link to biodiversity policy to inform the management of natural systems and ecosystem services in the face of anthropogenic impacts (Jones et al. 1999; Watson 2005; Moser and Luers 2008; Perrings et al. 2011). Climate change is r ...
... There has been lively debate about how ecological science could better link to biodiversity policy to inform the management of natural systems and ecosystem services in the face of anthropogenic impacts (Jones et al. 1999; Watson 2005; Moser and Luers 2008; Perrings et al. 2011). Climate change is r ...
9 Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory
... the solution II* is unstable to infinitesimally small perturbations. Further analysis of the model results depicted in Figure 9.3 shows that for present-day conditions IId is more stable than IIg, i.e., the system is expected to reside more often near IId than near IIg in the presence of finite-ampl ...
... the solution II* is unstable to infinitesimally small perturbations. Further analysis of the model results depicted in Figure 9.3 shows that for present-day conditions IId is more stable than IIg, i.e., the system is expected to reside more often near IId than near IIg in the presence of finite-ampl ...
ELPIS-JP: a dataset of local-scale daily climate change scenarios for
... greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios. Recently, 20 km grid atmosphereonly GCMs have been made feasible [1]. Yet, the simulation period and the size of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining probabilistic impact assessment. To that end, many ensembles of higher resoluti ...
... greenhouse gas and aerosol emission scenarios. Recently, 20 km grid atmosphereonly GCMs have been made feasible [1]. Yet, the simulation period and the size of ensembles are limited for such GCM experiments, constraining probabilistic impact assessment. To that end, many ensembles of higher resoluti ...
The Land that Never Melts is Melting Satoaleapai Village
... the glaciers in the park melted at an average of one metre per year. This has been increasing and in the last year, they melted eight metres. ...
... the glaciers in the park melted at an average of one metre per year. This has been increasing and in the last year, they melted eight metres. ...
Global Climate Change and Children`s Health
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
... organizations and climatologists that these broad effects, known as climate change, are the result of contemporary human activity. Climate change poses threats to human health, safety, and security. Children are uniquely vulnerable to these threats. The effects of climate change on child health incl ...
The EU`s disappointing leadership on climate, or
... autonomously from non-environmental interests. This is reinforced by the majority of participants of the WPIEI not being based in Brussels at the Permanent Representations from their Member State, but from the national Environment Ministries. The permanent body of “EU ambassadors” of the EU Member S ...
... autonomously from non-environmental interests. This is reinforced by the majority of participants of the WPIEI not being based in Brussels at the Permanent Representations from their Member State, but from the national Environment Ministries. The permanent body of “EU ambassadors” of the EU Member S ...
LEARN ABOUT… Climate change and ozone depletion
... results for the data sets. Grey line and grey range give multi-model mean and ±2 standard deviation range of annual mean anomalies [6]. In the Antarctic The Antarctic is the polar region of the southern hemisphere where the ozone hole develops every year from about mid-August to the end of the year, ...
... results for the data sets. Grey line and grey range give multi-model mean and ±2 standard deviation range of annual mean anomalies [6]. In the Antarctic The Antarctic is the polar region of the southern hemisphere where the ozone hole develops every year from about mid-August to the end of the year, ...
Mapping vulnerability to multiple stressors: climate change and
... conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events. In this study we focus on exposure to long-term climate change as projected by global climate models. Nevertheless, our measures of sensitivity and adaptive capacity can also be used to represe ...
... conditions, or by changes in climate variability, including the magnitude and frequency of extreme events. In this study we focus on exposure to long-term climate change as projected by global climate models. Nevertheless, our measures of sensitivity and adaptive capacity can also be used to represe ...
Revised 21st century temperature projections *, Paul C. Knappenberger Patrick J. Michaels
... the IPCC believes are self-consistent social development possibilities for the next 100 yr. These are factored into what are known as ‘SRES’ scenarios, as they were published in an IPCC document known as the ‘Special Report on Emissions’ (IPCC 2000). These ‘storylines’ range from high population gro ...
... the IPCC believes are self-consistent social development possibilities for the next 100 yr. These are factored into what are known as ‘SRES’ scenarios, as they were published in an IPCC document known as the ‘Special Report on Emissions’ (IPCC 2000). These ‘storylines’ range from high population gro ...
3.47 MB - Asian Development Bank
... by extreme weather events like floods. The sea level rise is one of the future risks the coastal areas must be prepared for (IPCC, 2012). Climate change is linked with the increase of extreme weather events, i.e. increase of extreme winds, heat waves and torrential precipitation. These extreme event ...
... by extreme weather events like floods. The sea level rise is one of the future risks the coastal areas must be prepared for (IPCC, 2012). Climate change is linked with the increase of extreme weather events, i.e. increase of extreme winds, heat waves and torrential precipitation. These extreme event ...
The National Climate Change Response Policy
... The Climate Change Response Public Works Flagship Programme - the consolidation and expansion of, for example, Working for Water, Working on Fire, and Working for Energy. The Water Conservation and Demand Management Flagship Programme accelerated implementation of the National Water Conservation and ...
... The Climate Change Response Public Works Flagship Programme - the consolidation and expansion of, for example, Working for Water, Working on Fire, and Working for Energy. The Water Conservation and Demand Management Flagship Programme accelerated implementation of the National Water Conservation and ...
Folie 1 - uni
... Box 3: Climate Models: How are they built and how are they applied? Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be ...
... Box 3: Climate Models: How are they built and how are they applied? Comprehensive climate models are based on physical laws represented by mathematical equations that are solved using a three-dimensional grid over the globe. For climate simulation, the major components of the climate system must be ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bellum) or by acting in ways that distribute the harms equitably (jus in bello).6 Another case where we face a similar dilemma might include dealing with the financial crisis. On the one hand, we might say ‘it’s crucial that we have a st ...
... acting in such a way that we secure the specified goal (jus ad bellum) or by acting in ways that distribute the harms equitably (jus in bello).6 Another case where we face a similar dilemma might include dealing with the financial crisis. On the one hand, we might say ‘it’s crucial that we have a st ...