document - Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change
... and alliances with other parties or regions of the world with similar positions. She further outlined the chronology of the Climate Change Convention and the consequent Kyoto Protocol, which came with emissions targets for the developed nations. She informed the participants that as the lifespan of ...
... and alliances with other parties or regions of the world with similar positions. She further outlined the chronology of the Climate Change Convention and the consequent Kyoto Protocol, which came with emissions targets for the developed nations. She informed the participants that as the lifespan of ...
Financing adaptation
... place measures to respond to climate change impacts can help reduce more global and regional consequences of non-action. The case for using a public good lens lies in the fact that, with increased globalization, the lives of people are becoming more interdependent and the global scene today is one w ...
... place measures to respond to climate change impacts can help reduce more global and regional consequences of non-action. The case for using a public good lens lies in the fact that, with increased globalization, the lives of people are becoming more interdependent and the global scene today is one w ...
pdf - Framsenteret AS
... was on average estimated to be more than 3 days per decade. The results show that winters indeed have warmed more than summers, and this has made seasons become less different from each other. In addition, increased plant growth (greening) was shown in 32 % to 41 % of the Arctic and boreal regions, ...
... was on average estimated to be more than 3 days per decade. The results show that winters indeed have warmed more than summers, and this has made seasons become less different from each other. In addition, increased plant growth (greening) was shown in 32 % to 41 % of the Arctic and boreal regions, ...
Observed coherent changes in climatic
... Precipitation stations from Australia were selected from the high-quality daily rainfall data set (Lavery et al. 1992). This data set was compiled from an exhaustive investigation of station history documentation to remove stations with bad exposure, instrumentation or observer accuracy. A series of ...
... Precipitation stations from Australia were selected from the high-quality daily rainfall data set (Lavery et al. 1992). This data set was compiled from an exhaustive investigation of station history documentation to remove stations with bad exposure, instrumentation or observer accuracy. A series of ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
... The data used in this analysis was selected from the Eurobarometer database “Special Eurobarometer 300: Europeans’ attitudes towards climate change” (2008). This Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European P ...
BCS331 Module 10
... economic problems. Few societies have undergone social and economic transformations at the rate many northern communities have experienced over the past 50 years. These changes introduced a great deal of stress accompanied by a range of social and economic problems. Climate change is adding to these ...
... economic problems. Few societies have undergone social and economic transformations at the rate many northern communities have experienced over the past 50 years. These changes introduced a great deal of stress accompanied by a range of social and economic problems. Climate change is adding to these ...
Palaeoclimatic insights into future climate challenges
... warm and cold climates. Starting with the cold climates, the Hoffert & Covey (1992) ice-age estimate was based on early palaeoclimatic data that rather clearly underestimated changes (specifically, the CLIMAP sea-surface temperatures (SSTs)). As updated by Cuffey & Brook (2000), improved data yield a s ...
... warm and cold climates. Starting with the cold climates, the Hoffert & Covey (1992) ice-age estimate was based on early palaeoclimatic data that rather clearly underestimated changes (specifically, the CLIMAP sea-surface temperatures (SSTs)). As updated by Cuffey & Brook (2000), improved data yield a s ...
On the use of imagery for climate change engagement
... In Q-method, comprehensiveness and representiveness are sought through the careful selection of items (statements or images) representative of the issue in question (or ‘‘concourse’’ to use Q terminology), which is more critical than the selection of participants. To use an ecological analogy, the p ...
... In Q-method, comprehensiveness and representiveness are sought through the careful selection of items (statements or images) representative of the issue in question (or ‘‘concourse’’ to use Q terminology), which is more critical than the selection of participants. To use an ecological analogy, the p ...
On Assessing the Relative Roles of Initial and Boundary Conditions
... There is no indication of any second kind predictability at lead times of less that 20 years for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and T ...
... There is no indication of any second kind predictability at lead times of less that 20 years for North Atlantic SSTs nor for NINO3 SSTs. The climate change signal is more likely to emerge on global scales because of the “noise” being reduced relative to the “signal” by spatial averaging (Stott and T ...
For Peer Review - Climate Access
... Climate change communication has become a salient topic in science and society. It has grown to be something of a boom industry alongside more established ‘communication enterprises’, such as health communication, risk communication and science communication. This article situates the theory of clim ...
... Climate change communication has become a salient topic in science and society. It has grown to be something of a boom industry alongside more established ‘communication enterprises’, such as health communication, risk communication and science communication. This article situates the theory of clim ...
Vulnerability to climate change and sea
... We calculated a SED threshold (SEDt ) for the hotspot to statistically determine the limit above which the climate was no longer considered analogous to current conditions (namely climate loss), by comparing the distribution of SED values between the hotspot and the rest of the world for the current ...
... We calculated a SED threshold (SEDt ) for the hotspot to statistically determine the limit above which the climate was no longer considered analogous to current conditions (namely climate loss), by comparing the distribution of SED values between the hotspot and the rest of the world for the current ...
Factors Affecting Climate Change Mitigation Policy
... factors in its outcome. Since there are hundreds of different theories about how elites affect the political opinions of citizens, I simply describe the general form by saying that some form of elite communication is hypothesized to affect a specific aspect of individual opinion. This hypothesis can ...
... factors in its outcome. Since there are hundreds of different theories about how elites affect the political opinions of citizens, I simply describe the general form by saying that some form of elite communication is hypothesized to affect a specific aspect of individual opinion. This hypothesis can ...
Climate change: the ultimate `tragedy of the commons`? Jouni
... The dominant view among scholars and policy makers has been that climate change governance should be based on international agreements which involve most nations. Yet progress in international negotiations has been slow and the effectiveness of governance based on the United Nations Framework Conven ...
... The dominant view among scholars and policy makers has been that climate change governance should be based on international agreements which involve most nations. Yet progress in international negotiations has been slow and the effectiveness of governance based on the United Nations Framework Conven ...
A Two-Step Flow of Influence? Opinion-Leader
... change and energy conservation that speak directly to their otherwise inattentive peers, coworkers, and friends. Since as early as the 1940s, scholars have understood the general importance of opinion leaders in shaping public preferences, informing fellow citizens, and altering behavior. Tracing th ...
... change and energy conservation that speak directly to their otherwise inattentive peers, coworkers, and friends. Since as early as the 1940s, scholars have understood the general importance of opinion leaders in shaping public preferences, informing fellow citizens, and altering behavior. Tracing th ...
climate change, small island developing States
... One of the principal channels of support for small island developing States (SIDS) in the area of climate change is the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. With resources made available through this channel, but also using resources of their own and those obtained from multilateral and bi ...
... One of the principal channels of support for small island developing States (SIDS) in the area of climate change is the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund. With resources made available through this channel, but also using resources of their own and those obtained from multilateral and bi ...
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... sound data until George Perkins Marsh published Man and Nature (Marsh, 1864), a book acclaimed to be the most important landmark in the history of the role of humans in changing the face of the Earth (Goudie, 1990). In Man and Nature, Marsh dealt with human influence on the woods, waters, and sands. ...
... sound data until George Perkins Marsh published Man and Nature (Marsh, 1864), a book acclaimed to be the most important landmark in the history of the role of humans in changing the face of the Earth (Goudie, 1990). In Man and Nature, Marsh dealt with human influence on the woods, waters, and sands. ...
Climate Justice as a Spiritual Challenge in an Oil
... justice, pose in the context of Norway, a country which has built its wealth to a large degree on petroleum production? Based on South-African contextual Bible reading methods, a 3-step process is applied: 1) ‘Seeing’ involves careful social analysis of a particular context at a particular time; 2) ...
... justice, pose in the context of Norway, a country which has built its wealth to a large degree on petroleum production? Based on South-African contextual Bible reading methods, a 3-step process is applied: 1) ‘Seeing’ involves careful social analysis of a particular context at a particular time; 2) ...
3B.9 THE U.S. GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS
... conducted to define GCOS deficiencies and, during the next several years, more detailed activities to improve the networks will be identified. The implementation of a GCOS Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) was begun in 2004 as a way of identifying resources (both financial and in-kind) to aid in improving ...
... conducted to define GCOS deficiencies and, during the next several years, more detailed activities to improve the networks will be identified. The implementation of a GCOS Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) was begun in 2004 as a way of identifying resources (both financial and in-kind) to aid in improving ...
Evaluation of Climate Mitigation Potential for Yeniçağa Gölü (Bolu
... Climate Change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the Earth. It is widely agreed to be occurring due to the influence of human related global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Scientific studies reveal increasing reasons for serious concern about this issue. In 2007 the scientific world ac ...
... Climate Change is the greatest environmental challenge facing the Earth. It is widely agreed to be occurring due to the influence of human related global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Scientific studies reveal increasing reasons for serious concern about this issue. In 2007 the scientific world ac ...
An overview of climate change impacts on European viticulture
... sugar and phenolic contents are favored by the occurrence of sunny days (Riou et al. 1994). Regions with less sunlight tend to surmount this limitation by adjusting training systems, optimizing solar exposure and canopy density. With more exposed leaves and grape clusters, stomatal conductance and p ...
... sugar and phenolic contents are favored by the occurrence of sunny days (Riou et al. 1994). Regions with less sunlight tend to surmount this limitation by adjusting training systems, optimizing solar exposure and canopy density. With more exposed leaves and grape clusters, stomatal conductance and p ...
1 Lecture Aims Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS) Feedbacks
... Sensitivity (ECS) Why do we use Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity? ...
... Sensitivity (ECS) Why do we use Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity? ...
climate change studies in mongolia
... well as one of the grazing criteria for winter pasture, it takes a lot of time to collect data and process the data into electronic form. We analyzed the snow cover in last year study and in the fist half of these year we studied the snow depth. As a result of increased winter precipitation snow dep ...
... well as one of the grazing criteria for winter pasture, it takes a lot of time to collect data and process the data into electronic form. We analyzed the snow cover in last year study and in the fist half of these year we studied the snow depth. As a result of increased winter precipitation snow dep ...
Building Climate Resilience in the Blue Nile/Abay Highlands: A
... The 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, projects that the global temperature of the planet’s atmosphere will likely have increased 1.1 °C to 6.4 °C by the end of this century, relative to 1980–1999 baseline data. These temperature rises are linked t ...
... The 4th Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published in 2007, projects that the global temperature of the planet’s atmosphere will likely have increased 1.1 °C to 6.4 °C by the end of this century, relative to 1980–1999 baseline data. These temperature rises are linked t ...