Climate Change, Adaptive Strategies and Rural Livelihoods in
... lead to years of prolonged drought or unpredictable excessive rainfall often associated with decreased agricultural productivity. The majority of the respondents (76%) had attained primary education, hence they had a broad understanding of the linkages between climate change and various livelihood i ...
... lead to years of prolonged drought or unpredictable excessive rainfall often associated with decreased agricultural productivity. The majority of the respondents (76%) had attained primary education, hence they had a broad understanding of the linkages between climate change and various livelihood i ...
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... Estimation of the EKC relationship between transportation GHG emissions and per capita GDP in Canada has been performed at two levels: (i) federal level, and (ii) provincial level. At federal level, in general, evidence in favour of the EKC relationship was found in 55% of all our statistical experi ...
... Estimation of the EKC relationship between transportation GHG emissions and per capita GDP in Canada has been performed at two levels: (i) federal level, and (ii) provincial level. At federal level, in general, evidence in favour of the EKC relationship was found in 55% of all our statistical experi ...
Impacts of climate change on a grassland catchment
... emissions, the global average surface temperature is likely to rise by a further 1.16.4°C this century (IPCC, 2007). Although the WFD does not explicitly refer to climate change, future climate variability has obvious implications for the long-term implementation of the Directive and for the formula ...
... emissions, the global average surface temperature is likely to rise by a further 1.16.4°C this century (IPCC, 2007). Although the WFD does not explicitly refer to climate change, future climate variability has obvious implications for the long-term implementation of the Directive and for the formula ...
The Science of Climate Change, Questions and Answers
... etc – and each of which can be considered as mature within the framework required to discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and bec ...
... etc – and each of which can be considered as mature within the framework required to discuss climate. It is at this intersection of the disciplines where uncertainty can and will arise, both because of the yet poorly understood feedbacks between the different components of the climate system and bec ...
Climate Change, Water and the Policy
... and Palestine. However, the rapid growth in LNA region’s access to western media through satellite networks and the internet has increased people’s awareness of climate change issues. Regional media outlets have generally adopted a passive approach of rebroadcasting information obtained via western ...
... and Palestine. However, the rapid growth in LNA region’s access to western media through satellite networks and the internet has increased people’s awareness of climate change issues. Regional media outlets have generally adopted a passive approach of rebroadcasting information obtained via western ...
GSA presentation 2012
... The increased concentrations of heat-trapping gases are the primary causes of global warming. CO2 has an especially large effect…because it lingers for a long time as an atmospheric constituent. Once in the atmosphere, centuries pass before it comes into equilibrium with the carbon reservoirs of the ...
... The increased concentrations of heat-trapping gases are the primary causes of global warming. CO2 has an especially large effect…because it lingers for a long time as an atmospheric constituent. Once in the atmosphere, centuries pass before it comes into equilibrium with the carbon reservoirs of the ...
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... Because of the difficulty in observing the atmospheric circulation and its long-term trends, this review will not only rely on observation-based evidence but also include findings from general circulation models (GCMs). GCMs are certainly not perfect representations of the real system, but they are ...
... Because of the difficulty in observing the atmospheric circulation and its long-term trends, this review will not only rely on observation-based evidence but also include findings from general circulation models (GCMs). GCMs are certainly not perfect representations of the real system, but they are ...
The Effects of Climate Change on Public Health and the Healthcare
... Introduction Climatological research over the past two decades has concluded that Earth’s climate will change due to atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation. (McMichael, 2006) “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts an increase in world average temperature by 2100 within the ...
... Introduction Climatological research over the past two decades has concluded that Earth’s climate will change due to atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation. (McMichael, 2006) “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) forecasts an increase in world average temperature by 2100 within the ...
Evolution in response to climate change
... to climate change, we tend to forget that synchronic studies exclude an unknown fraction of populations which have failed to adapt and become extinct. In contrast, allochronic (i.e. direct, longitudinal) studies – such as those examining evolution in response to climate change in time-series data – ...
... to climate change, we tend to forget that synchronic studies exclude an unknown fraction of populations which have failed to adapt and become extinct. In contrast, allochronic (i.e. direct, longitudinal) studies – such as those examining evolution in response to climate change in time-series data – ...
The Impacts of 1.5°C
... increase in global average temperature above preindustrial levels. The Paris Agreement includes a long-term global temperature goal of “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C… and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial lev ...
... increase in global average temperature above preindustrial levels. The Paris Agreement includes a long-term global temperature goal of “holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C… and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial lev ...
Climate Change Adaptation Guideline
... Analysis of Australia‟s historical climate data exhibits evidence of inland and coastal temperature increases of 0.4 to 0.9°C respectively since 1950 records4. The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology state that by 2030, further warming of 0.7 to 1.2°C on average based from 1990‟s data, will significantl ...
... Analysis of Australia‟s historical climate data exhibits evidence of inland and coastal temperature increases of 0.4 to 0.9°C respectively since 1950 records4. The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology state that by 2030, further warming of 0.7 to 1.2°C on average based from 1990‟s data, will significantl ...
Pacific Islands Framework for Action on Climate Change
... Climate change is one of the most serious threats to sustainable development and to the very survival of Pacific Island Countries and communities. In 2007 the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders reiterated their deep concern over this serious and growing threat to the economic, social and environmental we ...
... Climate change is one of the most serious threats to sustainable development and to the very survival of Pacific Island Countries and communities. In 2007 the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders reiterated their deep concern over this serious and growing threat to the economic, social and environmental we ...
Indicator and data needs - Eionet Forum
... Regarding currently available data and indicators on WSD, in particular the Water Exploitation Index (WEI) is relevant, available at national scale (10). The spatial and temporal detail of the WEI is currently being improved by the EEA, encouraging countries to provide data at river basin-scale and ...
... Regarding currently available data and indicators on WSD, in particular the Water Exploitation Index (WEI) is relevant, available at national scale (10). The spatial and temporal detail of the WEI is currently being improved by the EEA, encouraging countries to provide data at river basin-scale and ...
- Inderscience Online
... opportunities for social change. Of particular importance here is Skodvin’s (2000) work on ‘problem diagnosis’ which shows how facts and values intermingle in the co-constitution of problem statements and solution paths and Ungar’s work on how problem diagnoses are expressed in terms of marketabilit ...
... opportunities for social change. Of particular importance here is Skodvin’s (2000) work on ‘problem diagnosis’ which shows how facts and values intermingle in the co-constitution of problem statements and solution paths and Ungar’s work on how problem diagnoses are expressed in terms of marketabilit ...
G8 Impact on International Climate Change Negotiations – Good or
... called for the G8 leaders to make a clear statement that they accept the science behind climate change, send a clear signal to the business community that G8 is committed to a cap and trade emissions trading system and further emissions reductions even after 2012 (post-Kyoto), and firmly commit to a ...
... called for the G8 leaders to make a clear statement that they accept the science behind climate change, send a clear signal to the business community that G8 is committed to a cap and trade emissions trading system and further emissions reductions even after 2012 (post-Kyoto), and firmly commit to a ...
Final qualitative report
... Climate of the Nation – Qualitative Research Final Report June 2012 As a result of the personal experience for many people over recent years of cost of living increases driven (largely) by rising electricity prices, plus a focus on carbon emissions from energy production as an assumed focus of th ...
... Climate of the Nation – Qualitative Research Final Report June 2012 As a result of the personal experience for many people over recent years of cost of living increases driven (largely) by rising electricity prices, plus a focus on carbon emissions from energy production as an assumed focus of th ...
- ResearchOnline@JCU
... people see themselves as ‘climate change victims’, with little agency to effect positive change. Other case studies depict indigenous people as ‘empowered’ to manage environmental change by developing culturally appropriate responses. The examples given below illustrate two different approaches to h ...
... people see themselves as ‘climate change victims’, with little agency to effect positive change. Other case studies depict indigenous people as ‘empowered’ to manage environmental change by developing culturally appropriate responses. The examples given below illustrate two different approaches to h ...
Defining loss and damage: The science and politics around one of
... have been irreparably damaged, to develop new ones.” 6 AOSIS used similar language. In a submission prior to the Warsaw conference, the group wrote that a loss and damage mechanism “is more urgent than ever in light of the low mitigation ambition reflected in current pledges and the subsequent worse ...
... have been irreparably damaged, to develop new ones.” 6 AOSIS used similar language. In a submission prior to the Warsaw conference, the group wrote that a loss and damage mechanism “is more urgent than ever in light of the low mitigation ambition reflected in current pledges and the subsequent worse ...
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on the
... Since the industrial revolution and expansion of agriculture around 200 years ago, we have been releasing additional carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Today, the concentration of this gas is approximately 30 per cent greater than in the 18th century. Levels of other greenhouse gases have also ...
... Since the industrial revolution and expansion of agriculture around 200 years ago, we have been releasing additional carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere. Today, the concentration of this gas is approximately 30 per cent greater than in the 18th century. Levels of other greenhouse gases have also ...
Climate Change and Paleoecology: New Contexts for Restoration
... Of particular interest is the warming of the twentieth century. During the preceding fourcentury-long Little Ice Age, temperatures in western North America were on average 1°C colder than present; glaciers in many western North American mountain ranges were at their greatest extent since the end of ...
... Of particular interest is the warming of the twentieth century. During the preceding fourcentury-long Little Ice Age, temperatures in western North America were on average 1°C colder than present; glaciers in many western North American mountain ranges were at their greatest extent since the end of ...