Climate Change and Security. Two Scenarios for the Indian
... In the Indian and Pacific Oceans, most island states are politically stable. However, several have gone through periods of political instability and violent conflicts in the past decade. Causes of conflict have been related to land as well as ethnic frictions. Already, issues linked to internal relo ...
... In the Indian and Pacific Oceans, most island states are politically stable. However, several have gone through periods of political instability and violent conflicts in the past decade. Causes of conflict have been related to land as well as ethnic frictions. Already, issues linked to internal relo ...
climate change adaptation - India Environment Portal | News
... capacity to help implement local climate adaptation (Bartlett et al. 2010; Regmi and Bhandari 2012). State behavior is not the only problem; local social barriers to adaptation also exist (Jones and Boyd 2011). And, at times, outside donor goals and operating procedures undercut local adaptation (Bi ...
... capacity to help implement local climate adaptation (Bartlett et al. 2010; Regmi and Bhandari 2012). State behavior is not the only problem; local social barriers to adaptation also exist (Jones and Boyd 2011). And, at times, outside donor goals and operating procedures undercut local adaptation (Bi ...
Climate research Africa - Deutsches Klima Konsortium
... Feedbacks and tele-connections in the Earth system: Consequences for the semi-arid regions As the oceans warm, enhanced evaporation and moisture transport may strengthen the monsoon rainfall, whereas the arid subtropical regions will likely become dryer. The tropical rain belt is expected to expand, ...
... Feedbacks and tele-connections in the Earth system: Consequences for the semi-arid regions As the oceans warm, enhanced evaporation and moisture transport may strengthen the monsoon rainfall, whereas the arid subtropical regions will likely become dryer. The tropical rain belt is expected to expand, ...
Linking Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge of Climate Change
... homogenous indigenous communities. Our aim is to contribute to the thoughtful and respectful integration of indigenous knowledge with scientific data and analysis so that this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indi ...
... homogenous indigenous communities. Our aim is to contribute to the thoughtful and respectful integration of indigenous knowledge with scientific data and analysis so that this rich body of knowledge can inform science, and science can in turn perhaps contribute tools and methods that will allow indi ...
european union climate funding for developing countries
... in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Europe and around the world. EIB funding acts as a catalyst to mobilise finance for climate action by encouraging others to match its long-term investment. The EIB contributes to the EU’s climate and energy objectives by supporting renewable en ...
... in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Europe and around the world. EIB funding acts as a catalyst to mobilise finance for climate action by encouraging others to match its long-term investment. The EIB contributes to the EU’s climate and energy objectives by supporting renewable en ...
Teacher Pages
... In the previous chapter, students began their study of climate science by looking at their local climate and determining why it is different from other regions. They now broaden their focus and begin their exploration of factors that can cause Earth’s global climate to change. Climate is the area of ...
... In the previous chapter, students began their study of climate science by looking at their local climate and determining why it is different from other regions. They now broaden their focus and begin their exploration of factors that can cause Earth’s global climate to change. Climate is the area of ...
Memorandum by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee
... investigating the effects of biodiversity loss on ecosystem processes at the larger scales for which society requires answers, and highlights the need to improve our understanding of what really underpins service delivery. The ecosystem processes, or functions which underpin these services, need to ...
... investigating the effects of biodiversity loss on ecosystem processes at the larger scales for which society requires answers, and highlights the need to improve our understanding of what really underpins service delivery. The ecosystem processes, or functions which underpin these services, need to ...
The Optimal and Equitable Climate Finance Gap.
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
european union climate funding for developing countries
... in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Europe and around the world. EIB funding acts as a catalyst to mobilise finance for climate action by encouraging others to match its long-term investment. The EIB contributes to the EU’s climate and energy objectives by supporting renewable en ...
... in climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Europe and around the world. EIB funding acts as a catalyst to mobilise finance for climate action by encouraging others to match its long-term investment. The EIB contributes to the EU’s climate and energy objectives by supporting renewable en ...
... The outcomes from investigating the agriculture sector indicate that for the sugar-cane subsector the harvests under both the A2 and B2 scenarios decrease at first and then increase as the mid-century mark is approached. With respect to the yam subsector the results indicate that the yield of yam wi ...
Climate Change 2007. IPCC WG2
... The uptake of anthropogenic carbon since 1750 has led to the ocean becoming more acidic with an average decrease in pH of 0.1 units [IPCC Working Group I Fourth Assessment]. However, the effects of observed ocean acidification on the marine biosphere are as yet undocumented [1.3]. A global assessmen ...
... The uptake of anthropogenic carbon since 1750 has led to the ocean becoming more acidic with an average decrease in pH of 0.1 units [IPCC Working Group I Fourth Assessment]. However, the effects of observed ocean acidification on the marine biosphere are as yet undocumented [1.3]. A global assessmen ...
The Mid-Atlantic Region and its climate: past, present
... event data are seldom collected systematically. However, it can be concluded a priori that if climate change results in more extreme weather and climate then the current estimates of climate change impacts (which typically exclude this dynamic) will prove to be too optimistic and will therefore requ ...
... event data are seldom collected systematically. However, it can be concluded a priori that if climate change results in more extreme weather and climate then the current estimates of climate change impacts (which typically exclude this dynamic) will prove to be too optimistic and will therefore requ ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... 2012b; Shepherd and Kay, 2012; Zia and Todd, 2010). And, as we have noted, it is the determining factor in how highly knowledgeable people decide what can and should be done to respond to climate change (Kahan et al., 2012). Not only that, ideology strongly influences which information sources peopl ...
... 2012b; Shepherd and Kay, 2012; Zia and Todd, 2010). And, as we have noted, it is the determining factor in how highly knowledgeable people decide what can and should be done to respond to climate change (Kahan et al., 2012). Not only that, ideology strongly influences which information sources peopl ...
The Influence of Climate Variability and Change on the Science and
... in considerable detail. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is one of the most iconic trees of North America. Currently limited to small and disjunct groves between 1,500 and 2,100 m in the southwestern Sierra Nevada, giant sequoia’s range over the past 10,000 to 26,000 years included the easte ...
... in considerable detail. Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is one of the most iconic trees of North America. Currently limited to small and disjunct groves between 1,500 and 2,100 m in the southwestern Sierra Nevada, giant sequoia’s range over the past 10,000 to 26,000 years included the easte ...
Forest Service Chief`s Climate Change and Wilderness Briefing
... mitigation effectiveness, it is unclear how wilderness compares with other appropriately managed national forest lands. It seems unlikely that mitigation effectiveness would vary substantially with differences in how wilderness is managed, as long as management is consistent with The Wilderness Act. ...
... mitigation effectiveness, it is unclear how wilderness compares with other appropriately managed national forest lands. It seems unlikely that mitigation effectiveness would vary substantially with differences in how wilderness is managed, as long as management is consistent with The Wilderness Act. ...
Full text in PDF - What is Climate
... This is well illustrated in the way the Ref. [1], AMS, makes the following distinction: • The “present weather” table consists of 100 possible conditions, • with 10 possibilities for “past weather”, while • popularly, weather is thought of in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness ...
... This is well illustrated in the way the Ref. [1], AMS, makes the following distinction: • The “present weather” table consists of 100 possible conditions, • with 10 possibilities for “past weather”, while • popularly, weather is thought of in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness ...
WSB 8/5/1 Task Group Climate page 1 Agenda Item: 5 Subject
... The section “Implementation” has been specified with a focus on priority issues for trilateral cooperation. It concerns those issues for which trilateral cooperation provides the highest added value. 2. Spatial Planning At a workshop, four spatial planning study cases from different sites in the W ...
... The section “Implementation” has been specified with a focus on priority issues for trilateral cooperation. It concerns those issues for which trilateral cooperation provides the highest added value. 2. Spatial Planning At a workshop, four spatial planning study cases from different sites in the W ...
Mediterranean ecosystems facing global change : resilient or close
... functional responses that affect the plant water budget and hence the leaf moisture content on one hand, and the biomass of leaves and twigs, two major components driving biomass combustibility, on the other hand. Adjusting leaf area to limit water loss and fine fuel would then decrease fire risk in ...
... functional responses that affect the plant water budget and hence the leaf moisture content on one hand, and the biomass of leaves and twigs, two major components driving biomass combustibility, on the other hand. Adjusting leaf area to limit water loss and fine fuel would then decrease fire risk in ...
The Science Isn`t Settled
... Global circulation models gradually became more sophisticated as computing power and capacity increased until the model of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) reached a level of perceived sophistication that made models the focus of climate science. GISS modeler Dr. James Hansen also ga ...
... Global circulation models gradually became more sophisticated as computing power and capacity increased until the model of NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) reached a level of perceived sophistication that made models the focus of climate science. GISS modeler Dr. James Hansen also ga ...
Transformational adaptation
... cities in Alberta and elsewhere can take steps to enable this approach as part of their efforts to adapt to climate change. It is one of a series of papers prepared by the Prairie Climate Centre to provide the public and government officials with an overview of the means by which to build cities tha ...
... cities in Alberta and elsewhere can take steps to enable this approach as part of their efforts to adapt to climate change. It is one of a series of papers prepared by the Prairie Climate Centre to provide the public and government officials with an overview of the means by which to build cities tha ...
Scientific aspects - Wageningen UR E
... impossible to answer these questions in this project fully or even to an approximate level, due to the scientific difficulty and the sheer range in questions. Therefore, these questions should be considered as setting the scene for this project. The research in this proposal will contribute to the f ...
... impossible to answer these questions in this project fully or even to an approximate level, due to the scientific difficulty and the sheer range in questions. Therefore, these questions should be considered as setting the scene for this project. The research in this proposal will contribute to the f ...
Global Warming Guide
... wave power, represents one of our best strategies for meeting the climate change challenge, whilst also helping to secure the availability and security of future energy supplies. ...
... wave power, represents one of our best strategies for meeting the climate change challenge, whilst also helping to secure the availability and security of future energy supplies. ...
