Running rings around climate change
... climate, and as a key transition after which Homo sapiens emerged as the sole human species on earth. The ancient kauri chronologies are not yet all linked, but collectively they cover more than 15 000 years within OIS3. These records may provide us with a series of windows through which we can peer ...
... climate, and as a key transition after which Homo sapiens emerged as the sole human species on earth. The ancient kauri chronologies are not yet all linked, but collectively they cover more than 15 000 years within OIS3. These records may provide us with a series of windows through which we can peer ...
THE ACHILLES` HEELS OF THE EARTH SYSTEM
... coming century and beyond are usually conceptualized in terms of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)–type scenarios in which important climate parameters are projected into the future.1 In most of these scenarios, the projections are for an optimistically smooth increase in global mean ...
... coming century and beyond are usually conceptualized in terms of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)–type scenarios in which important climate parameters are projected into the future.1 In most of these scenarios, the projections are for an optimistically smooth increase in global mean ...
Physiological Mechanisms in Coping with Climate Change
... examining physiological responses of free-living animals in their natural habitats and by applying integrative, mechanistic models of heat exchange in invertebrates and humans. Specifically, we explore how behavioral, autonomic, and morphological modifications such as nocturnal activity, selective b ...
... examining physiological responses of free-living animals in their natural habitats and by applying integrative, mechanistic models of heat exchange in invertebrates and humans. Specifically, we explore how behavioral, autonomic, and morphological modifications such as nocturnal activity, selective b ...
Physiological Mechanisms in Coping with Climate Change
... examining physiological responses of free-living animals in their natural habitats and by applying integrative, mechanistic models of heat exchange in invertebrates and humans. Specifically, we explore how behavioral, autonomic, and morphological modifications such as nocturnal activity, selective b ...
... examining physiological responses of free-living animals in their natural habitats and by applying integrative, mechanistic models of heat exchange in invertebrates and humans. Specifically, we explore how behavioral, autonomic, and morphological modifications such as nocturnal activity, selective b ...
Climate Change and Fairtrade
... are, in fact, not limited to transportation; they are also caused through production ...
... are, in fact, not limited to transportation; they are also caused through production ...
Native Communities and Climate Change
... government to protect tribal land and resources. This authority is rooted in numerous treaties, statutes, executive orders, and judicial opinions that recognize the very tribal rights at risk from climate change. This report describes the special problems facing tribes as a result of climate change, ...
... government to protect tribal land and resources. This authority is rooted in numerous treaties, statutes, executive orders, and judicial opinions that recognize the very tribal rights at risk from climate change. This report describes the special problems facing tribes as a result of climate change, ...
Climate change, land use patterns and deforestation in Brazil
... Keywords: climate change, land use models, deforestation, Brazilian agriculture. ...
... Keywords: climate change, land use models, deforestation, Brazilian agriculture. ...
Science aspects of the 2°C and 1.5°C global goals in the Cancun
... Greenhouse gas concentration equivalent goals Greenhouse gas concentration equivalent goals are sometimes called for on the basis that they are easy to understand and measure (as one can measure carbon dioxide and other greenhouse-gas concentrations in the atmosphere) and that it is easier to transl ...
... Greenhouse gas concentration equivalent goals Greenhouse gas concentration equivalent goals are sometimes called for on the basis that they are easy to understand and measure (as one can measure carbon dioxide and other greenhouse-gas concentrations in the atmosphere) and that it is easier to transl ...
discussion brief - International Research Institute for Climate and
... Stormwater runoff is generated when the intensity of rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas muc ...
... Stormwater runoff is generated when the intensity of rainfall exceeds the infiltration capacity of the ground and excess rainwater runs off the surface. Runoff can accumulate and transport pollutants and sediments, depending on its speed and volume and the nature of land surfaces. In urban areas muc ...
Distributional Impacts of Climate Change and Food Security in
... Few studies have also been undertaken on climate change and crop productivity. Osborne et al. (2013) simulated the response of wheat and soybean to numerous projections of future climate and found that yield declined with increasing temperature and that the potential for adaptation to offset such l ...
... Few studies have also been undertaken on climate change and crop productivity. Osborne et al. (2013) simulated the response of wheat and soybean to numerous projections of future climate and found that yield declined with increasing temperature and that the potential for adaptation to offset such l ...
Climate change
... and grants to developing countries to finance agricultural rural development programmes and projects. IFAD was created in response to the droughts and food crises that affected millions of people in Africa and Asia in the early 1970s. Since beginning operations in 1978, IFAD has helped more than 300 ...
... and grants to developing countries to finance agricultural rural development programmes and projects. IFAD was created in response to the droughts and food crises that affected millions of people in Africa and Asia in the early 1970s. Since beginning operations in 1978, IFAD has helped more than 300 ...
ClimAfrica_proj_2011
... 1- Develop improved climate predictions on seasonal to decadal climatic scales, especially relevant to SSA; 2- Assess climate impacts in key sectors of SSA livelihood and economy, especially water resources and agriculture; 3- Evaluate the vulnerability of ecosystems and civil population to inter-an ...
... 1- Develop improved climate predictions on seasonal to decadal climatic scales, especially relevant to SSA; 2- Assess climate impacts in key sectors of SSA livelihood and economy, especially water resources and agriculture; 3- Evaluate the vulnerability of ecosystems and civil population to inter-an ...
Metamorphosis of Religious and Visual Signs in the Context of
... sunsets or pieces of driftwood, bird songs or storm sounds, moving clouds or playing of the young and so on. Although human beings are in constant contact with different elements of the natural environment, these elements are of unequal significance for them, and are rather differently appreciated by ...
... sunsets or pieces of driftwood, bird songs or storm sounds, moving clouds or playing of the young and so on. Although human beings are in constant contact with different elements of the natural environment, these elements are of unequal significance for them, and are rather differently appreciated by ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... 29. Food security in the light of climate change is an increasingly important and priority policy question for Kazakhstan. The adverse consequences of climate change in the agricultural sector are related not only to the decline in the average yield, but also with an increase in inter-annual yield v ...
... 29. Food security in the light of climate change is an increasingly important and priority policy question for Kazakhstan. The adverse consequences of climate change in the agricultural sector are related not only to the decline in the average yield, but also with an increase in inter-annual yield v ...
2007 Tripartite Symposium April 23 2007
... upper ocean. Geophys Res. Lett., 33, L18604, doi:10.1029/2006GL027033. Correction completed April 2007 which eliminates cooling but finds no warming in recent years A correction to this paper has just been submitted for publication that removes this t lii ...
... upper ocean. Geophys Res. Lett., 33, L18604, doi:10.1029/2006GL027033. Correction completed April 2007 which eliminates cooling but finds no warming in recent years A correction to this paper has just been submitted for publication that removes this t lii ...
Legacy of disasters - Save the Children UK
... - families of fishermen who have lost their jobs will have to find new work - shopkeepers, traders and those in services will have to relocate inland with their families, or their children will face separation from one or both parents who are forced to migrate to find work. Climate change is not the ...
... - families of fishermen who have lost their jobs will have to find new work - shopkeepers, traders and those in services will have to relocate inland with their families, or their children will face separation from one or both parents who are forced to migrate to find work. Climate change is not the ...
Behaviour Change - Appendix A
... Department to its role. We need to involve the community very practically in a way that offers added value. We want something very practical and applied. We need to be able to communicate it to several hundred senior managers. We need to be able to apply it to our services. We need to be able to mea ...
... Department to its role. We need to involve the community very practically in a way that offers added value. We want something very practical and applied. We need to be able to communicate it to several hundred senior managers. We need to be able to apply it to our services. We need to be able to mea ...
Cop Action Guide II - Friends of the Earth
... This guide sets out in detail the actions you can take in the run up to crucial climate change talks at Copenhagen in December 2009. Since we sent you “Demand Climate Change: local group action pack1” in July, the political context for the talks has developed and a co-ordinated international campaig ...
... This guide sets out in detail the actions you can take in the run up to crucial climate change talks at Copenhagen in December 2009. Since we sent you “Demand Climate Change: local group action pack1” in July, the political context for the talks has developed and a co-ordinated international campaig ...
AKEBE LEONARD AKOH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUS- TAINABILITY.
... results from earth’s orbiting satellites, and technological advancements, after some 50 years of data processing on different types of information about the planet on a global scale. In the mid-19th century, the heat trapping nature of CO 2 and other gases has increased. More to that, other evidence ...
... results from earth’s orbiting satellites, and technological advancements, after some 50 years of data processing on different types of information about the planet on a global scale. In the mid-19th century, the heat trapping nature of CO 2 and other gases has increased. More to that, other evidence ...
DOC - World bank documents
... rain-fed agriculture in the future. The wealth of information which farmers have accumulated over generations regarding the useful attributes of different land races, seed collection and storage, water harvesting and storage, and terrace building techniques has helped in coping with pests, drought, ...
... rain-fed agriculture in the future. The wealth of information which farmers have accumulated over generations regarding the useful attributes of different land races, seed collection and storage, water harvesting and storage, and terrace building techniques has helped in coping with pests, drought, ...
Pielke Jr. – House Government Reform Testimony 20 July 2006
... behavior: “it should be recognized that mitigation actions taken now mainly have benefits 50 years and beyond now.”7 And Science magazine reported earlier this year, “The wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long ...
... behavior: “it should be recognized that mitigation actions taken now mainly have benefits 50 years and beyond now.”7 And Science magazine reported earlier this year, “The wheels of global climate change are in motion, and there is little we can do to stop them, at least in the short-term”8 The long ...
Climate Change Prediction: A challenging scientific problem
... vapour, liquid water or carbon dioxide content), wind speed and direction, pressure and density. In addition the intensity of solar and terrestrially emitted radiation are fundamental determining factors. The characteristic timescale of the variability of the atmosphere at various spatial scales is ...
... vapour, liquid water or carbon dioxide content), wind speed and direction, pressure and density. In addition the intensity of solar and terrestrially emitted radiation are fundamental determining factors. The characteristic timescale of the variability of the atmosphere at various spatial scales is ...
Official PDF , 6 pages
... Projects are also working to mitigate climate change. As a low-carbon source of energy generation and an alternative to reliance on woodfuel and charcoal, hydropower expansion is being invested in. Projects aim to produce and trade power more efficiently, and to make more efficient use of natural re ...
... Projects are also working to mitigate climate change. As a low-carbon source of energy generation and an alternative to reliance on woodfuel and charcoal, hydropower expansion is being invested in. Projects aim to produce and trade power more efficiently, and to make more efficient use of natural re ...
Some thoughts on a strategy for adaptation to
... limit damages from extreme weather events, it becomes particularly important to decide whether one should assume the more adverse of the possible SRES and mitigation scenarios. Assuming a more adverse scenario is likely of course to imply much higher costs in terms of the required design of the infr ...
... limit damages from extreme weather events, it becomes particularly important to decide whether one should assume the more adverse of the possible SRES and mitigation scenarios. Assuming a more adverse scenario is likely of course to imply much higher costs in terms of the required design of the infr ...