Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
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... has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, the Government of Canada. Commercial reproduction and distribution is prohibited except with written permission from the Government of Canada’s copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). For mor ...
Quantitative Assessment of Climate Carrying Capacity for Cities: A
... 3.1.1 Current climate natural capacity With urbanization of almost 90% in 2013, the climate of Shanghai City is clearly subject to the stress. Socioeconomic development aggravates climatic problems such as the occurrence of heat waves and extreme precipitation events that can result in a deteriorati ...
... 3.1.1 Current climate natural capacity With urbanization of almost 90% in 2013, the climate of Shanghai City is clearly subject to the stress. Socioeconomic development aggravates climatic problems such as the occurrence of heat waves and extreme precipitation events that can result in a deteriorati ...
Signs of Climate Change in Nordic Nature
... Monitoring of climate change effects on nature During the last decade, several initiatives have been undertaken at the national as well as the international levels to develop monitoring systems that measure the impact of climate change on nature. For example, the United Nations agreement in 2002 tha ...
... Monitoring of climate change effects on nature During the last decade, several initiatives have been undertaken at the national as well as the international levels to develop monitoring systems that measure the impact of climate change on nature. For example, the United Nations agreement in 2002 tha ...
Coffee and Climate Change
... The climate in the Central Highlands is ideal for Robusta production. The dry season is typically 4 months and extends from mid-December until mid-April, coinciding nicely with flowering. During this period there is less than 25 mm rain per month. During the 8 month wet season from May to November, ...
... The climate in the Central Highlands is ideal for Robusta production. The dry season is typically 4 months and extends from mid-December until mid-April, coinciding nicely with flowering. During this period there is less than 25 mm rain per month. During the 8 month wet season from May to November, ...
How does climate change alter agricultural strategies to - PIM
... areas of food insecurity and climate change hotspots (Ericksen et. al. 2011) We know that GDP growth originating in agriculture has been found to be almost three times more effective in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors of the economy due not only to the direct poverty reduction effect b ...
... areas of food insecurity and climate change hotspots (Ericksen et. al. 2011) We know that GDP growth originating in agriculture has been found to be almost three times more effective in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors of the economy due not only to the direct poverty reduction effect b ...
National Security in the 21st Century: How the National Security
... whether anthropogenic climate change is occurring, and will continue to occur in the future; only the ongoing debate of how much change human activity will produce remains.5 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report finds definitive anthropogenic warming between 3.2°F and 9.2°F o ...
... whether anthropogenic climate change is occurring, and will continue to occur in the future; only the ongoing debate of how much change human activity will produce remains.5 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (“IPCC”) report finds definitive anthropogenic warming between 3.2°F and 9.2°F o ...
Estimating climate change effects on net primary production of
... 2.1 Climate data A spinup simulation was performed to create steady state conditions for the ecosystems from which future projections began. Biome-BGC requires daily estimates of maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, daylength, solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit. Temperature and pr ...
... 2.1 Climate data A spinup simulation was performed to create steady state conditions for the ecosystems from which future projections began. Biome-BGC requires daily estimates of maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, daylength, solar radiation and vapor pressure deficit. Temperature and pr ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... patterns. Adaptation to climate change is therefore no longer a secondary and long-term response option only to be used as a last resort. It is now prevalent and imperative, and for those communities already vulnerable to the impacts of present day climate hazards, an urgent imperative. Successful a ...
... patterns. Adaptation to climate change is therefore no longer a secondary and long-term response option only to be used as a last resort. It is now prevalent and imperative, and for those communities already vulnerable to the impacts of present day climate hazards, an urgent imperative. Successful a ...
An Economic Analysis of Climate Adaptations to Hurricane Risk in St
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
... to withstand hurricanes. However, these measures can have high up-front costs and there is evidence from the literature that many homeowners are unlikely to invest in them because they underestimate the likelihood of future disasters and only consider the expected benefits of these measures over the ...
Applying the VFM framework to business case design and appraisal
... Since 2011, DFID has produced guidance for the economic appraisal of ICF climate change interventions. This includes guidance for appraising resilience-oriented business cases, particularly in the context of uncertainty associated with future climate change. However, the guidance does not provide ex ...
... Since 2011, DFID has produced guidance for the economic appraisal of ICF climate change interventions. This includes guidance for appraising resilience-oriented business cases, particularly in the context of uncertainty associated with future climate change. However, the guidance does not provide ex ...
What`s In A Name? Global Warming vs. Climate Change
... 7 Li, Y., Johnson, E., & Zaval, L. (2011). Local warming: Daily temperature change influences belief in global warming. Psychological Science, 22(4), 454-459. DOI: 10.1177/0956797611400913 ...
... 7 Li, Y., Johnson, E., & Zaval, L. (2011). Local warming: Daily temperature change influences belief in global warming. Psychological Science, 22(4), 454-459. DOI: 10.1177/0956797611400913 ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... conflict, and consider ‘human security’3 issues such as food crises and low-scale localised tensions (SICCS “A review of past security events in the Sahel 1967 – 2007”, 2010, SWAC/ OECD). Selection of events was based on geographic (affecting at least one country of the coverage are) and temporal ( ...
... conflict, and consider ‘human security’3 issues such as food crises and low-scale localised tensions (SICCS “A review of past security events in the Sahel 1967 – 2007”, 2010, SWAC/ OECD). Selection of events was based on geographic (affecting at least one country of the coverage are) and temporal ( ...
National Park Service
... The climate change scenario planning process does not end with these workshops, reports, and presentations. Rather, this living process is intended to stimulate creative thinking to address changing but still undetermined future environmental and socio-political future conditions. The process should ...
... The climate change scenario planning process does not end with these workshops, reports, and presentations. Rather, this living process is intended to stimulate creative thinking to address changing but still undetermined future environmental and socio-political future conditions. The process should ...
climate change and the mediterranean region
... Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases1 are rising as a result of human activities and, in particular fossil-fuel use, land-use changes and agriculture. Greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, where they allow solar radiation to reach the Earth unhindered but trap a proportion of ...
... Atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases1 are rising as a result of human activities and, in particular fossil-fuel use, land-use changes and agriculture. Greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, where they allow solar radiation to reach the Earth unhindered but trap a proportion of ...
The Economics of Climate Change in the Caribbean
... Table 7.3: Socio-economic importance of travel and tourism in the Caribbean ..................................... 111 Table 7.4: Impact of temperature and precipitation on transport expenditure, A2 and B2 (2008 US$ million) ............................................................................ ...
... Table 7.3: Socio-economic importance of travel and tourism in the Caribbean ..................................... 111 Table 7.4: Impact of temperature and precipitation on transport expenditure, A2 and B2 (2008 US$ million) ............................................................................ ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
... discussion back on track if it veers off course, 5) sense whether participants do not understand something, 6) decide whether guiding questions from the facilitator’s guide need to be used or adapted, 7) think quickly and formulate additional probing questions to follow up on what has been said, 8) ...
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... We used to offer a course on roughly the same topics as EE5712 until about 15 years ago. We discontinued due to (from what I recall) not having enough faculty in the controls area to cover all courses that we thought essential. For the past 4 years we effectively re-instituted the course (taught it ...
... We used to offer a course on roughly the same topics as EE5712 until about 15 years ago. We discontinued due to (from what I recall) not having enough faculty in the controls area to cover all courses that we thought essential. For the past 4 years we effectively re-instituted the course (taught it ...
Distinguishing the relative impacts of climate change and human
... regional climate especially precipitation, but this is insufficient to explain all the changes (e.g., Guo et al., 2007; Zhao et al., 2009; Ye et al., 2009). For example, the increased vulnerability of the lake to floods is further elevated by deforestation and change of landscape in the basin. In addi ...
... regional climate especially precipitation, but this is insufficient to explain all the changes (e.g., Guo et al., 2007; Zhao et al., 2009; Ye et al., 2009). For example, the increased vulnerability of the lake to floods is further elevated by deforestation and change of landscape in the basin. In addi ...
Detectability of Anthropogenic Changes in Annual Temperature and
... extremes is that daily station data are not readily comparable with daily model output. This occurs because model data represent area averages while station data are local, yielding quite different extremes, particularly for fields with fine spatial structure such as precipitation. Gridding station ...
... extremes is that daily station data are not readily comparable with daily model output. This occurs because model data represent area averages while station data are local, yielding quite different extremes, particularly for fields with fine spatial structure such as precipitation. Gridding station ...
Regional breakdown for IPCC AR5 WGII
... climate, livelihood and demography and three-quarter to one million of this number will be children under five. Further, projections to 2025 suggest approximately 250,000 more children will suffer stunting, nearly 200,000 more will be malnourished, and over 100,000 more will become anemic, assuming ...
... climate, livelihood and demography and three-quarter to one million of this number will be children under five. Further, projections to 2025 suggest approximately 250,000 more children will suffer stunting, nearly 200,000 more will be malnourished, and over 100,000 more will become anemic, assuming ...