Science - Global Policy Lab
... outcomes, new quantitative measurements reveal that it is a major factor, often with firstorder consequences. Research over the coming decade will seek to understand the numerous mechanisms that drive these effects, with the hope that policy may interfere with the most damaging pathways of influence ...
... outcomes, new quantitative measurements reveal that it is a major factor, often with firstorder consequences. Research over the coming decade will seek to understand the numerous mechanisms that drive these effects, with the hope that policy may interfere with the most damaging pathways of influence ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... International Development (USAID) environment and renewable natural resources programming. Indeed, this focus is congressionally mandated under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA). More recently, addressing global climate change has become a USAID imperative across all development sectors. Although man ...
... International Development (USAID) environment and renewable natural resources programming. Indeed, this focus is congressionally mandated under the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA). More recently, addressing global climate change has become a USAID imperative across all development sectors. Although man ...
changing risks in changing climate
... adaptation. The lack of wide spread quantitative information on impact and adaptation is still a challenge in the Danube Macro-region under present conditions. Assessment of future climate-related hazards can be done using global and regional climate models driven by the scenarios describing externa ...
... adaptation. The lack of wide spread quantitative information on impact and adaptation is still a challenge in the Danube Macro-region under present conditions. Assessment of future climate-related hazards can be done using global and regional climate models driven by the scenarios describing externa ...
Climate change and drought policy in Victoria: context and
... vulnerability between developed and developing countries has been prominent in the development of international responses. However, interest in the social and equity implications of climate change within Australia has only recently emerged. The weight of scientific evidence now confirms that to aver ...
... vulnerability between developed and developing countries has been prominent in the development of international responses. However, interest in the social and equity implications of climate change within Australia has only recently emerged. The weight of scientific evidence now confirms that to aver ...
Climate change research and policy in Portugal
... gas (GHG) emissions by using a mix of efficiency standards and fiscal instruments, and also to promote research. At that time adaptation was marginalized as a public policy issue because of an optimistic view that mitigation would be much more effective than it actually turned out to be at the globa ...
... gas (GHG) emissions by using a mix of efficiency standards and fiscal instruments, and also to promote research. At that time adaptation was marginalized as a public policy issue because of an optimistic view that mitigation would be much more effective than it actually turned out to be at the globa ...
Economic Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Ground
... Economic consequences of climate change impacts on transportation Economic consequences in transportation sector associated with climate change impacts can be divided into direct economic effects and indirect economic effects. From an economic standpoint, direct economic effects are associated with ...
... Economic consequences of climate change impacts on transportation Economic consequences in transportation sector associated with climate change impacts can be divided into direct economic effects and indirect economic effects. From an economic standpoint, direct economic effects are associated with ...
Human Development Report 2007/2008 Climate Change and
... 0.1°C to 0.3°C per decade. It is expected that, compared to 1990, temperatures will increase in the range 1.4-1.5°C by 2050 and 2.5-2.8°C by 2100 (Hoang & Tran 2006) – and the highest temperature increases will be inland. Changes in rainfall patterns are complex and season and region specific. Month ...
... 0.1°C to 0.3°C per decade. It is expected that, compared to 1990, temperatures will increase in the range 1.4-1.5°C by 2050 and 2.5-2.8°C by 2100 (Hoang & Tran 2006) – and the highest temperature increases will be inland. Changes in rainfall patterns are complex and season and region specific. Month ...
- Wiley Online Library
... impacts of sea level rise and population growth is not within the scope of this article, by making some simplifying assumptions, it is possible to simulate the required level of outmigration under different scenarios. It is worth emphasising that the aim of this analysis is not to predict future tre ...
... impacts of sea level rise and population growth is not within the scope of this article, by making some simplifying assumptions, it is possible to simulate the required level of outmigration under different scenarios. It is worth emphasising that the aim of this analysis is not to predict future tre ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... has God given American evangelicals such an awesome opportunity to shape public policy in ways that could contribute to the well-being of the entire world." 2 Evangelicals "recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public poli ...
... has God given American evangelicals such an awesome opportunity to shape public policy in ways that could contribute to the well-being of the entire world." 2 Evangelicals "recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public poli ...
A Climate Chronology - University of Maine
... the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere should double, the surface temperature would rise 3.6 C.” The article goes on to discuss the impact of fossil fuel combustion: “Recently…man has added an important new factor to the carbon dioxide balance…[C]ombustion of fossil fuels is adding 6.0 x 109 ...
... the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere should double, the surface temperature would rise 3.6 C.” The article goes on to discuss the impact of fossil fuel combustion: “Recently…man has added an important new factor to the carbon dioxide balance…[C]ombustion of fossil fuels is adding 6.0 x 109 ...
Land use/land cover changes and climate: modeling analysis and observational evidence
... in the fluxes of momentum, heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide as well as other trace gases and both inorganic and biogenic aerosols including dust between vegetation, soils, and the atmosphere.1,6–17 In terms of an effect on the global average radiative imbalance, Forster et al.18 suggest that th ...
... in the fluxes of momentum, heat, water vapor, and carbon dioxide as well as other trace gases and both inorganic and biogenic aerosols including dust between vegetation, soils, and the atmosphere.1,6–17 In terms of an effect on the global average radiative imbalance, Forster et al.18 suggest that th ...
The Evangelical Debate Over Climate Change
... has God given American evangelicals such an awesome opportunity to shape public policy in ways that could contribute to the well-being of the entire world."2 Evangelicals "recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public polic ...
... has God given American evangelicals such an awesome opportunity to shape public policy in ways that could contribute to the well-being of the entire world."2 Evangelicals "recognize both our opportunity and our responsibility to offer a biblically based moral witness that can help shape public polic ...
Health Aspects of Climate Change in Cities with Mediterranean
... Since the Mediterranean climate is determined by the interaction between mid-latitude and sub-tropical circulation regimes and a complex morphology of mountain chains and land–sea contrasts, the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the ...
... Since the Mediterranean climate is determined by the interaction between mid-latitude and sub-tropical circulation regimes and a complex morphology of mountain chains and land–sea contrasts, the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the ...
Media Attention for Climate Change around the World: Data
... 1 Conceptual Framework and Research Question Because the “carrying capacity” (Henry & Gordon, 2001: 157; Hilgartner & Bosk, 1988: 58f) of news media is limited due to finite numbers of newspaper pages or airtime minutes, they can only give attention to a small ...
... 1 Conceptual Framework and Research Question Because the “carrying capacity” (Henry & Gordon, 2001: 157; Hilgartner & Bosk, 1988: 58f) of news media is limited due to finite numbers of newspaper pages or airtime minutes, they can only give attention to a small ...
Assets and Adaptation - Overseas Development Institute
... Department of International Development’s (DFID) portfolio of projects in Bangladesh, which led to the implementation of a number of adaptation initiatives. Based on projections of increased flooding, more variable rainfall patterns, and sea level rise in coastal regions, a number of adaptation init ...
... Department of International Development’s (DFID) portfolio of projects in Bangladesh, which led to the implementation of a number of adaptation initiatives. Based on projections of increased flooding, more variable rainfall patterns, and sea level rise in coastal regions, a number of adaptation init ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... • Does the risk management analysis take into account changes due to climate change? • Do the effects of climate change reflect the current level of uncertainty in the region and should a cautious approach be adopted as a result? If not, is this explained? • Does the plan include a specific commitme ...
... • Does the risk management analysis take into account changes due to climate change? • Do the effects of climate change reflect the current level of uncertainty in the region and should a cautious approach be adopted as a result? If not, is this explained? • Does the plan include a specific commitme ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... simulations for the alpine catchment of the river Mangfall. Kunstmann and Stadler (2003), using an extremely high resolution (2 × 2 km²) of the meteorological model, found very good agreement between observed and simulated discharges at 18 gauges for the year 1997. Kleinn (2002) used a surrogate cli ...
... simulations for the alpine catchment of the river Mangfall. Kunstmann and Stadler (2003), using an extremely high resolution (2 × 2 km²) of the meteorological model, found very good agreement between observed and simulated discharges at 18 gauges for the year 1997. Kleinn (2002) used a surrogate cli ...
Salick BygKonchar_Tibetan Agriculture and Climate
... For non-timber products (NTP) in northwest Yunnan there is an elevational gradient of diversity directly correlated with overall biodiversity with a greater variety in species found at higher elevations. Tibetan medicines and forage species are especially important in alpine habitats and Tibetan doc ...
... For non-timber products (NTP) in northwest Yunnan there is an elevational gradient of diversity directly correlated with overall biodiversity with a greater variety in species found at higher elevations. Tibetan medicines and forage species are especially important in alpine habitats and Tibetan doc ...
Modelling risk based cost analysis of port adaptation measures to
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
... diverse interpretations from different stakeholders and across geographical regions. Also, most ports are under financial constraints, complicating decisions about when, how and to what extent appropriate strategies and capacity investments should be committed, in order to successfully adapt to this ...
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
... The terms recreation and tourism are notoriously difficult to define and differentiate, and the semantics of these seemingly simple words have been discussed at length in a variety of text books and industry publications. For the purposes of this chapter, tourism will be taken to refer to travel som ...
... The terms recreation and tourism are notoriously difficult to define and differentiate, and the semantics of these seemingly simple words have been discussed at length in a variety of text books and industry publications. For the purposes of this chapter, tourism will be taken to refer to travel som ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... future. Global average surface temperatures are projected to rise between 1.1 and 6.4 °C (2.0-11.5 °F) by 2100 with most areas in the U.S. projected to experience greater than average warming (IPCC 2007). The largest increases are projected for the high northern latitudes where average annual temper ...
... future. Global average surface temperatures are projected to rise between 1.1 and 6.4 °C (2.0-11.5 °F) by 2100 with most areas in the U.S. projected to experience greater than average warming (IPCC 2007). The largest increases are projected for the high northern latitudes where average annual temper ...
- Harvard University
... Advance the attribution of decadal to centennial climate change Reduce uncertainties associated with indirect aerosol radiative forcing Better quantify the direct radiative effects of aerosols Better quantify radiative forcing by ozone Integrate climate forcing criteria in environmental ...
... Advance the attribution of decadal to centennial climate change Reduce uncertainties associated with indirect aerosol radiative forcing Better quantify the direct radiative effects of aerosols Better quantify radiative forcing by ozone Integrate climate forcing criteria in environmental ...