The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... and propose a simple methodology to project possible evolution of river flood damages over mainland France. The aim and the methodology used are similar to the recent studies of te Linde et al. (2011) for the Rhine river and Feyen et al. (2012) over Europe. Our main objectives are to assess the like ...
... and propose a simple methodology to project possible evolution of river flood damages over mainland France. The aim and the methodology used are similar to the recent studies of te Linde et al. (2011) for the Rhine river and Feyen et al. (2012) over Europe. Our main objectives are to assess the like ...
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... There are many countries in the model, many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of parameter uncertainty, and many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of war and drought stochasticity. That is, there are a lot of results. We present and interpret the results mainly for the expected values for three count ...
... There are many countries in the model, many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of parameter uncertainty, and many runs in the Monte Carlo analysis of war and drought stochasticity. That is, there are a lot of results. We present and interpret the results mainly for the expected values for three count ...
GCOS - WMO
... Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role for the broader observation requirements of the GFCS. GCOS will ensure data needs are met, as far as possible, by existing operational and scientific observing, data management and information distribution systems, and ...
... Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) for implementation; and plays a significant role for the broader observation requirements of the GFCS. GCOS will ensure data needs are met, as far as possible, by existing operational and scientific observing, data management and information distribution systems, and ...
A critical exploration of the concept of `climate stabilization`
... because it is frequently used in public and political discourse. Where we wish to separate these two targets we will identify this in the paper, but most of our critiques apply to both concepts. Climate stabilization has become an important approach to climate policy, and this paper provides a histo ...
... because it is frequently used in public and political discourse. Where we wish to separate these two targets we will identify this in the paper, but most of our critiques apply to both concepts. Climate stabilization has become an important approach to climate policy, and this paper provides a histo ...
Climate change and Tourism in the Alps: a position paper in view of
... Data about past average trends is certainly informative but its usefulness can be questioned when it comes to the estimation of future climate dynamics at the local level. This is because (a) the climate system exhibits a complex and non linear behaviour, and (b) different micro-climates may coexist ...
... Data about past average trends is certainly informative but its usefulness can be questioned when it comes to the estimation of future climate dynamics at the local level. This is because (a) the climate system exhibits a complex and non linear behaviour, and (b) different micro-climates may coexist ...
4b. GCOS-indicators_WDAC6 - World Climate Research Programme
... Ø Planning for adaptation needs an understanding of future risk and how it may change: What would a one in a hundred-year storm look like in 100 years’ time? Ø Planning for future impacts needs an understanding now of worst-case scenarios, e.g. highest possible sea level rise, largest flood or big ...
... Ø Planning for adaptation needs an understanding of future risk and how it may change: What would a one in a hundred-year storm look like in 100 years’ time? Ø Planning for future impacts needs an understanding now of worst-case scenarios, e.g. highest possible sea level rise, largest flood or big ...
City of North Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... The effects of climate change are already evident in the City of North Vancouver, with measurable changes in temperature, precipitation, and extreme events in recent decades. Without adequate planning and adaptation these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City h ...
... The effects of climate change are already evident in the City of North Vancouver, with measurable changes in temperature, precipitation, and extreme events in recent decades. Without adequate planning and adaptation these changes will have extensive impacts on the liveability of the City. The City h ...
Changes in extreme temperature and precipitation in the
... Received 31 July 2012; Revised 12 March 2013; Accepted 15 March 2013 ...
... Received 31 July 2012; Revised 12 March 2013; Accepted 15 March 2013 ...
NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY - Indus Valley School of Art
... monsoon rains, both being highly sensitive to climate change. The country specific current information strongly suggests the following future trends in Pakistan: decrease in glacier volume and snow cover leading to alterations in the seasonal flow pattern of IRS; increased annual flows for a few dec ...
... monsoon rains, both being highly sensitive to climate change. The country specific current information strongly suggests the following future trends in Pakistan: decrease in glacier volume and snow cover leading to alterations in the seasonal flow pattern of IRS; increased annual flows for a few dec ...
Bureaucratic Land Rush - Global Public Policy Institute
... And since the game of organizational survival and maximization of political influence is played by a multitude of fiercely competitive government bureaucracies, an intricate system emerges in which bureaucratic actors suspiciously guard their existing spheres of influence, their bureaucratic turf, w ...
... And since the game of organizational survival and maximization of political influence is played by a multitude of fiercely competitive government bureaucracies, an intricate system emerges in which bureaucratic actors suspiciously guard their existing spheres of influence, their bureaucratic turf, w ...
Land-use and carbon cycle responses
... indicated otherwise) since trees take up more CO2 through photosynthesis than they respire and thereupon store the absorbed carbon in vegetation and soil (biological carbon sequestration and storage)4,5. Therefore, afforestation can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, which is also known as negative CO2 ...
... indicated otherwise) since trees take up more CO2 through photosynthesis than they respire and thereupon store the absorbed carbon in vegetation and soil (biological carbon sequestration and storage)4,5. Therefore, afforestation can remove CO2 from the atmosphere, which is also known as negative CO2 ...
Climate Change Briefing: Questions for Directors to Ask
... As a mainstream business issue, climate change presents important opportunities and challenges for companies and requires ongoing attention by directors in their oversight of risk, strategy, resource allocation, financial performance and reporting. In carrying out their oversight role, directors nee ...
... As a mainstream business issue, climate change presents important opportunities and challenges for companies and requires ongoing attention by directors in their oversight of risk, strategy, resource allocation, financial performance and reporting. In carrying out their oversight role, directors nee ...
Climate Resilient Planning : A Tool for Long
... impact the hydrological cycle and increase the risk for a multitude of water- and climateinduced hazards. For this reason, making linkages between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the Himalayas. It is increasingly important to ...
... impact the hydrological cycle and increase the risk for a multitude of water- and climateinduced hazards. For this reason, making linkages between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction is becoming increasingly important, particularly in the Himalayas. It is increasingly important to ...
Chapter 11. Adaptation and adaptive capacity in the public health
... now to deal with current climate and climate variability) and strategies, policies and measures that can expand future coping ability. Adaptive capacity is a theoretical construct because it is not possible to know with certainty whether a country will invest resources to expand its coping ability, ...
... now to deal with current climate and climate variability) and strategies, policies and measures that can expand future coping ability. Adaptive capacity is a theoretical construct because it is not possible to know with certainty whether a country will invest resources to expand its coping ability, ...
Earth`s Climate System
... Earth's Climate System Conceptest The following graph illustrates mean monthly high and low temperatures and the average monthly rainfall for Sydney, Australia. Estimate the average monthly temperatures as halfway between the mean high and low temperatures. On the basis of these data, in what clima ...
... Earth's Climate System Conceptest The following graph illustrates mean monthly high and low temperatures and the average monthly rainfall for Sydney, Australia. Estimate the average monthly temperatures as halfway between the mean high and low temperatures. On the basis of these data, in what clima ...
Executive Report
... This Executive Report, aimed at a non-specialist audience, presents the main findings and actionable insight that RSSB, working with a consortium led by Arup and with Network Rail, has derived from its research on Tomorrow’s Railway and Climate Change Adaptation. The overall objectives of the resear ...
... This Executive Report, aimed at a non-specialist audience, presents the main findings and actionable insight that RSSB, working with a consortium led by Arup and with Network Rail, has derived from its research on Tomorrow’s Railway and Climate Change Adaptation. The overall objectives of the resear ...
A Structural Land-Use Analysis of Agricultural Adaptation to Climate
... events, wherein variability is found to be as important as are absolute values (Katz and Brown, 1992). Our weather data also incorporate additional variables that are barely considered in the literature (Kaufmann and Snell 1997 being a notable exception): wind and solar radiation, the latter enables ...
... events, wherein variability is found to be as important as are absolute values (Katz and Brown, 1992). Our weather data also incorporate additional variables that are barely considered in the literature (Kaufmann and Snell 1997 being a notable exception): wind and solar radiation, the latter enables ...
1264010 - Advanced DGEF Database Information System
... The project, proposed for a two year duration, is designed as a phase 1 of 2 projects, an additional project to the GEF Strategic Partnership of the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem (SPMed), now under implementation. As such, it will utilize the management and coordination structure of the UNEP ...
... The project, proposed for a two year duration, is designed as a phase 1 of 2 projects, an additional project to the GEF Strategic Partnership of the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystem (SPMed), now under implementation. As such, it will utilize the management and coordination structure of the UNEP ...
Extreme Weather and Climate Change
... in these losses was due to weather-related events, an increase in severe weather is a possibility that has to be looked at seriously. The likelihood that weather-related disasters are on the rise is also supported by an analysis done by the Geneva Secretariat for the International Decade for Natural ...
... in these losses was due to weather-related events, an increase in severe weather is a possibility that has to be looked at seriously. The likelihood that weather-related disasters are on the rise is also supported by an analysis done by the Geneva Secretariat for the International Decade for Natural ...
Toward a conceptual synthesis for climate change responses
... 1.2.b. Plasticity in navigational behaviours or other habitat-related traits can drive sudden shifts in the spatial distribution of individuals in response to climate change 2. Hypotheses for how systematic change in processes determines long-term persistence 2.1. Rapid population growth in a changi ...
... 1.2.b. Plasticity in navigational behaviours or other habitat-related traits can drive sudden shifts in the spatial distribution of individuals in response to climate change 2. Hypotheses for how systematic change in processes determines long-term persistence 2.1. Rapid population growth in a changi ...
Attribution of Weather and Climate-Related Extreme Events
... changes does not imply that a specific weather or climate extreme can necessarily be attributed unambiguously to human influence, since many types of weather extremes, including heatwaves, extreme rainfall and drought can happen in an unaltered climate and indeed have happened in pre-industrial time ...
... changes does not imply that a specific weather or climate extreme can necessarily be attributed unambiguously to human influence, since many types of weather extremes, including heatwaves, extreme rainfall and drought can happen in an unaltered climate and indeed have happened in pre-industrial time ...
4.3 Approach to CLIMATE CHANGE Scenario Development
... Climate change scenarios are developed because predictions of climate change at the regional and local scale have a high degree of uncertainty. Regional scale can mean scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will ris ...
... Climate change scenarios are developed because predictions of climate change at the regional and local scale have a high degree of uncertainty. Regional scale can mean scales ranging from the sub-continental scale to country level to provincial level. Although it is likely that temperatures will ris ...
Articulating Climate Justice in Copenhagen: Antagonism, the
... consensual, post-political issue (Swyngedouw 2007, 2010). He usefully asserts some of the ways in which climate change has become a post-political issue. We agree that a “carbon consensus” has emerged shaped by organisations such as the 10:10 campaign, “a movement of people, schools, businesses and ...
... consensual, post-political issue (Swyngedouw 2007, 2010). He usefully asserts some of the ways in which climate change has become a post-political issue. We agree that a “carbon consensus” has emerged shaped by organisations such as the 10:10 campaign, “a movement of people, schools, businesses and ...