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... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
... The broader threat posed by climate change to development and food security is increasingly well recognized and is now a major local, national and international priority. Its implications for fisheries and aquaculture in general, and for coastal and riparian communities in particular, are enormous. T ...
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... in climate change is a prerequisite to individual hazard mitigation behavior in response to natural hazards that are exacerbated by climate change. Indeed, considering the politicization of the climate change debate and significant portions of the population who do not accept climate science it is po ...
... in climate change is a prerequisite to individual hazard mitigation behavior in response to natural hazards that are exacerbated by climate change. Indeed, considering the politicization of the climate change debate and significant portions of the population who do not accept climate science it is po ...
Global Problems, african Solutions: african Climate Scientists
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
... This paper offers a preliminary survey of Africa’s climate scientists’ views on the critical problem of climate change, which has been described as an “out of Africa” problem crying out for “made in Africa” solutions. Based on interviews with these scientists, this paper presents their views on the ...
Fossil fuel production in a 2°C world: The equity implications of a
... The other perspective is that for countries that have fossil fuel resources, the ability to extract them is a key contributor to development, especially in developing countries with large unmet energy needs, and where fossil fuels are an important source of export revenue. From this perspective, cou ...
... The other perspective is that for countries that have fossil fuel resources, the ability to extract them is a key contributor to development, especially in developing countries with large unmet energy needs, and where fossil fuels are an important source of export revenue. From this perspective, cou ...
climate change adaptation action plan for iqaluit
... The Atuliqtuq project of the Nunavut Climate Change Partnership is a collaborative project between the Government of Nunavut (GN), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC), and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). Five communities in Nunavut have been chosen for the ...
... The Atuliqtuq project of the Nunavut Climate Change Partnership is a collaborative project between the Government of Nunavut (GN), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Indian and Northern Affairs (INAC), and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP). Five communities in Nunavut have been chosen for the ...
Do the stock markets price climate change risks?
... in order to slow down and finally control the climate change pace, and even reverse some negative impacts. As it’s essentially a global issue, governments’ and international organizations’ united behavior is important to make a change. In order to provide essential information (scientific, technical ...
... in order to slow down and finally control the climate change pace, and even reverse some negative impacts. As it’s essentially a global issue, governments’ and international organizations’ united behavior is important to make a change. In order to provide essential information (scientific, technical ...
Why Have the Leading Journals in Management
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
... THE COVERAGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE TOP JOURNALS ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report states that `most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable ...
... increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of the heaviest precipitation events (Karl & Knight 1998). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report states that `most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is likely to be attributable ...
A district level assessment of vulnerability of
... is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climaterelated stimuli’. It is determined by demographic and environmental conditions of the region concerned. Exposure is defined as ‘the nature and degree to which a system is exposed to significant climatic variations’. Thus, exposure relates to c ...
... is affected, either adversely or beneficially, by climaterelated stimuli’. It is determined by demographic and environmental conditions of the region concerned. Exposure is defined as ‘the nature and degree to which a system is exposed to significant climatic variations’. Thus, exposure relates to c ...
Climate Change and Water in Africa: Analysis of Knowledge Gaps
... Africa is characterized by a wide variety of climate systems ranging from humid equatorial, through seasonally‐arid tropical, to sub‐tropical Mediterranean‐type climates. Annual precipitation in Africa is estimated at about 20360 km3 with a continent wide average of 678mm. The central region of Af ...
... Africa is characterized by a wide variety of climate systems ranging from humid equatorial, through seasonally‐arid tropical, to sub‐tropical Mediterranean‐type climates. Annual precipitation in Africa is estimated at about 20360 km3 with a continent wide average of 678mm. The central region of Af ...
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... stimulus (e.g., drought), the sensitivity of a system (e.g., dependency on rain) and the adaptability of the system (e.g., production alternatives or irrigation availability) (WALKENHORST and STOCK, 2009). It should be noted that with regard to CCIA, sometimes the term “resilience” is used rather th ...
... stimulus (e.g., drought), the sensitivity of a system (e.g., dependency on rain) and the adaptability of the system (e.g., production alternatives or irrigation availability) (WALKENHORST and STOCK, 2009). It should be noted that with regard to CCIA, sometimes the term “resilience” is used rather th ...
Link to Chapter 5
... rise. Both of these projected changes can translate into significant environmental impacts to natural and human built systems (NRC, 2001). ...
... rise. Both of these projected changes can translate into significant environmental impacts to natural and human built systems (NRC, 2001). ...
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... social and cultural as well as environmental and economic, and solutions need to be social and cultural as well as technical and scientific. We believe that cultural relations, which works by bringing people together to find common purpose beyond the range of traditional government-togovernment dipl ...
... social and cultural as well as environmental and economic, and solutions need to be social and cultural as well as technical and scientific. We believe that cultural relations, which works by bringing people together to find common purpose beyond the range of traditional government-togovernment dipl ...
The effects of extreme drought on climate change beliefs, risk
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
... Whether or not firsthand experience with extreme events shapes people’s perceptions of climate change and galvanizes them to take action has been the focus of growing attention in the risk management literature and in policy circles. There are several reasons for this important debate. First, the co ...
Agroclimatic conditions in China under climate change scenarios
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
Climate Change and Respiratory Health
... allergens have already been documented as the result of climate change. Due to rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations, plants are producing more total pollen each season and some plants (like poison ivy and ragweed) are also becoming more allergenic. Rising temperatures mean that the pollen season is ...
... allergens have already been documented as the result of climate change. Due to rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations, plants are producing more total pollen each season and some plants (like poison ivy and ragweed) are also becoming more allergenic. Rising temperatures mean that the pollen season is ...
Clare Palmer, “Does Nature Matter? The Place of the Nonhuman in
... this doesn’t always get us directly to the position that climate change causes harm. And it’s this that I want to explore further. As even my very superficial study here will indicate, the ways in which human-originating climate change are likely to affect the nonhuman world generate puzzling and dif ...
... this doesn’t always get us directly to the position that climate change causes harm. And it’s this that I want to explore further. As even my very superficial study here will indicate, the ways in which human-originating climate change are likely to affect the nonhuman world generate puzzling and dif ...
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... supposed that this value depends on the net radiation sum because of atmosphere stability. An increase of the o mean summer air temperature due to soil moisture decrease about 0.4 C which is 22% of the whole mean o summer air temperature change (1.8 C) in the Slovakian most arid region was observed ...
... supposed that this value depends on the net radiation sum because of atmosphere stability. An increase of the o mean summer air temperature due to soil moisture decrease about 0.4 C which is 22% of the whole mean o summer air temperature change (1.8 C) in the Slovakian most arid region was observed ...
Australian rangelands and climate change – pastoral production
... requirement for conservative use of these available resources through time. Thus, various and mixed management tactics may be applied but these are underpinned by such sentiments as ‘managing for every year as though it were dry’, ‘living within one’s means’, ‘recognising and driving down the cost o ...
... requirement for conservative use of these available resources through time. Thus, various and mixed management tactics may be applied but these are underpinned by such sentiments as ‘managing for every year as though it were dry’, ‘living within one’s means’, ‘recognising and driving down the cost o ...
Between Consensus and Denial: Climate Journalists - IPMZ
... prolific writers and a larger circle of occasional writers. We also argue that these two groups differ in the affirmation to the IPCC consensus and the handling of climate-change skeptics. It appears plausible that journalists who regularly write on scientific issues are, from the outset, likely to ...
... prolific writers and a larger circle of occasional writers. We also argue that these two groups differ in the affirmation to the IPCC consensus and the handling of climate-change skeptics. It appears plausible that journalists who regularly write on scientific issues are, from the outset, likely to ...
Managing for climate change on federal lands of the western United
... The vast majority (>90%) of federal lands in Idaho and Montana are managed by the USFS and the BLM, and these lands account for approximately 62% and 29%, respectively, of the land base of these two states (Gorte et al. 2012). Therefore, we elected to focus the majority of our recruitment efforts on ...
... The vast majority (>90%) of federal lands in Idaho and Montana are managed by the USFS and the BLM, and these lands account for approximately 62% and 29%, respectively, of the land base of these two states (Gorte et al. 2012). Therefore, we elected to focus the majority of our recruitment efforts on ...
Drivers of adaptation: Responses to weather
... change adaptation that is already occurring is being motivated by other factors than climate change itself (Amundsen et al., 2010; Berrang-Ford et al., 2011; Bulkeley, 2010; Smit and Wandel, 2006). Which brings us to our main question for this research: Why do communities take action in the face of ...
... change adaptation that is already occurring is being motivated by other factors than climate change itself (Amundsen et al., 2010; Berrang-Ford et al., 2011; Bulkeley, 2010; Smit and Wandel, 2006). Which brings us to our main question for this research: Why do communities take action in the face of ...