CRISIS IN THE SAHEL - The Bixby Center for Population, Health
... The Sahel comprises one million square miles of arid and semi-arid land along the edge of the Sahara, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. In 1950, the region contained 31 million people; today there are more than 100 million, and in 2050, there could be more than 300 million. New projection ...
... The Sahel comprises one million square miles of arid and semi-arid land along the edge of the Sahara, stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea. In 1950, the region contained 31 million people; today there are more than 100 million, and in 2050, there could be more than 300 million. New projection ...
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... increasing their awareness of ways that climate change may affect their ability to implement effective programs, and by providing them with the necessary data, information, and tools to integrate climate adaptation into their work. Each Program and Regional Office’s Implementation Plan contains an i ...
... increasing their awareness of ways that climate change may affect their ability to implement effective programs, and by providing them with the necessary data, information, and tools to integrate climate adaptation into their work. Each Program and Regional Office’s Implementation Plan contains an i ...
MURARI LAL (INDIA), HIDEO HARASAWA (JAPAN), AND DANIEL
... be assessed but also the potential for adaptation to them. The socioeconomic environment of many countries in Asia is characterized by high population density and relatively low rates of economic growth. Surface water and groundwater resources in Asian countries play vital roles in forestry, agricul ...
... be assessed but also the potential for adaptation to them. The socioeconomic environment of many countries in Asia is characterized by high population density and relatively low rates of economic growth. Surface water and groundwater resources in Asian countries play vital roles in forestry, agricul ...
Coastal flooding and wetland loss in the 21st century: changes
... analysed: the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 ‘worlds’. The climate scenarios are derived from the HadCM3 climate model driven by the SRES emission scenarios. The SRES scenarios for global-mean sea-level rise range from 22 cm (B1 world) to 34 cm (A1FI world) by the 2080s, relative to 1990. All other climate fac ...
... analysed: the A1FI, A2, B1 and B2 ‘worlds’. The climate scenarios are derived from the HadCM3 climate model driven by the SRES emission scenarios. The SRES scenarios for global-mean sea-level rise range from 22 cm (B1 world) to 34 cm (A1FI world) by the 2080s, relative to 1990. All other climate fac ...
Climate Change Scenario Simulations over Area Climate Model:
... system (land surface, sea, ice, atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry such as sulphur and greenhouse gasses) in the model configuration. However, when comparing PRECIS RCM results with the much coarser resolution (2.5ox2.5o) National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data, obvious ...
... system (land surface, sea, ice, atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry such as sulphur and greenhouse gasses) in the model configuration. However, when comparing PRECIS RCM results with the much coarser resolution (2.5ox2.5o) National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) reanalysis data, obvious ...
Mapping South African Farming
... Although the scientific use of the word “vulnerability” has its origins in geography, natural hazards research, and the analysis of food insecurity and famine, the concept of vulnerability has gained increasing importance within the global change research community in recent years. Vulnerability is ...
... Although the scientific use of the word “vulnerability” has its origins in geography, natural hazards research, and the analysis of food insecurity and famine, the concept of vulnerability has gained increasing importance within the global change research community in recent years. Vulnerability is ...
Climate change and challenges for tourism in Central America
... (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.13 °C [0.10 °C to 0.16°C] per decade over the last 50 years (IPCC, 2007a). As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climat ...
... (GHG) and concentration in the atmosphere. The increase in temperatures has been, on average, 0.13 °C [0.10 °C to 0.16°C] per decade over the last 50 years (IPCC, 2007a). As for the future, the IPCC fourth report (2007a) states that “There is high agreement and much evidence that with current climat ...
Strategy 3 of the National Strategy on Climate Change
... The Second National Communication of Thailand was prepared through wide cooperation between various government agencies, research and academic institutes. Under the policy guidance from the National Climate Change Committee, the project was carried out by the Office of Natural Resources and Environm ...
... The Second National Communication of Thailand was prepared through wide cooperation between various government agencies, research and academic institutes. Under the policy guidance from the National Climate Change Committee, the project was carried out by the Office of Natural Resources and Environm ...
ADB-40253-012_Final
... preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design.) ...
... preparatory technical assistance: All the views expressed herein may not be incorporated into the proposed project’s design.) ...
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... in the way of experience. The critics describe this technology as a smokescreen created by the energy industry in order to continue burning fossil fuels. They feel that the technology is complicated and expensive and the actual storage process is uncertain. Advocates believe that carbon dioxide can ...
... in the way of experience. The critics describe this technology as a smokescreen created by the energy industry in order to continue burning fossil fuels. They feel that the technology is complicated and expensive and the actual storage process is uncertain. Advocates believe that carbon dioxide can ...
ACIA Ch01 Final - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... cooling and extreme events, both of which are difficult if not impossible to predict. New data will continue to be gathered from a wide range of approaches, however, and models will be refined such that a better understanding of the complex processes, interactions, and feedbacks that comprise climat ...
... cooling and extreme events, both of which are difficult if not impossible to predict. New data will continue to be gathered from a wide range of approaches, however, and models will be refined such that a better understanding of the complex processes, interactions, and feedbacks that comprise climat ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environmental changes are now affecting the whole planet and disrupting earth’s life-supporting mechanisms, bu ...
... our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environmental changes are now affecting the whole planet and disrupting earth’s life-supporting mechanisms, bu ...
Volume 25, Nº1, 2011
... political contexts in providing useful data. Speranza (2010) points out that climate projections for SSA do not fit the spatial and temporal scales of agricultural processes, practices and planning and cannot yet produce the details needed for impact assessment. Planning for climate change impacts i ...
... political contexts in providing useful data. Speranza (2010) points out that climate projections for SSA do not fit the spatial and temporal scales of agricultural processes, practices and planning and cannot yet produce the details needed for impact assessment. Planning for climate change impacts i ...
Responding to climate change in national forests: a
... effects, sufficient information exists to begin the adaptation process, a form of risk management. The following steps, based on a science-management partnership, can be used to facilitate adaptation on national forests: (1) become aware of basic climate change science and integrate that understandi ...
... effects, sufficient information exists to begin the adaptation process, a form of risk management. The following steps, based on a science-management partnership, can be used to facilitate adaptation on national forests: (1) become aware of basic climate change science and integrate that understandi ...
Vulnerability of Tasmania`s Natural Environment to Climate Change
... lead to significantly transformed ecosystems, including increased fuel loads. In addition Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands may shift from accumulating carbon to releasing carbon into the atmosphere, a serious issue for managing Tasmania’s carbon emissions. Moorland fauna such as the broad-toothed r ...
... lead to significantly transformed ecosystems, including increased fuel loads. In addition Tasmanian moorlands and peatlands may shift from accumulating carbon to releasing carbon into the atmosphere, a serious issue for managing Tasmania’s carbon emissions. Moorland fauna such as the broad-toothed r ...
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... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
... Several studies have looked at the impact of climate change on wetlands. Larson (1995) and Sorenson et al. (1998) employed regression analyses to estimate the impact of climate change on wetlands in parts of the PPR. Johnson et al. (2005) used a simulation model to estimate the spatial impact of cli ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... Management strategies are complicated by large spatial gradients in precipitation regimes throughout AHM, and management strategies based on regional estimates of climate change are unlikely to apply at smaller scales. Distinct climatological influences, such as summer monsoons and winter westerly d ...
... Management strategies are complicated by large spatial gradients in precipitation regimes throughout AHM, and management strategies based on regional estimates of climate change are unlikely to apply at smaller scales. Distinct climatological influences, such as summer monsoons and winter westerly d ...
Climate Vulnerability in Asia`s High Mountains
... Management strategies are complicated by large spatial gradients in precipitation regimes throughout AHM, and management strategies based on regional estimates of climate change are unlikely to apply at smaller scales. Distinct climatological influences, such as summer monsoons and winter westerly d ...
... Management strategies are complicated by large spatial gradients in precipitation regimes throughout AHM, and management strategies based on regional estimates of climate change are unlikely to apply at smaller scales. Distinct climatological influences, such as summer monsoons and winter westerly d ...
Yukon Climate Change Indicators and Key
... need for easy-to-access climate change data and resources, which then developed into an analysis of Yukon climate change indicators and key findings. This report is a valuable tool for decision-makers, policy advisors, researchers and the general public in Yukon as we prepare for future change. It i ...
... need for easy-to-access climate change data and resources, which then developed into an analysis of Yukon climate change indicators and key findings. This report is a valuable tool for decision-makers, policy advisors, researchers and the general public in Yukon as we prepare for future change. It i ...
North Atlantic Ocean Wave Climate Change Scenarios for the
... North Atlantic over the 1958–97 period are closely associated with contemporaneous seasonal mean SLP variations in the region, especially in winter [January–February–March (JFM)] and fall [October–November–December (OND)]. This suggests that SLP can be used to predict SWH, and that it may be possibl ...
... North Atlantic over the 1958–97 period are closely associated with contemporaneous seasonal mean SLP variations in the region, especially in winter [January–February–March (JFM)] and fall [October–November–December (OND)]. This suggests that SLP can be used to predict SWH, and that it may be possibl ...
The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean
... consequences are coupled with uneven, asymmetrical impacts on different regions, countries and socioeconomic groups, with those that have contributed the least to global warming often being the hardest-hit. As part of this picture, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made no more than a ...
... consequences are coupled with uneven, asymmetrical impacts on different regions, countries and socioeconomic groups, with those that have contributed the least to global warming often being the hardest-hit. As part of this picture, Latin America and the Caribbean has historically made no more than a ...