Lecture 1 CIP Module Montreal Conference Draft
... When scientists speak of climate change, they are referring simply to the warming of the Earth’s surface, including the oceans and the atmosphere, and to the many consequences flowing from that global warmingi. A warming trend has been observed in recent decades and is reflected in a rise in the glo ...
... When scientists speak of climate change, they are referring simply to the warming of the Earth’s surface, including the oceans and the atmosphere, and to the many consequences flowing from that global warmingi. A warming trend has been observed in recent decades and is reflected in a rise in the glo ...
Analyses of the Effects of Global Change on Human Health and
... examined simultaneously (Kovats et al., 2004; Michelozzi et al., 2006; Schwartz et al., 2004; Semenza et al., 1999). Age, fitness, body composition, and level of activity are important determinants of how the human body responds to exposure to thermal extremes (DeGroot et al., 2006; Havenith et al., ...
... examined simultaneously (Kovats et al., 2004; Michelozzi et al., 2006; Schwartz et al., 2004; Semenza et al., 1999). Age, fitness, body composition, and level of activity are important determinants of how the human body responds to exposure to thermal extremes (DeGroot et al., 2006; Havenith et al., ...
China`s Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change
... economic development, China still faces a rather arduous task of development. By the end of 2008, the total population in the mainland was 1.328 billion, representing an increase of 6.73 million souls over the end of 2007, and the rate of urbanization was 45.7%. In 2008, with a per capita GDP of 3,2 ...
... economic development, China still faces a rather arduous task of development. By the end of 2008, the total population in the mainland was 1.328 billion, representing an increase of 6.73 million souls over the end of 2007, and the rate of urbanization was 45.7%. In 2008, with a per capita GDP of 3,2 ...
Climate Projections FAQ
... 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, are made using historical conditions as a reference. Changing climate may cause s ...
... 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, are made using historical conditions as a reference. Changing climate may cause s ...
Effect of climate change on air quality
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land
... combination of climate and land use can then be assigned a class based on these class definitions. Even though we start with a possible classification of hydrologic indicator space to demonstrate the method, stakeholders can adjust this approach by defining their own vulnerability classes and identify ...
... combination of climate and land use can then be assigned a class based on these class definitions. Even though we start with a possible classification of hydrologic indicator space to demonstrate the method, stakeholders can adjust this approach by defining their own vulnerability classes and identify ...
Climate Change Helplessness and Efficacy
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
CLIMATE CHANGE HELPLESSNESS 1 Running head: CLIMATE
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
... efforts to conserve energy and prevent climate change. This also model departs from previous work on learned helplessness in considering the special role of moralization. In classic helplessness scenarios, moralization plays no role in behavior or motivation because the consequences of (in)action af ...
Royal Government of Cambodia Climate Change
... comments received from peer reviews and from numerous stakeholders provided further strategic inputs for development of the CCAP 2016 – 2018. A wide range of technical support was provided by several national and international climate change experts to the development of the CCAP. The Ministry of En ...
... comments received from peer reviews and from numerous stakeholders provided further strategic inputs for development of the CCAP 2016 – 2018. A wide range of technical support was provided by several national and international climate change experts to the development of the CCAP. The Ministry of En ...
Author`s personal copy - Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung
... Such considerations can be applied to larger political entities as well as to regions. The future of a region like Brandenburg is not only shaped by climatic changes but also by the developing social and economic changes at regional, national and global scales. For instance, Brandenburg’s developmen ...
... Such considerations can be applied to larger political entities as well as to regions. The future of a region like Brandenburg is not only shaped by climatic changes but also by the developing social and economic changes at regional, national and global scales. For instance, Brandenburg’s developmen ...
Climate projections FAQ - Eastern Forest Environmental Threat
... 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, are made using historical conditions as a reference. Changing climate may cause s ...
... 2. How might climate change projections be used in management, decision-making, and planning processes? Many management decisions in the Forest Service, such as identifying priority restoration actions and locations, are made using historical conditions as a reference. Changing climate may cause s ...
Effects of Climate Change in Amphibians and Reptiles
... The increase of temperature and thermal variation are the basic signal for emergence and reproduction in anurans, particularly in species from temperate zone (Duellman & Trueb, 1986; Jorgensen, 1992). Climate change linked with other factors such as photoperiod (Pancharatna & Patil, 1997) may affect ...
... The increase of temperature and thermal variation are the basic signal for emergence and reproduction in anurans, particularly in species from temperate zone (Duellman & Trueb, 1986; Jorgensen, 1992). Climate change linked with other factors such as photoperiod (Pancharatna & Patil, 1997) may affect ...
Making Paris Work for Vulnerable Populations
... The Paris Agreement must be ambitiously implemented if it is to fully take into account the perspectives of the most vulnerable people. A people-centred approach is key to respecting their rights. Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades ...
... The Paris Agreement must be ambitiously implemented if it is to fully take into account the perspectives of the most vulnerable people. A people-centred approach is key to respecting their rights. Precious time that could have been used to take action has already been lost over the past few decades ...
A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... millennia. Some ecosystems exist in regions where there are naturally large variations in climate within and between years. Each ecosystem can thus be said to be adapted to fit a climatic “space” that accounts both for average climate (e.g., average temperature and precipitation) and climatic variab ...
... millennia. Some ecosystems exist in regions where there are naturally large variations in climate within and between years. Each ecosystem can thus be said to be adapted to fit a climatic “space” that accounts both for average climate (e.g., average temperature and precipitation) and climatic variab ...
Climate change threatens the fight against poverty
... to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2100. However, the international research institute Met Office Hadley Centre predicts that a irreversible melting of the Greenland ice-cap will occur at a local increase of the temperature of 3°C, which equalize with a global increase of 1,5°C. Met Of ...
... to the IPCC sea-level rise might be 28-58 cm by 2100. However, the international research institute Met Office Hadley Centre predicts that a irreversible melting of the Greenland ice-cap will occur at a local increase of the temperature of 3°C, which equalize with a global increase of 1,5°C. Met Of ...
The Economic Impacts of Climate Change
... and soybeans). These crop yield findings suggest that the small effect on profits is not due to short-run price increases. Although the overall effect is small, there is considerable heterogeneity across the country. The most striking finding is that California will be harmed substantially by climat ...
... and soybeans). These crop yield findings suggest that the small effect on profits is not due to short-run price increases. Although the overall effect is small, there is considerable heterogeneity across the country. The most striking finding is that California will be harmed substantially by climat ...
Resilient Buffalo Niagara
... During the same period, the number of hydro-meteorological events has also increased from less than 10 per year to more than 340 per year (Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 2007). Historically, natural climatic variability has been the primary cause of extreme events, but the ...
... During the same period, the number of hydro-meteorological events has also increased from less than 10 per year to more than 340 per year (Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), 2007). Historically, natural climatic variability has been the primary cause of extreme events, but the ...
Jessica Ayers - Initiative on Climate Adaptation Research and
... interests, so what would be the result of the participation process?”28 An expertdriven, impacts-based perspective on adaptation actually makes inclusiveness problematic because it “run[s] a high risk of encountering elements of local opposition, especially under conditions of scientific uncertainty ...
... interests, so what would be the result of the participation process?”28 An expertdriven, impacts-based perspective on adaptation actually makes inclusiveness problematic because it “run[s] a high risk of encountering elements of local opposition, especially under conditions of scientific uncertainty ...
Effect of climate change on air quality
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
Effect of climate change on air quality
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
... GCM–CTM studies find that climate change alone will increase summertime surface ozone in polluted regions by 1–10 ppb over the coming decades, with the largest effects in urban areas and during pollution episodes. This climate penalty means that stronger emission controls will be needed to meet a giv ...
Rethinking Support for Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change
... ways of thinking and acting. However, much of what is called ‘participation’ has failed to deliver the intended transformation in relations between development agents and the people they wish to work with. There are practical reasons for this, relating both to deeply entrenched attitudes and also to ...
... ways of thinking and acting. However, much of what is called ‘participation’ has failed to deliver the intended transformation in relations between development agents and the people they wish to work with. There are practical reasons for this, relating both to deeply entrenched attitudes and also to ...