Distinguishing the relative impacts of climate change and human
... may increase stream discharge but reduce its variance due to the decreasing surface runoff and increasing baseflow (e.g., Tomer et al., 2005; Schilling, 2004). Moreover, water utilization for agricultural and industrial development can also lead to significant change in the water cycle and affect the ...
... may increase stream discharge but reduce its variance due to the decreasing surface runoff and increasing baseflow (e.g., Tomer et al., 2005; Schilling, 2004). Moreover, water utilization for agricultural and industrial development can also lead to significant change in the water cycle and affect the ...
Assessing Effects of Variation in Global Climate Data Sets on Spatial
... CEMs, and understanding effects of that variability on performance and spatial predictions of models describing species responses to climate change. We created CEMs for 12 species of federally listed threatened and endangered terrestrial vertebrates occurring in peninsular Florida (U.S. Endangered S ...
... CEMs, and understanding effects of that variability on performance and spatial predictions of models describing species responses to climate change. We created CEMs for 12 species of federally listed threatened and endangered terrestrial vertebrates occurring in peninsular Florida (U.S. Endangered S ...
an analysis of factors affecting climate change adaptation strategies
... The effects of climate change have been grossly felt by African countries that are already struggling with scarce food reserves and poverty. Adaptation to climate change should be prioritized by African governments as it is the only cheap and easy way to cushion the effects of climate change on foo ...
... The effects of climate change have been grossly felt by African countries that are already struggling with scarce food reserves and poverty. Adaptation to climate change should be prioritized by African governments as it is the only cheap and easy way to cushion the effects of climate change on foo ...
Climate Change: what do we know about the IPCC?
... Shackley and Skodvin therefore advocated an expanded role for interpretative social scientists in understanding the internal and external dynamics that led to the construction of the IPCC and in scrutinising the types of knowledge it produced - which is what Elzinga (1996), Demeritt (2001) and Mill ...
... Shackley and Skodvin therefore advocated an expanded role for interpretative social scientists in understanding the internal and external dynamics that led to the construction of the IPCC and in scrutinising the types of knowledge it produced - which is what Elzinga (1996), Demeritt (2001) and Mill ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... However, despite some attempts Jamaica has since it signed the Convention thirteen years ago not achieved as much as could have been reasonably expected on the given time frame. The main reason for this may be the lack of sustained focus on climate change activities perhaps due in part to the absenc ...
... However, despite some attempts Jamaica has since it signed the Convention thirteen years ago not achieved as much as could have been reasonably expected on the given time frame. The main reason for this may be the lack of sustained focus on climate change activities perhaps due in part to the absenc ...
Greening of the Earth and its drivers
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
... Key Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. 2 Sino-French Institute for Earth System Science, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Pek ...
GCC Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool v1.0
... environment standard indicator (laws, policies, regulations, standards).3 If assistance enables a non-governmental organization to install solar panels thereby replacing diesel, this may be captured under the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions avoided standard indicator. ...
... environment standard indicator (laws, policies, regulations, standards).3 If assistance enables a non-governmental organization to install solar panels thereby replacing diesel, this may be captured under the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions avoided standard indicator. ...
Climate in the 21st century - four scenarios for
... February and March have seen the largest increases in temperature. Apart from global warming, this was also due to an increase of the number of days with southwesterly winds. In the Netherlands the dominant wind direction has a clear effect on the temperatures our country experiences. During winter, ...
... February and March have seen the largest increases in temperature. Apart from global warming, this was also due to an increase of the number of days with southwesterly winds. In the Netherlands the dominant wind direction has a clear effect on the temperatures our country experiences. During winter, ...
Security implications of climate change in the Sahel region
... beings. Over the past decade, however, a new focus on the possible impacts of climate change in all its myriad forms and aspects has emerged, including security implications. Although, theories of scarcity-induced insecurity have been around for centuries, technological innovations, human ingenuity ...
... beings. Over the past decade, however, a new focus on the possible impacts of climate change in all its myriad forms and aspects has emerged, including security implications. Although, theories of scarcity-induced insecurity have been around for centuries, technological innovations, human ingenuity ...
Directory of finance sources for climate change mitigation in
... This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been interested in how ...
... This directory includes information on potential sources of funding for projects that seek to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture in low-income countries. To meet food security needs as well as commitments to reducing GHG emissions, a number of countries have been interested in how ...
contributions by the world meteorological organization to the
... hunger. The next five Goals are related to the consequences of acute paucity. From the beginning, WMO has been highly proactive in contributing to the achievement of these MDGs, often in partnership with other organizations, by providing appropriate weather, climate and water information, as well as ...
... hunger. The next five Goals are related to the consequences of acute paucity. From the beginning, WMO has been highly proactive in contributing to the achievement of these MDGs, often in partnership with other organizations, by providing appropriate weather, climate and water information, as well as ...
the full chapter
... other government policies, need to avoid risking further conflict by thwarting or reducing opportunities for autonomous adaptation. Moreover, policy goals will be better achieved when it is recognized that autonomous adaptation also has the potential to generate positive externalities, including soc ...
... other government policies, need to avoid risking further conflict by thwarting or reducing opportunities for autonomous adaptation. Moreover, policy goals will be better achieved when it is recognized that autonomous adaptation also has the potential to generate positive externalities, including soc ...
Top-down vs bottom-up - working paper version
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
... A range of scholars and policy advocates have proposed formulaic (or ‘top-down’) approaches for calculating countries’ fair shares of the global effort to mitigate climate change. The practical relevance of top-down proposals has become increasingly uncertain as climate change negotiations since the ...
Combating Climate Change - The German Adaptation Strategy
... the risks from which they are designed to protect us. Furthermore, they should not be developed in isolation, but should wherever possible pursue other meaningful objectives at the same time. After all, “one man’s meat is another man’s poison”. For this reason, all measures must constantly bear in m ...
... the risks from which they are designed to protect us. Furthermore, they should not be developed in isolation, but should wherever possible pursue other meaningful objectives at the same time. After all, “one man’s meat is another man’s poison”. For this reason, all measures must constantly bear in m ...
“The role of conflict for optimal climate and immigration policy
... Maystadt et al. (2015) highlight that temperature anomalies increase the risk of future conflicts by around 27%. In the words of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU 2009), without adequate policy “... climate change will draw ever-deeper lines of division and conflict in international ...
... Maystadt et al. (2015) highlight that temperature anomalies increase the risk of future conflicts by around 27%. In the words of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU 2009), without adequate policy “... climate change will draw ever-deeper lines of division and conflict in international ...
Communication for Climate Change Multi
... Scope of this report This report concerns activities of the World Bank Group (WBG) Communication for Climate Change Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) from March 2013 through July 2016 (Financial Years ...
... Scope of this report This report concerns activities of the World Bank Group (WBG) Communication for Climate Change Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) from March 2013 through July 2016 (Financial Years ...
PART VI Burden Sharing and Development
... crops (wheat, rice and maize) in tropical and temperate regions, with higher emissions pathways worsening the impacts (Porter et al. 2014). Under the most optimistic climate scenario – and with CO2 fertilization (an effect that suggests plants can improve photosynthesis and productivity with higher ...
... crops (wheat, rice and maize) in tropical and temperate regions, with higher emissions pathways worsening the impacts (Porter et al. 2014). Under the most optimistic climate scenario – and with CO2 fertilization (an effect that suggests plants can improve photosynthesis and productivity with higher ...
Signs of Climate Change in Nordic Nature
... world is also being affected by the impact of rising temperatures and changes in climatic conditions. In order to track such climate-related changes in Nordic ecosystems, we have identified a number of climate change sensitive indicators. We present a catalogue of 14 indicators that demonstrates the ...
... world is also being affected by the impact of rising temperatures and changes in climatic conditions. In order to track such climate-related changes in Nordic ecosystems, we have identified a number of climate change sensitive indicators. We present a catalogue of 14 indicators that demonstrates the ...
A semiparametric multivariate, multisite weather generator with
... the performance of a system over a range of plausible climate changes to identify harmful climate states that could cause the system to fail. As the literature on this topic is relatively young, limited tools have been investigated for the production of altered climate time series over which to cond ...
... the performance of a system over a range of plausible climate changes to identify harmful climate states that could cause the system to fail. As the literature on this topic is relatively young, limited tools have been investigated for the production of altered climate time series over which to cond ...
Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa
... the same, there are some variations due to changes in the various drivers of the climate, such as solar radiation and sea-surface temperatures, called forcings. These may result in usually hotter or cooler temperatures, drier or wetter rainy seasons, or change in other variables from year to year. T ...
... the same, there are some variations due to changes in the various drivers of the climate, such as solar radiation and sea-surface temperatures, called forcings. These may result in usually hotter or cooler temperatures, drier or wetter rainy seasons, or change in other variables from year to year. T ...
Policy Briefings SUMERNET Research Projects Phase 2 (2010–2013) Sustainable Mekong Research Network
... of poor households have tended to be subsistence based with illegal logging of timber and wood, and forest slash and burn/encroachment for agricultural cultivation the dominant practice, and the leading cause of the deforestation that is occurring widely in Vietnam. Forests play a critical role in s ...
... of poor households have tended to be subsistence based with illegal logging of timber and wood, and forest slash and burn/encroachment for agricultural cultivation the dominant practice, and the leading cause of the deforestation that is occurring widely in Vietnam. Forests play a critical role in s ...