Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Marine and
... Implications of climate change for ecosystems, habitats, and species Climate change effects, independently or in combination, are fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. 65 Effects on habitats (habitat loss and transition) and species (invasive species interactions, range shifts and phenological de ...
... Implications of climate change for ecosystems, habitats, and species Climate change effects, independently or in combination, are fundamentally altering ocean ecosystems. 65 Effects on habitats (habitat loss and transition) and species (invasive species interactions, range shifts and phenological de ...
Effects of climate change on infectious diseases
... • The idea is that we have changed the surface of the earth, and its atmosphere to such an extent that: ...
... • The idea is that we have changed the surface of the earth, and its atmosphere to such an extent that: ...
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
... changes in the solar irradiance incident upon the planet, or other changes that affect the radiative energy absorbed by the surface (e.g., changes in surface reflection properties). This imbalance in the radiation budget has the potential to lead to changes in climate parameters and thus result in a ...
... changes in the solar irradiance incident upon the planet, or other changes that affect the radiative energy absorbed by the surface (e.g., changes in surface reflection properties). This imbalance in the radiation budget has the potential to lead to changes in climate parameters and thus result in a ...
ITSSD – New NOAA FOIA Request (filed 9-22
... ITSSD files this new NOAA FOIA Request with the clear understanding that NOAA is obligated to release information regarding a peer review if it receives a Freedom of Information Act request, unless such information satisfies the criteria for a FOIA exemption. This new FOIA request seeks disclosure o ...
... ITSSD files this new NOAA FOIA Request with the clear understanding that NOAA is obligated to release information regarding a peer review if it receives a Freedom of Information Act request, unless such information satisfies the criteria for a FOIA exemption. This new FOIA request seeks disclosure o ...
the climate crisis: national security, public health, and economic
... after 8 years of climate policy founded on denial, obfuscation, and delay. The American people are ready for bold action, and they expect Congress to pass legislation that will create jobs, save consumers money, and protect the planet. There is now a robust scientific consensus that global warming i ...
... after 8 years of climate policy founded on denial, obfuscation, and delay. The American people are ready for bold action, and they expect Congress to pass legislation that will create jobs, save consumers money, and protect the planet. There is now a robust scientific consensus that global warming i ...
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... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
... Vulnerability assessments can play a vital role in the design of appropriate adaptation and mitigation policies targeted towards climate change and its impacts on marine and aquatic ecosystems, and those who depend upon these resources for their livelihoods and well-being. Assessing which particular ...
Climate Change and Migration - Institute for Governance and Policy
... may signal increased scope for protection (see Arboleda, 1995; GrosEspiell et al, 1990). However, the relative narrowness of the 1951 Convention’s definition has led some states and non-governmental organisations to suggest the definition should be amended to expressly include people who have been d ...
... may signal increased scope for protection (see Arboleda, 1995; GrosEspiell et al, 1990). However, the relative narrowness of the 1951 Convention’s definition has led some states and non-governmental organisations to suggest the definition should be amended to expressly include people who have been d ...
FINAL Amazon Scorecard
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
... 46 points on the 100-point scale for its efforts to incorporate climate change into its increasingly comprehensive corporate social responsibility profile. While the company’s reduction goals are still loosely defined, Starbucks has asserted itself in the policy and emissions accounting arenas and b ...
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health
... planners, decision makers, and other stakeholders within and outside of government who are interested in better understanding the risks climate change presents to human health. The authors of this assessment have compiled and assessed current research on human health impacts of climate change and su ...
... planners, decision makers, and other stakeholders within and outside of government who are interested in better understanding the risks climate change presents to human health. The authors of this assessment have compiled and assessed current research on human health impacts of climate change and su ...
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... approach that combined a range of methods and primary and secondary data.Niue is vulnerable to climate change, although the pathways between changes in climate and undesirable outcomes are somewhat different for Niue than for other small island states. The major climatic risk for Niue is that of tro ...
... approach that combined a range of methods and primary and secondary data.Niue is vulnerable to climate change, although the pathways between changes in climate and undesirable outcomes are somewhat different for Niue than for other small island states. The major climatic risk for Niue is that of tro ...
ECCA 2017 Full Programme
... Diogo de Gusmão-Sørensen, Head of Climate Services, Climate Action and Earth Observations, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission ...
... Diogo de Gusmão-Sørensen, Head of Climate Services, Climate Action and Earth Observations, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission ...
Peatlands and Climate Change
... 21. Peatland restoration is growing in importance in Europe and North America and is likely to remain important over the next half century. It is also gaining recognition in tropical peatland areas where some of the greatest challenges exist following inappropriate and unsuccessful ...
... 21. Peatland restoration is growing in importance in Europe and North America and is likely to remain important over the next half century. It is also gaining recognition in tropical peatland areas where some of the greatest challenges exist following inappropriate and unsuccessful ...
Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Transportation
... Programs, and Project Management Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District; Burr Stewart, Strategic Planning Manager, Port of Seattle; Elaine Wilkinson, Executive Director, Gulf Regional Planning Commission; and John Zamurs, Air Quality Section Head, Environmental Analysis Bureau, ...
... Programs, and Project Management Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District; Burr Stewart, Strategic Planning Manager, Port of Seattle; Elaine Wilkinson, Executive Director, Gulf Regional Planning Commission; and John Zamurs, Air Quality Section Head, Environmental Analysis Bureau, ...
Reining in Phaëthon`s Chariot: Principles for the
... humanity finds itself today. Indeed, the earth has entered a new epoch in its geological history that many are coming to call the “Anthropocene” to mark the increasing human influence on global natural systems. 3 It is an era in which humankind through its Phaëthonic actions will take on an increasi ...
... humanity finds itself today. Indeed, the earth has entered a new epoch in its geological history that many are coming to call the “Anthropocene” to mark the increasing human influence on global natural systems. 3 It is an era in which humankind through its Phaëthonic actions will take on an increasi ...
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016
... and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greater number of elderly people, who are generally more vulnerable to extreme events, or by placing people and assets in potentially risk-prone areas. On the positive side, some trends, such as better ed ...
... and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greater number of elderly people, who are generally more vulnerable to extreme events, or by placing people and assets in potentially risk-prone areas. On the positive side, some trends, such as better ed ...
Battling Promethean dreams and Trojan horses: Revealing the critical discourses of geoengineering
... contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Hansson [4]. It is worth noting that, in the scientific literature, very few researchers unreservedl ...
... contribute a little to the existing portfolio of options for managing climate change. We also conduct a comparative analysis of the differences between the two discourses, as presented in Anshelm and Hansson [4]. It is worth noting that, in the scientific literature, very few researchers unreservedl ...
WHAT DO WE KNOW? WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW?
... Canada poses an unusual challenge in the international struggle to slow global warming. Almost alone among developed countries, Canadian national policy ‘has remained largely dormant on the national scale,’ according to the Climatico National Policy Assessment Report in 2009.2 The Canadian public co ...
... Canada poses an unusual challenge in the international struggle to slow global warming. Almost alone among developed countries, Canadian national policy ‘has remained largely dormant on the national scale,’ according to the Climatico National Policy Assessment Report in 2009.2 The Canadian public co ...
Effects of a changing climate on peatlands in permafrost
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
... The Far North of Ontario encompasses 45.2 million hectares of land, with peatlands—defined here as non-forested bogs and fens—as the dominant land class, accounting for nearly 50% of the landscape and storing approximately 36 Gt (1 Gt = 1015 g) of carbon. The Hudson Bay Lowlands (HBL) account for ne ...
CSIRO_PHILCCAP_Report_FNL
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
... or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be made on that information without seeking prior expert professional, scientific and technical advice. To the extent permitted by law, CSIRO (including its employees and consultants) excludes all liability to any ...
Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change
... A range of options exists to cut emissions; strong, deliberate policy action is required to motivate their take-up. Emissions can be cut through increased energy efficiency, changes in demand, and through adoption of clean power, heat and transport technologies. The power sector around the world wou ...
... A range of options exists to cut emissions; strong, deliberate policy action is required to motivate their take-up. Emissions can be cut through increased energy efficiency, changes in demand, and through adoption of clean power, heat and transport technologies. The power sector around the world wou ...
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... latest developments of international climate change negotiations, additional warming cannot be excluded. To some extent, short-term and medium-term temperature increases are already predetermined, as well as the associated damages. The Fourth Assessment Report (Solomon et al. 2007, Parry et al. 2007 ...
... latest developments of international climate change negotiations, additional warming cannot be excluded. To some extent, short-term and medium-term temperature increases are already predetermined, as well as the associated damages. The Fourth Assessment Report (Solomon et al. 2007, Parry et al. 2007 ...
Compendium of Yukon Climate Change Science
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...
... major climatic shifts, including the Medieval Warm Period and the Little Ice Age, and how these changes compare with those most recently experienced during the period of instrumental records. In reference to the latter, details are noted about observed trends in temperature and precipitation that ha ...