Climate and Weather Discourse in Anthropology: From Determinism
... Thirdly, drawing from the work on vulnerability coming out of disaster research and earlier work on occupational multiplicity (Comitas 1973), anthropologists have started to focus on the central role of institutional flexibility for successful adaptation. For example, inasmuch as climate is a constr ...
... Thirdly, drawing from the work on vulnerability coming out of disaster research and earlier work on occupational multiplicity (Comitas 1973), anthropologists have started to focus on the central role of institutional flexibility for successful adaptation. For example, inasmuch as climate is a constr ...
Impacts of climate change from 2000 to 2050 on wildfire activity and
... CO2 scenario. Most of these studies did not account for any future changes in ignition sources. Price and Rind [1994] used empirical lightning and fire models along with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) GCM to predict that more intense convection under a 2 CO2 scenario leads to incre ...
... CO2 scenario. Most of these studies did not account for any future changes in ignition sources. Price and Rind [1994] used empirical lightning and fire models along with the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) GCM to predict that more intense convection under a 2 CO2 scenario leads to incre ...
Grade 9: Climate Change
... educating Grade 9 students about Climate Change in the Region of Peel. The lesson plans focus on building an understanding of regional climate change and how people can mitigate and adapt to these impacts. Students will be asked to make decisions and voice their opinion about climate change. They wi ...
... educating Grade 9 students about Climate Change in the Region of Peel. The lesson plans focus on building an understanding of regional climate change and how people can mitigate and adapt to these impacts. Students will be asked to make decisions and voice their opinion about climate change. They wi ...
the economics of climate change the economics of
... traditional economic sectors. It means measuring what counts rather than counting what we can easily measure to avoid reporting only a subset of the risks. This study does a good job in doing that. By reflecting the risks that Mexico would face from unabated climate change it shows that Mexico has a ...
... traditional economic sectors. It means measuring what counts rather than counting what we can easily measure to avoid reporting only a subset of the risks. This study does a good job in doing that. By reflecting the risks that Mexico would face from unabated climate change it shows that Mexico has a ...
Evaluating Climate Visualization
... is often conveyed in narratives. The storylines of climate change narratives typically follow a temporal structure (what has happened, what is happening and how will this develop in the future). Narratives in climate visualization often imply the specific storyline of a sequence of visuals and the l ...
... is often conveyed in narratives. The storylines of climate change narratives typically follow a temporal structure (what has happened, what is happening and how will this develop in the future). Narratives in climate visualization often imply the specific storyline of a sequence of visuals and the l ...
Implications of recent sea level rise science for low
... Abstract Recently published work estimates that global sea level rise (SLR) approaching or exceeding 1 m by 2100 is plausible, thus significantly updating projections by the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Furthermore, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over th ...
... Abstract Recently published work estimates that global sea level rise (SLR) approaching or exceeding 1 m by 2100 is plausible, thus significantly updating projections by the Fourth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Furthermore, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over th ...
The Carbon Neutral Myth
... or whatever is worrying”.4 Some of the offset companies who wish to present themselves as being more responsible take care to mention that offsetting is only a part of the service that ...
... or whatever is worrying”.4 Some of the offset companies who wish to present themselves as being more responsible take care to mention that offsetting is only a part of the service that ...
Republic of the Marshall Islands
... The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) believes that climate change is real and is the greatest threat to our low lying atolls and people. Negative effects are already taking place and these will gravely undermine our efforts towards sustainable development and threaten our survival and the sove ...
... The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) believes that climate change is real and is the greatest threat to our low lying atolls and people. Negative effects are already taking place and these will gravely undermine our efforts towards sustainable development and threaten our survival and the sove ...
climate change law: the emergence of a new legal discipline
... climate change and the importance of taking actions to address the problem. In Australia, for example, the former federal government led by John Howard gave up its long-professed scepticism over climate change in 2007. The then Prime Minister announced a raft of measures in July 2007, including the ...
... climate change and the importance of taking actions to address the problem. In Australia, for example, the former federal government led by John Howard gave up its long-professed scepticism over climate change in 2007. The then Prime Minister announced a raft of measures in July 2007, including the ...
to US agricultural resources A review of impacts
... Another important set of linkages relates to human and market influences. Most agricultural systems throughout the world are managed; that is, there is active human influence in contrast to natural or unmanaged systems. As such, patterns of food production respond not only to biophysical changes in ...
... Another important set of linkages relates to human and market influences. Most agricultural systems throughout the world are managed; that is, there is active human influence in contrast to natural or unmanaged systems. As such, patterns of food production respond not only to biophysical changes in ...
Ozone Depletion
... Scientists predict that ozone depletion will reach its worst point during the next few years and then gradually decline until the ozone layer returns to normal around 2050, assuming that the Montreal Protocol is fully implemented. The ozone layer is currently in its most vulnerable state. Despite de ...
... Scientists predict that ozone depletion will reach its worst point during the next few years and then gradually decline until the ozone layer returns to normal around 2050, assuming that the Montreal Protocol is fully implemented. The ozone layer is currently in its most vulnerable state. Despite de ...
A comprehensive set of high-resolution grids of monthly climate for
... School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, UK ...
... School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB, UK ...
The Adaptation Coalition Toolkit
... Roby Senderowitsch and Oscar Avalle. This report represents the culmination of an idea originally proposed by Estanislao Gacitua-Mario who passed away in early 2011. This Toolkit is dedicated to his memory. ...
... Roby Senderowitsch and Oscar Avalle. This report represents the culmination of an idea originally proposed by Estanislao Gacitua-Mario who passed away in early 2011. This Toolkit is dedicated to his memory. ...
Adaptation Planning In New York City
... 100 miles north of New York City (NYC DEP, 2008) would be of interest to managers of only a small but important subset of infrastructure—reservoirs and water tunnels. Such a fine-scale assessment would benefit from more ...
... 100 miles north of New York City (NYC DEP, 2008) would be of interest to managers of only a small but important subset of infrastructure—reservoirs and water tunnels. Such a fine-scale assessment would benefit from more ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... different sectors may also be significant and compound the effects of direct climate impacts on fish production and dependent livelihoods. These potential interactions make impact predictions difficult to make and more uncertain. For example, changing patterns of precipitation and increasing frequency ...
... different sectors may also be significant and compound the effects of direct climate impacts on fish production and dependent livelihoods. These potential interactions make impact predictions difficult to make and more uncertain. For example, changing patterns of precipitation and increasing frequency ...
Changing Risk Perceptions Policy Brief
... be reproduced in the future.” In the words of one of us,16 this is “a planetary gamble we can’t afford to lose.” But, the public generally expresses much lower levels of perception of climate risks than do experts. Research on public opinions of climate change in the US and Europe indicates widespre ...
... be reproduced in the future.” In the words of one of us,16 this is “a planetary gamble we can’t afford to lose.” But, the public generally expresses much lower levels of perception of climate risks than do experts. Research on public opinions of climate change in the US and Europe indicates widespre ...
On the Chopping Block - Allegheny Highlands Climate Change
... Under "business-as-usual" high-greenhouse-gas-emission scenarios, the number of days when temperatures in the Highlands fall below 10 degrees will continue to decline by 50 percent or more and cold periods that have historically lasted for a week or more will more likely last only a day or two. The ...
... Under "business-as-usual" high-greenhouse-gas-emission scenarios, the number of days when temperatures in the Highlands fall below 10 degrees will continue to decline by 50 percent or more and cold periods that have historically lasted for a week or more will more likely last only a day or two. The ...
Curriculum Vitae: Lisa Goddard
... temperatures over the eastern United States during the 2002/03 El Niño. J. Climate, 19: 5624-5636. Goddard, L. and M. Dilley, 2006. Reply to Comments on “El Niño: Catastrophe or Opportunity”. J. Climate, 19: 6443–6445. Greene, A.M., L. Goddard, and U. Lall. 2006. Probabilistic multimodel regional te ...
... temperatures over the eastern United States during the 2002/03 El Niño. J. Climate, 19: 5624-5636. Goddard, L. and M. Dilley, 2006. Reply to Comments on “El Niño: Catastrophe or Opportunity”. J. Climate, 19: 6443–6445. Greene, A.M., L. Goddard, and U. Lall. 2006. Probabilistic multimodel regional te ...
10 Years of Advancing Knowledge on the Global Carbon Cycle and
... policy development towards the stabilization of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The GCP conducts comprehensive and global research of the carbon cycle and its interactions with the human, biophysical and climate system, facilitates the coordination of national and regional carbon programs and ac ...
... policy development towards the stabilization of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The GCP conducts comprehensive and global research of the carbon cycle and its interactions with the human, biophysical and climate system, facilitates the coordination of national and regional carbon programs and ac ...
August 2012 - CREE
... The two dimensions of equity in climate change polices can be referred to as intra- and intergenerational. The first is primarily about how we should distribute the burdens within a generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of ...
... The two dimensions of equity in climate change polices can be referred to as intra- and intergenerational. The first is primarily about how we should distribute the burdens within a generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of ...
Impact of climate change on ozone related mortality and morbidity in
... contributions of temperature to adverse health effects in France ranged from 97.5% in Bordeaux to 14.7% in Toulouse, where air pollution and ozone singly and jointly contributed to mortality [6]. Chemical transport models project widespread temperature‐related summertime incre ...
... contributions of temperature to adverse health effects in France ranged from 97.5% in Bordeaux to 14.7% in Toulouse, where air pollution and ozone singly and jointly contributed to mortality [6]. Chemical transport models project widespread temperature‐related summertime incre ...
institutional capacity and climate actions case studies
... Institutional capacity is increasingly considered as a key factor in implementing current climate actions in different parts of the world as well as in preparing for future actions in the medium term. The companion paper to this document, Institutional Capacity and Climate Actions by Willems & Baume ...
... Institutional capacity is increasingly considered as a key factor in implementing current climate actions in different parts of the world as well as in preparing for future actions in the medium term. The companion paper to this document, Institutional Capacity and Climate Actions by Willems & Baume ...
Sustainability of the Great Plains in an Uncertain Climate
... and eastern Plains, concluding that new technologies, crops, and agricultural strategies will emerge under climate stress to maintain the regional economy. This use of induced innovation corresponds to the formal concept of adaptation, in which selective pressure and feedbacks between environment an ...
... and eastern Plains, concluding that new technologies, crops, and agricultural strategies will emerge under climate stress to maintain the regional economy. This use of induced innovation corresponds to the formal concept of adaptation, in which selective pressure and feedbacks between environment an ...
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... sensing are critical. Funding for national statistical programs should be increased so that they can fulfill the task of monitoring global change. Understanding agriculture–climate interactions well enough to support adaptation and mitigation activities based on land use requires major improvements ...
... sensing are critical. Funding for national statistical programs should be increased so that they can fulfill the task of monitoring global change. Understanding agriculture–climate interactions well enough to support adaptation and mitigation activities based on land use requires major improvements ...
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... that the sector in question is vulnerable to climate change both economically and physically. (Gbetibouo and Hassan, 2004). Theories suggest that tropical regions in the developing world, such as the ROM, have shown to be particularly vulnerable when it comes to climate fluctuations (Hertel and Rosc ...
... that the sector in question is vulnerable to climate change both economically and physically. (Gbetibouo and Hassan, 2004). Theories suggest that tropical regions in the developing world, such as the ROM, have shown to be particularly vulnerable when it comes to climate fluctuations (Hertel and Rosc ...
2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as the Copenhagen Summit, was held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 and 18 December. The conference included the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 5th Meeting of the Parties (MOP 5) to the Kyoto Protocol. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 was to be agreed there.On Friday 18 December, the final day of the conference, international media reported that the climate talks were ""in disarray"". Media also reported that in lieu of a summit collapse, only a ""weak political statement"" was anticipated at the conclusion of the conference. The Copenhagen Accord was drafted by the United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa on 18 December, and judged a ""meaningful agreement"" by the United States government. It was ""taken note of"", but not ""adopted"", in a debate of all the participating countries the next day, and it was not passed unanimously. The document recognised that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the present day and that actions should be taken to keep any temperature increases to below 2 °C. The document is not legally binding and does not contain any legally binding commitments for reducing CO2 emissions.In January 2014, documents leaked by Edward Snowden and published by Dagbladet Information revealed that the US government negotiators were in receipt of information during the conference that was being obtained by spying against other conference delegations. The US National Security Agency provided US delegates with advance details other delegations' positions, including the Danish plan to ""rescue"" the talks should they flounder. Members of the Danish negotiating team said that both the US and Chinese delegations were ""peculiarly well-informed"" about closed-door discussions: ""They simply sat back, just as we had feared they would if they knew about our document.""