The impact of climate change on dairy production
... view that there are technological solutions available but that there are obstacles to getting the research knowledge from the scientist to the farmer. Furthermore, while there are many engaged farmers participating in discussion groups and other initiatives, a large group of disengaged farmers also ...
... view that there are technological solutions available but that there are obstacles to getting the research knowledge from the scientist to the farmer. Furthermore, while there are many engaged farmers participating in discussion groups and other initiatives, a large group of disengaged farmers also ...
Climate Guide - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
... impacts in the most vulnerable areas of the world, including virtually all developing countries. And the bigger the changes, the more negative the effects will be all around the globe. …and threaten human health Water scarcity will increase in many areas. In Africa, up to 250 million people will suf ...
... impacts in the most vulnerable areas of the world, including virtually all developing countries. And the bigger the changes, the more negative the effects will be all around the globe. …and threaten human health Water scarcity will increase in many areas. In Africa, up to 250 million people will suf ...
Establishing a Climate Change Department in
... iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a ...
... iii. Using transformational efforts to exemplify the Island State as a sustainable, resilient and a resource efficient island with low emissions and an inclusive economy that presents a replicable model for other island states. Jamaica is designated as a small island state in a hurricane belt with a ...
Geoengineering the climate: science, governance
... low-carbon economy, and nothing should divert us from the main priority of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But if such reductions achieve too little, too late, there will surely be pressure to consider a ‘plan B’—to seek ways to counteract the climatic effects of greenhouse gas emissions b ...
... low-carbon economy, and nothing should divert us from the main priority of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. But if such reductions achieve too little, too late, there will surely be pressure to consider a ‘plan B’—to seek ways to counteract the climatic effects of greenhouse gas emissions b ...
ADB-40253-012_Final
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
... CSIRO advises that the information contained in this publication comprises general statements based on scientific research. The reader is advised and needs to be aware that such information may be incomplete or unable to be used in any specific situation. No reliance or actions must therefore be mad ...
CURRICULUM VITAE
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
... Uncertainty: Weather Information, Economic Planning and Business Management. In Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 52:326-328. 13. Easterling, W. E., N. J. Rosenberg, M. S. McKenney and C. A. Jones. 1992. An Introduction to the Methodology, the Region of the Study, and a Historical Analog of Clima ...
... change, especially over recent decades. Furthermore, stakeholders considered that the increase in air temperature over the past few decades, precipitation changes, the increase in the severity of droughts, and the decrease in biodiversity and ecosystem productivity and services are the most pressing ...
Sean B. Hecht - UCLA Law Review
... insure against climate change-related risks and will strain capital markets’ ability to compensate those who are affected. If the industry rises to the challenge, it stands to profit while facilitating our most successful responses to climate changerelated threats around the world. If not, insurers ...
... insure against climate change-related risks and will strain capital markets’ ability to compensate those who are affected. If the industry rises to the challenge, it stands to profit while facilitating our most successful responses to climate changerelated threats around the world. If not, insurers ...
Adaptation made to measure
... With its wide-ranging impacts, climate change has become one of the major challenges to humankind. More frequent natural disasters, mounting weather extremes, increasing water scarcity, flooded coastal areas and accelerated species extinction count among the direct impacts of climate change in almos ...
... With its wide-ranging impacts, climate change has become one of the major challenges to humankind. More frequent natural disasters, mounting weather extremes, increasing water scarcity, flooded coastal areas and accelerated species extinction count among the direct impacts of climate change in almos ...
Impact of Climate Change on Households in the Indonesian
... Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with 17,508 islands and around 81,000 km of coastline where 60% of the total population of 230 million live, thus it is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sect ...
... Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world with 17,508 islands and around 81,000 km of coastline where 60% of the total population of 230 million live, thus it is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Rising sea levels and the resultant saltwater intrusion will affect many different sect ...
Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia: Policies and practices
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
... poverty reduction than the world average, together with other world regions it is consuming more energy and natural resources than our planet’s regenerative capacity can provide. With each passing day, Asia’s carbon emissions grow, as does its vulnerability to climate risks. The poor are the most vu ...
CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND THE PUGET SOUND REGION
... These changes will create challenges for human, natural, and economic systems in Pacific Northwest communities, very likely requiring public service managers to make significant changes in how systems are designed and managed in order to deal with these impacts. Despite the challenges that Northwest ...
... These changes will create challenges for human, natural, and economic systems in Pacific Northwest communities, very likely requiring public service managers to make significant changes in how systems are designed and managed in order to deal with these impacts. Despite the challenges that Northwest ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks: Towards an
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
Climate Change and Displacement for Indigenous Communities in
... Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous peoples in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, and (iii) Norway is the only country of the th ...
... Saami in Finland, Norway and Sweden near or above the Arctic Circle. Norway plays a large role throughout this discussion because (i) most residents in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, (ii) most indigenous peoples in Arctic Scandinavia live in Norway, and (iii) Norway is the only country of the th ...
Climate Change and Ontario`s Provincial Parks
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
... knowledge gaps remain in many areas. As such, the results presented in this study should be taken as indicative, not predictive, of the magnitude of impact climate change may have on Ontario’s provincial parks. A historical climate regime was completed for a representative sample of eight provincial ...
Transformational Adaptation: Concepts, Examples, and their
... promising entry point for linking transformational adaptation with CSA. The demonstration of transformational adaptation options through such pilots will be an essential component of any ...
... promising entry point for linking transformational adaptation with CSA. The demonstration of transformational adaptation options through such pilots will be an essential component of any ...
carbOn in the bank: OntariO`s Greenbelt and its rOle in MitiGatinG
... This is not a situation that will solve itself. Effervescent growth in the GGH is expected to continue unabated; over the next 20 years, the population is expected to grow by 2.5 million and reach 11.5 million by 2031. This would make the GGH one of the fastest growing regions in North America. A 20 ...
... This is not a situation that will solve itself. Effervescent growth in the GGH is expected to continue unabated; over the next 20 years, the population is expected to grow by 2.5 million and reach 11.5 million by 2031. This would make the GGH one of the fastest growing regions in North America. A 20 ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
... The effects of climate change on, and the adaptations by ecosystems are expressed at two nested levels: the individualistic behaviour of constituent organisms; and the response of the ecosystem as a whole. Individual plant and animal species have moved their ranges and altered their abundance and se ...
How will organic carbon stocks in mineral soils
... However, the magnitude of this effect is still highly uncertain (Friedlingstein et al., 2006), and the question of whether, and for how long, soils will act as a source or sink of atmospheric CO2 , remains open (Smith et al., 2008). Soil organic carbon dynamics are driven by changes in climate and l ...
... However, the magnitude of this effect is still highly uncertain (Friedlingstein et al., 2006), and the question of whether, and for how long, soils will act as a source or sink of atmospheric CO2 , remains open (Smith et al., 2008). Soil organic carbon dynamics are driven by changes in climate and l ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... context, world views, values, concerns, resilience, and vulnerability. Section 5: Which psychological barriers limit climate change action? Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in respons ...
... context, world views, values, concerns, resilience, and vulnerability. Section 5: Which psychological barriers limit climate change action? Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in respons ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... context, world views, values, concerns, resilience, and vulnerability. Section 5: Which psychological barriers limit climate change action? Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in respons ...
... context, world views, values, concerns, resilience, and vulnerability. Section 5: Which psychological barriers limit climate change action? Many structural and psychological barriers stand in the way of behavioral changes that would help limit climate change. Many people are taking action in respons ...
Climate change and
... in 2002, although this trend has been accompanied in many lake and river systems by overfishing and the collapse of individual large, valuable species. “Ecosystem overfishing” has occurred as the species assemblage is fished down and fisheries use smaller nets to catch smaller and less valuable spec ...
... in 2002, although this trend has been accompanied in many lake and river systems by overfishing and the collapse of individual large, valuable species. “Ecosystem overfishing” has occurred as the species assemblage is fished down and fisheries use smaller nets to catch smaller and less valuable spec ...
Chapter 13 - Clean Air Act
... disagreement and uncertainty. Indeed, at the end of 2012, more than four years after the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act regulates greenhouse gases as “air pollutants,” a federal Court of Appeals judge urged the Court to reconsider and revoke its decision. Thus, while the Clean Air Act ma ...
... disagreement and uncertainty. Indeed, at the end of 2012, more than four years after the Supreme Court ruled that the Clean Air Act regulates greenhouse gases as “air pollutants,” a federal Court of Appeals judge urged the Court to reconsider and revoke its decision. Thus, while the Clean Air Act ma ...
Surviving climate change in small islands
... greenhouse gas-absorbing flora and to avoid disturbance of land that stores carbon, methane and other greenhouse gases. This is a massive challenge, and one that does not seem to be succeeding after 13 years of international agreement on the need to do so (in 1992 most of the world’s governments sign ...
... greenhouse gas-absorbing flora and to avoid disturbance of land that stores carbon, methane and other greenhouse gases. This is a massive challenge, and one that does not seem to be succeeding after 13 years of international agreement on the need to do so (in 1992 most of the world’s governments sign ...
Working Paper 235 - Watkiss and Cimato (opens in new window)
... scales. There are also approaches for assessing socio-institutional and organisational options, though most of the literature applies qualitative assessments. A review of the case studies and the wider literature has found a number of good practice examples. These show that appraisal is possible, an ...
... scales. There are also approaches for assessing socio-institutional and organisational options, though most of the literature applies qualitative assessments. A review of the case studies and the wider literature has found a number of good practice examples. These show that appraisal is possible, an ...
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.""