Proceedings of the European Conference on Biodiversity and
... identification of further research needs. With attendance of more than 200 experts from 22 European and four non-European countries the conference provided a broad platform for international information exchange on these issues. 25 presentations covering the above mentioned topics as well as represe ...
... identification of further research needs. With attendance of more than 200 experts from 22 European and four non-European countries the conference provided a broad platform for international information exchange on these issues. 25 presentations covering the above mentioned topics as well as represe ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... community to identify adequate strategies for response and adaptation. In general, climate change does not and will not cause novel environmental exposure, but global warming and the increasing variability of weather patterns will tend to intensify the effects of climaterelated environmental determi ...
... community to identify adequate strategies for response and adaptation. In general, climate change does not and will not cause novel environmental exposure, but global warming and the increasing variability of weather patterns will tend to intensify the effects of climaterelated environmental determi ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... and discusses the latest observations and projections on temperature, rainfall, sea level rise and extreme events. Importantly, it outlines how the climate is likely to alter in the future for regional Queensland. By investing in our climate science capability, the Government is seeking to ensure th ...
... and discusses the latest observations and projections on temperature, rainfall, sea level rise and extreme events. Importantly, it outlines how the climate is likely to alter in the future for regional Queensland. By investing in our climate science capability, the Government is seeking to ensure th ...
full - School of GeoSciences
... Applied Research Corporation, Landover, Maryland, Senior Scientist, November 1987 to September 1993. Supervisor of College Station, Texas, branch (ARC Technologies). Responsibilities include office management, proposal writing, fiscal planning, co-supervision of DOE grant on climate projections for ...
... Applied Research Corporation, Landover, Maryland, Senior Scientist, November 1987 to September 1993. Supervisor of College Station, Texas, branch (ARC Technologies). Responsibilities include office management, proposal writing, fiscal planning, co-supervision of DOE grant on climate projections for ...
Girl Guide Climate Change Challenge Table of Contents
... Idling a vehicle for 10 minutes a day uses an average of 100 litres of gas a year. A recent study suggests that in the middle of winter, Canadians idle their vehicles for a combined total of more than 75 million minutes a day – equal to one vehicle idling for 144 years! With the cold winters in the ...
... Idling a vehicle for 10 minutes a day uses an average of 100 litres of gas a year. A recent study suggests that in the middle of winter, Canadians idle their vehicles for a combined total of more than 75 million minutes a day – equal to one vehicle idling for 144 years! With the cold winters in the ...
DISCUSSION PAPER Paving the Way for U.S. Climate
... international agreements that embody the approach. To achieve these goals cooperation between the President and Congress is essential because climate change affects the constitutional authorities of both political branches of government. Although the President leads our diplomatic efforts, Congress ...
... international agreements that embody the approach. To achieve these goals cooperation between the President and Congress is essential because climate change affects the constitutional authorities of both political branches of government. Although the President leads our diplomatic efforts, Congress ...
5b2014 - Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö
... the necessary benefits to humans may be impaired. Climate change may also induce harm which cannot be influenced by adaptation measures. One of these is the endangerment of the northern ecosystems. Climate change is considered to constitute a major challenge to ecosystem services based on biodiversi ...
... the necessary benefits to humans may be impaired. Climate change may also induce harm which cannot be influenced by adaptation measures. One of these is the endangerment of the northern ecosystems. Climate change is considered to constitute a major challenge to ecosystem services based on biodiversi ...
League of Conservation Voters 2013
... LCV’s reputation as a potent political force. As a result, we are well positioned for the fights ahead. LCV will work tirelessly with the Obama administration to build on the president’s strong record on climate change, clean water, and conserving public lands during his final year and a half in off ...
... LCV’s reputation as a potent political force. As a result, we are well positioned for the fights ahead. LCV will work tirelessly with the Obama administration to build on the president’s strong record on climate change, clean water, and conserving public lands during his final year and a half in off ...
Parallel Session L3 Towards Climate
... INRA, UR1321 ASTRO Agrosystèmes tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France ...
... INRA, UR1321 ASTRO Agrosystèmes tropicaux, F-97170 Petit-Bourg (Guadeloupe), France ...
the User Guide
... For more information on this licence visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Disclaimer This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or om ...
... For more information on this licence visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en Disclaimer This document has been prepared with all due diligence and care, based on the best available information at the time of publication. The department holds no responsibility for any errors or om ...
RPS-Report template (standard) - University of Technology Sydney
... Despite these variations in local government, a common and significant challenge exists in understanding and managing complex, uncertain and changing climatic conditions. As key asset owners, service providers and decision-makers, understanding how and when to adapt to potential increased risks from ...
... Despite these variations in local government, a common and significant challenge exists in understanding and managing complex, uncertain and changing climatic conditions. As key asset owners, service providers and decision-makers, understanding how and when to adapt to potential increased risks from ...
PDF
... urban heat island United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement vehicle kilometer traveled World Business Council for Sustainable Development World Resources Institute wells to pump ...
... urban heat island United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change U.S. Conference of Mayors U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement vehicle kilometer traveled World Business Council for Sustainable Development World Resources Institute wells to pump ...
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, building
... Building and Nuclear Safety. It is distributed free of charge and is not intended for sale. Printed on recycled paper. ...
... Building and Nuclear Safety. It is distributed free of charge and is not intended for sale. Printed on recycled paper. ...
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, building
... Building and Nuclear Safety. It is distributed free of charge and is not intended for sale. Printed on recycled paper. ...
... Building and Nuclear Safety. It is distributed free of charge and is not intended for sale. Printed on recycled paper. ...
GDI 12 – Warming Core
... findings, including ones carried out by groups such as NASA, the Hadley Center, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Our biggest surprise was that the new results agreed so closely with the warming values published previously," Muller said in a statement. "This confirms that the ...
... findings, including ones carried out by groups such as NASA, the Hadley Center, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Our biggest surprise was that the new results agreed so closely with the warming values published previously," Muller said in a statement. "This confirms that the ...
2 20 Century Portuguese Climate and Climate Scenarios
... Climate change scenarios have been produced for decades, at the global scale, almost as soon as global circulation models (GCMs) became available. In the early days of climate change research, those scenarios were obtained by comparisons between a control run, representing present day climate, and a ...
... Climate change scenarios have been produced for decades, at the global scale, almost as soon as global circulation models (GCMs) became available. In the early days of climate change research, those scenarios were obtained by comparisons between a control run, representing present day climate, and a ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... Two key methods were used to evaluate the vulnerability of PICs to climate change; the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) sub-index (SOPAC 2004) and Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) (Carney 1998; Ellis 2000). The EVI climate change sub-index values produced by SOPAC, indicates the environm ...
... Two key methods were used to evaluate the vulnerability of PICs to climate change; the Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) sub-index (SOPAC 2004) and Sustainable Livelihood Analysis (SLA) (Carney 1998; Ellis 2000). The EVI climate change sub-index values produced by SOPAC, indicates the environm ...
Chapter 14 Environmental Hazards and Human Health
... Climate Prediction. News Centre. http://www.climateprediction.net/news.php Climate Solutions. www.climatesolutions.org Climate Vision. Voluntary Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States. U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.climatevision.gov/ Coequyt, John, et al. 2000. Merc ...
... Climate Prediction. News Centre. http://www.climateprediction.net/news.php Climate Solutions. www.climatesolutions.org Climate Vision. Voluntary Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States. U.S. Department of Energy. http://www.climatevision.gov/ Coequyt, John, et al. 2000. Merc ...
Assessment of Health and Climate Preparedness (PDF)
... appropriate messages and promoting planning for the protection of the health of the public from the impacts of extreme weather and climate changes. Any messages and planning efforts should be based on the best scientific evidence available and should be presented in an unbiased manner. Some workgrou ...
... appropriate messages and promoting planning for the protection of the health of the public from the impacts of extreme weather and climate changes. Any messages and planning efforts should be based on the best scientific evidence available and should be presented in an unbiased manner. Some workgrou ...
SADC Policy paper on Climate Change
... treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) whose main objective is to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere. In 1995 and realizing that the emission reductions provisions in the Convention were inadequate, a process was launched to strengthen the global respo ...
... treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) whose main objective is to stabilize GHG concentrations in the atmosphere. In 1995 and realizing that the emission reductions provisions in the Convention were inadequate, a process was launched to strengthen the global respo ...
Outlook on climate change adaptation in the Tropical Andes
... on mountains and adaptation is another barrier to successful policy development and implementation, especially at the sub-national government levels. Since the impact of climate change occurs over decades and centuries, adaptation policies should ideally be based on long-term observations in combina ...
... on mountains and adaptation is another barrier to successful policy development and implementation, especially at the sub-national government levels. Since the impact of climate change occurs over decades and centuries, adaptation policies should ideally be based on long-term observations in combina ...
How to engage with National Adaptation Plans Guidance for National Red Cross and
... using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of buildings, and expanding forests and other sinks to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (UNFCCC) Climate ...
... using fossil fuels more efficiently for industrial processes or electricity generation, switching from oil to natural gas as a heating fuel, improving the insulation of buildings, and expanding forests and other sinks to remove greater amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (UNFCCC) Climate ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks
... Gladwell’s third element altogether: state shifts in climatic tipping elements need not occur rapidly, but can instead play out over an extended period of time. While the meaning of ‘rapidity’ depends on scale, the difference between ‘committed’ and ‘realized’ change gives rise to a scale-invariant ...
... Gladwell’s third element altogether: state shifts in climatic tipping elements need not occur rapidly, but can instead play out over an extended period of time. While the meaning of ‘rapidity’ depends on scale, the difference between ‘committed’ and ‘realized’ change gives rise to a scale-invariant ...
Sensitivity of Northern Peatland Carbon
... suitable for long-term peat C accumulation is the result of various thermal-moisture associations and precipitation seasonality. In the same way, climate histories and temperature and precipitation associations in the past were likely also very different between regions. As a result, a regional pers ...
... suitable for long-term peat C accumulation is the result of various thermal-moisture associations and precipitation seasonality. In the same way, climate histories and temperature and precipitation associations in the past were likely also very different between regions. As a result, a regional pers ...
The impact of climate change on the UK
... GtCO2.5 Keeping within this ‘2oC carbon budget’ would require a significant shift in the trajectory of carbon emissions – at current rates, the entire budget would be fully used within the next 25 years. 1.22 The global transition to a lower carbon economy could have an impact on insurance firms thr ...
... GtCO2.5 Keeping within this ‘2oC carbon budget’ would require a significant shift in the trajectory of carbon emissions – at current rates, the entire budget would be fully used within the next 25 years. 1.22 The global transition to a lower carbon economy could have an impact on insurance firms thr ...
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.""