Briefing report
... on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some opportunities to be gained from a changing climate, we expect the bulk of the changes ...
... on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some opportunities to be gained from a changing climate, we expect the bulk of the changes ...
climate change under nepa: avoiding cursory consideration of
... agencies to select the most “environmentally friendly” alternative or commit to any specific mitigation measures.7 In fact, while NEPA requires agencies “to consider and give effect to the environmental goals set forth in the Act [and] not just to file detailed impact studies which will fill governm ...
... agencies to select the most “environmentally friendly” alternative or commit to any specific mitigation measures.7 In fact, while NEPA requires agencies “to consider and give effect to the environmental goals set forth in the Act [and] not just to file detailed impact studies which will fill governm ...
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION INTO
... Assessment Report (AR5, 2013/2014) provides additional perspectives on biodiversity vulnerabilities. For example, using studies on the speed at which the populations of different taxonomic groups may move across a relatively flat landscape, and with unabated emissions, plants (whether trees or herba ...
... Assessment Report (AR5, 2013/2014) provides additional perspectives on biodiversity vulnerabilities. For example, using studies on the speed at which the populations of different taxonomic groups may move across a relatively flat landscape, and with unabated emissions, plants (whether trees or herba ...
Historical Overview of Climate Change Science
... working time studying in depth what other scientists have done. Superficial or amateurish acquaintance with the current state of a scientific research topic is an obstacle to a scientist’s progress. Working scientists know that a day in the library can save a year in the laboratory. Even Sir Isaac N ...
... working time studying in depth what other scientists have done. Superficial or amateurish acquaintance with the current state of a scientific research topic is an obstacle to a scientist’s progress. Working scientists know that a day in the library can save a year in the laboratory. Even Sir Isaac N ...
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... How climate change impacts farmer’s children in the areas of Gujarat and Jharkhand, which have been experiencing recurrent drought in the last five years, and how does that affect their basic rights? My hypothesis is that, extreme changes in weather patterns are affecting the lives of rural agricul ...
... How climate change impacts farmer’s children in the areas of Gujarat and Jharkhand, which have been experiencing recurrent drought in the last five years, and how does that affect their basic rights? My hypothesis is that, extreme changes in weather patterns are affecting the lives of rural agricul ...
Delhi Ministerial Declaration on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
... circumstances, should continue to advance the implementation of their commitments under the Convention to address climate change and its adverse effects in order to achieve sustainable development; (e) Adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is of high priority for all countries. Develop ...
... circumstances, should continue to advance the implementation of their commitments under the Convention to address climate change and its adverse effects in order to achieve sustainable development; (e) Adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is of high priority for all countries. Develop ...
Reducing the Future to Climate: a Story of Climate Determinism and
... about future anthropogenic climate change are fuelling – and in turn being fuelled by - a new variety of the determinist fallacy. Although distinct from the politically and ethically discredited climate determinism epitomised by Ellsworth Huntington and his followers, climate has regained some of it ...
... about future anthropogenic climate change are fuelling – and in turn being fuelled by - a new variety of the determinist fallacy. Although distinct from the politically and ethically discredited climate determinism epitomised by Ellsworth Huntington and his followers, climate has regained some of it ...
CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Academic background
... Nicaragua). The study focuses on a cross-country comparison of multi-sectoral and multi-scale policy-networks relevant for designing ecosystem-based adaptation policies. Costa Rica and Nicaragua 2008-2009. •! Systematization of “Community based adaptation to climate variability and change in agricul ...
... Nicaragua). The study focuses on a cross-country comparison of multi-sectoral and multi-scale policy-networks relevant for designing ecosystem-based adaptation policies. Costa Rica and Nicaragua 2008-2009. •! Systematization of “Community based adaptation to climate variability and change in agricul ...
Climate change and tourism: Where will the journey
... (2005). In addition, tourism has been put under pressure by the lung disease SARS, the war in the Middle East and years of rising energy prices, which affected air travel in particular. In addition to these external shocks, the industry has also been marked by changes on both the supply and demand s ...
... (2005). In addition, tourism has been put under pressure by the lung disease SARS, the war in the Middle East and years of rising energy prices, which affected air travel in particular. In addition to these external shocks, the industry has also been marked by changes on both the supply and demand s ...
Assessing Future Climate Risks
... This technical paper (TP) describes techniques for assessing future climate risk and therefore, adaptation needs, under a changing climate. In doing so, this TP outlines a process that is consistent with Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) Component 3, Assessing Future Climate Risks. The techniques de ...
... This technical paper (TP) describes techniques for assessing future climate risk and therefore, adaptation needs, under a changing climate. In doing so, this TP outlines a process that is consistent with Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) Component 3, Assessing Future Climate Risks. The techniques de ...
A Teacher`s Guide for the Video Sila Alangotok— Inuit Observations
... Climate change can be defined as “…a change in the average weather that a given region experiences” (Environment Canada, 1995, 11). Average weather includes elements such as temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. In the media, the terms global warming and climate change are often used interc ...
... Climate change can be defined as “…a change in the average weather that a given region experiences” (Environment Canada, 1995, 11). Average weather includes elements such as temperature, wind patterns, and precipitation. In the media, the terms global warming and climate change are often used interc ...
Climate Change and Public Health: MALARIA
... oxide) blocks the long-wave radiation that is radiating from intensity of forest fires and the rapid spread of vectorEarth back towards space, trapping it in the atmosphere, which borne diseases, such as malaria. It is important to warms the Earth. This is known as the Greenhouse Effect and keep in ...
... oxide) blocks the long-wave radiation that is radiating from intensity of forest fires and the rapid spread of vectorEarth back towards space, trapping it in the atmosphere, which borne diseases, such as malaria. It is important to warms the Earth. This is known as the Greenhouse Effect and keep in ...
Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under
... key variables associated with weather conditions conducive to wildfires by the mid-century. We therefore used a multi-model approach: we first calculated the future change in area burned for each model separately and then determined median changes for the model ensemble (Yue et al. 2013). The predic ...
... key variables associated with weather conditions conducive to wildfires by the mid-century. We therefore used a multi-model approach: we first calculated the future change in area burned for each model separately and then determined median changes for the model ensemble (Yue et al. 2013). The predic ...
The Nation Ex-Situ: On climate change, deterritorialized nationhood
... while I provide a discussion of climate migration generally, this article addresses the specific plight of states whose territories are rendered uninhabitable due to total submersion or chronic processes that so thoroughly compromise their land that there is no longer a viable source of food, water, ...
... while I provide a discussion of climate migration generally, this article addresses the specific plight of states whose territories are rendered uninhabitable due to total submersion or chronic processes that so thoroughly compromise their land that there is no longer a viable source of food, water, ...
a Climate of Conflict
... the climate change debate along in several ways. First, it reflects a major increase in the degree of scientific consensus about the reality of climate change and, second, growing consensus that it is caused by human activity. Third, the AR4 emphasises that the consequences of climate change are alr ...
... the climate change debate along in several ways. First, it reflects a major increase in the degree of scientific consensus about the reality of climate change and, second, growing consensus that it is caused by human activity. Third, the AR4 emphasises that the consequences of climate change are alr ...
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
... increase in occurrence of smog advisory days. In 2005, Ontario recorded 53 smog advisory days, exceeding the previous records of 27 smog advisory days in 2002. This trend is expected to continue (MOE, 2007). As the climate becomes warmer, biodiversity will change. Typically, warmer environments supp ...
... increase in occurrence of smog advisory days. In 2005, Ontario recorded 53 smog advisory days, exceeding the previous records of 27 smog advisory days in 2002. This trend is expected to continue (MOE, 2007). As the climate becomes warmer, biodiversity will change. Typically, warmer environments supp ...
Explaining Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... Moreover, the role of public‟s evaluation of climate change mitigation policies has not been adequately studied although it is an important driver of public support for the policies. Taking the Australian carbon tax for an example, commentators consider low perceived policy effectiveness is among ke ...
... Moreover, the role of public‟s evaluation of climate change mitigation policies has not been adequately studied although it is an important driver of public support for the policies. Taking the Australian carbon tax for an example, commentators consider low perceived policy effectiveness is among ke ...
Ecological and methodological drivers of species` distribution and
... mode, explain variation in observed rates of shift for some taxa. However, estimates of relationships between traits and climate responses could be influenced by how responses are measured. We compiled a global data set of 651 published marine species’ responses to climate change, from 47 papers on ...
... mode, explain variation in observed rates of shift for some taxa. However, estimates of relationships between traits and climate responses could be influenced by how responses are measured. We compiled a global data set of 651 published marine species’ responses to climate change, from 47 papers on ...
Our Nation’s Air United States Environmental
... people lived in counties that exceeded national air quality standards. Air pollution also damages our environment. Ozone can damage vegetation, adversely impacting the growth of plants and trees. These impacts can reduce the ability of plants to uptake CO2 from the atmosphere and indirectly affect e ...
... people lived in counties that exceeded national air quality standards. Air pollution also damages our environment. Ozone can damage vegetation, adversely impacting the growth of plants and trees. These impacts can reduce the ability of plants to uptake CO2 from the atmosphere and indirectly affect e ...
2006–2012 Climate Change Action Plan
... Climate change affects every country and every state on our planet. What’s more, confronting it requires concrete measures on international, national, regional, local and individual levels. The Kyoto Protocol has currently been ratified by 181 countries, including Canada. However, it is worth noting ...
... Climate change affects every country and every state on our planet. What’s more, confronting it requires concrete measures on international, national, regional, local and individual levels. The Kyoto Protocol has currently been ratified by 181 countries, including Canada. However, it is worth noting ...
Efficient Adaptation to Climate Change
... could switch to fruits and vegetables. Farms in the warmest fruit and vegetable regions could look for subtropical crops. These efficient adaptations would reduce the damages that would otherwise take place. If farmers continued to grow the same crop even in the warmer climate, many of them could su ...
... could switch to fruits and vegetables. Farms in the warmest fruit and vegetable regions could look for subtropical crops. These efficient adaptations would reduce the damages that would otherwise take place. If farmers continued to grow the same crop even in the warmer climate, many of them could su ...
SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE CARIBBEAN
... to the ensemble mean over much of the CARICOM area, although it does not return to current levels over most areas that would have experienced drying; however under Scenario A2 drying continues; lack of data prevented an equivalent analysis for the B1 Scenario • However, maximum and minimum rainfall ...
... to the ensemble mean over much of the CARICOM area, although it does not return to current levels over most areas that would have experienced drying; however under Scenario A2 drying continues; lack of data prevented an equivalent analysis for the B1 Scenario • However, maximum and minimum rainfall ...
... throughout the world (Mizuta et al., 2006; Randall et al., 2007; Vera and Silvestri, 2009; Blázquez and Nuñez, 2012a; Cavalcanti and Shimizu, 2012; Rupp et al., 2013; Grose et al., 2014; Gulizia and Camilloni 2015, among others). Nevertheless, their performance deteriorates when looking at finer tem ...
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.""