Climate change in Australia | East Coast cluster report
... ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attributed to three sources of uncertainty: the range of future emissions, the climate response of the models, and natural variability. Climate projections do not make a forecast of the exact sequence of natural variability, so they are ...
... ensemble output. For each time period, the model spread can be attributed to three sources of uncertainty: the range of future emissions, the climate response of the models, and natural variability. Climate projections do not make a forecast of the exact sequence of natural variability, so they are ...
4.3.1. Atmospheric changes - Ensembles RT3
... futures for areas including the Baltic Basin (e.g. Lind and Kjellström, 2008; Kjellström and Lind, 2009; Kjellström et al., 2011; Nikulin et al., 2011; Benestad, 2011). Probabilistic climate change information has been derived from the global climate model (GCM) scenarios (Räisänen, 2010) and the re ...
... futures for areas including the Baltic Basin (e.g. Lind and Kjellström, 2008; Kjellström and Lind, 2009; Kjellström et al., 2011; Nikulin et al., 2011; Benestad, 2011). Probabilistic climate change information has been derived from the global climate model (GCM) scenarios (Räisänen, 2010) and the re ...
Working Paper 219 - Kessler (opens in new window)
... As noted by Schuur et al. (2013), the perception of the importance of the PCF to climate change has been dominated by the improved quantification of the size of the permafrost carbon pool, whereas the strength of this feedback will be primarily determined by the amount that is vulnerable to release ...
... As noted by Schuur et al. (2013), the perception of the importance of the PCF to climate change has been dominated by the improved quantification of the size of the permafrost carbon pool, whereas the strength of this feedback will be primarily determined by the amount that is vulnerable to release ...
“Community Vulnerability Mapping”: Enabling Participation and
... especially in the Sahel region has reduced the income and livelihoods of families and populations which rely on agriculture as the primarily economic activity.15 Vulnerability varies widely across states in the region, and within states and communities.16 The degree of vulnerability of a people larg ...
... especially in the Sahel region has reduced the income and livelihoods of families and populations which rely on agriculture as the primarily economic activity.15 Vulnerability varies widely across states in the region, and within states and communities.16 The degree of vulnerability of a people larg ...
The Environmental Turning Point
... testing and weaponry. However, in many ways it was born more out of fear for personal safety than anger for the despoliation of the environment (Shabecoff, 2003), which started the intersection of social justice with environmentalism, something that would come to grow in strength in later waves. Com ...
... testing and weaponry. However, in many ways it was born more out of fear for personal safety than anger for the despoliation of the environment (Shabecoff, 2003), which started the intersection of social justice with environmentalism, something that would come to grow in strength in later waves. Com ...
Adaptation: Needs, Financing and Institutions
... a key component of domestic climate policy, along with mitigation. Adaptation has also become key to the success of global climate policy. Without an agreement on supporting adaptation in developing countries, there will be no agreement on mitigation. Strong mitigation efforts make it more likely th ...
... a key component of domestic climate policy, along with mitigation. Adaptation has also become key to the success of global climate policy. Without an agreement on supporting adaptation in developing countries, there will be no agreement on mitigation. Strong mitigation efforts make it more likely th ...
Print Version
... leads to better decision systems (Goddard et al. 2010). These lessons are widely recognized in the seasonal prediction community, and they will apply to decadal predictions too. The systematic use of seasonal prediction information is much less developed than the predictions ...
... leads to better decision systems (Goddard et al. 2010). These lessons are widely recognized in the seasonal prediction community, and they will apply to decadal predictions too. The systematic use of seasonal prediction information is much less developed than the predictions ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... human activities increased by 14 percent from 1990 to 2008. Carbon dioxide accounts for most of the nation’s emissions and most of this increase. Electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, followed by transportation. Emissions per person have remai ...
... human activities increased by 14 percent from 1990 to 2008. Carbon dioxide accounts for most of the nation’s emissions and most of this increase. Electricity generation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, followed by transportation. Emissions per person have remai ...
Towards Policy Integration of Disaster Risk, Climate Adaptation, and
... respectively. As Cambodia is mostly prone to floods and droughts, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) and the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDWRAM) play important roles in reducing such risks through flood and drought infrastructural measures and inve ...
... respectively. As Cambodia is mostly prone to floods and droughts, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) and the Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDWRAM) play important roles in reducing such risks through flood and drought infrastructural measures and inve ...
Farming in a Changing Climate
... have a part to play in preparing for challenges – both risks and opportunities – from future climatic and weather conditions. In Canada, indications are that climate change is already having an effect on farming, thereby increasing the need for research and programs to assist adaptive decision makin ...
... have a part to play in preparing for challenges – both risks and opportunities – from future climatic and weather conditions. In Canada, indications are that climate change is already having an effect on farming, thereby increasing the need for research and programs to assist adaptive decision makin ...
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and
... which both disciplines might collaboratively draw to diminish the vulnerability of human systems to climate-related hazards. And we suggest that the case for conservation and restoration of natural spaces might be made more compelling through identification of the protective functions provided by na ...
... which both disciplines might collaboratively draw to diminish the vulnerability of human systems to climate-related hazards. And we suggest that the case for conservation and restoration of natural spaces might be made more compelling through identification of the protective functions provided by na ...
Local Climate Change Governance
... to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill/Bulkeley 2006; Mortello/Jasanoff 2004). The general agreement on the growing importance of decentralised governance processes d ...
... to decentralised governance processes—that has been accompanied by growing scholarly attention to this mode of policy-making (among others Eversole/Scholfield 2006; Betsill/Bulkeley 2006; Mortello/Jasanoff 2004). The general agreement on the growing importance of decentralised governance processes d ...
selvaraju
... drought resulting in inadequate pasture and production of hay, followed by very heavy winter snow, winds and lower-than-normal temperatures – prevent livestock from accessing pasture or from receiving adequate hay and fodder. During 1999–2001, Mongolian herders in particular experienced the worst “d ...
... drought resulting in inadequate pasture and production of hay, followed by very heavy winter snow, winds and lower-than-normal temperatures – prevent livestock from accessing pasture or from receiving adequate hay and fodder. During 1999–2001, Mongolian herders in particular experienced the worst “d ...
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... Wood, 2006) or the current grassland distribution calculated from Global Land Cover 2000 (GLC2000) and feed requirements as described in Havlík et al. (2014). The definitions of the ten large regions that, for presentation purposes, aggregate the 30 GLOBIOM regions are provided in the Annex, Table A ...
... Wood, 2006) or the current grassland distribution calculated from Global Land Cover 2000 (GLC2000) and feed requirements as described in Havlík et al. (2014). The definitions of the ten large regions that, for presentation purposes, aggregate the 30 GLOBIOM regions are provided in the Annex, Table A ...
Rising Temperatures, Worsening Ozone Pollution
... demonstrates how higher temperatures could increase ozone pollution above current levels, assuming that emissions of ozone-precursor pollutants remain constant. We analyzed this climate penalty’s health consequences expected in 2020 and 2050, including increases in respiratory symptoms, hospital vis ...
... demonstrates how higher temperatures could increase ozone pollution above current levels, assuming that emissions of ozone-precursor pollutants remain constant. We analyzed this climate penalty’s health consequences expected in 2020 and 2050, including increases in respiratory symptoms, hospital vis ...
- Eionet Forum
... Crutzen P.J. and E.F. Stoemer, 2000, The “Anthropocene” International Geosphere Biosphere Programmme, Newsletter 41, pp17-18. ...
... Crutzen P.J. and E.F. Stoemer, 2000, The “Anthropocene” International Geosphere Biosphere Programmme, Newsletter 41, pp17-18. ...
Developing a climate change analysis
... into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical records, these are not always computerised and their availability to development agencies may be limited. With the rapid increase in ...
... into the planning and operations of other relevant ministries, such as agriculture, transport, environment and local government. While they often have good historical records, these are not always computerised and their availability to development agencies may be limited. With the rapid increase in ...
Deceitful Tongues: Is Climate Change Denial A Crime?
... Our legal system depends upon the ubiquitous injunction to speak truth.16 This imperative is at least as old as the Magna Carta, which provides that all its liberties and rights “in their fulness and entirety” shall be observed forever “in good faith and without deceit.”17 Furthermore, truth is the ...
... Our legal system depends upon the ubiquitous injunction to speak truth.16 This imperative is at least as old as the Magna Carta, which provides that all its liberties and rights “in their fulness and entirety” shall be observed forever “in good faith and without deceit.”17 Furthermore, truth is the ...
Media coverage of climate change: current trends, strengths
... begun early stages of what was to become its rapid development. During that time, media growth faced constraints by a number of competing and contradictory factors, such as strong state-control over the public sphere, legacies of colonialism, low literacy rates and technological capacity challenges ...
... begun early stages of what was to become its rapid development. During that time, media growth faced constraints by a number of competing and contradictory factors, such as strong state-control over the public sphere, legacies of colonialism, low literacy rates and technological capacity challenges ...
Module: Introduction
... The Board of Directors has established the Financial and Audit Committee and Global Responsibility and Ethics Committee to provide support to the board related to the monitoring of the risk management process within Stora Enso. In connection of the annual strategy process, divisions and Group servic ...
... The Board of Directors has established the Financial and Audit Committee and Global Responsibility and Ethics Committee to provide support to the board related to the monitoring of the risk management process within Stora Enso. In connection of the annual strategy process, divisions and Group servic ...
A Climate of Change - Redefining Progress
... Each has its advantages and disadvantages as discussed in this paper. ...
... Each has its advantages and disadvantages as discussed in this paper. ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... Question: Suppose we have someone who is successful with adapting, I believe this adaptation must be constant, so is this a permanent exercise? Reply: Yes, it is a process, give people the capacity to know what’s coming and help them manage themselves over the long term. Industrialized countries are ...
... Question: Suppose we have someone who is successful with adapting, I believe this adaptation must be constant, so is this a permanent exercise? Reply: Yes, it is a process, give people the capacity to know what’s coming and help them manage themselves over the long term. Industrialized countries are ...
Impact of Climate Change on Indian Agriculture: A Review
... 1991; Pant and Rupakumar, 1997; Pant et al., 1999; Stephenson et al., 2001), and decreasing/increasing trends in rainfall in regional basis (Chowdhury and Abhyankar, 1979; Rupa Kumar et al., 1992; Kripalani et al., 1996, 2003; Singh and Sontakke, 2002). Table I shows the silent features of the selec ...
... 1991; Pant and Rupakumar, 1997; Pant et al., 1999; Stephenson et al., 2001), and decreasing/increasing trends in rainfall in regional basis (Chowdhury and Abhyankar, 1979; Rupa Kumar et al., 1992; Kripalani et al., 1996, 2003; Singh and Sontakke, 2002). Table I shows the silent features of the selec ...
Mega-Stress for Mega-Cities
... places where many of the solutions to the world’s problems have been developed, making all cities potential leaders in the global effort for a low carbon future. This report, however, focuses on climate variability and adaptive capacity of cities. It is divided up into four sections: context, method ...
... places where many of the solutions to the world’s problems have been developed, making all cities potential leaders in the global effort for a low carbon future. This report, however, focuses on climate variability and adaptive capacity of cities. It is divided up into four sections: context, method ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... design of adaptation to climate change can proceed within the existing paradigm, with appropriate adjustments. Limits to adaptation in some sectors or regions may be reached, and the costs of appropriate adaptive behaviour may be large, but strategy can develop on the basis of a predicted long-term ...
... design of adaptation to climate change can proceed within the existing paradigm, with appropriate adjustments. Limits to adaptation in some sectors or regions may be reached, and the costs of appropriate adaptive behaviour may be large, but strategy can develop on the basis of a predicted long-term ...
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.""