Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... ongoing process, rather than as a fixed endpoint. Front Ecol Environ 2013; 11(9): 502–510, doi:10.1890/120277 ...
... ongoing process, rather than as a fixed endpoint. Front Ecol Environ 2013; 11(9): 502–510, doi:10.1890/120277 ...
Silva2013-ERL-APMortality.pdf
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
Global premature mortality due to anthropogenic outdoor air pollution and... past climate change
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
... to ozone. Brauer et al (2012) used high-resolution satellite observations of PM2.5 together with a global atmospheric model and an extensive compilation of surface measurements to better represent global air pollution exposure. These exposure estimates were then used to estimate 3.2 ± 0.4 million pr ...
Cities and the Governing of Climate Change
... involved. First, a new engagement with issues of climate change has been identified among global cities. Although the pioneering municipalities that engaged with the issue in the 1990s tended to be medium or small cities (35), the past decade has seen climate change become a policy issue for capital ...
... involved. First, a new engagement with issues of climate change has been identified among global cities. Although the pioneering municipalities that engaged with the issue in the 1990s tended to be medium or small cities (35), the past decade has seen climate change become a policy issue for capital ...
Investigation - Earthjustice
... testimony regarding the science of climate change. The changes to the recent climate change testimony of Dr. Julie Gerberding, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have received considerable attention. A year earlier, when Dr. Thomas Karl, the Director of National Climacti ...
... testimony regarding the science of climate change. The changes to the recent climate change testimony of Dr. Julie Gerberding, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have received considerable attention. A year earlier, when Dr. Thomas Karl, the Director of National Climacti ...
Appendix D: Economic modelling and adaptation to climate change
... A study by BRANZ (2007) considered the costs and benefits of retrofitting housing in New Zealand to deal with the impacts of climate change. The study considered adaptation options, including increasing the number of nails in roofs, increasing insulation, using stronger steel, installing water tank ...
... A study by BRANZ (2007) considered the costs and benefits of retrofitting housing in New Zealand to deal with the impacts of climate change. The study considered adaptation options, including increasing the number of nails in roofs, increasing insulation, using stronger steel, installing water tank ...
flying blind: navigating climate change without the
... wise investment decisions, and prepare for the worsening extreme weather events that climate change is bringing. Governments, farmers and businesses rely on this information to make countless important decisions. Without such knowledge there is an increased likelihood that more lives will be lost an ...
... wise investment decisions, and prepare for the worsening extreme weather events that climate change is bringing. Governments, farmers and businesses rely on this information to make countless important decisions. Without such knowledge there is an increased likelihood that more lives will be lost an ...
Handbook for Local Elected Officials on Climate Change
... Now that you have an idea of what your community is facing with respect to the impacts of a changing Canadian climate, it is easy to see why adapting to climate change must be an essential part of your community’s future. Staff from across all municipal departments should be involved in your adaptat ...
... Now that you have an idea of what your community is facing with respect to the impacts of a changing Canadian climate, it is easy to see why adapting to climate change must be an essential part of your community’s future. Staff from across all municipal departments should be involved in your adaptat ...
The costs of adaptation: Working Paper 7 (260 kB) (opens in new window)
... Most estimates share a common method, first developed by the World Bank (2006). The World Bank estimated the fraction of current investment flows that is climate sensitive and then used a “mark up” factor that reflects the cost of “climate-proofing” future capital investment. Investment flows to dev ...
... Most estimates share a common method, first developed by the World Bank (2006). The World Bank estimated the fraction of current investment flows that is climate sensitive and then used a “mark up” factor that reflects the cost of “climate-proofing” future capital investment. Investment flows to dev ...
CATF, AG fires, 11/16 - Clean Air Task Force
... Over the past century, the Arctic has been warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the planet. While increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases account for much of this ste ...
... Over the past century, the Arctic has been warming at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the planet. While increases in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases account for much of this ste ...
ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... The albedo modification scheme presented here has been discussed before, however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles ...
... The albedo modification scheme presented here has been discussed before, however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles ...
The Climate and Development Challenge for Latin America
... (National Institute of Natural Resources; Peru) ...
... (National Institute of Natural Resources; Peru) ...
The 2007 Eco Tourism conference held at the Pan
... conference broadened the debate to include other critical issues in sustainable tourism development including certification, community based tourism, indigenous peoples rights, best practices in ecotourism and destination management among others. For example, a conducive policy and legal framework f ...
... conference broadened the debate to include other critical issues in sustainable tourism development including certification, community based tourism, indigenous peoples rights, best practices in ecotourism and destination management among others. For example, a conducive policy and legal framework f ...
Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and
... Figure 2. Hourly ozone and temperatures for ozone seasons, aggregated into chemically coherent receptor regions in the eastern U.S. after Lehman et al. [2004] as observed by rural ambient monitoring stations of the CASTNET network. The blue bars at the top of each plot represent the amount of change ...
... Figure 2. Hourly ozone and temperatures for ozone seasons, aggregated into chemically coherent receptor regions in the eastern U.S. after Lehman et al. [2004] as observed by rural ambient monitoring stations of the CASTNET network. The blue bars at the top of each plot represent the amount of change ...
Environment and Development Challenges: The Imperative to Act 20
... concluded that 15 of the 24 ecosystem services evaluated were in decline, 4 were improving, and 5 were improving in some regions of the world and in decline in other regions. Measures to conserve biodiversity and make a sustainable society possible need to be greatly enhanced and integrated with soc ...
... concluded that 15 of the 24 ecosystem services evaluated were in decline, 4 were improving, and 5 were improving in some regions of the world and in decline in other regions. Measures to conserve biodiversity and make a sustainable society possible need to be greatly enhanced and integrated with soc ...
Use of general circulation model output in the creation of climate
... 1986a, 1986b; the 'State-of-the-Art' reports of the Department of Energy (MacCracken and Luther, 1985a, b; NRC, 1985; Trabalka, 1985; Strain and Cure, 1985; White, 1985); Ramanathan, 1988; Houghton et al., 1990). These all suggest that the effects of greenhouse warming will become dominant over the ...
... 1986a, 1986b; the 'State-of-the-Art' reports of the Department of Energy (MacCracken and Luther, 1985a, b; NRC, 1985; Trabalka, 1985; Strain and Cure, 1985; White, 1985); Ramanathan, 1988; Houghton et al., 1990). These all suggest that the effects of greenhouse warming will become dominant over the ...
Key aspects of global climate change
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
... An unprecedented increase of interest in the problems of climate observed during the last decades (this refers, in particular, to mass media) has stimulated the working out of both scientific and applied developments, which provided a considerable advance in understanding the causes of present clima ...
Global warning full report - Compassion in World Farming
... products (meat, milk and eggs). This is being brought even more sharply into focus by the reality of climate change. While low income countries and some fast-developing countries are expected to continue their rapid growth in animal production, it is essential that the growth of global livestock-rel ...
... products (meat, milk and eggs). This is being brought even more sharply into focus by the reality of climate change. While low income countries and some fast-developing countries are expected to continue their rapid growth in animal production, it is essential that the growth of global livestock-rel ...
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... 400 kilometres in latitude (in the temperate zone) or 500 metres in altitude. The implications of such warming, when combined with altered rainfall, is that in the mid-latitudes yields of crops in some major grainproducing areas (such as the Great Plains of the United States) may be reduced due to m ...
... 400 kilometres in latitude (in the temperate zone) or 500 metres in altitude. The implications of such warming, when combined with altered rainfall, is that in the mid-latitudes yields of crops in some major grainproducing areas (such as the Great Plains of the United States) may be reduced due to m ...
Potential Evapotranspiration Under Present and Future
... PET calculation under climate change. The methodology described in this chapter resulted in achieving higher level of certainty in the prediction of weather elements with 92 % degree of accuracy. Thus, we used these data to calculate PET values under climate change in 2030. The results indicated tha ...
... PET calculation under climate change. The methodology described in this chapter resulted in achieving higher level of certainty in the prediction of weather elements with 92 % degree of accuracy. Thus, we used these data to calculate PET values under climate change in 2030. The results indicated tha ...
HCFC Phase out
... the potential reduction in electricity usage and CO 2 emissions through market penetration of energy efficient appliances. The IEA study also considers various barriers to penetration of energy efficient appliances in developing countries and assesses the feasibility of enforcing energy-efficient st ...
... the potential reduction in electricity usage and CO 2 emissions through market penetration of energy efficient appliances. The IEA study also considers various barriers to penetration of energy efficient appliances in developing countries and assesses the feasibility of enforcing energy-efficient st ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... Niño and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. A list of “References and Suggested Reading” identifies papers that may be of interest to resource managers in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Also, many internet links to relevant information are provided throughout the report. Brief concluding sections address pote ...
... Niño and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. A list of “References and Suggested Reading” identifies papers that may be of interest to resource managers in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. Also, many internet links to relevant information are provided throughout the report. Brief concluding sections address pote ...
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... Choice experiments are based on two economic theories: the characteristics theory of value (Lancaster 1966) and the random utility theory (Manski 1977). The characteristic theory of value states that goods can be described as a bundle of characteristics, which are the characteristic valued by consum ...
... Choice experiments are based on two economic theories: the characteristics theory of value (Lancaster 1966) and the random utility theory (Manski 1977). The characteristic theory of value states that goods can be described as a bundle of characteristics, which are the characteristic valued by consum ...
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... The rate and extent of warming, along with impacts on rainfall distributions, are key determinants of agricultural impacts and will affect the success of adaptation strategies. The likely gradual unfolding of climate change should provide farmers in many regions and industries with sufficient time t ...
... The rate and extent of warming, along with impacts on rainfall distributions, are key determinants of agricultural impacts and will affect the success of adaptation strategies. The likely gradual unfolding of climate change should provide farmers in many regions and industries with sufficient time t ...
The Hamburg Climate Action Plan
... Europe to promote environmental and climate protection. A series of “Green Capital Dialogues” are tale place in Hamburg to present ideas for the city of the future. They invite citizens, experts and those responsible in business and municipal government to join the debate. For details of the events, ...
... Europe to promote environmental and climate protection. A series of “Green Capital Dialogues” are tale place in Hamburg to present ideas for the city of the future. They invite citizens, experts and those responsible in business and municipal government to join the debate. For details of the events, ...
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.""