An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... Many White House and departmental reports and studies have identified and assessed these high-level effects, and the Department has responded with strategy and policy statements, most recently in the 2014 Defense Quadrennial Review, Defense Science Board study Trends and Implications of Climate Chan ...
... Many White House and departmental reports and studies have identified and assessed these high-level effects, and the Department has responded with strategy and policy statements, most recently in the 2014 Defense Quadrennial Review, Defense Science Board study Trends and Implications of Climate Chan ...
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... between 1970 and 1999, that for the Indian Ocean for the same is 0.2 degree C per decade (Chand B.K.,Trivedi R.K., Dubey S.K., Beg M.M., Aquaculture in changing environment in Sunderban, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Science, 2012). In according to Indian Meteorological Department (20 ...
... between 1970 and 1999, that for the Indian Ocean for the same is 0.2 degree C per decade (Chand B.K.,Trivedi R.K., Dubey S.K., Beg M.M., Aquaculture in changing environment in Sunderban, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Science, 2012). In according to Indian Meteorological Department (20 ...
6th Hwa Chong Model ASEAN Summit
... Alarmed by the emerging climate change crisis and the possible adverse effects and trends of global warming such as rises in sea levels and severe damages to the climate system, Aware of the pertinence of sustainable development in the face of climate change, Deeply disturbed by the Earth’s rapidly ...
... Alarmed by the emerging climate change crisis and the possible adverse effects and trends of global warming such as rises in sea levels and severe damages to the climate system, Aware of the pertinence of sustainable development in the face of climate change, Deeply disturbed by the Earth’s rapidly ...
Peatland Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
... People are part of this biodiversity too and have the power to protect or destroy it. In the past and today, our activities are destroying biodiversity at alarming rates. These losses are irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on. Current peatland landscapes are ...
... People are part of this biodiversity too and have the power to protect or destroy it. In the past and today, our activities are destroying biodiversity at alarming rates. These losses are irreversible, impoverish us all and damage the life support systems we rely on. Current peatland landscapes are ...
Scientific uncertainty and climate change: Part I. Uncertainty
... Extant climate sensitivity distributions are asymmetric: they are thought to have a “fat” upper tail and a comparatively abruptly truncated lower tail. Thus, the area of the distribution below its mean is more sharply bounded than the area above: values of climate sensitivity far above the central l ...
... Extant climate sensitivity distributions are asymmetric: they are thought to have a “fat” upper tail and a comparatively abruptly truncated lower tail. Thus, the area of the distribution below its mean is more sharply bounded than the area above: values of climate sensitivity far above the central l ...
Agriculture and Climate: Short and Long-term Implications
... increasing global population. Within this context, an important question to be addressed by this study is: How can agriculture adapt to deal with the changes in climate that could be an obstacle to meet the future demand for food? One of the objectives of this study is the measurement of the conseq ...
... increasing global population. Within this context, an important question to be addressed by this study is: How can agriculture adapt to deal with the changes in climate that could be an obstacle to meet the future demand for food? One of the objectives of this study is the measurement of the conseq ...
Future development in extreme one-hour precipitation over Europe
... seasonal rainfall, temperature and other atmospheric conditions that are conducted today. Such approaches have however not yet been tried out. We therefore argue that climate factors calculated straight-forward as in this study, based on 12 km, 1-hour RCM data representing the highest resolution so ...
... seasonal rainfall, temperature and other atmospheric conditions that are conducted today. Such approaches have however not yet been tried out. We therefore argue that climate factors calculated straight-forward as in this study, based on 12 km, 1-hour RCM data representing the highest resolution so ...
here - Urgenda
... current emissions is not only creeping, but also dormant. That is to say that the damage has already been caused, but cannot immediately be felt. Dormant damage creates particular risks. Damage that is immediately apparent can be mitigated directly. Dormant damage, however, can simmer for long perio ...
... current emissions is not only creeping, but also dormant. That is to say that the damage has already been caused, but cannot immediately be felt. Dormant damage creates particular risks. Damage that is immediately apparent can be mitigated directly. Dormant damage, however, can simmer for long perio ...
Good practice for the usage of climate model simulation results
... This paper presents guidelines and examples of good practice for the usage of climate model simulation results and some rationale for their application. These guidelines are relevant to climate modellers as well as to climate impact modellers and users of direct climate model output, e.g., for decis ...
... This paper presents guidelines and examples of good practice for the usage of climate model simulation results and some rationale for their application. These guidelines are relevant to climate modellers as well as to climate impact modellers and users of direct climate model output, e.g., for decis ...
Climate Change and Mortality: Feedback from Populations Issues
... developing states’ efforts to eradicate poverty. Climate change is adding to pre-existing levels of risk fueled by exposure and socio-economic vulnerability”. It is the current scientific consensus that climate change has occurred since the industrial revolution began and will continue to affect the ...
... developing states’ efforts to eradicate poverty. Climate change is adding to pre-existing levels of risk fueled by exposure and socio-economic vulnerability”. It is the current scientific consensus that climate change has occurred since the industrial revolution began and will continue to affect the ...
city-level climate change adaptation strategies: the case of quito
... Two main factors were responsible for putting this proactive adaptation approach on Quito’s agenda. First, existing disaster response strategies did not address the city’s increasing governance and development challenges sufficiently. Since the 1950s, Quito’s area had grown 20 times and its populati ...
... Two main factors were responsible for putting this proactive adaptation approach on Quito’s agenda. First, existing disaster response strategies did not address the city’s increasing governance and development challenges sufficiently. Since the 1950s, Quito’s area had grown 20 times and its populati ...
Existing data and knowledge gaps about air-climate inter
... Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change (Figure 1). For example, it became clear how air pollutants contribute to climate forcing (enhancing or decreasing it) and how they affect precipitation patterns through indirect radiati ...
... Over the past years progress has been made in understanding the linkage between air pollution with climate change (Figure 1). For example, it became clear how air pollutants contribute to climate forcing (enhancing or decreasing it) and how they affect precipitation patterns through indirect radiati ...
Word - UNEP
... distributed twice a year to a network of cities and partner institutions, regional offices and other interested parties. The editions published during the reporting period covered the themes “Environmental planning and management”, “Cities in transition towards a green economy” and “Buildings, clima ...
... distributed twice a year to a network of cities and partner institutions, regional offices and other interested parties. The editions published during the reporting period covered the themes “Environmental planning and management”, “Cities in transition towards a green economy” and “Buildings, clima ...
open access
... and population diversity can enhance species persistence by enabling evolutionary adaptation or range shifts as conditions change. In turn, population, species, and community diversity can support ecosystem state transitions, shifts in an ecosystem’s geographic boundaries (e.g., inland migration by ...
... and population diversity can enhance species persistence by enabling evolutionary adaptation or range shifts as conditions change. In turn, population, species, and community diversity can support ecosystem state transitions, shifts in an ecosystem’s geographic boundaries (e.g., inland migration by ...
Seeing the climate? The problematic status of visual evidence in
... successful communication of climate change beyond the scientific community. However, this is certainly not the only reason climate change has taken so long to establish itself in the consciousness of the public and international governments. The most obvious reason is the necessity for major economi ...
... successful communication of climate change beyond the scientific community. However, this is certainly not the only reason climate change has taken so long to establish itself in the consciousness of the public and international governments. The most obvious reason is the necessity for major economi ...
Vulnerability to climate change in three hot spots in Africa and Asia
... US $20–30 billion per year by 2030 at the latest (Fankhauser and Schmidt-Traub 2011). Although some mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for ...
... US $20–30 billion per year by 2030 at the latest (Fankhauser and Schmidt-Traub 2011). Although some mechanisms are being set up to finance actions to respond to the challenges posed by climate change (see Biagini et al. 2014), it is important to tackle the uncertainty associated with programming for ...
Energy research and the contributions of the social sciences: A
... To properly understand “a retrospective examination,” one must consider the remarkable advancements that preceded and comingled with the original essay. Behaviorism had permeated the policy sciences via Herbert Simon’s theories of “bounded rationality” [11,12], Charles Lindblom’s evolving insights i ...
... To properly understand “a retrospective examination,” one must consider the remarkable advancements that preceded and comingled with the original essay. Behaviorism had permeated the policy sciences via Herbert Simon’s theories of “bounded rationality” [11,12], Charles Lindblom’s evolving insights i ...
Request for Expression of Interest Firm - World Bank E
... its objectives, as laid down in the GEF instrument and reviews by the Assembly, as developed and adopted by the GEF Council in operations, policies and programs for GEF financed activities, and to identify potential improvements. Sub-studies, focal area studies and technical reports will be complete ...
... its objectives, as laid down in the GEF instrument and reviews by the Assembly, as developed and adopted by the GEF Council in operations, policies and programs for GEF financed activities, and to identify potential improvements. Sub-studies, focal area studies and technical reports will be complete ...
Climate Change and Tax Policy - Digital Commons @ Boston
... Scientists seem to agree that the Earth’s temperature is always changing; however, for the majority, the “key question is how much of the observed warming is due to human activities.”14 Some GHGs occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result exclusively from human activities. Hydrofluorocar ...
... Scientists seem to agree that the Earth’s temperature is always changing; however, for the majority, the “key question is how much of the observed warming is due to human activities.”14 Some GHGs occur naturally in the atmosphere, while others result exclusively from human activities. Hydrofluorocar ...
View/Open
... 3.2.2 Climate change scenarios According to IPCC projections (1998), equatorial countries (for example, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya) may be about 1.4°C warmer by 2050, a rate of warming of about 0.2°C per decade. Sea surface temperatures in the open tropical oceans surrounding Africa will rise by le ...
... 3.2.2 Climate change scenarios According to IPCC projections (1998), equatorial countries (for example, Cameroon, Uganda, and Kenya) may be about 1.4°C warmer by 2050, a rate of warming of about 0.2°C per decade. Sea surface temperatures in the open tropical oceans surrounding Africa will rise by le ...
Frequently asked questions about fossil fuels
... Fossil fuel companies have put millions of dollars into undermining climate change science and stalling the progress of climate change policy for many years. Profiting from the exploitation of fossil fuels is their core business and they have shown that they are prepared to continue to do so even t ...
... Fossil fuel companies have put millions of dollars into undermining climate change science and stalling the progress of climate change policy for many years. Profiting from the exploitation of fossil fuels is their core business and they have shown that they are prepared to continue to do so even t ...
National Adaptation to Climate Change
... deduced from historical records. The flooding of 1987 caused damages of US$4.5 million to the Male’ International Airport alone (MHAHE 2001). During the tsunami of 2004, damage to transport and communications infrastructures was estimated to be US$73 million, with some 4,200 m of quay ...
... deduced from historical records. The flooding of 1987 caused damages of US$4.5 million to the Male’ International Airport alone (MHAHE 2001). During the tsunami of 2004, damage to transport and communications infrastructures was estimated to be US$73 million, with some 4,200 m of quay ...
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"The Ethics of Geoengineering" [Working Draft]
... analogous to that associated with the aforementioned technologies. Much of the skepticism surrounding technologies designed to intervene in living systems stems from a misguided view of the causal structure of the natural living world, especially with regard to the interrelations between species tha ...
... analogous to that associated with the aforementioned technologies. Much of the skepticism surrounding technologies designed to intervene in living systems stems from a misguided view of the causal structure of the natural living world, especially with regard to the interrelations between species tha ...
On summing the components of radiative forcing of climate change
... of the mean and range of those RFs quoted by Ramaswamy et al. (2001) `as uncertain by a factor of y'. It also constrains the sign of the forcing, which is not the case when a (broad) normal PDF is used. We restrict ourselves to the forcing agents identi®ed by Ramaswamy et al. (2001) and to the perio ...
... of the mean and range of those RFs quoted by Ramaswamy et al. (2001) `as uncertain by a factor of y'. It also constrains the sign of the forcing, which is not the case when a (broad) normal PDF is used. We restrict ourselves to the forcing agents identi®ed by Ramaswamy et al. (2001) and to the perio ...