Peatlands and Climate Change
... hemisphere, covering large areas in North America, Russia and Europe. Tropical peatlands occur in mainland East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Central America, South America and southern Africa where the current estimate of undisturbed peatland is 30-45 million ha or 10-12% of the global pe ...
... hemisphere, covering large areas in North America, Russia and Europe. Tropical peatlands occur in mainland East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean and Central America, South America and southern Africa where the current estimate of undisturbed peatland is 30-45 million ha or 10-12% of the global pe ...
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... elucidate complex social phenomena was bound to be a good fit for me. To Lauren Hewitt, who provided grounded advice when it was most needed. To Carmen Lawrence and Kevin Runions, whose decision to leave the country in 2010 was entirely unrelated to my work, I am assured. And to Iain Walker, without ...
... elucidate complex social phenomena was bound to be a good fit for me. To Lauren Hewitt, who provided grounded advice when it was most needed. To Carmen Lawrence and Kevin Runions, whose decision to leave the country in 2010 was entirely unrelated to my work, I am assured. And to Iain Walker, without ...
Towards climate resilience in agriculture for Southeast Asia
... The challenges ahead for decision makers include balancing economic growth with food security concerns, while safeguarding long-term social and environmental equity and sustainability. They also include ensuring that agricultural and social security systems alike are robust enough to respond to futu ...
... The challenges ahead for decision makers include balancing economic growth with food security concerns, while safeguarding long-term social and environmental equity and sustainability. They also include ensuring that agricultural and social security systems alike are robust enough to respond to futu ...
Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe 2016
... urbanisation and urban sprawl; technological developments; a move to low-carbon energy systems; and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greater number of elderly people, who are generally more vulnerable to extreme events, or by placing people ...
... urbanisation and urban sprawl; technological developments; a move to low-carbon energy systems; and many others. These can change the vulnerabilities of cities, for example by simply having a greater number of elderly people, who are generally more vulnerable to extreme events, or by placing people ...
The Role of New Media in Protest Organisation
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Building Resilience for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Agriculture Sector
... of that 2010 Workshop was that, as climate change brings new uncertainties, adds new risks and changes already existing risks, one of the most effective ways for agriculture to adapt to climate change could be to increase its resilience. This is why this workshop started from the various types of ri ...
... of that 2010 Workshop was that, as climate change brings new uncertainties, adds new risks and changes already existing risks, one of the most effective ways for agriculture to adapt to climate change could be to increase its resilience. This is why this workshop started from the various types of ri ...
Application for CMIP6-Endorsed MIPs
... experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation will be distributed for community use via the ESGF infrastructure. Other Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs) will build on the CMIP DECK experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation and augment them to address a broad range of scientific questions ...
... experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation will be distributed for community use via the ESGF infrastructure. Other Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs) will build on the CMIP DECK experiments and the CMIP6 Historical Simulation and augment them to address a broad range of scientific questions ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM
... factors such as improved and more accessible means of transport. Tourism is now one of the largest economic sectors worldwide. The 922 million tourists registered in 2008 generated 642 billion € (or US$ 944 billion) in tourism receipts. If international passenger transport (i.e. visitor exports) is ...
... factors such as improved and more accessible means of transport. Tourism is now one of the largest economic sectors worldwide. The 922 million tourists registered in 2008 generated 642 billion € (or US$ 944 billion) in tourism receipts. If international passenger transport (i.e. visitor exports) is ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... IPCC chair, provides explanations and proposes revisions in real time to address government comments raised from the floor. Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approv ...
... IPCC chair, provides explanations and proposes revisions in real time to address government comments raised from the floor. Hundreds of individuals participate in IPCC SPM approval plenaries, which are intense, diversely interpreted experiences. Anecdotes and perspectives on IPCC governmental approv ...
Coastal Hazards and Climate Change
... Sea-level rise projections for the next 100 years are based on different computer simulations of the atmosphere and ocean for a range of emission scenarios (ie, different greenhouse gas emission scenarios based on how the human race may live over the next 100 years). For New Zealand, there may be so ...
... Sea-level rise projections for the next 100 years are based on different computer simulations of the atmosphere and ocean for a range of emission scenarios (ie, different greenhouse gas emission scenarios based on how the human race may live over the next 100 years). For New Zealand, there may be so ...
Not Under My Backyard: Geographic proximity and public
... technology has the potential to reduce significantly the volume of greenhouse gases now being released into the atmosphere. While CCS technology is proven in the context of enhanced oil recovery and small pilot projects, the feasibility of its use for commercial-scale carbon mitigation at large powe ...
... technology has the potential to reduce significantly the volume of greenhouse gases now being released into the atmosphere. While CCS technology is proven in the context of enhanced oil recovery and small pilot projects, the feasibility of its use for commercial-scale carbon mitigation at large powe ...
Wolf, J. and Susanne C. Moser (2011). Individual understandings
... for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Clark University, Graduate Student Council (for research with Susan Hanson) NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division ...
... for Science and International Affairs, J.F. Kennedy School of Government Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Clark University, Graduate Student Council (for research with Susan Hanson) NSF Dissertation Award from the Decision, Risk, and Management Science Division ...
Science Plan for COAT: Climate-Ecological Observatory for Arctic
... models (GCMs) project an average temperature increase in the Arctic as large as 10 ºC by the turn of the century. Given such an extensive and rapid change, the impacts on the ecosystems will be large and have pervasive implications locally and globally. The rapid shift to new climate regimes is like ...
... models (GCMs) project an average temperature increase in the Arctic as large as 10 ºC by the turn of the century. Given such an extensive and rapid change, the impacts on the ecosystems will be large and have pervasive implications locally and globally. The rapid shift to new climate regimes is like ...
Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for Our Landscapes
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
... report. In particular, the eight NCA regions, as well as the Coastal and the Ocean biogeographical regions, were asked to contribute technical input reports highlighting past climate trends, projected climate change, and impacts to specific sectors in their regions. Each region established its own p ...
Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - EEG, TU-Wien
... lives and suffering but also in terms of sheer economics. The flooding which swept Europe in 2002 not only caused 37 deaths but cost US$16 billion in direct costs; the European heat-wave in 2003 led to 26,000 premature deaths and US$13.5 billion in direct costs. Such events can be expected to become ...
... lives and suffering but also in terms of sheer economics. The flooding which swept Europe in 2002 not only caused 37 deaths but cost US$16 billion in direct costs; the European heat-wave in 2003 led to 26,000 premature deaths and US$13.5 billion in direct costs. Such events can be expected to become ...
Drivers of the tropospheric ozone budget throughout the 21st
... through the 21st century and beyond. Depending on the sensitivity of ozone budget reactions to humidity and temperature, the distribution and abundance of tropospheric ozone may also be affected by climate change and changes in transport and convection through the 21st century. Ozone can also be tra ...
... through the 21st century and beyond. Depending on the sensitivity of ozone budget reactions to humidity and temperature, the distribution and abundance of tropospheric ozone may also be affected by climate change and changes in transport and convection through the 21st century. Ozone can also be tra ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
... Water supplies, recreational activities and natural ecosystems would all be affected. Some regional water quality concerns include saltwater intrusion in coastal areas and the rupture of water infrastructure in the North as a result of permafrost degradation. As water supplies diminish, at least sea ...
... Water supplies, recreational activities and natural ecosystems would all be affected. Some regional water quality concerns include saltwater intrusion in coastal areas and the rupture of water infrastructure in the North as a result of permafrost degradation. As water supplies diminish, at least sea ...
Climate Change Effects and Adaptation Approaches in Freshwater
... these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) contributes to the earth‘s greenhouse effect, leading to increased air temperature, altered pre ...
... these species, habitats, and ecosystems are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate. Carbon Dioxide Concentrations, Temperature, and Precipitation Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) contributes to the earth‘s greenhouse effect, leading to increased air temperature, altered pre ...
Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries
... Regional presentations and consultations on the report were held between October 2011 and January 2012. This provided an opportunity for the team to receive guidance from government officials, NGOs, and the private sector, based on their knowledge and experience. Consultations were hosted by LAS/J ...
... Regional presentations and consultations on the report were held between October 2011 and January 2012. This provided an opportunity for the team to receive guidance from government officials, NGOs, and the private sector, based on their knowledge and experience. Consultations were hosted by LAS/J ...
Master Thesis - Erasmus University Thesis Repository
... In the case of climate change public opinion is therefore formed on the basis of a variety and multiplicity of critical sounds and debates, in short, an ambiguity within the media. Public understanding of climate change is thereby equally ambiguous. Social Significance of Researching Climate Change ...
... In the case of climate change public opinion is therefore formed on the basis of a variety and multiplicity of critical sounds and debates, in short, an ambiguity within the media. Public understanding of climate change is thereby equally ambiguous. Social Significance of Researching Climate Change ...
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate
... been used as the basis for discussion regarding the levels of investment needed for adaptation to climate change. They have been influential in the debate concerning funding for climate change and it is important, therefore, that such estimates of cost are as robust as possible. The purpose of this ...
... been used as the basis for discussion regarding the levels of investment needed for adaptation to climate change. They have been influential in the debate concerning funding for climate change and it is important, therefore, that such estimates of cost are as robust as possible. The purpose of this ...
An Analysis of Adaptation as a Response to Climate Change
... temperature is likely to increase in the business as usual scenarios as shown in Figure 1, which also shows our projections. Projected global temperature changes above preindustrial levels range between +2.8 and +4 °C . Anthropogenic climate change, accelerating the natural trend, will induce a seri ...
... temperature is likely to increase in the business as usual scenarios as shown in Figure 1, which also shows our projections. Projected global temperature changes above preindustrial levels range between +2.8 and +4 °C . Anthropogenic climate change, accelerating the natural trend, will induce a seri ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound
... The impact to marine creatures from reduced oxygen levels may vary widely – most large species that can move away from low oxygen areas would do so, while many stationary species may die, depending on the specific levels of oxygen available. Key base prey species – such as krill (euphausiids) and sa ...
... The impact to marine creatures from reduced oxygen levels may vary widely – most large species that can move away from low oxygen areas would do so, while many stationary species may die, depending on the specific levels of oxygen available. Key base prey species – such as krill (euphausiids) and sa ...
Climate Change and Tourism - Sustainable Development of Tourism
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