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... 2007). Continental European dairy farming, in contrast, is expected to be influenced mainly by a decline in feed production and more heat stress in summer (WALTER and LÖPMEIER, 2010). Nevertheless, global warming can even be positive for regions where low temperatures have been a problem for dairy p ...
... 2007). Continental European dairy farming, in contrast, is expected to be influenced mainly by a decline in feed production and more heat stress in summer (WALTER and LÖPMEIER, 2010). Nevertheless, global warming can even be positive for regions where low temperatures have been a problem for dairy p ...
decacal climate prediction: opportunities and challenges.
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
... changes are also needed for predictions. Estimates of future emissions of radiatively important pollutants are needed for making predictions, as well as modeling capabilities to accurately simulate both how these pollutants affect the global energy, carbon and sulfur cycles, and how the climate syst ...
Follow-up Report - Ministry of Tourism
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
... addressed in the Atoll Ecosystem Conservation (AEC) project, and that lessons from this project could be used for further research on existing laws and regulations that pose disincentives for climate change adaptation. Q: Have there been studies on waste disposal practices on boats other than safari ...
Project Document for CEO Approval
... Human Health: Anopheles vectors would increase and with it the incidence and prevalence of malaria. The appearance of malaria at altitudes close to 2000 meters is a new phenomenon in the country, but with increasing temperatures, the malaria altitude belt is expected to widen. This could be compound ...
... Human Health: Anopheles vectors would increase and with it the incidence and prevalence of malaria. The appearance of malaria at altitudes close to 2000 meters is a new phenomenon in the country, but with increasing temperatures, the malaria altitude belt is expected to widen. This could be compound ...
internists (american college of physicians)
... of climate change, developing countries as well as vulnerable populations throughout the world—such as elderly persons, children, and persons with chronic illnesses—will be disproportionately affected. Climate change is happening now, and its effects are expected to worsen over the next century. Ant ...
... of climate change, developing countries as well as vulnerable populations throughout the world—such as elderly persons, children, and persons with chronic illnesses—will be disproportionately affected. Climate change is happening now, and its effects are expected to worsen over the next century. Ant ...
Strategies for Reducing the Impacts of Surface Transportation on
... This study was requested by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and conducted as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 20-24. The NCHRP is supported by annual voluntary contributions from the state Departments of Transporta ...
... This study was requested by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and conducted as part of National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 20-24. The NCHRP is supported by annual voluntary contributions from the state Departments of Transporta ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... morality can vary widely, but at the level of societal moral codes and ethics there are many commonalities to be found among the particularities (Fleischacker 1999) and some notable ‘trans-cultural overlapping values’ and principles (UNESCO 1999) that might be understood to constitute a universal — ...
... morality can vary widely, but at the level of societal moral codes and ethics there are many commonalities to be found among the particularities (Fleischacker 1999) and some notable ‘trans-cultural overlapping values’ and principles (UNESCO 1999) that might be understood to constitute a universal — ...
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Agriculture and Food Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus
... United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ...
... United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) ...
CGE Training Materials for Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
... method to estimate and provide an integrated evaluation of vulnerability “to allow comparisons to be made and assign values for different sectors, ecosystems and institutions in the face of climate change.” ...
... method to estimate and provide an integrated evaluation of vulnerability “to allow comparisons to be made and assign values for different sectors, ecosystems and institutions in the face of climate change.” ...
Reducing Human Vulnerability
... such options often are not implemented, partly because of a lack of information and transaction costs but also because of cognitive and political failures (see chapter 8).17 Second, buying “safety margins” in new investments can increase climate resilience, often at low cost. For instance, the margi ...
... such options often are not implemented, partly because of a lack of information and transaction costs but also because of cognitive and political failures (see chapter 8).17 Second, buying “safety margins” in new investments can increase climate resilience, often at low cost. For instance, the margi ...
Climate change and the impact of aerosol
... Some of the main uncertainties in understanding climate change concern the role of aerosols. Aerosol particles vary widely in size and chemical composition, and both are important in governing their effects on climate and human health. For climate effects, the number of particles (of intermediate si ...
... Some of the main uncertainties in understanding climate change concern the role of aerosols. Aerosol particles vary widely in size and chemical composition, and both are important in governing their effects on climate and human health. For climate effects, the number of particles (of intermediate si ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters
... on extreme events and disasters in 2012 (IPCC SREX). In this report, IPCC assessed the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the implications on risk management (IPCC 2012a). Expertise from climate change scienc ...
... on extreme events and disasters in 2012 (IPCC SREX). In this report, IPCC assessed the impact of climate change on extreme events and the consequences of these events for the society and the environment as well as the implications on risk management (IPCC 2012a). Expertise from climate change scienc ...
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... The implications of changes in climatic averages and variability on food production in Ontario, Canada are investigated in this article. This analysis is among few that have looked at the implications of changes in climatic variability, which may have more important social implications than changes ...
... The implications of changes in climatic averages and variability on food production in Ontario, Canada are investigated in this article. This analysis is among few that have looked at the implications of changes in climatic variability, which may have more important social implications than changes ...
CESifo Working Paper 3959
... strategies prominently include aspects of risk transformation and risk pooling through changes in economic activity (self-insurance and self-protection) and instruments of private or public insurance. Second, public policy that provides “price signals” appears in almost all categories identified by ...
... strategies prominently include aspects of risk transformation and risk pooling through changes in economic activity (self-insurance and self-protection) and instruments of private or public insurance. Second, public policy that provides “price signals” appears in almost all categories identified by ...
From obscurity to action - Liu Institute for Global Issues
... ways, that no region of the world is untouched, and that human activity is the principal contributor to increased concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Scientific uncertainty cannot be cited as a legitimate reason for ignoring the security i ...
... ways, that no region of the world is untouched, and that human activity is the principal contributor to increased concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. Scientific uncertainty cannot be cited as a legitimate reason for ignoring the security i ...
NFU`s work on climate change
... • We believe that the UK farmers can continue to supply food and fuel for a growing global population whilst helping the natural environment and society to adjust to climate change • Agriculture is also part of the solution to climate change. A 'green energy revolution' will be needed to meet the Cl ...
... • We believe that the UK farmers can continue to supply food and fuel for a growing global population whilst helping the natural environment and society to adjust to climate change • Agriculture is also part of the solution to climate change. A 'green energy revolution' will be needed to meet the Cl ...
Deepening the Food Crisis? A summary of the Study `Climate
... the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has also been discussing human rights and climate change at its Tenth Session in March 2009, based on a study that will be presented in Copenhagen. In June 2009 a panel discussion was held on this issue, the results of which should also feed into the UN climate nego ...
... the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has also been discussing human rights and climate change at its Tenth Session in March 2009, based on a study that will be presented in Copenhagen. In June 2009 a panel discussion was held on this issue, the results of which should also feed into the UN climate nego ...
U.S. Global Change Research Program · 1717 Pennsylvania... Washington, D.C. 20006 USA · 1-202-223-6262 (voice) ·...
... The Earth’s climate is changing. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of this issue, stating with “very high confidence” that human activities such as fossil fuel burning and de ...
... The Earth’s climate is changing. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of this issue, stating with “very high confidence” that human activities such as fossil fuel burning and de ...
The Effects of the Kyoto Protocol on Taiwan
... growth relies on international trade and imported fossil fuels, particularly coal and crude oil, 80 percent of which is imported. Taiwan’s total carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions were 218,488.86 thousand metric tons in 2001,6 and its total GHG emission levels ranked 22nd in the world and constituted ...
... growth relies on international trade and imported fossil fuels, particularly coal and crude oil, 80 percent of which is imported. Taiwan’s total carbon dioxide (“CO2”) emissions were 218,488.86 thousand metric tons in 2001,6 and its total GHG emission levels ranked 22nd in the world and constituted ...
Mirrors and Mazes: A guide through the climate debate – ANZEC
... Pasadena as to why the present satellite sea level rise data from the Jason satellites since 1992 were so much higher than the tide gauge data. I was shocked to learn that the NASA satellite design engineers desperately want to replace the present sea level satellite system due to large intrinsic in ...
... Pasadena as to why the present satellite sea level rise data from the Jason satellites since 1992 were so much higher than the tide gauge data. I was shocked to learn that the NASA satellite design engineers desperately want to replace the present sea level satellite system due to large intrinsic in ...
Group 5 - Sri Lanka Accreditation Board
... undertake common but differentiated responsibilities “cost effective” and “lowest cost” to control climate change and promote sustainable economic development ...
... undertake common but differentiated responsibilities “cost effective” and “lowest cost” to control climate change and promote sustainable economic development ...
Double exposure: assessing the impacts of climate change within
... particularly from the perspective of impacts. Much more attention has been focused on the implications of globalization, and particularly trade liberalization, for the environment (Bredahl et al., 1996; Esty, 1995; Krisso! et al., 1996; OECD, 1997a, b; Rauscher, 1997). Other key issues that these st ...
... particularly from the perspective of impacts. Much more attention has been focused on the implications of globalization, and particularly trade liberalization, for the environment (Bredahl et al., 1996; Esty, 1995; Krisso! et al., 1996; OECD, 1997a, b; Rauscher, 1997). Other key issues that these st ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Scholars and analysts have invoked a host of purported problems that climate change could contribute to, from armed conflict to migration flows to complex emergencies that require humanitarian inte ...
... have implications that extend beyond impacts on people’s quality of life and into the security sphere. Scholars and analysts have invoked a host of purported problems that climate change could contribute to, from armed conflict to migration flows to complex emergencies that require humanitarian inte ...
(GCOS) PROGRAM Howard J. Diamond, NOAA/NESDIS, Office of
... the region; a regional program officer is desired but not necessarily required. In the Pacific Region, SPREP was a natural for this. Need a solid and consolidated planning mechanism to advance projects in the region Need to identify partners and donors willing to participate in regional projects and ...
... the region; a regional program officer is desired but not necessarily required. In the Pacific Region, SPREP was a natural for this. Need a solid and consolidated planning mechanism to advance projects in the region Need to identify partners and donors willing to participate in regional projects and ...