Climate Change Adaptation Plan
... The Adaptation Action Plan (see Table 1) is the main outcome of the Climate Change Adaptation project. This framework presents the key issues identified by the community that may result from climate change. Impacts may be perceived as positive and/or negative. For example, the increased presence of ...
... The Adaptation Action Plan (see Table 1) is the main outcome of the Climate Change Adaptation project. This framework presents the key issues identified by the community that may result from climate change. Impacts may be perceived as positive and/or negative. For example, the increased presence of ...
Assessment of climate change in Europe from an ensemble of
... The Köppen climate classification and its variants are the most widely used climate classification systems. In the present study, an improvement of the original system, the K-T (Trewartha and Horn, 1980) climate classification (Table I) was used. The K-T classification was applied to monthly mean t ...
... The Köppen climate classification and its variants are the most widely used climate classification systems. In the present study, an improvement of the original system, the K-T (Trewartha and Horn, 1980) climate classification (Table I) was used. The K-T classification was applied to monthly mean t ...
REVIEW SUMMARY Multiple Dimensions of Climate Change and
... Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate ch ...
... Background: Changes in Earth’s climate over time can be measured in Outlook: Forecasting the long-term impacts of future climate changes many ways. The different metrics available represent alternative dimen- on biodiversity is challenging, not least because the responses of organsions of climate ch ...
NVCA Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan Milestone 1
... that temperatures globally have been rising since the late 19th century and even more notably since the late 1940s onwards: …each of the past three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than all previous decades in the instrumental record.1 Reconstruction of past climates using ...
... that temperatures globally have been rising since the late 19th century and even more notably since the late 1940s onwards: …each of the past three decades has been successively warmer at the Earth’s surface than all previous decades in the instrumental record.1 Reconstruction of past climates using ...
Central Coast Climate change snapshot
... The Central Coast is expected to experience an increase in all temperature variables (average, maximum and minimum) for the near future and the far future (Figure 2). Maximum temperatures are projected to increase by 0.7°C in the near future and by 1.9°C in the far future (Figure 2b). The largest ch ...
... The Central Coast is expected to experience an increase in all temperature variables (average, maximum and minimum) for the near future and the far future (Figure 2). Maximum temperatures are projected to increase by 0.7°C in the near future and by 1.9°C in the far future (Figure 2b). The largest ch ...
Climate Ready Stirling`s Main Issues Report
... We need to start preparing today for the impacts of climate change, whilst also collectively continuing to reduce current and future greenhouse gas emissions. If we wait for more severe climate change impacts before developing preparedness strategies we risk being poorly equipped to manage the econo ...
... We need to start preparing today for the impacts of climate change, whilst also collectively continuing to reduce current and future greenhouse gas emissions. If we wait for more severe climate change impacts before developing preparedness strategies we risk being poorly equipped to manage the econo ...
Changes in the potential distribution of humid tropical forests on a
... estimated to account for 12 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions [3], which are partly offset by a forest carbon sink with enhanced forest productivity and biomass linked to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations [4]. Over half of the tropical-forest area (1.1 × 107 km2 ) is represented by hu ...
... estimated to account for 12 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions [3], which are partly offset by a forest carbon sink with enhanced forest productivity and biomass linked to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations [4]. Over half of the tropical-forest area (1.1 × 107 km2 ) is represented by hu ...
The role of ecosystems in climate change adaptation and disaster
... (DRR); (ii) adapt to changing conditions, including recovery after a major damage-causing event; (iii) be more readily applied in poor countries as they are more cost-effective; (iv) be maintained with less external assistance; and (v) prevent and reverse environmental degradation. As a cost-effecti ...
... (DRR); (ii) adapt to changing conditions, including recovery after a major damage-causing event; (iii) be more readily applied in poor countries as they are more cost-effective; (iv) be maintained with less external assistance; and (v) prevent and reverse environmental degradation. As a cost-effecti ...
A. Proposal Cover Page and Summary Project title: Natural
... assessment, use these assessments to inform development of narrative landscape scenarios and to narrow down the list of conservation targets. The prioritization will be accomplished in collaboration with ecologists, natural resource managers, and stakeholders. Develop mid-century climate scenarios t ...
... assessment, use these assessments to inform development of narrative landscape scenarios and to narrow down the list of conservation targets. The prioritization will be accomplished in collaboration with ecologists, natural resource managers, and stakeholders. Develop mid-century climate scenarios t ...
Preparing for and managing change: climate adaptation for
... Approaches to adaptation can range from resisting change – in order to protect high-value and climate-sensitive assets – to actively facilitating changes, so that inevitable system transitions will retain desirable ecological attributes rather than resulting in the collapse of ecosystem functions an ...
... Approaches to adaptation can range from resisting change – in order to protect high-value and climate-sensitive assets – to actively facilitating changes, so that inevitable system transitions will retain desirable ecological attributes rather than resulting in the collapse of ecosystem functions an ...
adapt to climate change
... There are several approaches to helping waterbirds adapt to climate change. Site and species-based approaches should consider that the resources available for helping waterbirds to adapt to climate change are finite and priority measures are therefore needed. However, waterbirds migrate between diff ...
... There are several approaches to helping waterbirds adapt to climate change. Site and species-based approaches should consider that the resources available for helping waterbirds to adapt to climate change are finite and priority measures are therefore needed. However, waterbirds migrate between diff ...
Efforts on Climate Change in Malaysia: A Preliminary Assessment
... Malaysia is rich in natural resource. Its economy has over the years inevitably tied closely to its unique resource endowments, including land, water, forestry and biodiversity as well as coastal and marine. The socio-economic development activities on agriculture, potable and irrigation water suppl ...
... Malaysia is rich in natural resource. Its economy has over the years inevitably tied closely to its unique resource endowments, including land, water, forestry and biodiversity as well as coastal and marine. The socio-economic development activities on agriculture, potable and irrigation water suppl ...
Submission by Japan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate
... relevant government ministries and agencies, Japan will effectively promote sectoral measures, as well as the basic and international measures. 2. Sectoral measures Japan will promote sectoral adaptation measures based on the findings of Japan’s climate change impact assessment for each of the seven ...
... relevant government ministries and agencies, Japan will effectively promote sectoral measures, as well as the basic and international measures. 2. Sectoral measures Japan will promote sectoral adaptation measures based on the findings of Japan’s climate change impact assessment for each of the seven ...
4. The response of the climate system to a
... The indirect effects of aerosols include their impact on cloud microphysics (which induces changes in clouds’ radiative properties, their frequency and their lifetimes). In particular, aerosols act as nuclei on which water condenses. A high concentration of aerosols thus leads to clouds that contain ...
... The indirect effects of aerosols include their impact on cloud microphysics (which induces changes in clouds’ radiative properties, their frequency and their lifetimes). In particular, aerosols act as nuclei on which water condenses. A high concentration of aerosols thus leads to clouds that contain ...
Climate Change Action Plan
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
... die-offs of seabird chicks have been recorded during periods of unusually high sea temperatures. These nesting failures are now known to be due to provisioning failure, resulting when parent birds have difficulty obtaining prey fish because of changes in the location of productivity zones. Sea turtl ...
Effects of Urban Forestry on the Local Climate in Cotonou, Benin
... of life in urban areas will depend mainly on the size and quality of established green spaces. Due to the rapid degradation of living environment, the need arises to reverse the issues of pollution as well as to mitigate climate change effects. To this end, it is necessary to assess the possible imp ...
... of life in urban areas will depend mainly on the size and quality of established green spaces. Due to the rapid degradation of living environment, the need arises to reverse the issues of pollution as well as to mitigate climate change effects. To this end, it is necessary to assess the possible imp ...
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... diversity in eight widespread or range restricted hummingbird species. We found lesser changes in suitable habitat from past to present in most of the species than those predicted by palaeodistribution models at northern temperate regions. Contemporary seasonal precipitation, Quaternary habitat and ...
... diversity in eight widespread or range restricted hummingbird species. We found lesser changes in suitable habitat from past to present in most of the species than those predicted by palaeodistribution models at northern temperate regions. Contemporary seasonal precipitation, Quaternary habitat and ...
Buckley CV - University of Washington
... 25. Davies TJ* and Buckley LB*. 2012. Exploring the phylogenetic history of contemporary mammal species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21: 1096-1105. 24. Hawkins BA, McCain CM, Davies TJ, Buckley LB, Anacker BL, Cornell HV, Damschen EI, Grytnes JA, Harrison SP, Hawkins BA, Holt RD, Kraft ...
... 25. Davies TJ* and Buckley LB*. 2012. Exploring the phylogenetic history of contemporary mammal species richness. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21: 1096-1105. 24. Hawkins BA, McCain CM, Davies TJ, Buckley LB, Anacker BL, Cornell HV, Damschen EI, Grytnes JA, Harrison SP, Hawkins BA, Holt RD, Kraft ...
Global Climate Change and Children`s Health
... and psychological sequelae of weather disasters, increased heat stress, decreased air quality, altered disease patterns of some climate-sensitive infections, and food, water, and nutrient insecurity in vulnerable regions. Prompt implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies will protect chi ...
... and psychological sequelae of weather disasters, increased heat stress, decreased air quality, altered disease patterns of some climate-sensitive infections, and food, water, and nutrient insecurity in vulnerable regions. Prompt implementation of mitigation and adaptation strategies will protect chi ...
Assessment of climate change impact on water Linköping University Post Print
... 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCMs and the regional scale of many climatic factors especially precipitation, motivates the use of regional modelling for Southern Africa. The conclusion that regional models, in spite of introducing new uncer ...
... 2000) means that their simulation benefits from increased resolution. The coarse scale of GCMs and the regional scale of many climatic factors especially precipitation, motivates the use of regional modelling for Southern Africa. The conclusion that regional models, in spite of introducing new uncer ...
Building Place-Based Climate Change Education
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... ,QWKH:DVKLQJWRQ'&DUHDVSULQJÀRZHULQJRI 100 different species has advanced by 2.4 days from WR ,QWKH3DFL¿F1RUWKZHVW¶V&DVFDGH Mountains, decreasing snowpack at mid-elevation stations show a 30-60 percent decline from 1950$QGVSHFLHV¶UDQJHVDUHVKLIWLQJ 2YHUWKHSDVW ...
Climate Ready Stirling
... weather events have already impacted many aspects of society such as agriculture, buildings, energy infrastructure, health, transport, and water resources. The long-term climate change trends for Scotland are projected to be warmer and drier summers, milder and wetter winters and increasingly variab ...
... weather events have already impacted many aspects of society such as agriculture, buildings, energy infrastructure, health, transport, and water resources. The long-term climate change trends for Scotland are projected to be warmer and drier summers, milder and wetter winters and increasingly variab ...
Historically calibrated predictions of butterfly species` range shift
... model accuracy between species greatly outstrip differences in model accuracy due to the use of different modeling techniques (Guisan et al. 2008). Here we present the first attempt of which we are aware to test whether accurate predictions of species range shifts over long time periods (30–60 years) ...
... model accuracy between species greatly outstrip differences in model accuracy due to the use of different modeling techniques (Guisan et al. 2008). Here we present the first attempt of which we are aware to test whether accurate predictions of species range shifts over long time periods (30–60 years) ...
Your opinion on climate change might not be as common as you think
... consensus effect1 (a tendency to overestimate how common one’s ‘own’ opinion is) and pluralistic ignorance2 (where most people privately reject an opinion, but assume incorrectly that most others accept it). We investigated these biases in people’s opinions about the existence and causes of climate ...
... consensus effect1 (a tendency to overestimate how common one’s ‘own’ opinion is) and pluralistic ignorance2 (where most people privately reject an opinion, but assume incorrectly that most others accept it). We investigated these biases in people’s opinions about the existence and causes of climate ...
Current impacts and vulnerability
... Annual totals in the northern and the southern regions of the Judean Foothills average 480 mm and 300 mm, respectively. The discrepancy between northern and southern regions in their sensitivity to precipitation might be explained by regional differences in the range rather than in the mean annual r ...
... Annual totals in the northern and the southern regions of the Judean Foothills average 480 mm and 300 mm, respectively. The discrepancy between northern and southern regions in their sensitivity to precipitation might be explained by regional differences in the range rather than in the mean annual r ...