Climate change and the human right to health
... deleterious effects on human health and welfare. Article 3 calls upon Parties to the Convention to take measures to minimize the causes of climate change and minimize its adverse effects, including on health. Article 4 further calls for Parties to minimize the public health implications of mitigatio ...
... deleterious effects on human health and welfare. Article 3 calls upon Parties to the Convention to take measures to minimize the causes of climate change and minimize its adverse effects, including on health. Article 4 further calls for Parties to minimize the public health implications of mitigatio ...
Climate Change Impact Assessment in Taiwan Chung
... Over northern Taiwan, the decadal mean contribution during the 2000s was approximately 19%-23%, whereas it was 31%-34% over the southern area. In the analysis above, only data from eight lowland stations were used, since they kept the longest measurement record. Still, the general trend after 1950 i ...
... Over northern Taiwan, the decadal mean contribution during the 2000s was approximately 19%-23%, whereas it was 31%-34% over the southern area. In the analysis above, only data from eight lowland stations were used, since they kept the longest measurement record. Still, the general trend after 1950 i ...
Predicting Hydrological Response to Climate Change in the White
... Introduction Climate variability and change are expected to change hydrologic conditions and result in various impacts on global water resource systems. Likely impact may be on hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, water temperature, stream flow volume, soil moisture, timing and magnitu ...
... Introduction Climate variability and change are expected to change hydrologic conditions and result in various impacts on global water resource systems. Likely impact may be on hydrological processes such as evapotranspiration, water temperature, stream flow volume, soil moisture, timing and magnitu ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of individual or small groups of species, specific geographical regions or macrosc ...
... Two factors, climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers, but their absolute and relative importance remains controversial. To date, focus has been on the extinction chronology of individual or small groups of species, specific geographical regions or macrosc ...
Global late Quaternary megafauna extinctions linked to humans, not
... or Early Pleistocene, Homo erectus and contemporary hominins expanded into southern Asia and south and western Europe [24] (figure 1c ‘Archaic-early’). Homo neanderthalensis and Denisovan humans pushed these boundaries further, colonizing most of Eurasia and leaving only the very northern extremitie ...
... or Early Pleistocene, Homo erectus and contemporary hominins expanded into southern Asia and south and western Europe [24] (figure 1c ‘Archaic-early’). Homo neanderthalensis and Denisovan humans pushed these boundaries further, colonizing most of Eurasia and leaving only the very northern extremitie ...
Improving predictions and management of hydrological extremes
... of climate, its drivers, and consequences of climate change on our environment, society and economic sectors, as documented in the IPCC assessment report series (e.g. Kovats et al., 2014 for Europe). Over the years, a shift in the type of climate research has become noticeable, guided by a shift in ...
... of climate, its drivers, and consequences of climate change on our environment, society and economic sectors, as documented in the IPCC assessment report series (e.g. Kovats et al., 2014 for Europe). Over the years, a shift in the type of climate research has become noticeable, guided by a shift in ...
Management Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Annex
... Lake. However none of these are harmonized or coordinated to meet the needs of the Park Various vegetation types are characterized by specific species composition and various plant associations that determine its structure and function and these can be disrupted by extreme activities like hurricanes ...
... Lake. However none of these are harmonized or coordinated to meet the needs of the Park Various vegetation types are characterized by specific species composition and various plant associations that determine its structure and function and these can be disrupted by extreme activities like hurricanes ...
Climate change and water resources
... properties of the earth’s atmosphere. These gasses allow solar radiation from the sun to travel through the atmosphere but prevent the reflected heat from escaping back into space. This causes the earth’s temperature to rise. GHG emissions have been rising since industrialisation in the 1900s, due t ...
... properties of the earth’s atmosphere. These gasses allow solar radiation from the sun to travel through the atmosphere but prevent the reflected heat from escaping back into space. This causes the earth’s temperature to rise. GHG emissions have been rising since industrialisation in the 1900s, due t ...
Changing monsoon patterns, snow and glacial melt, its
... in moisture fluxes, transport and vertical flows, with the result that uncertainties related to future precipitation changes and liquid–solid precipitation ratios are still very large with subsequent consequences for hydrological and glaciological modelling studies. Rohrer et al. (in this issue) confir ...
... in moisture fluxes, transport and vertical flows, with the result that uncertainties related to future precipitation changes and liquid–solid precipitation ratios are still very large with subsequent consequences for hydrological and glaciological modelling studies. Rohrer et al. (in this issue) confir ...
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... At the global scale, maize and wheat exhibited negative impacts for several major producers and global net loss of 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, ...
... At the global scale, maize and wheat exhibited negative impacts for several major producers and global net loss of 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, ...
Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980
... At the global scale, maize and wheat exhibited negative impacts for several major producers and global net loss of 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, ...
... At the global scale, maize and wheat exhibited negative impacts for several major producers and global net loss of 3.8% and 5.5%, respectively, ...
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... ITCZ trails the position of maximum surface heating associated with the north/south displacement of the overhead position of the sun, the equatorial region have two rainy seasons while most of the other regions of the continent have only one distinct rainy period during the year (ibid.). Despite the ...
... ITCZ trails the position of maximum surface heating associated with the north/south displacement of the overhead position of the sun, the equatorial region have two rainy seasons while most of the other regions of the continent have only one distinct rainy period during the year (ibid.). Despite the ...
Field methodological approaches to investigate the short
... Peatland soils are estimated to store a third of all terrestrial carbon stocks and are very sensitive to climate change (e.g. Parton et al. 1987). The environmental conditions in these systems (continuous high precipitation; more than 30 days per annum with risk of frost; frequent cloudiness) have a ...
... Peatland soils are estimated to store a third of all terrestrial carbon stocks and are very sensitive to climate change (e.g. Parton et al. 1987). The environmental conditions in these systems (continuous high precipitation; more than 30 days per annum with risk of frost; frequent cloudiness) have a ...
The ecosystem-service chain and the biological diversity crisis
... convention in 2008? In spite of an enormous effort on part of the political and scientific communities and the important goals that have been set, there is no question that progress has been dismal. In terms of the climate convention, starting in 2000, the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere reached l ...
... convention in 2008? In spite of an enormous effort on part of the political and scientific communities and the important goals that have been set, there is no question that progress has been dismal. In terms of the climate convention, starting in 2000, the CO2 emissions into the atmosphere reached l ...
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... add the forest component to the existing climate change adaptation literature. We examine land use types with or without forests, either with crops and/or livestock. In Africa, land used for either crops, livestock, or forests account for most of the land area in the continent (UNEP 2008). The chang ...
... add the forest component to the existing climate change adaptation literature. We examine land use types with or without forests, either with crops and/or livestock. In Africa, land used for either crops, livestock, or forests account for most of the land area in the continent (UNEP 2008). The chang ...
Agroclimatic conditions in China under climate change scenarios
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
... will continue to alter agroclimatic conditions in China. In this study, high resolution climate scenarios from regional climate models (RCMs) are used as input to the agro-ecological zones (AEZ) model for China and to compute a comprehensive set of agroclimatic indicators. Uncertainties in the proje ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Physical Characteristics of
... 2006) and ice phenology. One of the best integrators of regional temperature is the timing of ice cover on lakes and rivers, because long-term records are available for this metric. A 1.2°C warming of air temperatures in northern temperate regions has led to freeze dates that average 5.7 ± 2.4 days ...
... 2006) and ice phenology. One of the best integrators of regional temperature is the timing of ice cover on lakes and rivers, because long-term records are available for this metric. A 1.2°C warming of air temperatures in northern temperate regions has led to freeze dates that average 5.7 ± 2.4 days ...
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... annual average temperature – for about 10-12oC – is predicted by end of the century towards the north-east of the Asian continent; and (6) substantial acceleration of weather variability is very likely. In its major features, similar climatic change is expected in boreal and polar domains of Norther ...
... annual average temperature – for about 10-12oC – is predicted by end of the century towards the north-east of the Asian continent; and (6) substantial acceleration of weather variability is very likely. In its major features, similar climatic change is expected in boreal and polar domains of Norther ...
Climate change and its gendered impacts on agriculture in Vietnam
... one of the fastest economic growth nations. However, poverty still remains in the rural and mountainous areas; so the recent success in poverty reduction has the potential to be undermined by the effects of climate change. It is clear that “the poor tend to have less diversity of income sources, and ...
... one of the fastest economic growth nations. However, poverty still remains in the rural and mountainous areas; so the recent success in poverty reduction has the potential to be undermined by the effects of climate change. It is clear that “the poor tend to have less diversity of income sources, and ...
trilateral strategy - Common Wadden Sea Secretariat
... climate change aspects, as well as the complexity of geophysical and biological interactions, projections on the direction and magnitude of these aspects still constitute a major scientific challenge. Still, they are highly likely to negatively interfere with the aims for the protection of the Wadde ...
... climate change aspects, as well as the complexity of geophysical and biological interactions, projections on the direction and magnitude of these aspects still constitute a major scientific challenge. Still, they are highly likely to negatively interfere with the aims for the protection of the Wadde ...
IS CLIMATE CHANGE HINDERING ECONOMIC GROWTH OF ASIAN ECONOMIES? *
... consequently reduce economic growth in the long-run (Zhang and others, 2007; Tol and Wagner, 2010; Butkiewicz and Yanikkaya, 2005). Parry and others (2007) projects that a decline in water supplies stored in glaciers and snow cover will result in water scarcity. If global average temperature increas ...
... consequently reduce economic growth in the long-run (Zhang and others, 2007; Tol and Wagner, 2010; Butkiewicz and Yanikkaya, 2005). Parry and others (2007) projects that a decline in water supplies stored in glaciers and snow cover will result in water scarcity. If global average temperature increas ...
Extreme climatic events and their evolution under changing climatic
... event in Europe are projected by regional climate models to become more common in the latter decades of the 21st century. In view of the trends discussed in this paper and the projections of change in a future, warmer climate, it would seem appropriate to plan strategies aimed at addressing the nega ...
... event in Europe are projected by regional climate models to become more common in the latter decades of the 21st century. In view of the trends discussed in this paper and the projections of change in a future, warmer climate, it would seem appropriate to plan strategies aimed at addressing the nega ...
Impact of Climate Change on Wetland Functions
... Like the above, many researchers have been carrying out studies about the influence of climate change on wetland. Accordingly, in this study, it was intended to assess the influence of climate change on the functions of wetland with the wetlands of Korea as the subjects, and to apply HGM (Hydrogeomo ...
... Like the above, many researchers have been carrying out studies about the influence of climate change on wetland. Accordingly, in this study, it was intended to assess the influence of climate change on the functions of wetland with the wetlands of Korea as the subjects, and to apply HGM (Hydrogeomo ...
Desertification-Climate Change Interactions
... Lambin, 2004), 1) those that predispose desertification called underlying causes and 2) those that physically start a desertification process, called proximate causes. Among underlying causes are climate, economics, institutions, national policies and remote influences of population growth. While pr ...
... Lambin, 2004), 1) those that predispose desertification called underlying causes and 2) those that physically start a desertification process, called proximate causes. Among underlying causes are climate, economics, institutions, national policies and remote influences of population growth. While pr ...
Corporate ppt template - Global Carbon Project
... – direct effects of CO2 on vegetation – biogeophysical feedbacks (through water cycle) – biogeochemical feedbacks (through carbon cycle) ...
... – direct effects of CO2 on vegetation – biogeophysical feedbacks (through water cycle) – biogeochemical feedbacks (through carbon cycle) ...