Summary of the meeting on 11 December 2015 on adaptation of
... projections of EWIs over the 21st century and development of extreme weather (EW) scenarios for case studies, calibrated to the local scale. The INTACT database shows that the most damaging impacts on CIs by EW are mainly due to extreme values of precipitation and wind, but also of other parameters, ...
... projections of EWIs over the 21st century and development of extreme weather (EW) scenarios for case studies, calibrated to the local scale. The INTACT database shows that the most damaging impacts on CIs by EW are mainly due to extreme values of precipitation and wind, but also of other parameters, ...
Areas of high conservation value in Georgia: present and future
... invasive alien plant species (IAP), it is important to identify regions most at risk of invasion, as well as local species that might be vulnerable to such invasions. As rare species are already especially threatened by human activities and environmental change, there is a special need to protect th ...
... invasive alien plant species (IAP), it is important to identify regions most at risk of invasion, as well as local species that might be vulnerable to such invasions. As rare species are already especially threatened by human activities and environmental change, there is a special need to protect th ...
Lessons learned from the 2000s Western drought: Evolving linkages between
... Key findings – Climate in CO is highly variable compared to other states – The mountains and elevation make Colorado’s climate unique compared with other Western states – Temperatures have been increasing in CO – Educate about models and their strengths and weaknesses – Temperature projections are ...
... Key findings – Climate in CO is highly variable compared to other states – The mountains and elevation make Colorado’s climate unique compared with other Western states – Temperatures have been increasing in CO – Educate about models and their strengths and weaknesses – Temperature projections are ...
Economic Impacts Of Climate Change On Georgia
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
... Policymakers across the country are now seeking solutions to curb greenhouse gas emissions and to help us adapt to the impending impacts triggered by past emissions. The debate to date has primarily focused on the perceived costs of alternative solutions, yet there can also be significant costs of i ...
Pacific Region Climate Change Science and Learning Opportunities
... A new report authored by the National Park Service confirms that climate change is happening in America’s national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the ...
... A new report authored by the National Park Service confirms that climate change is happening in America’s national parks, and in some cases in rapid and concerning ways. These changes will have implications for what visitors see and experience in national parks and will require new approaches to the ...
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... be living in developing countries. In order to have food security for them, cropland expansion and technical progress in farm production is needed. Unfortunately, we lack suitable land for cultivation and have low farming technologies. In addition, the changing climate conditions will have a severe ...
... be living in developing countries. In order to have food security for them, cropland expansion and technical progress in farm production is needed. Unfortunately, we lack suitable land for cultivation and have low farming technologies. In addition, the changing climate conditions will have a severe ...
Impact of climate change on the hydrologic cycle and implications
... are then disturbed. For instance, some regions of the globe experience a decreasing trend of precipitation amount. At the same time, several regions are reported with extraordinary peaks of precipitation, while others are still having stable precipitation patterns. Within this mixture of scenarios, ...
... are then disturbed. For instance, some regions of the globe experience a decreasing trend of precipitation amount. At the same time, several regions are reported with extraordinary peaks of precipitation, while others are still having stable precipitation patterns. Within this mixture of scenarios, ...
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... 2. Relation to Literature Stern (2008) observes climate changeis a global event that will have impacts on all countries, some impacts of which are long term, and could be irreversible.Tol (2009) summarizes results of some of the first studies of climate change effects on economic growth (e.g., Nord ...
... 2. Relation to Literature Stern (2008) observes climate changeis a global event that will have impacts on all countries, some impacts of which are long term, and could be irreversible.Tol (2009) summarizes results of some of the first studies of climate change effects on economic growth (e.g., Nord ...
A Global Model of Climate Change Impacts on Timber Markets
... grazing land, and forests. Consequently, while it would be preferable to model both agriculture and forestry markets simultaneously (e.g., Darwin et al. 1995), such a framework is beyond the capacity of this study. Using Olson, Watts, and Allison precludes the use of existing cropland, but if BIOME3 ...
... grazing land, and forests. Consequently, while it would be preferable to model both agriculture and forestry markets simultaneously (e.g., Darwin et al. 1995), such a framework is beyond the capacity of this study. Using Olson, Watts, and Allison precludes the use of existing cropland, but if BIOME3 ...
Climatic classification and future global
... temperate and subtropical areas (e.g. central North America, eastern Europe and western Asia). In subtropical and tropical regions of greater moisture availability, cold growing seasons are unknown and most land would be classed as agricultural. Yet. clearly, many soil systems within tropical latitu ...
... temperate and subtropical areas (e.g. central North America, eastern Europe and western Asia). In subtropical and tropical regions of greater moisture availability, cold growing seasons are unknown and most land would be classed as agricultural. Yet. clearly, many soil systems within tropical latitu ...
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... reported that climate change was occurring and asserted that climate change was the consequence of human activities. Most (91.23%) were certain that climate change is adversely affecting their farming businesses. Many (mean=1.40) found climate change information not easily comprehensible. However th ...
... reported that climate change was occurring and asserted that climate change was the consequence of human activities. Most (91.23%) were certain that climate change is adversely affecting their farming businesses. Many (mean=1.40) found climate change information not easily comprehensible. However th ...
Adaptation of Vermont State Park Visitors to Climate Change
... • State park managers wish to continue to provide high quality opportunities • Changes in recreation behavior may require changes to state park facilities and programs • Since the Vermont State Park budget is highly dependent on entrance and camping fees, changes in visitation may impact the budget ...
... • State park managers wish to continue to provide high quality opportunities • Changes in recreation behavior may require changes to state park facilities and programs • Since the Vermont State Park budget is highly dependent on entrance and camping fees, changes in visitation may impact the budget ...
Sensitivity of Potato Yield to Climate Change
... have been developed by human activity over a long period of time. Accordance of plant demands with the given climatic and environmental conditions for agricultural crops is the most important precondition for high productivity if climatic changes as projected by atmospheric scientists (IPCC) [6 ] ad ...
... have been developed by human activity over a long period of time. Accordance of plant demands with the given climatic and environmental conditions for agricultural crops is the most important precondition for high productivity if climatic changes as projected by atmospheric scientists (IPCC) [6 ] ad ...
Research Project Final Report
... approach and scope given that delivery was for an external process. Completion of the project was heavily dependent upon collaboration with the OSPAR Secretariat who have responsibility for the delivery of the QSR components managed by the OSPAR MAQ committee. Initial planning in 2008 had suggested ...
... approach and scope given that delivery was for an external process. Completion of the project was heavily dependent upon collaboration with the OSPAR Secretariat who have responsibility for the delivery of the QSR components managed by the OSPAR MAQ committee. Initial planning in 2008 had suggested ...
GENERAL Climate Change, Water and Policy-making in
... Mediterranean from high-resolution regional climate models give clear scientific backing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections for the region. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC predicts that, for the southern and eastern Mediterranean, warming over the 21st cent ...
... Mediterranean from high-resolution regional climate models give clear scientific backing to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projections for the region. In its Fourth Assessment Report, the IPCC predicts that, for the southern and eastern Mediterranean, warming over the 21st cent ...
Module 1: UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE Contents
... Indeed, from their standpoint the very existence of humans is quite unnecessary. Every last man, woman, and child could disappear from the face of the earth without any significant detrimental consequence for the good of wild animals and plants. On the contrary, many of them would be benefitted. The ...
... Indeed, from their standpoint the very existence of humans is quite unnecessary. Every last man, woman, and child could disappear from the face of the earth without any significant detrimental consequence for the good of wild animals and plants. On the contrary, many of them would be benefitted. The ...
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... “We find significant upward trends for wind speed quantiles above the 70th percentile…” ...
... “We find significant upward trends for wind speed quantiles above the 70th percentile…” ...
AG-GEM model - University of Missouri
... century average, the West has experienced an increase in average temperature during the last five years that is 70 percent greater than the world as a whole. ...
... century average, the West has experienced an increase in average temperature during the last five years that is 70 percent greater than the world as a whole. ...
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its
... When most people think about climate change, they imagine gradual increases in temperature and only marginal changes in other climatic conditions, continuing indefinitely or even leveling off at some time in the future. The conventional wisdom is that modern civilization will either adapt to whateve ...
... When most people think about climate change, they imagine gradual increases in temperature and only marginal changes in other climatic conditions, continuing indefinitely or even leveling off at some time in the future. The conventional wisdom is that modern civilization will either adapt to whateve ...
Radiative forcing of climate by historical land cover change
... [2] In the study of anthropogenic climate change, there is a growing interest in the ways that human activities interact to affect the climate system. In particular, human land-use over the last several centuries, through large scale changes to the global vegetation cover, has had a potentially sign ...
... [2] In the study of anthropogenic climate change, there is a growing interest in the ways that human activities interact to affect the climate system. In particular, human land-use over the last several centuries, through large scale changes to the global vegetation cover, has had a potentially sign ...
05.08.2008 Information Notice On Readjustment (Adaptation) to
... threats to individual sectors of the national economy or sub-sectors thereof (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, port sector); climate change may affect the distribution of invasive species and migration of pests of agricultural crops;19 ■ in the field of public and environmental health such changes ...
... threats to individual sectors of the national economy or sub-sectors thereof (agriculture, forestry, fisheries, port sector); climate change may affect the distribution of invasive species and migration of pests of agricultural crops;19 ■ in the field of public and environmental health such changes ...
Extreme Events - International Research Institute for Climate and
... However, on shorter timescales and higher frequencies however, e.g., days to a week, there is some evidence for a decrease in temperature variability across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Related to the decrease in high-frequency temperature variability, there has been a tendency for fewer low-tem ...
... However, on shorter timescales and higher frequencies however, e.g., days to a week, there is some evidence for a decrease in temperature variability across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Related to the decrease in high-frequency temperature variability, there has been a tendency for fewer low-tem ...
Adaptation - ACCA Global
... Assets and operational processes designed without any allowance for incremental change are likely to fail to meet future design criteria, operational performance targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and regulatory standards. Incremental changes in the climate and in a company’s current thresho ...
... Assets and operational processes designed without any allowance for incremental change are likely to fail to meet future design criteria, operational performance targets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and regulatory standards. Incremental changes in the climate and in a company’s current thresho ...
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
... size structure, spatial range, and seasonal abundance of populations. These shifts, in turn, lead to altered species interactions and trophic pathways as change cascades from primary producers to upper-trophic-level fish, seabirds, and marine mammals, with climate signals thereby propagating through ...
... size structure, spatial range, and seasonal abundance of populations. These shifts, in turn, lead to altered species interactions and trophic pathways as change cascades from primary producers to upper-trophic-level fish, seabirds, and marine mammals, with climate signals thereby propagating through ...