A comprehensive review of climate adaptation in the United States
... climate may create some new opportunities, the pace and magnitude of these changes will make historical planning and management practices insufficient to protect people and property. Building codes and landscaping provisions will need to be updated not only for energy efficiency, but also to protect ...
... climate may create some new opportunities, the pace and magnitude of these changes will make historical planning and management practices insufficient to protect people and property. Building codes and landscaping provisions will need to be updated not only for energy efficiency, but also to protect ...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and the Highway System
... Climate models tend to project relatively wetter winters and drier summers across most of the United States. However, this does not mean that all areas are projected to receive more precipitation in the winter and less precipitation in the summer. The models also project a larger increase in summer ...
... Climate models tend to project relatively wetter winters and drier summers across most of the United States. However, this does not mean that all areas are projected to receive more precipitation in the winter and less precipitation in the summer. The models also project a larger increase in summer ...
assessment of the vulnerability of rural livelihoods in the Pacific to
... Although the ranking indicated a hierarchy of vulnerability amongst the PICs, there was little difference between the values assigned to each country and the results indicated that adaptive capacity in all PICs is presently inadequate to address the future challenges of climate change. In general, t ...
... Although the ranking indicated a hierarchy of vulnerability amongst the PICs, there was little difference between the values assigned to each country and the results indicated that adaptive capacity in all PICs is presently inadequate to address the future challenges of climate change. In general, t ...
Full English report
... Egypt was among the first Arab states to participate in the international initiatives on climate change, and has ratified both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. Egypt has several domestic initiatives to address climate change, including an int ...
... Egypt was among the first Arab states to participate in the international initiatives on climate change, and has ratified both the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol. Egypt has several domestic initiatives to address climate change, including an int ...
Does climate change create distinctive patterns of
... rigorous framework is needed, both for defining what “climate” means to a geomorphic system and for quantitatively evaluating how climatic and tectonic signals of incision can be distinguished in natural systems. [3] Our approach here is to formulate a generic model of river longitudinal profile evo ...
... rigorous framework is needed, both for defining what “climate” means to a geomorphic system and for quantitatively evaluating how climatic and tectonic signals of incision can be distinguished in natural systems. [3] Our approach here is to formulate a generic model of river longitudinal profile evo ...
Using climate information for drought planning
... Planning is a task of basic problem-solving, and has been incorporated into many disciplines, including environmental issues related to land management, natural resources, water, and, more recently, drought (Bergman 2014). Water planners are used to dealing with uncertainty. The actual trajectory of ...
... Planning is a task of basic problem-solving, and has been incorporated into many disciplines, including environmental issues related to land management, natural resources, water, and, more recently, drought (Bergman 2014). Water planners are used to dealing with uncertainty. The actual trajectory of ...
Literature review on Brookies
... United States. In addition, 94% of all streams with suitable trout habitat contained more than 68% forest land in the riparian zone (Hudy et al., 2008). However, heavily spring-fed streams within southeast Minnesota have been shown to be more independent temperature buffering systems even with tree ...
... United States. In addition, 94% of all streams with suitable trout habitat contained more than 68% forest land in the riparian zone (Hudy et al., 2008). However, heavily spring-fed streams within southeast Minnesota have been shown to be more independent temperature buffering systems even with tree ...
Methods of assessing human health vulnerability and public health
... Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environm ...
... Climate change is one of several unprecedented, large-scale, environmental changes that are affecting our planet.These changes reflect the overload of several of the Earth’s biophysical and ecological systems caused by the combined impact of growing human population and economic activities. Environm ...
American Climate Prospectus - Goldman School of Public Policy
... thresholds (often referred to as tipping points) beyond which abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate system may occur. The existence of several such mechanisms is known, but they are not adequately understood yet to simulate accurately at the global scale. Evidence for threshold behavior in ...
... thresholds (often referred to as tipping points) beyond which abrupt and irreversible changes to the climate system may occur. The existence of several such mechanisms is known, but they are not adequately understood yet to simulate accurately at the global scale. Evidence for threshold behavior in ...
Global Warming and the Degradation of Canada`s Boreal Forest
... Global warming is already having an impact on Canada’s Boreal Forest With global warming causing warmer, drier conditions in parts of the Boreal Forest, droughts, forest fires, and insect infestations are all on the rise. Drought stress has already increased, particularly in western Canada 2,3, as h ...
... Global warming is already having an impact on Canada’s Boreal Forest With global warming causing warmer, drier conditions in parts of the Boreal Forest, droughts, forest fires, and insect infestations are all on the rise. Drought stress has already increased, particularly in western Canada 2,3, as h ...
Facing an uncertain future : how forests and people can adapt to
... with some degree of climate change now recognised as inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the policy arena. Moreover, it is one of the four building blocks of the 2-year Bali Action Plan—ongoing negotiations towards an international framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. This re ...
... with some degree of climate change now recognised as inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the policy arena. Moreover, it is one of the four building blocks of the 2-year Bali Action Plan—ongoing negotiations towards an international framework to replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. This re ...
Presentation 16 Apr 2013
... WP 3A: Modelling framework Climate scenarios Crop and variety information Soil data Agronomic practices ...
... WP 3A: Modelling framework Climate scenarios Crop and variety information Soil data Agronomic practices ...
Scale-dependent Contributions of Abiotic and Biotic Factors to Tree
... difficult task, and this difficulty often impedes progress towards understanding the scaledependencies of biotic interactions. Complications arise from the fact that interactions are unlikely to be static over the full distribution of a species and thus may not be amenable to characterization in spe ...
... difficult task, and this difficulty often impedes progress towards understanding the scaledependencies of biotic interactions. Complications arise from the fact that interactions are unlikely to be static over the full distribution of a species and thus may not be amenable to characterization in spe ...
The colour of climate: changes in peat
... on and knowledge about past changes in climate is crucial for our understanding of natural climate variability. Analyses on different spatial and temporal scales have been conducted on a number of raised bogs in southcentral Sweden in order to gain more knowledge about Holocene climate variability. ...
... on and knowledge about past changes in climate is crucial for our understanding of natural climate variability. Analyses on different spatial and temporal scales have been conducted on a number of raised bogs in southcentral Sweden in order to gain more knowledge about Holocene climate variability. ...
PRODUCTION FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF THE SENSITIVITY OF
... regions could increase. Research has also shown that, specifically in tropical regions (in which, incidentally, most of the poor countries are situated), impacts on agricultural productivity are expected to be harmful. Experts have also predicted major reductions in agricultural production and incre ...
... regions could increase. Research has also shown that, specifically in tropical regions (in which, incidentally, most of the poor countries are situated), impacts on agricultural productivity are expected to be harmful. Experts have also predicted major reductions in agricultural production and incre ...
Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation in Europe
... in the frequency and intensity of extreme events. In this report we analyse the changes in variability and extremes in temperature and precipitation in Europe by the end of this century, based on high-resolution (12 km) simulations of the regional climate model HIRHAM. The results suggest a general ...
... in the frequency and intensity of extreme events. In this report we analyse the changes in variability and extremes in temperature and precipitation in Europe by the end of this century, based on high-resolution (12 km) simulations of the regional climate model HIRHAM. The results suggest a general ...
Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Area
... latter half of the 19th century. During the past ten years, all ice winters have been average, mild, or extremely mild. ...
... latter half of the 19th century. During the past ten years, all ice winters have been average, mild, or extremely mild. ...
Climate change in Africa: a guidebook for journalists
... climate-change specialists. 44 journalists from 17 countries -- Botswana; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Nigeria; Senegal; South Africa; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia and Zimbabwe – completed a survey to identify their knowledge g ...
... climate-change specialists. 44 journalists from 17 countries -- Botswana; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of Congo; Ethiopia; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Nigeria; Senegal; South Africa; South Sudan; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia and Zimbabwe – completed a survey to identify their knowledge g ...
Ch12 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... local modes of production.The erosion of a person’s position as a provider of welfare to family and community also has serious ramifications. A recent study of the importance of whaling for Inuit societies illustrates the negative social, cultural, economic, and nutritional consequences of not being ...
... local modes of production.The erosion of a person’s position as a provider of welfare to family and community also has serious ramifications. A recent study of the importance of whaling for Inuit societies illustrates the negative social, cultural, economic, and nutritional consequences of not being ...
Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change
... Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change INTRODUCTION Studies of continental stratigraphic records, Quaternary and ancient, were energized in the ®nal decades of the twentieth century by two somewhat distinct trends that emerged within the geosciences. First, there was increasingly widespr ...
... Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change INTRODUCTION Studies of continental stratigraphic records, Quaternary and ancient, were energized in the ®nal decades of the twentieth century by two somewhat distinct trends that emerged within the geosciences. First, there was increasingly widespr ...
Framework for Implementation of Climate
... River System (IRS); Increased siltation of major dams caused by more frequent and intense floods; Rising temperatures resulting in enhanced heat and water-stressed conditions, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, leading to reduced agricultural productivity; Further decrease in the already sc ...
... River System (IRS); Increased siltation of major dams caused by more frequent and intense floods; Rising temperatures resulting in enhanced heat and water-stressed conditions, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, leading to reduced agricultural productivity; Further decrease in the already sc ...
The Economic Effects of Long(Term Climate Change
... To estimate the economic e¤ects of the Little Ice Age, I construct a panel data set for 2120 European cities. These data measure annual temperatures between 1500 and 1750, and city size for several points in time. The temperature data for each city come from temperature reconstructions that were und ...
... To estimate the economic e¤ects of the Little Ice Age, I construct a panel data set for 2120 European cities. These data measure annual temperatures between 1500 and 1750, and city size for several points in time. The temperature data for each city come from temperature reconstructions that were und ...
Building resilience to climate change
... quickly enough to the changing environmental conditions. Climate change has serious implications for all nations but many developing nations are especially vulnerable because they are highly dependent on natural ecosystems for their livelihoods and as sources of food, water and shelter. Many develop ...
... quickly enough to the changing environmental conditions. Climate change has serious implications for all nations but many developing nations are especially vulnerable because they are highly dependent on natural ecosystems for their livelihoods and as sources of food, water and shelter. Many develop ...
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... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
... a sea level rise of 1 m, it is estimated that the economic losses would amount to 10% of GDP. That would mean a serious blow to Vietnam’s strategy of sustained economic growth as the main mechanism for poverty alleviation. In addition to the long-term climate change vulnerability, Vietnam is also on ...
CSC Report_Laura Roth_geändert 07.04
... Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important factor driving global warming have recently increased markedly. This can primarily be attributed to human activities and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is thus essential to avoid climate change impacts. But as GHGs are long-live ...
... Atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations as important factor driving global warming have recently increased markedly. This can primarily be attributed to human activities and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is thus essential to avoid climate change impacts. But as GHGs are long-live ...