Background Document - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... beach areas and historic settlement patterns that are sea-based. The Israel Antiquities Authority have prepared a first report and analysis, the questionnaire of which is added to this paper. Further studies will be conducted on the implications on underwater archaeology. These studies will also hav ...
... beach areas and historic settlement patterns that are sea-based. The Israel Antiquities Authority have prepared a first report and analysis, the questionnaire of which is added to this paper. Further studies will be conducted on the implications on underwater archaeology. These studies will also hav ...
Climate Change Scenarios + cov.
... weather and climate. These recent regional changes, particularly temperature increases, have already affected many physical and biological systems. The rising socio-economic costs coming from climaterelated damage and regional variations in climate suggest increasing vulnerability to climate change. ...
... weather and climate. These recent regional changes, particularly temperature increases, have already affected many physical and biological systems. The rising socio-economic costs coming from climaterelated damage and regional variations in climate suggest increasing vulnerability to climate change. ...
Canadian biodiversity: ecosystem status and trends 2010 (print
... High loss of wetlands has occurred in southern Canada; loss and degradation continue due to a wide range of stressors. Some wetlands have been or are being restored. Approximately 16% of Canada’s land area is covered by freshwater wetlands, making the country steward to about a quarter of the world’ ...
... High loss of wetlands has occurred in southern Canada; loss and degradation continue due to a wide range of stressors. Some wetlands have been or are being restored. Approximately 16% of Canada’s land area is covered by freshwater wetlands, making the country steward to about a quarter of the world’ ...
Plant communities and global change: adaptation by changes in
... gradients in different valleys. These temperature gradients are excellent natural manipulation experiments that allow studying the response of these northern grassland ecosystems to temperature increases. In one of the two studied valleys, these natural temperature gradients have been present for ce ...
... gradients in different valleys. These temperature gradients are excellent natural manipulation experiments that allow studying the response of these northern grassland ecosystems to temperature increases. In one of the two studied valleys, these natural temperature gradients have been present for ce ...
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the
... to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet emerged as to the principal trends and patterns that have occurred over the past quarter-century or the factors be ...
... to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet emerged as to the principal trends and patterns that have occurred over the past quarter-century or the factors be ...
... purpose as there have been reports of observed climate change impacts, including but not limited to, shift in precipitation patterns, steady rise in temperature. For example there have been the reports of the delay in monsoons and the temperature recorded for the month of ...
... purpose as there have been reports of observed climate change impacts, including but not limited to, shift in precipitation patterns, steady rise in temperature. For example there have been the reports of the delay in monsoons and the temperature recorded for the month of ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... our predictions. While we do not find any evidence of adaptation between climate zones or over time, there is the possibility that adaptation or migration may reduce these magnitudes. Nevertheless, because accident costs have a large external component, it is likely that optimal response will requir ...
... our predictions. While we do not find any evidence of adaptation between climate zones or over time, there is the possibility that adaptation or migration may reduce these magnitudes. Nevertheless, because accident costs have a large external component, it is likely that optimal response will requir ...
Weather, Traffic Accidents, and Climate Change
... our predictions. While we do not find any evidence of adaptation between climate zones or over time, there is the possibility that adaptation or migration may reduce these magnitudes. Nevertheless, because accident costs have a large external component, it is likely that optimal response will requir ...
... our predictions. While we do not find any evidence of adaptation between climate zones or over time, there is the possibility that adaptation or migration may reduce these magnitudes. Nevertheless, because accident costs have a large external component, it is likely that optimal response will requir ...
Atmospheric Moisture Residence Times and Cycling: Implications
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
... Abstract. New estimates of the moistening of the atmosphere through evaporation at the surface and of the drying through precipitation are computed. Overall, the e-folding residence time of atmospheric moisture is just over 8 days. New estimates are also made of how much moisture that precipitates o ...
Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in
... This paper reviews impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Zimbabwe, with the intention of providing a broad overview of the key issues related to climate change facing this particular country. It draws on a set of background papers that were produced by the Policy and Advocacy fo ...
... This paper reviews impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Zimbabwe, with the intention of providing a broad overview of the key issues related to climate change facing this particular country. It draws on a set of background papers that were produced by the Policy and Advocacy fo ...
- Wiley Online Library
... windstorms causes pulses of tree mortality, disrupts ecosystem structure, community or population, and changes resource availability in the biophysical environment (Turner 2010). Forest species are well adapted to and have co-evolved with disturbance regimes (Gutschick & BassiriRad 2003). However, d ...
... windstorms causes pulses of tree mortality, disrupts ecosystem structure, community or population, and changes resource availability in the biophysical environment (Turner 2010). Forest species are well adapted to and have co-evolved with disturbance regimes (Gutschick & BassiriRad 2003). However, d ...
5.5.1 Introduction - Eionet Forum
... quantity and fresh water ecology; and human health. After a brief introduction of the report, several chapters deal in a general way with the changes in the climate system, the observed impacts and the projected impacts, respectively. The report concludes ...
... quantity and fresh water ecology; and human health. After a brief introduction of the report, several chapters deal in a general way with the changes in the climate system, the observed impacts and the projected impacts, respectively. The report concludes ...
CONFALONIERI 2007 Human Health
... indirect exposures can cause death, disability and suffering. Illhealth increases vulnerability and reduces the capacity of individuals and groups to adapt to climate change. Populations with high rates of disease and debility cope less successfully with stresses of all kinds, including those relate ...
... indirect exposures can cause death, disability and suffering. Illhealth increases vulnerability and reduces the capacity of individuals and groups to adapt to climate change. Populations with high rates of disease and debility cope less successfully with stresses of all kinds, including those relate ...
Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014 – 2023
... several years, as indicated by the steady growth in GDP, rising household income, and reduced poverty rate. Retaining this robust growth performance under a changing climate will be a real challenge in the years to come. Response efforts to address climate change cannot be separated from economic de ...
... several years, as indicated by the steady growth in GDP, rising household income, and reduced poverty rate. Retaining this robust growth performance under a changing climate will be a real challenge in the years to come. Response efforts to address climate change cannot be separated from economic de ...
Climate Change Effects: Issues for International and US
... proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime. This paper provides an overview of current views on how the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, disturbances in precipitation patterns, and increases in extreme weather events might impact global stability. The p ...
... proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime. This paper provides an overview of current views on how the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, disturbances in precipitation patterns, and increases in extreme weather events might impact global stability. The p ...
For submission to Global Change Biology
... Increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 causes photosynthetic acclimation, leading to declines in maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) and maximum electron transport rate (Jmax) (Medlyn et al., 1999; Kirschbaum, 2004). Acclimation through reductions in Vcmax and Jmax alone or through reductions i ...
... Increasing atmospheric concentrations of CO2 causes photosynthetic acclimation, leading to declines in maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax) and maximum electron transport rate (Jmax) (Medlyn et al., 1999; Kirschbaum, 2004). Acclimation through reductions in Vcmax and Jmax alone or through reductions i ...
Marine Biodiversity and Resources
... ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely to have significant effects on important coastal habitats, including wetland, mangrove, saltmarsh and seagrass ecosystems. Some of these changes have already been observed. The magnitude of the recent phy ...
... ocean chemistry, which will trigger biological responses in marine organisms. It is also likely to have significant effects on important coastal habitats, including wetland, mangrove, saltmarsh and seagrass ecosystems. Some of these changes have already been observed. The magnitude of the recent phy ...
MCCA Regulations and Syllabus -Masters
... Nairobi seeks to improve the science and practice of climate change and adaptation. It explores the fundamental changes caused by anthropogenic and natural activities that influence the alteration of the living earth’s environment. As a result of the anthropogenic climate change drivers, the global ...
... Nairobi seeks to improve the science and practice of climate change and adaptation. It explores the fundamental changes caused by anthropogenic and natural activities that influence the alteration of the living earth’s environment. As a result of the anthropogenic climate change drivers, the global ...
Changes in the sensitivity of agricultural plants to the impact of
... Our investigations have shown a significantly increased resistance of agricultural crops to the impact of ozone in the warmed climate, whereas relative differences between the accumulated biomass under the same ozone concentrations in current and elevated climatic conditions for weed (Chenopodium al ...
... Our investigations have shown a significantly increased resistance of agricultural crops to the impact of ozone in the warmed climate, whereas relative differences between the accumulated biomass under the same ozone concentrations in current and elevated climatic conditions for weed (Chenopodium al ...
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... lowest error for use in the ensemble analyses [6]. Changes are expressed in terms of percentage variation from current runoff figures. The runoff changes are assessed at a national scale. On average, runoff can be thought of as the difference between the precipitation and evaporation over long perio ...
... lowest error for use in the ensemble analyses [6]. Changes are expressed in terms of percentage variation from current runoff figures. The runoff changes are assessed at a national scale. On average, runoff can be thought of as the difference between the precipitation and evaporation over long perio ...
Climate Change Helplessness and Efficacy
... authoritative document published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. ...
... authoritative document published in the APA journal. It is not the copy of record. ...
Climate change adaptation strategies for Australian birds
... predicted to be inside or outside each taxon’s current range in 2085 based on current rates of greenhouse gas emission. ............................................................................. 15 Table 3. Sensitivity metrics: source, form and scaling. ........................................... ...
... predicted to be inside or outside each taxon’s current range in 2085 based on current rates of greenhouse gas emission. ............................................................................. 15 Table 3. Sensitivity metrics: source, form and scaling. ........................................... ...
CLIMATE CHANGE HELPLESSNESS 1 Running head: CLIMATE
... their personal energy use to prevent the worst-case climate scenarios (EPA, 2014; IPCC, 2014). But ironically, the gravity of the threat may be too great for people to believe their actions matter. That is, people experience climate change helplessness and so fail to see the harmful effects of their ...
... their personal energy use to prevent the worst-case climate scenarios (EPA, 2014; IPCC, 2014). But ironically, the gravity of the threat may be too great for people to believe their actions matter. That is, people experience climate change helplessness and so fail to see the harmful effects of their ...
Volume 25, Nº1, 2011
... horizons of modelling projections for climate change impacts (commonly over 20 years) are far too distant to be of priority to current political regimes, and there is insufficient local data to downscale global modelling projections to yield information that can be meaningfully applied to small geog ...
... horizons of modelling projections for climate change impacts (commonly over 20 years) are far too distant to be of priority to current political regimes, and there is insufficient local data to downscale global modelling projections to yield information that can be meaningfully applied to small geog ...
ecosystem approach to fisheries management
... and economic factors into a comprehensive strategy aimed at protecting and enhancing the sustainability, diversity, and productivity of natural resources. EBM “emphasizes the protection of ecosystem structure, functioning, and key processes; is place-based in focusing on a specific ecosystem and the ...
... and economic factors into a comprehensive strategy aimed at protecting and enhancing the sustainability, diversity, and productivity of natural resources. EBM “emphasizes the protection of ecosystem structure, functioning, and key processes; is place-based in focusing on a specific ecosystem and the ...