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... The vision for the workshop and the efforts that have followed is multi-disciplinary, multiorganizational teams working together to develop solutions to critical ecological and socioeconomic issues in the Great Basin using a collaborative management and research framework. Many excellent Great Basin ...
... The vision for the workshop and the efforts that have followed is multi-disciplinary, multiorganizational teams working together to develop solutions to critical ecological and socioeconomic issues in the Great Basin using a collaborative management and research framework. Many excellent Great Basin ...
Impact of ocean warming and ocean acidification on marin
... change is thus causing alterations to marine ecosystems with impacts that are evident from polar to tropical regions (Harley et al. 2006, Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007, IPCC 2007, Poloczanska et al. 2007, Przeslawski et al. 2008, Brierley & Kingsford 2009, Mueter & Litzow 2009). Ocean warming is implic ...
... change is thus causing alterations to marine ecosystems with impacts that are evident from polar to tropical regions (Harley et al. 2006, Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007, IPCC 2007, Poloczanska et al. 2007, Przeslawski et al. 2008, Brierley & Kingsford 2009, Mueter & Litzow 2009). Ocean warming is implic ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... The Pacific is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. Climate change is already affecting Pacific Island Countries and their people, and although much is being done to find solutions, any truly effective solution must be bound with, or driven by, a robust legal ...
... The Pacific is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. Climate change is already affecting Pacific Island Countries and their people, and although much is being done to find solutions, any truly effective solution must be bound with, or driven by, a robust legal ...
Use of Perennial Grass in Grazing Systems of Southern Australia to
... Australia is the hottest and driest inhabited continent in terms of duration and intensity of heat. Temperatures above 45°C have been recorded at nearly all stations more than 150 km from the coast and at many places on the north-west and southern coasts (NATMAP, 1986). Half of Australia’s total lan ...
... Australia is the hottest and driest inhabited continent in terms of duration and intensity of heat. Temperatures above 45°C have been recorded at nearly all stations more than 150 km from the coast and at many places on the north-west and southern coasts (NATMAP, 1986). Half of Australia’s total lan ...
ecosystem-based adaptation - Fundação Grupo Boticário de
... Climate change has become a recurrent issue in our daily life. Unfortunately, the process of its mitigation has not matched the speed with which it has developed. Torrential rains, landslides, floods and droughts – among other extreme climate events – are perceived more frequently in places where th ...
... Climate change has become a recurrent issue in our daily life. Unfortunately, the process of its mitigation has not matched the speed with which it has developed. Torrential rains, landslides, floods and droughts – among other extreme climate events – are perceived more frequently in places where th ...
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of
... Priority ranking based on a weighted sum of criteria reveals that in the Netherlands integrated nature and water management and risk based policies rank high, followed by policies aiming at ‘climate proof’ housing and infrastructure. ...
... Priority ranking based on a weighted sum of criteria reveals that in the Netherlands integrated nature and water management and risk based policies rank high, followed by policies aiming at ‘climate proof’ housing and infrastructure. ...
Mapping climate change
... be located on the border between two zones: with more summer precipitation in northern Scandinavia and less in central and southern Europe. Danish waters will become warmer, less salty and with higher sea levels. Weather extremes will generally be more likely and this will mean more intense and more ...
... be located on the border between two zones: with more summer precipitation in northern Scandinavia and less in central and southern Europe. Danish waters will become warmer, less salty and with higher sea levels. Weather extremes will generally be more likely and this will mean more intense and more ...
Survival and population size of a resident bird species are declining
... assumption 2, because individuals may move into the survey area during the interval. This results in an upward bias in density estimates (Buckland 2006). Crossbills fly long distances between foraging areas and water sources, so individuals flying overhead during surveys were not included in the analy ...
... assumption 2, because individuals may move into the survey area during the interval. This results in an upward bias in density estimates (Buckland 2006). Crossbills fly long distances between foraging areas and water sources, so individuals flying overhead during surveys were not included in the analy ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... rises over the remainder of the 21st century are inevitable, irrespective of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our climate is already changing and we must adapt to these unavoidable changes if we are to thrive as a sustainable community. The ACT Government has therefore prepared this ACT C ...
... rises over the remainder of the 21st century are inevitable, irrespective of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our climate is already changing and we must adapt to these unavoidable changes if we are to thrive as a sustainable community. The ACT Government has therefore prepared this ACT C ...
ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... rises over the remainder of the 21st century are inevitable, irrespective of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our climate is already changing and we must adapt to these unavoidable changes if we are to thrive as a sustainable community. The ACT Government has therefore prepared this ACT C ...
... rises over the remainder of the 21st century are inevitable, irrespective of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our climate is already changing and we must adapt to these unavoidable changes if we are to thrive as a sustainable community. The ACT Government has therefore prepared this ACT C ...
Climate change and Ontario`s provincial parks
... forest fire severity) were identified as potentially significant for Ontario Parks’ policy, planning, and management frameworks. While the literature review and the models described in this report identify a number of potential impacts resulting from climate change (e.g., changes in biome climate en ...
... forest fire severity) were identified as potentially significant for Ontario Parks’ policy, planning, and management frameworks. While the literature review and the models described in this report identify a number of potential impacts resulting from climate change (e.g., changes in biome climate en ...
Kenya Talks Climate
... The ability of Kenyan citizens to effectively respond to climate change will be determined by the accessibility and quality of the information available to them. Increased public understanding of climate change will enable citizens and communities to discuss the issue, adapt to its effects and make ...
... The ability of Kenyan citizens to effectively respond to climate change will be determined by the accessibility and quality of the information available to them. Increased public understanding of climate change will enable citizens and communities to discuss the issue, adapt to its effects and make ...
Impactsof climate variability and change inthe Pacific Northwest University of Washington
... winners and loser when the climate is different from the “average.” The mild winter and spring of 1997—98 saw an early snow melt, which strained regional water supplies during the summer and fall months. An especially warm and dry summer, coupled with the early melt, led to exceptionally low flows a ...
... winners and loser when the climate is different from the “average.” The mild winter and spring of 1997—98 saw an early snow melt, which strained regional water supplies during the summer and fall months. An especially warm and dry summer, coupled with the early melt, led to exceptionally low flows a ...
- Adaptation
... agro-ecological and hydrological system of information, planning and decision-making on the management of natural and social assets under scenarios of climate change. Through training and other measures the sustainability of the system will be secured. The project also responds to the Focal Area Obj ...
... agro-ecological and hydrological system of information, planning and decision-making on the management of natural and social assets under scenarios of climate change. Through training and other measures the sustainability of the system will be secured. The project also responds to the Focal Area Obj ...
Full-Text PDF
... The model used in this study is CRCM5 [29], which is based on a limited-area version of the Global Environment Multiscale (GEM) model used for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) at Environment Canada [30]. GEM employs semi-Lagrangian transport and (quasi) fully implicit stepping scheme. In its fully ...
... The model used in this study is CRCM5 [29], which is based on a limited-area version of the Global Environment Multiscale (GEM) model used for Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) at Environment Canada [30]. GEM employs semi-Lagrangian transport and (quasi) fully implicit stepping scheme. In its fully ...
Using Remote Sensing to Quantify Vegetation Change and
... significant ecological and social importance to southern Africa [41]. Community and national economies are heavily dependent upon wildlife tourism, and therefore, changes in vegetation, which may directly impact wildlife species distributions, are not only of ecological concern, but also of economic ...
... significant ecological and social importance to southern Africa [41]. Community and national economies are heavily dependent upon wildlife tourism, and therefore, changes in vegetation, which may directly impact wildlife species distributions, are not only of ecological concern, but also of economic ...
LCCARL398_en.pdf
... sweet potato and tomato. Estimates were calculated of percentage changes in annual average income, and changes in land suitability for specific crops. Initial results indicated that significant losses in the estimated production of key agricultural crops with the exception of rice, was to be expecte ...
... sweet potato and tomato. Estimates were calculated of percentage changes in annual average income, and changes in land suitability for specific crops. Initial results indicated that significant losses in the estimated production of key agricultural crops with the exception of rice, was to be expecte ...
Climate Change and Conservation: A Primer for Assessing Impacts
... referenced in this primer. Yet, as a general rule, the conservation community is only now gaining on‐the‐ground experience in conservation projects that will enable us to eventually provide more specific guidance on how, when, and where to implement adaptation strategies. At the same time, many c ...
... referenced in this primer. Yet, as a general rule, the conservation community is only now gaining on‐the‐ground experience in conservation projects that will enable us to eventually provide more specific guidance on how, when, and where to implement adaptation strategies. At the same time, many c ...
Suggestions for monitoring of biological effects of
... for biological effects of OA, since shows the chemical solubility “potential” and may not give a full picture of calcifying species that can calcify as long as they get enough food. However, recent studies have shown that in particular aragonite forming organisms seems to suffer at low and to be ...
... for biological effects of OA, since shows the chemical solubility “potential” and may not give a full picture of calcifying species that can calcify as long as they get enough food. However, recent studies have shown that in particular aragonite forming organisms seems to suffer at low and to be ...
Indigenous and Traditional Peoples and Climate
... Arabian Peninsula and large parts of Australia. Concerning sea level rise, areas at greatest risk include islands in general but especially small islands, the Arctic region, and low-lying Asian coastal areas. Chapter four describes the projected impacts of climate change on coastal areas; islands; t ...
... Arabian Peninsula and large parts of Australia. Concerning sea level rise, areas at greatest risk include islands in general but especially small islands, the Arctic region, and low-lying Asian coastal areas. Chapter four describes the projected impacts of climate change on coastal areas; islands; t ...
Climate Change and Switzerland 2050
... to be expected up to the year 2050. The potential impacts on various areas are discussed, as well as measures and strategies to adapt to the expected changes. Because global emissions reduction can only mitigate the situation in the long run, the expected global warming to 2050 will take place large ...
... to be expected up to the year 2050. The potential impacts on various areas are discussed, as well as measures and strategies to adapt to the expected changes. Because global emissions reduction can only mitigate the situation in the long run, the expected global warming to 2050 will take place large ...
British Columbia
... Increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather and related natural hazards will impact British Columbia’s critical infrastructure. Windstorms, forest fires, storm surges, coastal erosion, landslides, snowstorms, hail, droughts and floods currently have major economic impacts on BC’s communities ...
... Increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather and related natural hazards will impact British Columbia’s critical infrastructure. Windstorms, forest fires, storm surges, coastal erosion, landslides, snowstorms, hail, droughts and floods currently have major economic impacts on BC’s communities ...
Impacts of precipitation seasonality and ecosystem types
... Regional studies, for example, have reported more than twofold differences in ET among the various forest types of northern Wisconsin, primarily because of differences in tree hydraulic conductance [Sun et al., 2008]. Attributes concerning the absorption of solar radiation and the exchange of mass a ...
... Regional studies, for example, have reported more than twofold differences in ET among the various forest types of northern Wisconsin, primarily because of differences in tree hydraulic conductance [Sun et al., 2008]. Attributes concerning the absorption of solar radiation and the exchange of mass a ...
Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
... This report will help water professionals to identify actions that can be taken to adapt to the changes in the world's water regimes expected to occur over the coming decades. It’s origins can be traced back to the World Water Vision, a declaration on global water issues adopted in March 2000 during ...
... This report will help water professionals to identify actions that can be taken to adapt to the changes in the world's water regimes expected to occur over the coming decades. It’s origins can be traced back to the World Water Vision, a declaration on global water issues adopted in March 2000 during ...
Documentation of Research on Climate change and water
... years (IPCC, 2008). Temperature increase since the mid-20th century is largely attributed to observed increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentration. Consequently, over the past 50years cold days, cold nights and frost have become less frequent, while hot days, hot nights and heat waves hav ...
... years (IPCC, 2008). Temperature increase since the mid-20th century is largely attributed to observed increases in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentration. Consequently, over the past 50years cold days, cold nights and frost have become less frequent, while hot days, hot nights and heat waves hav ...