does adaptation to climate change provide food security?
... diversified economies and reliance on rainfed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank (2006) reported that catastrophic hydrological events such as droughts and floods have reduced Ethiopia’s economic growth by m ...
... diversified economies and reliance on rainfed agriculture, sub-Saharan Africa’s development prospects have been closely associated with climate. For instance, the World Bank (2006) reported that catastrophic hydrological events such as droughts and floods have reduced Ethiopia’s economic growth by m ...
a guide for tribal leaders on us climate change programs
... A GUIDE FOR TRIBAL LEADERS ON U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS ...
... A GUIDE FOR TRIBAL LEADERS ON U.S. CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMS ...
Communicating climate change – Learning from business
... As individuals ”do not have a set of socially accepted beliefs on climate change” (Hoffman 2012: 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (H ...
... As individuals ”do not have a set of socially accepted beliefs on climate change” (Hoffman 2012: 32), any attempt to understand and interpret climate change knowledge requires a thorough ”political, economic, social, and legal debate over values and beliefs” through which social consensus emerges (H ...
The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Guyana
... animal viability. Under such circumstances, vector control is expected to become more difficult, which may further prejudice the prosperity of plant, livestock and fisheries growth. The impact is expected to be on the quality of agricultural produce and thereby, indirectly, on human health outcomes. ...
... animal viability. Under such circumstances, vector control is expected to become more difficult, which may further prejudice the prosperity of plant, livestock and fisheries growth. The impact is expected to be on the quality of agricultural produce and thereby, indirectly, on human health outcomes. ...
INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION ... LIVELIHOODS OF KURESOI DISTRICT COMMUNITY, NAKURU COUNTY KENYA
... livelihoods, to examine how training and awareness as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, to examine how conservation as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods and to analyze how structural arrangements as a climate change mitigation strate ...
... livelihoods, to examine how training and awareness as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods, to examine how conservation as a climate changes mitigation strategy influences rural livelihoods and to analyze how structural arrangements as a climate change mitigation strate ...
Climate change and the outbreak ranges of two North American
... 4 Projected outbreak areas for southern pine beetle increased with higher temperatures and generally shifted northward, as did the distributions of the southern pine forests. 5 Projected outbreak areas for mountain pine beetle decreased with increasing temperature and shifted toward higher elevation ...
... 4 Projected outbreak areas for southern pine beetle increased with higher temperatures and generally shifted northward, as did the distributions of the southern pine forests. 5 Projected outbreak areas for mountain pine beetle decreased with increasing temperature and shifted toward higher elevation ...
Consequences of elevated temperatures on legume biomass
... Abstract. Increases in global temperature are likely to have effects on the nitrogen cycle, including those mediated through effects on legumes, which have a role in the N cycle by fixing N2. These effects may alter plant functioning and community structure, especially in N-limited ecosystems. We man ...
... Abstract. Increases in global temperature are likely to have effects on the nitrogen cycle, including those mediated through effects on legumes, which have a role in the N cycle by fixing N2. These effects may alter plant functioning and community structure, especially in N-limited ecosystems. We man ...
Integrating Climate Change into Strategic Environmental Assessment in Ireland A Guidance Note
... triggered substantial and long-lived change, bringing about atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations that are “unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years”. Climate policy must move to limit carbon emissions as a matter of urgency if the globally agreed target of limiting warming to a relative ...
... triggered substantial and long-lived change, bringing about atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations that are “unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years”. Climate policy must move to limit carbon emissions as a matter of urgency if the globally agreed target of limiting warming to a relative ...
Water sector (Chapter 14) of the Foundation document of Climate
... The initial charge of this Assessment included identifying areas of existing stress and vulnerability and evaluating new problems that climate change may bring. This has necessarily resulted in an identification of negative effects,though certain aspects of climate change are likely to improve condi ...
... The initial charge of this Assessment included identifying areas of existing stress and vulnerability and evaluating new problems that climate change may bring. This has necessarily resulted in an identification of negative effects,though certain aspects of climate change are likely to improve condi ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation A Literature Review
... term. Farmers cope with weather patterns on a daily, monthly, seasonal and annual basis and feel confident to be able to adjust to potential risks. Many farmers cite reliance on technology and best management practices to mitigate climate change risks. Some methods currently being applied to reduce ...
... term. Farmers cope with weather patterns on a daily, monthly, seasonal and annual basis and feel confident to be able to adjust to potential risks. Many farmers cite reliance on technology and best management practices to mitigate climate change risks. Some methods currently being applied to reduce ...
Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports
... areas in a hurricane belt will face different physical challenges than those on emergent coastlines far removed from storm-impact belts. Ports in developing nations will have a different suite of options available to them than those in developed nations (Dasgupta et al. 2008; Nicholls et al. 2007). ...
... areas in a hurricane belt will face different physical challenges than those on emergent coastlines far removed from storm-impact belts. Ports in developing nations will have a different suite of options available to them than those in developed nations (Dasgupta et al. 2008; Nicholls et al. 2007). ...
FIRST-ORDER DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 4 Do Not Cite
... dominate the threats to freshwater ecosystems and many terrestrial ecosystems, with climate change becoming an increasing stress later in the century. Climate change exacerbates the other threats. In some systems, such as high altitude and latitude freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems will with hig ...
... dominate the threats to freshwater ecosystems and many terrestrial ecosystems, with climate change becoming an increasing stress later in the century. Climate change exacerbates the other threats. In some systems, such as high altitude and latitude freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems will with hig ...
Communicating climate change: history, challenges, process and
... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
The temperature regimes of dry-season
... Abstract: The ephemeral rivers in northern Australia break up into a series of waterholes during the long, dry summer season. These in-stream waterholes provide vital habitat for the survival of aquatic biota during this period. We describe how high-time-resolution (20 min) waterhole temperature mea ...
... Abstract: The ephemeral rivers in northern Australia break up into a series of waterholes during the long, dry summer season. These in-stream waterholes provide vital habitat for the survival of aquatic biota during this period. We describe how high-time-resolution (20 min) waterhole temperature mea ...
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... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
... 17). To the former, technical experts remained the Cassandras one should not believe, while to the latter scientists became the ‘prophets’ of an ominous truth. Mass media outlets—bound by a long-standing ‘balancing’ norm—reported on, and helped construct and magnify, the resulting climate change dis ...
Kamloops Future Forest Strategy
... and ultimately understanding of not only the impacts of climate change but of our actions in this changing world. Enhanced understanding, however, can only be realized if the information produced is put to use in an adaptive management fashion such that learning leads to action and action leads to l ...
... and ultimately understanding of not only the impacts of climate change but of our actions in this changing world. Enhanced understanding, however, can only be realized if the information produced is put to use in an adaptive management fashion such that learning leads to action and action leads to l ...
Diapositiva 1 - Denise Milizia
... climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult one politically isn't it. climate change interview with Sky Read the transcript climate change review and the incentives we're giving to climate change levy that meant that the heavy industrial climate change had an im ...
... climate change levy which was an issue for a lot of climate change is a difficult one politically isn't it. climate change interview with Sky Read the transcript climate change review and the incentives we're giving to climate change levy that meant that the heavy industrial climate change had an im ...
Climate change and the marine ecosystem of the western Antarctic
... western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region to date, alterations in winter sea ice dynamics are the most likely to have had a direct impact on the marine fauna, principally through shifts in the extent and timing of habitat for ice-associated biota. Warming of seawater at depths below ca 100 m has yet ...
... western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) region to date, alterations in winter sea ice dynamics are the most likely to have had a direct impact on the marine fauna, principally through shifts in the extent and timing of habitat for ice-associated biota. Warming of seawater at depths below ca 100 m has yet ...
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... The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of The World Bank o ...
... The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of The World Bank o ...
a discussion based on contributions from climate modeling
... the last few centuries. Studies have targeted various spatial scales, from local and regional (e.g. Clauser and Mareschal, 1995; Gosnold et al., 1997; Šafanda et al., 1997, 2007; Rajver et al., 1998; Harris and Gosnold, 1999; Majorowicz et al., 1999; Beltrami, 2000; Beltrami et al., 2005; Rimi, 200 ...
... the last few centuries. Studies have targeted various spatial scales, from local and regional (e.g. Clauser and Mareschal, 1995; Gosnold et al., 1997; Šafanda et al., 1997, 2007; Rajver et al., 1998; Harris and Gosnold, 1999; Majorowicz et al., 1999; Beltrami, 2000; Beltrami et al., 2005; Rimi, 200 ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... expanding growing seasons, and carbon dioxide enrichment may boost yields for some Oregon crops and create opportunities to grow new crops and varieties. Such benefits hinge on having adequate water supply, which is projected to dwindle, especially in areas that rely on snowpack. For other crops suc ...
... expanding growing seasons, and carbon dioxide enrichment may boost yields for some Oregon crops and create opportunities to grow new crops and varieties. Such benefits hinge on having adequate water supply, which is projected to dwindle, especially in areas that rely on snowpack. For other crops suc ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... expanding growing seasons, and carbon dioxide enrichment may boost yields for some Oregon crops and create opportunities to grow new crops and varieties. Such benefits hinge on having adequate water supply, which is projected to dwindle, especially in areas that rely on snowpack. For other crops suc ...
... expanding growing seasons, and carbon dioxide enrichment may boost yields for some Oregon crops and create opportunities to grow new crops and varieties. Such benefits hinge on having adequate water supply, which is projected to dwindle, especially in areas that rely on snowpack. For other crops suc ...
2015 Conference Final Program - Climate Change: Impacts and
... The specific regional impacts on biomes and the vulnerabilities of different ecosystems across the globe need to be assessed. There are parallels between some areas, while there are subtle and complex dissimilarities between the changes that are occurring in different parts of the world. These inclu ...
... The specific regional impacts on biomes and the vulnerabilities of different ecosystems across the globe need to be assessed. There are parallels between some areas, while there are subtle and complex dissimilarities between the changes that are occurring in different parts of the world. These inclu ...
Climate Change and the Outbreak Ranges of Two North American
... 4 Projected outbreak areas for southern pine beetle increased with higher temperatures and generally shifted northward, as did the distributions of the southern pine forests. 5 Projected outbreak areas for mountain pine beetle decreased with increasing temperature and shifted toward higher elevation ...
... 4 Projected outbreak areas for southern pine beetle increased with higher temperatures and generally shifted northward, as did the distributions of the southern pine forests. 5 Projected outbreak areas for mountain pine beetle decreased with increasing temperature and shifted toward higher elevation ...
The Response of Precipitation Minus
... In the time mean over land, P 2 E is generally positive or close to zero because evapotranspiration cannot exceed precipitation in the time mean when averaged over a drainage basin. As a result, the simple thermodynamic scaling implies that P 2 E over land should either increase or stay close to zer ...
... In the time mean over land, P 2 E is generally positive or close to zero because evapotranspiration cannot exceed precipitation in the time mean when averaged over a drainage basin. As a result, the simple thermodynamic scaling implies that P 2 E over land should either increase or stay close to zer ...