2009-PIK-Additional Study-WP1
... numbers should be handled with care as up to 30-50% of water is lost during transportation and a significant amount of groundwater extraction cannot be documented (van Rooijen et al, 2005; Zérah, 2005). Groundwater resources are extremely stressed as exploitation and recharge are highly mismatching. ...
... numbers should be handled with care as up to 30-50% of water is lost during transportation and a significant amount of groundwater extraction cannot be documented (van Rooijen et al, 2005; Zérah, 2005). Groundwater resources are extremely stressed as exploitation and recharge are highly mismatching. ...
Annex I Annex D in the Convention
... of POPs to the Arctic and other remote regions. Climate change is also predicted to exacerbate the adverse effects of POPs with increasing temperatures and salinities; this may particularly be of relevance for the areas in subtropical and tropical regions that have been observed to experience increa ...
... of POPs to the Arctic and other remote regions. Climate change is also predicted to exacerbate the adverse effects of POPs with increasing temperatures and salinities; this may particularly be of relevance for the areas in subtropical and tropical regions that have been observed to experience increa ...
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... This document is part of the publication series of FAO’s Forest and Climate Change Programme. The programme works to strengthen countries’ capacities to mitigate and adapt to climate change through actions consistent with sustainable forest management and to promote regional cooperation and internat ...
... This document is part of the publication series of FAO’s Forest and Climate Change Programme. The programme works to strengthen countries’ capacities to mitigate and adapt to climate change through actions consistent with sustainable forest management and to promote regional cooperation and internat ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences
... ecosystems, and water The fundamental premise of the present article is that streamflow responds to ecosystem processes, which, in turn, respond both to climate drivers and to social drivers (figure 2). Social systems are a primary driver of streamflow through human water use and regulation and may ...
... ecosystems, and water The fundamental premise of the present article is that streamflow responds to ecosystem processes, which, in turn, respond both to climate drivers and to social drivers (figure 2). Social systems are a primary driver of streamflow through human water use and regulation and may ...
Ecosystem Processes and Human Influences Regulate Streamflow Response to Climate Change at
... ecosystems, and water The fundamental premise of the present article is that streamflow responds to ecosystem processes, which, in turn, respond both to climate drivers and to social drivers (figure 2). Social systems are a primary driver of streamflow through human water use and regulation and may ...
... ecosystems, and water The fundamental premise of the present article is that streamflow responds to ecosystem processes, which, in turn, respond both to climate drivers and to social drivers (figure 2). Social systems are a primary driver of streamflow through human water use and regulation and may ...
Chapter 10
... to be most sensitive to climate change-induced impacts in Asia. Agricultural productivity in Asia is likely to suffer severe losses because of high temperature, severe drought, flood conditions, and soil degradation. Forest ecosystems in boreal Asia would suffer from floods and increased volume of r ...
... to be most sensitive to climate change-induced impacts in Asia. Agricultural productivity in Asia is likely to suffer severe losses because of high temperature, severe drought, flood conditions, and soil degradation. Forest ecosystems in boreal Asia would suffer from floods and increased volume of r ...
Asia - IPCC
... winners (cereal production in northern and eastern Kazakhstan could benefit from the longer growing season, warmer winters, and slight increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton producti ...
... winners (cereal production in northern and eastern Kazakhstan could benefit from the longer growing season, warmer winters, and slight increase in winter precipitation), while others could be losers (western Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, where frequent droughts could negatively affect cotton producti ...
Guide to Considering Climate Change in Project Development in
... temperature rise of between 0.15 to 0.3 degrees centigrade per decade are now supported by an observed global value of 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade. For the next two decades, a warming trend of about 0.2 degrees centigrade is projected for a range of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
... temperature rise of between 0.15 to 0.3 degrees centigrade per decade are now supported by an observed global value of 0.2 degrees centigrade per decade. For the next two decades, a warming trend of about 0.2 degrees centigrade is projected for a range of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissio ...
Determinants of Farmers` Climate Risk Perceptions in Agriculture—A
... collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) and semi-structured questionnaires. For the majority of illiterate farmers, questions are translated into their local language and the responses are recorded. The questions are focused on factors and variables related to agricultural activities, clima ...
... collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) and semi-structured questionnaires. For the majority of illiterate farmers, questions are translated into their local language and the responses are recorded. The questions are focused on factors and variables related to agricultural activities, clima ...
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... its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, l ...
... its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (braille, l ...
Breaking down the tropospheric circulation response by forcing
... sea surface temperature (SST) warming. These studies include many different models of varying quality, which may make it difficult to cleanly separate the effects of individual forcings from the effects of model differences. To alleviate this difficulty, Deser and Phillips (2009; hereafter referred ...
... sea surface temperature (SST) warming. These studies include many different models of varying quality, which may make it difficult to cleanly separate the effects of individual forcings from the effects of model differences. To alleviate this difficulty, Deser and Phillips (2009; hereafter referred ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... observations, projections and impacts of climate change has been prepared for each country. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed clim ...
... observations, projections and impacts of climate change has been prepared for each country. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. These reports complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed clim ...
Nitrogen deposition but not climate warming promotes Deyeuxia
... stress-tolerant species are excluded due to competition from other species, such as herbaceous plants, which grow most rapidly under favorable conditions (Nilsson et al., 2002). We sought to learn whether the increase in nitrogen supply, in addition to or rather than elevated temperature, was a dete ...
... stress-tolerant species are excluded due to competition from other species, such as herbaceous plants, which grow most rapidly under favorable conditions (Nilsson et al., 2002). We sought to learn whether the increase in nitrogen supply, in addition to or rather than elevated temperature, was a dete ...
Past and future influence of climate change on spatially
... scales (Krishnaswamy et al., 2014; Seddon et al., 2016). However, the specific variation in vegetation activity depends on different environmental conditions and their changes. Del Grosso et al. (2008) found that 13 % increase in total global Net Primary Productivity (NPP) for potential vegetation o ...
... scales (Krishnaswamy et al., 2014; Seddon et al., 2016). However, the specific variation in vegetation activity depends on different environmental conditions and their changes. Del Grosso et al. (2008) found that 13 % increase in total global Net Primary Productivity (NPP) for potential vegetation o ...
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... extremely useful in preparing people and the overall societal structure for adverse events, as well as in facilitating the response as extreme weather-related events occur. This is a new dimension for public health which reverses traditional thinking: from describing what has already occurred to tak ...
... extremely useful in preparing people and the overall societal structure for adverse events, as well as in facilitating the response as extreme weather-related events occur. This is a new dimension for public health which reverses traditional thinking: from describing what has already occurred to tak ...
Modelling the impacts of weather and climate variability on crop
... (the potential to capture variability due to different subseasonal weather patterns and hence increased validity under future climates), resulting in a general large-area model (GLAM) for annual crops. However, like many other crop models, GLAM did not include several key biophysical processes that ...
... (the potential to capture variability due to different subseasonal weather patterns and hence increased validity under future climates), resulting in a general large-area model (GLAM) for annual crops. However, like many other crop models, GLAM did not include several key biophysical processes that ...
Inclusion of ecologically based trait variation in plant functional types
... Equilibrium simulations based on this approach have shown very strong impacts on carbon fluxes and vegetation distribution (Verheijen et al., 2013), but the impact in global change projections is unknown. Because the response of the community may be different from that expected from single species r ...
... Equilibrium simulations based on this approach have shown very strong impacts on carbon fluxes and vegetation distribution (Verheijen et al., 2013), but the impact in global change projections is unknown. Because the response of the community may be different from that expected from single species r ...
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) publication: Rising to the Urgent
... our commitment and resolve and our passion and creativity being called upon once again as we face what portends to be the greatest challenge to fish and wildlife conservation in the history of the Service: The Earth’s climate is changing at an accelerating rate that has the potential to cause abrupt ...
... our commitment and resolve and our passion and creativity being called upon once again as we face what portends to be the greatest challenge to fish and wildlife conservation in the history of the Service: The Earth’s climate is changing at an accelerating rate that has the potential to cause abrupt ...
Impacts of climate change on air pollution levels in the Northern
... to pre-industrial values according to the A2 emission scenario which these simulations are based on. Sulphur emissions are projected to increase by 50% until the 2030s, after which they gradually decrease to present day level in year 2100 (Nakicenovic et al., 2000). The global average temperature is ...
... to pre-industrial values according to the A2 emission scenario which these simulations are based on. Sulphur emissions are projected to increase by 50% until the 2030s, after which they gradually decrease to present day level in year 2100 (Nakicenovic et al., 2000). The global average temperature is ...
Annex II Risk profile outline
... To support informed decision making, the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, in collaboration with the Arctic Council‘s Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) have prepared a systematic and authoritative global review of the impacts of climate change on the dynamics and toxicity of persist ...
... To support informed decision making, the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, in collaboration with the Arctic Council‘s Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) have prepared a systematic and authoritative global review of the impacts of climate change on the dynamics and toxicity of persist ...
Predicting how adaptation to climate change could affect ecological
... climate and slope) and current distribution to identify climatically suitable habitat (e.g., Franklin, ...
... climate and slope) and current distribution to identify climatically suitable habitat (e.g., Franklin, ...
Climate change: impacts and adaptation for agriculture in Western
... above, impacts include economic pressures and opportunities related to increasing human populations and changing human dietary preferences, increased input costs and energy prices, competing land-use pressures and policy-related economic pressures, such as measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissio ...
... above, impacts include economic pressures and opportunities related to increasing human populations and changing human dietary preferences, increased input costs and energy prices, competing land-use pressures and policy-related economic pressures, such as measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissio ...
The Economics of Climate Change Impacts and Policy
... activities include the Tyndall Centre in the UK2 with their project “Engineering Cities: how can cities grow while reducing vulnerability and emissions?” and the German Potsdam Institute for Climate (PIK) led European-wide project “Urban lifestyles, sustainability and integrated environmental assess ...
... activities include the Tyndall Centre in the UK2 with their project “Engineering Cities: how can cities grow while reducing vulnerability and emissions?” and the German Potsdam Institute for Climate (PIK) led European-wide project “Urban lifestyles, sustainability and integrated environmental assess ...
Farmer Resiliency in a Changing Climate
... climate change trends, farmers must now find ways to adapt to these changes. Agriculture is a hugely important industry, having social, economic, and ecological components that contribute largely to societies all over the world. Its widespread nature means that agriculture exists in multiple differe ...
... climate change trends, farmers must now find ways to adapt to these changes. Agriculture is a hugely important industry, having social, economic, and ecological components that contribute largely to societies all over the world. Its widespread nature means that agriculture exists in multiple differe ...
Mid-21st century projections in temperature extremes in
... Although this RCM elevation range does not represent the actual orographic variation from about 1,500 m to over 4,200 m (14,000 ft), it is a marked improvement from the orography found in most GCMs where the highest elevation is generally less than 2,500 m (8,000 ft) for this region. Furthermore, th ...
... Although this RCM elevation range does not represent the actual orographic variation from about 1,500 m to over 4,200 m (14,000 ft), it is a marked improvement from the orography found in most GCMs where the highest elevation is generally less than 2,500 m (8,000 ft) for this region. Furthermore, th ...