Climate change and human health : risks and responses. Summary
... climate-health relationships has increased rapidly, largely due to the stimulus of the IPCC and other policy-related reviews at regional and national levels. ...
... climate-health relationships has increased rapidly, largely due to the stimulus of the IPCC and other policy-related reviews at regional and national levels. ...
Making Climate Data Relevant to Decision Making: The important
... models) outputs focus mostly on changes to temperature and precipitation rather than specific impacts relevant to people; and 3) almost all of the climate change information available is stored in difficult to access formats (e.g. NetCDF Files). Climate models projecting future conditions need to be ...
... models) outputs focus mostly on changes to temperature and precipitation rather than specific impacts relevant to people; and 3) almost all of the climate change information available is stored in difficult to access formats (e.g. NetCDF Files). Climate models projecting future conditions need to be ...
Will groundwater ease freshwater stress under climate change?
... Global temperature changes are accompanied by changes in other climatic variables. Patterns of precipitation change are more spatially and temporally variable than temperature change. Based on sparse observation records, there is no statistically significant long-term trend in the time series of glo ...
... Global temperature changes are accompanied by changes in other climatic variables. Patterns of precipitation change are more spatially and temporally variable than temperature change. Based on sparse observation records, there is no statistically significant long-term trend in the time series of glo ...
Dominating the Antarctic environment - Research Online
... continent, especially in the biologically rich coastal regions (Krinner et al., 2007). The long-term effects of losing previously permanent water sources, which are already receding due to increased melt (Vaughan et al., 2003; Chen et al., 2008; Chen et al., 2009), are assumed to be negative. Recen ...
... continent, especially in the biologically rich coastal regions (Krinner et al., 2007). The long-term effects of losing previously permanent water sources, which are already receding due to increased melt (Vaughan et al., 2003; Chen et al., 2008; Chen et al., 2009), are assumed to be negative. Recen ...
Vulnerability of pelagic systems in the Great Barrier Reef
... There are few data on broad scale (ie kilometres to hundreds of kilometres) abundance patterns of plankton on the GBR. Some data indicate total plankton is most abundant in nearshore waters, followed by mid-shelf then outer waters138. This corroborates with a concentration of schooling planktivorous ...
... There are few data on broad scale (ie kilometres to hundreds of kilometres) abundance patterns of plankton on the GBR. Some data indicate total plankton is most abundant in nearshore waters, followed by mid-shelf then outer waters138. This corroborates with a concentration of schooling planktivorous ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
... Climatic changes--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs. I. Sandro, Luke H. II. Lee, Richard E. III. Title. QC981.8.C5C697 2008 577.2’20712--dc22 ...
Quantifying the relative contribution of the climate and direct human
... However, the flow of water in most rivers in the United States reflects some level of human activities [National Research Council, 2002]. Dams and diversions for irrigation may be the most cited activities, but groundwater pumping and land use change are also important factors. Recently, Arrigoni et ...
... However, the flow of water in most rivers in the United States reflects some level of human activities [National Research Council, 2002]. Dams and diversions for irrigation may be the most cited activities, but groundwater pumping and land use change are also important factors. Recently, Arrigoni et ...
Livelihoods and Climate Change - International Institute for
... people now face, as they are likely to become more prevalent as the climate changes. This approach calls for a convergence of four distinct communities who have long been tackling the issue of vulnerability reduction through their respective activities—disaster risk reduction, climate and climate ch ...
... people now face, as they are likely to become more prevalent as the climate changes. This approach calls for a convergence of four distinct communities who have long been tackling the issue of vulnerability reduction through their respective activities—disaster risk reduction, climate and climate ch ...
Accelerating Tropicalization and the Transformation of Temperate
... 2012, McMahon et al. 2014). However, the usually slow rate of meadow expansion by clonal growth dictates that rapid expansion of tropical species into temperate waters will occur mainly through the recruitment and establishment of sexually derived propagules. Scales and rates of expansion will depen ...
... 2012, McMahon et al. 2014). However, the usually slow rate of meadow expansion by clonal growth dictates that rapid expansion of tropical species into temperate waters will occur mainly through the recruitment and establishment of sexually derived propagules. Scales and rates of expansion will depen ...
Chapter 12
... flooding related to increasing storminess and sea-level rise is likely to threaten up to 1.6 million additional people annually [12.4.2]. Warmer, drier conditions will lead to more frequent and prolonged droughts, as well as to a longer fire season and increased fire risk, particularly in the Medite ...
... flooding related to increasing storminess and sea-level rise is likely to threaten up to 1.6 million additional people annually [12.4.2]. Warmer, drier conditions will lead to more frequent and prolonged droughts, as well as to a longer fire season and increased fire risk, particularly in the Medite ...
Latest version - Broads Authority
... This has led to the exploration of alternative adaptation approaches. One of these, the ‘climate-smart’ approach adopted by the National Wildlife Federation in the USA,5 offers a helpful way forward. Here the emphasis is on reviewing and as necessary revising goals, objectives, strategies policies a ...
... This has led to the exploration of alternative adaptation approaches. One of these, the ‘climate-smart’ approach adopted by the National Wildlife Federation in the USA,5 offers a helpful way forward. Here the emphasis is on reviewing and as necessary revising goals, objectives, strategies policies a ...
Hydro_CC_0729 - University of Washington
... hydroclimatic changes (Dessai et al., 2006; Nohara et al. 2006; Cai et al. 2009). It was suggested that climate change projections from any single model should be treated as only one of a range of possibilities (Forest et al. 2000). The Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) ...
... hydroclimatic changes (Dessai et al., 2006; Nohara et al. 2006; Cai et al. 2009). It was suggested that climate change projections from any single model should be treated as only one of a range of possibilities (Forest et al. 2000). The Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) ...
Microevolutionary Response to Climatic Change
... Therefore, organisms with long generation times and a low potential for population growth may not be able to adapt to rapidly changing environments (see Reznick and Ghalambor, 2001). Climatic changes, and associated alterations in habitats and biotic interactions have probably been the most importan ...
... Therefore, organisms with long generation times and a low potential for population growth may not be able to adapt to rapidly changing environments (see Reznick and Ghalambor, 2001). Climatic changes, and associated alterations in habitats and biotic interactions have probably been the most importan ...
Chapter 3: Natural Resources - Ressources naturelles Canada
... in the short and long term. Other aspects of natural resources are addressed in chapters 4 (Food Production), 5 (Industry) and 6 (Biodiversity and Protected Areas) of this report. ...
... in the short and long term. Other aspects of natural resources are addressed in chapters 4 (Food Production), 5 (Industry) and 6 (Biodiversity and Protected Areas) of this report. ...
Author`s personal copy
... a large part of the terrestrial carbon sinks (IPCC, 2001). Many recent studies based on future climate change scenarios derived directly or indirectly from general circulation model (GCM) simulations suggested that changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration and future climate are likely to significantl ...
... a large part of the terrestrial carbon sinks (IPCC, 2001). Many recent studies based on future climate change scenarios derived directly or indirectly from general circulation model (GCM) simulations suggested that changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration and future climate are likely to significantl ...
Heat Turn Down the 74455
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
Turn Down The heaT: why a 4°C warmer worlD musT Be avoiDeD
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
PDF
... is available, cropland in the pannonian region (i.e. the north-eastern parts of Austria) is likely to suffer from increasing temperatures due to water limitations (Thaler et al., 2012; Schönhart et al., 2014). However, favorable topographical and soil conditions in the pannonian region as well as th ...
... is available, cropland in the pannonian region (i.e. the north-eastern parts of Austria) is likely to suffer from increasing temperatures due to water limitations (Thaler et al., 2012; Schönhart et al., 2014). However, favorable topographical and soil conditions in the pannonian region as well as th ...
LCARL362_en.pdf
... the adverse effects of such phenomena and could in some cases become uninhabitable. Therefore, they are among those particularly vulnerable States that need assistance under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including adaptation measures and mitigation efforts” (UN, 1994). T ...
... the adverse effects of such phenomena and could in some cases become uninhabitable. Therefore, they are among those particularly vulnerable States that need assistance under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, including adaptation measures and mitigation efforts” (UN, 1994). T ...
Egypt - Met Office
... 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 ...
Turn Down - Climate Analytics
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
... The 4°C scenarios are devastating: the inundation of coastal cities; increasing risks for food production potentially leading to higher malnutrition rates; many dry regions becoming dryer, wet regions wetter; unprecedented heat waves in many regions, especially in the tropics; substantially exacerba ...
Climate change in Australia | Southern and South
... In recognition of the impact of climate change on the management of Australia’s natural resources, the Australian Government developed the Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Austra ...
... In recognition of the impact of climate change on the management of Australia’s natural resources, the Australian Government developed the Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate Change Fund. This fund has enabled significant research into the impact of the future climate on Austra ...
From headwater tributaries to international river
... interannual and interdecadal variability. This is experienced locally and regionally in the headwater regions of the Nile and internationally through its effects on downstream Nile flows in Sudan and Egypt. Examples of climate variability are presented from areas in the basin where it exerts a strong ...
... interannual and interdecadal variability. This is experienced locally and regionally in the headwater regions of the Nile and internationally through its effects on downstream Nile flows in Sudan and Egypt. Examples of climate variability are presented from areas in the basin where it exerts a strong ...
The theme of slow onset impact
... Convention and shed light on the intent of the Parties to the agreement – both of which aid in interpreting the operative provisions of the Convention. The operative provisions of the Convention begin by defining both the ‘adverse effects of climate change’ as well as the term ‘climate change’ itsel ...
... Convention and shed light on the intent of the Parties to the agreement – both of which aid in interpreting the operative provisions of the Convention. The operative provisions of the Convention begin by defining both the ‘adverse effects of climate change’ as well as the term ‘climate change’ itsel ...