Health Aspects of Climate Change in Cities with Mediterranean
... the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to the global warming impacts [9]. Recent studies show that these changes have already been observed: for instance, since the 1960s, the Mediterranean basin has become warmer ...
... the Med-regions are vulnerable to climatic changes [7,8]. In fact, the Mediterranean ecosystems are among the most vulnerable to the global warming impacts [9]. Recent studies show that these changes have already been observed: for instance, since the 1960s, the Mediterranean basin has become warmer ...
A framework to assess returns on investments in the dryland
... discovered, towns are growing across both arid and semi-arid areas, and land speculation is increasing. The county governments are faced with the task of prioritising investments which can do the most to improve living standards for local people. This paper is intended to stimulate and contribute to ...
... discovered, towns are growing across both arid and semi-arid areas, and land speculation is increasing. The county governments are faced with the task of prioritising investments which can do the most to improve living standards for local people. This paper is intended to stimulate and contribute to ...
Modeling the Links between Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and
... natural resources (Martens et al, 2003; Loreau et al, 2001). Nonetheless, quantifying the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services remains a major scientific challenge to date (Pereira et al., 2010), because there does not exist a general ecological relationship between ecosystem function an ...
... natural resources (Martens et al, 2003; Loreau et al, 2001). Nonetheless, quantifying the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services remains a major scientific challenge to date (Pereira et al., 2010), because there does not exist a general ecological relationship between ecosystem function an ...
OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS How to ensure future food production under
... in the past. Some of these changes, particularly higher temperatures and greater rainfall intensity, are consistent with what scientists expect to happen as the Earth’s climate warms due to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. These changes are adding to other political, economic ...
... in the past. Some of these changes, particularly higher temperatures and greater rainfall intensity, are consistent with what scientists expect to happen as the Earth’s climate warms due to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. These changes are adding to other political, economic ...
Climate change, the environment and armed con
... conflict is more complicated in reality. The Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict study commissioned by the World Bank for the “Social Dimensions of Climate Change” workshop [hereafter, World Bank Climate Change Study], stated that the expected implications of climate change will not ca ...
... conflict is more complicated in reality. The Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict study commissioned by the World Bank for the “Social Dimensions of Climate Change” workshop [hereafter, World Bank Climate Change Study], stated that the expected implications of climate change will not ca ...
Psychology`s Contributions to Understanding and Addressing
... Third, psychology can help describe, explain, and also inform our responses to climate change. The consequences of climate change both affect and are affected by the ways that individuals and communities adapt. Adaptation extends beyond making physical and structural adjustments to environmental cha ...
... Third, psychology can help describe, explain, and also inform our responses to climate change. The consequences of climate change both affect and are affected by the ways that individuals and communities adapt. Adaptation extends beyond making physical and structural adjustments to environmental cha ...
Climate and Air Quality - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
... natural processes and as a result of ecosystem management. For example, the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to oxygen by ecosystems billions of years ago could be considered the fundamental ecosystem service, enabling evolution and maintenance of a breathable atmosphere. Not all impacts of ec ...
... natural processes and as a result of ecosystem management. For example, the conversion of carbon dioxide and water to oxygen by ecosystems billions of years ago could be considered the fundamental ecosystem service, enabling evolution and maintenance of a breathable atmosphere. Not all impacts of ec ...
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Nunavut Setting the
... Some of the more significant impacts we are already experiencing in Nunavut as a result of climate change include: • Decreasing sea ice thickness and distribution, which is changing wildlife habitat and affecting impacting hunters’ ability to harvest wildlife. • Permafrost degradation, changes ...
... Some of the more significant impacts we are already experiencing in Nunavut as a result of climate change include: • Decreasing sea ice thickness and distribution, which is changing wildlife habitat and affecting impacting hunters’ ability to harvest wildlife. • Permafrost degradation, changes ...
Psychology`s Contributions to Understanding and Addressing
... Third, psychology can help describe, explain, and also inform our responses to climate change. The consequences of climate change both affect and are affected by the ways that individuals and communities adapt. Adaptation extends beyond making physical and structural adjustments to environmental cha ...
... Third, psychology can help describe, explain, and also inform our responses to climate change. The consequences of climate change both affect and are affected by the ways that individuals and communities adapt. Adaptation extends beyond making physical and structural adjustments to environmental cha ...
Rising TempeRs, Rising TempeRaTuRes:
... every two or three years. The impact of such a change of agricultural production and pastoral lifestyles is substantial, as these populations, therefore, may be forced to migrate in order to subsist. Much of the current concern regarding the security implications of climate change relates to the pos ...
... every two or three years. The impact of such a change of agricultural production and pastoral lifestyles is substantial, as these populations, therefore, may be forced to migrate in order to subsist. Much of the current concern regarding the security implications of climate change relates to the pos ...
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... is concentrated in Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, while cooking bananas are found primarily in Asia (India, Indonesia and the Philippines) and East Africa. Other dessert bananas are found primarily in Asia and Latin America. Plantains are concentrated in West and Central Africa and Latin ...
... is concentrated in Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean, while cooking bananas are found primarily in Asia (India, Indonesia and the Philippines) and East Africa. Other dessert bananas are found primarily in Asia and Latin America. Plantains are concentrated in West and Central Africa and Latin ...
Towards Adaptive Spatial Planning for Climate Change
... the seriousness of these impacts, or differences in opinion on whether (governmental) action is necessary. 2.3. Multiplicity Climate change is a multi-faceted phenomenon and its consequences are heterogeneous. The consequences of climate change depend heavily on the specific geographical context in ...
... the seriousness of these impacts, or differences in opinion on whether (governmental) action is necessary. 2.3. Multiplicity Climate change is a multi-faceted phenomenon and its consequences are heterogeneous. The consequences of climate change depend heavily on the specific geographical context in ...
Global Warming and the Free State
... and land. Projections that include accelerating the melting of ice would increase the relative sea-level along Maryland’s shorelines by more than 1 foot by mid-century and 3 feet by late century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow. If sea level rises by 3 feet, most tidal wetlands would be ...
... and land. Projections that include accelerating the melting of ice would increase the relative sea-level along Maryland’s shorelines by more than 1 foot by mid-century and 3 feet by late century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow. If sea level rises by 3 feet, most tidal wetlands would be ...
Interannual variability and expected regional climate change over
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
... change signal, a term that is entering common use. In our study, we concentrate on interannual variability, leaving aside model error and assuming a single GHG emissions scenario. Deser et al. (2010) asked themselves a similar question but instead of wondering about the number of years needed to obt ...
The dynamics of vulnerability: why adapting to climate variability climate change
... in the future,26 although empirical literature operationalizing or evaluating what constitutes successful adaptation is rare.11,27,28 Vulnerability can also change over time, and the ‘landscape of risk’ itself can shift in unpredictable ways, including changes in chronic stresses and cumulated effec ...
... in the future,26 although empirical literature operationalizing or evaluating what constitutes successful adaptation is rare.11,27,28 Vulnerability can also change over time, and the ‘landscape of risk’ itself can shift in unpredictable ways, including changes in chronic stresses and cumulated effec ...
Climate Change and Agrarian Societies in Drylands
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
Vulnerability to climate warming and acclimation capacity of
... E-mail address: [email protected] (C. Vinagre). ...
... E-mail address: [email protected] (C. Vinagre). ...
Rapporteurs Report (RapporteurReport2012)
... sea level has risen since 1961 at a rate of 1.8 mm/yr. The IPCC has also concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely caused by the increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. ...
... sea level has risen since 1961 at a rate of 1.8 mm/yr. The IPCC has also concluded that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely caused by the increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations. ...
Trends and Variability in Snowmelt Runoff in the Western United
... et al. (2005) speculate that trends in SMR timing could be a response to the increased frequency of El Nino events in recent decades, or to general global warming. The first PC resulting from the PCA of the CMD data is not well correlated with either of these indices; however, the second PC is signi ...
... et al. (2005) speculate that trends in SMR timing could be a response to the increased frequency of El Nino events in recent decades, or to general global warming. The first PC resulting from the PCA of the CMD data is not well correlated with either of these indices; however, the second PC is signi ...
Climate change in Italy indicated by agrometeorological indices over
... events, frost risk, flooding risk and drought risk. Time trends for all variables were analysed using linear regression techniques. Results indicate that the changes in extreme events in Pisa have not changed in a way that is likely to negatively affect crop production. The risk of crop damage due t ...
... events, frost risk, flooding risk and drought risk. Time trends for all variables were analysed using linear regression techniques. Results indicate that the changes in extreme events in Pisa have not changed in a way that is likely to negatively affect crop production. The risk of crop damage due t ...
Climate change impact on available water resources obtained using
... the Mississippi River basin, southern Africa, southern China and south-eastern Australia. ...
... the Mississippi River basin, southern Africa, southern China and south-eastern Australia. ...
Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
... The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC, 2007) has presented clear evidence that the world’s climate is warming and projects future increases in global mean annual temperature of 1.1°C to 6.4°C during the 21st century, depending on levels of greenhouse gas emissions and on ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
... rainfall to be lost in evaporation, and the intensity of tropical storms ensures that much of it runs off in floods. Water supply is not only meagre in absolute terms but also of very limited availability for human and natural uses. The other dominant characteristic of dryland climates is substantia ...
Just passing through
... through time than non-protected areas. By measuring the change in modeled habitat suitability rather than direct changes in species’ abundance, we effectively asked whether butterfly habitat remained more suitable within protected areas than surrounding areas. We assumed that the mechanism governing ...
... through time than non-protected areas. By measuring the change in modeled habitat suitability rather than direct changes in species’ abundance, we effectively asked whether butterfly habitat remained more suitable within protected areas than surrounding areas. We assumed that the mechanism governing ...