atmospheric phenomena and climate evaluating the effect of climatic
... substantiated as well [Beck and Goetz, 2011; Walker et al., 2012]. In total, during the period of 1982–2008 the summer warmth has increased by 21 %, and NDVI – by 7 % [Bhatt et al., 2010]. Some papers emphasize the displacement of vegetation boundaries as a response to climate changes [Hickling et ...
... substantiated as well [Beck and Goetz, 2011; Walker et al., 2012]. In total, during the period of 1982–2008 the summer warmth has increased by 21 %, and NDVI – by 7 % [Bhatt et al., 2010]. Some papers emphasize the displacement of vegetation boundaries as a response to climate changes [Hickling et ...
'Communicating Uncertainties for those Insuring Future Climate Change' Oslo 2008
... for Those Insuring Future Climate Change The evolution of applied climate science from a focus on “Has climate changed?” to “How will climate change in the future?” suggests significant changes in the communication of uncertainty and ignorance, of what is precisely defined versus what is relevant, o ...
... for Those Insuring Future Climate Change The evolution of applied climate science from a focus on “Has climate changed?” to “How will climate change in the future?” suggests significant changes in the communication of uncertainty and ignorance, of what is precisely defined versus what is relevant, o ...
Estimates of the Damage Costs of Climate Change
... presents the outcomes. All cases include CO2 -fertilization so that the impacts are only indexed on the global mean temperature. The average of the studies including (or adjusted for) adaptation is taken as the best guess estimate of the impacts of climate change on the long run, that is, the differ ...
... presents the outcomes. All cases include CO2 -fertilization so that the impacts are only indexed on the global mean temperature. The average of the studies including (or adjusted for) adaptation is taken as the best guess estimate of the impacts of climate change on the long run, that is, the differ ...
Zimbabwe Capacity Development Needs Assessment Report
... attributed to increased population, growth in demand across sectors, pollution of the available water and climate variability and change. This reduction in water availability has stressed all user sectors with the agricultural sector being hit hardest as evidenced by poor harvests for rain fed cropp ...
... attributed to increased population, growth in demand across sectors, pollution of the available water and climate variability and change. This reduction in water availability has stressed all user sectors with the agricultural sector being hit hardest as evidenced by poor harvests for rain fed cropp ...
Science Communication - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
... We used questionnaires to gather the responses of as many audience members as possible. The questionnaire asked respondents to provide demographic information (e.g., gender, age, and occupation), and it also asked participants why they decided to attend the play and whether they stayed for the total ...
... We used questionnaires to gather the responses of as many audience members as possible. The questionnaire asked respondents to provide demographic information (e.g., gender, age, and occupation), and it also asked participants why they decided to attend the play and whether they stayed for the total ...
Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide
... methodology and recommended actions to help the City prepare for a changing climate. The City asked MWH to create a planning document to integrate adaptation actions into the City’s routine business processes at both strategic and tactical levels. The research on climate impacts is summarized in Res ...
... methodology and recommended actions to help the City prepare for a changing climate. The City asked MWH to create a planning document to integrate adaptation actions into the City’s routine business processes at both strategic and tactical levels. The research on climate impacts is summarized in Res ...
changing risks in changing climate
... Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). RCPs are not linked to any socio-economic scenarios, but each of them is consistent with many socio-economic storylines because different socio-economic futures could lead to similar changes in atmospheric GHGs concentrations. Future impact can be shape ...
... Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs). RCPs are not linked to any socio-economic scenarios, but each of them is consistent with many socio-economic storylines because different socio-economic futures could lead to similar changes in atmospheric GHGs concentrations. Future impact can be shape ...
a new report
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
National Security and the Threat of Climate Change
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
... business processes and innovative technologies that result in improved U.S. combat power through energy efficiency. Numerous Department of Defense studies have found that combat forces would be more capable and less vulnerable by significantly reducing their fuel demand. Unfortunately, many of their re ...
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... example, to develop agricultural technologies for the hotspot regions. In extreme cases, hotspots may provide forewarning of areas where agriculture could be untenable in the future, leading to shifts out of agriculture or migration away from the hotspot. Areas identified as climate opportunities, i ...
... example, to develop agricultural technologies for the hotspot regions. In extreme cases, hotspots may provide forewarning of areas where agriculture could be untenable in the future, leading to shifts out of agriculture or migration away from the hotspot. Areas identified as climate opportunities, i ...
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... agricultural season (or in the case of cassava production, the first season), with no contingency plan based on weather outcomes partway through the season. Following Siegel and Alwang (2005), we assume that non-crop production activities occur only during nonworking times, with no trade-off between ...
... agricultural season (or in the case of cassava production, the first season), with no contingency plan based on weather outcomes partway through the season. Following Siegel and Alwang (2005), we assume that non-crop production activities occur only during nonworking times, with no trade-off between ...
Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual
... Eight Steps to Adaptation I. Define your community and specify your adaptation planning area. Determine boundaries for the geographical area, or combination of areas, or otherwise define the community for which you want to develop adaptation planning. 2. Determine your motives for adaptation. Wh ...
... Eight Steps to Adaptation I. Define your community and specify your adaptation planning area. Determine boundaries for the geographical area, or combination of areas, or otherwise define the community for which you want to develop adaptation planning. 2. Determine your motives for adaptation. Wh ...
View/Open
... emerging2. Scientists agree that the most severe drought effects will be felt in mid-latitude, inland continental areas, especially in the summer season, possibly leading to a loss of soil humidity and increased erosion. In this event, Spain will be among the regions most severely affected. Moreover ...
... emerging2. Scientists agree that the most severe drought effects will be felt in mid-latitude, inland continental areas, especially in the summer season, possibly leading to a loss of soil humidity and increased erosion. In this event, Spain will be among the regions most severely affected. Moreover ...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events
... Toronto, Department of Geography, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Internet: http://harvey.geog.utoronto.ca:8080/harvey/index.html) ...
... Toronto, Department of Geography, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Internet: http://harvey.geog.utoronto.ca:8080/harvey/index.html) ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... Highly vulnerable to climate variations, Togo’s agriculture sector constitutes 43% of GDP and is the mainstay of most Togolese livelihoods. Agriculture will remain the mainstay of economic growth for the foreseeable future, with staple crops being yams, cassava, corn, millet, sorghum, cocoa, coffee, ...
... Highly vulnerable to climate variations, Togo’s agriculture sector constitutes 43% of GDP and is the mainstay of most Togolese livelihoods. Agriculture will remain the mainstay of economic growth for the foreseeable future, with staple crops being yams, cassava, corn, millet, sorghum, cocoa, coffee, ...
BIBLIOGRAPHY BOMAL-O, CARLA G. APRIL 2012. Documentation
... Moisture stress due to prolonged dry spells/droughts in some areas, coupled with heat stress has already been seen to affect crops, especially when these environmental conditions occur during the critical conditions of the crops. On the other hand, excessive moisture could also cause substantial cr ...
... Moisture stress due to prolonged dry spells/droughts in some areas, coupled with heat stress has already been seen to affect crops, especially when these environmental conditions occur during the critical conditions of the crops. On the other hand, excessive moisture could also cause substantial cr ...
Climate change and the natural heritage
... climate change legislation, requiring action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, and through our Climate Change Delivery Plan, are focused on the transformational changes that will deliver this. We are developing a Climate Change Adaptation Framework that will help Scotland b ...
... climate change legislation, requiring action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050, and through our Climate Change Delivery Plan, are focused on the transformational changes that will deliver this. We are developing a Climate Change Adaptation Framework that will help Scotland b ...
Potential near future runoff changes in Croatia
... 1. Introduction Regional or local climate is a result of interplay between parts of the Earth climate system on the time-scale of few decades. One way to describe, simulate and predict climate on regional spatial scales is by using regional climate models (RCMs). RCMs are being used in the last two ...
... 1. Introduction Regional or local climate is a result of interplay between parts of the Earth climate system on the time-scale of few decades. One way to describe, simulate and predict climate on regional spatial scales is by using regional climate models (RCMs). RCMs are being used in the last two ...
Presentation Slides - Columbia Coast Blueprint
... What would be useful processes and/or products for “prioritizing strategies”? •Prioritization of strategies (what to do where): restoration, mitigation, protection, working landscapes, and “climate-smart” strategies • Synthesis of existing actions, efforts, strategies across the region? • Mapping o ...
... What would be useful processes and/or products for “prioritizing strategies”? •Prioritization of strategies (what to do where): restoration, mitigation, protection, working landscapes, and “climate-smart” strategies • Synthesis of existing actions, efforts, strategies across the region? • Mapping o ...
Divergences of Two Coupled Human and Natural - CHANS-Net
... theoretical and empirical foundations at regional scales are rare and usually require dynamic modeling approaches in empirically rich settings. So far, much effort has been placed on the interactions and feedback among the elements within the CHANS; however, there has been an increasing interest in ...
... theoretical and empirical foundations at regional scales are rare and usually require dynamic modeling approaches in empirically rich settings. So far, much effort has been placed on the interactions and feedback among the elements within the CHANS; however, there has been an increasing interest in ...
Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska
... In the years that followed, trade relations expanded throughout the region with all the benefits and consequences that came with exposure to western goods. Exposure to outsiders also brought disease and Bristol Bay native populations were decimated time and again by small pox, measles, influenza, a ...
... In the years that followed, trade relations expanded throughout the region with all the benefits and consequences that came with exposure to western goods. Exposure to outsiders also brought disease and Bristol Bay native populations were decimated time and again by small pox, measles, influenza, a ...
Moving beyond scientific knowledge: leveraging
... Climate change influences and is influenced by economic, ecological, and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Although people may be gradually becoming more aware of the need to reduce their environmental impact and to respond to climate change, progress is far from sufficient: e ...
... Climate change influences and is influenced by economic, ecological, and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Although people may be gradually becoming more aware of the need to reduce their environmental impact and to respond to climate change, progress is far from sufficient: e ...
Temperate Deciduous Forests - Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science
... global carbon cycle. As illustrated above, we can characterize temperate deciduous forest changes, and are beginning to understand the collective impacts of a variety of global change factors on the processes that combine to control composition and ecosystem function in these forests. As scientists, ...
... global carbon cycle. As illustrated above, we can characterize temperate deciduous forest changes, and are beginning to understand the collective impacts of a variety of global change factors on the processes that combine to control composition and ecosystem function in these forests. As scientists, ...
Summary of Climate Change Effects on Major Habitat Types in
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
... Nationwide, the effects of climate change are projected to include increasingly severe storms and floods in some places and increasing droughts in other places.15 Some locations are expected to be subject to each of these conditions during different times of the year.16 In parts of the United States ...
Challenges of Growth 2013
... qualitative issues that will be faced. However, impacts will vary across Europe’s climate zones and there remain uncertainties as to their extent, severity and timing. Moreover, looking beyond the current challenging economic climate, the aviation sector will need to build climate resilience whilst ...
... qualitative issues that will be faced. However, impacts will vary across Europe’s climate zones and there remain uncertainties as to their extent, severity and timing. Moreover, looking beyond the current challenging economic climate, the aviation sector will need to build climate resilience whilst ...