Natural hazards and farmers experience of climate change on highly
... 2.3 Population and socio-economics In 2010 the total population of Uganda was 31 millions. During the last 20 years the population has increased sharply and today Uganda is one of the fastest growing populations in the world, at an annual rate of 3.4 per cent. Much because of a lower infant mortalit ...
... 2.3 Population and socio-economics In 2010 the total population of Uganda was 31 millions. During the last 20 years the population has increased sharply and today Uganda is one of the fastest growing populations in the world, at an annual rate of 3.4 per cent. Much because of a lower infant mortalit ...
Incorporating climate change into systematic conservation planning
... communities, or ecosystems of a specific region, the science of conservation planning is now advancing to better incorporate ecological processes and more recently, ecosystem services (Egoh et al. 2007). Despite these advances, many of the species and ecosystems for which these conservation plans we ...
... communities, or ecosystems of a specific region, the science of conservation planning is now advancing to better incorporate ecological processes and more recently, ecosystem services (Egoh et al. 2007). Despite these advances, many of the species and ecosystems for which these conservation plans we ...
Public Perception of Climate Change Adaptation
... lies in the fact that many climate change-related events such as natural disasters or disease outbreaks cannot be directly attributed to climate change making it less intuitive and thus difficult to communicate. In order to gauge the motivation of individuals to take precautionary steps to reduce cl ...
... lies in the fact that many climate change-related events such as natural disasters or disease outbreaks cannot be directly attributed to climate change making it less intuitive and thus difficult to communicate. In order to gauge the motivation of individuals to take precautionary steps to reduce cl ...
Perceptions of Obvious and Disruptive Climate Change: Community
... adaptation plans. The questionnaire design and statistical methodology may be of interest to those working on community-based adaptation and risk assessment projects in high-risk, poor, and marginalized Native communities with small populations. ...
... adaptation plans. The questionnaire design and statistical methodology may be of interest to those working on community-based adaptation and risk assessment projects in high-risk, poor, and marginalized Native communities with small populations. ...
UNDP-TACC Pilot project Uruguay
... The science of climate change is limited to a few experts, most of who are within the Climate Change Unit («Unidad de Cambio Climático») of the Ministry of Environment or scattered in some key Ministries such as Agriculture. Few policy-makers and stakeholders are aware of the magnitude of anticipate ...
... The science of climate change is limited to a few experts, most of who are within the Climate Change Unit («Unidad de Cambio Climático») of the Ministry of Environment or scattered in some key Ministries such as Agriculture. Few policy-makers and stakeholders are aware of the magnitude of anticipate ...
IPCC reasons for concern regarding climate change risks
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
... identification of key risks. Key risks reflect potentially severe adverse consequences for socio-ecological systems that could be used to inform the interpretation of “dangerous” in the UNFCCC Article 2 objective. Criteria for identifying key risks include6,102,103: high probability of significant r ...
Implications of global climate change for natural resource damage
... §National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand kU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division Environmental Quality, Arlington, Virginia #National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration, Seattle, Washington, USA yyU.S. Army Engineer Researc ...
... §National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand kU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division Environmental Quality, Arlington, Virginia #National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration, Seattle, Washington, USA yyU.S. Army Engineer Researc ...
Climate Change and Elevated Extinction Rates of Reptiles from
... et al. 2007), while the period after 6000 BP saw increasing aridity (Eastwood et al. 2007) and reduction in forest cover over most (Rossignol-Strick 1999; Roberts et al. 2001; Geraga et al. 2005) but not all (Bottema and Sarpaki 2003) of the region. Thus, the 35 study species experienced climate cha ...
... et al. 2007), while the period after 6000 BP saw increasing aridity (Eastwood et al. 2007) and reduction in forest cover over most (Rossignol-Strick 1999; Roberts et al. 2001; Geraga et al. 2005) but not all (Bottema and Sarpaki 2003) of the region. Thus, the 35 study species experienced climate cha ...
Climate Justice in Rural Southeastern United States: A Review of
... oxygen in streams, lakes, and rivers, causing fish kills and loss of aquatic biodiversity [38]. ...
... oxygen in streams, lakes, and rivers, causing fish kills and loss of aquatic biodiversity [38]. ...
Modeling the spatial-temporal dynamics of water use efficiency in
... The results showed that the WUE spatial pattern had the annual and seasonal variations. In general, the average annual WUE value per square meter was about 0.58 g C/kgH2O in Yangtze River Basin. The high WUE levels were mainly distributed in the eastern area of Sichuan, western area of Jiangxi and ...
... The results showed that the WUE spatial pattern had the annual and seasonal variations. In general, the average annual WUE value per square meter was about 0.58 g C/kgH2O in Yangtze River Basin. The high WUE levels were mainly distributed in the eastern area of Sichuan, western area of Jiangxi and ...
Climate change and geomorphological hazards in the eastern
... As a result, the dynamics of, and controls on, geomorphological hazards under the effects of ongoing climate change are presently a major issue for landscape management and planning in the European Alps and similar mountain settings worldwide (Agrawala 2007; López-Moreno et al. 2008), particularly i ...
... As a result, the dynamics of, and controls on, geomorphological hazards under the effects of ongoing climate change are presently a major issue for landscape management and planning in the European Alps and similar mountain settings worldwide (Agrawala 2007; López-Moreno et al. 2008), particularly i ...
Cold surge activity over the Gulf of Mexico in a warmer climate
... A1B greenhouse gas emissions scenario for the end of the twentyfirst century. Their TL959L60-AGC present climate experiment was conducted with observed climatological SSTs averaged from 1982 to 1993 and for the future climate experiment, the simulation was done using SSTs, projected with the MRI-CGC ...
... A1B greenhouse gas emissions scenario for the end of the twentyfirst century. Their TL959L60-AGC present climate experiment was conducted with observed climatological SSTs averaged from 1982 to 1993 and for the future climate experiment, the simulation was done using SSTs, projected with the MRI-CGC ...
Response of hydrological processes to land
... Land-cover/climate changes and their impacts on hydrological processes are of widespread concern and a great challenge to researchers and policy makers. Kejie Watershed in the Salween River Basin in Yunnan, south-west China, has been reforested extensively during the past two decades. In terms of cl ...
... Land-cover/climate changes and their impacts on hydrological processes are of widespread concern and a great challenge to researchers and policy makers. Kejie Watershed in the Salween River Basin in Yunnan, south-west China, has been reforested extensively during the past two decades. In terms of cl ...
Future climate warming and changes to mountain permafrost in the
... Northern Hemisphere permafrost will continue to decline during the 21st century (IPCC 2013, p.1032), similar predictions for Southern Hemisphere permafrost are not available. This represents a substantial knowledge gap, particularly in regions where water security is already at risk. Here, we addres ...
... Northern Hemisphere permafrost will continue to decline during the 21st century (IPCC 2013, p.1032), similar predictions for Southern Hemisphere permafrost are not available. This represents a substantial knowledge gap, particularly in regions where water security is already at risk. Here, we addres ...
MRED 2001 research
... The Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of about 5000 m, is one of the most important regions in the world. It affects terrestrial ecosystems in China because of its unique location, high elevation (topography), and special climate systems (Zhang 1983). The biomes on the Tibetan Plateau are sp ...
... The Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of about 5000 m, is one of the most important regions in the world. It affects terrestrial ecosystems in China because of its unique location, high elevation (topography), and special climate systems (Zhang 1983). The biomes on the Tibetan Plateau are sp ...
Marine Science - Climate
... 2009; Polovina et al., 2011; Doney et al., 2012). Changes in phytoplankton species composition may include shifts to smaller sizes that could lengthen food chains and increase assimilation losses to higher trophic levels (Morán et al., 2010; Bode et al., 2011).These physical, and resulting biologic ...
... 2009; Polovina et al., 2011; Doney et al., 2012). Changes in phytoplankton species composition may include shifts to smaller sizes that could lengthen food chains and increase assimilation losses to higher trophic levels (Morán et al., 2010; Bode et al., 2011).These physical, and resulting biologic ...
Marine Science
... 2009; Polovina et al., 2011; Doney et al., 2012). Changes in phytoplankton species composition may include shifts to smaller sizes that could lengthen food chains and increase assimilation losses to higher trophic levels (Morán et al., 2010; Bode et al., 2011).These physical, and resulting biologic ...
... 2009; Polovina et al., 2011; Doney et al., 2012). Changes in phytoplankton species composition may include shifts to smaller sizes that could lengthen food chains and increase assimilation losses to higher trophic levels (Morán et al., 2010; Bode et al., 2011).These physical, and resulting biologic ...
Multi-hazard assessment in Europe under climate change
... uncertainty) and S values the percentage of area subject to significant changes (5 % level). The frequency analysis is complemented with the corresponding variations in Expected Annual Fraction Exposed (EAFE) shown in Fig. 2 both in terms of its magnitude and relative change with respect to the base ...
... uncertainty) and S values the percentage of area subject to significant changes (5 % level). The frequency analysis is complemented with the corresponding variations in Expected Annual Fraction Exposed (EAFE) shown in Fig. 2 both in terms of its magnitude and relative change with respect to the base ...
Ecosystem-based adaptation: An approach for building
... Global climate change is already adversely impacting the world’s ecosystems and the people that depend on them. Impacts are escalating as temperature and precipitation patterns change and extreme weather events and related conditions increase in frequency and intensity. Climate change directly threa ...
... Global climate change is already adversely impacting the world’s ecosystems and the people that depend on them. Impacts are escalating as temperature and precipitation patterns change and extreme weather events and related conditions increase in frequency and intensity. Climate change directly threa ...
Climate Change and Poverty in Mozambique
... change is an imperative for today, not an option for tomorrow” (Beckett 2006). ...
... change is an imperative for today, not an option for tomorrow” (Beckett 2006). ...
analysis - Climate Change Commission Wales
... Main business impact will be supply chain and ability to get customers to our venues Climate change natural processes need natural process solutions For us major concern – change of types of wildlife. We will have a loss of key species and habitats so what we are protecting will physically change. T ...
... Main business impact will be supply chain and ability to get customers to our venues Climate change natural processes need natural process solutions For us major concern – change of types of wildlife. We will have a loss of key species and habitats so what we are protecting will physically change. T ...
PDF - Bentham Open
... Fyfe [5]), temperature (Min and Hense [6]) and drought (Wang [7]). Evans [8] presents the changes in climate predicted for the Middle East over the 21st century by an ensemble of 18 GCMs using the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A2 emission scenario which is the scenario closest to a “bu ...
... Fyfe [5]), temperature (Min and Hense [6]) and drought (Wang [7]). Evans [8] presents the changes in climate predicted for the Middle East over the 21st century by an ensemble of 18 GCMs using the Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A2 emission scenario which is the scenario closest to a “bu ...
PDF
... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
... The IMPACT model was originally developed by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for projecting global food supply, food demand, and food security to 2020 and beyond.4 It analyzes 32 crop and livestock commodities in 281 regions of the world that together cover the earth’s land ...
a reprint - Integrative Biology
... climates at fine spatiotemporal scales and reveals a geographic/climatic signal that correlates with morphological variation across the range of M. californicus. Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. ...
... climates at fine spatiotemporal scales and reveals a geographic/climatic signal that correlates with morphological variation across the range of M. californicus. Ó 2009 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. ...
Ua `afa le Aso Stormy weather today: traditional ecological
... active during the wetter months (October to April). The SPCZ therefore plays a major role in influencing Samoa’s microclimate and its location and movement at any given time are crucial in understanding local weather and climate conditions. Beucher (1997) demonstrated that the location and movement ...
... active during the wetter months (October to April). The SPCZ therefore plays a major role in influencing Samoa’s microclimate and its location and movement at any given time are crucial in understanding local weather and climate conditions. Beucher (1997) demonstrated that the location and movement ...