REPORT Gridded 1 x 1 km climate and hydrological
... Snowmelt will start considerably later in the snowmelt season and the timing of snowmelt floods will be delayed, often giving higher flood magnitudes (Fig. 2). Altered precipitation and temperature patterns induced by model biases can affect snow accumulation and snowmelt patterns and consequently r ...
... Snowmelt will start considerably later in the snowmelt season and the timing of snowmelt floods will be delayed, often giving higher flood magnitudes (Fig. 2). Altered precipitation and temperature patterns induced by model biases can affect snow accumulation and snowmelt patterns and consequently r ...
Managing water in the MDB under a variable and changing climate
... extraction and progressive removal of barriers to water trade. The Water Act required the MDBA to consider climate change in the development of the Basin Plan to give effect to the Commonwealth’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (to the extent it is relevant to ...
... extraction and progressive removal of barriers to water trade. The Water Act required the MDBA to consider climate change in the development of the Basin Plan to give effect to the Commonwealth’s commitment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (to the extent it is relevant to ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... sediments off northeastern Africa that show a sudden and dramatic stepfunction increase in wind-blown dust, indicative of the drying of the African continent. Similarly, the last ice age, like previous ice ages, was punctuated by abrupt climatic transitions.3 I also wish to emphasize the role of hum ...
... sediments off northeastern Africa that show a sudden and dramatic stepfunction increase in wind-blown dust, indicative of the drying of the African continent. Similarly, the last ice age, like previous ice ages, was punctuated by abrupt climatic transitions.3 I also wish to emphasize the role of hum ...
The Effects of Climate Change on the Full Enjoyment of Human Rights
... central sub-Saharan Africa and 62% for south Asia.”19 13. Climate change will also likely result in significant loss of biodiversity, which has severe consequences for a wide-range of ecosystem services that assist in the promotion of the right to health and other human rights, such as food and wate ...
... central sub-Saharan Africa and 62% for south Asia.”19 13. Climate change will also likely result in significant loss of biodiversity, which has severe consequences for a wide-range of ecosystem services that assist in the promotion of the right to health and other human rights, such as food and wate ...
Handbook on the OECD-DAC Climate Markers
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It tracks aid flows that support the implementation of the Convention. In December 2009 the DAC approved a new marker to also track aid in support of climate change adaptation. This complements the climate change mitigation marker, and ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It tracks aid flows that support the implementation of the Convention. In December 2009 the DAC approved a new marker to also track aid in support of climate change adaptation. This complements the climate change mitigation marker, and ...
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... and national policies that may all influence the spatial distribution of land values. Climate must be carefully measured (Fisher et al., 2012). The standard rule by climate is the outcome of 30 years of weather. Variables that do not vary across the sample such as global food prices (Cline, 1996) or ...
... and national policies that may all influence the spatial distribution of land values. Climate must be carefully measured (Fisher et al., 2012). The standard rule by climate is the outcome of 30 years of weather. Variables that do not vary across the sample such as global food prices (Cline, 1996) or ...
Robustness of pattern scaled climate change scenarios for adaptation decision support
... regional/local spatial scales however, processes other than radiative transfer are important in determining local climate. For instance Lawrence et al [20] show that even though land cover changes in the community climate system model (CCSM) do not result in very significant global changes, larger re ...
... regional/local spatial scales however, processes other than radiative transfer are important in determining local climate. For instance Lawrence et al [20] show that even though land cover changes in the community climate system model (CCSM) do not result in very significant global changes, larger re ...
CHAPTER 13
... climate scenario and time period. Yields reductions were quite large for some sites, particularly in the South and Plains States, for climate scenarios with declines in precipitation and substantial warming in these regions. Crop models such as those used in this Assessment have been used at local, ...
... climate scenario and time period. Yields reductions were quite large for some sites, particularly in the South and Plains States, for climate scenarios with declines in precipitation and substantial warming in these regions. Crop models such as those used in this Assessment have been used at local, ...
Assessing species vulnerability to climate and land use change: the
... assessment of vulnerability of single species which make up an ecosystem and its services to humans (Midgley et al., 2002; Sekercioglu et al., 2004), and to identify regions where species might specifically become at risk (Beaumont et al., 2011). A significant step forward in species vulnerability a ...
... assessment of vulnerability of single species which make up an ecosystem and its services to humans (Midgley et al., 2002; Sekercioglu et al., 2004), and to identify regions where species might specifically become at risk (Beaumont et al., 2011). A significant step forward in species vulnerability a ...
World Bank Document - Arab Trade Union Confederation
... The impacts of climate change on agricultural activities in terms of yield losses and increasing water needs have been studied for the last decade in Egypt. The results have shown Egypt to be particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its dependence on the Nile River as the primary water s ...
... The impacts of climate change on agricultural activities in terms of yield losses and increasing water needs have been studied for the last decade in Egypt. The results have shown Egypt to be particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its dependence on the Nile River as the primary water s ...
WtrShdMgmt20100421_316final
... Compared to precipitation, temperature variations also have significant impact on the hydrologic cycle, though to a somewhat lower extent. It is noted that there is an inverse relationship between water yield and temperature change (Figure 2), which is expected. It follows that nutrient and sediment ...
... Compared to precipitation, temperature variations also have significant impact on the hydrologic cycle, though to a somewhat lower extent. It is noted that there is an inverse relationship between water yield and temperature change (Figure 2), which is expected. It follows that nutrient and sediment ...
This paper reports on a special health concern identified in Barrow
... Food Safety ‐ Warming soil conditions also facilitate spoilage of food. The temperature and humidity inside the cellar is critical for food safety. Higher temperatures can increase salmonella, a bacteria that causes fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps (Kovats et al., 2004 ...
... Food Safety ‐ Warming soil conditions also facilitate spoilage of food. The temperature and humidity inside the cellar is critical for food safety. Higher temperatures can increase salmonella, a bacteria that causes fever, diarrhea and abdominal cramps (Kovats et al., 2004 ...
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... stimulus (e.g., drought), the sensitivity of a system (e.g., dependency on rain) and the adaptability of the system (e.g., production alternatives or irrigation availability) (WALKENHORST and STOCK, 2009). It should be noted that with regard to CCIA, sometimes the term “resilience” is used rather th ...
... stimulus (e.g., drought), the sensitivity of a system (e.g., dependency on rain) and the adaptability of the system (e.g., production alternatives or irrigation availability) (WALKENHORST and STOCK, 2009). It should be noted that with regard to CCIA, sometimes the term “resilience” is used rather th ...
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... The impacts of climate change on agricultural activities in terms of yield losses and increasing water needs have been studied for the last decade in Egypt. The results have shown Egypt to be particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its dependence on the Nile River as the primary water s ...
... The impacts of climate change on agricultural activities in terms of yield losses and increasing water needs have been studied for the last decade in Egypt. The results have shown Egypt to be particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its dependence on the Nile River as the primary water s ...
1950-2100
... project several RCMs runs have been produced at a high horizontal resolution (25km). The control run represents the base period 1961-1990 ...
... project several RCMs runs have been produced at a high horizontal resolution (25km). The control run represents the base period 1961-1990 ...
Adaptation to climate change in the developing world
... Negotiators from many of the world’s industrialized and developing countries meet each year in an ongoing evolution of one of the most contentious and critical international environmental agreements, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This convention encapsulates the major dilemmas of de ...
... Negotiators from many of the world’s industrialized and developing countries meet each year in an ongoing evolution of one of the most contentious and critical international environmental agreements, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This convention encapsulates the major dilemmas of de ...
Mean Annual Precipitation Explains - CURVE
... mid Cenozoic to the more temperate glaciated ecosystems of the late Cenozoic. Under these changing climatic conditions, mammalian communities show dramatic reductions in richness, changes in community composition, and morphology [10,19– 24]. The most dramatic changes occurred at high latitudes, wher ...
... mid Cenozoic to the more temperate glaciated ecosystems of the late Cenozoic. Under these changing climatic conditions, mammalian communities show dramatic reductions in richness, changes in community composition, and morphology [10,19– 24]. The most dramatic changes occurred at high latitudes, wher ...
Climate change and health in Earth`s future
... and utilization. The predictions of agricultural food production to 2050 vary, but worsen as this century unfolds, unless there is substantial mitigation. Agricultural production has long been predicted to shift from lower to higher latitude areas [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007; Sc ...
... and utilization. The predictions of agricultural food production to 2050 vary, but worsen as this century unfolds, unless there is substantial mitigation. Agricultural production has long been predicted to shift from lower to higher latitude areas [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007; Sc ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water delivered to the Central Valley. Floods affect aquatic ecosystems and h ...
... the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water delivered to the Central Valley. Floods affect aquatic ecosystems and h ...
Climate Change News 33 October 12
... improving food security, and contributing to the gross domestic product in many countries.” Speaking at the same ceremony, the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin, underscored the need for social safety nets for those who could barely feed themselves. “In our world, t ...
... improving food security, and contributing to the gross domestic product in many countries.” Speaking at the same ceremony, the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) Executive Director, Ertharin Cousin, underscored the need for social safety nets for those who could barely feed themselves. “In our world, t ...
Working Paper 7: Climate Change and Agriculture: Analysis of
... and continue to decline. Despite the recent progress in agricultural and land management technologies, agricultural production in most parts of the continent are still at subsistence levels with the small holder producers who dominate the agricultural production landscape barely able to meet their o ...
... and continue to decline. Despite the recent progress in agricultural and land management technologies, agricultural production in most parts of the continent are still at subsistence levels with the small holder producers who dominate the agricultural production landscape barely able to meet their o ...
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change among Crop Mohammed, D
... Ozor and Cynthia (2010) indicated that temperature is rising and rainfall frequency and intensity is fluctuating. In Nigeria, analysis of long- term meteorological data (temperature, rainfall, dust haze) show discernable evidence of climate change (NIMET, 2008 cited in WEP, 2011). Anuforom (2010); O ...
... Ozor and Cynthia (2010) indicated that temperature is rising and rainfall frequency and intensity is fluctuating. In Nigeria, analysis of long- term meteorological data (temperature, rainfall, dust haze) show discernable evidence of climate change (NIMET, 2008 cited in WEP, 2011). Anuforom (2010); O ...
Potentials for Adaptation to Climate Change in Human
... environmental events. Anthropogenic actions or beliefs, however, in many cases shaped the severity of the environmental impacts. Founders of cities often evidenced a lack of care in regard to their sitting, focusing on the positive aspects of a location such as commercial or recreational possibiliti ...
... environmental events. Anthropogenic actions or beliefs, however, in many cases shaped the severity of the environmental impacts. Founders of cities often evidenced a lack of care in regard to their sitting, focusing on the positive aspects of a location such as commercial or recreational possibiliti ...
Climate Change Effects on Marine and Coastal Habitats in
... CO2 Concentrations – global trends Today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are approximately 385 parts per million (ppm).2 Over the past 800,000 years, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have varied between about 170 and 300 ppm.3 Today’s concentrations are approximately 30 percent highe ...
... CO2 Concentrations – global trends Today’s atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are approximately 385 parts per million (ppm).2 Over the past 800,000 years, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have varied between about 170 and 300 ppm.3 Today’s concentrations are approximately 30 percent highe ...
beyond reaction
... This strategy details the importance of ‘shielding of the infrastructure in the face of climate change’. This demonstrates the importance of reducing the impacts of climate change for the population and its possessions, including productive infrastructure. The strategy also mentions the necessity to ...
... This strategy details the importance of ‘shielding of the infrastructure in the face of climate change’. This demonstrates the importance of reducing the impacts of climate change for the population and its possessions, including productive infrastructure. The strategy also mentions the necessity to ...