Climate Change and Water Resources in the Tropical Andes
... results suggest a substantial warming of 5–6 °Celsius in many parts of the Andes under an A2 scenario by the end of the century. The largest warming is projected for the highest elevations in the Cordillera Blanca region, Peru. In the lower emission B2 scenario, the surface warming is about half the ...
... results suggest a substantial warming of 5–6 °Celsius in many parts of the Andes under an A2 scenario by the end of the century. The largest warming is projected for the highest elevations in the Cordillera Blanca region, Peru. In the lower emission B2 scenario, the surface warming is about half the ...
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... (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2001).The successful adoption of new agricultural and husbandry techniques depends to some extent on farmers’ perception of environmental changes. The lack of knowledge about climate-change impact on agricultural production was identified as a setba ...
... (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC], 2001).The successful adoption of new agricultural and husbandry techniques depends to some extent on farmers’ perception of environmental changes. The lack of knowledge about climate-change impact on agricultural production was identified as a setba ...
Mission Report Downscalling - Global Climate Change Alliance
... It is worth noting that orographic features occupy approximately 25% of continental surfaces (Kapos et al., 2000) and, although only about 26% of the world’s population resides within mountains or in the foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide suste ...
... It is worth noting that orographic features occupy approximately 25% of continental surfaces (Kapos et al., 2000) and, although only about 26% of the world’s population resides within mountains or in the foothills of mountains (Meybeck et al., 2001), mountain-based resources indirectly provide suste ...
5.Temperature stress and plant sexual reproduction
... The direct effect of temperature changes on the reproductive process has been documented previously, and recent data from other physiological processes that are affected by rising temperatures seem to reinforce the susceptibility of the reproductive process to a changing climate. But the reproductiv ...
... The direct effect of temperature changes on the reproductive process has been documented previously, and recent data from other physiological processes that are affected by rising temperatures seem to reinforce the susceptibility of the reproductive process to a changing climate. But the reproductiv ...
Dynamic and thermodynamic changes in mean and extreme
... in the mean or in extreme is typically 10– 30% (relative to control values) over the lower latitudes. Over the mid- to high latitudes, the inter-model standard deviation is typically smaller than 10%, suggesting that the present results are more robust for higher latitudes. ...
... in the mean or in extreme is typically 10– 30% (relative to control values) over the lower latitudes. Over the mid- to high latitudes, the inter-model standard deviation is typically smaller than 10%, suggesting that the present results are more robust for higher latitudes. ...
Probabilistic projections of climate change over China - HAL-Insu
... especially for the period 2070–99. As far as the interannual variability is concerned, the most striking feature is that there are high probabilities for the future intensification of interannual variability of precipitation over most of China in both winter and summer. For instance, over the Yangtz ...
... especially for the period 2070–99. As far as the interannual variability is concerned, the most striking feature is that there are high probabilities for the future intensification of interannual variability of precipitation over most of China in both winter and summer. For instance, over the Yangtz ...
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... world economies that changes in climate might cause. This threat is a result of anthropogenic emissions of certain gases, most notably CO2, CH4, CFC, NO2 and water vapors into the atmosphere, contributing to a general process known as the greenhouse effect. The term ...
... world economies that changes in climate might cause. This threat is a result of anthropogenic emissions of certain gases, most notably CO2, CH4, CFC, NO2 and water vapors into the atmosphere, contributing to a general process known as the greenhouse effect. The term ...
Context Analysis - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... The Drylands of Kenya make up 84% of Kenya’s total land surface, support about 25% of the country’s population (about 10 million people), account for more than 80% of the country’s ecotourism interests and possibly up to 60% of the country’s livestock1.The contribution of the sector to Kenya’s econo ...
... The Drylands of Kenya make up 84% of Kenya’s total land surface, support about 25% of the country’s population (about 10 million people), account for more than 80% of the country’s ecotourism interests and possibly up to 60% of the country’s livestock1.The contribution of the sector to Kenya’s econo ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its Fourth Assessment Report (IPCC, 2007) provided conclusive scientific evidence that human activity in the form of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is responsible for many observed climate changes, but noted that use of this knowledge to suppor ...
A climate change report card for water Working Technical Paper 9
... and hence river flows and the mobility and dilution of nutrients and contaminants. Increased water temperatures will affect chemical reaction kinetics, lake stratification, in stream process and freshwater ecological status. With increased flows there will be changes in stream power, water depths, w ...
... and hence river flows and the mobility and dilution of nutrients and contaminants. Increased water temperatures will affect chemical reaction kinetics, lake stratification, in stream process and freshwater ecological status. With increased flows there will be changes in stream power, water depths, w ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MAIN AGRICULTURE CROPS IN
... +2.7 0C under the B1 scenario by 2080s. The ensemble, driven by the A2 emission scenario, estimate that the Northern AEZ will experience the most significant warming during winter up to +4.90C by 2080s. For the rest of the RM territory the temperature increase will be from 0.5 to 1.0 0C lower. The p ...
... +2.7 0C under the B1 scenario by 2080s. The ensemble, driven by the A2 emission scenario, estimate that the Northern AEZ will experience the most significant warming during winter up to +4.90C by 2080s. For the rest of the RM territory the temperature increase will be from 0.5 to 1.0 0C lower. The p ...
7 Forest Health in a Changing Environment
... predict future precipitation pattern changes, especially changes in humidity, during the sporulation period of fungal pathogens. Unfortunately, current climate models do not give reliable estimates of the level of humidity at a local scale, and, therefore, it is unclear if diseases like Scleroderris ...
... predict future precipitation pattern changes, especially changes in humidity, during the sporulation period of fungal pathogens. Unfortunately, current climate models do not give reliable estimates of the level of humidity at a local scale, and, therefore, it is unclear if diseases like Scleroderris ...
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... acreage reports, reliable profit data are scarce and suffer from measurement errors. As noted by Deschênes and Greenstone (2007), the use of land value as a proxy for profit can result in biased estimates due to omitted variables. Moreover, farmland value does not accurately reflect long-term profit ...
... acreage reports, reliable profit data are scarce and suffer from measurement errors. As noted by Deschênes and Greenstone (2007), the use of land value as a proxy for profit can result in biased estimates due to omitted variables. Moreover, farmland value does not accurately reflect long-term profit ...
Climatic and non-climatic factors influencing
... terms of their adaptability, link specific change to the past and with agricultural productivity. The goal is to identify broad patterns in on-farm changes; understanding detailed characteristics of particular changes will be important for future studies. Households were asked about the reasons for ...
... terms of their adaptability, link specific change to the past and with agricultural productivity. The goal is to identify broad patterns in on-farm changes; understanding detailed characteristics of particular changes will be important for future studies. Households were asked about the reasons for ...
Yesterday`s dinner, tomorrow`s weather, today`s news? US
... referred to as the ‘follow-up period’. We coded articles as ‘climate change’ (CC) if they had ‘global warming’ and/or ‘climate change’ in lead or first paragraphs. Among CC articles, we coded those that had the words ‘food’, ‘farm’ or ‘agriculture’ anywhere in their text as ‘food and climate change’ ...
... referred to as the ‘follow-up period’. We coded articles as ‘climate change’ (CC) if they had ‘global warming’ and/or ‘climate change’ in lead or first paragraphs. Among CC articles, we coded those that had the words ‘food’, ‘farm’ or ‘agriculture’ anywhere in their text as ‘food and climate change’ ...
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... adaptation planning. The current study used the climatic distance method to determine analogue locations for Bugabira Commune in Burundi. The climatic distance was calculated from temperature and rainfall projections produced by three climate models, driven by two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios ...
... adaptation planning. The current study used the climatic distance method to determine analogue locations for Bugabira Commune in Burundi. The climatic distance was calculated from temperature and rainfall projections produced by three climate models, driven by two greenhouse gas emissions scenarios ...
Coping with the uncertainties in the climate change adaptation of
... problem for flood prevention, risk-based design has become a useful tool in the design of flood defences in the Netherlands. The environmental condition is usually assumed as unchanged when this method is used. However, climate change can influence the probability of future floods and hence flood ri ...
... problem for flood prevention, risk-based design has become a useful tool in the design of flood defences in the Netherlands. The environmental condition is usually assumed as unchanged when this method is used. However, climate change can influence the probability of future floods and hence flood ri ...
Print - Climate Change Knowledge Portal
... between 1500 mm and 2000 mm. The Volta basin system, covering the northern part of the country, has mean annual rainfall of about 1000 mm in the savanna area and about 1500 mm to 2000 mm in the forest area. The Coastal basin system is the driest, with mean annual rainfall of about 900 mm. The rainfa ...
... between 1500 mm and 2000 mm. The Volta basin system, covering the northern part of the country, has mean annual rainfall of about 1000 mm in the savanna area and about 1500 mm to 2000 mm in the forest area. The Coastal basin system is the driest, with mean annual rainfall of about 900 mm. The rainfa ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and climate change
... include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. These result from direct impacts on fish themselves as well as from impacts on the ecosyste ...
... include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. These result from direct impacts on fish themselves as well as from impacts on the ecosyste ...
Text S1: Models, Climate Change Scenario Linkages, and
... This paper reports on the economic performance of the Blue Nile infrastructure under conditions corresponding to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s A2 scenario. This scenario was constructed using downscaled projections for 2050 from three models from the IPCC reports: PCM, CSIRO and HA ...
... This paper reports on the economic performance of the Blue Nile infrastructure under conditions corresponding to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s A2 scenario. This scenario was constructed using downscaled projections for 2050 from three models from the IPCC reports: PCM, CSIRO and HA ...
7.6 adaptation
... The above discussion of non-climate drivers reflects the critical role of the economy, from local to global scales, in driving agricultural systems and practices. In addition to these primary economic drivers, a range of key environmental drivers including volcanic activity, earthquakes and tsunamis ...
... The above discussion of non-climate drivers reflects the critical role of the economy, from local to global scales, in driving agricultural systems and practices. In addition to these primary economic drivers, a range of key environmental drivers including volcanic activity, earthquakes and tsunamis ...
The silent extinction: climate change and the potential hybridization
... plant and animals mediated directly or indirectly by humans is causing the meeting of closely related species that have been geographically separated for a long period (Vilá et al. 2000; Allendorf et al. 2001; Ellstrand et al. 2013). Anthropogenic hybridization between introduced species and their ...
... plant and animals mediated directly or indirectly by humans is causing the meeting of closely related species that have been geographically separated for a long period (Vilá et al. 2000; Allendorf et al. 2001; Ellstrand et al. 2013). Anthropogenic hybridization between introduced species and their ...
Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Community
... wind over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. The classical period often referred to in climate change studies is 30 years (Hananh et al., 2005). Climate change is largely attributed to both natural and anthropogenic factors (IPCC, 1996, 2007b). Natural factors such as solar ...
... wind over a period of time, ranging from months to millions of years. The classical period often referred to in climate change studies is 30 years (Hananh et al., 2005). Climate change is largely attributed to both natural and anthropogenic factors (IPCC, 1996, 2007b). Natural factors such as solar ...
Assessment of fishers perception in developing
... vulnerability. It is to be understood that adaptation costs for climate change are much lower than damage costs without adaptation for most of the developed coasts, even just considering only property losses and human deaths. Unless appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures are taken, climate c ...
... vulnerability. It is to be understood that adaptation costs for climate change are much lower than damage costs without adaptation for most of the developed coasts, even just considering only property losses and human deaths. Unless appropriate mitigation and adaptation measures are taken, climate c ...
Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Secondary Activities: A
... productivity of labourers. Under A2 climate change scenario, [13] documented, the absolute loss in population-based work capacity will range from 11% to 27% in South East Asia, Andean, Central America and the Caribbean. In closing, climate change through its effects on mean temperature and precipita ...
... productivity of labourers. Under A2 climate change scenario, [13] documented, the absolute loss in population-based work capacity will range from 11% to 27% in South East Asia, Andean, Central America and the Caribbean. In closing, climate change through its effects on mean temperature and precipita ...