Will Amazonia Dry Out? Magnitude and Causes of Change from
... (May–September) reduces soil moisture. Two dynamical mechanisms may explain the forecast reduction in dry season rainfall: 1) a general subtropical drying under global warming when the dry season southern Amazon basin is under the control of subtropical high pressure and 2) a stronger north–south tr ...
... (May–September) reduces soil moisture. Two dynamical mechanisms may explain the forecast reduction in dry season rainfall: 1) a general subtropical drying under global warming when the dry season southern Amazon basin is under the control of subtropical high pressure and 2) a stronger north–south tr ...
Natural capital risk
... Globalisation is not only modifying risk patterns through increasing hazard exposure and vulnerability, but also through climate change. Along with climate change, environmental degradation, deforestation and the over-exploitation of natural resources all result in increased risks to natural capital ...
... Globalisation is not only modifying risk patterns through increasing hazard exposure and vulnerability, but also through climate change. Along with climate change, environmental degradation, deforestation and the over-exploitation of natural resources all result in increased risks to natural capital ...
Agriculture and Climate: Short and Long-term Implications
... Climate and farming activity have a two-way causal relationship [Dale, 1997]. On the one hand, agricultural activity influences the flow of mass and energy in the atmosphere. As land use patterns change, these flows are altered, changing the climate 9. On the other hand, and more important for this ...
... Climate and farming activity have a two-way causal relationship [Dale, 1997]. On the one hand, agricultural activity influences the flow of mass and energy in the atmosphere. As land use patterns change, these flows are altered, changing the climate 9. On the other hand, and more important for this ...
STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHINA`S
... Since recognition of potential climate change, efforts have been underway to estimate the economic impacts of projected changes in climate on important sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and ecosystem, coastal zones and fisheries, water resources, and energy development. Although several sectors ...
... Since recognition of potential climate change, efforts have been underway to estimate the economic impacts of projected changes in climate on important sectors, such as agriculture, forestry and ecosystem, coastal zones and fisheries, water resources, and energy development. Although several sectors ...
Farming in a Changing Climate
... and North American hurricanes such as Katrina led to significant crop losses and blocked grain transportation systems. With climate change, the expectation is that temperatures will rise, moisture conditions will change, and many extreme climate events will become more common. Given the effects of r ...
... and North American hurricanes such as Katrina led to significant crop losses and blocked grain transportation systems. With climate change, the expectation is that temperatures will rise, moisture conditions will change, and many extreme climate events will become more common. Given the effects of r ...
An Adaptation Portfolio for the United States Coastal and Marine
... downscaled to particular locations. The set of physical and chemical impacts discussed in the “Climate Change Impacts” section includes ocean and air temperature, acidification, upwelling, glaciers, Arctic sea ice, freshwater runoff, and thermohaline circulation (THC). The “Effects on Marine and ...
... downscaled to particular locations. The set of physical and chemical impacts discussed in the “Climate Change Impacts” section includes ocean and air temperature, acidification, upwelling, glaciers, Arctic sea ice, freshwater runoff, and thermohaline circulation (THC). The “Effects on Marine and ...
Less Snow, Less Water: Climate Disruption in the West
... about many of the ways that human-caused climate changes will manifest themselves. But the degree of uncertainty varies. Most scientists believe that some predicted changes, such as temperature increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a partic ...
... about many of the ways that human-caused climate changes will manifest themselves. But the degree of uncertainty varies. Most scientists believe that some predicted changes, such as temperature increases, are likely, and that others, such as projections about how precipitation may change in a partic ...
Impacts of climate variability and change on fishery
... alternative livelihoods, placing pressures on other sectors or resources. For example, in West Africa, when coastal fisheries resources are scarce, fisherfolk adopt alternative livelihood strategies including hunting for bushmeat [33]. Climate change is thus likely to have multiple impacts across sect ...
... alternative livelihoods, placing pressures on other sectors or resources. For example, in West Africa, when coastal fisheries resources are scarce, fisherfolk adopt alternative livelihood strategies including hunting for bushmeat [33]. Climate change is thus likely to have multiple impacts across sect ...
Weather, Climate, and Worldviews: The Sources
... in Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth). But other dimensions of weather—notably patterns of precipitation that result in droughts and floods—are of great importance in characterizations of climate change and may also act as potent signals to individuals about larger trends in climate. Therefore a ...
... in Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth). But other dimensions of weather—notably patterns of precipitation that result in droughts and floods—are of great importance in characterizations of climate change and may also act as potent signals to individuals about larger trends in climate. Therefore a ...
Climate Resilient Planning : A Tool for Long
... Even though precipitation records have not shown any significant change in the overall trend, an analysis of daily precipitation records for 46 years from 1961 to 2006 shows that number of events of precipitation extremes is on the rise. In particular, the number of days with 50 mm or more of precip ...
... Even though precipitation records have not shown any significant change in the overall trend, an analysis of daily precipitation records for 46 years from 1961 to 2006 shows that number of events of precipitation extremes is on the rise. In particular, the number of days with 50 mm or more of precip ...
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
... decade, Asia has witnessed the most natural and weather-related disasters in the world, suffering 27.5% of global economic loss (IPCC, 2014a). Pakistan experienced damages worth an estimated 10 billion US dollars as a result of the floods of 2010 (World Bank and Asian Development Bank, 2010). Not o ...
... decade, Asia has witnessed the most natural and weather-related disasters in the world, suffering 27.5% of global economic loss (IPCC, 2014a). Pakistan experienced damages worth an estimated 10 billion US dollars as a result of the floods of 2010 (World Bank and Asian Development Bank, 2010). Not o ...
High Flows and Freshet Timing in Canada: Observed Trends CCRR
... was mirrored by temperature trends at a regional scale. However, they noted that despite shifts to earlier timing of spawning the spring water temperatures have been rising more slowly which could have impacts on critical sex determination and pathogen resistance life stages. Moreover, in summer the ...
... was mirrored by temperature trends at a regional scale. However, they noted that despite shifts to earlier timing of spawning the spring water temperatures have been rising more slowly which could have impacts on critical sex determination and pathogen resistance life stages. Moreover, in summer the ...
Extinction vulnerability of coral reef fishes
... sizes, functional groups and fisheries importance on coral reefs. Furthermore, all species present were comprehensively surveyed within these four families at each location in the mid-1990s Indian Ocean survey and thus, the issue of truncated species lists in surveys was not of concern. A total of 1 ...
... sizes, functional groups and fisheries importance on coral reefs. Furthermore, all species present were comprehensively surveyed within these four families at each location in the mid-1990s Indian Ocean survey and thus, the issue of truncated species lists in surveys was not of concern. A total of 1 ...
What Role Do Property Rights Play In Climate Change?
... responsible for much of the damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina, although they concluded that a 1928 Act granted the Defendant total immunity. Third party claims illustrate the significant potential liability of failing to foresee climate change damage and taking precautionary action against it. ...
... responsible for much of the damage resulting from Hurricane Katrina, although they concluded that a 1928 Act granted the Defendant total immunity. Third party claims illustrate the significant potential liability of failing to foresee climate change damage and taking precautionary action against it. ...
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... and simulate country-wide partial equilibrium. Therefore, prices are exogenous in the estimation of micro-level production decisions and agricultural supply, but become endogenous in the simulations under partial-equilibrium conditions. We illustrate the performance of our approach using Israeli da ...
... and simulate country-wide partial equilibrium. Therefore, prices are exogenous in the estimation of micro-level production decisions and agricultural supply, but become endogenous in the simulations under partial-equilibrium conditions. We illustrate the performance of our approach using Israeli da ...
The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy
... EU funding are uncertain and are likely to vary between different agricultural systems. They could result in both increases and decreases in intensification, depending on the system. It is also important to recognize technological developments in agriculture. For instance, recent years have seen the ...
... EU funding are uncertain and are likely to vary between different agricultural systems. They could result in both increases and decreases in intensification, depending on the system. It is also important to recognize technological developments in agriculture. For instance, recent years have seen the ...
9 Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory
... masses, which compensates the cooling by adiabatic heating. The sinking motion suppresses convective precipitation. The reduction of precipitation is supposed to cause further vegetation degradation, thus enhancing the growth of desertlike conditions. Interestingly, Otterman (1974) and Charney (1975 ...
... masses, which compensates the cooling by adiabatic heating. The sinking motion suppresses convective precipitation. The reduction of precipitation is supposed to cause further vegetation degradation, thus enhancing the growth of desertlike conditions. Interestingly, Otterman (1974) and Charney (1975 ...
L I V E L I H O O D
... 1. Pit system of gardening in areas where soil has become unusable - (Case 13) - Hope for Climate Change Refugees in Bangladesh Due to recurrent sand casting, the land was unable to support crops - introduced a ‘pit system’ of agriculture on riverbanks - Holes were dug in the sand and filled with co ...
... 1. Pit system of gardening in areas where soil has become unusable - (Case 13) - Hope for Climate Change Refugees in Bangladesh Due to recurrent sand casting, the land was unable to support crops - introduced a ‘pit system’ of agriculture on riverbanks - Holes were dug in the sand and filled with co ...
Potential effects of climate change and rising CO2 on ecosystem
... "Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in the Northeast U.S.” guest edited by "Dr. Cameron P. Wake" ...
... "Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in the Northeast U.S.” guest edited by "Dr. Cameron P. Wake" ...
amoeba downing
... attributed to climate change, though without the incremental measurements that have been possible on the Lazarev Bay moss-peat, the timings of changes are more difficult to ascertain. The length of the melt season has increased across the AP region since 1948 [10, 20], with earlier thawing of the g ...
... attributed to climate change, though without the incremental measurements that have been possible on the Lazarev Bay moss-peat, the timings of changes are more difficult to ascertain. The length of the melt season has increased across the AP region since 1948 [10, 20], with earlier thawing of the g ...
Influence of Climate and Land Use Change on Carbon in Agriculture
... mineral soils in the permafrost regions. Trumbore and Harden (1997) reported a C sequestration rate of 60 to 100 g C m−2 yr−1 for an unfrozen, upland, mineral soil in northern Manitoba, due to slow rate of decomposition. Robinson et al. (2003) observed that, in the sporadic discontinuous permafrost ...
... mineral soils in the permafrost regions. Trumbore and Harden (1997) reported a C sequestration rate of 60 to 100 g C m−2 yr−1 for an unfrozen, upland, mineral soil in northern Manitoba, due to slow rate of decomposition. Robinson et al. (2003) observed that, in the sporadic discontinuous permafrost ...
Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook MODULE 7: Climate-smart crop production system
... recycling, improved soil health and forest conservation, integrated systems increase environmental resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation. They also enhance livelihood diversification and efficiency by optimizing production inputs, including labour. In this way, integr ...
... recycling, improved soil health and forest conservation, integrated systems increase environmental resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation. They also enhance livelihood diversification and efficiency by optimizing production inputs, including labour. In this way, integr ...
Agricultural adaptation to climatic variation
... powerful environmental constraint on many human activities. Among the most frequently cited human systems likely to be affected by climatic change are agriculture and food production. For example, the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (see Article 2) include as ...
... powerful environmental constraint on many human activities. Among the most frequently cited human systems likely to be affected by climatic change are agriculture and food production. For example, the objectives of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (see Article 2) include as ...
FINAL TEXT PAGES - Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
... areaS of MoST concern, now and ahead ...
... areaS of MoST concern, now and ahead ...
How limiting factors drive agricultural adaptation to climate change.
... Consensus is growing that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change and adaptation responses are necessary to minimize impacts. Nonetheless, the diversity of potential impacts, agro-ecological contexts and regional capacity for change make understanding adaptation behaviors challenging and ensure ...
... Consensus is growing that agriculture is vulnerable to climate change and adaptation responses are necessary to minimize impacts. Nonetheless, the diversity of potential impacts, agro-ecological contexts and regional capacity for change make understanding adaptation behaviors challenging and ensure ...