Switzerland`s Sixth National Communication and First
... Switzerland covers an area of 41’300 km2, comprising 29% forest and grove, 39% cropland and pastureland, 8% built-up and 23% unproductive land. With the Alps acting as climatic divide, conditions such as average temperature and precipitation vary significantly across Switzerland, depending mainly on ...
... Switzerland covers an area of 41’300 km2, comprising 29% forest and grove, 39% cropland and pastureland, 8% built-up and 23% unproductive land. With the Alps acting as climatic divide, conditions such as average temperature and precipitation vary significantly across Switzerland, depending mainly on ...
Corporate Report Draft.indd
... together with ICLEI, C40 and UCLG, announced the launch of a global Compact of Mayors, the world’s largest effort for cities to fight climate change. The Compact will enable cities to publicly commit to deep GHG emissions reductions; make existing targets and plans public; and report on their progre ...
... together with ICLEI, C40 and UCLG, announced the launch of a global Compact of Mayors, the world’s largest effort for cities to fight climate change. The Compact will enable cities to publicly commit to deep GHG emissions reductions; make existing targets and plans public; and report on their progre ...
Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors and Changes in Biodiversity on Lower Chesapeake Bay, VA USA Seagrass Systems
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
... Anthropogenic stressors are increasingly changing conditions in coastal areas and impacting important habitats. But, when multiple stressors act simultaneously, their effects on ecosystems become more difficult to predict. In Chesapeake Bay, USA, predictions suggest that anthropogenic stressors from ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
... is identified as one of the key cryospheric indicators of global climate change [10,12,13]. Global average surface temperatures have increased by about 0.74 ± 0.18 °C over the past hundred years [14]. Global climate models project the strongest future warming in the high-latitudes, with some models p ...
Effects of permafrost degradation on ecosystems
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
... bodies on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the largest permafrost region in the mid and low latitude, which is estimated at about 1.5×106 km2 and account for 69.77% the total permafrost area in china[11]. Permafrost controlled by air temperature in the thickness, presence and geographic extent reacts s ...
Climate Change and the US Energy Sector: Regional Vulnerabilities
... USGCRP 2014). Warmer and drier summers may also increase the threat of wildfires, which have the potential to disrupt electricity transmission (DOE 2013, USGCRP 2014). ...
... USGCRP 2014). Warmer and drier summers may also increase the threat of wildfires, which have the potential to disrupt electricity transmission (DOE 2013, USGCRP 2014). ...
thailand - Technology Needs Assessment
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
... Thailand today faces a number of challenges affected by climate change. These include everincreasing natural and human-made disaster – such as, extreme weather events, land-slide, flood, draught, rising sea level, biodiversity loss, and health damage – ,which if not addressed may lead to catastrophi ...
Playing the Climate Dominoes: Tipping Points and the Cost of
... output [5, 6, 7] or in the presence of a single tipping point that modifies either the carbon cycle or the climate’s sensitivity to emissions [8]. However, climate scientists have become particularly concerned with a possible “domino effect” arising through interactions among tipping points [9, 10, ...
... output [5, 6, 7] or in the presence of a single tipping point that modifies either the carbon cycle or the climate’s sensitivity to emissions [8]. However, climate scientists have become particularly concerned with a possible “domino effect” arising through interactions among tipping points [9, 10, ...
Winter Road Conditions and Traffic Accidents in Sweden
... highest accident risk. 52% of traffic accidents were caused by a reduction of road friction according to a study of Bogren et al. (2006). Rain has been shown to be a major factor causing traffic accidents (Brodsky and Hakkert, 1988; Andrey and Yagar, 1993; Fridström et al., 1995; Levine et al. 1995; ...
... highest accident risk. 52% of traffic accidents were caused by a reduction of road friction according to a study of Bogren et al. (2006). Rain has been shown to be a major factor causing traffic accidents (Brodsky and Hakkert, 1988; Andrey and Yagar, 1993; Fridström et al., 1995; Levine et al. 1995; ...
Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem
... Kelps are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological changes in the marine environment so that significant reduction in kelp habitat over tens to hundreds of kilometres can occur within a year (Dayton et al., 1992; Edwards, 2004; Wernberg et al., 2013). Kelp forests within systems influenced b ...
... Kelps are susceptible to physical, chemical and biological changes in the marine environment so that significant reduction in kelp habitat over tens to hundreds of kilometres can occur within a year (Dayton et al., 1992; Edwards, 2004; Wernberg et al., 2013). Kelp forests within systems influenced b ...
Behaviour of the monsoon-ENSO system in current and future
... Seasonal prediction of the Asian Summer monsoon is a key goal of weather and climate forecasters, the phenomenon being of great importance to agrarian societies. Before general circulation models (GCMs) can be used to make predictions of the monsoon response to climate change, systematic errors in c ...
... Seasonal prediction of the Asian Summer monsoon is a key goal of weather and climate forecasters, the phenomenon being of great importance to agrarian societies. Before general circulation models (GCMs) can be used to make predictions of the monsoon response to climate change, systematic errors in c ...
Workstream I: Scope, guiding principles, and cross-cutting
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should be preserved, especially those of equity and common responsibilities, but differentiated between developed and developing countries. In this regard, it is considered that these historical responsibilities of developed countries sh ...
... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) should be preserved, especially those of equity and common responsibilities, but differentiated between developed and developing countries. In this regard, it is considered that these historical responsibilities of developed countries sh ...
the transcript of the APS climate change statement review workshop
... space, which is part of NYU’s Center for ...
... space, which is part of NYU’s Center for ...
Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)
... national institutions, and international organizations involved are to be congratulated for their success. There is now bet ter underst anding of climate change and human impac t s, and the world is challenged to underst and and deal with the consequences of global climate change (see Box 1 of ICSU- ...
... national institutions, and international organizations involved are to be congratulated for their success. There is now bet ter underst anding of climate change and human impac t s, and the world is challenged to underst and and deal with the consequences of global climate change (see Box 1 of ICSU- ...
A C I
... Goals of adaptation: The specific goals of adaptation to climate change vary among countries. However, it should be feasible to reach international agreement on several broad objectives of adaptation. These objectives could either be result-oriented (e.g., coastal economies are protected from sea le ...
... Goals of adaptation: The specific goals of adaptation to climate change vary among countries. However, it should be feasible to reach international agreement on several broad objectives of adaptation. These objectives could either be result-oriented (e.g., coastal economies are protected from sea le ...
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... harvest to planting, except for strips of up to a third of the row width that may involve only residue disturbance or may (under strip till) include minimal soil disturbance in the intended crop row area. ...
... harvest to planting, except for strips of up to a third of the row width that may involve only residue disturbance or may (under strip till) include minimal soil disturbance in the intended crop row area. ...
A multistage crucible of revision and approval shapes IPCC
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
... for the WGII AR4 and WGIII AR5 (Fig. 2), highlighting substantial deletions that occurred during their revision. Across AR5 SPM revisions, we also evaluate several examples of politically sensitive material emphasized in published perspectives and notes (7, 8, 11, 16, 17, 21, 34–36). For some of the ...
The exchange of carbon dioxide between wet arctic - HAL-Insu
... Abstract. The exchange fluxes of carbon dioxide between wet arctic polygonal tundra and the atmosphere were investigated by the micrometeorological eddy covariance method. The investigation site was situated in the centre of the Lena River Delta in Northern Siberia (72◦ 22′ N, 126◦ 30′ E). The study ...
... Abstract. The exchange fluxes of carbon dioxide between wet arctic polygonal tundra and the atmosphere were investigated by the micrometeorological eddy covariance method. The investigation site was situated in the centre of the Lena River Delta in Northern Siberia (72◦ 22′ N, 126◦ 30′ E). The study ...
Camels and Climate Resilience: Adaptation in Northern Kenya
... September/October 2012, the authors spent four weeks examining the extent and nature of these new camel-keeping practices. The first questions that drove the methods employed included: In what ways are these practices ‘new’? Are they linked to particular areas on the mountain? How do they relate to ...
... September/October 2012, the authors spent four weeks examining the extent and nature of these new camel-keeping practices. The first questions that drove the methods employed included: In what ways are these practices ‘new’? Are they linked to particular areas on the mountain? How do they relate to ...
Argentinean soy based biodiesel - Tyndall°Centre for Climate
... colonisation in the 16 century, federalist independence in the early 19 century and a succession of military regimes and semi‐representative civilian administrations through the second half of the twentieth century. It saw high national debt and economic collapse in the early 1980s, followed by ...
... colonisation in the 16 century, federalist independence in the early 19 century and a succession of military regimes and semi‐representative civilian administrations through the second half of the twentieth century. It saw high national debt and economic collapse in the early 1980s, followed by ...
Salim Damerdji – Corgi DA (SO13)
... solutions within his power, a looming crisis can become the foundation for the president's legacy. Here's how he can do it: Foster a bipartisan national conversation: Earlier this month the most up-to-date summary of climate change impacts in the United States was released. The president should not ...
... solutions within his power, a looming crisis can become the foundation for the president's legacy. Here's how he can do it: Foster a bipartisan national conversation: Earlier this month the most up-to-date summary of climate change impacts in the United States was released. The president should not ...
Ch7 Pre-Release - Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
... trace gases into the atmosphere, particularly from disturbed areas and areas that are drying. It is not known if the circumpolar tundra will be a carbon source or sink in the long term, but current models suggest that the tundra is likely to become a weak sink for carbon because of the northward mov ...
... trace gases into the atmosphere, particularly from disturbed areas and areas that are drying. It is not known if the circumpolar tundra will be a carbon source or sink in the long term, but current models suggest that the tundra is likely to become a weak sink for carbon because of the northward mov ...
Heft 168 Wei Yang Discrete-Continuous Downscaling Model for
... of the Key Action “Global change, climate and biodiversity ”within the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development, and a Regional Model for Integrated Water Management in Twinned River Basins (RIVERTWIN), supported by the European Commission under the Sixth framework program. First of all, I wo ...
... of the Key Action “Global change, climate and biodiversity ”within the Environment, Energy and Sustainable Development, and a Regional Model for Integrated Water Management in Twinned River Basins (RIVERTWIN), supported by the European Commission under the Sixth framework program. First of all, I wo ...
Extreme climate events counteract the effects of climate and land
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
... also impact the provisioning of ecosystem services (Bellard et al. 2012). Land-use changes, be it by conversion of natural habitats into agricultural or urban lands, or by abandonment of managed areas, could aggravate the effects of climate change, as well as contribute to large and sudden changes o ...
The effectiveness of climate finance: a review of the Adaptation Fund
... Role in the international climate finance architecture Next, we present a detailed review of the active portfolio of the fund, in order to inform subsequent analysis of the effectiveness of its outcomes, using fund self-reporting complemented with data collected on http://climatefundsupdate.org. The ...
... Role in the international climate finance architecture Next, we present a detailed review of the active portfolio of the fund, in order to inform subsequent analysis of the effectiveness of its outcomes, using fund self-reporting complemented with data collected on http://climatefundsupdate.org. The ...
Effects of global warming on Australia
Predictions measuring the effects of global warming on Australia assert that global warming will negatively impact the continent's environment, economy, and communities. Australia has been designated as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, according to the Stern report and others, due partially to the importance of its agricultural sector and the prominence of its coast.Australia is vulnerable to the effects of global warming projected for the next 50 to 100 years because of its extensive arid and semi-arid areas, high annual rainfall variability, and existing pressures on water supply. The continent's high fire risk increases this susceptibility to change in temperature and climate. Additionally, Australia's population is highly concentrated in coastal areas, and its important tourism industry depends on the health of the Great Barrier Reef and other fragile ecosystems. Impacts of climate change will be complex and to some degree uncertain, but increased foresight may enable the country to safeguard its future through planned mitigation and adaptation. Mitigation may reduce the ultimate extent of climate change and its impacts, but requires global solutions and cooperation, while adaptation can be performed at national and local levels.