Food Security and Climate Change Assessment: Sudan
... south of the country experince quite different climates, and as a result the livelihood activities are different. For example pastoralism occurs in the dry northern areas where rainfall is limited and the year-to-year variability means that the amount and timings of the rains are unreliable. Agricul ...
... south of the country experince quite different climates, and as a result the livelihood activities are different. For example pastoralism occurs in the dry northern areas where rainfall is limited and the year-to-year variability means that the amount and timings of the rains are unreliable. Agricul ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED LC/CAR/L.302
... negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (frequency and intensity), sea level rise and the destruction of ecosystems (particularly coral ...
... negatively affect the tourism sector in the Netherlands Antilles. As a result, the costs were calculated taking into consideration not only changes in temperature and precipitation but also extreme events (frequency and intensity), sea level rise and the destruction of ecosystems (particularly coral ...
Adapting to climate change in The Netherlands: an inventory of
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...
... adaptation planning and policy-making (Burton et al. 2002; Füssel and Klein 2006). Tol et al. (2008) states that “adaptation assessment must consider the full context in which adaptation takes place, including the factors that determine the capacity of the country or system to adapt”. By involving l ...
the caribbean and climate change
... Turks & Caicos, and smaller, but still impressively high levels for a number of others islands. In addition to providing preliminary estimates of the costs of climate inaction for the Caribbean, this report also looks more closely at the implications for two larger islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba, and ...
... Turks & Caicos, and smaller, but still impressively high levels for a number of others islands. In addition to providing preliminary estimates of the costs of climate inaction for the Caribbean, this report also looks more closely at the implications for two larger islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba, and ...
On the persistent spread in snow-albedo feedback
... monthly values of qap/qas at all locations for every month. Figure 1a shows the monthly estimates of qap/qas averaged over NH extratropical land masses for the 12 months. Both the GFDL and NCAR estimates vary only slightly, hovering around 0.35 throughout the year. (Due to variations in atmospheric ...
... monthly values of qap/qas at all locations for every month. Figure 1a shows the monthly estimates of qap/qas averaged over NH extratropical land masses for the 12 months. Both the GFDL and NCAR estimates vary only slightly, hovering around 0.35 throughout the year. (Due to variations in atmospheric ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Abies spectabilis
... Both the models are shown to be in excellent agreement with the current distribution of Abies spectabilis as shown by error rate and Cohen‟s kappa.The results under the applied climatic scenario showed decreasing suitable habitat for the species in the future with the plant expanding and moving up i ...
... Both the models are shown to be in excellent agreement with the current distribution of Abies spectabilis as shown by error rate and Cohen‟s kappa.The results under the applied climatic scenario showed decreasing suitable habitat for the species in the future with the plant expanding and moving up i ...
RSM-ASCC_conceptpape..
... cooperation. According to ASEAN, ASCC reflects its social agenda that is focused on poverty eradication and human development. In its fourth meeting in Danang in Vietnam this August, ASCC listed as its priorities the following issues: challenges of pandemic diseases, climate change and disaster mana ...
... cooperation. According to ASEAN, ASCC reflects its social agenda that is focused on poverty eradication and human development. In its fourth meeting in Danang in Vietnam this August, ASCC listed as its priorities the following issues: challenges of pandemic diseases, climate change and disaster mana ...
the caribbean and climate change - Stockholm Environment Institute
... Turks & Caicos, and smaller, but still impressively high levels for a number of others islands. In addition to providing preliminary estimates of the costs of climate inaction for the Caribbean, this report also looks more closely at the implications for two larger islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba, and ...
... Turks & Caicos, and smaller, but still impressively high levels for a number of others islands. In addition to providing preliminary estimates of the costs of climate inaction for the Caribbean, this report also looks more closely at the implications for two larger islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba, and ...
השפעת שינויי אקלים גלובליים על הדיונות במדבר קלאהרי
... consistently produce the ‘least active’ or ‘most active’ predictions, but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devege ...
... consistently produce the ‘least active’ or ‘most active’ predictions, but with IS92a emissions CGCM1 often produces the most active scenarios (Fig. 2). The GCMs all produce increasing levels of activity over the twentyfirst century, including fully active dunefields, where interdune areas are devege ...
EGT applying urban warming REVISIONS.docx
... discussing climate change ever more beyond an issue of adaptation next to mitigation, and a subsequent search for climate vulnerabilities and new risks the Dutch had to adapt to. Secondly, an active policyoriented scientific community aimed to raise awareness for the effects of climate change in pla ...
... discussing climate change ever more beyond an issue of adaptation next to mitigation, and a subsequent search for climate vulnerabilities and new risks the Dutch had to adapt to. Secondly, an active policyoriented scientific community aimed to raise awareness for the effects of climate change in pla ...
UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 Synthesis Report
... of the UK population will influence the scale of future impacts. The location and design of new buildings and infrastructure could either increase vulnerabilities or help to address them. • The steps already being taken, or expected to be, across the UK to adapt. Whether as part of planned, or natur ...
... of the UK population will influence the scale of future impacts. The location and design of new buildings and infrastructure could either increase vulnerabilities or help to address them. • The steps already being taken, or expected to be, across the UK to adapt. Whether as part of planned, or natur ...
Introduction
... 6.3.10. White-winged Flufftail – Ethiopia & Southern Africa ............................................ 69 6.3.11. Chestnut-banded Plover – venustus - Eastern Africa population ............................... 70 ...
... 6.3.10. White-winged Flufftail – Ethiopia & Southern Africa ............................................ 69 6.3.11. Chestnut-banded Plover – venustus - Eastern Africa population ............................... 70 ...
View Case Study - Department of Natural Resources
... Hunting the bowhead is highly anticipated in Wainwright. When a whaling crew takes a bowhead whale, it is understood to have given itself to the wife of the whaling captain (Bodenhorn 1990). Therefore, the captain's wife must ensure that the house is clean because a whale will not return to an unkem ...
... Hunting the bowhead is highly anticipated in Wainwright. When a whaling crew takes a bowhead whale, it is understood to have given itself to the wife of the whaling captain (Bodenhorn 1990). Therefore, the captain's wife must ensure that the house is clean because a whale will not return to an unkem ...
Fors..a og baks..a - Arctic Portal Library
... of a large number of sites, but also to a few, simple and well-focused questions that could be answered by designing a simple experiment and common protocols. When additional levels of complexity are added by scaling up to landscapes and higher trophic levels, it becomes more challenging to keep sim ...
... of a large number of sites, but also to a few, simple and well-focused questions that could be answered by designing a simple experiment and common protocols. When additional levels of complexity are added by scaling up to landscapes and higher trophic levels, it becomes more challenging to keep sim ...
mop4_27_climate_change_report_0
... Source: Rare Bird Alert. Note: data from 2008 are 1 Jan – 19 Feb inclusive, but are considered to span two-months. ......................................................................... 22 Figure 5. Distribution change in Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica between the winter of 1998/99 and 2003/0 ...
... Source: Rare Bird Alert. Note: data from 2008 are 1 Jan – 19 Feb inclusive, but are considered to span two-months. ......................................................................... 22 Figure 5. Distribution change in Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica between the winter of 1998/99 and 2003/0 ...
Climate change and its implications for Australia´s freshwater fish
... provide a contextual background to facilitate further research through the identification of key knowledge gaps and will assist managers in forming proactive and effective responses to the threats posed by climate change. Regional comparisons Across Australia, significant climatic changes have been ...
... provide a contextual background to facilitate further research through the identification of key knowledge gaps and will assist managers in forming proactive and effective responses to the threats posed by climate change. Regional comparisons Across Australia, significant climatic changes have been ...
geog_466_final_paper - Protected Areas Law Capacity
... environmental issues along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More environmental legislation was passed in 1970 with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed. In 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed. T ...
... environmental issues along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. More environmental legislation was passed in 1970 with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Clean Air Act (CAA). In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) was passed. In 1974, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed. T ...
Equilibrium Response of an Atmosphere–Mixed Layer Ocean Model
... forcing, but is determined primarily by the interhemispheric contrast in forcing. The change in the Hadley circulation strongly impacts the precipitation changes in low latitudes. ...
... forcing, but is determined primarily by the interhemispheric contrast in forcing. The change in the Hadley circulation strongly impacts the precipitation changes in low latitudes. ...
climate change in the american mind
... participants were asked about their issue priorities for the new administration and Congress, support and opposition regarding climate change and energy policies, levels of political and consumer activism, and beliefs about the reality and risks of global warming. Overall, the survey found that conc ...
... participants were asked about their issue priorities for the new administration and Congress, support and opposition regarding climate change and energy policies, levels of political and consumer activism, and beliefs about the reality and risks of global warming. Overall, the survey found that conc ...
Water-based Adhesives for Flexible Packaging
... (GHGs). Increased GHGs in the troposphere result in warming of the earth’s surface. The impact of greenhouse gas emissions – such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) – is assessed over a fixed time period of 100 years. ...
... (GHGs). Increased GHGs in the troposphere result in warming of the earth’s surface. The impact of greenhouse gas emissions – such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) – is assessed over a fixed time period of 100 years. ...
Options for Marine Turtles - Organization of American States
... essentially means an adjustment to better fit current or future conditions. For biologists the term means the process whereby organisms become better suited to their physical environment. In the climate change context, however, adaptation is generally used to mean any human initiatives and measures ...
... essentially means an adjustment to better fit current or future conditions. For biologists the term means the process whereby organisms become better suited to their physical environment. In the climate change context, however, adaptation is generally used to mean any human initiatives and measures ...
Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for
... a large extent contributes to climate change and that the complexity and seriousness of this problem could turn it into a psychological stressor [1–3]. How people psychologically cope with climate change could be related both to environmental engagement and well-being [2,4–7]. There are, however, fe ...
... a large extent contributes to climate change and that the complexity and seriousness of this problem could turn it into a psychological stressor [1–3]. How people psychologically cope with climate change could be related both to environmental engagement and well-being [2,4–7]. There are, however, fe ...
Increasing frequency of extreme El Niño events due to greenhouse
... historical anthropogenic and natural forcings, and future greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Methods), each covering a 200-year period. We determine Niño3 rainfall skewness over the 200-year period in each model. Using skewness greater than 1 and Niño3 rainfall exceeding 5 mm per day as criteria for ...
... historical anthropogenic and natural forcings, and future greenhouse gas emission scenarios (Methods), each covering a 200-year period. We determine Niño3 rainfall skewness over the 200-year period in each model. Using skewness greater than 1 and Niño3 rainfall exceeding 5 mm per day as criteria for ...
Understanding patterns of resilient economic development. Rwanda
... The physical effects of climate change will have direct and indirect impacts on economic and social structures and natural systems, and these impacts will have high costs (IPCC, 2001; IPCC, 2014; Stern, 2006). Although the manifestation of climate change will vary across regions, at the global level ...
... The physical effects of climate change will have direct and indirect impacts on economic and social structures and natural systems, and these impacts will have high costs (IPCC, 2001; IPCC, 2014; Stern, 2006). Although the manifestation of climate change will vary across regions, at the global level ...
Review of FAO Strategic Framework and preparation of Medium Term Plan 2018-21 - Regional Priorities
... The quadrennial review of the FAO Strategic Framework and preparation of the Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2018-21 will take place during 2016, through the Regional Conferences and Technical Committees, for approval by the Council and Conference in the first half of 2017. This document provides a synthes ...
... The quadrennial review of the FAO Strategic Framework and preparation of the Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2018-21 will take place during 2016, through the Regional Conferences and Technical Committees, for approval by the Council and Conference in the first half of 2017. This document provides a synthes ...