Togo - unfccc
... overall average annual temperature increase in Togo fluctuating between 0.60°C and 0.71°C higher than current levels in 2025, and between 3.6°C and 4.5°C higher in 2100, depending on the latitude being considered. For those same periods, annual precipitation would increase throughout the country by ...
... overall average annual temperature increase in Togo fluctuating between 0.60°C and 0.71°C higher than current levels in 2025, and between 3.6°C and 4.5°C higher in 2100, depending on the latitude being considered. For those same periods, annual precipitation would increase throughout the country by ...
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
... Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset events. Loss and damage has become a major policy issue as identified in the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Paris Agreement’s Article 8 sta ...
... Climate change is increasing the risk of loss and damage from extreme weather and slow onset events. Loss and damage has become a major policy issue as identified in the 2015 Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Paris Agreement’s Article 8 sta ...
Climate change and displacement
... induced migration becoming one of the major policy challenges of this century. Adequate planning for and management of this phenomenon will be critical for human security. The international community now increasingly recognises that environmental degradation and climate change could potentially resu ...
... induced migration becoming one of the major policy challenges of this century. Adequate planning for and management of this phenomenon will be critical for human security. The international community now increasingly recognises that environmental degradation and climate change could potentially resu ...
Microsoft Word - UWE Research Repository
... A substantial amount of research has been carried out on this topic in the UK in the last 30 years, much of this commissioned by Government itself. Interpretation of this expanding body of evidence is complex. As a result of the different traditions and contests within each tradition, there exist a ...
... A substantial amount of research has been carried out on this topic in the UK in the last 30 years, much of this commissioned by Government itself. Interpretation of this expanding body of evidence is complex. As a result of the different traditions and contests within each tradition, there exist a ...
Multi-scale climate modelling over Southern Africa using a
... being used increasingly to inform climate-change adaptation studies, they are sometimes criticised as not being verifiable, the argument being that it will only be possible to verify the reliability of the projections several decades into the future. In this paper, however, we argue that confidence ...
... being used increasingly to inform climate-change adaptation studies, they are sometimes criticised as not being verifiable, the argument being that it will only be possible to verify the reliability of the projections several decades into the future. In this paper, however, we argue that confidence ...
Mental Health and Our Changing Climate
... can increase by experiencing the effects directly, perception, politics, and uncertainty can complicate this link. Psychological factors (like psychological distance), a political divide, uncertainty, helplessness, and denial influence the way people comprehend information and form their beliefs on ...
... can increase by experiencing the effects directly, perception, politics, and uncertainty can complicate this link. Psychological factors (like psychological distance), a political divide, uncertainty, helplessness, and denial influence the way people comprehend information and form their beliefs on ...
A conceptual framework for monitoring climate effects and feedback
... acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local climate. In fact, what have been observed at Zackenberg over the last ten year ...
... acknowledge that although large‐scale trends in climate changes in the Arctic display clear trends of, for example, increased temperature and retreating sea ice cover, such changes are not necessarily observed in local climate. In fact, what have been observed at Zackenberg over the last ten year ...
The Economic Cost of Climate Change in Africa
... Climate change is already hitting Africa hard, not least economically. Any global deal on climate change must therefore reflect the region’s interests. The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), with support from Christian Aid, commissioned Practical Action Consulting to write this report in ...
... Climate change is already hitting Africa hard, not least economically. Any global deal on climate change must therefore reflect the region’s interests. The Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), with support from Christian Aid, commissioned Practical Action Consulting to write this report in ...
likely effects of global climate change on the purse seine fishery for
... This paper explores the possible effect that changes in global climate under a 2x atmospheric CO2 concentration may have on the fishery for Cape anchovy. Anchovy is one of the dominant small pelagic fish species in the Benguela upwelling system, and form the target of an important pelagic purse sein ...
... This paper explores the possible effect that changes in global climate under a 2x atmospheric CO2 concentration may have on the fishery for Cape anchovy. Anchovy is one of the dominant small pelagic fish species in the Benguela upwelling system, and form the target of an important pelagic purse sein ...
The millennial atmospheric lifetime of anthropogenic CO2
... b Simulated atmospheric CO2 (ppmv). c Simulated changes in global annual mean air surface temperature (°C) ...
... b Simulated atmospheric CO2 (ppmv). c Simulated changes in global annual mean air surface temperature (°C) ...
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... of halving global carbon emissions from 1990 levels by up to 50% in 2030 and by up to 40% in 2050. Finally, Dixon et al. (2008) using a numerical multi-country, two-sector partial equilibrium model of the global carbon market concluded that international permit price would be reduced by 45% when, in ...
... of halving global carbon emissions from 1990 levels by up to 50% in 2030 and by up to 40% in 2050. Finally, Dixon et al. (2008) using a numerical multi-country, two-sector partial equilibrium model of the global carbon market concluded that international permit price would be reduced by 45% when, in ...
task force on climate remediation research
... parameters must change over time as understanding of the risks of climate remediation evolves. This task force has not recommended deployment of climate remediation technologies, because far more research is needed to understand the potential impacts, risks, and costs associated with specific techno ...
... parameters must change over time as understanding of the risks of climate remediation evolves. This task force has not recommended deployment of climate remediation technologies, because far more research is needed to understand the potential impacts, risks, and costs associated with specific techno ...
the compendium of adaptation models for climate
... experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric lifetime) of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide varies from 50-200 years (EPA, 2007), resulting in the benefits of emission ...
... experienced earlier than those of mitigations as they are immediate (Berkhout, 2005). While mitigation measures can be implemented now, the residence time (atmospheric lifetime) of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide varies from 50-200 years (EPA, 2007), resulting in the benefits of emission ...
THE MIGHTY OPERATIONS OF NATURE
... challenged both science and superstition. Theories that the cold summer was caused by sunspots were hotly debated, and though most expert opinion held that sunspots were not the cause, the public could not quite seem to shake the suspicion that they were somehow involved. Other theories of causatio ...
... challenged both science and superstition. Theories that the cold summer was caused by sunspots were hotly debated, and though most expert opinion held that sunspots were not the cause, the public could not quite seem to shake the suspicion that they were somehow involved. Other theories of causatio ...
Earth`s Energy Imbalance and Implications
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaotic) variability, it is now widely agreed that the strong global warming trend of recen ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2001, 2007) reports and by innumerable authors. Although climate change is driven by many climate forcing agents and the climate system also exhibits unforced (chaotic) variability, it is now widely agreed that the strong global warming trend of recen ...
A Critical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol using Monte Carlo
... trajectories under each scenario for both mean annual temperature and global mean sea level up to 2100, set to rise somewhere between 1.88-4.41°C and 2745cm respectively. Temperature output, together with archival model data, was then run through a global and regional climate scenario generator (SCE ...
... trajectories under each scenario for both mean annual temperature and global mean sea level up to 2100, set to rise somewhere between 1.88-4.41°C and 2745cm respectively. Temperature output, together with archival model data, was then run through a global and regional climate scenario generator (SCE ...
Climate Change Adaptation in Indian Country
... climate change.4 Experts agree that climate change (also known as global warming) is caused by human behavior.' Conversations on climate change among scientists has shifted in recent years to more precisely predicting the specific impacts of climate change and dealing with its most drastic related n ...
... climate change.4 Experts agree that climate change (also known as global warming) is caused by human behavior.' Conversations on climate change among scientists has shifted in recent years to more precisely predicting the specific impacts of climate change and dealing with its most drastic related n ...
Projected responses of North American grassland - ace
... attributed to agricultural intensification. Understanding the potential interactions between the impacts of climate change on the future distributions of these species and the availability of suitable vegetation for nesting can support improved risk assessments and conservation planning for this gro ...
... attributed to agricultural intensification. Understanding the potential interactions between the impacts of climate change on the future distributions of these species and the availability of suitable vegetation for nesting can support improved risk assessments and conservation planning for this gro ...
Adaptation to climate change ininternationalriver basins in Africa: a
... (Kundzewicz et al., 2007). Water users and water resource management institutions have to adapt to this variability, changes in demand and the effects of climate change, which whilst they may be significant in the future they are also uncertain. Adaptation may be complicated by the transboundary nat ...
... (Kundzewicz et al., 2007). Water users and water resource management institutions have to adapt to this variability, changes in demand and the effects of climate change, which whilst they may be significant in the future they are also uncertain. Adaptation may be complicated by the transboundary nat ...
Can Social Protection Increase Resilience to Climate Change?
... programmes contribute to strengthening the resilience of their recipients to climate change. The framework moves from earlier simplified approaches of ASP to a more systematic framework that highlights the importance of a dynamic approach to resilience and social protection which considers time and ...
... programmes contribute to strengthening the resilience of their recipients to climate change. The framework moves from earlier simplified approaches of ASP to a more systematic framework that highlights the importance of a dynamic approach to resilience and social protection which considers time and ...
The effects of global change upon United States air quality
... with, among other things, increasing human respiratory diseases in urban areas (WHO, 2005), and in the case of particulate matter (PM), with low birth weights across the world (Dadvand et al., 2012). High concentrations of tropospheric O3 and PM matter with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 µm ( ...
... with, among other things, increasing human respiratory diseases in urban areas (WHO, 2005), and in the case of particulate matter (PM), with low birth weights across the world (Dadvand et al., 2012). High concentrations of tropospheric O3 and PM matter with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 µm ( ...
Key Developments in CCS- & John Gale General Manager
... IPCC Special Report on CCS (2005) CCS can be a large-scale mitigation option OSPAR Report on Ocean Acidification (2006) Helped bring about inclusion of CCS in OSPAR and London Convention UK DTI/BERR Reports on CCS in ETS (2004-2007) Helped bring about inclusion of CCS in EU ETS IPCC GHG Inventory Gu ...
... IPCC Special Report on CCS (2005) CCS can be a large-scale mitigation option OSPAR Report on Ocean Acidification (2006) Helped bring about inclusion of CCS in OSPAR and London Convention UK DTI/BERR Reports on CCS in ETS (2004-2007) Helped bring about inclusion of CCS in EU ETS IPCC GHG Inventory Gu ...
Modeling Earth`s future
... climate, researchers have built computerized mathematical models that use the laws of physics and representations of chemical and biological systems to simulate the earth’s atmosphere, land surfaces, and oceans. These models indicate that as humans release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases i ...
... climate, researchers have built computerized mathematical models that use the laws of physics and representations of chemical and biological systems to simulate the earth’s atmosphere, land surfaces, and oceans. These models indicate that as humans release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases i ...
Briefing report
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
... That the world’s climate is changing is irrefutable. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated in its most recent Assessment Report that it is very likely that the changes we have seen and measured are the result of anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. While there may be some oppo ...
Climate Change in Afghanistan Deduced from Reanalysis and
... basin, including the Aral Sea as part of this basin [22–24]. Other studies focus on hazards, mainly floods [25,26] and landslides [27], but without a climate change perspective. Beside these studies, some grey literature on climate change effects in Afghanistan exists that is mostly not based on sys ...
... basin, including the Aral Sea as part of this basin [22–24]. Other studies focus on hazards, mainly floods [25,26] and landslides [27], but without a climate change perspective. Beside these studies, some grey literature on climate change effects in Afghanistan exists that is mostly not based on sys ...