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 ...
pdf Antarctic Research Centre File size
... Our 21 postgraduate students are the heart and soul of the ARC, providing vitality, intellectual stimulation and horsepower to our research. It’s great to see that a large number of our postgraduate students are from overseas and most of our students are co-supervised by staff at NIWA, GNS Science a ...
... Our 21 postgraduate students are the heart and soul of the ARC, providing vitality, intellectual stimulation and horsepower to our research. It’s great to see that a large number of our postgraduate students are from overseas and most of our students are co-supervised by staff at NIWA, GNS Science a ...
Vulnerability of Fraser River Sockeye salmon to climate change
... The Fraser River (as well as several other BC salmon systems) has experienced an average increase in peak summer water temperature of >1.5°C over the past 40 yrs. Eight of the past 10 summers have been the warmest on record and climate models predict even warmer peak temperatures in the near future, ...
... The Fraser River (as well as several other BC salmon systems) has experienced an average increase in peak summer water temperature of >1.5°C over the past 40 yrs. Eight of the past 10 summers have been the warmest on record and climate models predict even warmer peak temperatures in the near future, ...
- CSIRO Publishing
... how we might adapt and respond to it. This book seeks to provide a bridge from the peer-reviewed scientific literature to a broader audience of society while providing the depth of science that this complex issue demands and deserves. The chapters cover what we have already observed in the global an ...
... how we might adapt and respond to it. This book seeks to provide a bridge from the peer-reviewed scientific literature to a broader audience of society while providing the depth of science that this complex issue demands and deserves. The chapters cover what we have already observed in the global an ...
Implications of Recent Climate Change on Conservation Priorities in
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
... Climate change is likely to exacerbate the effects of natural and altered disturbance regimes, including wildfire, insect outbreaks, flooding and erosion, across all New Mexico’s habitat types and may prompt abrupt ecological changes. This is particularly true in ecosystems such as grasslands, ripar ...
The role of meteorological processes in the
... for providing a quantitatively based description of the uncertainty space for the model outputs (i.e., temperature or precipitation), but they do not provide explanatory information about how models arrived at those outputs and whether or not that affects the decision being made. The ways that scien ...
... for providing a quantitatively based description of the uncertainty space for the model outputs (i.e., temperature or precipitation), but they do not provide explanatory information about how models arrived at those outputs and whether or not that affects the decision being made. The ways that scien ...
Component:
... Despite this vulnerability the focus has traditionally been on responding to disasters and mitigating their effects. With the increasing focus on climate change and its likely consequences for Vietnam this is gradually – but slowly – changing and there is a growing acknowledgement within Government ...
... Despite this vulnerability the focus has traditionally been on responding to disasters and mitigating their effects. With the increasing focus on climate change and its likely consequences for Vietnam this is gradually – but slowly – changing and there is a growing acknowledgement within Government ...
Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block
... agreement requires the consent of each nation and cannot bind jurisdictions that do not wish voluntarily to change their environmental standards. A series of conflicting national regulatory standards may lead to the perverse result of making an international agreement more difficult to coordinate. A ...
... agreement requires the consent of each nation and cannot bind jurisdictions that do not wish voluntarily to change their environmental standards. A series of conflicting national regulatory standards may lead to the perverse result of making an international agreement more difficult to coordinate. A ...
... The successful pursuit of LSC requires exceptional collaboration; open to multiple goals and approaches, but with shared purpose and responsibility. A driving principle of the LSC approach is to take advantage of existing programs and efforts, while lending focus to the efforts of willing partners t ...
Document
... – observational limitations pacing process understanding • Parameterization of physical processes – opportunities to explore alternative formulations – exploit higher-order statistical relationships? ...
... – observational limitations pacing process understanding • Parameterization of physical processes – opportunities to explore alternative formulations – exploit higher-order statistical relationships? ...
Integrated Risk and Uncertainty Assessment of Climate Change
... Decision makers in developing countries often face a particular set of challenges associated with implementing mitigation policies under risk and uncertainty (medium confidence). Managing uncertainty and risk in the context of climate policy is of particular importance to developing countries tha ...
... Decision makers in developing countries often face a particular set of challenges associated with implementing mitigation policies under risk and uncertainty (medium confidence). Managing uncertainty and risk in the context of climate policy is of particular importance to developing countries tha ...
Local Climate Impacts Profile
... qualitative research created an in-depth picture of local resident’s experiences through interviews, whilst the quantitative research allowed data to be built up concerning the Council’s effectiveness in the eyes of local residents. ...
... qualitative research created an in-depth picture of local resident’s experiences through interviews, whilst the quantitative research allowed data to be built up concerning the Council’s effectiveness in the eyes of local residents. ...
climate vulnerability assessment – islands of dhidhdhoo and
... groundwater supply systems. By the year 2100, the total annual precipitation is projected to increase by 175 to 225 mm. Conversely, average precipitation in the dry months, is projected to decrease moderately: by 5 mm in January, 5 mm in February, and 10 mm in March. As a result, the dry season will ...
... groundwater supply systems. By the year 2100, the total annual precipitation is projected to increase by 175 to 225 mm. Conversely, average precipitation in the dry months, is projected to decrease moderately: by 5 mm in January, 5 mm in February, and 10 mm in March. As a result, the dry season will ...
Come Rain or Shine - Integrating Climate Risk Management into
... Climate change is happening now, and further changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weat ...
... Climate change is happening now, and further changes during the next decades are inevitable (IPCC, 2007a). During the last century, the global climate warmed by about 0.7°C. At the same time, there were distinct changes in rainfall patterns, an increase in both frequency and severity of extreme weat ...
Second National Communication
... Climate variability and change has become a major threat to sustainable development in Zambia. The country is already experiencing climate induced hazards which include drought and dry spells, seasonal and flash floods and extreme temperatures. Some of these hazards, especially the droughts and floo ...
... Climate variability and change has become a major threat to sustainable development in Zambia. The country is already experiencing climate induced hazards which include drought and dry spells, seasonal and flash floods and extreme temperatures. Some of these hazards, especially the droughts and floo ...
Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering
... (IPCC) Working Group I released the Summary for Policymakers of the Fifth Assessment Report, which stated that ‘‘It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.’’ ‘‘Extremely likely’’ is defined as with a greater than 95% pr ...
... (IPCC) Working Group I released the Summary for Policymakers of the Fifth Assessment Report, which stated that ‘‘It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.’’ ‘‘Extremely likely’’ is defined as with a greater than 95% pr ...
WWF Global 200 Reportfinal
... narrow biome definition was used, only 13–19% showed no change and 13–25% lost greater than 10% of their original biome types. Thus, more than 80% of ecoregions were projected to suffer extinctions as a result of global warming. Northern and Australian biomes tended to be especially hard hit. Ecoreg ...
... narrow biome definition was used, only 13–19% showed no change and 13–25% lost greater than 10% of their original biome types. Thus, more than 80% of ecoregions were projected to suffer extinctions as a result of global warming. Northern and Australian biomes tended to be especially hard hit. Ecoreg ...
Co Chairs Summary
... To prepare the grounds to deliver transformational investment packages for key priority oceanrelated action areas for Africa at key international Conferences as part of a broader global ocean action agenda. It seeks to harness the international authorizing environment, and stir action in ocean-rel ...
... To prepare the grounds to deliver transformational investment packages for key priority oceanrelated action areas for Africa at key international Conferences as part of a broader global ocean action agenda. It seeks to harness the international authorizing environment, and stir action in ocean-rel ...
vsi09 cc Anthoff 10154597 en
... globally averaged per capita income and total population figures2. The Stern Review suggests that a more appropriate aggregation would take up regional data when deriving the welfare measure. Due to time constraints, the Stern Review seems not to have carried out those calculations. Here, we do use ...
... globally averaged per capita income and total population figures2. The Stern Review suggests that a more appropriate aggregation would take up regional data when deriving the welfare measure. Due to time constraints, the Stern Review seems not to have carried out those calculations. Here, we do use ...
Briefing Paper Five - University of Newcastle
... part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it. Principle 15 In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scien ...
... part of the development process and cannot be considered in isolation from it. Principle 15 In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scien ...
Climate Change Fact Sheet Series
... warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation, and land use changes, for food. In the last 20 years, ...
... warmed up on average by about 0.6oC. During this period, manmade emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have increased, largely as a result of the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation, and land use changes, for food. In the last 20 years, ...
Indonesian Staple Food Adaptations For Sustainability in
... (Iizumi et al. 2011) and rice production in middle income countries is especially vulnerable to droughts (Simelton et al. 2012). A clear argument has been presented that the future production of rice is uncertain and might decline as a result of water shortages, drought (Tao et al. 2006), pests and ...
... (Iizumi et al. 2011) and rice production in middle income countries is especially vulnerable to droughts (Simelton et al. 2012). A clear argument has been presented that the future production of rice is uncertain and might decline as a result of water shortages, drought (Tao et al. 2006), pests and ...
01-Long Report-cover
... Introduction This Synthesis Report is based on the assessment carried out by the three Working Groups (WGs) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). Topic 1 summarises obs ...
... Introduction This Synthesis Report is based on the assessment carried out by the three Working Groups (WGs) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It provides an integrated view of climate change as the final part of the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4). Topic 1 summarises obs ...
The Effect of Urban Heat Island on Climate Warming in the Yangtze
... burning and land use change, have significantly increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (N2O), and chlorofluorocarbons [1]. For example, since the beginning of the industrial era, the release of CO2 from human act ...
... burning and land use change, have significantly increased the concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG), such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (O3), nitrous oxide (N2O), and chlorofluorocarbons [1]. For example, since the beginning of the industrial era, the release of CO2 from human act ...
gcos regional action plan for south america
... assessment, quantification, and prediction of climatic conditions and their impacts has been compromised. Unless immediate action is taken to address critical deficiencies in South America's systematic climate observing programmes, the costs in terms of losses in production and livelihoods adversely ...
... assessment, quantification, and prediction of climatic conditions and their impacts has been compromised. Unless immediate action is taken to address critical deficiencies in South America's systematic climate observing programmes, the costs in terms of losses in production and livelihoods adversely ...