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... Agriculture is a sector that is closely linked to climate and that is thereby naturally prone to impacts of climate change. Agriculture in the northern European climate – the focus area of this thematic study – is practised at higher latitudes than elsewhere on the planet (Figure 1) and takes accoun ...
... Agriculture is a sector that is closely linked to climate and that is thereby naturally prone to impacts of climate change. Agriculture in the northern European climate – the focus area of this thematic study – is practised at higher latitudes than elsewhere on the planet (Figure 1) and takes accoun ...
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... demand, lower heating demand, and potentially stringent regulations designed to curb emissions from the sector. This paper simulates how the residential sector’s electricity consumption will be affected by different scenarios of climate change. We make four specific contributions to the literature o ...
... demand, lower heating demand, and potentially stringent regulations designed to curb emissions from the sector. This paper simulates how the residential sector’s electricity consumption will be affected by different scenarios of climate change. We make four specific contributions to the literature o ...
Framework Programme on Climate Change Adaptation
... adaptation, climate-related disaster risk management or a combination of adaptation and mitigation. This means that while these activities reduce existing adaptation deficits and lay a foundation for longterm resilience, they will simultaneously enhance sustainable production increases and food secur ...
... adaptation, climate-related disaster risk management or a combination of adaptation and mitigation. This means that while these activities reduce existing adaptation deficits and lay a foundation for longterm resilience, they will simultaneously enhance sustainable production increases and food secur ...
Climate Change and Conservation: A Primer for Assessing Impacts
... Ecosystem‐based adaptation is a term whose history can be traced to the international climate policy arena. At its core, it refers to taking conservation actions that will benefit both nature and people in the face of climate change impacts. The Conservancy is currently involved in hundreds of c ...
... Ecosystem‐based adaptation is a term whose history can be traced to the international climate policy arena. At its core, it refers to taking conservation actions that will benefit both nature and people in the face of climate change impacts. The Conservancy is currently involved in hundreds of c ...
Scenario Studies as a Synthetic and Integrative Research Activity for Articles
... while research in temporal and spatial dimensions is scaled up. Finally, developing and analyzing future scenarios would provide a platform for working with many scientific networks, including the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and Urban Long Term Research Areas (ULTRA). Driscoll and ...
... while research in temporal and spatial dimensions is scaled up. Finally, developing and analyzing future scenarios would provide a platform for working with many scientific networks, including the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and Urban Long Term Research Areas (ULTRA). Driscoll and ...
Climate Adaptation Plan for the Territories of the Yakama Nation
... our losses and bemoan our future. We will work with other tribes, and we will learn together. We must learn how to adapt, as we have done for many thousands of years on these lands which have always been our home. We cannot know and anticipate at this time all changes to come—but we can start. Conta ...
... our losses and bemoan our future. We will work with other tribes, and we will learn together. We must learn how to adapt, as we have done for many thousands of years on these lands which have always been our home. We cannot know and anticipate at this time all changes to come—but we can start. Conta ...
Global Climatic Variation and Energy Use
... with short term controllable anthropogenic or human effects. Humanity is destined to gradually adjust to the natural variation as well as the anthropogenic or human-caused change. Otherwise, the Earth’s feedback mechanisms would predominate, causing global economic, social and political dislocations ...
... with short term controllable anthropogenic or human effects. Humanity is destined to gradually adjust to the natural variation as well as the anthropogenic or human-caused change. Otherwise, the Earth’s feedback mechanisms would predominate, causing global economic, social and political dislocations ...
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... AR5 WG2 report states with high confidence that ―existing environmental stresses will interact with, and in many cases be exacerbated by, shifts in mean climatic conditions and associated change in the frequency or intensity of extreme events, especially fire, drought and floods.‖ (IPCC, 2014: 16). ...
... AR5 WG2 report states with high confidence that ―existing environmental stresses will interact with, and in many cases be exacerbated by, shifts in mean climatic conditions and associated change in the frequency or intensity of extreme events, especially fire, drought and floods.‖ (IPCC, 2014: 16). ...
ABN AMRO`s response
... The first trade on carbon futures on the European Climate Exchange’s (ECX) trading platform was between BP an E.ON and was cleared by ABN AMRO Futures in April 2005. ...
... The first trade on carbon futures on the European Climate Exchange’s (ECX) trading platform was between BP an E.ON and was cleared by ABN AMRO Futures in April 2005. ...
Tipping elements and climate-economic shocks: Pathways toward
... tied primarily to lags within the ice sheet and deep ocean responses. ...
... tied primarily to lags within the ice sheet and deep ocean responses. ...
Drivers of Biodiversity Loss
... The first difficulty facing ecologists concerned with quantifying biodiversity loss is what to measure – it is not possible to come up with a single metric that encompasses even the three coarse levels of organisation listed above. The easiest things to measure are extent/quality of natural habitat ...
... The first difficulty facing ecologists concerned with quantifying biodiversity loss is what to measure – it is not possible to come up with a single metric that encompasses even the three coarse levels of organisation listed above. The easiest things to measure are extent/quality of natural habitat ...
Climate Change Impacts and Opportunities for Biodiversity and
... under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) into its national development and sectoral planning frameworks through a renewed and participative ‘biodiversity planning’ and strategizing process, in a manner that is in line with the global guidance contained in the CBD’s Strategic Plan for 2011- ...
... under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) into its national development and sectoral planning frameworks through a renewed and participative ‘biodiversity planning’ and strategizing process, in a manner that is in line with the global guidance contained in the CBD’s Strategic Plan for 2011- ...
A mechanism for dust-induced destabilization of
... scale upper attain source parameters. Additionally, dust optical properties mosphere layer of these fine aerosol particles was established are strongly affected by uncertain mineralogical parameters, and stabilized by feedbacks arising from the small aerosols’ such as hematite content (Sokolik and T ...
... scale upper attain source parameters. Additionally, dust optical properties mosphere layer of these fine aerosol particles was established are strongly affected by uncertain mineralogical parameters, and stabilized by feedbacks arising from the small aerosols’ such as hematite content (Sokolik and T ...
- SEA START RC
... To what extent are existing institutions and governance arrangements able to cope with expected impacts (surprises)? What institutional arrangements (e.g., property rights, existing legislation) facilitate or constrain adaptation potential? What are the implications for existing sector-oriented gove ...
... To what extent are existing institutions and governance arrangements able to cope with expected impacts (surprises)? What institutional arrangements (e.g., property rights, existing legislation) facilitate or constrain adaptation potential? What are the implications for existing sector-oriented gove ...
IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME)
... temperature. As asserted by Prasad et al. (2009), climate change is triggered by human-induced GHGs emissions which absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation. When pollution adds these gases to the earth‟s atmosphere, they trap more solar energy in our planet (like in a green house) warming the earth‟ ...
... temperature. As asserted by Prasad et al. (2009), climate change is triggered by human-induced GHGs emissions which absorbs and re-emits infrared radiation. When pollution adds these gases to the earth‟s atmosphere, they trap more solar energy in our planet (like in a green house) warming the earth‟ ...
Climate Change in the Western United States Grape Growing Regions
... To better define spatial variations in growing season climates and varietal potential in California, Amerine and Winkler (1944) developed a heat summation index based on temperature. The heat summation index is calculated for the period of April 1 through October 31 (Northern Hemisphere) by taking t ...
... To better define spatial variations in growing season climates and varietal potential in California, Amerine and Winkler (1944) developed a heat summation index based on temperature. The heat summation index is calculated for the period of April 1 through October 31 (Northern Hemisphere) by taking t ...
Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea
... magnitude of losses may be reduced by intact reefs and coastal vegetation1 , especially when those habitats fringe vulnerable communities and infrastructure. Using five sea-level-rise scenarios, we calculate a hazard index for every 1 km2 of the United States coastline. We use this index to identify ...
... magnitude of losses may be reduced by intact reefs and coastal vegetation1 , especially when those habitats fringe vulnerable communities and infrastructure. Using five sea-level-rise scenarios, we calculate a hazard index for every 1 km2 of the United States coastline. We use this index to identify ...
1 Alpine Treeline of Western North America - UNC
... forest at lower elevations and alpine tundra at upper elevations. At a continental scale, the elevation of treeline indicates that it is controlled by temperature, with a decline in elevation at more northerly latitudes and in proximity to coastal locations with maritime climates (e.g., Daubenmire 1 ...
... forest at lower elevations and alpine tundra at upper elevations. At a continental scale, the elevation of treeline indicates that it is controlled by temperature, with a decline in elevation at more northerly latitudes and in proximity to coastal locations with maritime climates (e.g., Daubenmire 1 ...
Reenberg, A. (2009) - LaSyRe
... The present anthology aims at addressing the question of resilience on the basis of insight into the ways in which local communities meet new environmental challenges, for example rooted in global climate change. In this spirit, the following paper presents a case study from the Sahel1 which specific ...
... The present anthology aims at addressing the question of resilience on the basis of insight into the ways in which local communities meet new environmental challenges, for example rooted in global climate change. In this spirit, the following paper presents a case study from the Sahel1 which specific ...
STRIVE An Assessment of Uncertainties Report Series No.48
... possible values of the sensitivity of the climate system ...
... possible values of the sensitivity of the climate system ...
Centaurea maculosa
... 3) Dormant seed that does not germinate until buried with soil. Dormant seeds readily accrue in seed bank; seeds viable as long as 8 years. Germinate over a range of soil depths, water content, and temperature. ...
... 3) Dormant seed that does not germinate until buried with soil. Dormant seeds readily accrue in seed bank; seeds viable as long as 8 years. Germinate over a range of soil depths, water content, and temperature. ...
Ecological controls on net ecosystem productivity of a seasonally dry
... Net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of seasonally dry grasslands in Mediterranean climate zones is determined by the duration and intensity of rainy vs. dry seasons. Precipitation in these zones is expected to decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models ...
... Net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of seasonally dry grasslands in Mediterranean climate zones is determined by the duration and intensity of rainy vs. dry seasons. Precipitation in these zones is expected to decline with climate change during the next century, possibly reducing NEP. Ecosystem models ...
April Cover.qxd - KNAW Research Portal
... for Limnology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands © The Ecological Society of America ...
... for Limnology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Nieuwersluis, Netherlands © The Ecological Society of America ...
Managing Physical Impacts of Climate Change: An Attentional
... Second, attention is situated (Ocasio, 1997). As Ocasio explains, “what decisionmakers focus on, and what they do, depends on the particular context they are located in” (1997, p. 190). Situated attention implies that whether an event is noticed not only depends on the characteristics of individual ...
... Second, attention is situated (Ocasio, 1997). As Ocasio explains, “what decisionmakers focus on, and what they do, depends on the particular context they are located in” (1997, p. 190). Situated attention implies that whether an event is noticed not only depends on the characteristics of individual ...
response of plant pathogens and herbivores to a warming experiment
... that plants in the earlier melting plots generally had the most damage and were attacked by a larger number of species, which is consistent with predictions. However, although the overall trend was an increase in damage with warmer temperatures and earlier snowmelt, some pathogens and herbivores per ...
... that plants in the earlier melting plots generally had the most damage and were attacked by a larger number of species, which is consistent with predictions. However, although the overall trend was an increase in damage with warmer temperatures and earlier snowmelt, some pathogens and herbivores per ...