Climate Change Adaptation: What Federal Agencies are Doing
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...
... Office of Science and Technology Policy _________________________________________________________________ 4 United States Global Change Research Program __________________________________________________________ 5 National Climate Adaptation Summit ________________________________________________ ...
India - Met Office
... • The potential impacts of climate change, based on results from the UK’s Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change programme (AVOID) and supporting literature. For details visit: http://www.avoid.uk.net The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supp ...
... • The potential impacts of climate change, based on results from the UK’s Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change programme (AVOID) and supporting literature. For details visit: http://www.avoid.uk.net The assessment of impacts at the national level, both for the AVOID programme results and the cited supp ...
The Role of Developing Countries in the Continuation of the Kyoto
... the management of environmental concerns that are perceived to cross state borders. In 1994, the United Nations Framework Conventional on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force to provide a framework within which the international effort to manage climate change risks could be developed, with th ...
... the management of environmental concerns that are perceived to cross state borders. In 1994, the United Nations Framework Conventional on Climate Change (UNFCCC) entered into force to provide a framework within which the international effort to manage climate change risks could be developed, with th ...
Revisiting the Earth`s sea‐level and energy budgets from 1961
... [7] Global depletion is calculated where direct estimates are available (Figure 1 and Table S1 in the auxiliary material), and estimated for unmeasured areas outside of the U.S.A. by correlations with global pumpage estimates.1 In the U.S.A., total groundwater withdrawals in 2000 were 115 km3 [Hutso ...
... [7] Global depletion is calculated where direct estimates are available (Figure 1 and Table S1 in the auxiliary material), and estimated for unmeasured areas outside of the U.S.A. by correlations with global pumpage estimates.1 In the U.S.A., total groundwater withdrawals in 2000 were 115 km3 [Hutso ...
Vulnerability of Canada`s Tree Species to Climate Change
... productivity gains—at least up to 2050—in the northern portions of the region because moisture is not expected to be limiting. The southern montane forest is highly vulnerable whereas the northern montane forest is moderately vulnerable to climate change. The Pacific Maritime, Mixedwood Plains, and ...
... productivity gains—at least up to 2050—in the northern portions of the region because moisture is not expected to be limiting. The southern montane forest is highly vulnerable whereas the northern montane forest is moderately vulnerable to climate change. The Pacific Maritime, Mixedwood Plains, and ...
Common Concern and Global Public Goods: Evidence, Bits and
... socio-economic information by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) amounts to one of the most comprehensive efforts at bridging gaps between scientific research and informed policy making.1 Equally, the international agenda under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Cha ...
... socio-economic information by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) amounts to one of the most comprehensive efforts at bridging gaps between scientific research and informed policy making.1 Equally, the international agenda under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Cha ...
UKCP09: Probabilistic projections of wind speed
... of the change is negative in some ensemble members, and uncertainties are augmented considerably by the influence of natural climate variability, which is larger than the spread of forced changes. The corresponding ensemble of 12 alternative climate models shows a similar large-scale pattern of chan ...
... of the change is negative in some ensemble members, and uncertainties are augmented considerably by the influence of natural climate variability, which is larger than the spread of forced changes. The corresponding ensemble of 12 alternative climate models shows a similar large-scale pattern of chan ...
Sceptical Climate Part 2: Climate Science in Australian Newspapers
... about coverage of climate science. It is the largest research project of its kind on climate science reporting in Australia. It aims to show the patterns of reporting across ten publications during 2011 and 2012. It uses examples and case studies to further explore these patterns, including the way ...
... about coverage of climate science. It is the largest research project of its kind on climate science reporting in Australia. It aims to show the patterns of reporting across ten publications during 2011 and 2012. It uses examples and case studies to further explore these patterns, including the way ...
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
... mm per year, as compared to the average rate of 1.8 [1.3 to 2.3] mm per year from 1961 to 2003 (IPCC, 2007); and significantly higher than the average rate of 0.1 to 0.2 mm/yr increase recorded by geological data over the last 3,000 years.1 Even if greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were stabilized in t ...
... mm per year, as compared to the average rate of 1.8 [1.3 to 2.3] mm per year from 1961 to 2003 (IPCC, 2007); and significantly higher than the average rate of 0.1 to 0.2 mm/yr increase recorded by geological data over the last 3,000 years.1 Even if greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were stabilized in t ...
Counting the Cost of Drought Induced Productivity Losses in an
... et al., 2007); TERM-H2O (Wittwer, 2012; Horridge and Wittwer, 2008), IMPACT (Rosegrant et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2008) and IMPLAN (Giesecke, 2011). Given the aggregation and assumptions which are made when developing such models, their accuracy may be reduced. This is because the use of global model ...
... et al., 2007); TERM-H2O (Wittwer, 2012; Horridge and Wittwer, 2008), IMPACT (Rosegrant et al., 2008; Zhu et al., 2008) and IMPLAN (Giesecke, 2011). Given the aggregation and assumptions which are made when developing such models, their accuracy may be reduced. This is because the use of global model ...
Climate Change, Gender and Development in Africa
... to recognize that efforts to mitigate climate change, despite mounting evidence of their importance, are not proceeding quickly enough to halt its damaging impact on human activities and health. This is reflected by coverage in prominent media, and by lowered expectations in international ...
... to recognize that efforts to mitigate climate change, despite mounting evidence of their importance, are not proceeding quickly enough to halt its damaging impact on human activities and health. This is reflected by coverage in prominent media, and by lowered expectations in international ...
Sea-level rise and climate change
... Regional sea-level rise projections have been prepared for Australia and show that the extent of rise is likely to be similar around the nation, with only small differences existing between locations for different time frames and emissions scenarios. ...
... Regional sea-level rise projections have been prepared for Australia and show that the extent of rise is likely to be similar around the nation, with only small differences existing between locations for different time frames and emissions scenarios. ...
Input from IOC - Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
... compromises that were agreed upon during the 2009 Copenhagen COP-15 (Conference of the Parties-15) meeting concerning control and target emissions of greenhouse gases, there are concerns that suggested mitigation actions may not be sufficient or may not be implemented in time to avoid adverse impact ...
... compromises that were agreed upon during the 2009 Copenhagen COP-15 (Conference of the Parties-15) meeting concerning control and target emissions of greenhouse gases, there are concerns that suggested mitigation actions may not be sufficient or may not be implemented in time to avoid adverse impact ...
Local Strategies for Addressing Climate Change
... A national guide for how coastal communities can plan and adapt is featured in this publication, as are examples of how coastal managers are addressing climate challenges head-on, such as sea level rise in Rhode Island and coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures in Florida. A few of the NO ...
... A national guide for how coastal communities can plan and adapt is featured in this publication, as are examples of how coastal managers are addressing climate challenges head-on, such as sea level rise in Rhode Island and coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures in Florida. A few of the NO ...
Sample proportions Answers and Teacher N
... this activity, the purpose of sampling is to understand how sampling behaves. On Page 3.2 you can view numerical representations of the simulations, similar to that of Problem 2. However, in the pages that follow, you will see the graphical representation of these results. Navigate to Page 3.3 and a ...
... this activity, the purpose of sampling is to understand how sampling behaves. On Page 3.2 you can view numerical representations of the simulations, similar to that of Problem 2. However, in the pages that follow, you will see the graphical representation of these results. Navigate to Page 3.3 and a ...
SEE Project-OrientGate: A structured network for integration of
... that would build on the existing knowledge, making it available, translating it in more useful terms. It is also urgent that we elaborate effective strategies and practices to insert this rapidly accumulating evidence into the territorial planning and to engage in an effective discourse the local co ...
... that would build on the existing knowledge, making it available, translating it in more useful terms. It is also urgent that we elaborate effective strategies and practices to insert this rapidly accumulating evidence into the territorial planning and to engage in an effective discourse the local co ...
Climate Treaties and Enforcement - Yale Center for the Study of
... be burned but with the emissions captured and stored. Kyoto did not specify the technological means by which emissions would be cut; its purpose was to support a collective end: a limit on atmospheric concentrations. In particular, Kyoto’s purpose was to lay a foundation for meeting the goal of the ...
... be burned but with the emissions captured and stored. Kyoto did not specify the technological means by which emissions would be cut; its purpose was to support a collective end: a limit on atmospheric concentrations. In particular, Kyoto’s purpose was to lay a foundation for meeting the goal of the ...
Natural Disasters and Migration: Storms in Central America and the
... network and dual network market theories, explains why the U.S. is the region of choice for people displaced by severe storms in Central America and the Caribbean. As Zoelberg (1989) argues, a number of theories do not adequately consider the role of other important factors on migration, such as the ...
... network and dual network market theories, explains why the U.S. is the region of choice for people displaced by severe storms in Central America and the Caribbean. As Zoelberg (1989) argues, a number of theories do not adequately consider the role of other important factors on migration, such as the ...
All Countries Need to Take Major Steps on Climate Change: Global
... Nine out of ten say that action is necessary to address global warming. A substantial majority (65%) choose the strongest position, saying that “it is necessary to take major steps starting very soon.” The poll includes 14 of the 16 major economic powers invited by President Bush to Washington later ...
... Nine out of ten say that action is necessary to address global warming. A substantial majority (65%) choose the strongest position, saying that “it is necessary to take major steps starting very soon.” The poll includes 14 of the 16 major economic powers invited by President Bush to Washington later ...
Hydrology - Tufts University School of Engineering
... contributed mainly by ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, and, since their inception in the 20th century, by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Table 1 (adapted from Ramanathan, 1988, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1990) shows the concentrations of the main greenhouse gases since the Industr ...
... contributed mainly by ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, and, since their inception in the 20th century, by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Table 1 (adapted from Ramanathan, 1988, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 1990) shows the concentrations of the main greenhouse gases since the Industr ...
Impacts of Climate Change on Saskatchewan`s Water Resources
... Since the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 report there can be little doubt amongst policy makers that we are undergoing rapid climate change and that the degree of climate change is expected to continue to increase in the near to medium range future, despite any e ...
... Since the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2007 report there can be little doubt amongst policy makers that we are undergoing rapid climate change and that the degree of climate change is expected to continue to increase in the near to medium range future, despite any e ...
Antarctic nematode communities: observed and predicted
... likely to have occurred relatively recently compared to many other terrestrial ecosystems. Yet some areas, such as part of the MDVs, appear to have been exposed for as long as 12 Ma (i.e., since the Miocene), and some inland nunataks and mountains were not covered even during the Pleistocene glacial ...
... likely to have occurred relatively recently compared to many other terrestrial ecosystems. Yet some areas, such as part of the MDVs, appear to have been exposed for as long as 12 Ma (i.e., since the Miocene), and some inland nunataks and mountains were not covered even during the Pleistocene glacial ...
The impact of climate change on seasonal snow
... The results presented here are the first quantitative assessments of the potential affects of climate change on seasonal snow in New Zealand. The results are somewhat expected and are consistent with our understanding of snow processes – i.e. much less snow at low elevations, and marginally more at ...
... The results presented here are the first quantitative assessments of the potential affects of climate change on seasonal snow in New Zealand. The results are somewhat expected and are consistent with our understanding of snow processes – i.e. much less snow at low elevations, and marginally more at ...
Of Rain and Raids: Violent Livestock Raiding in Northern Kenya
... vulnerability- due to the influx of large groups of IDPs from Somalia where the humanitarian crises over the Witsenburg, K. and A.R. Wario. 2009. ‘Of Rain and Raids: Violent Livestock Raiding in Northern Kenya’, Civil Wars 11(4):514-538. Based on information provided by Gijs Aarts, 19.12.2011. http: ...
... vulnerability- due to the influx of large groups of IDPs from Somalia where the humanitarian crises over the Witsenburg, K. and A.R. Wario. 2009. ‘Of Rain and Raids: Violent Livestock Raiding in Northern Kenya’, Civil Wars 11(4):514-538. Based on information provided by Gijs Aarts, 19.12.2011. http: ...
Adaptation benefits and costs – measurement and
... equal. If the regions that are damaged the most by climate at the margin also have the lowest mitigation costs, this thrusts the economic burden of mitigation on them and gives rise to the need to implement schemes for the “winners” in the Annex I countries to compensate them under the “polluter pay ...
... equal. If the regions that are damaged the most by climate at the margin also have the lowest mitigation costs, this thrusts the economic burden of mitigation on them and gives rise to the need to implement schemes for the “winners” in the Annex I countries to compensate them under the “polluter pay ...