EPA Research - 2016 Call EPA Research –Climate Research Call 2016
... The EPA invites proposals for a Research Fellowship to develop national understanding of the long term goal of “greenhouse gas neutrality” and “carbon balance”. The study should explore the relationship between inventory and projections methodologies; accounting rules specific targets for emissions ...
... The EPA invites proposals for a Research Fellowship to develop national understanding of the long term goal of “greenhouse gas neutrality” and “carbon balance”. The study should explore the relationship between inventory and projections methodologies; accounting rules specific targets for emissions ...
INDC technical report
... have resulted in 1969 deaths, and affected 18 456 835 people. In this example, as the effects of extreme weather events on health are difficult to quantify due to under-reporting, the plan recognised the need to improve reporting and information systems. Furthermore, the need for adequate surveillan ...
... have resulted in 1969 deaths, and affected 18 456 835 people. In this example, as the effects of extreme weather events on health are difficult to quantify due to under-reporting, the plan recognised the need to improve reporting and information systems. Furthermore, the need for adequate surveillan ...
The Marginal Damage Costs of Different Greenhouse Gases: An
... population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which radiative forcing, global mean temperature, and sea level rise are computed. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometric ...
... population sizes to change. FUND derives atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and sulphur hexafluoride, from which radiative forcing, global mean temperature, and sea level rise are computed. Methane and nitrous oxide are taken up in the atmosphere, and then geometric ...
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
... Events on the scale of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami can also alter the contours of land and sea – even more rapidly than changes triggered by human activity. In the worst affected regions, whole towns and villages were destroyed and, even after the surges had receded, areas of coastline rem ...
... Events on the scale of the Indonesian earthquake and tsunami can also alter the contours of land and sea – even more rapidly than changes triggered by human activity. In the worst affected regions, whole towns and villages were destroyed and, even after the surges had receded, areas of coastline rem ...
Towards Critical Studies of Climate Adaptation - diss.fu
... infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern priorities around addressing social vulnerability target building community social capital or short-term solutions such as cooling centers, emergency contact lists, and provision of materials in multiple languages (Preston, Westaway, and Yuen ...
... infrastructure and land use planning solutions. Northern priorities around addressing social vulnerability target building community social capital or short-term solutions such as cooling centers, emergency contact lists, and provision of materials in multiple languages (Preston, Westaway, and Yuen ...
Climate Change - European Commission
... The threat of climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age and preventing it is a key strategic priority for the European Union. In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came into effect – making a large contribution towards the establishment o ...
... The threat of climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern age and preventing it is a key strategic priority for the European Union. In 1994 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) came into effect – making a large contribution towards the establishment o ...
NF3, the greenhouse gas missing from Kyoto
... data, we estimate 2008 production to be about 4,000 tons, with a likely range of ±25%. Planned expansion could double this by 2010. [3] The published global warming potentials (GWP) of NF3 are 12,300, 17,200 and 20,700 for time horizons of 20, 100, and 500 years, respectively [Forster et al., 2007]. ...
... data, we estimate 2008 production to be about 4,000 tons, with a likely range of ±25%. Planned expansion could double this by 2010. [3] The published global warming potentials (GWP) of NF3 are 12,300, 17,200 and 20,700 for time horizons of 20, 100, and 500 years, respectively [Forster et al., 2007]. ...
Working Paper Series: The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet
... reduce GHG emissions. 3 The world’s most famous spokesman on the threat of global climate change currently is an American -- former Vice President and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore. 4 Yet the United States has never ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the centerpiece of international efforts to ...
... reduce GHG emissions. 3 The world’s most famous spokesman on the threat of global climate change currently is an American -- former Vice President and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Al Gore. 4 Yet the United States has never ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the centerpiece of international efforts to ...
Key Meteorological Indicators of Climate Change in Ireland Environmental Research Centre Report
... Winter and summer mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures For length of station record Number of frost days at Shannon and Birr Frost season length at Shannon, Clones, Belmullet and Kilkenny Total annual precipitation at Malin Head Total annual precipitation at Birr Percentage change in annual pr ...
... Winter and summer mean maximum and mean minimum temperatures For length of station record Number of frost days at Shannon and Birr Frost season length at Shannon, Clones, Belmullet and Kilkenny Total annual precipitation at Malin Head Total annual precipitation at Birr Percentage change in annual pr ...
13372001
... increase in world average temperature by 2100 within the range 1·4–5·8ºC (IPCC, 2001). The increase will be greater at higher latitudes and over land. Global average annual rainfall will increase, although many mid latitude and lower latitude land regions will become drier, whereas elsewhere precipi ...
... increase in world average temperature by 2100 within the range 1·4–5·8ºC (IPCC, 2001). The increase will be greater at higher latitudes and over land. Global average annual rainfall will increase, although many mid latitude and lower latitude land regions will become drier, whereas elsewhere precipi ...
Chapter 19 Climate Change Effects on Watershed Processes in
... Historical trends1 in air temperature and precipitation provide important context against which future climate projections may be evaluated. Trend results, however, vary with the time period of analysis (i.e., 30, 50, 00 years), and in particular with the starting point of any trend calculation. Cl ...
... Historical trends1 in air temperature and precipitation provide important context against which future climate projections may be evaluated. Trend results, however, vary with the time period of analysis (i.e., 30, 50, 00 years), and in particular with the starting point of any trend calculation. Cl ...
Working Paper
... and South America: Recent Trends, Future Projections, and Impacts on Regional Agriculture. CCAFS Working Paper no. 73. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark. Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org Titles in this Working Paper series ai ...
... and South America: Recent Trends, Future Projections, and Impacts on Regional Agriculture. CCAFS Working Paper no. 73. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark. Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org Titles in this Working Paper series ai ...
(2003) Weed Management Guide: Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium
... (WRA) protocol (Pheloung et al. 1999), which has been adapted for application around the world (eg. in the United States (Koop et al. 2012), Italy (Crosti et al. 2010), Japan (Nishida et al. 2009) and New Zealand (Kriticos 2012b)). WRAs consider a species’ biology, biogeography, environmental prefer ...
... (WRA) protocol (Pheloung et al. 1999), which has been adapted for application around the world (eg. in the United States (Koop et al. 2012), Italy (Crosti et al. 2010), Japan (Nishida et al. 2009) and New Zealand (Kriticos 2012b)). WRAs consider a species’ biology, biogeography, environmental prefer ...
Identifying and Prioritising Adaptation Actions
... Identify which service areas (or business units) the priority risks relate to and ensure there will be staff members from each of these service areas present at the workshop. Prepare a plan for grouping staff together in groups of 3-4 based on their service area and categorise the risks that relate ...
... Identify which service areas (or business units) the priority risks relate to and ensure there will be staff members from each of these service areas present at the workshop. Prepare a plan for grouping staff together in groups of 3-4 based on their service area and categorise the risks that relate ...
Báo cáo đánh giá tính tổn thương BĐKH trong hoạt động
... region, Giao Thuy’s clam aquaculture creates jobs for 1400 people and provides a source of food and protein for local people. However, it is recognised that the local community aquaculture groups are more exposed and vulnerable to the climate change’s adverse effects. These have the potential to res ...
... region, Giao Thuy’s clam aquaculture creates jobs for 1400 people and provides a source of food and protein for local people. However, it is recognised that the local community aquaculture groups are more exposed and vulnerable to the climate change’s adverse effects. These have the potential to res ...
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... accomplished by using a clear acetate sheet with a 20 x 20 cm metric grid printed on it. This grid size was chosen because it was large enough to cover the entire area surrounding each orchid, but small enough to limit sampling to the area directly interacting with it. In no instance was the plant l ...
... accomplished by using a clear acetate sheet with a 20 x 20 cm metric grid printed on it. This grid size was chosen because it was large enough to cover the entire area surrounding each orchid, but small enough to limit sampling to the area directly interacting with it. In no instance was the plant l ...
impact of climate change on precipitation
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
... The climate of North-Eastern region of India is depicted by its extreme humidity. Its most distinguishing feature being the abundant rainfall between March and May at a time when rain in other India is at its minimum. Along with ample precipitation in this part of the country is the associated water ...
chapter one - Open University of Tanzania Repository
... in Dar es Salaam. It covers the period between December 2010 up to June 2011.The participatory community assessment conducted in the village using participatory methods and tools like Focus Group Discussions (FGD) , semi-structured Interviews and Field visit survey came out with five major community ...
... in Dar es Salaam. It covers the period between December 2010 up to June 2011.The participatory community assessment conducted in the village using participatory methods and tools like Focus Group Discussions (FGD) , semi-structured Interviews and Field visit survey came out with five major community ...
Climate Change in Japanese History and Prehistory
... premodern times climatic change could have an important, if not determining, influence on society – unlike today, when the influence tends to run the other way. (Another conclusion to be drawn is that climatic change, even global warming, is not necessarily a bad thing: it all depends.) During the ...
... premodern times climatic change could have an important, if not determining, influence on society – unlike today, when the influence tends to run the other way. (Another conclusion to be drawn is that climatic change, even global warming, is not necessarily a bad thing: it all depends.) During the ...
Central Bedfordshire Climate Change Adaptation Evidence Base
... Bedfordshire and sets out strategic goals and targets for reducing carbon emissions and for increasing preparedness which will need to be carried through into the Climate Change Adaptation Plan. A management board should be given responsibility for delivering the Adaptation Plan. It should have resp ...
... Bedfordshire and sets out strategic goals and targets for reducing carbon emissions and for increasing preparedness which will need to be carried through into the Climate Change Adaptation Plan. A management board should be given responsibility for delivering the Adaptation Plan. It should have resp ...
student advisee presentations
... 2. Ng, A.K.Y., Yang, Z., Cahoon, S., Chen, S., Becker, A., Fischer, M. (2013), “Analyzing risk posed by climate change on ports using a fuzzy approach.” Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference, Marseille, France, 3-5 July, 2013. 1. Ng, A.K.Y., Becker, A. ...
... 2. Ng, A.K.Y., Yang, Z., Cahoon, S., Chen, S., Becker, A., Fischer, M. (2013), “Analyzing risk posed by climate change on ports using a fuzzy approach.” Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) Conference, Marseille, France, 3-5 July, 2013. 1. Ng, A.K.Y., Becker, A. ...
Fossil Fuel Risk Bonds - Center for Sustainable Economy
... liability insurance is being used to cover the costs of pollution associated with these accidents or releases caused by severe weather.26 Financial assurance instruments require potential polluters to demonstrate — before the fact — that they have financial resources adequate to compensate for envir ...
... liability insurance is being used to cover the costs of pollution associated with these accidents or releases caused by severe weather.26 Financial assurance instruments require potential polluters to demonstrate — before the fact — that they have financial resources adequate to compensate for envir ...
Climate Change and Adaptation Options in Karamoja
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
... scale , directly or indirectly attributed to human activities that alter the composition of the Earth’s atmosphere, plus the natural variation observed over comparable periods of time, which persist for time scale of decades or longer. VI. Climate variability: the variations in the mean state and ot ...
Future deforestation in the Amazon and consequences
... precipitation predicted under conditions of extensive deforestation, ‘savannization’ is expected in Eastern Amazonia under warming scenarios associated with anthropogenic climate change (Salazar et al., 2007; Senna et al., 2009), and the Amazon basin has been shown to exhibit two stable vegetation ...
... precipitation predicted under conditions of extensive deforestation, ‘savannization’ is expected in Eastern Amazonia under warming scenarios associated with anthropogenic climate change (Salazar et al., 2007; Senna et al., 2009), and the Amazon basin has been shown to exhibit two stable vegetation ...
Global adaptation index - Carnegie Endowment for International
... Our mission is to enhance the world’s understanding of the urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...
... Our mission is to enhance the world’s understanding of the urgency for adaptation to climate change and other global forces and for the support needed through private and public investments for developing countries. ...