Malaria in the African highlands: past, present and future
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
... Malaria en Afrique (ARMA), unpublished data, 1997). Thus while it may be possible to predict the physical location of epidemic-prone areas, identifying when an epidemic is likely to occur may be more problematic. Global temperature change. More recently there has been growing concern that global war ...
Climate Adaptation Plan 2014
... a citywide committee dedicated to developing Denver’s Climate Adaptation Plan. The objectives of the plan are to prepare for and mitigate the risks associated with potential climate impacts to Denver, including higher temperatures, more extreme weather events, changes to annual snowpack and the resu ...
... a citywide committee dedicated to developing Denver’s Climate Adaptation Plan. The objectives of the plan are to prepare for and mitigate the risks associated with potential climate impacts to Denver, including higher temperatures, more extreme weather events, changes to annual snowpack and the resu ...
PDF - IPCC Working Group II
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
... World Bank and ESMAP Studies are published to communicate the results of the Bank’s work to the development community with the least possible delay. The manuscript of this paper therefore has not been prepared in accordance with the procedures appropriate to formally-edited texts. Some sources cited ...
Climate change - Citizens` Climate Lobby
... If many Americans fail to hear alarm bells, it may be due to the fact that a well-‐ orchestrated campaign has been waged to create the illusion that there is significant disagreement in the scienti ...
... If many Americans fail to hear alarm bells, it may be due to the fact that a well-‐ orchestrated campaign has been waged to create the illusion that there is significant disagreement in the scienti ...
Asia-Pacific Human Development Report
... Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as distinct from the environment. They have been transforming nature for too long — notably by releasing huge quantities of fossil carbon. The consequences are a warmer earth, with melting glaciers, higher sea levels and altered cycles of pr ...
... Human beings can no longer continue to think of themselves as distinct from the environment. They have been transforming nature for too long — notably by releasing huge quantities of fossil carbon. The consequences are a warmer earth, with melting glaciers, higher sea levels and altered cycles of pr ...
Contributions received (68)
... the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions and populations and the interface between climate change and agricultural productivity, including the challenges and opportunities of adaptation and mitigation policies and actions ...
... the effects of climate change on food security and nutrition, with a focus on the most affected and vulnerable regions and populations and the interface between climate change and agricultural productivity, including the challenges and opportunities of adaptation and mitigation policies and actions ...
2. Strategy
... dissected by river valleys (Figure 1). The country is divided into three agro-ecological zones (Figure 2), with rainfall being the main climatic factor for this division 2. In 2013, the population of the country was estimated to be ~14 million people, with an average growth rate of ~2.8% 3. A large ...
... dissected by river valleys (Figure 1). The country is divided into three agro-ecological zones (Figure 2), with rainfall being the main climatic factor for this division 2. In 2013, the population of the country was estimated to be ~14 million people, with an average growth rate of ~2.8% 3. A large ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE LIMITED
... Table 1: Health system attainment and performance in all WHO Member States, ranked by eight measures, estimates for 1997..........................................................................................................10 Table 2: Comparison of selected basic health indicators and socio-econo ...
... Table 1: Health system attainment and performance in all WHO Member States, ranked by eight measures, estimates for 1997..........................................................................................................10 Table 2: Comparison of selected basic health indicators and socio-econo ...
Downloaded - Royal Society Open Science
... 5 Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA ...
... 5 Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA ...
Asymmetric Trends of Daily Maximum and Minimum Temperature
... The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreemaximum and minimum temperatures. The mean ment between the UnitedStates and the former USSR monthly diurn ...
... The mean monthly maximum and minimum tem- DTRfrom both of these regions. Meanwhile,work from peratures are derived from an average of the daily another data exchange agreement, a bilateral agreemaximum and minimum temperatures. The mean ment between the UnitedStates and the former USSR monthly diurn ...
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
... Better understand climate change and its future implications for their enterprise and region. Mitigating the risks and the variability of climate to plantations has historically been a challenge for forest owners and managers considering the often long rotation lengths involved. The effect of climat ...
... Better understand climate change and its future implications for their enterprise and region. Mitigating the risks and the variability of climate to plantations has historically been a challenge for forest owners and managers considering the often long rotation lengths involved. The effect of climat ...
Adaptation to a Changing Climate in the Arab Countries
... assistance to provide analytical and technical inputs that address the critical challenges facing development in a changing climate. Based on these requests, the World Bank is producing this Flagship report in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS) with the objective of providing informati ...
... assistance to provide analytical and technical inputs that address the critical challenges facing development in a changing climate. Based on these requests, the World Bank is producing this Flagship report in partnership with the League of Arab States (LAS) with the objective of providing informati ...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND TOURISM
... to the European Grand Tour in the 20th century and the development of the first coastal resorts in Europe and America, people have been traveling for recreation, culture, religion or health. These first phases of the tourism sector were, however, very limited in scale and distribution, and only acce ...
... to the European Grand Tour in the 20th century and the development of the first coastal resorts in Europe and America, people have been traveling for recreation, culture, religion or health. These first phases of the tourism sector were, however, very limited in scale and distribution, and only acce ...
Macarthy, J.M. 12 - Newcastle University eTheses: Home
... the local context shapes whether, and how, planners and households are able to address the challenges posed. Moreover, since much of the literature on the response to climate change impacts has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be ...
... the local context shapes whether, and how, planners and households are able to address the challenges posed. Moreover, since much of the literature on the response to climate change impacts has focused mainly on national level actions, there is very little knowledge about how such actions should be ...
Science Plan - IGOS Cryosphere
... balance of glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and especially to resolve the large present uncertainties in the mass budgets of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In spite of the fact that the current state of balance of ice sheets and ice caps is not well known, the sensitivity of the volume of ...
... balance of glaciers, ice caps and ice sheets, and especially to resolve the large present uncertainties in the mass budgets of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. In spite of the fact that the current state of balance of ice sheets and ice caps is not well known, the sensitivity of the volume of ...
English - Association for Progressive Communications
... For research purposes, APC´s definition of ICT and environmental sustainability was used: ...
... For research purposes, APC´s definition of ICT and environmental sustainability was used: ...
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer
... need for air conditioning to use of alternative substances such as hydrocarbons and ammonia, to use of HFCs with less global warming potential and shorter lifetimes than those of current concern. The current gap between the ambition of nations and the scientific reality of where the world is heading ...
... need for air conditioning to use of alternative substances such as hydrocarbons and ammonia, to use of HFCs with less global warming potential and shorter lifetimes than those of current concern. The current gap between the ambition of nations and the scientific reality of where the world is heading ...
Hydrological drought across the world: impact of climate and
... Likely, drought will worsen in many parts of the world because of climate change (e.g., Bates et al., 2008; Seneviratne et al., 2012). Moreover, vulnerability will increase in numerous regions as a response to population growth and, thus, higher demand for water. Water security and associated food s ...
... Likely, drought will worsen in many parts of the world because of climate change (e.g., Bates et al., 2008; Seneviratne et al., 2012). Moreover, vulnerability will increase in numerous regions as a response to population growth and, thus, higher demand for water. Water security and associated food s ...
Exhaustible resource consumption and lessons for
... equivalent to a problem in which countries decide on their consumption level to optimize utility under a binding budget constraint (in our model, the resource capacity). In the following chapters, I will describe my model and results primarily in terms of exhaustible resource consumption. Via those ...
... equivalent to a problem in which countries decide on their consumption level to optimize utility under a binding budget constraint (in our model, the resource capacity). In the following chapters, I will describe my model and results primarily in terms of exhaustible resource consumption. Via those ...
Long-term interactions between vegetation and climate
... The effect of temperature on photosynthesis and respiration Both photosynthesis and autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration are chemical reactions with a reaction speed depending on temperature. The description for the dependency of chemical conversions on temperature, proposed by Arrhenius at the ...
... The effect of temperature on photosynthesis and respiration Both photosynthesis and autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration are chemical reactions with a reaction speed depending on temperature. The description for the dependency of chemical conversions on temperature, proposed by Arrhenius at the ...
Water and Climate Change
... Projected percent change in hydrologic indicators for 2030 from 1961–1990 baseline.......... xxiv Projected exposure map by hydrologic drivers (2030)............................................................ xxv Potential exposure of water projects to climate change in 2030 and 2050............... ...
... Projected percent change in hydrologic indicators for 2030 from 1961–1990 baseline.......... xxiv Projected exposure map by hydrologic drivers (2030)............................................................ xxv Potential exposure of water projects to climate change in 2030 and 2050............... ...
FINANCING PLAN (IN US$): - UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... 12. Projects will be highly targeted at specific adaptation activities, for example reducing coastal erosion to climate induced driver through strengthening of natural barriers (e.g. mangrove reforestation), or they may seek to increase the capacity of a community to design and implement adaptation ...
... 12. Projects will be highly targeted at specific adaptation activities, for example reducing coastal erosion to climate induced driver through strengthening of natural barriers (e.g. mangrove reforestation), or they may seek to increase the capacity of a community to design and implement adaptation ...
Nitrogen deposition: how important is it for global
... idealized since our main goal here is to get an order of magnitude estimate for the sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem to N deposition, climate warming and CO2 fertilization. Further, we design near-equilibrium simulations as opposed to transient simulations since there could be substantial lags i ...
... idealized since our main goal here is to get an order of magnitude estimate for the sensitivity of terrestrial ecosystem to N deposition, climate warming and CO2 fertilization. Further, we design near-equilibrium simulations as opposed to transient simulations since there could be substantial lags i ...
Assessing Cross-Sectoral Adaptation and Mitigation
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
... The impact of fertiliser type ................................................................................................................ 53 Timing of fertiliser applications .......................................................................................................... 53 ...
Food and Climate change: A review of the effects of climate change
... multiple mechanisms through which climate change could affect existing pathogens or lead to the emergence of new ones (FAO, 2008a). The pathogens of most concern under climate change are those with those with low infective doses (e.g. Shigella spp., parasitic protozoa) and significant persistence in ...
... multiple mechanisms through which climate change could affect existing pathogens or lead to the emergence of new ones (FAO, 2008a). The pathogens of most concern under climate change are those with those with low infective doses (e.g. Shigella spp., parasitic protozoa) and significant persistence in ...