Appendix 1 - Carbon Emissions Reduction Policy
... now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed over the last century. The concept of climate change is sometimes difficult to comprehend a ...
... now believed (by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)1 with more than 90% certainty) that human actions are directly responsible for at least some of the increased and sustained rise witnessed over the last century. The concept of climate change is sometimes difficult to comprehend a ...
Climate Adaptation in Asia: Knowledge Gaps and Research
... committed by the national government, will far outweigh the impacts of climate change on water supply in drought years. For these reasons, from the perspective of vulnerability, other regions of the country were of greater interest to our study. Scientific research capacity in China is strong. Most ...
... committed by the national government, will far outweigh the impacts of climate change on water supply in drought years. For these reasons, from the perspective of vulnerability, other regions of the country were of greater interest to our study. Scientific research capacity in China is strong. Most ...
Changing Landscapes, Changing Lives
... (GCMs), indicate that the NRB is expected to become approximately 2°C warmer in the 2050s than baseline average conditions (1961-1990). An increase in total precipitation is projected (although there will be a decrease in snow) as well as an increase in total annual river discharge. These and other ...
... (GCMs), indicate that the NRB is expected to become approximately 2°C warmer in the 2050s than baseline average conditions (1961-1990). An increase in total precipitation is projected (although there will be a decrease in snow) as well as an increase in total annual river discharge. These and other ...
Aalborg Universitet Uncertainty in Impact Assessment – EIA in Denmark
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
... impacts of plans, programmes or projects – we do per definition not know the exact impacts before they unfold. Also, there is an increasing focus on integration of impacts such as climate ...
Chapter Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for
... Total anthropogenic GHG emissions have continued to increase over 1970 to 2010 with larger absolute increases between 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil f ...
... Total anthropogenic GHG emissions have continued to increase over 1970 to 2010 with larger absolute increases between 2000 and 2010, despite a growing number of climate change mitigation policies. Anthropogenic GHG emissions in 2010 have reached 49 ± 4.5 GtCO2-eq/yr 3. Emissions of CO2 from fossil f ...
Earth`s Climate
... An ice age is defined as a period of Earth’s history when permanent ice sheets (student book, p. 3) exist, usually centered over the poles. Glaciers (student book, p. 8) might also exist at high elevations far from the poles, such as on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania today, which sits only 3° south of ...
... An ice age is defined as a period of Earth’s history when permanent ice sheets (student book, p. 3) exist, usually centered over the poles. Glaciers (student book, p. 8) might also exist at high elevations far from the poles, such as on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania today, which sits only 3° south of ...
REVIEW Climate change and evolutionary adaptation
... shifting their geographical distribution and timing of growth and reproduction, and these changes are, in turn, altering the composition of communities and the nature of species interactions1. However, the responses of many populations are likely to be inadequate to counter the speed and magnitude o ...
... shifting their geographical distribution and timing of growth and reproduction, and these changes are, in turn, altering the composition of communities and the nature of species interactions1. However, the responses of many populations are likely to be inadequate to counter the speed and magnitude o ...
Uncertainties in future projections of extreme precipitation in the
... in the heaviest rainfall events based on the Clausius-Clapeyron atmospheric moisture content and the simulated local surface warming in response to doubling of CO2 concentration, approximately 6%/K based on temperatures typical for India. The local climate sensitivity is calculated as the JJA change ...
... in the heaviest rainfall events based on the Clausius-Clapeyron atmospheric moisture content and the simulated local surface warming in response to doubling of CO2 concentration, approximately 6%/K based on temperatures typical for India. The local climate sensitivity is calculated as the JJA change ...
Risk in International Politics Randall W. Stone
... public investment (insurance) to buy against a particular long-term problem, she balances the marginal cost against her own marginal utility of insurance. Under fairly unrestrictive assumptions about the distribution of preferences, the median voter’s beneªt from insurance is lower than the average ...
... public investment (insurance) to buy against a particular long-term problem, she balances the marginal cost against her own marginal utility of insurance. Under fairly unrestrictive assumptions about the distribution of preferences, the median voter’s beneªt from insurance is lower than the average ...
Combat vs. Climate - Institute for Policy Studies
... climate change does not occupy space in the federal budget commensurate with the threat it poses to our security. Bringing our security policy in line with our security budget therefore requires adjusting overall U.S. security spending to align it with the magnitude of the threat, by reapportioning ...
... climate change does not occupy space in the federal budget commensurate with the threat it poses to our security. Bringing our security policy in line with our security budget therefore requires adjusting overall U.S. security spending to align it with the magnitude of the threat, by reapportioning ...
The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Egypt
... need in the developing world to understand the threats from climate change, formulate policies that will lessen the risks and to take action (Abou-Hadid, 2006). The danger is greatest, where natural systems are severely degraded and human systems are failing and therefore incapable of effective resp ...
... need in the developing world to understand the threats from climate change, formulate policies that will lessen the risks and to take action (Abou-Hadid, 2006). The danger is greatest, where natural systems are severely degraded and human systems are failing and therefore incapable of effective resp ...
Detection and Attribution of Temperature Changes in the
... streamflow peaks to an earlier date in the year (Dettinger and Cayan 1995; Stewart et al. 2005). All these changes may have significant socioeconomic impacts on the population of the western United States, and underscore the urgent need to ensure that the best available scientific information on cli ...
... streamflow peaks to an earlier date in the year (Dettinger and Cayan 1995; Stewart et al. 2005). All these changes may have significant socioeconomic impacts on the population of the western United States, and underscore the urgent need to ensure that the best available scientific information on cli ...
Assessments of moisture fluxes east of the Andes in South America
... and the references quoted). The models used to evaluate future climate changes have, therefore, evolved over time. Global models have allowed for a better scientific understanding of anthropogenic global climate change and this has led to the developments of commensurate mitigation strategies. Howev ...
... and the references quoted). The models used to evaluate future climate changes have, therefore, evolved over time. Global models have allowed for a better scientific understanding of anthropogenic global climate change and this has led to the developments of commensurate mitigation strategies. Howev ...
Climate: Observations, projections and impacts
... • 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 ...
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... Keszthely by expanding the data-set to 2014. Lakatos and Bihari (2011) detected higher decrease in precipitation sums in the Transdanubian Region than overall Hungary. Keszthely is situated in the center of this region, but precipitation changes cannot be proven clearly, and they are in contradictio ...
... Keszthely by expanding the data-set to 2014. Lakatos and Bihari (2011) detected higher decrease in precipitation sums in the Transdanubian Region than overall Hungary. Keszthely is situated in the center of this region, but precipitation changes cannot be proven clearly, and they are in contradictio ...
Powerpoint - Steven J Phipps
... remain visible 10,000 years back. In Antarctica, where snow accumulation rates are small, annual layering may not even occur at ice surface. - The further back one needs time horizons, or known events in the past that leave a mark. For example volcanoes will leave an acidic layer that provides an ex ...
... remain visible 10,000 years back. In Antarctica, where snow accumulation rates are small, annual layering may not even occur at ice surface. - The further back one needs time horizons, or known events in the past that leave a mark. For example volcanoes will leave an acidic layer that provides an ex ...
Spatial models reveal the microclimatic buffering capacity of old
... with complex thermal regimes (4), climate-sensitive species have the potential to disperse to, and persist in, favorable microclimatic conditions (5). Coarse-scale climate data are not as accurate for predicting trends in mountains, influencing our ability to assess climate impacts (6). Identificati ...
... with complex thermal regimes (4), climate-sensitive species have the potential to disperse to, and persist in, favorable microclimatic conditions (5). Coarse-scale climate data are not as accurate for predicting trends in mountains, influencing our ability to assess climate impacts (6). Identificati ...
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... particularly the own price elasticities, are lower for Africa than for both Asia and Latin America.14 Underlying these values is the observation that African agriculture is not as responsive as the other two regions to external changes due to a variety of institutional factors such as limited access ...
... particularly the own price elasticities, are lower for Africa than for both Asia and Latin America.14 Underlying these values is the observation that African agriculture is not as responsive as the other two regions to external changes due to a variety of institutional factors such as limited access ...
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... purpose as there have been reports of observed climate change impacts, including but not limited to, shift in precipitation patterns, steady rise in temperature. For example there have been the reports of the delay in monsoons and the temperature recorded for the month of ...
... purpose as there have been reports of observed climate change impacts, including but not limited to, shift in precipitation patterns, steady rise in temperature. For example there have been the reports of the delay in monsoons and the temperature recorded for the month of ...
Impact of Population Growth and Climate Change on the Freshwater
... of drinking water. Despite this, there is little quantitative information on groundwater resources on the continent, with groundwater storage capacity being consequently omitted from freshwater availability assessment reports [18]. When considering groundwater resources in areas bordering seas, coas ...
... of drinking water. Despite this, there is little quantitative information on groundwater resources on the continent, with groundwater storage capacity being consequently omitted from freshwater availability assessment reports [18]. When considering groundwater resources in areas bordering seas, coas ...
Economic implications of projected changes to tuna
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
... production and livelihoods from freshwater aquaculture will stay on track, despite climate change. • Freshwater aquaculture for food security and livelihoods will itself be an adaptation to the effects of climate change on coastal fisheries • Freshwater aquaculture in the SW Pacific will generally b ...
A Preliminary Assessment of Ecosystem Vulnerability to Climate
... and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understood (Peterson et al. 1998), there is a general consensus that biodiversity loss decreases the resilience of ecosystems to biotic and abiotic disturbances (Hooper et al. 2005). In a policy-ma ...
... and physical factors. While the relationship between species and ecosystem functions is far from being understood (Peterson et al. 1998), there is a general consensus that biodiversity loss decreases the resilience of ecosystems to biotic and abiotic disturbances (Hooper et al. 2005). In a policy-ma ...
publication - rr369
... are now wintering in the UK rather than moving to their more traditional wintering grounds in the Mediterranean Basin. An easterly and northerly shift in the distribution of waders such as Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering in Britain has also been demonstrat ...
... are now wintering in the UK rather than moving to their more traditional wintering grounds in the Mediterranean Basin. An easterly and northerly shift in the distribution of waders such as Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering in Britain has also been demonstrat ...
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... and humidity in mapping global vegetation patterns. Since that time, others have explored this link in order to extend the basic model (Box, 1981; Neilson et al., 1992; and Prentice et al., 1992). The more recent works by Neilson et al. (1992) and Prentice et al. (1992) have shown that the rather la ...
... and humidity in mapping global vegetation patterns. Since that time, others have explored this link in order to extend the basic model (Box, 1981; Neilson et al., 1992; and Prentice et al., 1992). The more recent works by Neilson et al. (1992) and Prentice et al. (1992) have shown that the rather la ...