Extreme climate events and wet grasslands: plant traits for
... 2007; Smith, 2011a) despite these being an indirect effect of intense precipitation. Extreme climate events are notable by both their magnitude (great) and duration (short) in comparison to average climate means (Jentsch et al., 2007; Planton et al., 2008) which mean they fall outside normal weather ...
... 2007; Smith, 2011a) despite these being an indirect effect of intense precipitation. Extreme climate events are notable by both their magnitude (great) and duration (short) in comparison to average climate means (Jentsch et al., 2007; Planton et al., 2008) which mean they fall outside normal weather ...
one planet – one Future
... mobilisation of human ingenuity.” Twenty years after the first Rio conference, her words are even more relevant than ever. However, we cannot wait again another 20 years to revisit the wise voices from our past – by then it could be too late. ...
... mobilisation of human ingenuity.” Twenty years after the first Rio conference, her words are even more relevant than ever. However, we cannot wait again another 20 years to revisit the wise voices from our past – by then it could be too late. ...
T M Global Climate Change, Human Security, and Democracy Overview of Core Issues
... for climate change impacts; less able to lobby effectively for social, government, or international action; and more likely to lack the resources necessary to adapt to climate-related changes in their environmental and economic contexts. Therefore, a complicated cycle relates inadequate access to na ...
... for climate change impacts; less able to lobby effectively for social, government, or international action; and more likely to lack the resources necessary to adapt to climate-related changes in their environmental and economic contexts. Therefore, a complicated cycle relates inadequate access to na ...
ALBEDO ENHANCEMENT BY STRATOSPHERIC SULFUR
... however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles of other material than sulfur (Teller et al., 1997; Keith, 2000). An inte ...
... however, without linking opposite climate warming and improved air quality considerations. Instead of sulfur, it has also been proposed to launch reflecting small balloons or mirrors, or to add highly reflective nano-particles of other material than sulfur (Teller et al., 1997; Keith, 2000). An inte ...
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... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to avoid disastrous impacts. Regarding global precipitation changes, it has been suggested that the precipitation increase will be around 2 percent for each degree of warming (Rummukainen, 2014). However, global climate response to the various forcings is not un ...
... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to avoid disastrous impacts. Regarding global precipitation changes, it has been suggested that the precipitation increase will be around 2 percent for each degree of warming (Rummukainen, 2014). However, global climate response to the various forcings is not un ...
Global and regional climate changes due to black carbon
... significant enhancement of lower atmosphere (from the surface to about 3 km altitude) solar heating, by as much as 50% in the hotspots (that is, regions with 15 W m–2 forcing) (see Fig. 1b). Direct measurement of this solar heating has evaded us until now as it requires multiple aircraft flying over ...
... significant enhancement of lower atmosphere (from the surface to about 3 km altitude) solar heating, by as much as 50% in the hotspots (that is, regions with 15 W m–2 forcing) (see Fig. 1b). Direct measurement of this solar heating has evaded us until now as it requires multiple aircraft flying over ...
THE PLEDGE PROJECT Overview - Red Cross Red Crescent
... climate is changing, in part due to human influences. And what matters most to us is that disaster risks are rising, not only due to changes in weather extremes, but also population growth, urbanization and other factors. To help people most affected by disasters, the Pledge Project wanted to achieve ...
... climate is changing, in part due to human influences. And what matters most to us is that disaster risks are rising, not only due to changes in weather extremes, but also population growth, urbanization and other factors. To help people most affected by disasters, the Pledge Project wanted to achieve ...
From Political Economy to Political Ecology: Re
... The inability to take ‘natures’ seriously is dramatically illustrated by the controversy over the degree to which disturbing environmental change is actually taking place and the risks or dangers associated with it. Lomborg’s The Sceptical Environmentalist captures one side of this controversy in a ...
... The inability to take ‘natures’ seriously is dramatically illustrated by the controversy over the degree to which disturbing environmental change is actually taking place and the risks or dangers associated with it. Lomborg’s The Sceptical Environmentalist captures one side of this controversy in a ...
Submission from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS)
... required to support the work of UNFCCC and the IPCC, and are both technically and economically feasible for systematic observation. It is these variables for which international exchange is required as a matter of priority for both current and historical observations. The contributing systems ...
... required to support the work of UNFCCC and the IPCC, and are both technically and economically feasible for systematic observation. It is these variables for which international exchange is required as a matter of priority for both current and historical observations. The contributing systems ...
Effects of Climate Change in Amphibians and Reptiles
... precipitation and temperature rise), and 4) increase in rainfall variation. This would affect organisms at population and community levels. As an example Carey & Bryant (1995) found that the individual growth rate, reproductive effort, and life span could change, with a parallel change in the activi ...
... precipitation and temperature rise), and 4) increase in rainfall variation. This would affect organisms at population and community levels. As an example Carey & Bryant (1995) found that the individual growth rate, reproductive effort, and life span could change, with a parallel change in the activi ...
GOVERNMENT LIABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SELECTED LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO FLOOD
... into account. Climatologists have predicted an increase in extreme weather events as greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere increase. Warmer air can carry more water vapor and a warmer planet should therefore see heavier rain and other precipitation. Another article in Nature suggests that ...
... into account. Climatologists have predicted an increase in extreme weather events as greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere increase. Warmer air can carry more water vapor and a warmer planet should therefore see heavier rain and other precipitation. Another article in Nature suggests that ...
Guidance for making the case for climate change adaptation in the
... Difficulty in making the financial or economic argument for investing in adaptation measures has been highlighted as one of the main barriers to climate change adaptation in the UK built environment sector, reflected in a recent survey of built environment professionals1. This guidance is for those ...
... Difficulty in making the financial or economic argument for investing in adaptation measures has been highlighted as one of the main barriers to climate change adaptation in the UK built environment sector, reflected in a recent survey of built environment professionals1. This guidance is for those ...
Hot and Hungry: How to stop climate change
... industry, which produces nearly half of all the vegetables, fruits and nuts grown in the US.3 And Australia has opened the year with a record heat wave and drought hitting farmers hard.4 These extreme weather events are in line with what scientists have been telling us to expect from a warming clima ...
... industry, which produces nearly half of all the vegetables, fruits and nuts grown in the US.3 And Australia has opened the year with a record heat wave and drought hitting farmers hard.4 These extreme weather events are in line with what scientists have been telling us to expect from a warming clima ...
In Search of Shelter - Center for International Earth Science
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
... migration may be prevented through the implementation of adaptation measures. However, poorer countries are underequipped to support widespread adaptation. As a result, societies affected by climate change may find themselves locked into a downward spiral of ecological degradation, towards the botto ...
Hot and Hungry: How to stop climate change
... industry, which produces nearly half of all the vegetables, fruits and nuts grown in the US.3 And Australia has opened the year with a record heat wave and drought hitting farmers hard.4 These extreme weather events are in line with what scientists have been telling us to expect from a warming clima ...
... industry, which produces nearly half of all the vegetables, fruits and nuts grown in the US.3 And Australia has opened the year with a record heat wave and drought hitting farmers hard.4 These extreme weather events are in line with what scientists have been telling us to expect from a warming clima ...
11Climate Change
... about past climates, scientists use proxy methods instead of direct measurements. A climate proxy is a piece of information from the natural environment that can be used to reconstruct climates that extend back further than our present instrumentation allows. For example, the widths of tree rings in ...
... about past climates, scientists use proxy methods instead of direct measurements. A climate proxy is a piece of information from the natural environment that can be used to reconstruct climates that extend back further than our present instrumentation allows. For example, the widths of tree rings in ...
Global change: state of the science
... 1996a) scienti®c assessment: ``. . .the balance of evidence suggests that there is discernible human in¯uence on global climate. (p. 5)'' IPCC (1996a, b, c). Even so, measures to control the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), the greenhouse gas of most concern, will require major reductions in e ...
... 1996a) scienti®c assessment: ``. . .the balance of evidence suggests that there is discernible human in¯uence on global climate. (p. 5)'' IPCC (1996a, b, c). Even so, measures to control the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2), the greenhouse gas of most concern, will require major reductions in e ...
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... et al., 2011; URT, 2012). Agriculture is the mainstay of the country’s economy contributing to 25 percent of the GDP and employs 80 percent of the workforce. Only 23 percent of the arable land is currently put into use and the majority of the users are the smallholder farmers (85 percent) with an av ...
... et al., 2011; URT, 2012). Agriculture is the mainstay of the country’s economy contributing to 25 percent of the GDP and employs 80 percent of the workforce. Only 23 percent of the arable land is currently put into use and the majority of the users are the smallholder farmers (85 percent) with an av ...
Climate Change and Rice - Wageningen UR E
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
... Models of the dynamics of the atmosphere of the earth, known as general circulation models or GCMs, predict that with increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, global climate change is likely (Hansen et al. 1984). Because predicted climate change may have enormous effects on Japanese ...
“Community Vulnerability Mapping”: Enabling Participation and
... Vulnerability is considered to be the “degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a syst ...
... Vulnerability is considered to be the “degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude, and rate of climate change and variation to which a syst ...
Climate change and coral reefs – key issues and risks for the
... Smaller-‐scale or patchy coral bleaching is often associated with short-‐term changes in the reef environment: cold snaps, unusually high levels of solar irradiance, sedimentation, freshwater, and disease. Howev ...
... Smaller-‐scale or patchy coral bleaching is often associated with short-‐term changes in the reef environment: cold snaps, unusually high levels of solar irradiance, sedimentation, freshwater, and disease. Howev ...
Changes in Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent Due to Global
... over a 10 year period were conducted using a 20 kmmesh atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM), and changes in snow due to global warming were investigated, excluding areas with perpetual snow. In accumulating and melting seasons, the snow cover decreases in almost the entire snow area; for the ...
... over a 10 year period were conducted using a 20 kmmesh atmospheric general circulation model (AGCM), and changes in snow due to global warming were investigated, excluding areas with perpetual snow. In accumulating and melting seasons, the snow cover decreases in almost the entire snow area; for the ...
Chapter 8: Cross-cutting issues
... 8.4.1 Institutional factors affecting the delivery of adaptation ................................................................. 29 8.4.2 Unintended consequences of adaptation .............................................................................................. 33 8.4.3 Awareness and capa ...
... 8.4.1 Institutional factors affecting the delivery of adaptation ................................................................. 29 8.4.2 Unintended consequences of adaptation .............................................................................................. 33 8.4.3 Awareness and capa ...
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... insecure, farmers are often reluctant to invest in the longterm endeavor of establishing trees that may benefit the next owner of their land rather than themselves. Much research is still needed to determine how and under what circumstances agroforestry or related concepts, such as climate smart agr ...
... insecure, farmers are often reluctant to invest in the longterm endeavor of establishing trees that may benefit the next owner of their land rather than themselves. Much research is still needed to determine how and under what circumstances agroforestry or related concepts, such as climate smart agr ...
Paths beyond Paris
... Climate justice movements are diverse, but a fundamental principle lies at the heart: the recognition that the threats posed by climate change are a consequence of unequal, colonial, economic and social power relations. Every time we hear about a “climate solution”, we need to ask ourselves the foll ...
... Climate justice movements are diverse, but a fundamental principle lies at the heart: the recognition that the threats posed by climate change are a consequence of unequal, colonial, economic and social power relations. Every time we hear about a “climate solution”, we need to ask ourselves the foll ...