IOSR Journal of Mathematics (IOSR-JM)
... The mediation analysis was employed in this study using gas production as dependent variable, rainfall data as a proxy for climate change. Our findings have shown that gas flaring has a significant relationship with some, but not all of the variables involved. This leads to the conclusion a partial ...
... The mediation analysis was employed in this study using gas production as dependent variable, rainfall data as a proxy for climate change. Our findings have shown that gas flaring has a significant relationship with some, but not all of the variables involved. This leads to the conclusion a partial ...
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... and farmers must continually adjust their practices in order to cope with variability. During droughts those on the land feel it most. Subsistence farming, which provides most people of the region with their food, depends on ...
... and farmers must continually adjust their practices in order to cope with variability. During droughts those on the land feel it most. Subsistence farming, which provides most people of the region with their food, depends on ...
Guidelines for Use of Climate Scenarios Developed from Statistical
... change factor method. This method is often used when RCM output are unavailable, for sensitivity studies, or whenever rapid assessments of multiple climate change scenarios (and/or GCM experiments) are required. Fine resolution climate change information for use in impact studies can also be obtaine ...
... change factor method. This method is often used when RCM output are unavailable, for sensitivity studies, or whenever rapid assessments of multiple climate change scenarios (and/or GCM experiments) are required. Fine resolution climate change information for use in impact studies can also be obtaine ...
EuropeAid EuropeAid
... conserving techniques • « vertical » agriculturual expansion rather than « horizontal »: intensification (but without incr emissions) • Crop diversification and drought resistance • Mainstreaming of environment and CC in aid cooperation projects and programmes ...
... conserving techniques • « vertical » agriculturual expansion rather than « horizontal »: intensification (but without incr emissions) • Crop diversification and drought resistance • Mainstreaming of environment and CC in aid cooperation projects and programmes ...
SNAB Topic 5 On the wild side
... bonds and the energy levels of the reactants and products. It then focuses on the underlying principles that hydrogen is removed from water by photolysis and is ‘stored’ within an organic fuel until the energy it contains is required, and is then released by reacting the hydrogen and oxygen in respi ...
... bonds and the energy levels of the reactants and products. It then focuses on the underlying principles that hydrogen is removed from water by photolysis and is ‘stored’ within an organic fuel until the energy it contains is required, and is then released by reacting the hydrogen and oxygen in respi ...
climate change adaptation guided by the law
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
... Following on from its findings, DLA Piper has sought to address concerns about legal liability associated with climate change, and to facilitate the implementation of climate change adaptation strategies within organisations, that is, not only private sector but government organisations as well. It ...
Slide 1
... procedures, data processing algorithms and other factors pertinent to interpreting data (i.e., metadata) should be documented and treated with the same care as the data themselves. So we can figure out when changes happened rather then looking for break points. 4. The quality and homogeneity of data ...
... procedures, data processing algorithms and other factors pertinent to interpreting data (i.e., metadata) should be documented and treated with the same care as the data themselves. So we can figure out when changes happened rather then looking for break points. 4. The quality and homogeneity of data ...
Climate change and food safety: A review
... in 15 countries from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (Kovats et al., 2005). Most countries in Europe show an early spring peak (April or May) in Campylobacter infection, however, not all countries follow this pattern. In Canada, the peak occurs in late June–early July. The seasonality is l ...
... in 15 countries from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand (Kovats et al., 2005). Most countries in Europe show an early spring peak (April or May) in Campylobacter infection, however, not all countries follow this pattern. In Canada, the peak occurs in late June–early July. The seasonality is l ...
Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on the Runoff
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
... 101°41'— 104°16'E and 36°29'— 39°27'N(Fig.1). The basin is situated in the inland with dry climate, scarce precipitation, intensive evaporation, water shortage, and extremely fragile ecological environment. The basin spans three climatic zones from south to north, which includes the southern cold se ...
Kyoto Protocol: an introduction
... technology; and realizing the full potential of market-based opportunities. As well as the AWG and Convention Dialogue, recent UNFCCC meetings have also addressed long-term issues in other settings, including a first review of the Protocol required under Article 9, and a proposal by the Russian Fede ...
... technology; and realizing the full potential of market-based opportunities. As well as the AWG and Convention Dialogue, recent UNFCCC meetings have also addressed long-term issues in other settings, including a first review of the Protocol required under Article 9, and a proposal by the Russian Fede ...
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... damage and losses triggered by the environmental (including climate) change. None of the SFDRR-1 language made its way to the finally adopted Framework that merely insisted on the need to ‘enhance international cooperation … through adequate and sustainable support’. A small comfort for the propone ...
... damage and losses triggered by the environmental (including climate) change. None of the SFDRR-1 language made its way to the finally adopted Framework that merely insisted on the need to ‘enhance international cooperation … through adequate and sustainable support’. A small comfort for the propone ...
Chapter 19
... Assortment of Ozone Data Graphs. http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/hats/graphs/graphs.html Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL), NOAA. Observed Ozone Changes. http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ozwv/dobson/papers/wmobro/observed.html Climate Neutral Network. Helping Companies. Communities, and Consumer ...
... Assortment of Ozone Data Graphs. http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/hats/graphs/graphs.html Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory (CMDL), NOAA. Observed Ozone Changes. http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ozwv/dobson/papers/wmobro/observed.html Climate Neutral Network. Helping Companies. Communities, and Consumer ...
- UNDP Climate Change Adaptation
... livelihoods. The commercial agricultural sector, agriculture consists primarily of livestock ranching, although some dryland cropping under irrigation also takes place. Cattle rearing is predominant in the central and northern regions of the country, while karakul sheep, goat, and ostrich farming ar ...
... livelihoods. The commercial agricultural sector, agriculture consists primarily of livestock ranching, although some dryland cropping under irrigation also takes place. Cattle rearing is predominant in the central and northern regions of the country, while karakul sheep, goat, and ostrich farming ar ...
Going to town - Germanwatch eV
... increases transaction costs for the investors, further obstructing the path for cities to receive funding directly.9 Regardless of those constraints, the need for cities to respond to climate change is distinct. According to the World Bank more than US$ 1 trillion annually is needed to close the cli ...
... increases transaction costs for the investors, further obstructing the path for cities to receive funding directly.9 Regardless of those constraints, the need for cities to respond to climate change is distinct. According to the World Bank more than US$ 1 trillion annually is needed to close the cli ...
Standard PDF - Wiley Online Library
... Further work is needed to quantify many of these factors to allow informed decision-making. Citation: Robock, A., A. Marquardt, B. Kravitz, and G. Stenchikov (2009), Benefits, risks, and costs of stratospheric geoengineering, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L19703, doi:10.1029/2009GL039209. ...
... Further work is needed to quantify many of these factors to allow informed decision-making. Citation: Robock, A., A. Marquardt, B. Kravitz, and G. Stenchikov (2009), Benefits, risks, and costs of stratospheric geoengineering, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L19703, doi:10.1029/2009GL039209. ...
Climate Change
... In its decision VIII/5 B, paragraph 6, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) noted the specific vulnerabilities of indigenous and local communities to the impacts of climate change and the accelerated threats to traditional knowledge, innovations and pra ...
... In its decision VIII/5 B, paragraph 6, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) noted the specific vulnerabilities of indigenous and local communities to the impacts of climate change and the accelerated threats to traditional knowledge, innovations and pra ...
vip_measures_review_.. - The VIP Research Lab.
... • By far the RS based VI data record (Time Series) is the most successful (publication record, application record, science & research, ease of use, accessibility to non RS people, etc…) • It permits the study of change that is at the core of Earth Science and climate change research • But it is stil ...
... • By far the RS based VI data record (Time Series) is the most successful (publication record, application record, science & research, ease of use, accessibility to non RS people, etc…) • It permits the study of change that is at the core of Earth Science and climate change research • But it is stil ...
States (and Cities) as Actors in Global Climate Regulation: Unitary
... asserted against other state initiatives as well. Especially given courts’ rejection thus far of these preemption claims, it is likely that industry will seek some form of congressional action, further increasing the likelihood that Congress will address the underlying regulatory issues on the floor ...
... asserted against other state initiatives as well. Especially given courts’ rejection thus far of these preemption claims, it is likely that industry will seek some form of congressional action, further increasing the likelihood that Congress will address the underlying regulatory issues on the floor ...
Project Overview - The VIP Research Lab.
... • By far the RS based VI data record (Time Series) is the most successful (publication record, application record, science & research, ease of use, accessibility to non RS people, etc…) • It permits the study of change that is at the core of Earth Science and climate change research • But it is stil ...
... • By far the RS based VI data record (Time Series) is the most successful (publication record, application record, science & research, ease of use, accessibility to non RS people, etc…) • It permits the study of change that is at the core of Earth Science and climate change research • But it is stil ...
Climate change correlates with rapid delays and advancements in
... was not appropriate for breeding. [26,30]. Also, a few species declined in number towards the end of the study (see [31] for discussion). We excluded any species-year in which fewer than three (for urodeles) or 10 (for anurans) individuals were captured along the drift fence to avoid analysing speci ...
... was not appropriate for breeding. [26,30]. Also, a few species declined in number towards the end of the study (see [31] for discussion). We excluded any species-year in which fewer than three (for urodeles) or 10 (for anurans) individuals were captured along the drift fence to avoid analysing speci ...
View/Open
... environmental policy. The relationship between climate change and economics is two-way. While climate change has repercussions on economic activity, economic activity also plays a role in climate change. The realization that human activity is contributing to climate change has inspired abundant rese ...
... environmental policy. The relationship between climate change and economics is two-way. While climate change has repercussions on economic activity, economic activity also plays a role in climate change. The realization that human activity is contributing to climate change has inspired abundant rese ...
Advancing a Political Ecology of Global Environmental Discourses
... phenomenon may be small or large, and the understanding of it may be shared by a small or large group of people on a local, national, international or global level. The actors adhering to the discourse participate in various degrees to its production, reproduction and transformation through written ...
... phenomenon may be small or large, and the understanding of it may be shared by a small or large group of people on a local, national, international or global level. The actors adhering to the discourse participate in various degrees to its production, reproduction and transformation through written ...
- Friends of the Earth International
... from resources, markets and services, coupled with a lack of social services. There is a high incidence of internal displacement, as people are forced to leave their homes by physical and economic factors or by armed conflict. Evic�on and disloca�on caused by ‘development projects’ are also crea�ng ‘ ...
... from resources, markets and services, coupled with a lack of social services. There is a high incidence of internal displacement, as people are forced to leave their homes by physical and economic factors or by armed conflict. Evic�on and disloca�on caused by ‘development projects’ are also crea�ng ‘ ...
CHAPTER 2: Forests
... tems. Together this indicates that many areas, especially those habitats along environmental gradients, will be subjected to change, and if the population cannot adapt or move with changes in climate, they will face extinction. Globally, it has been estimated that at least one-third of the world’s r ...
... tems. Together this indicates that many areas, especially those habitats along environmental gradients, will be subjected to change, and if the population cannot adapt or move with changes in climate, they will face extinction. Globally, it has been estimated that at least one-third of the world’s r ...
The Climate Change Performance Index Results 2016
... from deforestation and forest degradation was one of the major steps in this process, made possible due to the data provided by the FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment 2015. Alongside energy-based emissions, deforestation and forest degradation are another important source of anthropogenic CO2. By ...
... from deforestation and forest degradation was one of the major steps in this process, made possible due to the data provided by the FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment 2015. Alongside energy-based emissions, deforestation and forest degradation are another important source of anthropogenic CO2. By ...