Climate Change and Tourism - United Nations Department of
... probability) to accelerate with continued greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at or above current rates, with the best estimate that globally averaged surface temperatures will rise by 1.8°C to 4.0°C by the end of the 21 st century. 1 Even if atmospheric concentrati ...
... probability) to accelerate with continued greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at or above current rates, with the best estimate that globally averaged surface temperatures will rise by 1.8°C to 4.0°C by the end of the 21 st century. 1 Even if atmospheric concentrati ...
EUR‐OCEANS Foresight workshop Rapid change in polar
... Ocean to absorb CO2. Southern Ocean ecosystems influence the distribution and balance of nutrients in the world’s oceans affecting their productive capacity and their role in carbon drawdown. Understanding the role of Southern Ocean ecosystems in moderating globally important biogeochemical pr ...
... Ocean to absorb CO2. Southern Ocean ecosystems influence the distribution and balance of nutrients in the world’s oceans affecting their productive capacity and their role in carbon drawdown. Understanding the role of Southern Ocean ecosystems in moderating globally important biogeochemical pr ...
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... Climate extremes – increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as drought, flooding, heat and cold waves, and intense storms – are a particularly troubling aspect of greater climate variability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chan ...
... Climate extremes – increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events, such as drought, flooding, heat and cold waves, and intense storms – are a particularly troubling aspect of greater climate variability. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Chan ...
Climate Predictions and Projections Program
... climate predictions and projections available. – Following users’ requirements develop new climate predictions and projections products. – NOAA maintains a suite of routine climate outlooks, climate projections, and climate assessments. – NOAA’s internal and external research community maintained by ...
... climate predictions and projections available. – Following users’ requirements develop new climate predictions and projections products. – NOAA maintains a suite of routine climate outlooks, climate projections, and climate assessments. – NOAA’s internal and external research community maintained by ...
Dimitri Newsletter. no.28 Gender, Resilience and Climate Change
... to unprecedented concrete global commitments being made to eradicate poverty by 2030 and promote environmental protection. In this issue, we talk about these two conferences, while giving the floor to various development actors on the theme of gender in resilience and climate change. A series of art ...
... to unprecedented concrete global commitments being made to eradicate poverty by 2030 and promote environmental protection. In this issue, we talk about these two conferences, while giving the floor to various development actors on the theme of gender in resilience and climate change. A series of art ...
Sydney/Central Coast Region
... frequency and intensity of ECLs out to 2050 are unknown; however, the proposed ECL project is designed to address this knowledge gap. Changes to frequency of severe thunderstorms uncertain Existing information on present day thunderstorm frequency is tied to those storms that generate hail, of whic ...
... frequency and intensity of ECLs out to 2050 are unknown; however, the proposed ECL project is designed to address this knowledge gap. Changes to frequency of severe thunderstorms uncertain Existing information on present day thunderstorm frequency is tied to those storms that generate hail, of whic ...
Research paper: Improving Communication of Uncertainty in the
... Rapoport, & Forsyth, 1986) and can accommodate disagreements between various sources and experts. However, verbal terms’ imprecision is also their major weakness, as they induce an illusion of communication (Budescu & Wallsten, 1985): People assume that everyone interprets the terms consistently and ...
... Rapoport, & Forsyth, 1986) and can accommodate disagreements between various sources and experts. However, verbal terms’ imprecision is also their major weakness, as they induce an illusion of communication (Budescu & Wallsten, 1985): People assume that everyone interprets the terms consistently and ...
National contributions to observed global warming
... amongst northern and tropical countries, reflecting both historical and current locations of intensive deforestation. The national climate contributions due to non-CO2 gases represents a mixture of industrial and agricultural sources of emissions, with the result that current areas of extensive agri ...
... amongst northern and tropical countries, reflecting both historical and current locations of intensive deforestation. The national climate contributions due to non-CO2 gases represents a mixture of industrial and agricultural sources of emissions, with the result that current areas of extensive agri ...
Climate Change in the Wet Tropics
... search for ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases through measures such as emissions trading, support for development of alternative energy sources and encouraging energy conservation in homes and businesses. All of these measures are important to reduce the global extent of climate change. Wh ...
... search for ways to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases through measures such as emissions trading, support for development of alternative energy sources and encouraging energy conservation in homes and businesses. All of these measures are important to reduce the global extent of climate change. Wh ...
Microsoft Word
... Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments used. For measuring maximum temperatures, the liquid is usually mercury. Minimum thermometers, on the other hand, usua ...
... Air temperatures over land are usually measured at a height of between 1.2 and 2.0 m above ground in a Stevenson Screen. Liquid-in-glass thermometers are the traditional instruments used. For measuring maximum temperatures, the liquid is usually mercury. Minimum thermometers, on the other hand, usua ...
The trade-off between intra- and intergenerational equity in climate
... The problem is that most studies choose to focus on either an intragenerational or an intergenerational distributive justice problem, and then assume that these problems are autonomous, i.e., that they can be treated separately. However, choices that affect the intergenerational distribution also ha ...
... The problem is that most studies choose to focus on either an intragenerational or an intergenerational distributive justice problem, and then assume that these problems are autonomous, i.e., that they can be treated separately. However, choices that affect the intergenerational distribution also ha ...
An investor enquiry: how much big oil spends on obstructive climate
... ExxonMobil appears to have a broad and negative engagement with climate change policy. ExxonMobil has understood the fundamentals of climate science since 1977, although by the late 1980s it was at the forefront of efforts to mislead public knowledge on the science in order to stifle and delay clima ...
... ExxonMobil appears to have a broad and negative engagement with climate change policy. ExxonMobil has understood the fundamentals of climate science since 1977, although by the late 1980s it was at the forefront of efforts to mislead public knowledge on the science in order to stifle and delay clima ...
Adaptation Planning – What Other States are Doing
... Overview The scientific community has reached a strong consensus that the climate is changing. Current projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United State can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warmin ...
... Overview The scientific community has reached a strong consensus that the climate is changing. Current projections by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate the continental United State can expect temperature increases of between 5.4ºF and 12.6ºF by the year 2100.1 This warmin ...
IPCC Expert Meeting on Assessing and Combining Multi Model Climate Projections
... Extensive research is needed to develop justifiable methods for constructing indices that can be used for weighting model projections for a particular purpose. Studies should employ formal statistical frameworks rather than using ad hoc techniques. It is expected that progress in this area will like ...
... Extensive research is needed to develop justifiable methods for constructing indices that can be used for weighting model projections for a particular purpose. Studies should employ formal statistical frameworks rather than using ad hoc techniques. It is expected that progress in this area will like ...
environmental, economic and social impacts of
... The unusual fact of awarding the 2007 Nobel peace prize to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) consisting of several thousand scientists as well as to Albert Gore who popularised the climate change issues and made the film on anthropogenic climate change may signify two important t ...
... The unusual fact of awarding the 2007 Nobel peace prize to the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) consisting of several thousand scientists as well as to Albert Gore who popularised the climate change issues and made the film on anthropogenic climate change may signify two important t ...
The Geoengineering Option
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
... is forcing change in the climate system at rates so rapid that the outcomes are extremely di⁄cult to predict. Eliminating all the risks of climate change is impossible because carbon dioxide emissions, the chief human contribution to global warming, are unlike conventional air pollutants, which stay ...
international legal implications of climate change for the polar
... peninsula.18 Climate models project an increase in temperature in the Arctic of between 2°C and 9°C by the year 2100,19 and although predictions for the Antarctic are less certain, models suggest a warming of between 0.14°C and 0.5°C per decade between the present time and 2100.20 Such temperatures ...
... peninsula.18 Climate models project an increase in temperature in the Arctic of between 2°C and 9°C by the year 2100,19 and although predictions for the Antarctic are less certain, models suggest a warming of between 0.14°C and 0.5°C per decade between the present time and 2100.20 Such temperatures ...
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... Arabica (Coffea arabica) and Robusta (Coffea canephora) coffees dominate production (5.1 Mt and 3.1 Mt respectively in 2011 [7]). Arabica coffee is mostly grown in tropical highlands and is used in gourmet coffees due to its higher quality, while Robusta coffee is lower quality grown at lower altitu ...
... Arabica (Coffea arabica) and Robusta (Coffea canephora) coffees dominate production (5.1 Mt and 3.1 Mt respectively in 2011 [7]). Arabica coffee is mostly grown in tropical highlands and is used in gourmet coffees due to its higher quality, while Robusta coffee is lower quality grown at lower altitu ...
Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia
... Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural sy ...
... Climate change, defined as any change in the average daily weather pattern over an extended period of time (typically decades or longer) whether due to natural variability or as a result of human activity (Easterling et al. 2007, IPCC 2007a), is happening now, and is already affecting many natural sy ...
Iyigun et al._2013_Clustering climate regions of
... work, five different hierarchical clustering methods, namely, single, complete, centroid and average linkage as well as the Ward’s minimum variance clustering analysis were performed for air temperature (mean, minimum and maximum) and total precipitation variables. But for the detection of the clima ...
... work, five different hierarchical clustering methods, namely, single, complete, centroid and average linkage as well as the Ward’s minimum variance clustering analysis were performed for air temperature (mean, minimum and maximum) and total precipitation variables. But for the detection of the clima ...
Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems
... Mekong Provinces for the Adaptation to Climate Change (ICMP)– Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystem Program (CCCEP) Duration: 2011 – 2016 Funding: Total commitments are up to EUR 25 million by the Australian and German Governments In addition KfW Bank has committed to provide EUR 18 million in ...
... Mekong Provinces for the Adaptation to Climate Change (ICMP)– Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystem Program (CCCEP) Duration: 2011 – 2016 Funding: Total commitments are up to EUR 25 million by the Australian and German Governments In addition KfW Bank has committed to provide EUR 18 million in ...
Study Session 12 Resilience and Coping Strategies
... change, such as reducing carbon emissions and protecting forests and wetlands which act as carbon sinks. Thus, mitigation strategies aim to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases (IPCC, 2001). In contrast, climate change adaptation involves addressing the effects of climate chan ...
... change, such as reducing carbon emissions and protecting forests and wetlands which act as carbon sinks. Thus, mitigation strategies aim to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases (IPCC, 2001). In contrast, climate change adaptation involves addressing the effects of climate chan ...
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... Smart investments in smallholder adaptation can also deliver important mitigation co-benefits A new study, conducted by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IFAD ...
... Smart investments in smallholder adaptation can also deliver important mitigation co-benefits A new study, conducted by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IFAD ...
The Non-Regulatory Alternatives to GHG Regulations
... grow. Further, the restoration happens fast. Within five years, the temperature would drop by almost two degrees, stabilizing the ice, saving the polar bears and the Inuit population, and demonstrating the efficacy of planetary engineering for 1/36th the amount appropriated to assist in recovery of ...
... grow. Further, the restoration happens fast. Within five years, the temperature would drop by almost two degrees, stabilizing the ice, saving the polar bears and the Inuit population, and demonstrating the efficacy of planetary engineering for 1/36th the amount appropriated to assist in recovery of ...
Connecting Changing Ocean Circulation with Changing Climate
... with the anomalous surface heat flux. The fixed-current heat storage here shows pattern similarities with Banks and Gregory’s PAT. Both have large storage features in the North Atlantic and subtropical gyres. Figure 3 shows the zonal mean temperature and DIC change for the fixed- and free-current ex ...
... with the anomalous surface heat flux. The fixed-current heat storage here shows pattern similarities with Banks and Gregory’s PAT. Both have large storage features in the North Atlantic and subtropical gyres. Figure 3 shows the zonal mean temperature and DIC change for the fixed- and free-current ex ...