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... Hence, it may be anticipated that a decline in annual, and more particularly growing season rainfall, caused by climate change would lessen grain yield. However, other features of the future climate scenario, such as higher concentrations of CO2 and changes in temperatures, also affect plant growth ...
... Hence, it may be anticipated that a decline in annual, and more particularly growing season rainfall, caused by climate change would lessen grain yield. However, other features of the future climate scenario, such as higher concentrations of CO2 and changes in temperatures, also affect plant growth ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in Management of Prairie Grasslands
... structure, functions, and feedbacks. Resilience has been related to state-and-transition models, in which an area of rangeland may have multiple stable states, with transitions between them caused by disturbance or management (Briske et al. 2005). Resilience is considered to be the amount of disturb ...
... structure, functions, and feedbacks. Resilience has been related to state-and-transition models, in which an area of rangeland may have multiple stable states, with transitions between them caused by disturbance or management (Briske et al. 2005). Resilience is considered to be the amount of disturb ...
CLIMATE CHANGE and AGRARIAN SOCIETIES IN
... other factors that are negatively affecting drylands and drylands dwellers. Non-climatic stressors can increase vulnerability to climate change by reducing resilience (IPCC 2007) e.g. human-induced degradation of ecosystems may increase vulnerability to climate extremes. The MA demonstrated how dryl ...
... other factors that are negatively affecting drylands and drylands dwellers. Non-climatic stressors can increase vulnerability to climate change by reducing resilience (IPCC 2007) e.g. human-induced degradation of ecosystems may increase vulnerability to climate extremes. The MA demonstrated how dryl ...
Petition - Center for Biological Diversity
... negating a realistic chance of meeting a 1.5°C or even 2ºC target is relatively easy to answer. The question of what level of risk of not meeting the target is acceptable, along with the questions of which fossil fuels can be burned and by whom, are inherently political and ethical questions. But, a ...
... negating a realistic chance of meeting a 1.5°C or even 2ºC target is relatively easy to answer. The question of what level of risk of not meeting the target is acceptable, along with the questions of which fossil fuels can be burned and by whom, are inherently political and ethical questions. But, a ...
Updated compilation of information on the mitigation benefits of
... with a focus on the thematic areas of land use, urban environments, carbon dioxide capture, use and storage, and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. Information for the update was provided in literature, submissions from Parties and observer organizations, and at the technical expert meetin ...
... with a focus on the thematic areas of land use, urban environments, carbon dioxide capture, use and storage, and non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emissions. Information for the update was provided in literature, submissions from Parties and observer organizations, and at the technical expert meetin ...
Air pollution, climate change and ozone loss
... Use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting compounds has lowered the average level of ozone in the stratosphere. One effect is seasonal ozone thinning over the poles. ...
... Use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting compounds has lowered the average level of ozone in the stratosphere. One effect is seasonal ozone thinning over the poles. ...
REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES UNDER THE CLEAN AIR
... change,54 opposition groups continue to battle against the science and regulatory action in the public arena, and temperatures continue to rise, with 14 of the 15 warmest years on record occurring over the past 15 years.55 The world has attempted to find a unified approach to address climate change ...
... change,54 opposition groups continue to battle against the science and regulatory action in the public arena, and temperatures continue to rise, with 14 of the 15 warmest years on record occurring over the past 15 years.55 The world has attempted to find a unified approach to address climate change ...
Climate Change: Effects on Salinity in Florida`s Estuaries
... Estuaries are one of the most productive kinds of ecosystems on earth, and they support a high diversity of fish, birds, and other kinds of plants and animals. Estuaries are bodies of water along the coastline that can be relatively enclosed bays or wide marshes at river mouths. They are places wher ...
... Estuaries are one of the most productive kinds of ecosystems on earth, and they support a high diversity of fish, birds, and other kinds of plants and animals. Estuaries are bodies of water along the coastline that can be relatively enclosed bays or wide marshes at river mouths. They are places wher ...
- Wiley Online Library
... The government of Kiribati is very aware of the potential impacts of climate change on their country. President Anote Tong has been prominent in bringing the plight of low-lying island nations to attention.11 Additionally, the government is cognizant, to the need for migration. It acknowledges that ...
... The government of Kiribati is very aware of the potential impacts of climate change on their country. President Anote Tong has been prominent in bringing the plight of low-lying island nations to attention.11 Additionally, the government is cognizant, to the need for migration. It acknowledges that ...
Systems Engineering Office for CEOS Constellations
... Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters Disaster-induced losses can be reduced through observations relating to hazards such as: wildland fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, subsidence, landslides, avalanches, ice, floods, extreme weather ...
... Disasters: Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters Disaster-induced losses can be reduced through observations relating to hazards such as: wildland fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, subsidence, landslides, avalanches, ice, floods, extreme weather ...
Proceedings WARMING UP SEMINAR
... early warning systems. The Government response to climate change as a key development and planning issue includes the formation of the National Council on Climate Change and the development of the Yellow Book on development planning for climate change. Indonesia emits significant levels of green hou ...
... early warning systems. The Government response to climate change as a key development and planning issue includes the formation of the National Council on Climate Change and the development of the Yellow Book on development planning for climate change. Indonesia emits significant levels of green hou ...
Green day: a climate change activity kit for schools
... spaces. The built environment contains a wealth of learning opportunities that can support both the national curriculum and informal learning. The potential to engage young people in the built environment is vast. Our educational work aims to ensure that young people understand the value of well des ...
... spaces. The built environment contains a wealth of learning opportunities that can support both the national curriculum and informal learning. The potential to engage young people in the built environment is vast. Our educational work aims to ensure that young people understand the value of well des ...
- UNM Digital Repository
... Human economic activity has been susceptible to climatic change throughout history and may have been responsible for changes in regional micro-climates through deforestation, overgrazing, and desertification. Recently, the scientific community has devoted considerable attention to investigating the ...
... Human economic activity has been susceptible to climatic change throughout history and may have been responsible for changes in regional micro-climates through deforestation, overgrazing, and desertification. Recently, the scientific community has devoted considerable attention to investigating the ...
Modeling plant species distributions under future climates: how fine
... (Flint & Flint, 2012; modified from Nalder & Wein, 1998). As discussed in Flint & Flint (2012), this procedure improves the spatial representation of air temperature over the landscape because at the finer scale it does not average the air temperature over the large area of the coarser scale and all ...
... (Flint & Flint, 2012; modified from Nalder & Wein, 1998). As discussed in Flint & Flint (2012), this procedure improves the spatial representation of air temperature over the landscape because at the finer scale it does not average the air temperature over the large area of the coarser scale and all ...
Global Commitment: Achieving the Less than 2
... The UNFCCC has established a target for limiting the change in Earth’s global–mean surface temperature to less than 2 °C relative to pre‐industrial [Randalls, 2010; UNEP, 2014; UNFCCC, 2012; 2014]. This is a significant challenge, yet one which the international community ...
... The UNFCCC has established a target for limiting the change in Earth’s global–mean surface temperature to less than 2 °C relative to pre‐industrial [Randalls, 2010; UNEP, 2014; UNFCCC, 2012; 2014]. This is a significant challenge, yet one which the international community ...
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... shown in response curves (Figure 3). These response curves show changes in the logistic prediction when each environmental variable changes by keeping all other environmental variables at their average sample value. Models showed that the distribution of Chinese caterpillar fungus is highly controll ...
... shown in response curves (Figure 3). These response curves show changes in the logistic prediction when each environmental variable changes by keeping all other environmental variables at their average sample value. Models showed that the distribution of Chinese caterpillar fungus is highly controll ...
FAQ Sustainable Development Summit (English)
... universally applicable, taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities. They are not independent from each other—they need to be implemented in an integrated manner. ● The SDGs are the result of a three–year–long ...
... universally applicable, taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities. They are not independent from each other—they need to be implemented in an integrated manner. ● The SDGs are the result of a three–year–long ...
Journal of Climate (Proof Only)
... which we will show also has important implications for the response of the climate system to the net forcing of increased carbon dioxide plus aerosols. The combination of imposed forcings is not necessarily, a priori, expected to result in stabilized climate on a regional scale for three reasons. Fi ...
... which we will show also has important implications for the response of the climate system to the net forcing of increased carbon dioxide plus aerosols. The combination of imposed forcings is not necessarily, a priori, expected to result in stabilized climate on a regional scale for three reasons. Fi ...
The Need for (and Obstacles to) Regional Collective Action in Climate Adaptation
... climate adaptation. Several collective action problems confront the world’s efforts to ensure effective adaptation. First is the development of an international regime for funding climate adaptation by less developed nations. Significant funding will be needed. Yet developed nations individually hav ...
... climate adaptation. Several collective action problems confront the world’s efforts to ensure effective adaptation. First is the development of an international regime for funding climate adaptation by less developed nations. Significant funding will be needed. Yet developed nations individually hav ...
“Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability
... To support a move into a knowledge-based economy, the Department of Science and Technology has developed a 10-year Innovation Plan. Core to the Innovation Plan are five grand challenges that aim to concentrate efforts within the National System of Innovation (NSI) to a set of key innovation prioriti ...
... To support a move into a knowledge-based economy, the Department of Science and Technology has developed a 10-year Innovation Plan. Core to the Innovation Plan are five grand challenges that aim to concentrate efforts within the National System of Innovation (NSI) to a set of key innovation prioriti ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... millions of years, is uncertain. But that is an academic ...
... millions of years, is uncertain. But that is an academic ...
Risks of Climate Change with Respect to the Singapore
... global temperature (combined land and surface) between the 1850–1900 period and the 2003–2012 period was 0.78 ◦ C (0.72 to 0.85). But should we prepare for such a relatively small change? The importance is not the means of the warming but the considerable likelihood of climate change that could trig ...
... global temperature (combined land and surface) between the 1850–1900 period and the 2003–2012 period was 0.78 ◦ C (0.72 to 0.85). But should we prepare for such a relatively small change? The importance is not the means of the warming but the considerable likelihood of climate change that could trig ...
... Climate Change consisting of highlevel representatives from each of the member states and the European Commission. This group meets on a regular basis, outside of the SB and COP sessions, to consider issues arising from the UNFCCC processes and agree responses. Key decisions or issues are referred t ...
adaptive capacity and human cognition
... cycle: planning, implementation and evaluation. Management studies have shown, repeatedly and consistently, that these steps do not prove useful to describe the empirical reality how management actually occurs, and indeed may prove to be normatively incorrect. Research in the American public sector ...
... cycle: planning, implementation and evaluation. Management studies have shown, repeatedly and consistently, that these steps do not prove useful to describe the empirical reality how management actually occurs, and indeed may prove to be normatively incorrect. Research in the American public sector ...