Climate Change Policy Framework and Action Plan November 2013
... SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Jamaica is also, nonetheless, playing its part in reducing its GHG emissions through ‘no regrets’ mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the ...
... SIDS which are not responsible for the high levels of GHG emissions. Jamaica is also, nonetheless, playing its part in reducing its GHG emissions through ‘no regrets’ mitigation actions which can lead not only to reduced emissions, but also cost savings and social and environmental benefits for the ...
S08-2 Mistimed reproduction due to global climate change
... underlying levels of the food chain. We offer two hypotheses in explanation, and discuss how they can be tested by manipulating laying date under field conditions and by comparing populations on a large spatial scale. We argue that the lack of advancement of laying date may be caused by a differenti ...
... underlying levels of the food chain. We offer two hypotheses in explanation, and discuss how they can be tested by manipulating laying date under field conditions and by comparing populations on a large spatial scale. We argue that the lack of advancement of laying date may be caused by a differenti ...
Climate Variability, Climate Change and Western Water
... ecosystems in ways that are not yet entirely clear. The available evidence suggests that global warming may lead to substantial changes in mean annual streamflows, the seasonal distribution of flows, and the probabilities of extreme high or low flow conditions. Recent climate model studies project t ...
... ecosystems in ways that are not yet entirely clear. The available evidence suggests that global warming may lead to substantial changes in mean annual streamflows, the seasonal distribution of flows, and the probabilities of extreme high or low flow conditions. Recent climate model studies project t ...
- University of Cambridge
... imperative to explore an adaptive strategy for the decline in precipitation and/or drought events. ...
... imperative to explore an adaptive strategy for the decline in precipitation and/or drought events. ...
2 Echoes of 1983 `Weather Alert` report
... Climatic disasters are on the increase as the Earth warms up – in line with scientific observations and computer simulations that model future climate. 2007 has been a year of climatic crises, especially floods, often of an unprecedented nature. They included Africa’s worst floods in three decades, ...
... Climatic disasters are on the increase as the Earth warms up – in line with scientific observations and computer simulations that model future climate. 2007 has been a year of climatic crises, especially floods, often of an unprecedented nature. They included Africa’s worst floods in three decades, ...
Coastal resources
... Assessment of the possible impacts of a 1-m sea level rise Implications of future development Possible responses to the problems caused by sea level rise ...
... Assessment of the possible impacts of a 1-m sea level rise Implications of future development Possible responses to the problems caused by sea level rise ...
Environmental Realpolitik - Digital Repository @ Maurer Law
... Professor Heller's article discusses why there has been little progress after the Rio Earth Summit in developing the Framework Convention on Climate Change. He argues that, beyond the scientific uncertainties about climate change and its economic impacts, agreement on the legal structure of a compre ...
... Professor Heller's article discusses why there has been little progress after the Rio Earth Summit in developing the Framework Convention on Climate Change. He argues that, beyond the scientific uncertainties about climate change and its economic impacts, agreement on the legal structure of a compre ...
PowerPoint - Martin Sewell
... and frequency of occasions that warrant a high discount rate, and also those that warrant a low discount rate. • On the one hand the hostile environment of the Pleistocene would have increased the number of instances when it made sense to care only about the immediate future, such as fleeing from an ...
... and frequency of occasions that warrant a high discount rate, and also those that warrant a low discount rate. • On the one hand the hostile environment of the Pleistocene would have increased the number of instances when it made sense to care only about the immediate future, such as fleeing from an ...
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... the optimal amount of mitigation under deterministic conditions. Here we will expand the previous analysis to include different sources of uncertainty that may affect the model. Including uncertainty into the model may potentially distort results as we already know them. For instance, Lecocq and Sha ...
... the optimal amount of mitigation under deterministic conditions. Here we will expand the previous analysis to include different sources of uncertainty that may affect the model. Including uncertainty into the model may potentially distort results as we already know them. For instance, Lecocq and Sha ...
T M Target Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations
... excess forcing is limited soon. Pre-Industrial Revolution atmospheric CO2 concentrations were 280 ppm (IPCC, 2007c). The already occurring climate impacts indicate that the current 387 ppm CO2 concentration is already deleterious and a unprecedented threat to the planet on which civilization develop ...
... excess forcing is limited soon. Pre-Industrial Revolution atmospheric CO2 concentrations were 280 ppm (IPCC, 2007c). The already occurring climate impacts indicate that the current 387 ppm CO2 concentration is already deleterious and a unprecedented threat to the planet on which civilization develop ...
Biogeosciences
... While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/RCM data without adequate quantification of the effects of BC, thereby introducing additional uncertainties (Ehret et ...
... While BC is a post-processing step that is a widely applied for climate change impact (CCI) studies, there are several known issues. One concern is that most studies that use BC GCM/RCM data without adequate quantification of the effects of BC, thereby introducing additional uncertainties (Ehret et ...
Adapting to climate change
... the evidence. In UKCP09, this information comes from observations and outputs from a number of climate models, all with their associated uncertainties. The methodology which allows us to generate probabilities is based on large numbers (ensembles) of climate model simulations, but adjusted according ...
... the evidence. In UKCP09, this information comes from observations and outputs from a number of climate models, all with their associated uncertainties. The methodology which allows us to generate probabilities is based on large numbers (ensembles) of climate model simulations, but adjusted according ...
2015 Conference Schedule
... can maintain a just and equitable food system. One of fronts in the battle for the future of the global food system revolves around seed sovereignty. Who controls the access, distribution, and use of seeds and how is this control asserted? What are some of the steps that communities are taking to ch ...
... can maintain a just and equitable food system. One of fronts in the battle for the future of the global food system revolves around seed sovereignty. Who controls the access, distribution, and use of seeds and how is this control asserted? What are some of the steps that communities are taking to ch ...
Arctic greening can cause earlier seasonality of Arctic amplification
... surface albedo [Levis et al., 2000; Chapin et al., 2005; Bonan, 2008]. Transpiration of water vapor and feedbacks from the ocean and sea ice also contribute to amplifying high-latitude warming [Swann et al., 2010, hereafter ALS10; Loranty et al., 2011]. These studies confined their analysis to the an ...
... surface albedo [Levis et al., 2000; Chapin et al., 2005; Bonan, 2008]. Transpiration of water vapor and feedbacks from the ocean and sea ice also contribute to amplifying high-latitude warming [Swann et al., 2010, hereafter ALS10; Loranty et al., 2011]. These studies confined their analysis to the an ...
California Climate Extremes Workshop Report Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, CA
... Water is a common element to many of the extreme impacts, through the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water deliv ...
... Water is a common element to many of the extreme impacts, through the effects of droughts, floods, and sea level rise. A possible decline in reliability of surface or ground water was cited as an area of concern by farmers, and an economic analysis explored the implications of changes in water deliv ...
Climate Change and Conflict in the Southern Philippines
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
... climate change, or social, in which the capacity for individuals and societies to meet the physical challenges of climate change is low. The dissemination of climate impacts varies geographically; both in terms of the natural challenges faced and the capacity of the various populations to deal with ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human-Made Climate Change
... In this paper we discuss Cenozoic climate change and its relevance to understanding of human-made climate change. We review how Milankovic climate oscillations provide a precise measure of climate sensitivity to any natural or human-made climate forcing. We summarize how temperature is extracted fr ...
... In this paper we discuss Cenozoic climate change and its relevance to understanding of human-made climate change. We review how Milankovic climate oscillations provide a precise measure of climate sensitivity to any natural or human-made climate forcing. We summarize how temperature is extracted fr ...
Investigation of the effects of increases in agricultural productivity
... exhibited in erratic rainfall trends, regular occurrence of droughts as well as disruptive floods in some part of the country, are a common occurrence. These weather disruptions do not however offer clear scenarios of what the future of the various sectors of the economy will be and their response t ...
... exhibited in erratic rainfall trends, regular occurrence of droughts as well as disruptive floods in some part of the country, are a common occurrence. These weather disruptions do not however offer clear scenarios of what the future of the various sectors of the economy will be and their response t ...
Present weather and Climate: evolving Conditions
... The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range of magnitudes from 1.4°F to 2.0°F ...
... The trend in surface temperature during 1901–2010 was upward over all of the stations in the Southwest that have long-term climate records (Figure 5.1, upper panel). Average annual temperature increased 1.6°F (0.9°C) over the Southwest during 1901–2010, with a range of magnitudes from 1.4°F to 2.0°F ...
A Method to Estimate Climate-Critical Construction Materials
... In its most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014) found that over US$3 trillion in port infrastructure assets in 136 of the world’s largest port cities are vulnerable to weather events and that, “ports will be affected by climate changes including ...
... In its most recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2014) found that over US$3 trillion in port infrastructure assets in 136 of the world’s largest port cities are vulnerable to weather events and that, “ports will be affected by climate changes including ...
Towards Climate-Friendly Farming
... now supplies scores of millions with good quality, affordable food and fibre. Many producers have made considerable progress in responding to changing consumer expectations and environmental deterioration. At the same time, no one could have known that agriculture’s success would come at a cost. Whi ...
... now supplies scores of millions with good quality, affordable food and fibre. Many producers have made considerable progress in responding to changing consumer expectations and environmental deterioration. At the same time, no one could have known that agriculture’s success would come at a cost. Whi ...
Climate Change Impacts in Hawai`i - Hawaii Sea Grant
... The first part includes an overview of global climate science, followed by a summary of observed and projected impacts by specific ecosystem and sector. Where applicable, context is provided for how the changes in these ecosystems have bearing for Hawai‘i’s communities, economic sectors, and the bui ...
... The first part includes an overview of global climate science, followed by a summary of observed and projected impacts by specific ecosystem and sector. Where applicable, context is provided for how the changes in these ecosystems have bearing for Hawai‘i’s communities, economic sectors, and the bui ...
West Lothian Council Climate Change Strategy 2015-2020
... energy sourcing and use, waste production and disposal, travel and transport, and the purchasing of goods and services. At a time of intense pressure on resources the expanding green economy also presents an opportunity to set a positive agenda. For example, the use of renewable and low carbon techn ...
... energy sourcing and use, waste production and disposal, travel and transport, and the purchasing of goods and services. At a time of intense pressure on resources the expanding green economy also presents an opportunity to set a positive agenda. For example, the use of renewable and low carbon techn ...
Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change
... constraints and assumptions. For countries with marine fisheries, an obvious choice would be changes in sea surface temperature (SST) but there is no equivalent for inland waters, which support significant fisheries in countries such as China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and nations in the African R ...
... constraints and assumptions. For countries with marine fisheries, an obvious choice would be changes in sea surface temperature (SST) but there is no equivalent for inland waters, which support significant fisheries in countries such as China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India and nations in the African R ...
Geel et al.
... cold climatic phases have also been found in Greenland ice cores (Dansgaard et al., 1984; O’Brien et al., 1995) and in terrestrial records from Europe, North America and the Southern Hemisphere (Harvey, 1980). Bond and Lotti (1995) showed that during the Last Glaciation nearly synchronous increases ...
... cold climatic phases have also been found in Greenland ice cores (Dansgaard et al., 1984; O’Brien et al., 1995) and in terrestrial records from Europe, North America and the Southern Hemisphere (Harvey, 1980). Bond and Lotti (1995) showed that during the Last Glaciation nearly synchronous increases ...