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 ...
case study: weyerhaeuser - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
... cycle of its timberlands—from planting to final harvest— against losses from storms, pest infestation, wildfires, and drought. The company regularly updates its forest timber inventories, growth projections, harvest schedules, and planting activities to account for potential and actual annual losses ...
... cycle of its timberlands—from planting to final harvest— against losses from storms, pest infestation, wildfires, and drought. The company regularly updates its forest timber inventories, growth projections, harvest schedules, and planting activities to account for potential and actual annual losses ...
Potential Evapotranspiration Under Present and Future
... requirement. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) plays an important role for the determination of water requirements for crops and irrigation scheduling (Kumar et al. 2012). Various equations varying in the degree of complexity are available for estimating PET (Penman-Monteith; Allen et al. 1989; Bla ...
... requirement. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) plays an important role for the determination of water requirements for crops and irrigation scheduling (Kumar et al. 2012). Various equations varying in the degree of complexity are available for estimating PET (Penman-Monteith; Allen et al. 1989; Bla ...
Agriculture and Climate Change
... incentives and knowledge transfer systems – that enhance farmer capacity to achieve sustainable productivity growth through mitigating and adaptive practices. Strengthening access to knowledge and transfer mechanisms is key to increasing adoption of sustainable and productive practices. Relevant and ...
... incentives and knowledge transfer systems – that enhance farmer capacity to achieve sustainable productivity growth through mitigating and adaptive practices. Strengthening access to knowledge and transfer mechanisms is key to increasing adoption of sustainable and productive practices. Relevant and ...
Climate Justice: Equity and Justice informing a new
... civil society. To be effective in creating political will, actors not traditionally associated with environmental issues will have to be engaged and narratives tailored to motivate their members. In recent years a variety of social movements have emerged across the globe with impacts on our global p ...
... civil society. To be effective in creating political will, actors not traditionally associated with environmental issues will have to be engaged and narratives tailored to motivate their members. In recent years a variety of social movements have emerged across the globe with impacts on our global p ...
International Climate Policy, National Positions, and Their Domestic
... Evidently some lobbies can also be anti–cooperation, technically turning this benefit term into a negative gain. However, lobbies’ presence at international negotiations is usually thought to signal an interest in some aspect of the negotiations. So, while some lobbies may antagonize their governmen ...
... Evidently some lobbies can also be anti–cooperation, technically turning this benefit term into a negative gain. However, lobbies’ presence at international negotiations is usually thought to signal an interest in some aspect of the negotiations. So, while some lobbies may antagonize their governmen ...
Are there pre-Quaternary geological analogues for a future
... 4 Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, USGS 926A National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA 5 Deaprtment of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK Given the inherent uncertainties in predicting how climate and environments will respond to anthropogenic emissi ...
... 4 Eastern Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center, USGS 926A National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA 5 Deaprtment of Geology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK Given the inherent uncertainties in predicting how climate and environments will respond to anthropogenic emissi ...
Climate Change Policies in New York State
... the combustion of fossil fuel and deforestation – are changing the global climate. The February 2007 assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate ...
... the combustion of fossil fuel and deforestation – are changing the global climate. The February 2007 assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) provides the most definitive statement of the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. The potential adverse impacts of climate ...
CLIMATE CHANGE IN NORTHERN AFRICA
... earlier (Claussen et al., 1999). The vegetation fraction in the Sahara at 6 ky BP reaches 0.71 in CLIMBER-2.1 and 0.52 in CLIMBER-2.3. In the CO2 sensitivity experiments, the model reveals only marginal changes in Saharan vegetation cover (see Figure 5a) during the first 220 to 250 years of simulati ...
... earlier (Claussen et al., 1999). The vegetation fraction in the Sahara at 6 ky BP reaches 0.71 in CLIMBER-2.1 and 0.52 in CLIMBER-2.3. In the CO2 sensitivity experiments, the model reveals only marginal changes in Saharan vegetation cover (see Figure 5a) during the first 220 to 250 years of simulati ...
CSPR Briefing CS PR B
... overview of. What impacts are most and least covered by these guidelines is yet not clear, which makes it hard to know how current guidelines can be improved, in what areas new guidelines should be developed and what type of information they should include. To make current guidelines more accessibl ...
... overview of. What impacts are most and least covered by these guidelines is yet not clear, which makes it hard to know how current guidelines can be improved, in what areas new guidelines should be developed and what type of information they should include. To make current guidelines more accessibl ...
Financial Services and Climate-Resilient Value Chains: The case of
... service providers, as they may themselves be negatively affected by the impacts of climate change (Allianz Group & World Wildlife Fund, 2005; Finley & Shuchard, n.d.). In addition to the direct effects of climate extremes on institutional infrastructure and operations, these institutions potentially ...
... service providers, as they may themselves be negatively affected by the impacts of climate change (Allianz Group & World Wildlife Fund, 2005; Finley & Shuchard, n.d.). In addition to the direct effects of climate extremes on institutional infrastructure and operations, these institutions potentially ...
Chapter 3: Climate Projections for the Future
... potential impacts of these changes on humans and ecosystems in chapter 4. Before we get into details, it might be helpful to consider the different factors that affect future climate change and the statements we can reasonably expect to make about the future. All climate models and our basic physica ...
... potential impacts of these changes on humans and ecosystems in chapter 4. Before we get into details, it might be helpful to consider the different factors that affect future climate change and the statements we can reasonably expect to make about the future. All climate models and our basic physica ...
Climate Change and Plant Community Composition in National
... heat damage and low water availability when temperatures are high (Nobel and Zutta 2005). The drought-deciduous triangle-leaf bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea), which serves as a nurse plant for many woody species in the Sonoran Desert (Bowers and Turner 2001), showed large fluctuations in cover in respo ...
... heat damage and low water availability when temperatures are high (Nobel and Zutta 2005). The drought-deciduous triangle-leaf bursage (Ambrosia deltoidea), which serves as a nurse plant for many woody species in the Sonoran Desert (Bowers and Turner 2001), showed large fluctuations in cover in respo ...
FFEIpolicyworkshop-InfoPackage
... beneficial for increasing the storage of carbon in forests. By comparing conditions 50 years ago with today’s ecosystems, recent research has revealed reductions in the diversity and abundance of critical soil biota, such as mycorrhizal fungi, and a proliferation of ‘weedy’ species in those ecosyste ...
... beneficial for increasing the storage of carbon in forests. By comparing conditions 50 years ago with today’s ecosystems, recent research has revealed reductions in the diversity and abundance of critical soil biota, such as mycorrhizal fungi, and a proliferation of ‘weedy’ species in those ecosyste ...
climate variability - NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
... 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 ...
Dispersal will limit ability of mammals to track climate change in the
... regions in which extensive human land use is ubiquitous, inhospitable landscapes may not lengthen dispersal routes because alternative routes through more permeable landscapes may not be available. In the subsample of 38 species, carnivores will likely travel through landscapes with extensive human ...
... regions in which extensive human land use is ubiquitous, inhospitable landscapes may not lengthen dispersal routes because alternative routes through more permeable landscapes may not be available. In the subsample of 38 species, carnivores will likely travel through landscapes with extensive human ...
Paleoclimate Implications for Human
... 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 ...
The Potential Impact of Climate Change on Soil Properties
... soil C sequestration, but may instead result in more C turnover [61]. Increased temperature is likely to have a negative effect on C allocation to the soil, leading to reductions in soil organic C and creating a positive-feedback in the global C cycle (increased temperatures lead to increased CO2 re ...
... soil C sequestration, but may instead result in more C turnover [61]. Increased temperature is likely to have a negative effect on C allocation to the soil, leading to reductions in soil organic C and creating a positive-feedback in the global C cycle (increased temperatures lead to increased CO2 re ...
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... who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action on the near term. Between these two positions there are a range of views about the implications o ...
... who claim the need of robust science favouring more scientific research over policy actions, to the one of Yohe et al. (2004), who argue that uncertainty provides a reason to take specific policy action on the near term. Between these two positions there are a range of views about the implications o ...
Climate Change, Federalism, and the Constitution
... Federal climate change legislation seems increasingly likely, but at least some states are likely to continue pursuing independent climate change measures. Congress has the final word on the question of whether states can legislate on matters within Congress’s legislative authority. Often, however, ...
... Federal climate change legislation seems increasingly likely, but at least some states are likely to continue pursuing independent climate change measures. Congress has the final word on the question of whether states can legislate on matters within Congress’s legislative authority. Often, however, ...
Geological Evidence of the Cause of Global Warming and Cooling
... changes and atmospheric CO2. The fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas and that CO2 has increased doesn’t prove that CO2 has caused global warming. As shown by isotope measurements from ice cores in Greenland and Antarctica and by measurements of atmospheric CO2 during El Nino warming oceans emit more C ...
... changes and atmospheric CO2. The fact that CO2 is a greenhouse gas and that CO2 has increased doesn’t prove that CO2 has caused global warming. As shown by isotope measurements from ice cores in Greenland and Antarctica and by measurements of atmospheric CO2 during El Nino warming oceans emit more C ...
Adapting To Climate Change In Pacific Island Countries: The
... uncertain results” (Tutangata 1997: 5). However, uncertainty about results is unlikely to be reduced in the near future, and in any event absolute certainty is impossible. Nevertheless, for reasons of efficacy and resource availability, planning must begin now, but in so far as adaptation policy rem ...
... uncertain results” (Tutangata 1997: 5). However, uncertainty about results is unlikely to be reduced in the near future, and in any event absolute certainty is impossible. Nevertheless, for reasons of efficacy and resource availability, planning must begin now, but in so far as adaptation policy rem ...
Possible impact of climate change on India
... •The global warming is threatening permanent submergence of many of the coastal cities of the world including India. ...
... •The global warming is threatening permanent submergence of many of the coastal cities of the world including India. ...
PERFORMANCE TASK : Manufacturing Analyst: Carbon Fiber BIG
... Your composite company is a member of the International Composite Manufacturers Association (ICMA). This advocacy group is conducting a panel presentation at an upcoming meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). You and three other representatives have been aske ...
... Your composite company is a member of the International Composite Manufacturers Association (ICMA). This advocacy group is conducting a panel presentation at an upcoming meeting of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). You and three other representatives have been aske ...
Climate Change And The Earth`s Magnetic Poles
... pole positions. This temperature time lag may be indicative of the time it takes for the northern and southern hemisphere ocean currents to distribute their respective temperature changes, and reflect those temperatures in the global temperature measurements. As the Northern Hemisphere oceans are of ...
... pole positions. This temperature time lag may be indicative of the time it takes for the northern and southern hemisphere ocean currents to distribute their respective temperature changes, and reflect those temperatures in the global temperature measurements. As the Northern Hemisphere oceans are of ...