Normative aspects of climate adaptation policies
... climate change can be extremely serious and can lead to social disruption.1 The societal impacts of climate change are varied: threats to water safety, loss of biodiversity, economic damage, and other effects in a variety of social sectors, such as human habitation (heat stress in urban areas, urban ...
... climate change can be extremely serious and can lead to social disruption.1 The societal impacts of climate change are varied: threats to water safety, loss of biodiversity, economic damage, and other effects in a variety of social sectors, such as human habitation (heat stress in urban areas, urban ...
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... impact monitoring and testing of innovative adaptation solutions. Considerable research is currently underway on the impacts of climate change, particularly in relation to natural ecosystems. However, much of this research is not focused on World Heritage properties and there is a critical lack of r ...
... impact monitoring and testing of innovative adaptation solutions. Considerable research is currently underway on the impacts of climate change, particularly in relation to natural ecosystems. However, much of this research is not focused on World Heritage properties and there is a critical lack of r ...
A new scenario framework for climate change research: the concept
... as a counterfactual to evaluate the impact of climate policy. To allow their broad applicability they have to exclude any climate policy, but can include other policies that are not directly related to climate. In fact, to be useful for climate policy analysis they should include all those policies ...
... as a counterfactual to evaluate the impact of climate policy. To allow their broad applicability they have to exclude any climate policy, but can include other policies that are not directly related to climate. In fact, to be useful for climate policy analysis they should include all those policies ...
"Greenhouse warming? What greenhouse warming?" PDF
... demonstrate that anthropogenic emission of well-mixed greenhouse gases, whether on its own (c) or combined with all other natural and anthropogenic forcings (f), is predicted to produce a signature distinct from that of other forcings alone. The reason why the combined-forcings plot (f) appears so s ...
... demonstrate that anthropogenic emission of well-mixed greenhouse gases, whether on its own (c) or combined with all other natural and anthropogenic forcings (f), is predicted to produce a signature distinct from that of other forcings alone. The reason why the combined-forcings plot (f) appears so s ...
PDF, 176 KB - Global Change System for Analysis, Research and
... and climate impact studies (Liverman 1990; Downing 1991; Comfort et al. 1999; UNEP 2000). Within the context of climate studies, conceptualization of vulnerability has mostly focused on marginality, susceptibility, adaptability, fragility, and risk (Dow 1992; Liverman 1994), where the most vulnerabl ...
... and climate impact studies (Liverman 1990; Downing 1991; Comfort et al. 1999; UNEP 2000). Within the context of climate studies, conceptualization of vulnerability has mostly focused on marginality, susceptibility, adaptability, fragility, and risk (Dow 1992; Liverman 1994), where the most vulnerabl ...
- Adaptation Learning Mechanism
... 10. The poor are more vulnerable to climate change since they do not have sufficient income to prepare and cope from the adverse effects of climate change. Poor women are more vulnerable, since they have the lowest incomes and depend on income from relatives or small income generating activities. I ...
... 10. The poor are more vulnerable to climate change since they do not have sufficient income to prepare and cope from the adverse effects of climate change. Poor women are more vulnerable, since they have the lowest incomes and depend on income from relatives or small income generating activities. I ...
Climate change and animal diseases in South America
... animal diseases, vectors and pathogens, and their habitat. Global warming trends predicted in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) report for South America are likely to change the temporal and geographical distribution of infectious diseases, including those that are vector-bo ...
... animal diseases, vectors and pathogens, and their habitat. Global warming trends predicted in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC) report for South America are likely to change the temporal and geographical distribution of infectious diseases, including those that are vector-bo ...
Explaining Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation Policies
... adverse impacts of climate change in explaining PS. However this is the first study that highlighted the multiple factorial pattern of the PS construct. From factor analysis results, Bostrom et al. (2012) grouped the studied policies into “Green policies”, “Carbon policies” and “Engineering”. Beside ...
... adverse impacts of climate change in explaining PS. However this is the first study that highlighted the multiple factorial pattern of the PS construct. From factor analysis results, Bostrom et al. (2012) grouped the studied policies into “Green policies”, “Carbon policies” and “Engineering”. Beside ...
Independent Climate
... Ayres, M. P., & Lombardero, M. J. (2000). Assessing the consequences of global change for disturbance from herbivores and pathogens. Science of the Total Environment, 262, 263-286. doi: 10.1016/S00489697(00)00528-3 Barrow, P., Maxwell, B., & Gachon, P. (2004). Climate variability and change in Canad ...
... Ayres, M. P., & Lombardero, M. J. (2000). Assessing the consequences of global change for disturbance from herbivores and pathogens. Science of the Total Environment, 262, 263-286. doi: 10.1016/S00489697(00)00528-3 Barrow, P., Maxwell, B., & Gachon, P. (2004). Climate variability and change in Canad ...
Population–Environment Interactions: European Migration
... mental changes, including climate change, may result in migration (Feng et al. 2010). Several authors have predicted that as environmental changes increase, migratory pressures will also increase (IPCC 2007a). Recent papers, however, have emphasised that the environmental refugee scenario may be ove ...
... mental changes, including climate change, may result in migration (Feng et al. 2010). Several authors have predicted that as environmental changes increase, migratory pressures will also increase (IPCC 2007a). Recent papers, however, have emphasised that the environmental refugee scenario may be ove ...
A Stitch in Time: Lessons for Climate Change Adaptation from the
... We can adapt to climate change and limit the harm. Or we can fail to adapt and risk much more severe consequences. How we respond to this challenge will shape the future in important ways. The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production ...
... We can adapt to climate change and limit the harm. Or we can fail to adapt and risk much more severe consequences. How we respond to this challenge will shape the future in important ways. The climate is already hazardous and always has been. Variations and extremes of climate disrupt our production ...
ppt
... may induce an increase in leaf and canopy temperature. Increases in plant canopy temperatures will result in an increase in the vapour pressure deficit between the plant canopy and the surrounding atmosphere, thereby increasing transpiration. As temperature increases in conjunction with the incr ...
... may induce an increase in leaf and canopy temperature. Increases in plant canopy temperatures will result in an increase in the vapour pressure deficit between the plant canopy and the surrounding atmosphere, thereby increasing transpiration. As temperature increases in conjunction with the incr ...
KidsCall-Climate Change
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
... http://www.pik-potsdam.de/infodesk/climatechange-knowledge-in-a-nutshell ...
56. Sabia R., D. Fernández-Prieto, J. Shutler, C. Donlon, P. Land, N
... globally2. The ocean component dominates the global water cycle, comprising nearly 97% of the Earth’s water and with over 75% (85%) of the annual global precipitation (evaporation) occurring over the ocean3-7. While the society critically depends on the terrestrial elements of the water cycle, those ...
... globally2. The ocean component dominates the global water cycle, comprising nearly 97% of the Earth’s water and with over 75% (85%) of the annual global precipitation (evaporation) occurring over the ocean3-7. While the society critically depends on the terrestrial elements of the water cycle, those ...
BACKGROUND PAPER Prepared for the 2015 Global Assessment
... between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; Schipper, 2009; Schipper and Pelling, 2006; Thomalla et al., 2006), leading to calls for greater policy connections between the two domains. Not only are there considerable similarities in ...
... between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction has received significant attention (Mercer, 2010; Schipper, 2009; Schipper and Pelling, 2006; Thomalla et al., 2006), leading to calls for greater policy connections between the two domains. Not only are there considerable similarities in ...
Selected chapters: Observed climate changes in Croatia Climate
... Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically significant, as well as weakening of negative autumn precipitation trend and strengthening of positive summer trend. Negative spring precipitation trend weakened in the area of Hvar. Prec ...
... Osijek, where attenuation of negative spring precipitation trend was observed, but still remaining statistically significant, as well as weakening of negative autumn precipitation trend and strengthening of positive summer trend. Negative spring precipitation trend weakened in the area of Hvar. Prec ...
Dynamic Planet Exam Questions Tectonic Activity: Possible exam
... Outline why an unreliable water supply can cause problems for farmers (2) Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how ...
... Outline why an unreliable water supply can cause problems for farmers (2) Using examples describe the impact of an unreliable water supply on people (6) Consequences of human activity on water quality Describe how two human activities can result in a decline in water quality (4) Describe how ...
Energy research and the contributions of the social sciences: A
... expand the scope of questions and the types of issues that policymakers pursue. Integrative thinking helps transcend entrenched intellectual boundaries, and it can promote institutional power shifts [74]. In this sense, Anthropology provides a superior heuristic of the general utility of social scie ...
... expand the scope of questions and the types of issues that policymakers pursue. Integrative thinking helps transcend entrenched intellectual boundaries, and it can promote institutional power shifts [74]. In this sense, Anthropology provides a superior heuristic of the general utility of social scie ...
CHAPTER 13
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
... Northwest exhibited large gains in yields for most crops in the 2030 and 2090 timeframes for both of the two major climate scenarios used in this Assessment, Hadley and Canadian. Crop production changes in other regions varied, some positive and some negative, depending on the climate scenario and t ...
Adaptability and Change - UCD Energy Research Group
... consciousness of the construction industry. • The worry is that the response will be negative – i.e. to increase the defensive capabilities of the building by throwing more energy use and systems at it. The result would be increased energy use, increased emissions and thus increased rate of climate ...
... consciousness of the construction industry. • The worry is that the response will be negative – i.e. to increase the defensive capabilities of the building by throwing more energy use and systems at it. The result would be increased energy use, increased emissions and thus increased rate of climate ...
Lea - Harvard University
... Hoffert and Covey 1992; Hansen et al. 1998), but this approach cannot be applied to longer time series due to the lack of time-dependent estimates of global temperature change and forcing. The tropical oceans, because they are removed from the direct climate impact of continental ice sheet build Cor ...
... Hoffert and Covey 1992; Hansen et al. 1998), but this approach cannot be applied to longer time series due to the lack of time-dependent estimates of global temperature change and forcing. The tropical oceans, because they are removed from the direct climate impact of continental ice sheet build Cor ...
2012 Gulf Coast Climate Change Survey
... change, including perceptions of changes in their local climate, individual adaptation, and local government response. Situated in communities grappling with often severe weather events (e.g., hurricanes, droughts, and flooding) as well as long-term issues like coastal wetlands loss and erosion, the ...
... change, including perceptions of changes in their local climate, individual adaptation, and local government response. Situated in communities grappling with often severe weather events (e.g., hurricanes, droughts, and flooding) as well as long-term issues like coastal wetlands loss and erosion, the ...
5. Conclusion: Political change in social
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
... adaptation, as expressed for example in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (United Nations 1992). Virtually all United Nations member states are ratified signatories to the UNFCCC. However, and as we discuss below, support for climate change mitigation, while widespre ...
Why Physical Geography matters - School of Geography and the
... What are the big dryland environmental issues? • Urbanisation? • Desertification? • Climate change impacts? Two‐way human‐environment interactions in a fragile environmental context. ...
... What are the big dryland environmental issues? • Urbanisation? • Desertification? • Climate change impacts? Two‐way human‐environment interactions in a fragile environmental context. ...
National Policy on Climate Change for Namibia 2011
... There is considerable uncertainty regarding the accurate detection of future climate change scenarios, despite the continuous improvements in climate science. This is because of various limitations related to the uncertainty in future global GHG emissions, understanding of the dynamics of global cli ...
... There is considerable uncertainty regarding the accurate detection of future climate change scenarios, despite the continuous improvements in climate science. This is because of various limitations related to the uncertainty in future global GHG emissions, understanding of the dynamics of global cli ...