Africa Talks Climate
... how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in order to understand and respond effectively to their changing climate. Providing people with the information they need will therefore ...
... how well it is understood by its people. Africa Talks Climate is founded on the belief that those worst affected by the issue have the right to be better informed, in order to understand and respond effectively to their changing climate. Providing people with the information they need will therefore ...
Denali National Park and… Climate Change
... Climatic warming could change the amount of albedo in Denali. Proposed roads through Denali could create soot build-ups from diesel engines that fall on snow. These darkened snow surfaces would then have a lower reflection capacity. The future role of Denali’s forests as sources or as sinks is large ...
... Climatic warming could change the amount of albedo in Denali. Proposed roads through Denali could create soot build-ups from diesel engines that fall on snow. These darkened snow surfaces would then have a lower reflection capacity. The future role of Denali’s forests as sources or as sinks is large ...
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... Forests: Although some forests may derive near-term benefits from an extended growing season, climate change is also expected to encourage wildfires by extending the length of the summer fire season. Longer periods of hot weather could stress trees, and make them more susceptible to wildfires, inse ...
... Forests: Although some forests may derive near-term benefits from an extended growing season, climate change is also expected to encourage wildfires by extending the length of the summer fire season. Longer periods of hot weather could stress trees, and make them more susceptible to wildfires, inse ...
Climate change going beyond dangerous
... between scientists, policy-makers, companies and civil society, 2°C has become established as a ‘guard-rail’ between acceptable and dangerous levels of climate change. While impacts resulting from temperature rises below 2° are not, on average, considered desirable either, it is widely, and often ta ...
... between scientists, policy-makers, companies and civil society, 2°C has become established as a ‘guard-rail’ between acceptable and dangerous levels of climate change. While impacts resulting from temperature rises below 2° are not, on average, considered desirable either, it is widely, and often ta ...
Results Report - World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
... introducing the views of citizens into the negotiation process and surrounding debates, policymakers will have a better basis for making decisions in tune with informed public opinion. Furthermore, by including citizens in an informed and structured exchange of views, they are more likely to take an ...
... introducing the views of citizens into the negotiation process and surrounding debates, policymakers will have a better basis for making decisions in tune with informed public opinion. Furthermore, by including citizens in an informed and structured exchange of views, they are more likely to take an ...
Colloquium on Environmental Aspects of Aviation
... should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.” “The Parties should take precautionary measures ... Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures…” April 2001 ...
... should take the lead in combating climate change and the adverse effects thereof.” “The Parties should take precautionary measures ... Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing such measures…” April 2001 ...
THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER FOR TOURISM
... likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter a ...
... likely to be affected by weather conditions, although in the long term these will follow systematic changes as projected under different climate change scenarios. For example, surface and sea temperatures are generally forecast to increase, rain patterns will change with some areas becoming wetter a ...
Uncertainty in climate change impacts on water resources in the Rio
... were calibrated using data from 1970 to 1980, while the period 1981 to 2001 was used for model validation. The model was calibrated by modifying values of parameters, following the approach described by Collischonn et al. (2007a). The multi-objective MOCOM-UA optimization algorithm (Yapo et al., 199 ...
... were calibrated using data from 1970 to 1980, while the period 1981 to 2001 was used for model validation. The model was calibrated by modifying values of parameters, following the approach described by Collischonn et al. (2007a). The multi-objective MOCOM-UA optimization algorithm (Yapo et al., 199 ...
Retreat of Himalayan Glaciers – Indicator of Climate Change
... climate represents a particularly sensitive approach. On the global scale, air temperature is considered to be the most important factor reflecting glacier retreat, but this has not been demonstrated for tropical glaciers. Mass balance studies of glaciers indicate that the contributions of all mount ...
... climate represents a particularly sensitive approach. On the global scale, air temperature is considered to be the most important factor reflecting glacier retreat, but this has not been demonstrated for tropical glaciers. Mass balance studies of glaciers indicate that the contributions of all mount ...
Abrupt climate change: can society cope?
... but infrequently defined and only superficially analysed. The recent report from the US National Research Council (NRC 2002) is one major exception. The possibility of abrupt climate change triggered by human perturbation of the climate system is frequently mentioned as a wild card in the climate-chan ...
... but infrequently defined and only superficially analysed. The recent report from the US National Research Council (NRC 2002) is one major exception. The possibility of abrupt climate change triggered by human perturbation of the climate system is frequently mentioned as a wild card in the climate-chan ...
Fisheries, aquaculture and climate change
... but will be amongst the first sectors to feel its impacts. Some anticipated consequences include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. Th ...
... but will be amongst the first sectors to feel its impacts. Some anticipated consequences include falling productivity, species migration and localized extinctions, as well as conflict over use of scarce resources and increased risks associated with more extreme climatic events such as hurricanes. Th ...
Groundwater and climate in Africa—a review
... Strong relationships are observed between negative rainfall anomalies and declining groundwater recharge in the River Niger Basin (Mahé, 2009) and reduced baseflow discharges in the Central Kenyan Rift (Olago et al., 2009). Mahé (2009) shows further that falling water tables in West Africa produce d ...
... Strong relationships are observed between negative rainfall anomalies and declining groundwater recharge in the River Niger Basin (Mahé, 2009) and reduced baseflow discharges in the Central Kenyan Rift (Olago et al., 2009). Mahé (2009) shows further that falling water tables in West Africa produce d ...
The influence of climate change on flood risks in France
... Also, we assume that populations and assets remain unchanged along this century (Feyen et al., 2012). We thus investigate the impact of climate change in the current demographic and socio-economic context, without taking into account aggravating trends (e.g. the current migrations toward more flood- ...
... Also, we assume that populations and assets remain unchanged along this century (Feyen et al., 2012). We thus investigate the impact of climate change in the current demographic and socio-economic context, without taking into account aggravating trends (e.g. the current migrations toward more flood- ...
Climate change effects on rangelands and rangeland management
... databases is hindered by their size and complexity. Data must be available to the broad spectrum of land managers in order to achieve their full potential benefit. Regardless, progress is being made; for example, Herrick et al. (2010) employed a subsample of the NRI sampling grid to collect data on ...
... databases is hindered by their size and complexity. Data must be available to the broad spectrum of land managers in order to achieve their full potential benefit. Regardless, progress is being made; for example, Herrick et al. (2010) employed a subsample of the NRI sampling grid to collect data on ...
Climate Leviathan - The Ohio State University
... discipline carbon production, consumption, and exchange, and binding technical authority on scientific issues. The UN-COP negotiations on emissions reductions— notwithstanding their abject failure even on their own ecologically and socially inadequate terms—represent the first institutional manifest ...
... discipline carbon production, consumption, and exchange, and binding technical authority on scientific issues. The UN-COP negotiations on emissions reductions— notwithstanding their abject failure even on their own ecologically and socially inadequate terms—represent the first institutional manifest ...
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... the farm or area of cropland. Impossible values were judged to be missing. It is not clear what the sources of these errors were. They may reflect field errors due to a misunderstanding of the question or the units of measurement, or they may be intentionally incorrect answers. Other surveys did not ...
... the farm or area of cropland. Impossible values were judged to be missing. It is not clear what the sources of these errors were. They may reflect field errors due to a misunderstanding of the question or the units of measurement, or they may be intentionally incorrect answers. Other surveys did not ...
Projection of Effects of Climate Change on Rice Yield and Keys to
... General crop development models, including SIMRIW, are originally developed for the field-scale study, and the model parameters are cultivar-specific or region-specific. It is not realistic to apply all the parameters from each field-scale process to large-scale evaluation in Japan, since much infor ...
... General crop development models, including SIMRIW, are originally developed for the field-scale study, and the model parameters are cultivar-specific or region-specific. It is not realistic to apply all the parameters from each field-scale process to large-scale evaluation in Japan, since much infor ...
The Future of Vascular Plant Diversity Under Four
... examining the future of biodiversity is small. Moreover, such studies are generally limited in scope, drivers, or scenarios. An important reason for this is that not many models exist that can quantitatively relate biodiversity to changes in variables that are covered in different scenarios. Sala et ...
... examining the future of biodiversity is small. Moreover, such studies are generally limited in scope, drivers, or scenarios. An important reason for this is that not many models exist that can quantitatively relate biodiversity to changes in variables that are covered in different scenarios. Sala et ...
Bending the Curve - University of California
... This report is inspired by California’s recent pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and by the University of California’s pledge to become carbon neutral by 2025. What is taking place in California today is exactly the sort of large-scale demonstration project t ...
... This report is inspired by California’s recent pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, and by the University of California’s pledge to become carbon neutral by 2025. What is taking place in California today is exactly the sort of large-scale demonstration project t ...
2007 Exam 3 Study Guide - University of Arizona | Ecology and
... 52. Describe the pros and cons of different carbon sequestration strategies. 53. What ruling did the US Supreme Court recently make with respect to carbon dioxide emissions in the US? 54. What is the goal and the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol? 55. Which statement do you support more and why? H ...
... 52. Describe the pros and cons of different carbon sequestration strategies. 53. What ruling did the US Supreme Court recently make with respect to carbon dioxide emissions in the US? 54. What is the goal and the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol? 55. Which statement do you support more and why? H ...
Climate Change - cloudfront.net
... ¶ limit temperature change to less than 2°C relative to pre‐industrial levels, unless they temporarily ¶ ‘overshoot’ concentration levels of roughly 530 ppm CO2eq before 2100, in which case they are ¶ about as likely as not to achieve that goal.15 Scenarios that reach 530 to 650 ppm CO2eq ¶ concentr ...
... ¶ limit temperature change to less than 2°C relative to pre‐industrial levels, unless they temporarily ¶ ‘overshoot’ concentration levels of roughly 530 ppm CO2eq before 2100, in which case they are ¶ about as likely as not to achieve that goal.15 Scenarios that reach 530 to 650 ppm CO2eq ¶ concentr ...
MAPPING CLIMATE CHANGE AND SECURITY IN NORTH AFRICA
... targeted assistance to governments and NGOs for disaster prevention and risk are essential, equally important may be support for basic government capacity and conflict resolution in those countries, as they may generate positive spillovers for their ability to address climate-related challenges. Our ...
... targeted assistance to governments and NGOs for disaster prevention and risk are essential, equally important may be support for basic government capacity and conflict resolution in those countries, as they may generate positive spillovers for their ability to address climate-related challenges. Our ...
Stakeholder perceptions
... Respondents were requested to indicate the current level of support they received for climate change actions and to specify what assistance they required to implement climate change actions. Finally, respondents were asked to provide views on the usefulness of climate change guidelines for forest ma ...
... Respondents were requested to indicate the current level of support they received for climate change actions and to specify what assistance they required to implement climate change actions. Finally, respondents were asked to provide views on the usefulness of climate change guidelines for forest ma ...