Impacts of climate variability and extremes on global net primary
... Due to the high heterogeneity of land surface, spatio-temporal patterns of GPP and NPP vary substantially among different vegetation types and across different regions. Investigating factors controlling changes in terrestrial primary production could provide important clues to the underlying mechani ...
... Due to the high heterogeneity of land surface, spatio-temporal patterns of GPP and NPP vary substantially among different vegetation types and across different regions. Investigating factors controlling changes in terrestrial primary production could provide important clues to the underlying mechani ...
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION
... evening of conversation on the future of green jobs in California, we found an outstanding partner in The Commonwealth Club. With the opening of the new LEED certified California Academy of Sciences building, thousands of visitors interacted with the highly acclaimed “Altered States” exhibit on clim ...
... evening of conversation on the future of green jobs in California, we found an outstanding partner in The Commonwealth Club. With the opening of the new LEED certified California Academy of Sciences building, thousands of visitors interacted with the highly acclaimed “Altered States” exhibit on clim ...
Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation January 2014
... potential climate change adaptation strategies Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) and actions that can be implemented in the between Canada and the United States. future. The report focuses specifically on The purpose of the GLWQA is to “restore adaptation of Lake Superior ecosystems and and main ...
... potential climate change adaptation strategies Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) and actions that can be implemented in the between Canada and the United States. future. The report focuses specifically on The purpose of the GLWQA is to “restore adaptation of Lake Superior ecosystems and and main ...
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector
... This publication, combined with a comprehensive series of international and regional seminars, is designed to provide a pragmatic platform to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It is a cri ...
... This publication, combined with a comprehensive series of international and regional seminars, is designed to provide a pragmatic platform to strengthen the capacity of professionals to understand and respond effectively to the global challenges of climate change in tourism destinations. It is a cri ...
Heading 1
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
... Before a Sub-Sector Analysis can be applied to potential sub-sectors (commodities), a selection needs to be carried out to determine which of the present sub-sectors show most potential for further development, in order to generate a better income for the small scale family farmers and create the po ...
Climate Change and The Insurance Sector
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
... • There is a set of ten global sustainability mega forces that will impact every business over the next two decades • The mega forces were identified based on quality numerical projections, key pressures causing global environmental and social problems and the most significant consequences of those ...
gReat plaiNs RegioNal teChNiCal iNput RepoRt
... Multiple climatic and non-climatic stressors, of which climate change is one among many, put multiple sectors, livelihoods and communities at risk. The most vulnerable in the region are agriculture, water, ecosystems and rural and tribal communities. The Great Plains climate is warming, and as of 20 ...
... Multiple climatic and non-climatic stressors, of which climate change is one among many, put multiple sectors, livelihoods and communities at risk. The most vulnerable in the region are agriculture, water, ecosystems and rural and tribal communities. The Great Plains climate is warming, and as of 20 ...
Comparative evaluation of the main factors that
... flood risk on a monetary basis though it is by no means new. Accordingly, flood risk assessment focuses on the frequency and severity of flooding events (Davis, 2003; Morita, 2011). Whatever the definition of flood risk, quantifying flood risk provides a basis for evaluating flood prevention measure ...
... flood risk on a monetary basis though it is by no means new. Accordingly, flood risk assessment focuses on the frequency and severity of flooding events (Davis, 2003; Morita, 2011). Whatever the definition of flood risk, quantifying flood risk provides a basis for evaluating flood prevention measure ...
Planning instruments
... continue to be a significant challenge. The science on climate change is now certain that humans are having a significant impact on global warming (Reisinger et al. 2014), so the primary focus must remain on mitigation. However, there are significant consequences from global warming already ‘locked ...
... continue to be a significant challenge. The science on climate change is now certain that humans are having a significant impact on global warming (Reisinger et al. 2014), so the primary focus must remain on mitigation. However, there are significant consequences from global warming already ‘locked ...
Implications of climate change for Australia`s World Heritage properties
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
... (UNESCO) as possessing characteristics considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. Because of their global significance, these sites are listed as World Heritage properties. However, Australia’s World Heritage properties, and their values, are under threat from global climate change. The Inte ...
Deep South National Science Challenge Engagement Strategy
... 1. Ensuring that DSC research responds to the needs of New Zealanders; 2. Strengthening channels with key audiences and sectors with regard to DSC-related climate change research to build sector-specific interest in, and capacity to understand and use, this information to enable more informed dec ...
... 1. Ensuring that DSC research responds to the needs of New Zealanders; 2. Strengthening channels with key audiences and sectors with regard to DSC-related climate change research to build sector-specific interest in, and capacity to understand and use, this information to enable more informed dec ...
TowARD ReSiLienCe
... manage and reduce the risks associated with changes in the climate. Varying technical and scientific definitions exist to best serve the purposes of different actors involved in the climate change sphere. For the purposes of this guide the following simplified working definition of climate change ad ...
... manage and reduce the risks associated with changes in the climate. Varying technical and scientific definitions exist to best serve the purposes of different actors involved in the climate change sphere. For the purposes of this guide the following simplified working definition of climate change ad ...
Impact Assessment Part 2 - European Commission
... intensity and frequency of extreme weather events (extreme precipitation, heat waves, cold spells, storms), sea level rise and changing wind patterns (Altvater et al., 2011a). The average temperature in Europe has continued to increase. Temperature over the land areas in the last decade (2001-2010) ...
... intensity and frequency of extreme weather events (extreme precipitation, heat waves, cold spells, storms), sea level rise and changing wind patterns (Altvater et al., 2011a). The average temperature in Europe has continued to increase. Temperature over the land areas in the last decade (2001-2010) ...
Climate Change in Colorado: A Synthesis to Support Water Resources Management and Adaptation.
... • Summer temperatures are projected to warm slightly more than winter temperatures. Typical summer temperatures by 2050 are projected under RCP 4.5 to be similar to the hottest summers that have occurred in past 100 years. • Climate model projections show less agreement regarding future precipitati ...
... • Summer temperatures are projected to warm slightly more than winter temperatures. Typical summer temperatures by 2050 are projected under RCP 4.5 to be similar to the hottest summers that have occurred in past 100 years. • Climate model projections show less agreement regarding future precipitati ...
2015 (May - June) - The Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology
... Following publication of the Pope's climate encyclical this summer, Catholic bishops will spend 12 weeks discussing global warming in sermons, media interviews and letters to editors, the New York Times reported. This could have an impact on the public and policymakers. Americans who attend a church ...
... Following publication of the Pope's climate encyclical this summer, Catholic bishops will spend 12 weeks discussing global warming in sermons, media interviews and letters to editors, the New York Times reported. This could have an impact on the public and policymakers. Americans who attend a church ...
Keywords: climate change, land use, gravel-bed rivers
... influences on stream channels have probably never been greater (Hooke, 2000). These influences are primarily exerted by changes in climate and land use. For example, predictions of global climate change suggest future doubling of atmospheric CO2, increases in average temperatures by 2-6 degrees C, a ...
... influences on stream channels have probably never been greater (Hooke, 2000). These influences are primarily exerted by changes in climate and land use. For example, predictions of global climate change suggest future doubling of atmospheric CO2, increases in average temperatures by 2-6 degrees C, a ...
Permafrost and Changing Climate: The Russian
... permafrost thermal state could be attributed to the effects of warming climate, large gaps remain in understanding the nonclimatic component of this variability (17). Data obtained under the CALM program indicate high interannual variability of ALT that in some cases is not correlated with climatic ...
... permafrost thermal state could be attributed to the effects of warming climate, large gaps remain in understanding the nonclimatic component of this variability (17). Data obtained under the CALM program indicate high interannual variability of ALT that in some cases is not correlated with climatic ...
Melting icebergs boost sea-level rise” by Kate McAlpine
... The lay-out is simple, clear and direct, in fact the article develops in mid-page, and it has got a photo that illustrates an iceberg. The text is divided into two sequences each of which is divided into four microsequences. ...
... The lay-out is simple, clear and direct, in fact the article develops in mid-page, and it has got a photo that illustrates an iceberg. The text is divided into two sequences each of which is divided into four microsequences. ...
fracking activist toolkit - Chesapeake Climate Action Network
... Our neighbors in Pennsylvania welcomed industrial fracking operations years ago, as did many other states across the country. Luckily, we haven’t yet here in Maryland. We’ve had the luxury of learning from our neighbors, and what we’ve learned is that industrial fracking has destructive and irrevers ...
... Our neighbors in Pennsylvania welcomed industrial fracking operations years ago, as did many other states across the country. Luckily, we haven’t yet here in Maryland. We’ve had the luxury of learning from our neighbors, and what we’ve learned is that industrial fracking has destructive and irrevers ...
Vulnerability Does Not Fall From the Sky
... poor, and pushing those living on the margins closer to the edge. For those people most at risk, climate change is a crisis today. The rights, interests, and needs of those affected must take center stage as an issue of global social justice. This volume brings together the final versions of papers ...
... poor, and pushing those living on the margins closer to the edge. For those people most at risk, climate change is a crisis today. The rights, interests, and needs of those affected must take center stage as an issue of global social justice. This volume brings together the final versions of papers ...
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... Mr Andre Kong, Chief Executive Officer of the Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica welcomed participants. He said that climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk management (DRM) had long been recognized as significant gaps in fisheries and aquaculture pl ...
... Mr Andre Kong, Chief Executive Officer of the Fisheries Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica welcomed participants. He said that climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk management (DRM) had long been recognized as significant gaps in fisheries and aquaculture pl ...
Final Consultants Report
... first half of the century but in the latter half of the century higher precipitation is likely throughout the region. The changes caused by climate change will increasingly affect national development for the countries of the GMS and poor people are most vulnerable. Global warming poses significant ...
... first half of the century but in the latter half of the century higher precipitation is likely throughout the region. The changes caused by climate change will increasingly affect national development for the countries of the GMS and poor people are most vulnerable. Global warming poses significant ...
SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
English
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...
... 1. Climate-related geoengineering is here defined as a deliberate intervention in the planetary environment of a nature and scale intended to counteract anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. This definition is the same as used in CBD (2012)1, and is used here without prejudice to any definit ...