Cooperation in International Environmental Treaties 1
... carbon dioxide and other gases, leading to an increase in global temperature. However, the contributions that human society made to this effect have only recently been discovered. In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conducted an Assessment Report that provided evidence wide ...
... carbon dioxide and other gases, leading to an increase in global temperature. However, the contributions that human society made to this effect have only recently been discovered. In 1995, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conducted an Assessment Report that provided evidence wide ...
Transformative Learning and Engagement with Climate
... behaviour change, and how learning in itself may be hindered by those barriers. The study examines the role of learning in engagement with climate change adaptation through the lens of transformative learning theory, which defines learning as a change in a person’s frames of reference and behaviour ...
... behaviour change, and how learning in itself may be hindered by those barriers. The study examines the role of learning in engagement with climate change adaptation through the lens of transformative learning theory, which defines learning as a change in a person’s frames of reference and behaviour ...
Climate change, biodiversity conservation, deforestation and its
... portion of the country is covered by forest vegetation. The country’s total forest area is 534,000 km2which represents 48.60 per cent of the total surface. More than 80 per cent of the forest occurs in the Bolivian lowlands, the remaining 20 per cent is spread out in the highlands and the inter-Ande ...
... portion of the country is covered by forest vegetation. The country’s total forest area is 534,000 km2which represents 48.60 per cent of the total surface. More than 80 per cent of the forest occurs in the Bolivian lowlands, the remaining 20 per cent is spread out in the highlands and the inter-Ande ...
towards improved climate data records for climate system
... candidate projects. For both these cases, maturity assessments were first done as self assessments which are then followed by external assessments in a form of audit. The CORE-CLIMAX project’s proposition is based on Bates and Privette (2012), but extending the model to more general so that it can b ...
... candidate projects. For both these cases, maturity assessments were first done as self assessments which are then followed by external assessments in a form of audit. The CORE-CLIMAX project’s proposition is based on Bates and Privette (2012), but extending the model to more general so that it can b ...
Adopted - The James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment
... problem due to inadequate consultation of the Crees concerned. According to the same member, the 2001 James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act confers new powers on James Bay Municipality (JBM), but the Municipality does not respect the requi ...
... problem due to inadequate consultation of the Crees concerned. According to the same member, the 2001 James Bay Region Development and Municipal Organization Act confers new powers on James Bay Municipality (JBM), but the Municipality does not respect the requi ...
When Science and Ideology Collide: Explaining
... warming opinions before elites became so sharply divided about climate change science in the United States. If, as the prior hypotheses suggest, reception of elite discourse is responsible for the unique polarization pattern in the United States, then we would expect different results in the 1990s w ...
... warming opinions before elites became so sharply divided about climate change science in the United States. If, as the prior hypotheses suggest, reception of elite discourse is responsible for the unique polarization pattern in the United States, then we would expect different results in the 1990s w ...
Global systems
... are thought to have been caused by climate changes. Scientists suggest that, prior to human expansion about 500 years ago, mammal extinctions were very rare. On average, only two species died out every million years. In the last 500 years, however, at least 80 of 5570 mammal species have become exti ...
... are thought to have been caused by climate changes. Scientists suggest that, prior to human expansion about 500 years ago, mammal extinctions were very rare. On average, only two species died out every million years. In the last 500 years, however, at least 80 of 5570 mammal species have become exti ...
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... Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland b ...
... Department of Economics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland b ...
Internally and Externally Caused Climate Change
... The model simulates the observed seasonal cycles of temperature, radiation and horizontal heat fiu;!{es quite well with one exception. Due to inaccurate snow and ice parameterizations, the ice areas are too large, and the snow line has a seasonal amplitude that is t.oo small. In the polar regions, t ...
... The model simulates the observed seasonal cycles of temperature, radiation and horizontal heat fiu;!{es quite well with one exception. Due to inaccurate snow and ice parameterizations, the ice areas are too large, and the snow line has a seasonal amplitude that is t.oo small. In the polar regions, t ...
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
... modern energy (IIASA/GEA) • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
... modern energy (IIASA/GEA) • World primary energy demand expected to increase by 33% between 2011 & 2035 (IEA) • Energy production and consumption contributes over 80% of global GHG emissions (IIASA) ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in Africa
... threshold excesses, only results based on the least biased 10-year return levels are presented in this paper. These GPD quantiles (10-year return levels) are obtained from an interpolation rather than an extrapolation. Results obtained using 100-year return levels are available on the KNMI Africa sc ...
... threshold excesses, only results based on the least biased 10-year return levels are presented in this paper. These GPD quantiles (10-year return levels) are obtained from an interpolation rather than an extrapolation. Results obtained using 100-year return levels are available on the KNMI Africa sc ...
WARMER PERIODS IN THE SLOVAK MOUNTAINS ACCORDING
... previous year, January and February. The aim is to find warmer periods in the existing time series and to characterise their climatic patterns. The problem is solved by two different methods. In the first case we go out from the warmer seasons, where this warmer period continual exists at least five ...
... previous year, January and February. The aim is to find warmer periods in the existing time series and to characterise their climatic patterns. The problem is solved by two different methods. In the first case we go out from the warmer seasons, where this warmer period continual exists at least five ...
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... from high-i ncome countries. Such assistance would be equitable (and in line with the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC): high-i ncome countries, with one-sixth of the world’s population, are responsible for nearly two-t hirds of the greenhouse gases in the at ...
... from high-i ncome countries. Such assistance would be equitable (and in line with the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC): high-i ncome countries, with one-sixth of the world’s population, are responsible for nearly two-t hirds of the greenhouse gases in the at ...
Diurnal temperature range as an index of global
... 10 years). For observations and transient model experiments, standard deviations are calculated for the period 1901– 2000. For the control runs, we use 100-year samples, taken at 50-year intervals, to estimate the mean standard deviation. Error estimates are taken from the 5 – 95% confidence interva ...
... 10 years). For observations and transient model experiments, standard deviations are calculated for the period 1901– 2000. For the control runs, we use 100-year samples, taken at 50-year intervals, to estimate the mean standard deviation. Error estimates are taken from the 5 – 95% confidence interva ...
Philippine businesses’ response to climate
... Responses from businesses in the Philippines are consistent with those of businesses in other countries, with most interest in policy and regulation and tecnhology. The importance of finance and business is also high. Businesses are primarily looking to governments for information on policy and regu ...
... Responses from businesses in the Philippines are consistent with those of businesses in other countries, with most interest in policy and regulation and tecnhology. The importance of finance and business is also high. Businesses are primarily looking to governments for information on policy and regu ...
Germany`s International Approach to Climate Change
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
... average global warming to two degrees Celsius. But we need this action now - because time is running out. In Copenhagen the international community agreed in principle on additional fast start financial support for developing countries. This pledge ...
Climate Solutions?
... greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.” 4(2)(c): “Calculations … should take into account the best available scientific knowledge, including of the effective capacity of sinks and the respective contributions of such gases to climate change.” ...
... greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol.” 4(2)(c): “Calculations … should take into account the best available scientific knowledge, including of the effective capacity of sinks and the respective contributions of such gases to climate change.” ...
Met Office science strategy 2010–2015
... For weather forecasting this has meant the ability to run operational models at cloud system resolving scale (~1 km). This has the potential to deliver a step change in our ability to forecast the likelihood and location of extreme weather events, especially heavy rainfall. The capability to run mod ...
... For weather forecasting this has meant the ability to run operational models at cloud system resolving scale (~1 km). This has the potential to deliver a step change in our ability to forecast the likelihood and location of extreme weather events, especially heavy rainfall. The capability to run mod ...
Making Science Useful to Decision Makers: Climate
... upon water resources are potentially profound. In the 1980s, climate scientists’ models indicated that changes in patterns and amounts of precipitation would be an important consequence of climate change (Waggoner 1990). Water resources are already overstressed by growing demands even without the ad ...
... upon water resources are potentially profound. In the 1980s, climate scientists’ models indicated that changes in patterns and amounts of precipitation would be an important consequence of climate change (Waggoner 1990). Water resources are already overstressed by growing demands even without the ad ...
Links between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa
... responsible for the emission of global greenhouse gases, one of the principal contributors to climate change, it will suffer the consequences of a changing climate most severely. Climate change is today being recast as a security threat, rather than being just an environmental issue. Increasing ener ...
... responsible for the emission of global greenhouse gases, one of the principal contributors to climate change, it will suffer the consequences of a changing climate most severely. Climate change is today being recast as a security threat, rather than being just an environmental issue. Increasing ener ...
4_4_Human_health_revised_checked - Eionet Forum
... surges (see Subsection Error! Reference source not found.) have impacts on human health (Kirch et al., 2005; Confalonieri et al., 2007; EEA, 2011a). However, human vulnerability to extreme weather events is determined by a complex set of factors. Evidence suggests that globally, climate change has ...
... surges (see Subsection Error! Reference source not found.) have impacts on human health (Kirch et al., 2005; Confalonieri et al., 2007; EEA, 2011a). However, human vulnerability to extreme weather events is determined by a complex set of factors. Evidence suggests that globally, climate change has ...
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... Deressa et al. (2009) show that 58 percent of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia have adapted to climate change. Results from the multinomial logit model indicate that the level of education, gender, age, and wealth of the head of household, access to extension and credit, information on climate, ...
... Deressa et al. (2009) show that 58 percent of farmers in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia have adapted to climate change. Results from the multinomial logit model indicate that the level of education, gender, age, and wealth of the head of household, access to extension and credit, information on climate, ...
Use and Misuse of the IUCN Red List Criteria in Projecting Climate
... requires a projected reduction in abundance. Although this population reduction may be based on a projected decline in occupied habitat, range, or habitat quality, any assumed relationship between abundance and habitat/range must be justified, as discussed above. Second, for short-lived species, Cri ...
... requires a projected reduction in abundance. Although this population reduction may be based on a projected decline in occupied habitat, range, or habitat quality, any assumed relationship between abundance and habitat/range must be justified, as discussed above. Second, for short-lived species, Cri ...
Diseases in tropical and plantation crops as affected by climate
... quantities of CO2 that are released, which varies dramatically between FACE experiments, depending on the final concentration of CO2, source of CO2, plot volume fumigated, wind speed and uniformity of the vegetation. These authors proposed a new generation of large-scale and low-cost FACE experiments ...
... quantities of CO2 that are released, which varies dramatically between FACE experiments, depending on the final concentration of CO2, source of CO2, plot volume fumigated, wind speed and uniformity of the vegetation. These authors proposed a new generation of large-scale and low-cost FACE experiments ...
Climate Change, Planning and Development in the Eastern
... and storage. While the council areas have political, economic, social and physical differences, there are also some clear synergies between them. Harnessing economies of scale across these commonalities can increase efficiency and effectiveness. Regional initiatives, such as this project, can ensure ...
... and storage. While the council areas have political, economic, social and physical differences, there are also some clear synergies between them. Harnessing economies of scale across these commonalities can increase efficiency and effectiveness. Regional initiatives, such as this project, can ensure ...