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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, ...
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 ...
WEST AFRICA SAHEL
... degraded land, Chad and Niger could potentially lose their entire rainfed agriculture by 2100, while in Mali cereal harvests might decline by 30 percent. Soils in the region are generally nutrient-limited and at risk of degradation due to deforestation, overgrazing and continuous cropping, while red ...
... degraded land, Chad and Niger could potentially lose their entire rainfed agriculture by 2100, while in Mali cereal harvests might decline by 30 percent. Soils in the region are generally nutrient-limited and at risk of degradation due to deforestation, overgrazing and continuous cropping, while red ...
Please amend title - International Association for Impact
... What is adaptation? Adaptation is any adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic ...
... What is adaptation? Adaptation is any adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual or expected climatic ...
Projected changes in mean and extreme precipitation in
... A brief description of the datasets used and the analysis methods applied are given below. Further details can be found in SHO09. The models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; Solomon et al. 2007) form the major input to the analysis of change ...
... A brief description of the datasets used and the analysis methods applied are given below. Further details can be found in SHO09. The models used in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4; Solomon et al. 2007) form the major input to the analysis of change ...
Chapter 20 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
... than just an expression of average atmospheric conditions. In order to accurately portray the character of a place or an area, variations and extremes must also be included. Anyone who has the opportunity to travel around the world will find such an incredible variety of climates that it is hard to ...
... than just an expression of average atmospheric conditions. In order to accurately portray the character of a place or an area, variations and extremes must also be included. Anyone who has the opportunity to travel around the world will find such an incredible variety of climates that it is hard to ...
- Wiley Online Library
... range shifts are tightly coupled to shifts in thermal envelope (Pinksy et al., 2013). Therefore, the magnitude of anticipated climate warming effects on thermally constrained latitudinal ranges of hypothetical oxygen- and capacity-limited FENs was estimated based on the best supported mean temperatu ...
... range shifts are tightly coupled to shifts in thermal envelope (Pinksy et al., 2013). Therefore, the magnitude of anticipated climate warming effects on thermally constrained latitudinal ranges of hypothetical oxygen- and capacity-limited FENs was estimated based on the best supported mean temperatu ...
Item 5 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
... heat and moisture between the ground and atmosphere. How this ‘urban heat island effect’ will change in the future is uncertain and will depend on development and adaptation of existing buildings in Trafford. Without adaptation, future extremes of temperature are expected to increase human mortality ...
... heat and moisture between the ground and atmosphere. How this ‘urban heat island effect’ will change in the future is uncertain and will depend on development and adaptation of existing buildings in Trafford. Without adaptation, future extremes of temperature are expected to increase human mortality ...
Plants and climate change: complexities and
... Wan, 2013), and general green-up of the northern hemisphere (Piao et al., 2015) have all advanced in concert with regional warming trends (Menzel et al., 2006; Parmesan, 2007; Poloczanska et al., 2013). Further, the way in which species respond to warming may itself be changing. In a study of 13 tem ...
... Wan, 2013), and general green-up of the northern hemisphere (Piao et al., 2015) have all advanced in concert with regional warming trends (Menzel et al., 2006; Parmesan, 2007; Poloczanska et al., 2013). Further, the way in which species respond to warming may itself be changing. In a study of 13 tem ...
Hedonic Pricing of Climate Change Impacts to
... population migration decisions. Earlier studies on migration and climate are provided by Graves (1980) and Cushing (1987). Both works are founded on urban economic theory, rather than welfare theory. These analyses were mainly conducted for the United States.5 Valuation studies for Europe are much l ...
... population migration decisions. Earlier studies on migration and climate are provided by Graves (1980) and Cushing (1987). Both works are founded on urban economic theory, rather than welfare theory. These analyses were mainly conducted for the United States.5 Valuation studies for Europe are much l ...
Did the Stern Review underestimate climate damages
... high climate sensitivity scenario. This incorporated a number of technical changes based on research since 2001, reflecting the risk that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases may be changing the climate more rapidly than was previously believed. Stern’s high climate sensitivity estimates ge ...
... high climate sensitivity scenario. This incorporated a number of technical changes based on research since 2001, reflecting the risk that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases may be changing the climate more rapidly than was previously believed. Stern’s high climate sensitivity estimates ge ...
Relative importance between biogeochemical and
... water cycles [Bonan, 2008; Zhang et al., 2014]. To appropriately quantify terrestrial feedback to the atmosphere, both biogeochemical and biogeophysical impacts should be included. Many previous ecosystemclimate feedback studies explored either terrestrial biogeochemical [e.g., Friedlingstein et al. ...
... water cycles [Bonan, 2008; Zhang et al., 2014]. To appropriately quantify terrestrial feedback to the atmosphere, both biogeochemical and biogeophysical impacts should be included. Many previous ecosystemclimate feedback studies explored either terrestrial biogeochemical [e.g., Friedlingstein et al. ...
Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change
... it be those best able to deal with the problem? Or should it be someone else? In this paper I defend a distinctive cosmopolitan theory of justice, criticize a key principle of international environmental law, and, moreover, challenge the ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ approach that is af ...
... it be those best able to deal with the problem? Or should it be someone else? In this paper I defend a distinctive cosmopolitan theory of justice, criticize a key principle of international environmental law, and, moreover, challenge the ‘common but differentiated responsibility’ approach that is af ...
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with
... resilience to climate change impacts. The study was carried out in 2008-2009 in peri-urban and rural areas of two regions in Ethiopia: the Oromia region and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is one of the first to include first-hand linkages of po ...
... resilience to climate change impacts. The study was carried out in 2008-2009 in peri-urban and rural areas of two regions in Ethiopia: the Oromia region and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s (SNNP) region. This study in Ethiopia is one of the first to include first-hand linkages of po ...
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... quality in the main coffee producing countries. Ovalle-Rivera et al. (2015) estimated that the acreage with aptitude for growing Arabica coffee would be reduced for all producing countries by 2050, moving the optimal production conditions to areas with higher altitude. Läderach et al. (2010) and Dav ...
... quality in the main coffee producing countries. Ovalle-Rivera et al. (2015) estimated that the acreage with aptitude for growing Arabica coffee would be reduced for all producing countries by 2050, moving the optimal production conditions to areas with higher altitude. Läderach et al. (2010) and Dav ...
Climate_Change_CARDS-2011 - Willits Economic Localization
... 30 years, and a further 30% will be removed within a few centuries. The remaining 20% may stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years. • Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has continued to increase and is now almost 100 ppm above its pre-industrial level. The annual mean CO2 growt ...
... 30 years, and a further 30% will be removed within a few centuries. The remaining 20% may stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years. • Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has continued to increase and is now almost 100 ppm above its pre-industrial level. The annual mean CO2 growt ...
Report of Inter Experts on Global Change
... proposals were being developed. The response was that ICSU ROA will harmonise the project proposals through in-house editing and consultation, to avoid duplications between projects. This harmonisation may involve merging some projects as will be deemed necessary by the experts in the respective fie ...
... proposals were being developed. The response was that ICSU ROA will harmonise the project proposals through in-house editing and consultation, to avoid duplications between projects. This harmonisation may involve merging some projects as will be deemed necessary by the experts in the respective fie ...
How Does a Regional Climate Model Modify the Projected Climate
... The historical experiment of MPI-ESM started in 1850 from a pre-industrial control simulation with a total length of 1,000 years with prescribed constant natural climate forcing. Starting from three different years of the pre-industrial control run, three realizations were integrated from 1850–2005 ...
... The historical experiment of MPI-ESM started in 1850 from a pre-industrial control simulation with a total length of 1,000 years with prescribed constant natural climate forcing. Starting from three different years of the pre-industrial control run, three realizations were integrated from 1850–2005 ...
Slide 1
... both global and regional scales since the pre-industrial era. The IPCCFAR(2007), concludes that global warming is unequivocally the result of human activities. ...
... both global and regional scales since the pre-industrial era. The IPCCFAR(2007), concludes that global warming is unequivocally the result of human activities. ...
Guadalajara ICT declaration for transformative low
... contribute approx 2% of global carbon emissions, they play an important role in providing solutions that enable other industry sectors to reduce the remaining 98% of global carbon emissions.1 Studies clearly show that more effective use of ICTs can deliver tremendous CO2e savings. A collaborative ef ...
... contribute approx 2% of global carbon emissions, they play an important role in providing solutions that enable other industry sectors to reduce the remaining 98% of global carbon emissions.1 Studies clearly show that more effective use of ICTs can deliver tremendous CO2e savings. A collaborative ef ...
Great Barrier Reef
... light levels, more extreme weather events, changes to ocean circulation, and sealevel rise. The impacts for high value reefdependent industries and the populations that depend on these livelihoods are expected to be large. Sea-surface temperatures The principal contemporary risk to the GBR is from o ...
... light levels, more extreme weather events, changes to ocean circulation, and sealevel rise. The impacts for high value reefdependent industries and the populations that depend on these livelihoods are expected to be large. Sea-surface temperatures The principal contemporary risk to the GBR is from o ...
David A. Ridley - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
... (Sept 2011 – Oct 2012) Research Consultant Research under contract for Massachusetts Institute of Technology while working for an independent record label and co-authoring a book on music production and the music industry. Atmospheric Science Department, Colorado State University, CO, USA (Sept 2009 ...
... (Sept 2011 – Oct 2012) Research Consultant Research under contract for Massachusetts Institute of Technology while working for an independent record label and co-authoring a book on music production and the music industry. Atmospheric Science Department, Colorado State University, CO, USA (Sept 2009 ...
PDF > Chapter 1
... describing climate, as a rule, a time span of 30 years is As we all learned in school, the world’s oceans are one ...
... describing climate, as a rule, a time span of 30 years is As we all learned in school, the world’s oceans are one ...
Climate change challenges facing small island developing States
... challenges. Sustainable development through genuine and durable partnerships provided an opportunity to support the SIDS cause and set specific commitments and the means to implement them. “Blaming and shaming” was not characteristic of genuine partnerships. Instead, States should focus on declared ...
... challenges. Sustainable development through genuine and durable partnerships provided an opportunity to support the SIDS cause and set specific commitments and the means to implement them. “Blaming and shaming” was not characteristic of genuine partnerships. Instead, States should focus on declared ...
The Impact of Climate Change and Climate Variability on Haze Occurrences in Malaysia/Southeast Asia
... 2. Haze episodes in the Southeast Asia region There have been several haze episodes since the early 1980s including 1982/83, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and this year’s 2009 episode (e.g. Nicol 1997; Heil and Goldammer 2001). Field et al. (2009) described the occurrence of haze ep ...
... 2. Haze episodes in the Southeast Asia region There have been several haze episodes since the early 1980s including 1982/83, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 and this year’s 2009 episode (e.g. Nicol 1997; Heil and Goldammer 2001). Field et al. (2009) described the occurrence of haze ep ...