Advancing adaptation through climate information services
... The relationship between mitigation and adaptation should not be seen as a trade-off: We know with the highest degree of scientific certainty that if we do not seriously reduce global emissions soon, climate change will be too strong to adapt to; but we know also that, at this stage, the climate wil ...
... The relationship between mitigation and adaptation should not be seen as a trade-off: We know with the highest degree of scientific certainty that if we do not seriously reduce global emissions soon, climate change will be too strong to adapt to; but we know also that, at this stage, the climate wil ...
Atmospheric CO2: Principal Control Knob Governing Earth`s
... radiative forcing supplied by CO2 and the other noncondensing greenhouse gases, the terrestrial greenhouse would collapse, plunging the global climate into an icebound Earth state. t often is stated that water vapor is the chief greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere. For example, it has been assert ...
... radiative forcing supplied by CO2 and the other noncondensing greenhouse gases, the terrestrial greenhouse would collapse, plunging the global climate into an icebound Earth state. t often is stated that water vapor is the chief greenhouse gas (GHG) in the atmosphere. For example, it has been assert ...
... of science and thus possibly distorted by the political goals of potential users. Thirdly, science is political in its consequences, because some benefit and others suffer as a consequence of policy options that are supported by the application of scientific understanding. Haas further explained tha ...
Global warming and changes in drought
... we make an assessment of the issues with the PDSI in which several other sources of discrepancy emerge not the least of which is how precipitation has changed and is analyzed. As well as an imp ...
... we make an assessment of the issues with the PDSI in which several other sources of discrepancy emerge not the least of which is how precipitation has changed and is analyzed. As well as an imp ...
Impact of large-scale environmental features changes on host
... Over the last half-century, changes in the weather have become the most complicated issue the world has to cope with. Global warming and environmental changes are not imminent but already manifest. Many ecosystems and ecological processes might be severely perturbed. Among these rising dangers is th ...
... Over the last half-century, changes in the weather have become the most complicated issue the world has to cope with. Global warming and environmental changes are not imminent but already manifest. Many ecosystems and ecological processes might be severely perturbed. Among these rising dangers is th ...
Slide 1
... or failing to anticipate consequences can result in maladaptation. • Maladaptation can increase the vulnerability or exposure of the target group in the future, or the vulnerability of other people, places, or sectors. • Narrow focus on quantifiable costs and benefits can bias decisions against the ...
... or failing to anticipate consequences can result in maladaptation. • Maladaptation can increase the vulnerability or exposure of the target group in the future, or the vulnerability of other people, places, or sectors. • Narrow focus on quantifiable costs and benefits can bias decisions against the ...
Incorporating Climate Change Adaptation into Catchment
... Denotes “the ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner, including through ensuring the preservation, restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures and functions” (I ...
... Denotes “the ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner, including through ensuring the preservation, restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures and functions” (I ...
Apocalypse soon? Dire messages reduce belief in global warming by
... read one of two articles. These articles, written in the style of a newspaper article, were identical for the first four paragraphs, providing information about climate change reported by the United Nation’s IPCC (IPCC, 2007), but differed in their final two paragraphs. These articles are available ...
... read one of two articles. These articles, written in the style of a newspaper article, were identical for the first four paragraphs, providing information about climate change reported by the United Nation’s IPCC (IPCC, 2007), but differed in their final two paragraphs. These articles are available ...
Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis
... I am pleased to present BHP Billiton’s Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis. The world is facing two critical challenges. As the global population steadily grows, the continued development of emerging economies depends on access to affordable energy. At the same time, limiting climate change requires ...
... I am pleased to present BHP Billiton’s Climate Change: Portfolio Analysis. The world is facing two critical challenges. As the global population steadily grows, the continued development of emerging economies depends on access to affordable energy. At the same time, limiting climate change requires ...
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) ...
Carbon Dynamics in the Future Forest: the Importance
... C A R B O N D Y N A M I C S I N T H E F U T U R E F O R E S T 3503 as a significant cause of increasing tree mortality (Van Mantgem et al., 2009). Climate projections for California, suggest little change in annual total precipitation, although there are discrepancies among models (Lenihan et al., ...
... C A R B O N D Y N A M I C S I N T H E F U T U R E F O R E S T 3503 as a significant cause of increasing tree mortality (Van Mantgem et al., 2009). Climate projections for California, suggest little change in annual total precipitation, although there are discrepancies among models (Lenihan et al., ...
Our Dynamic Climate - science-b
... • Climate = an area’s long-term atmospheric conditions - Temperature, moisture content, wind, precipitation, etc. • Weather = conditions at localized sites over hours or days • Global climate change = describes trends and variations in Earth’s climate - Temperature, precipitation, storm frequency • ...
... • Climate = an area’s long-term atmospheric conditions - Temperature, moisture content, wind, precipitation, etc. • Weather = conditions at localized sites over hours or days • Global climate change = describes trends and variations in Earth’s climate - Temperature, precipitation, storm frequency • ...
Slide 1 - climateknowledge.org
... spent a lot of time looking at it. It’s pretty clear that an ice age is on the way. The climate is clearly periodic, and there is nothing we can do about it. ...
... spent a lot of time looking at it. It’s pretty clear that an ice age is on the way. The climate is clearly periodic, and there is nothing we can do about it. ...
Climate change and European forests: What do we
... from such scaling exercises (Fowler et al., 2007). Second, forests do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model resul ...
... from such scaling exercises (Fowler et al., 2007). Second, forests do not respond linearly to changes in climate parameters such as annual temperature and precipitation (Stephenson, 1990), which are often used when communicating climate scenario results to decision makers. Third, climate model resul ...
Management Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change Annex
... climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions” (IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude and rate of climate variation to which a system (or location) is exposed, it’s ...
... climate change may damage or harm a system. It depends not only on a system’s sensitivity but also on its ability to adapt to new climatic conditions” (IPCC, 1995). Vulnerability is a function of the character, magnitude and rate of climate variation to which a system (or location) is exposed, it’s ...
global warming - Libertarian Alliance
... a result of the burning of fossil fuels. If this were really to be so, the only appropriate response would be to be sure that more and better air conditioners were available ... It would not be to seek to throttle and destroy industrial civilization.2 In regard to global warming, about the only fact ...
... a result of the burning of fossil fuels. If this were really to be so, the only appropriate response would be to be sure that more and better air conditioners were available ... It would not be to seek to throttle and destroy industrial civilization.2 In regard to global warming, about the only fact ...
Potential impacts of climate change on Northeast
... scales (Araújo and Luoto, 2007; Gilman et al., 2010; Walther, 2010). Understanding how these impacts at the species level will scale up to the community level requires modelling tools that can simulate important species interactions, such as foodweb effects. Differential response of species in a fo ...
... scales (Araújo and Luoto, 2007; Gilman et al., 2010; Walther, 2010). Understanding how these impacts at the species level will scale up to the community level requires modelling tools that can simulate important species interactions, such as foodweb effects. Differential response of species in a fo ...
Regional Resilience and the Global Environment: Multiple Scales of
... These two cases are examined in more detail in the final part of the paper. Negotiation 1 - Energy and regional development in Eastern Saxony Mining and power-generation have been central to the economy of eastern Saxony for much of the last century. The Lausitz district, on the border with Poland, ...
... These two cases are examined in more detail in the final part of the paper. Negotiation 1 - Energy and regional development in Eastern Saxony Mining and power-generation have been central to the economy of eastern Saxony for much of the last century. The Lausitz district, on the border with Poland, ...
DDI CM - Debating the Case Drill
... emissions and global warming. Given the demand for travel, airports are overcrowded and roadways are congested. To make matters worse, transport energy emissions are expected to increase 1.7% per year from 2004-2030. In response to the tremendous amounts of carbon that cars emit into the air every s ...
... emissions and global warming. Given the demand for travel, airports are overcrowded and roadways are congested. To make matters worse, transport energy emissions are expected to increase 1.7% per year from 2004-2030. In response to the tremendous amounts of carbon that cars emit into the air every s ...
Houston, Texas, 9th February 2005
... scheme. In the US, this could happen through the Climate Stewardship Act, proposed by Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman. This could provide a path for US re-entry into a global climate change agreement after the Kyoto Protocol's first phase ends in 2012, but will ...
... scheme. In the US, this could happen through the Climate Stewardship Act, proposed by Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman. This could provide a path for US re-entry into a global climate change agreement after the Kyoto Protocol's first phase ends in 2012, but will ...
Strategic Framework 2014–2017: SDC Global Programme Climate
... food shortage, water supply crises and the impacts of extreme weather events. Additionally, Climate Change is a most relevant development challenge, as it affects developing countries far more than rich countries. Development progress already achieved is being increasingly jeopardized by the negativ ...
... food shortage, water supply crises and the impacts of extreme weather events. Additionally, Climate Change is a most relevant development challenge, as it affects developing countries far more than rich countries. Development progress already achieved is being increasingly jeopardized by the negativ ...
1. COUNTRY PROFILE: CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY
... problems, suggests key priority actions to be undertaken in the area of Disaster Risk Management and addresses adverse impacts of climate change. The document provides an outline of current weather conditions in Burkina Faso, long and medium term trends and establishes linkages with major disaster r ...
... problems, suggests key priority actions to be undertaken in the area of Disaster Risk Management and addresses adverse impacts of climate change. The document provides an outline of current weather conditions in Burkina Faso, long and medium term trends and establishes linkages with major disaster r ...
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... The objective of the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Programme8 is to support developing countries’ contributions to climate change mitigation in agriculture by promoting CSA practices and policies. MICCA is a multidisciplinary programme operating in various FAO departments and c ...
... The objective of the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture (MICCA) Programme8 is to support developing countries’ contributions to climate change mitigation in agriculture by promoting CSA practices and policies. MICCA is a multidisciplinary programme operating in various FAO departments and c ...
Heat capacity, time constant, and sensitivity of Earth`s climate system
... [2] Changes in Earth’s radiation budget due to human influences are of major current concern [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007]. Of principal concern is the change in climate due to increased concentrations of carbon dioxide because of the long lifetime of excess CO2 in the atm ...
... [2] Changes in Earth’s radiation budget due to human influences are of major current concern [Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 2007]. Of principal concern is the change in climate due to increased concentrations of carbon dioxide because of the long lifetime of excess CO2 in the atm ...