eastern US - American Meteorological Society
... only year-to-year variability in the ring-width record, this autoregressive component is often removed prior to analysis in tree-ring studies (Meko and Graybill 1995). After extensive testing, we determined that removing the autoregressive component from RWI records did not result in a substantial i ...
... only year-to-year variability in the ring-width record, this autoregressive component is often removed prior to analysis in tree-ring studies (Meko and Graybill 1995). After extensive testing, we determined that removing the autoregressive component from RWI records did not result in a substantial i ...
Chapter 2 Citizens` voices in environmental policy
... The role of civil society is changing in policy, as is the role of science. It has become clear that science alone cannot provide solutions to global sustainability problems. Much of the apparent disillusionment is related to the uncertainty of research results on complex environmental issues. For e ...
... The role of civil society is changing in policy, as is the role of science. It has become clear that science alone cannot provide solutions to global sustainability problems. Much of the apparent disillusionment is related to the uncertainty of research results on complex environmental issues. For e ...
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... and the complex interactions between its components. Currently, more than a dozen centers around the world develop climate models to enhance our understanding of climate and climate change and to support the activities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). However, climate models ...
... and the complex interactions between its components. Currently, more than a dozen centers around the world develop climate models to enhance our understanding of climate and climate change and to support the activities of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). However, climate models ...
1.1 Framework 1.1.1 Climate change
... phenomena that are chaotic on a small scale, can still lead to predictable averages on larger scales (also ...
... phenomena that are chaotic on a small scale, can still lead to predictable averages on larger scales (also ...
COP - UN Global Compact
... meetings are planned to continue in 2009 as well. Since it is really difficult to reach these customers through a research agency, this survey is preferred to be carried out with internal resources. Besides the identification of needs and expectations, these meetings are also used as a tool to incre ...
... meetings are planned to continue in 2009 as well. Since it is really difficult to reach these customers through a research agency, this survey is preferred to be carried out with internal resources. Besides the identification of needs and expectations, these meetings are also used as a tool to incre ...
Genetic adaptive response: missing issue in climate change
... populations and thereby increase the accuracy of the adaptive responses to climate change. In combination with the observed findings that different provenances of the same species of trees can strongly differ in their response to a similar change in the climate (Mátyás, 1996), this means that it is ...
... populations and thereby increase the accuracy of the adaptive responses to climate change. In combination with the observed findings that different provenances of the same species of trees can strongly differ in their response to a similar change in the climate (Mátyás, 1996), this means that it is ...
Climate change - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
... Part 3: Annexes - TRAINING GUIDE - GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, CCAFS & FAO, 2012 WWW.FAO.ORG/CLIMATECHANGE/MICCA/GENDER/EN ...
... Part 3: Annexes - TRAINING GUIDE - GENDER AND CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, CCAFS & FAO, 2012 WWW.FAO.ORG/CLIMATECHANGE/MICCA/GENDER/EN ...
Economics versus Climate Change
... This paper argues against the common-sense conclusion that climate change demands a global market-based solution, such as international emissions trading. First, current experience suggests global cooperation is not necessary for initial mandatory actions. Second, when domestic targets vary across n ...
... This paper argues against the common-sense conclusion that climate change demands a global market-based solution, such as international emissions trading. First, current experience suggests global cooperation is not necessary for initial mandatory actions. Second, when domestic targets vary across n ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... sites exhibited weak relationships between growth and summer temperatures (Supplementary Table 5). Across gradients, climate sensitivity was greater in wetter sites relative to drier sites as indicated by the number of days with precipitation and satellitederived soil moisture (Fig. 3a,b). We found ...
... sites exhibited weak relationships between growth and summer temperatures (Supplementary Table 5). Across gradients, climate sensitivity was greater in wetter sites relative to drier sites as indicated by the number of days with precipitation and satellitederived soil moisture (Fig. 3a,b). We found ...
Oceans Day Bulletin
... Climate change is considered to be one of the most serious threats to sustainable development, with adverse impacts expected on the environment, human health, food security, economic activity, natural resources, and physical infrastructure. While the global climate varies naturally, ...
... Climate change is considered to be one of the most serious threats to sustainable development, with adverse impacts expected on the environment, human health, food security, economic activity, natural resources, and physical infrastructure. While the global climate varies naturally, ...
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... corresponding to the best estimate of the higher emissions scenarios of the IPCC, cannot be discarded. While some might benefit, people in some regions will be affected more than others by changes in average temperature and precipitation. In addition, the likelihood of increased variability and extr ...
... corresponding to the best estimate of the higher emissions scenarios of the IPCC, cannot be discarded. While some might benefit, people in some regions will be affected more than others by changes in average temperature and precipitation. In addition, the likelihood of increased variability and extr ...
Here - The Global Climate and Health Alliance
... Dramatic health benefits and associated cost savings would result from a global transition to clean energy, avoiding millions of early deaths each year through improved air quality. As highlighted by the ActiveEarth initiative, which will be launched at the civil society event, active transportation ...
... Dramatic health benefits and associated cost savings would result from a global transition to clean energy, avoiding millions of early deaths each year through improved air quality. As highlighted by the ActiveEarth initiative, which will be launched at the civil society event, active transportation ...
Brigita Gravitis-Bec..
... 37th Assembly – A Climate Change Resolution • ICAO’s 37th Assembly was held Sept 28-Oct 8 2010, Climate change was the most debated topic. • A Resolution on Climate Change, tabled on the last day of the Assembly, reflects significant compromises by all ...
... 37th Assembly – A Climate Change Resolution • ICAO’s 37th Assembly was held Sept 28-Oct 8 2010, Climate change was the most debated topic. • A Resolution on Climate Change, tabled on the last day of the Assembly, reflects significant compromises by all ...
Greenland
... • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world. Average temperatures in this area have risen 2.7˚F over the past 30 years and may soon rise by up ...
... • Greenland is the world’s largest island, consisting of 80% ice. It contains 10% of the world’s total supply of fresh water. • Arctic temperatures are rising twice as fast as elsewhere in the world. Average temperatures in this area have risen 2.7˚F over the past 30 years and may soon rise by up ...
Which early works are cited most frequently in climate change
... the synonyms revealed by the keyword analysis of the key papers (Wacholder, 2011). The search was restricted to the time period 1980-2014 and resulted in a publication set of 222,060 papers (articles and reviews only). ...
... the synonyms revealed by the keyword analysis of the key papers (Wacholder, 2011). The search was restricted to the time period 1980-2014 and resulted in a publication set of 222,060 papers (articles and reviews only). ...
Climate sensitivity of shrub growth across the tundra biome
... growth records, shrubs are ideally suited for quantifying tundra vegetation responses to climate warming. Assembled annual growth records from sites across the tundra biome provide a unique opportunity to test competing hypotheses of shrub responses to climate change over the past half-century. Prev ...
... growth records, shrubs are ideally suited for quantifying tundra vegetation responses to climate warming. Assembled annual growth records from sites across the tundra biome provide a unique opportunity to test competing hypotheses of shrub responses to climate change over the past half-century. Prev ...
Workshop report, 3-4 December 2009
... These payments could feed into a PES scheme for small and mid-size land users. International and large-scale national investors are less interested in incentives in national currency and may prefer a subnational approach on REDD. They need an enabling regulatory environment that allows them harnessi ...
... These payments could feed into a PES scheme for small and mid-size land users. International and large-scale national investors are less interested in incentives in national currency and may prefer a subnational approach on REDD. They need an enabling regulatory environment that allows them harnessi ...
9 Holocene rapid land-cover changes – evidence and theory
... the solution II* is unstable to infinitesimally small perturbations. Further analysis of the model results depicted in Figure 9.3 shows that for present-day conditions IId is more stable than IIg, i.e., the system is expected to reside more often near IId than near IIg in the presence of finite-ampl ...
... the solution II* is unstable to infinitesimally small perturbations. Further analysis of the model results depicted in Figure 9.3 shows that for present-day conditions IId is more stable than IIg, i.e., the system is expected to reside more often near IId than near IIg in the presence of finite-ampl ...
Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa
... Hemisphere. In the low-emission scenario RCP2.6 (representing a 2 C world), African summer temperatures increase until 2050 at about 1.5 C above the 1951–1980 baseline and remain at this level until the end of the century. In the high-emission scenario RCP8.5 (representing a 4 C world), warming c ...
... Hemisphere. In the low-emission scenario RCP2.6 (representing a 2 C world), African summer temperatures increase until 2050 at about 1.5 C above the 1951–1980 baseline and remain at this level until the end of the century. In the high-emission scenario RCP8.5 (representing a 4 C world), warming c ...
Global Climate Risk Index 2016
... as Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the period from 1995 to 2014 Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest. This year's 11th edition of the analysis reconfirms that, according to the Climate Risk Index, less developed countries are generally more affected than industrialised countries. Regarding future cl ...
... as Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the period from 1995 to 2014 Honduras, Myanmar and Haiti rank highest. This year's 11th edition of the analysis reconfirms that, according to the Climate Risk Index, less developed countries are generally more affected than industrialised countries. Regarding future cl ...
Mexico City - World Bank
... Although the execution of the MCCAP has an estimated cost of approximately US$5 billion, most of which is budgeted for mitigation actions, there has been little translation into monetary transfers. The only instrument that could specifically provide resources for the MCCAP ...
... Although the execution of the MCCAP has an estimated cost of approximately US$5 billion, most of which is budgeted for mitigation actions, there has been little translation into monetary transfers. The only instrument that could specifically provide resources for the MCCAP ...
Flexible_Mechanisms_of_the_Kyoto_Protocol
... 1) flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol – Joint Implementation projects specified in Article 6, the Clean Development Mechanism specified in Article 12 and the International Emissions Trading specified in Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Cha ...
... 1) flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol – Joint Implementation projects specified in Article 6, the Clean Development Mechanism specified in Article 12 and the International Emissions Trading specified in Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Cha ...
Hollowed et al. 2009
... studies (Fischlin et al., 2007). Extensions of these modelling approaches could include simulations to evaluate the performance of different management strategies under changing ocean conditions (A’mar et al., 2009). There are trade-offs between all three modelling approaches. From a physical perspe ...
... studies (Fischlin et al., 2007). Extensions of these modelling approaches could include simulations to evaluate the performance of different management strategies under changing ocean conditions (A’mar et al., 2009). There are trade-offs between all three modelling approaches. From a physical perspe ...
A Strategy Towards Climate Change
... out a vision for a climate-resilient Dublin, and how we will work together to help achieve this vision. By synchronising our methodologies, we will be able to complete Dublin regional energy and CO2 baselines and maps for energy use and associated CO2 emissions. From this base, we will start a colla ...
... out a vision for a climate-resilient Dublin, and how we will work together to help achieve this vision. By synchronising our methodologies, we will be able to complete Dublin regional energy and CO2 baselines and maps for energy use and associated CO2 emissions. From this base, we will start a colla ...