Vol.12, No.1, 2012
... The slowest rate of change in Bermuda already exceeds 32 (56) times the rate estimated in LOVECLIM (MIROC) for the last glacial termination; in the Caribbean, which shows the largest regional trends, the decrease over the last 20 years reaches 78 (138) times the previous rate. Coral reefs live in pl ...
... The slowest rate of change in Bermuda already exceeds 32 (56) times the rate estimated in LOVECLIM (MIROC) for the last glacial termination; in the Caribbean, which shows the largest regional trends, the decrease over the last 20 years reaches 78 (138) times the previous rate. Coral reefs live in pl ...
The Gender and Climate Debate: More of the Same or New
... The low visibility of gender advocacy groups in the climate debate was in large part due to the global and transboundary nature of the problems identified by the climate change actors. These require international and multi-level approaches, differing somewhat from postUNCED discussions which propose ...
... The low visibility of gender advocacy groups in the climate debate was in large part due to the global and transboundary nature of the problems identified by the climate change actors. These require international and multi-level approaches, differing somewhat from postUNCED discussions which propose ...
Earth system sensitivity inferred from Pliocene modelling and data
... and Harry J. Dowsett6 Quantifying the equilibrium response of global temperatures to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is one of the cornerstones of climate research. Components of the Earth’s climate system that vary over long timescales, such as ice sheets and vegetation, co ...
... and Harry J. Dowsett6 Quantifying the equilibrium response of global temperatures to an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations is one of the cornerstones of climate research. Components of the Earth’s climate system that vary over long timescales, such as ice sheets and vegetation, co ...
policy framework antigua and barbuda
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): The IPCC is an organization that was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme. It conducts rigorous surveys of the worldwide technical and scientific literature and publishes assessment reports tha ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): The IPCC is an organization that was established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme. It conducts rigorous surveys of the worldwide technical and scientific literature and publishes assessment reports tha ...
The relationship between affective connections to animals and
... climate change; their attitudes and viewpoints regarding wildlife and nature; and their self-reported engagement in proenvironmental behaviors. Overall results of the study indicate zoo and aquarium visitors exhibit higher levels of acceptance, awareness, and concern about climate change than the ge ...
... climate change; their attitudes and viewpoints regarding wildlife and nature; and their self-reported engagement in proenvironmental behaviors. Overall results of the study indicate zoo and aquarium visitors exhibit higher levels of acceptance, awareness, and concern about climate change than the ge ...
Policy Brief Series - IOM Online Bookstore
... Durable (MID), has provided the opportunity to define a shared vision of sustainability for Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega (Government of Mauritius, 2013b).5 ...
... Durable (MID), has provided the opportunity to define a shared vision of sustainability for Mauritius, Rodrigues and Agalega (Government of Mauritius, 2013b).5 ...
climate change urbanisation and humanitarian crises - Inter
... 2009): climate change will intensify the propensity of urban areas to disaster risk and the potential disaster tipping points posed by these factors. Cities concentrate poverty, and the informal sector constitutes the livelihood means for the majority of urban populations: an increase in urban-based ...
... 2009): climate change will intensify the propensity of urban areas to disaster risk and the potential disaster tipping points posed by these factors. Cities concentrate poverty, and the informal sector constitutes the livelihood means for the majority of urban populations: an increase in urban-based ...
McCarty, 2001. Ecological consequences of recent climate change.
... variations in climate, although long-term directional trends are not always evident (Fitter et al. 1995; Sparks & Carey 1995). Oglesby and Smith (1995) found that the flowering dates of spring wildflowers in New York showed a directional trend consistent with climate warming during this century. In ...
... variations in climate, although long-term directional trends are not always evident (Fitter et al. 1995; Sparks & Carey 1995). Oglesby and Smith (1995) found that the flowering dates of spring wildflowers in New York showed a directional trend consistent with climate warming during this century. In ...
climate change: challenges Facing india`s Poor
... emissions and their effects are, to a considerable degree, under India’s control. In contrast, we emit only a small percentage of world emissions of greenhouse gases, so our direct influence on their concentrations is small, and international negotiations and agreements have an important role to p ...
... emissions and their effects are, to a considerable degree, under India’s control. In contrast, we emit only a small percentage of world emissions of greenhouse gases, so our direct influence on their concentrations is small, and international negotiations and agreements have an important role to p ...
Antarctic Climate Change Report Card
... Ocean Acidification Ocean acidification is expected to impact large swaths of the Southern Ocean within the next few decades. The overall impact of this phenomenon on ecosystems remains unknown. Despite growing worldwide concerns about what OA means for ocean life, however, the amount of biological ...
... Ocean Acidification Ocean acidification is expected to impact large swaths of the Southern Ocean within the next few decades. The overall impact of this phenomenon on ecosystems remains unknown. Despite growing worldwide concerns about what OA means for ocean life, however, the amount of biological ...
Early effects of climate change: do they include changes in vector
... have also changed (Hulme et al. 1998). It appears that arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of t ...
... have also changed (Hulme et al. 1998). It appears that arid and semi-arid areas are becoming dryer while other areas, especially mid-to-high latitudes, are becoming wetter. There is also evidence that where precipitation has increased, there has been a disproportionate increase in the frequency of t ...
High Mountain Glacial Watershed Program Newsletter #3 Fall 2012
... These insights often agree with the formal, academic research results regarding changes in the high mountains. Changing freshwater supplies and emerging, glacier-related threats such as like glacial lake outburst floods are commonly discussed. However, the community perspective also provides a new u ...
... These insights often agree with the formal, academic research results regarding changes in the high mountains. Changing freshwater supplies and emerging, glacier-related threats such as like glacial lake outburst floods are commonly discussed. However, the community perspective also provides a new u ...
Climate change implications for the glaciers of the Hindu Kush
... mass balance component in the Karakoram due to the steep and rugged terrain (Hewitt, 2011). The spatial heterogeneity in mass balance is therefore likely to be partly linked to spatial variation in climate change and variability, the short length of observational mass balance data available and the ...
... mass balance component in the Karakoram due to the steep and rugged terrain (Hewitt, 2011). The spatial heterogeneity in mass balance is therefore likely to be partly linked to spatial variation in climate change and variability, the short length of observational mass balance data available and the ...
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... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON US AGRICULTURE Abstract There is general consensus in the scientific literature that human-induced climate change has taken place and will continue to do so over the next century. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes ...
... CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON US AGRICULTURE Abstract There is general consensus in the scientific literature that human-induced climate change has taken place and will continue to do so over the next century. The Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concludes ...
Climate Change: Guidance for Tree Species Selection
... how species selection guidelines differ between the BGC unit that is currently mapped for these geographic areas and those of projected BGC units. Based on this information, potential changes to existing species selection guidelines for a given site series were identified to accommodate future clima ...
... how species selection guidelines differ between the BGC unit that is currently mapped for these geographic areas and those of projected BGC units. Based on this information, potential changes to existing species selection guidelines for a given site series were identified to accommodate future clima ...
The 2°C target - Climate Emergency Institute
... to occur, or to which the world would be committed as the global mean temperature approaches 2oC above pre-industrial temperatures, as well as those that are expected to occur if the global temperature increases beyond this level. The EU’s global temperature target of 2°C above pre-industrial was fi ...
... to occur, or to which the world would be committed as the global mean temperature approaches 2oC above pre-industrial temperatures, as well as those that are expected to occur if the global temperature increases beyond this level. The EU’s global temperature target of 2°C above pre-industrial was fi ...
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... many of the English programs. In her field site (Kassena Nankana district), some public speeches in the local language used the English term “climate change” without further explanation. However, all farmers were familiar with a Nankani expression meaning “changes in the weather,” which was not equi ...
... many of the English programs. In her field site (Kassena Nankana district), some public speeches in the local language used the English term “climate change” without further explanation. However, all farmers were familiar with a Nankani expression meaning “changes in the weather,” which was not equi ...
Desertification-Climate Change Interactions
... Causes of desertification vary worldwide. These can be divided into two groups (Geist & Lambin, 2004), 1) those that predispose desertification called underlying causes and 2) those that physically start a desertification process, called proximate causes. Among underlying causes are climate, economi ...
... Causes of desertification vary worldwide. These can be divided into two groups (Geist & Lambin, 2004), 1) those that predispose desertification called underlying causes and 2) those that physically start a desertification process, called proximate causes. Among underlying causes are climate, economi ...
(Box 3). Increased understanding of climate change and biodiversity
... provide individual participants personal copies of such tools. Instead a demonstration of various tools and techniques was included in the curriculum with the anticipation that participants may subsequently be able to acquire tool(s) relevant to their work through their home institutions. Indeed ma ...
... provide individual participants personal copies of such tools. Instead a demonstration of various tools and techniques was included in the curriculum with the anticipation that participants may subsequently be able to acquire tool(s) relevant to their work through their home institutions. Indeed ma ...
how banks can seize opportunities in climate and green
... Bond Directives and Green Bond Catalogue, which incentivize financial institutions to establish and implement environmental and social risk management systems and actively engage in green finance. Lending emission projects, while the government increased its support for energy conservation and emiss ...
... Bond Directives and Green Bond Catalogue, which incentivize financial institutions to establish and implement environmental and social risk management systems and actively engage in green finance. Lending emission projects, while the government increased its support for energy conservation and emiss ...
Influences of Climate on Ontario Forests
... cold snaps might be in store for the next century. All of these may do serious harm to vegetation. The use of general circulation models (GCMs) enables researchers to simulate the future climate. There are a number of shortcomings associated with GCMs; nevertheless, most models are in agreement in p ...
... cold snaps might be in store for the next century. All of these may do serious harm to vegetation. The use of general circulation models (GCMs) enables researchers to simulate the future climate. There are a number of shortcomings associated with GCMs; nevertheless, most models are in agreement in p ...
Monitoring - Australian Institute of Alpine Studies
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change identified a number of potential impacts of climate change on natural and managed systems in Australia. The alpine regions of Australia are considered by the IPCC to be highly vulnerable to climate change. The Australian Greenhouse Office is developing a ...
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change identified a number of potential impacts of climate change on natural and managed systems in Australia. The alpine regions of Australia are considered by the IPCC to be highly vulnerable to climate change. The Australian Greenhouse Office is developing a ...
Moana Ola Pasifika Public Health Network Submission on New
... 15 Moana Ola hereby communicates its support of the discussion document’s objectives to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change contribution under the UNFCCC. We refer to the information contained in the discussion document and in the government’s ...
... 15 Moana Ola hereby communicates its support of the discussion document’s objectives to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of New Zealand’s post-2020 climate change contribution under the UNFCCC. We refer to the information contained in the discussion document and in the government’s ...
Assessment of the impacts of climate change and weather extremes
... ABSTRACT: The boreal and boreo-nemoral forests in Europe, which occur in northern and northeastern Europe, are dominated by 2 coniferous species, Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. being economically the most important one. Forestry is of major economic importance in this region. Forestry plannin ...
... ABSTRACT: The boreal and boreo-nemoral forests in Europe, which occur in northern and northeastern Europe, are dominated by 2 coniferous species, Norway spruce Picea abies (L.) Karst. being economically the most important one. Forestry is of major economic importance in this region. Forestry plannin ...
Architecture, Energy and Climate - Nordic Journal of Architectural
... designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of thermal comfort performance under a climat ...
... designing sustainable low-energy buildings while still providing thermal comfort under warmer summer conditions produced by anthropogenic climate change—a key challenge for building designers in the 21st century. These issues are evaluated by predictions of thermal comfort performance under a climat ...