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... perturbed by the impact of climatic change. Population decreases with increasing climate change related deaths that result from changes in heat stress, cold stress, malaria, and tropical cyclones. Heat and cold stress are assumed to have an effect only on the elderly, nonreproductive population. In ...
... perturbed by the impact of climatic change. Population decreases with increasing climate change related deaths that result from changes in heat stress, cold stress, malaria, and tropical cyclones. Heat and cold stress are assumed to have an effect only on the elderly, nonreproductive population. In ...
occasional paper 9 - Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and
... representative weather/climate data from well maintained observation stations with long periods of data records. The weather and climate monitoring programs and equipment from these long-term stations also need to have remained relatively consistent over time. In fact, lack of long-term climate data ...
... representative weather/climate data from well maintained observation stations with long periods of data records. The weather and climate monitoring programs and equipment from these long-term stations also need to have remained relatively consistent over time. In fact, lack of long-term climate data ...
a critical error
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
... 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found a ...
SID5 Form - Defra Science Search
... The executive summary must not exceed 2 sides in total of A4 and should be understandable to the intelligent non-scientist. It should cover the main objectives, methods and findings of the research, together with any other significant events and options for new work. The contract provided Secretaria ...
... The executive summary must not exceed 2 sides in total of A4 and should be understandable to the intelligent non-scientist. It should cover the main objectives, methods and findings of the research, together with any other significant events and options for new work. The contract provided Secretaria ...
the new zealand medical journal
... Price instruments are likely to change behaviour more rapidly than information and education, whether this applies to household waste generation, energy, water, or transport use,6 and their effectiveness depends on the sensitivity of firms and consumers to changes in the cost of emissions. Of the pr ...
... Price instruments are likely to change behaviour more rapidly than information and education, whether this applies to household waste generation, energy, water, or transport use,6 and their effectiveness depends on the sensitivity of firms and consumers to changes in the cost of emissions. Of the pr ...
6 Climate impacts on sectors and policies
... the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, heavy storms and other environmental changes (Beniston et al. 2007). This will impact crop yields in terms of quantity as well as quality and may lead to crop yield differences from one year to the next (Sonia Quirog ...
... the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heat waves, droughts, floods, heavy storms and other environmental changes (Beniston et al. 2007). This will impact crop yields in terms of quantity as well as quality and may lead to crop yield differences from one year to the next (Sonia Quirog ...
Reliable Science: Overcoming Public Doubts in the Climate Change
... The controversy surrounding climate change science in the United States has been attributed to the prevalence of scientific illiteracy,23 lack of familiarity with technical problems,24 industry propaganda25 and political luddites.26 Yet, the dispute is not about the basic principles of climate chang ...
... The controversy surrounding climate change science in the United States has been attributed to the prevalence of scientific illiteracy,23 lack of familiarity with technical problems,24 industry propaganda25 and political luddites.26 Yet, the dispute is not about the basic principles of climate chang ...
Climate Change and the World Council of Churches
... ecological sustainability and social justice, a focus on the specific issue of “global warming” began in some WCC member churches in the late 1980s. Scientific evidence had begun to point to a change in the atmospheric composition with potential serious climatic impacts. For instance, the Toronto Co ...
... ecological sustainability and social justice, a focus on the specific issue of “global warming” began in some WCC member churches in the late 1980s. Scientific evidence had begun to point to a change in the atmospheric composition with potential serious climatic impacts. For instance, the Toronto Co ...
article - Minnesota Public Radio
... (CO2 fertilization), and nitrogen deposition. All of these drivers are capable of causing ecosystem change individually, but their impacts will occur concurrently with the direct impacts of climate change. In some systems with multiple drivers, simultaneous changes in two or more of them might resul ...
... (CO2 fertilization), and nitrogen deposition. All of these drivers are capable of causing ecosystem change individually, but their impacts will occur concurrently with the direct impacts of climate change. In some systems with multiple drivers, simultaneous changes in two or more of them might resul ...
3B.9 THE U.S. GLOBAL CLIMATE OBSERVING SYSTEM (GCOS
... stations have been put into operation out of a planned 115 stations in the Continental U.S. [see http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/uscrn]. The full complement of 115 sites should be completely implemented by May 2008. Beginning in 2008, the CRN program will also be expanded into Alaska with an eve ...
... stations have been put into operation out of a planned 115 stations in the Continental U.S. [see http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/uscrn]. The full complement of 115 sites should be completely implemented by May 2008. Beginning in 2008, the CRN program will also be expanded into Alaska with an eve ...
KLMC Advocacy Plan - Kenya livestock Marketing Council
... developed by SNV Corporate. The harmonised M&E framework contains harmonised outcomes, outputs, indicators and monitoring methods that all country themes apply. The below M&E framework is based on our theme-specific Theory of Change (ToC). For each result in the ToC we have defined indicators and me ...
... developed by SNV Corporate. The harmonised M&E framework contains harmonised outcomes, outputs, indicators and monitoring methods that all country themes apply. The below M&E framework is based on our theme-specific Theory of Change (ToC). For each result in the ToC we have defined indicators and me ...
NATIONAL PARKS|Fall 2009
... COPENHAGEN. 03-Dec-2009 ................................................................................ 21 FINANCING CLIMATE CHANGE: The OECD is ready to assist G20 countries in their efforts to find lasting solutions to finance action on climate change, building on the long-standing work of the or ...
... COPENHAGEN. 03-Dec-2009 ................................................................................ 21 FINANCING CLIMATE CHANGE: The OECD is ready to assist G20 countries in their efforts to find lasting solutions to finance action on climate change, building on the long-standing work of the or ...
Motivated Recall in the Service of the Economic System
... skepticism than other salient explanatory variables, such as skeptical media coverage (Krosnick, Holbrook, Lowe, & Visser, 2006) and conservative countermobilization (McCright & Dunlap, 2011b), and the effect of economic condition remained robust even after adjusting for person-level covariates such ...
... skepticism than other salient explanatory variables, such as skeptical media coverage (Krosnick, Holbrook, Lowe, & Visser, 2006) and conservative countermobilization (McCright & Dunlap, 2011b), and the effect of economic condition remained robust even after adjusting for person-level covariates such ...
Recent Trends in Temperature and Precipitation in Al Jabal Al
... Available gridded datasets for Saudi Arabia also accurately represent the very dry (40-80 mm) area over the Rub Al Khali, and the dry (80150 mm) area over the middle to north of Saudi Arabia, and the wettest (>150 mm) region in the southwest of the AP [20]. For the Sultanate of Oman in the south-eas ...
... Available gridded datasets for Saudi Arabia also accurately represent the very dry (40-80 mm) area over the Rub Al Khali, and the dry (80150 mm) area over the middle to north of Saudi Arabia, and the wettest (>150 mm) region in the southwest of the AP [20]. For the Sultanate of Oman in the south-eas ...
Report for Transportation and Public Works Committee May 14
... Approved by City Council October 31, 2000 WHEREAS 1990 to 1999 was the warmest decade of the millennium; WHEREAS a global reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) is necessary to slow climate change and reduce the risks to human health, the physical environment, economy and quality of life; ...
... Approved by City Council October 31, 2000 WHEREAS 1990 to 1999 was the warmest decade of the millennium; WHEREAS a global reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) is necessary to slow climate change and reduce the risks to human health, the physical environment, economy and quality of life; ...
Success factors for communicating climate change
... challenges and problems related to the communication of climate change and adaptation issues. The main objective of this action is to give the project partners guidance how to tackle the specific communication challenges related to climate change adaptation (CCA). How to read this report: In Chapter ...
... challenges and problems related to the communication of climate change and adaptation issues. The main objective of this action is to give the project partners guidance how to tackle the specific communication challenges related to climate change adaptation (CCA). How to read this report: In Chapter ...
Annual Average Temperature Rise: Global Average
... Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2007), pgs. 243 and 248. http://goo.gl/ZDMF1W In table 3.2 on pg. 243 (see the rows marked “Land: Globe”) and table 3.3 on pg. 248 (see the rows marked “Globe”), you can compare the columns marked “ ...
... Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2007), pgs. 243 and 248. http://goo.gl/ZDMF1W In table 3.2 on pg. 243 (see the rows marked “Land: Globe”) and table 3.3 on pg. 248 (see the rows marked “Globe”), you can compare the columns marked “ ...
Why Should We Care about Sustainability?
... be addressed using the actuarial skill set. Specific areas of study may include (but not be limited to) climate change, natural resource depletion, water and air pollution, land management, agriculture and energy issues.” ...
... be addressed using the actuarial skill set. Specific areas of study may include (but not be limited to) climate change, natural resource depletion, water and air pollution, land management, agriculture and energy issues.” ...
Climate change: the ultimate `tragedy of the commons`? Jouni
... Robert Falkner, Lin Ostrom, Kerry Smith and James van Alstine for their comments on earlier versions of this paper. ...
... Robert Falkner, Lin Ostrom, Kerry Smith and James van Alstine for their comments on earlier versions of this paper. ...
Hasan, F.A. Human Agency, Climate Change, and Culture
... contributions with his contention that desiccation by the end of the glacial period led to the emergence of agriculture, as people congregated along river courses and within the orbit of oases, where conditions were appropriate for the domestication of plants and animals. The relationship between cl ...
... contributions with his contention that desiccation by the end of the glacial period led to the emergence of agriculture, as people congregated along river courses and within the orbit of oases, where conditions were appropriate for the domestication of plants and animals. The relationship between cl ...
Regional assessment of climate change impacts on maize
... the exposition. The specific climate scenario used for the analysis (see next section) refers to a threefold increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration by the end of the century and implies rather drastic changes in the temperature and precipitation regime of the Alpine region. Moreover, as state ...
... the exposition. The specific climate scenario used for the analysis (see next section) refers to a threefold increase in the atmospheric CO2 concentration by the end of the century and implies rather drastic changes in the temperature and precipitation regime of the Alpine region. Moreover, as state ...
Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
... regulatory frameworks which in turn would create a stable long-term investment climate ...
... regulatory frameworks which in turn would create a stable long-term investment climate ...
Climate and Culture - George Mason University
... now change direction and become actors in the policy process . . . using the collaboration that has become a hallmark of our research to build relationships with other organizations, associations, think tanks, and foundations, who have a stake in this issue—or create new ones.” As an ethnographer wh ...
... now change direction and become actors in the policy process . . . using the collaboration that has become a hallmark of our research to build relationships with other organizations, associations, think tanks, and foundations, who have a stake in this issue—or create new ones.” As an ethnographer wh ...
related paper by Mann (PDF)
... at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies predicted the warming expected for the next two decades. The predictions turn out to have matched the observed warming since that time remarkably well.1 In a later study published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, ...
... at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies predicted the warming expected for the next two decades. The predictions turn out to have matched the observed warming since that time remarkably well.1 In a later study published just after the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption in the Philippines, ...