Survival of the fittest: Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa
... and education are not adequately provided nor adapted to the population of the drylands of East Africa. Furthermore, there has been a severe lack of either public or private investment in infrastructure and economic development in arid areas, combined with poor access to markets. The net effect is o ...
... and education are not adequately provided nor adapted to the population of the drylands of East Africa. Furthermore, there has been a severe lack of either public or private investment in infrastructure and economic development in arid areas, combined with poor access to markets. The net effect is o ...
Climate Action Plan - City of Boynton Beach
... climate are matched and compounded by social challenges and economic consequences such as rising energy costs associated with conveying water, transportation and health care. Low-income and vulnerable citizens, such as our elderly communities, face disproportionate impacts of climate change includi ...
... climate are matched and compounded by social challenges and economic consequences such as rising energy costs associated with conveying water, transportation and health care. Low-income and vulnerable citizens, such as our elderly communities, face disproportionate impacts of climate change includi ...
Climate Change and Water Quality in the Great Lakes Basin
... Environment Canada’s Canadian Climate Program and the University of Toronto’s Institute for Environmental Studies convened a binational workshop to review the effects of climate change on the physical, bio-physical, and socioeconomic systems of the Great Lakes basin and to develop a research strateg ...
... Environment Canada’s Canadian Climate Program and the University of Toronto’s Institute for Environmental Studies convened a binational workshop to review the effects of climate change on the physical, bio-physical, and socioeconomic systems of the Great Lakes basin and to develop a research strateg ...
Chapter 1 Introduction - Wageningen UR E
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme, the IPCC surveys world-wide scientific and technical literature and publishes assessment reports that are widely recognized as the most credible existing so ...
... Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Established in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization and the UN Environment Programme, the IPCC surveys world-wide scientific and technical literature and publishes assessment reports that are widely recognized as the most credible existing so ...
U. S. Senate Minority Report:
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report report -- updated from 2007’s groundbreaking rep ...
... Over 650 dissenting scientists from around the globe challenged man-made global warming claims made by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Vice President Al Gore. This new 231-page U.S. Senate Minority Report report -- updated from 2007’s groundbreaking rep ...
Global Climate Change
... • the length of growing season • the frequency and severity of storm • The change of sea level rise BBA(Gajaseni) ...
... • the length of growing season • the frequency and severity of storm • The change of sea level rise BBA(Gajaseni) ...
Livestock and Climate Change in the Near East Region: measures to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
... Amman, October 2011” for their valuable contributions during the various phases of this report. The authors would like to also thank Ms Maha Zaki (Secretary of SNO) for her contribution in the Cover design. ...
... Amman, October 2011” for their valuable contributions during the various phases of this report. The authors would like to also thank Ms Maha Zaki (Secretary of SNO) for her contribution in the Cover design. ...
Slow science: the value of long ocean biogeochemistry records
... nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, increased stratification may result in an earlier alleviation of light limitation, extending the ph ...
... nutrients, which in subtropical regions could result in decreased primary production [6]. The oligotrophic gyres are thus expected to expand, further reducing global productivity. In subpolar regions, increased stratification may result in an earlier alleviation of light limitation, extending the ph ...
Short-Lived Climate Pollution
... emissions can produce extremely short-lived greenhouse gases in the troposphere—notably ozone—which act similarly to other greenhouse gases but yield very inhomogeneous climate forcing. Particulates and ozone have important health and agricultural effects, which tend to make their elimination necess ...
... emissions can produce extremely short-lived greenhouse gases in the troposphere—notably ozone—which act similarly to other greenhouse gases but yield very inhomogeneous climate forcing. Particulates and ozone have important health and agricultural effects, which tend to make their elimination necess ...
for European Journal of Plant Pathology Manuscript Draft
... and realistically as they can. I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affected by climate change (the text currently implies that yields are only affected by disease changes). ...
... and realistically as they can. I think there are a few issues of editing/clarification. Page 2, lines 45-50. I know what you mean, but the sentence is slightly confusing. Crop yields may also be affected by climate change (the text currently implies that yields are only affected by disease changes). ...
Impact of anthropogenic absorbing aerosols on clouds and
... reasons behind these changes. It is inevitable that the climate response particularly in the context of clouds and precipitation needs to be examined with the assistant of numerical models, especially general circulation models or global climate models (GCMs), including aerosol processes. This revie ...
... reasons behind these changes. It is inevitable that the climate response particularly in the context of clouds and precipitation needs to be examined with the assistant of numerical models, especially general circulation models or global climate models (GCMs), including aerosol processes. This revie ...
The Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean
... The amplitude of the mean change foreseen by 2020–2049 (about 0.1 mm/d) is comparable to that of the driest spells experienced by the region during the twentieth century (see Figs. 8.1 and 8.4). Since the multi-model ensemble average has internal variability with reduced amplitude, the actual variab ...
... The amplitude of the mean change foreseen by 2020–2049 (about 0.1 mm/d) is comparable to that of the driest spells experienced by the region during the twentieth century (see Figs. 8.1 and 8.4). Since the multi-model ensemble average has internal variability with reduced amplitude, the actual variab ...
National summary - Northern Ireland
... managed in the future. This includes any existing plans to increase or change the current level of activity. • Watching brief. The evidence in these areas should be kept under review, with long-term monitoring of risk levels and adaptation activity so that further action can be taken if necessary. T ...
... managed in the future. This includes any existing plans to increase or change the current level of activity. • Watching brief. The evidence in these areas should be kept under review, with long-term monitoring of risk levels and adaptation activity so that further action can be taken if necessary. T ...
ESCC Hub Research Plan Version 2 (2016)
... of Meteorology, was funded under the ACCSP (and its predecessors) since 1989, with existing research activity in the above programmes continuing until contracts with the Bureau and CSIRO end on 30 June 2016. The funding “profile” in this research plan reflects the wind-down of the ACCSP and ramp-up ...
... of Meteorology, was funded under the ACCSP (and its predecessors) since 1989, with existing research activity in the above programmes continuing until contracts with the Bureau and CSIRO end on 30 June 2016. The funding “profile” in this research plan reflects the wind-down of the ACCSP and ramp-up ...
Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Strategic Plan
... Air Quality has significant direct and indirect impacts on community health, the environment and the economy of Hamilton. These impacts may be experienced in the area near the pollutant source(s) or at great distances through the influence of wind and weather patterns. A 2005 report from the Ontario ...
... Air Quality has significant direct and indirect impacts on community health, the environment and the economy of Hamilton. These impacts may be experienced in the area near the pollutant source(s) or at great distances through the influence of wind and weather patterns. A 2005 report from the Ontario ...
Improving runoff estimates from regional climate models: a
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
... of surface runoff over great extensions of land (Fekete et al., 1999), and it can be used to correct bias from RCMs. In light of this situation, it is essential to analyse several alternatives that will enable us to obtain simulated stream flow series and can be introduced in water resources models ...
Indicators of the impact of Climate Change on Migratory Species
... ecosystems in the coming years and centuries (IPCC 2007, Stern 2007). The role of human activities in the observed changes is now clearer than ever. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report concludes that most of the observed increase in global temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (i.e. m ...
... ecosystems in the coming years and centuries (IPCC 2007, Stern 2007). The role of human activities in the observed changes is now clearer than ever. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report concludes that most of the observed increase in global temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (i.e. m ...
Carnegie Mellon University
... Representativeness: people judge the likelihood that an object belongs to a particular class in terms of how much it resembles that class. Department of Engineering and Public Policy ...
... Representativeness: people judge the likelihood that an object belongs to a particular class in terms of how much it resembles that class. Department of Engineering and Public Policy ...
Arctic Paleoclimate Synthesis Thematic Papers
... ago, solar energy in summer in the Arctic was greater than at any time subsequently. As a consequence, Arctic summers were w5 C warmer than at present, and almost all glaciers melted completely except for the Greenland Ice Sheet, and even it was reduced in size substantially from its present exten ...
... ago, solar energy in summer in the Arctic was greater than at any time subsequently. As a consequence, Arctic summers were w5 C warmer than at present, and almost all glaciers melted completely except for the Greenland Ice Sheet, and even it was reduced in size substantially from its present exten ...
Temperature and precipitation history of the Arctic
... ago, solar energy in summer in the Arctic was greater than at any time subsequently. As a consequence, Arctic summers were w5 C warmer than at present, and almost all glaciers melted completely except for the Greenland Ice Sheet, and even it was reduced in size substantially from its present exten ...
... ago, solar energy in summer in the Arctic was greater than at any time subsequently. As a consequence, Arctic summers were w5 C warmer than at present, and almost all glaciers melted completely except for the Greenland Ice Sheet, and even it was reduced in size substantially from its present exten ...
BASE Evaluation Criteria for Climate Adaptation (BECCA)
... chosen based on the relationship between planned adaptation activities and the socio-economic, political, environmental and climatic context in which they will be implemented. The criteria must also be salient from the point of view of their primary user. The latter may vary from those vulnerable to ...
... chosen based on the relationship between planned adaptation activities and the socio-economic, political, environmental and climatic context in which they will be implemented. The criteria must also be salient from the point of view of their primary user. The latter may vary from those vulnerable to ...
enter appropriate school - Victoria University of Wellington
... Victoria’s Development Studies programme is the first major of its kind in New Zealand. It’s an umbrella under which you can study almost any aspect of the development of human societies and their relationship to the Earth we live on. This multidisciplinary field is concerned with studying inequalit ...
... Victoria’s Development Studies programme is the first major of its kind in New Zealand. It’s an umbrella under which you can study almost any aspect of the development of human societies and their relationship to the Earth we live on. This multidisciplinary field is concerned with studying inequalit ...
Last millennium Northern Hemisphere summer temperatures from
... 2002), the potential disadvantage to these approaches is that they rely implicitly on the existence, stability, and persistence of those teleconnections (Gershunov and Barnett, 1998; Rimbu et al., 2003; Anchukaitis et al., 2006; Wilson et al., 2010; Lehner et al., 2012; Gallant et al., 2013; Ortega ...
... 2002), the potential disadvantage to these approaches is that they rely implicitly on the existence, stability, and persistence of those teleconnections (Gershunov and Barnett, 1998; Rimbu et al., 2003; Anchukaitis et al., 2006; Wilson et al., 2010; Lehner et al., 2012; Gallant et al., 2013; Ortega ...
Climate Change curriculum
... are occurring all around us. Climate change is a complex topic that provides opportunities for students to explore many interrelationships, including the connections between our energy use and changes in the global carbon cycle, temperatures, rainfall patterns, and sea level. This unit is designed a ...
... are occurring all around us. Climate change is a complex topic that provides opportunities for students to explore many interrelationships, including the connections between our energy use and changes in the global carbon cycle, temperatures, rainfall patterns, and sea level. This unit is designed a ...
EuTRACE - IASS Potsdam
... There is a broad scientific consensus that humans are changing the composition of the atmosphere and that this, in turn, is modifying the climate and other global systems. The likely harmful impacts on societies and ecosystems, along with possibilities for mitigation and adaptation, have been docume ...
... There is a broad scientific consensus that humans are changing the composition of the atmosphere and that this, in turn, is modifying the climate and other global systems. The likely harmful impacts on societies and ecosystems, along with possibilities for mitigation and adaptation, have been docume ...