The Role of Methane in Climate (Change)
... There's actually no good evidence of shallow hydrate on the Siberian shelves, even though there are substantial quantities of subsea permafrost. Hydrate may exist deeper down however, more than 50 meters below the seafloor. The stability of these hydrates is sustained by the existence of permafrost, ...
... There's actually no good evidence of shallow hydrate on the Siberian shelves, even though there are substantial quantities of subsea permafrost. Hydrate may exist deeper down however, more than 50 meters below the seafloor. The stability of these hydrates is sustained by the existence of permafrost, ...
Development Aid and Climate Finance: Working Paper 123 (397 kB) (opens in new window)
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
... The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create ...
Avoiding Adaptation Apartheid: Climate Change Adaptation and
... In the Ganges and Mekong Deltas, "people are erecting bamboo flood shelters on stilts" and "planting mangroves to protect themselves against storm surges." A final adaptation strategy in the Mekong? "[W]omen and children are being taught to swim." 4 Despite these sobering realities, the question of ...
... In the Ganges and Mekong Deltas, "people are erecting bamboo flood shelters on stilts" and "planting mangroves to protect themselves against storm surges." A final adaptation strategy in the Mekong? "[W]omen and children are being taught to swim." 4 Despite these sobering realities, the question of ...
concluded
... ABSTRACT: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s contestation that changes to hydrological extremes as a result of anthropogenic climate change are likely. There is also a growing level of concern among water resource managers about the nature ...
... ABSTRACT: There is a growing body of evidence supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s contestation that changes to hydrological extremes as a result of anthropogenic climate change are likely. There is also a growing level of concern among water resource managers about the nature ...
Untitled - The Pew Charitable Trusts
... existing data, while extensive input from key stakeholders and new data collection was limited. Comprehensive HIAs include the existing data, key stakeholder input and go one step further than intermediate HIAs by collecting new data in an inclusive manner to fully inform the potential health outco ...
... existing data, while extensive input from key stakeholders and new data collection was limited. Comprehensive HIAs include the existing data, key stakeholder input and go one step further than intermediate HIAs by collecting new data in an inclusive manner to fully inform the potential health outco ...
Migration as Societal Response to Climate Change and Land
... For the last two decades, there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and mobility of the population in the public and scientific debate (Wilkinson 2002; UNDP 2009; IPCC 2014a). The West African Sahel is expected to be the most affected ...
... For the last two decades, there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between climate change, environmental degradation and mobility of the population in the public and scientific debate (Wilkinson 2002; UNDP 2009; IPCC 2014a). The West African Sahel is expected to be the most affected ...
Climate change and
... equipment. Extinctions of target fish species, even marine species with high reproductive outputs, are now thought to be possible (Sadovy and Cheung, 2003) while impacts on incidentally caught species and habitats also constitute a loss of aquatic biodiversity (Worm et al., 2006; Allan, 2005) and ca ...
... equipment. Extinctions of target fish species, even marine species with high reproductive outputs, are now thought to be possible (Sadovy and Cheung, 2003) while impacts on incidentally caught species and habitats also constitute a loss of aquatic biodiversity (Worm et al., 2006; Allan, 2005) and ca ...
Ranking Port Cities with High Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate
... coastal flooding due to storm surge and damage due to high winds. This study also investigates how climate change is likely to impact each port city’s exposure to coastal flooding by the 2070s, alongside subsidence and population growth and urbanisation. The assessment provides a much more comprehen ...
... coastal flooding due to storm surge and damage due to high winds. This study also investigates how climate change is likely to impact each port city’s exposure to coastal flooding by the 2070s, alongside subsidence and population growth and urbanisation. The assessment provides a much more comprehen ...
Chapter 3: Natural environment and natural assets
... climate change is likely to accelerate current rates of decline and loss of ecosystem function. Such combined stresses are particularly evident during extreme events when climate-related impacts are most apparent. Furthermore, evidence of longer-term shifts in species and ecosystems due to higher te ...
... climate change is likely to accelerate current rates of decline and loss of ecosystem function. Such combined stresses are particularly evident during extreme events when climate-related impacts are most apparent. Furthermore, evidence of longer-term shifts in species and ecosystems due to higher te ...
China in the International Politics of Climate Change
... unified block in the climate negotiations, despite being a rather heterogeneous group with largely differing interests.6 As the largest and most populous developing country, China has played a major role in forming the position of the developing countries in the climate negotiations. The opposition ...
... unified block in the climate negotiations, despite being a rather heterogeneous group with largely differing interests.6 As the largest and most populous developing country, China has played a major role in forming the position of the developing countries in the climate negotiations. The opposition ...
Including land use, land-use change, and forestry in future climate
... integration or separation between LULUCF commitments and commitments that may be undertaken in other sectors. This option arises if, instead of undertaking a single commitment that covers all sectors as in the current KP, nations are allowed to undertake separate commitments in specific sectors. For ...
... integration or separation between LULUCF commitments and commitments that may be undertaken in other sectors. This option arises if, instead of undertaking a single commitment that covers all sectors as in the current KP, nations are allowed to undertake separate commitments in specific sectors. For ...
Rise - Adam Farcus
... Jensen, Derrick. Endgame: Volume II, The Problem of Civilization. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2006. Print. Kafka, Franz. Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Trans. Michael Hofmann. London: Penguin, 2007. Print. Kirkman, Robert. Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science. Bloomi ...
... Jensen, Derrick. Endgame: Volume II, The Problem of Civilization. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2006. Print. Kafka, Franz. Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Trans. Michael Hofmann. London: Penguin, 2007. Print. Kirkman, Robert. Skeptical Environmentalism: The Limits of Philosophy and Science. Bloomi ...
Climate change, extreme weather events, air pollution and respiratory health in Europe
... The ongoing EU project PHASE (Public Health Adaptation Strategies to Extreme weather events) will provide further insights into the synergy between air pollution and extreme weather events (e.g. heatwaves and cold spells) and an innovative aspect will be investigation of their environmental conseque ...
... The ongoing EU project PHASE (Public Health Adaptation Strategies to Extreme weather events) will provide further insights into the synergy between air pollution and extreme weather events (e.g. heatwaves and cold spells) and an innovative aspect will be investigation of their environmental conseque ...
A Global Response to HFCs through Fair and
... preventing further increased use of HFCs. This ‘leapfrogging’ – moving from HCFCs directly to climate-friendly alternatives – would deliver important benefits to the climate, as well as being cost-effective in the long run as compared with a two-stage scenario. In principle, there are many possible ...
... preventing further increased use of HFCs. This ‘leapfrogging’ – moving from HCFCs directly to climate-friendly alternatives – would deliver important benefits to the climate, as well as being cost-effective in the long run as compared with a two-stage scenario. In principle, there are many possible ...
Advancing Managed Retreat in New Zealand
... Sea level rise projections up until 2100 range from 0.5 to 1 metre4, but rises well in excess of 1 metre are still possible during this period5, particularly if accelerated polar ice sheet loss continues.6 Sea level rise will also continue beyond 2100, at a scale determined by the level of climate c ...
... Sea level rise projections up until 2100 range from 0.5 to 1 metre4, but rises well in excess of 1 metre are still possible during this period5, particularly if accelerated polar ice sheet loss continues.6 Sea level rise will also continue beyond 2100, at a scale determined by the level of climate c ...
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
... Figure 22: Classification of key berry species by the type of soil in which they grow .................................................................. 46 Figure 23: Iron Ore Mine Pit on Mesabi Range ................................................................................................. ...
Urban resilience: A framework for empowering cities in face of
... environmental degradation, scarcity of resources are only some of these threats. They are different in nature and impacts: some of them may induce long-term changes in urban systems (e.g. scarcity of resources), others may provoke immediate shocks (e.g. earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.). In the followin ...
... environmental degradation, scarcity of resources are only some of these threats. They are different in nature and impacts: some of them may induce long-term changes in urban systems (e.g. scarcity of resources), others may provoke immediate shocks (e.g. earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.). In the followin ...
Report
... hydrological cycles. They also, as it turns out, seriously contribute to climate change when they are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation a ...
... hydrological cycles. They also, as it turns out, seriously contribute to climate change when they are cut down. Although rarely acknowledged in day-‐to-‐day discussions surrounding climate change, deforestation a ...
Adaptation to climate change: the attitude and behaviour of rice
... Climate change is defined as “a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001, p. 61). Using this definition, the variation can ...
... Climate change is defined as “a statistically significant variation in either the mean state of the climate or in its variability, persisting for an extended period (typically decades or longer)” (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2001, p. 61). Using this definition, the variation can ...
Protected Areas: Buffering nature against climate change
... Climate change is not new for life on earth. Indeed there was substantial climate change during the glacial-interglacial swings of the Pleistocene, and biodiversity came through without major extinctions. In contrast, the present day anthropogenic warming of the planet threatens extinctions of large ...
... Climate change is not new for life on earth. Indeed there was substantial climate change during the glacial-interglacial swings of the Pleistocene, and biodiversity came through without major extinctions. In contrast, the present day anthropogenic warming of the planet threatens extinctions of large ...
Climate change scenario simulations of wind, sea level, and
... level, since regular measurements have been carried out, occurred on 12-13 November 1872 at 2.77 m above mean sea level (Baerens and Hupfer, 1999). Even higher water levels were reported for February 1625, but documented measurements are not available. Hupfer et al. (2003) summarized observations of ...
... level, since regular measurements have been carried out, occurred on 12-13 November 1872 at 2.77 m above mean sea level (Baerens and Hupfer, 1999). Even higher water levels were reported for February 1625, but documented measurements are not available. Hupfer et al. (2003) summarized observations of ...
Emerging approaches for responding to climate change in African
... developing world where food production per person has not increased since the early 1970s. The absolute number of undernourished people has risen. Studies suggesting that agricultural trade facilitates adaptation and brings global benefits emphasise the importance of removing trade distortions, such ...
... developing world where food production per person has not increased since the early 1970s. The absolute number of undernourished people has risen. Studies suggesting that agricultural trade facilitates adaptation and brings global benefits emphasise the importance of removing trade distortions, such ...
Mid-Pliocene Westerlies from PlioMIP Simulations
... Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen 5007, Norway ...
... Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Bergen 5007, Norway ...
Intellectual Property Rights and International Technology
... The rapid deployment and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) is considered crucial for tackling the climate change challenge. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls for developed countries to take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate and f ...
... The rapid deployment and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) is considered crucial for tackling the climate change challenge. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls for developed countries to take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate and f ...
Understanding the implications of Climate Change for woodland
... systematically using a set of search terms, as well as following up citations and using literature known to the authors. For example, in order to examine the climate change impacts on species composition and abundance changes, climate change, regions, parameter ...
... systematically using a set of search terms, as well as following up citations and using literature known to the authors. For example, in order to examine the climate change impacts on species composition and abundance changes, climate change, regions, parameter ...