Chapter 2: AFRICAN CLIMATE CHANGE: PAST AND FUTURE
... signature of these natural forcing is evince on inter-annual variability of global and regional atmospheric features like the El-Nino/La Nina Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the African jet streams, the tropical Easterly jet, the North Atlantic Oscillation, the southern annular mode, monsoons, cyclones ...
... signature of these natural forcing is evince on inter-annual variability of global and regional atmospheric features like the El-Nino/La Nina Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the African jet streams, the tropical Easterly jet, the North Atlantic Oscillation, the southern annular mode, monsoons, cyclones ...
The Structure of Economic Modeling of the Potential Impacts
... begin to appreciate the potentially enormous consequence of such temperatures. The planet has not seen CO2 levels as high as the current 400 ppm for at least 800,000 7 The equivalence comes from adding, in radiative forcing equivalent, across the GHGs. There are a number of ways to express GHG equi ...
... begin to appreciate the potentially enormous consequence of such temperatures. The planet has not seen CO2 levels as high as the current 400 ppm for at least 800,000 7 The equivalence comes from adding, in radiative forcing equivalent, across the GHGs. There are a number of ways to express GHG equi ...
The UNFCCC process and National GHG inventories
... This presentation provides basic concepts on the international processes linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It provides some historical background for the Convention; highlights its primary goals and the statistical mechanisms associated to its implementati ...
... This presentation provides basic concepts on the international processes linked to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It provides some historical background for the Convention; highlights its primary goals and the statistical mechanisms associated to its implementati ...
Citation
... synthetic, design oriented approach aimed at generating solutions (Meinke et al. 2006). A recent review by Heller and Zavaleta (2009) showed that ecological studies usually provided general narrowly scoped recommendations, which are difficult to implement into planning and management. To improve thi ...
... synthetic, design oriented approach aimed at generating solutions (Meinke et al. 2006). A recent review by Heller and Zavaleta (2009) showed that ecological studies usually provided general narrowly scoped recommendations, which are difficult to implement into planning and management. To improve thi ...
Fact sheet: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
... Agriculture Initiative in partnership with UC Davis to meet this challenge. The vision for the Predictive Agriculture Initiative is to develop new scientific approaches to do more with less: increase food production while simultaneously decreasing inputs of water and fertilizers. Meeting this grand ...
... Agriculture Initiative in partnership with UC Davis to meet this challenge. The vision for the Predictive Agriculture Initiative is to develop new scientific approaches to do more with less: increase food production while simultaneously decreasing inputs of water and fertilizers. Meeting this grand ...
Climate change and extreme weather events
... Several analyses of precipitation observations indicate that rainstorm intensity has increased over the past decades. In the United States for example, 10 percent of the annual precipitation falls during very heavy rainstorms (at least 50 mm per day). At the beginning of this century this was less t ...
... Several analyses of precipitation observations indicate that rainstorm intensity has increased over the past decades. In the United States for example, 10 percent of the annual precipitation falls during very heavy rainstorms (at least 50 mm per day). At the beginning of this century this was less t ...
CLIMATE CHANGE A Natural Hazard
... The IPCC findings were endorsed at the Second World Climate Conference held in Geneva in 1990 and the accompanying Ministerial Declaration called for UN action to negotiate a convention that would establish international agreements necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. The UN Framework Conven ...
... The IPCC findings were endorsed at the Second World Climate Conference held in Geneva in 1990 and the accompanying Ministerial Declaration called for UN action to negotiate a convention that would establish international agreements necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. The UN Framework Conven ...
on the model applied (particularly on the
... are relatively small as compared to the projected atmospheric forcing changes. For example, in western Russia there is reforestation in both scenarios, which should lead to warming. However, although the additional landcover changes have the expected impact on net radiation, the B1 and A2 scenarios ...
... are relatively small as compared to the projected atmospheric forcing changes. For example, in western Russia there is reforestation in both scenarios, which should lead to warming. However, although the additional landcover changes have the expected impact on net radiation, the B1 and A2 scenarios ...
www.ssoar.info Politics, geological past, and the future of earth
... anthropogenic climate change for future generations and casts its eye on the end of the twenty-first century (IPCC 2013, 2014). The long run may well be the only guide for responsible action here and now. So, one may ask, under what conditions might the long run (several decades, hundreds, thousands ...
... anthropogenic climate change for future generations and casts its eye on the end of the twenty-first century (IPCC 2013, 2014). The long run may well be the only guide for responsible action here and now. So, one may ask, under what conditions might the long run (several decades, hundreds, thousands ...
The Economics of Climate Change in East Asia
... Directors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this document, and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation or reference to a particular territory or geographical area, or by using the term “country ...
... Directors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this document, and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation or reference to a particular territory or geographical area, or by using the term “country ...
News release - University of Texas Marine Science Institute
... of climate change on coastal upwelling ecosystems that provide substantial services to society. Debate within the scientific community about the direction of changes in upwelling-favorable winds indicated a need for synthesis of information on wind trends. In 1990, fisheries oceanographer Andrew Bak ...
... of climate change on coastal upwelling ecosystems that provide substantial services to society. Debate within the scientific community about the direction of changes in upwelling-favorable winds indicated a need for synthesis of information on wind trends. In 1990, fisheries oceanographer Andrew Bak ...
Comparisons of Observed Paleoclimate and Model
... •Proxy reconstructions and model simulations both suggest that late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important diff ...
... •Proxy reconstructions and model simulations both suggest that late 20th century warmth is anomalous in the context of the past 1000-2000 years •Primary source of differences between various reconstructions appear to be related to issues of seasonality and spatial representativeness • Important diff ...
Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural
... species and the interactions with other species and/or their habitats, as well as according to location. The effects that climate change adaptation measures in other sectors can have on species and habitats should also be considered in order to avoid further unforeseen impacts. ...
... species and the interactions with other species and/or their habitats, as well as according to location. The effects that climate change adaptation measures in other sectors can have on species and habitats should also be considered in order to avoid further unforeseen impacts. ...
Climate, Drought, and Wildfire Effects on Water Quality
... Shortage risk has been “rolled back” by about one year. System reservoir storage is currently about what it was in 2003. The entire Colorado River storage system decreased from 55.7 (95% capacity) to 29.7 (52% capacity) MAF from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2004. ...
... Shortage risk has been “rolled back” by about one year. System reservoir storage is currently about what it was in 2003. The entire Colorado River storage system decreased from 55.7 (95% capacity) to 29.7 (52% capacity) MAF from October 1, 1999 to October 1, 2004. ...
Climate change in cities due to global warming and urban
... and momentum at the atmosphere‐surface interface. The methods are described in more detail in the auxiliary material and evaluated by Best et al. [2006].3 [5] Urban areas are the major source of carbon dioxide emissions contributing to greenhouse gas forced climate change [Grimmond, 2007]. The assoc ...
... and momentum at the atmosphere‐surface interface. The methods are described in more detail in the auxiliary material and evaluated by Best et al. [2006].3 [5] Urban areas are the major source of carbon dioxide emissions contributing to greenhouse gas forced climate change [Grimmond, 2007]. The assoc ...
Food Security of Northern Indigenous Peoples in a Time of
... access to food, derived from northern environments through Indigenous cultural practices. Traditional/country food is the general category of foods describing all of the plant and animal nutrients required for the health and sustenance of northern Indigenous Peoples. In this paper we assume that tra ...
... access to food, derived from northern environments through Indigenous cultural practices. Traditional/country food is the general category of foods describing all of the plant and animal nutrients required for the health and sustenance of northern Indigenous Peoples. In this paper we assume that tra ...
Terrestrial Ecosystem Adaptation
... We consider adaptation in the broad sense to include any means by which organisms successfully confront a perturbation such as climate change. This includes both local adaptation in place—either through plastic responses or through evolutionary changes—as well as changes in movements within or ou ...
... We consider adaptation in the broad sense to include any means by which organisms successfully confront a perturbation such as climate change. This includes both local adaptation in place—either through plastic responses or through evolutionary changes—as well as changes in movements within or ou ...
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... temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and other extreme weather conditions such as droughts and flooding, developmental policies and priorities are mindful of the need to mainstream climate change concerns with national development priorities; the constitution has a legal commitment to attain eco ...
... temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and other extreme weather conditions such as droughts and flooding, developmental policies and priorities are mindful of the need to mainstream climate change concerns with national development priorities; the constitution has a legal commitment to attain eco ...
DAY 1 - UAF SNAP
... Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water temperature). Future projections of temperature, precipitation and linked variables are provided by SNAP model data. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is a wildcard variable that can exaggerate or dampen under ...
... Drivers can be more general (e.g. temperature change) or more specific (e.g. water temperature). Future projections of temperature, precipitation and linked variables are provided by SNAP model data. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) is a wildcard variable that can exaggerate or dampen under ...
Carbon Footprints & Climate Risk: Tools for business and
... • pick a household: yours or someone you know well where you can get actual data • pick a timeframe (one full year) • use Berkeley’s CoolClimate Carbon Calculator • calculate your emissions • play around to determine the scale of impact from behavior changes and climate actions • think about what th ...
... • pick a household: yours or someone you know well where you can get actual data • pick a timeframe (one full year) • use Berkeley’s CoolClimate Carbon Calculator • calculate your emissions • play around to determine the scale of impact from behavior changes and climate actions • think about what th ...
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... Climate change can affect fisheries through many ways such as changing in water temperature, sea level rise, wave action, which bring about significant ecological and biological changes to marine and freshwater ecosystems and fish stock and directly impact on people whose life depends on the fishery ...
... Climate change can affect fisheries through many ways such as changing in water temperature, sea level rise, wave action, which bring about significant ecological and biological changes to marine and freshwater ecosystems and fish stock and directly impact on people whose life depends on the fishery ...
S1 - North Pacific Marine Science Organization
... Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other interannual variability, seasonal and event mesoscale dynamics. This variability has led to dramatic changes at ...
... Bering Slope) that support a diversity of ecosystems. These ecosystems are highly variable in space and time due to combinations of climate change, decadal “regime” shifts, ENSO and other interannual variability, seasonal and event mesoscale dynamics. This variability has led to dramatic changes at ...
... harvests under both the A2 and B2 scenarios decrease at first and then increase as the mid-century mark is approached. With respect to the yam subsector the results indicate that the yield of yam will increase from 17.4 to 23.1 tonnes per hectare (33%) under the A2 scenario, and 18.4 to 23.9 (30%) t ...
An econometric analysis of determinants of climate change attitudes
... Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European Parliament and the European Commission. It was carried out by TNS opinion & social network between the 25th of March and the 4th of May 2008. The interviews were c ...
... Eurobarometer survey was commissioned by the Directorate General for Communication of the European Commission, on behalf of the European Parliament and the European Commission. It was carried out by TNS opinion & social network between the 25th of March and the 4th of May 2008. The interviews were c ...