The role played by social-ecological resilience as a method of
... consider SER to be more than a system’s ability to maintain structure and function in the face of disturbance. It is the system’s ability to adapt, learn, and allow for continuous development under climate change. These principles have been largely accepted in the resilience literature. Notwithstand ...
... consider SER to be more than a system’s ability to maintain structure and function in the face of disturbance. It is the system’s ability to adapt, learn, and allow for continuous development under climate change. These principles have been largely accepted in the resilience literature. Notwithstand ...
Discursive Constructions of Climate Change Engagement
... Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability issues of the modern era affecting individuals, organisations and societies. Climate change poses physical threats to our survival and challenges the way we view ourselves and the economic and political systems. Today, business organisations ...
... Climate change is one of the most pressing sustainability issues of the modern era affecting individuals, organisations and societies. Climate change poses physical threats to our survival and challenges the way we view ourselves and the economic and political systems. Today, business organisations ...
Conceptualizing urban adaptation to climate change. Findings from
... Adaptation to many of the impacts from climate change can be achieved within traditional urban policies, like those connected to risk prevention in relation to extreme events, as well as to physical planning principles, which can mitigate negative impacts from sea level rise, flood risk, and urban h ...
... Adaptation to many of the impacts from climate change can be achieved within traditional urban policies, like those connected to risk prevention in relation to extreme events, as well as to physical planning principles, which can mitigate negative impacts from sea level rise, flood risk, and urban h ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Received 13 May 2016; revised version received 7 September 2016 and accepted 22 September 2016 ...
... Received 13 May 2016; revised version received 7 September 2016 and accepted 22 September 2016 ...
Climate Change in Southern South America During the Last
... significance. Over the last 30 years, a strengthening of atmospheric circulation in the high southern latitudes is evident in direct instrumental observations (Marshall 2003) and wind fields derived from reanalysis data sets (Thompson and Wallace 2000), reflecting a trend towards the positive mode o ...
... significance. Over the last 30 years, a strengthening of atmospheric circulation in the high southern latitudes is evident in direct instrumental observations (Marshall 2003) and wind fields derived from reanalysis data sets (Thompson and Wallace 2000), reflecting a trend towards the positive mode o ...
Foreword - Cap-Net
... in different ways, bringing more intense storms, increases or decreases in the annual rainfall, and floods and droughts. Undoubtedly changes in one of our most important resources will affect people, economies and the environment, perhaps in a dramatic way. As we look at our current knowledge of cli ...
... in different ways, bringing more intense storms, increases or decreases in the annual rainfall, and floods and droughts. Undoubtedly changes in one of our most important resources will affect people, economies and the environment, perhaps in a dramatic way. As we look at our current knowledge of cli ...
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... on increases in productivity (Zhao et al. 2008; Nossal and Sheng 2010). Of encouragement are empirical findings that Australia’s largest agricultural sector, known as broadacre agriculture, has achieved in recent decades reasonably high rates of productivity gain; with total factor productivity (TFP ...
... on increases in productivity (Zhao et al. 2008; Nossal and Sheng 2010). Of encouragement are empirical findings that Australia’s largest agricultural sector, known as broadacre agriculture, has achieved in recent decades reasonably high rates of productivity gain; with total factor productivity (TFP ...
UNFCCC NAPA Maldives
... “...there must be a way out. Neither the Maldives nor any small island nation wants to drown. That's for sure. Neither do we want our lands eroded nor our economies destroyed Nor do we want to become environmental refugees either. We want to stand up and fight. President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, Small ...
... “...there must be a way out. Neither the Maldives nor any small island nation wants to drown. That's for sure. Neither do we want our lands eroded nor our economies destroyed Nor do we want to become environmental refugees either. We want to stand up and fight. President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom, Small ...
Restoration of peatlands and greenhouse gas balances
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
... Työ: 4881 Peatsland and climate change [09.05.2008 Työ: ...
Land Conflict and Climate Patterns in Nigeria
... Conflicts surrounding land issues in Nigeria are multi-‐faceted and complex, with dynamics that change over time and depending on the area of the country where they occur. To fully understand land conflic ...
... Conflicts surrounding land issues in Nigeria are multi-‐faceted and complex, with dynamics that change over time and depending on the area of the country where they occur. To fully understand land conflic ...
Debating Climate Economics: The Stern Review vs
... human actions create “risks of major disruption to economic and social activity, on a scale similar to those associated with the great wars and the economic depression of the first half of the 20th century.”4 American readers should remember that this was written in a country where World Wars I and ...
... human actions create “risks of major disruption to economic and social activity, on a scale similar to those associated with the great wars and the economic depression of the first half of the 20th century.”4 American readers should remember that this was written in a country where World Wars I and ...
Historical and idealized climate model experiments: an
... turn could be a result of unforced variability within the climate system, uncertainty in the reconstructions of temperature and CO2 , errors in the reconstructions of forcing used to drive the models, or the incomplete representation of certain processes within the models. Given the forcing datasets ...
... turn could be a result of unforced variability within the climate system, uncertainty in the reconstructions of temperature and CO2 , errors in the reconstructions of forcing used to drive the models, or the incomplete representation of certain processes within the models. Given the forcing datasets ...
overflow: climate change, heavy rain, and sewage
... In April 2015, when nearly 4 inches of rain fell over two days in Milwaukee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District was forced to bypass an estimated 681 million gallons of sewer overflow into Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. We also found that in dozens of cases, the reported values mo ...
... In April 2015, when nearly 4 inches of rain fell over two days in Milwaukee, the Metropolitan Milwaukee Sewerage District was forced to bypass an estimated 681 million gallons of sewer overflow into Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. We also found that in dozens of cases, the reported values mo ...
Effects of vegetation feedback on future climate change over West
... found in an asynchronously coupled global atmospherebiosphere model for the future climate (Jiang et al. 2011). In other studies, conversion from savanna to grassland in the Sahel was suggested to cause a warmer climate with an insignificant decrease of precipitation (Hoffmann and Jackson 2000), and ...
... found in an asynchronously coupled global atmospherebiosphere model for the future climate (Jiang et al. 2011). In other studies, conversion from savanna to grassland in the Sahel was suggested to cause a warmer climate with an insignificant decrease of precipitation (Hoffmann and Jackson 2000), and ...
Crop response to elevated CO2 and world food supply A
... are consistent with earlier analyses. In general, it was not clear what reference concentration was associated with the yield response ratios of FACE data reported in Table 1 and Figure 2 of Long et al. (2006). This is a critical piece of information, since non-FACE data used for comparison were ref ...
... are consistent with earlier analyses. In general, it was not clear what reference concentration was associated with the yield response ratios of FACE data reported in Table 1 and Figure 2 of Long et al. (2006). This is a critical piece of information, since non-FACE data used for comparison were ref ...
Defining the climate adaptation-migration nexus: what role for
... impact on natural resources and, perhaps more importantly, on local economies and livelihoods. Crucially, it is largely the socio-economic context that makes such events so catastrophic, by restricting people‟s ability to rely on well-tested strategies of local diversification of activities within t ...
... impact on natural resources and, perhaps more importantly, on local economies and livelihoods. Crucially, it is largely the socio-economic context that makes such events so catastrophic, by restricting people‟s ability to rely on well-tested strategies of local diversification of activities within t ...
Historical and idealized climate model experiments
... turn could be a result of unforced variability within the climate system, uncertainty in the reconstructions of temperature and CO2 , errors in the reconstructions of forcing used to drive the models, or the incomplete representation of certain processes within the models. Given the forcing datasets ...
... turn could be a result of unforced variability within the climate system, uncertainty in the reconstructions of temperature and CO2 , errors in the reconstructions of forcing used to drive the models, or the incomplete representation of certain processes within the models. Given the forcing datasets ...
Exploring high-end scenarios for local sea level rise to
... For a low-lying delta like the Netherlands, the possible impacts of sea level rise induced by climate change are a major concern. Global mean sea level rise is mainly caused by steric changes (changes in in ocean density, predominantly due to thermal expansion), and eustatic changes (changes in ocea ...
... For a low-lying delta like the Netherlands, the possible impacts of sea level rise induced by climate change are a major concern. Global mean sea level rise is mainly caused by steric changes (changes in in ocean density, predominantly due to thermal expansion), and eustatic changes (changes in ocea ...
Whole of Island Approach - Abaiang Atoll, Kiribati
... but engaging with external organisations is seen as more challenging. Only 12% of those surveyed were confident of their local leader’s ability to work effectively with other agencies. To gain support for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in Abaiang, it will be vital to bridge t ...
... but engaging with external organisations is seen as more challenging. Only 12% of those surveyed were confident of their local leader’s ability to work effectively with other agencies. To gain support for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in Abaiang, it will be vital to bridge t ...
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/moznc1.pdf
... The Republic of Mozambique recognizes that the global nature of climate change requires the widest possible cooperation of all countries to respond to the challenge. All countries have common but differentiated responsibilities according to their socialeconomics conditions. Mozambique ratified the U ...
... The Republic of Mozambique recognizes that the global nature of climate change requires the widest possible cooperation of all countries to respond to the challenge. All countries have common but differentiated responsibilities according to their socialeconomics conditions. Mozambique ratified the U ...
Flammable Planet - The Cost of Carbon Pollution
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
... and Russia likely to be particularly affected. In some cases, changes in forest fire patterns from climate change have already been identified (IPCC, 2014).11 Fire probability is likely to increase in part due to the interaction of fires with other drivers of forestry dynamics. Climate change affect ...
CMIP5 Projections of Arctic Amplification, of the North American
... on a time period over which the signal-to-noise ratio would be much larger than the one in the short observational record. We accomplish this by exploiting the climate projections recently completed by phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), and we select the projections with t ...
... on a time period over which the signal-to-noise ratio would be much larger than the one in the short observational record. We accomplish this by exploiting the climate projections recently completed by phase 5 of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5), and we select the projections with t ...
global forum on food security and nutrition
... on this thematic area. You may want to consider the following questions: 1) What are the main issues for policy-makers to consider when linking climate change on the one hand and food security and nutrition on the other, in particular when designing, formulating and implementing policies and program ...
... on this thematic area. You may want to consider the following questions: 1) What are the main issues for policy-makers to consider when linking climate change on the one hand and food security and nutrition on the other, in particular when designing, formulating and implementing policies and program ...
Potential of semi-structural and non-structural adaptation
... 1993 and 1995 on the Meuse. ICPR (2002) provide ranges of damage reduction percentages for different flood damage mitigation measures. Kreibich et al. (2005) and Kreibich and Thieken (2009) provide data on the effectiveness of household flood-proofing measures in reducing flood damages in Dresden, G ...
... 1993 and 1995 on the Meuse. ICPR (2002) provide ranges of damage reduction percentages for different flood damage mitigation measures. Kreibich et al. (2005) and Kreibich and Thieken (2009) provide data on the effectiveness of household flood-proofing measures in reducing flood damages in Dresden, G ...
national adaptation strategy and plan of action on climate change for
... benefits, particularly among women and men; and it will check the effort to promote sustainable livelihoods. In addition, climate change will likely lead to other changes such as ecosystem degradation and reduced availability of water and food. It is therefore likely to become a major driver of incr ...
... benefits, particularly among women and men; and it will check the effort to promote sustainable livelihoods. In addition, climate change will likely lead to other changes such as ecosystem degradation and reduced availability of water and food. It is therefore likely to become a major driver of incr ...