Sailing through Changing Oceans
... challenges we are facing today, that is the impact of climate changes and the preservation of biodiversity, the polar regions are of very particular scientific interest. The jeopardised future of the polar bear with the reduction in the extent of Arctic sea ice is already well known. Yet, with a reg ...
... challenges we are facing today, that is the impact of climate changes and the preservation of biodiversity, the polar regions are of very particular scientific interest. The jeopardised future of the polar bear with the reduction in the extent of Arctic sea ice is already well known. Yet, with a reg ...
climate change - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
... emissions. The remaining 25 per cent of non-CO2 GHG emissions are made up of methane (2010: 16 per cent), nitrous oxide (2.6 per cent) and fluorinated gases (2.0 per cent). Despite occurring in much smaller quantities, these non-CO2 GHG are highly potent and produce a much stronger greenhouse effect ...
... emissions. The remaining 25 per cent of non-CO2 GHG emissions are made up of methane (2010: 16 per cent), nitrous oxide (2.6 per cent) and fluorinated gases (2.0 per cent). Despite occurring in much smaller quantities, these non-CO2 GHG are highly potent and produce a much stronger greenhouse effect ...
Strategy and Action Plan - Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
... following paragraphs show how we can match a strategy for the CRFM countries with this process. The current initiative builds on our knowledge of CCA and DRM in relation to fisheries and aquaculture. We have not yet tapped the wealth of local knowledge and experience in these areas. Even as we conti ...
... following paragraphs show how we can match a strategy for the CRFM countries with this process. The current initiative builds on our knowledge of CCA and DRM in relation to fisheries and aquaculture. We have not yet tapped the wealth of local knowledge and experience in these areas. Even as we conti ...
Book of abstracts for download
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
... D’Andrea, F. Summer heat and drought in continental midlatitudes: of soil moisture and other things ............................................................................................................................. 3 Dell’Aquila A. Reconstructing the past, projecting the future: a regiona ...
Durban Climate Change Strategy
... the 21st Century. Historical records show that the earth‟s climate has varied naturally over time; however, human-induced climate change refers specifically to global warming that is occurring as a result of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from a wide range of human activities. The latest resea ...
... the 21st Century. Historical records show that the earth‟s climate has varied naturally over time; however, human-induced climate change refers specifically to global warming that is occurring as a result of emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from a wide range of human activities. The latest resea ...
da nang, vietnam: climate change impacts on heat stress by 2050
... Figure 3: GCM simulated daily maximum temperatures compared with observed over 1970-‐1999. .. 9 Figure 4: Models’ skill at replicating the four daily climate variables needed to calculate the heat index – ...
... Figure 3: GCM simulated daily maximum temperatures compared with observed over 1970-‐1999. .. 9 Figure 4: Models’ skill at replicating the four daily climate variables needed to calculate the heat index – ...
Climate Change Comes to the Clean Water Act
... In January 2009, the EPA agreed to respond to the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD’s) petition requesting it to modify its marine pH water quality criteria to reflect ocean acidification. Ocean acidification, however, is a by-product of increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosp ...
... In January 2009, the EPA agreed to respond to the Center for Biological Diversity’s (CBD’s) petition requesting it to modify its marine pH water quality criteria to reflect ocean acidification. Ocean acidification, however, is a by-product of increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosp ...
Slide 1
... The costs of the baseline activities: to be covered by normal development expenditures such as government budgets, bilateral aid, the private sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activitie ...
... The costs of the baseline activities: to be covered by normal development expenditures such as government budgets, bilateral aid, the private sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activitie ...
Alberta`s Natural Subregions Under a Changing Climate
... This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational, data collection or non-profit purposes without special permission from the authors or ABMI, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. No use of this publication may be made for resale without prior permissi ...
... This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part and in any form for educational, data collection or non-profit purposes without special permission from the authors or ABMI, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. No use of this publication may be made for resale without prior permissi ...
GEF Investment in Climate Change Mitigation and Sound Chemicals
... The costs of the baseline activities: to be covered by normal development expenditures such as government budgets, bilateral aid, the private sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activitie ...
... The costs of the baseline activities: to be covered by normal development expenditures such as government budgets, bilateral aid, the private sector, NGO resources, and loans from international financial institutions, including IDA and the Multilateral Fund. The impacts of the baseline activitie ...
Observed and simulated full-depth ocean heat
... OHC changes, suggesting that some models are not state-ofthe-art and require further improvements. However, the ensemble median has excellent agreement with our observational estimate: 0.68 [0.54–0.82] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.42 Wm−2 ) from 1970 to 2005 and 1.25 [1.10–1.41] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.77 Wm−2 ) from ...
... OHC changes, suggesting that some models are not state-ofthe-art and require further improvements. However, the ensemble median has excellent agreement with our observational estimate: 0.68 [0.54–0.82] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.42 Wm−2 ) from 1970 to 2005 and 1.25 [1.10–1.41] × 1022 J yr−1 (0.77 Wm−2 ) from ...
Climate Change Scenario Simulations over Area Climate Model:
... subdomain, is often associated with long drought episodes from which the atmospheric mechanisms are poorly understood. In an effort to improve our knowledge of weather and climate systems over this region, the PRECIS Regional Climate Model (RCM) from the United Kingdom (UK) was obtained and implemen ...
... subdomain, is often associated with long drought episodes from which the atmospheric mechanisms are poorly understood. In an effort to improve our knowledge of weather and climate systems over this region, the PRECIS Regional Climate Model (RCM) from the United Kingdom (UK) was obtained and implemen ...
Climate response to imposed solar radiation reductions in
... increasing the diffuse fraction of the solar radiation transmitted downward to the surface (Olmo et al., 1999). In addition to potential poorly understood ecological impacts (Gu et al., 2003), this would reduce the energy that could be generated from solar technologies that, for example, use mirrors ...
... increasing the diffuse fraction of the solar radiation transmitted downward to the surface (Olmo et al., 1999). In addition to potential poorly understood ecological impacts (Gu et al., 2003), this would reduce the energy that could be generated from solar technologies that, for example, use mirrors ...
Global Policy Making on Climate Refugees
... international organizations and business companies are also important policy actors (Held & McGrew 2003:12, Reinecke 1998:52, Soroos 1986:78-87). Policy procedures are another challenge since they are not as specified on the global level as they are within states. For each new global policy process ...
... international organizations and business companies are also important policy actors (Held & McGrew 2003:12, Reinecke 1998:52, Soroos 1986:78-87). Policy procedures are another challenge since they are not as specified on the global level as they are within states. For each new global policy process ...
ENG - UN CC:Learn
... on Climate Change (IPCC),” says it very clearly: “the global warming-induced climate change is happening, and it is man-made.” The challenges posed by climate change are probably the greatest mankind has had to confront. Indeed, all climatic changes projected by the IPCC will impact heavily on natur ...
... on Climate Change (IPCC),” says it very clearly: “the global warming-induced climate change is happening, and it is man-made.” The challenges posed by climate change are probably the greatest mankind has had to confront. Indeed, all climatic changes projected by the IPCC will impact heavily on natur ...
Title
... A case of deep uncertainty: adaptation to changes in extreme weather in the Netherlands Extreme weather events are predominantly associated with the risk of flooding, which is generally considered a government responsibility. However, future projections for the Netherlands provide a picture whi ...
... A case of deep uncertainty: adaptation to changes in extreme weather in the Netherlands Extreme weather events are predominantly associated with the risk of flooding, which is generally considered a government responsibility. However, future projections for the Netherlands provide a picture whi ...
Growth and Phenology of Three Dwarf Shrub Species in a Six
... investigations already reported a lack of soil warming x CO2 interactive effects [11,41] and we did not find significant persistent effects of the CO2 enrichment; therefore, we pooled across CO2 treatments for all final analyses. Statistical models for phenology and biomass of the study species incl ...
... investigations already reported a lack of soil warming x CO2 interactive effects [11,41] and we did not find significant persistent effects of the CO2 enrichment; therefore, we pooled across CO2 treatments for all final analyses. Statistical models for phenology and biomass of the study species incl ...
CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS, VULNERABILITIES AND
... sea levels mean greater risk of storm surge, inundation and wave damage to coastlines, particularly in small island States and countries with low lying deltas. A rise in extreme events will have effects on health and lives as well as associated environmental and economic impacts. Adaptation is a pro ...
... sea levels mean greater risk of storm surge, inundation and wave damage to coastlines, particularly in small island States and countries with low lying deltas. A rise in extreme events will have effects on health and lives as well as associated environmental and economic impacts. Adaptation is a pro ...
Word Doc - Australasian Parliamentary Educators
... very hard ensuring that developments actually touch the young people around the world. On the other hand, the changes taken place in the international scene made it more difficult to achieve the goal in developing countries; some of the circumstances were limited financial support for young people p ...
... very hard ensuring that developments actually touch the young people around the world. On the other hand, the changes taken place in the international scene made it more difficult to achieve the goal in developing countries; some of the circumstances were limited financial support for young people p ...
High-latitude cooling associated with landscape
... North American boreal forests. Field studies of fire chronosequences have documented typical post-fire trajectories of energy budget constituents, including albedo, net radiation, and fluxes of sensible, latent, and ground heat (Chambers and Chapin III, 2002; Amiro et al., 2006; Liu and Randerson, 2 ...
... North American boreal forests. Field studies of fire chronosequences have documented typical post-fire trajectories of energy budget constituents, including albedo, net radiation, and fluxes of sensible, latent, and ground heat (Chambers and Chapin III, 2002; Amiro et al., 2006; Liu and Randerson, 2 ...
2015-02-05-Zero-Carbon-Zero-Poverty-the-Climate-Justice-Way
... • Civil society must mobilise public support for equitable effort-sharing in the UNFCCC and for climate justice more broadly. • The UNFCCC should, at its COP in Lima in 2014 and subsequently, mandate that countries submit their INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) with sufficient d ...
... • Civil society must mobilise public support for equitable effort-sharing in the UNFCCC and for climate justice more broadly. • The UNFCCC should, at its COP in Lima in 2014 and subsequently, mandate that countries submit their INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions) with sufficient d ...
element 8 | energy and climate change
... effect. Collectively, these gases intensify the natural greenhouse effect, causing global average surface temperature to rise, which in turn affects global climate patterns. In response to the threat of climate change, communities worldwide are voluntarily reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyot ...
... effect. Collectively, these gases intensify the natural greenhouse effect, causing global average surface temperature to rise, which in turn affects global climate patterns. In response to the threat of climate change, communities worldwide are voluntarily reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Kyot ...
Signatures of the Antarctic ozone hole in Southern Hemisphere
... predicted by the CCMVal models, and is thus necessarily different from experiment to experiment. Arguably the most compelling model support for a causal link between the ozone hole and surface climate is derived from experiments in which only concentrations of (1) stratospheric ozone or (2) ozone-de ...
... predicted by the CCMVal models, and is thus necessarily different from experiment to experiment. Arguably the most compelling model support for a causal link between the ozone hole and surface climate is derived from experiments in which only concentrations of (1) stratospheric ozone or (2) ozone-de ...
Hybrid statistical–dynamic seasonal streamflow forecasting method
... as a predictor. Results indicated that using forecast climate variables as predictor will not provide substantial increases in the skill of streamflow forecasts with a 3-month ...
... as a predictor. Results indicated that using forecast climate variables as predictor will not provide substantial increases in the skill of streamflow forecasts with a 3-month ...