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 ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 Mitigation of Climate Change
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
... Due to an increase of both, energy demand and the share of coal in the global fuel mix, GHG emissions grew more rapidly between 2001 and 2010 than in the previous decade. Contribution of energy sources to global and regional primary energy use increments. ...
Sensitivity analysis of snow patterns in Swiss ski resorts to shifts in
... region (Koenig and Abegg, 1997). In the context of climate change, it is thus necessary to evaluate the potential change of snow amount that may have significant repercussions on the economy. The current and future snow patterns in the Swiss mountains, and more particularly at selected ski resorts, ...
... region (Koenig and Abegg, 1997). In the context of climate change, it is thus necessary to evaluate the potential change of snow amount that may have significant repercussions on the economy. The current and future snow patterns in the Swiss mountains, and more particularly at selected ski resorts, ...
Climate Change in Latin America
... The analysis of the results has revealed the diversity of responses from Latin American countries with regard to the problems identified, the perception of their own vulnerability, the definition of priority issues and necessary instruments as well as the potential solutions. This study has also hig ...
... The analysis of the results has revealed the diversity of responses from Latin American countries with regard to the problems identified, the perception of their own vulnerability, the definition of priority issues and necessary instruments as well as the potential solutions. This study has also hig ...
Sea-Level Rise and Its Impact on Vulnerable States: Four Examples
... The threat to these areas from sea-level rise is often compounded by other changing climate patterns, leading to coastal wetlands losses, groundwater salinization, loss of arable land, and increased storm activity. For the SIDS, even slight sea-level rise could be dangerous to the health of their ec ...
... The threat to these areas from sea-level rise is often compounded by other changing climate patterns, leading to coastal wetlands losses, groundwater salinization, loss of arable land, and increased storm activity. For the SIDS, even slight sea-level rise could be dangerous to the health of their ec ...
A Region Responds to a Changing Climate
... has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in January 2010. Much of the Compact’s work up to this point has served to unite, organize, ...
... has worked over the past two years to develop this plan with an initial five-year horizon. The plan is a critical milestone of the Compact, entered into by Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties in January 2010. Much of the Compact’s work up to this point has served to unite, organize, ...
Arctic Climate Impact Science – an update since ACIA
... of a changing Arctic for the globe, this report highlights the growing insight that the Arctic is not only one of the places on Earth that is most vulnerable to climate change, but also place where vulnerability is of urgent global relevance. ...
... of a changing Arctic for the globe, this report highlights the growing insight that the Arctic is not only one of the places on Earth that is most vulnerable to climate change, but also place where vulnerability is of urgent global relevance. ...
Facing an uncertain future : how forests and people can adapt to
... In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented incontrovertible evidence that the global climate is changing because of human activities. Since the first IPCC report published in 1990, scientific knowledge has been growing and policy responses ...
... In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented incontrovertible evidence that the global climate is changing because of human activities. Since the first IPCC report published in 1990, scientific knowledge has been growing and policy responses ...
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... Introduction of alien invasive species and their rapid and XQFRQWUROOHGVSUHDG LHDIRUPRIELRORJLFDOSROOXWLRQ DQG Anthropogenic climate change and sea level rise, which interacts with the previous factors listed, generally reinforcing their impacts. ...
... Introduction of alien invasive species and their rapid and XQFRQWUROOHGVSUHDG LHDIRUPRIELRORJLFDOSROOXWLRQ DQG Anthropogenic climate change and sea level rise, which interacts with the previous factors listed, generally reinforcing their impacts. ...
A review of Uganda`s national policies relevant to climate change
... and possible opportunities for the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, where more than 80% of the population depends on rain-fed agriculture. The purpose of this review is to analyze the national policies on climate change adaptation, agriculture, forests, that guide management of forested a ...
... and possible opportunities for the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, where more than 80% of the population depends on rain-fed agriculture. The purpose of this review is to analyze the national policies on climate change adaptation, agriculture, forests, that guide management of forested a ...
Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria
... that affects the metabolism, growth, reproduction, and survival of living organisms, as well as the interactions among species (Ibelings et al., 2011; Kingsolver, 2009). Warmer temperatures will also result in a number of indirect effects (Dale et al., 2006), including increasing stratification and ...
... that affects the metabolism, growth, reproduction, and survival of living organisms, as well as the interactions among species (Ibelings et al., 2011; Kingsolver, 2009). Warmer temperatures will also result in a number of indirect effects (Dale et al., 2006), including increasing stratification and ...
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... FOREWORD Ghana has been working with the global community in finding solutions to problems that threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Sum ...
... FOREWORD Ghana has been working with the global community in finding solutions to problems that threatens the very existence of humankind on the earth. It is against this background, that Ghana signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Sum ...
Sea-level Rise Projections
... as being too conservative even as they were published. Around the same time of the release of the IPCC report an alternative method for projecting sea-level rise, called the semi-empirical approach, was published.10 It is a statistical, rather than a process-based, approach that mathematically fits ...
... as being too conservative even as they were published. Around the same time of the release of the IPCC report an alternative method for projecting sea-level rise, called the semi-empirical approach, was published.10 It is a statistical, rather than a process-based, approach that mathematically fits ...
August 2012 - CREE
... generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of this can be: who would suffer from climate change (inaction), and how should the burdens of mitigation (action) be distributed? In the years to come, the world may face large climat ...
... generation, either within the generation living today or in the future, see Kverndokk and Rose (2008). Two examples of this can be: who would suffer from climate change (inaction), and how should the burdens of mitigation (action) be distributed? In the years to come, the world may face large climat ...
Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update
... the atmosphere have ranged from ∼3000 ppm (parts per million) in the early Cretaceous 130 million years ago (Ma) to ∼1000 ppm in the late Cretaceous (at 70 Ma) and early Cainozoic (at 45 Ma), leading to global temperatures 6◦ or 7◦ C warmer than present. These high CO2 levels were products of Earth’ ...
... the atmosphere have ranged from ∼3000 ppm (parts per million) in the early Cretaceous 130 million years ago (Ma) to ∼1000 ppm in the late Cretaceous (at 70 Ma) and early Cainozoic (at 45 Ma), leading to global temperatures 6◦ or 7◦ C warmer than present. These high CO2 levels were products of Earth’ ...
Radiative forcing of gases, aerosols and, clouds.
... Figure 25.2 Radiative forcing, defined as the net flux imbalance at the tropopause, is shown by an arrow. The horizontal lines represent the surface (lower line) and tropopause (upper line). The unperturbed temperature profile is shown as the blue line and the perturbed temperature profile as the re ...
... Figure 25.2 Radiative forcing, defined as the net flux imbalance at the tropopause, is shown by an arrow. The horizontal lines represent the surface (lower line) and tropopause (upper line). The unperturbed temperature profile is shown as the blue line and the perturbed temperature profile as the re ...
CLIMATE CHANGE 2014 SYNTHESIS REPORT Longer report
... The Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) provides an overview of the state of knowledge concerning the science of climate change, emphasizing new results since the publication of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report in 2007 (AR4). The SYR synthesizes the main findings of the ...
... The Synthesis Report (SYR) of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) provides an overview of the state of knowledge concerning the science of climate change, emphasizing new results since the publication of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report in 2007 (AR4). The SYR synthesizes the main findings of the ...
Environmental Scenario Analysis Overview and EEA
... European Land Use Change Scenarios The main driving forces behind land use change are climate change, population growth and technical and economic development, particularly of the transport and agriculture sectors. The environmental impacts of land use change are complex, and may affect air quality, ...
... European Land Use Change Scenarios The main driving forces behind land use change are climate change, population growth and technical and economic development, particularly of the transport and agriculture sectors. The environmental impacts of land use change are complex, and may affect air quality, ...
Mapping South African Farming
... conditions cannot be solely understood through the quantification of biophysical impacts, no previous climate change study in South Africa has explored the social aspects of vulnerability to climate change with an in depth examination of the underlying socio-economic and institutional factors that d ...
... conditions cannot be solely understood through the quantification of biophysical impacts, no previous climate change study in South Africa has explored the social aspects of vulnerability to climate change with an in depth examination of the underlying socio-economic and institutional factors that d ...
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... increased food insecurity from climate change and the potential for rapid rises in food prices are serious concerns for policymaker given the strain they place on the fabric of our society. Some wonder if a Malthusian catastrophe brought on by climate change awaits. While policymakers and society in ...
... increased food insecurity from climate change and the potential for rapid rises in food prices are serious concerns for policymaker given the strain they place on the fabric of our society. Some wonder if a Malthusian catastrophe brought on by climate change awaits. While policymakers and society in ...
Narratives of Climate Change. Outline of a systematic approach to
... approach to social stories has yet to be developed and presents a gap in recent research in the realm of young cultural sociology. Following among others Smith’s model of genre an integrated model of cultural narrative analysis aims at integrating vital elements of narrative theory to construct a sy ...
... approach to social stories has yet to be developed and presents a gap in recent research in the realm of young cultural sociology. Following among others Smith’s model of genre an integrated model of cultural narrative analysis aims at integrating vital elements of narrative theory to construct a sy ...
Final Market Research Report - Department of Agriculture and Water
... At the same time, primary producers understand and acknowledge the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies such as preparing for prolonged drought, improving productivity and reducing costs. The difference is that it is about improving their response and readiness to natural cycles of climate ...
... At the same time, primary producers understand and acknowledge the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies such as preparing for prolonged drought, improving productivity and reducing costs. The difference is that it is about improving their response and readiness to natural cycles of climate ...
Psychology and Global Climate Change
... agencies, public and private organizations, local and regional government bodies, nongovernment organizations, and the general public. Yet, we also believe that it is important to more fully engage the psychological community (teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students) in issues related to ...
... agencies, public and private organizations, local and regional government bodies, nongovernment organizations, and the general public. Yet, we also believe that it is important to more fully engage the psychological community (teachers, researchers, practitioners, and students) in issues related to ...
assam state action plan on climate change
... The world today is faced with the challenge of sustaining economic growth while ensuring environmental conservation. Climate Change is a serious environmental threat to humanity and has implications for sustainable development. Our climate is already changing. Along with continued warming of the atm ...
... The world today is faced with the challenge of sustaining economic growth while ensuring environmental conservation. Climate Change is a serious environmental threat to humanity and has implications for sustainable development. Our climate is already changing. Along with continued warming of the atm ...
Australia`s Farming Future Final Market Research Report
... At the same time, primary producers understand and acknowledge the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies such as preparing for prolonged drought, improving productivity and reducing costs. The difference is that it is about improving their response and readiness to natural cycles of climate ...
... At the same time, primary producers understand and acknowledge the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies such as preparing for prolonged drought, improving productivity and reducing costs. The difference is that it is about improving their response and readiness to natural cycles of climate ...