Tipping elements in the Arctic marine ecosystem Carlos M. Duarte1
... external pressures in the proximity of these thresholds or tipping points (May 1977, Scheffer et al. 2001, Scheffer and Carpenter 2003, Groffman et al. 2006). Whereas the term tipping point was initially introduced in the context of the climate change debate in a metaphoric manner, it has since been ...
... external pressures in the proximity of these thresholds or tipping points (May 1977, Scheffer et al. 2001, Scheffer and Carpenter 2003, Groffman et al. 2006). Whereas the term tipping point was initially introduced in the context of the climate change debate in a metaphoric manner, it has since been ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on the Supply of Phosphate
... process-oriented models include the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT Arnold et al., 1998), the Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF Bicknell et al., 1997), the Netherlands model (NL-CAT/AMINO Schoumans and Silgram, 2003), and the INCA-P model (Wade et al., 2002; Whitehead et al., 2007). These ...
... process-oriented models include the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT Arnold et al., 1998), the Hydrologic Simulation Program Fortran (HSPF Bicknell et al., 1997), the Netherlands model (NL-CAT/AMINO Schoumans and Silgram, 2003), and the INCA-P model (Wade et al., 2002; Whitehead et al., 2007). These ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
POTENTIAL MARKET BARRIERS FOR VOLUNTARY CLIMATE CHANGE
... The challenge of the twenty first century is to enable economic growth and increase both the environmental quality and social inclusiveness, while mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The need for a transition to more sustainable consumption and production patterns is undeniable ...
... The challenge of the twenty first century is to enable economic growth and increase both the environmental quality and social inclusiveness, while mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The need for a transition to more sustainable consumption and production patterns is undeniable ...
I. Sustainability Risk Management
... • Loss of market value in investments • Carbon Disclosure Project report estimated that the market value of some heavy carbon emitters could be slashed by as much as 40 percent • Innovest Strategic Value Advisors report found similar results with as much as 45 percent of earnings and 35 percent of m ...
... • Loss of market value in investments • Carbon Disclosure Project report estimated that the market value of some heavy carbon emitters could be slashed by as much as 40 percent • Innovest Strategic Value Advisors report found similar results with as much as 45 percent of earnings and 35 percent of m ...
Namakwa District Municipality
... Figure 39: Priority areas identified in the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area Project ..... 47 Figure 40: Priority areas identified in the Namakwa District Biodiversity Sector Plan .......................... 47 Figure 41: Commonage areas in the Namakwa District ............................ ...
... Figure 39: Priority areas identified in the National Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area Project ..... 47 Figure 40: Priority areas identified in the Namakwa District Biodiversity Sector Plan .......................... 47 Figure 41: Commonage areas in the Namakwa District ............................ ...
Forests and climate change in Latin America : linking
... reducing deforestation in primary forests. In addition to incorporating issues of social adaptation, mitigation projects should also strive to reduce the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, as such impacts may jeopardise the mitigation potential of the projects. An example is the incorporation ...
... reducing deforestation in primary forests. In addition to incorporating issues of social adaptation, mitigation projects should also strive to reduce the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, as such impacts may jeopardise the mitigation potential of the projects. An example is the incorporation ...
AAWG Conference Abstracts 2014
... of the hardships imposed particularly on rural women. These include having reduced quantity and quality of water available, reduced access to fuel in the form of firewood and reduced crop production to feed their families. The other side of the coin is rarely considered. Amongst the climate change s ...
... of the hardships imposed particularly on rural women. These include having reduced quantity and quality of water available, reduced access to fuel in the form of firewood and reduced crop production to feed their families. The other side of the coin is rarely considered. Amongst the climate change s ...
Low carbon resilient development and gender equality in the least
... Planning for low carbon resilient development has become an increasingly important policy priority for least developed country governments. This includes planning for the potential effects of climate change on achieving national priorities such as poverty reduction and sustainable agriculture often ...
... Planning for low carbon resilient development has become an increasingly important policy priority for least developed country governments. This includes planning for the potential effects of climate change on achieving national priorities such as poverty reduction and sustainable agriculture often ...
The ocean`s role in polar climate change
... addition to these processes, the warmed ocean mixed layer delays sea ice growth ([11]) and thus influences wintertime surface temperatures through a thinner ice pack. Because the Arctic atmosphere is stably stratified by thermal inversion at the surface, any warming that occurs there does not reach ...
... addition to these processes, the warmed ocean mixed layer delays sea ice growth ([11]) and thus influences wintertime surface temperatures through a thinner ice pack. Because the Arctic atmosphere is stably stratified by thermal inversion at the surface, any warming that occurs there does not reach ...
11. Minutes of the 11th meeting
... Each WG will have a number of background papers (completed before the workshop) and will produce an additional synthesis paper. The background and synthesis papers will be published in a special volume of the Journal of Marine Systems. JA also reported on two additional future activities of the Foc ...
... Each WG will have a number of background papers (completed before the workshop) and will produce an additional synthesis paper. The background and synthesis papers will be published in a special volume of the Journal of Marine Systems. JA also reported on two additional future activities of the Foc ...
Report
... Climate change is a global phenomenon that has strongly influenced public policy and scientific research in recent years. Climate change is caused by an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, water, and methane and is predicted to cause significant changes in temperature, p ...
... Climate change is a global phenomenon that has strongly influenced public policy and scientific research in recent years. Climate change is caused by an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, water, and methane and is predicted to cause significant changes in temperature, p ...
FINAL DRAFT IPCC WGII AR5 Chapter 17 Subject to Final Copyedit
... measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the private sector alone will often not provide the desirable level of adaptation with some types of actions n ...
... measures (high confidence). Economic theory and empirical results show that a degree of adaptation will be autonomously carried out by private parties in response to climate change. However the private sector alone will often not provide the desirable level of adaptation with some types of actions n ...
The Third Oregon Climate Assessment Report
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
... Strategy and the Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. Furthermore, implementing climate adaptation actions can be compatible with other societal goals, such as sustainable development and disaster risk reduction (Bierbaum et al., 2014). ...
Regional: Glacial Melt and Downstream Impacts on Indus
... challenges, and opportunities. The results provide a good synopsis of the current situation and trends regarding increasing variability in water supply, growing risk of climate change scenarios, and possible impacts on the socioeconomy of millions of people living in the downstream areas. Furthermor ...
... challenges, and opportunities. The results provide a good synopsis of the current situation and trends regarding increasing variability in water supply, growing risk of climate change scenarios, and possible impacts on the socioeconomy of millions of people living in the downstream areas. Furthermor ...
The Indian monsoon and climate change
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
... Fig 10.91: some consistency in the JJA response of precipitation over India to A1B forcing with 2xCO2 result (but within intermodel spread). Fig 10.121: less than 80% of models agree on annual mean change in precip over India. ...
Ecosystems, their properties, goods and services
... strongly towards a net carbon source before 2100, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions and land-use change trends at or above current rates (high confidence) [Figure 4.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.10, Figure 4.3, 4.4.11], while the buffering capacity of the oceans will begin to saturate [Denman et al., 2007 ...
... strongly towards a net carbon source before 2100, assuming continued greenhouse gas emissions and land-use change trends at or above current rates (high confidence) [Figure 4.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.10, Figure 4.3, 4.4.11], while the buffering capacity of the oceans will begin to saturate [Denman et al., 2007 ...
Community-based Climate Change Action Grants
... opportunity to avert this outcome. In many less vulnerable settings, there are substantial opportunities to build resilience through management of resources and productivity over time. The need for investment is now. International investment in adaptation in developing and emerging economies increas ...
... opportunity to avert this outcome. In many less vulnerable settings, there are substantial opportunities to build resilience through management of resources and productivity over time. The need for investment is now. International investment in adaptation in developing and emerging economies increas ...
2. The impacts of climate change on the benthos
... there is also evidence of local and regional heterogeneity within biogeographic ranges, with infilling of gaps or loss of site occupancy away from range limits. Living close to their physiological tolerance limits, being sessile or sedentary, having typically short life spans and being from lower t ...
... there is also evidence of local and regional heterogeneity within biogeographic ranges, with infilling of gaps or loss of site occupancy away from range limits. Living close to their physiological tolerance limits, being sessile or sedentary, having typically short life spans and being from lower t ...
Guidelines on Analysis of extremes in a changing climate in support
... 1.1 The rationale for focusing on weather and climate extremes Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate (CCSP, 2008). Indeed, ”confidence has increased that some extremes will become ...
... 1.1 The rationale for focusing on weather and climate extremes Changes in extreme weather and climate events have significant impacts and are among the most serious challenges to society in coping with a changing climate (CCSP, 2008). Indeed, ”confidence has increased that some extremes will become ...
Addendum to Internal Document 336
... series8. The weather signal is created by using daily precipitation as the primary variable while other variables are created using mathematical and statistical relationships with daily precipitation and the previous day’s values. The general procedure uses the baseline climate (1961 – 1990) to cal ...
... series8. The weather signal is created by using daily precipitation as the primary variable while other variables are created using mathematical and statistical relationships with daily precipitation and the previous day’s values. The general procedure uses the baseline climate (1961 – 1990) to cal ...
Module 11: Groundwater and climate change
... Groundwater is the major source of drinking water in Africa and has a rapidly expanding role in irrigation to combat growing food insecurity. This module deals with both the impact of climate change on groundwater resources and the role that groundwater can play in adapting to the impacts of climate ...
... Groundwater is the major source of drinking water in Africa and has a rapidly expanding role in irrigation to combat growing food insecurity. This module deals with both the impact of climate change on groundwater resources and the role that groundwater can play in adapting to the impacts of climate ...
Adaptation of water resources management to climate change
... changes in the world's water regimes expected to occur over the coming decades. It’s origins can be traced back to the World Water Vision, a declaration on global water issues adopted in March 2000 during the Second World Water Forum. The Vision highlighted climate change as one of the major challen ...
... changes in the world's water regimes expected to occur over the coming decades. It’s origins can be traced back to the World Water Vision, a declaration on global water issues adopted in March 2000 during the Second World Water Forum. The Vision highlighted climate change as one of the major challen ...
National Climate Change Adaptation Framework
... focus to ensure adaptation measures are taken across different sectors and levels of government to reduce Ireland's vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change. The aim of this Framework is to ensure that an effective role is played by all stakeholders in putting in place an active and e ...
... focus to ensure adaptation measures are taken across different sectors and levels of government to reduce Ireland's vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change. The aim of this Framework is to ensure that an effective role is played by all stakeholders in putting in place an active and e ...