- Adaptation
... Wetlands Basin, aimed at avoiding overstocking during the dry season, is implemented with the support from sedentary communities and transhumant groups. Demonstration activities that focus on the strengthening of social assets will produce the following outputs: 2.5 Polyculture and adaptive agro-eco ...
... Wetlands Basin, aimed at avoiding overstocking during the dry season, is implemented with the support from sedentary communities and transhumant groups. Demonstration activities that focus on the strengthening of social assets will produce the following outputs: 2.5 Polyculture and adaptive agro-eco ...
Climate Change and Food Systems
... Annu. Rev. Environ. Resourc. 2012.37:195-222. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org by United Nations Library on 05/13/13. For personal use only. ...
... Annu. Rev. Environ. Resourc. 2012.37:195-222. Downloaded from www.annualreviews.org by United Nations Library on 05/13/13. For personal use only. ...
CONFALONIERI 2007 Human Health
... increase the risk of mortality and morbidity, principally in older age groups and among the urban poor. • Any regional increases in climate extremes (e.g., storms, floods, cyclones, droughts) associated with climate change would cause deaths and injuries, population displacement, and adverse effects ...
... increase the risk of mortality and morbidity, principally in older age groups and among the urban poor. • Any regional increases in climate extremes (e.g., storms, floods, cyclones, droughts) associated with climate change would cause deaths and injuries, population displacement, and adverse effects ...
Climate –carbon cycle feedback analysis, results from the C MIP
... Heterotrophic respiration increases linearly with soil moisture and exponentially with soil temperature (Q10 = 1.5). The carbon cycle within the ocean is simulated by the biogeochemistry model HAMOCC5 (Wetzel et al., 2005), which includes phyto- and zooplankton dynamics depending on temperature, so ...
... Heterotrophic respiration increases linearly with soil moisture and exponentially with soil temperature (Q10 = 1.5). The carbon cycle within the ocean is simulated by the biogeochemistry model HAMOCC5 (Wetzel et al., 2005), which includes phyto- and zooplankton dynamics depending on temperature, so ...
Climate change enhances interannual variability of the Nile river flow
... conclusions remain the same regardless of which combination of models is chosen to estimate the trends in the mean or variance (Supplementary Figs 8 and 9 and Supplementary Table 8). The projected increase in the interannual variability of the flow of the Nile river, as shown in the observed stream ...
... conclusions remain the same regardless of which combination of models is chosen to estimate the trends in the mean or variance (Supplementary Figs 8 and 9 and Supplementary Table 8). The projected increase in the interannual variability of the flow of the Nile river, as shown in the observed stream ...
Evidence of a shift in the cyclicity of Antarctic seabird dynamics
... local cyclic fluctuations in the time-series. The frequency– time range over which it does this is set by a scale parameter, s, relating to the conventional Fourier period of oscillations, and a translation parameter n. The Morlet wavelet function is j0 ðhÞZ p1=4 expðiu0 hÞexpðKh2 =2Þ, where u0 is t ...
... local cyclic fluctuations in the time-series. The frequency– time range over which it does this is set by a scale parameter, s, relating to the conventional Fourier period of oscillations, and a translation parameter n. The Morlet wavelet function is j0 ðhÞZ p1=4 expðiu0 hÞexpðKh2 =2Þ, where u0 is t ...
Impact of Freshwater Release in the North Atlantic under Different
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
... high-latitudes cooling and the oceanic adjustment to the weakening of convection in the NA (Wu et al. 2007). Using partially coupled experiments, Chiang and Bitz (2005) and Yang and Liu (2005) show that the cooling of the northern high latitudes propagates within a few years toward the equator throu ...
Program - Asian Development Bank
... Interactive case study An interactive session designed to highlight the importance of planning ahead and the value of financial protection by simulating the decision-making process in a disaster response scenario. ...
... Interactive case study An interactive session designed to highlight the importance of planning ahead and the value of financial protection by simulating the decision-making process in a disaster response scenario. ...
Earth Day – Special Virtual Issue from Berghahn Journals
... to researchers and policy makers in their efforts to assess resilience, reduce vulnerability, and build adaptive capacity. Until recently, adaptation was neglected by the UNFCCC in international climate policy deliberations in favor of mitigation (Pielke et al. 2007; Schipper 2006). Reasons for this ...
... to researchers and policy makers in their efforts to assess resilience, reduce vulnerability, and build adaptive capacity. Until recently, adaptation was neglected by the UNFCCC in international climate policy deliberations in favor of mitigation (Pielke et al. 2007; Schipper 2006). Reasons for this ...
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
... Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change related phenomena within any policyforseeable timeframe. This is true even if most developed economies achieve this reduction. The reason for this is beca ...
... Reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, even by over 80%, will have no measurable effect on global mean surface temperature or other climate-change related phenomena within any policyforseeable timeframe. This is true even if most developed economies achieve this reduction. The reason for this is beca ...
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... to climate change. Because of the global and national delay in putting into practice any effective mitigation strategies, more effort will have to be put into adaptation measures to limit the societal consequences of the changes in climate which are already occurring. I believe this first report on ...
... to climate change. Because of the global and national delay in putting into practice any effective mitigation strategies, more effort will have to be put into adaptation measures to limit the societal consequences of the changes in climate which are already occurring. I believe this first report on ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PRESERVING THE OCEAN
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
... greenhouse gas concentrations [Manabe and Stouffer, 1993, Wood et al., 1999, Schmittner and Stocker, 1999, Rahmstorf and Ganopolski, 1999]. An important link between atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and the ocean circulation is the density of the surface waters in regions like the North Atl ...
Connecting on Climate
... rising temperatures. His testimony before Congress in 1988, coupled with Bill McKibben’s book The End of Nature in 1989, brought the issue to the public’s eye.1 Hansen and McKibben framed global warming in dramatic terms— rising sea levels, melting Arctic sea ice, and extreme flood and droughts— and ...
... rising temperatures. His testimony before Congress in 1988, coupled with Bill McKibben’s book The End of Nature in 1989, brought the issue to the public’s eye.1 Hansen and McKibben framed global warming in dramatic terms— rising sea levels, melting Arctic sea ice, and extreme flood and droughts— and ...
Variability properties of daily and monthly observed near-surface
... identified climate characteristics that are unique to a particular country. These studies have not only informed the scientific community about the climate characteristics of a region, but also formed the baseline for future studies. In general, trend results obtained from annual as well as minimum ...
... identified climate characteristics that are unique to a particular country. These studies have not only informed the scientific community about the climate characteristics of a region, but also formed the baseline for future studies. In general, trend results obtained from annual as well as minimum ...
Comparison of Climate Change Adaptation CRS Report for Congress
... Mitigation measures attempt to slow down the occurrence of climate change by, for example, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation measures, on the other hand, aim to improve an individual or institution’s ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts of climate change, and to take advantage o ...
... Mitigation measures attempt to slow down the occurrence of climate change by, for example, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptation measures, on the other hand, aim to improve an individual or institution’s ability to cope with or avoid harmful impacts of climate change, and to take advantage o ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE BARBADOS
... Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources.This research focuses on how human settlements distributed along the coast of G ...
... Some of the key anticipated manifestations of climate change for the Caribbean include elevated air and sea-surface temperatures, sea-level rise, possible changes in extreme events and a reduction in freshwater resources.This research focuses on how human settlements distributed along the coast of G ...
European cities adapt to climate change
... uncertainty of the future climate. So how have cities been developing their evidence base? It is important to use the available knowledge and resources. In Stirling, the local authority’s emergency planning records were reviewed to identify the main problems. In the last 20 years, 60% of emergencies ...
... uncertainty of the future climate. So how have cities been developing their evidence base? It is important to use the available knowledge and resources. In Stirling, the local authority’s emergency planning records were reviewed to identify the main problems. In the last 20 years, 60% of emergencies ...
Climate variability over the last 35,000 years
... identifies a complex response of climate proxies to a background of changing boundary conditions over the last 35,000 years. Climate drivers include the seasonal timing of insolation, greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, sea level rise and ocean and atmospheric circulation changes. Our compilati ...
... identifies a complex response of climate proxies to a background of changing boundary conditions over the last 35,000 years. Climate drivers include the seasonal timing of insolation, greenhouse gas content of the atmosphere, sea level rise and ocean and atmospheric circulation changes. Our compilati ...
3. Ranking Criteria and Examples
... are, therefore, only effective is taken early on and followed consistently during a heat wave. Dehydration is not always easy to identify, especially for family/friends who pop in and out during the day, and of course, the exposure from prolonged heat overnight. Implicit throughout the paper, it is ...
... are, therefore, only effective is taken early on and followed consistently during a heat wave. Dehydration is not always easy to identify, especially for family/friends who pop in and out during the day, and of course, the exposure from prolonged heat overnight. Implicit throughout the paper, it is ...
Coping with Climate change and Environmental Degradation in the
... evidence in their first report in 1990 to show that climate change is a reality and that it is being caused by anthropogenic activities. IPCC predicts that climate change, caused by the emission of greenhouse gases especially CO2 will cause drought in some part of the world and flooding in other par ...
... evidence in their first report in 1990 to show that climate change is a reality and that it is being caused by anthropogenic activities. IPCC predicts that climate change, caused by the emission of greenhouse gases especially CO2 will cause drought in some part of the world and flooding in other par ...
Global Change and the Earth System
... 20th century. During the last 100 years human population soared from little more than one to six billion and economic activity increased nearly 10-fold between 1950 and 2000. The world’s population is more tightly connected than ever before via globalisation of economies and information flows. Half ...
... 20th century. During the last 100 years human population soared from little more than one to six billion and economic activity increased nearly 10-fold between 1950 and 2000. The world’s population is more tightly connected than ever before via globalisation of economies and information flows. Half ...
On Welfare Frameworks and Catastrophic Climate Risks
... and suggests that existing analyses based on integrated assessment models do not take sufficient account of such catastrophic risks, and thus recommend mitigation policies that are not ambitious enough. This paper provides a critical analysis of Weitzman’s dismal theorem, and the by now sizeable lite ...
... and suggests that existing analyses based on integrated assessment models do not take sufficient account of such catastrophic risks, and thus recommend mitigation policies that are not ambitious enough. This paper provides a critical analysis of Weitzman’s dismal theorem, and the by now sizeable lite ...
Ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation and mitigation – good
... started out as urban environment improvement and nature conservation projects, which overtime realised the adaptation benefits these projects provide. Many of the case studies found were not labelled as EBA or EBM, or were only labelled as such at a later stage (their original purpose being for natu ...
... started out as urban environment improvement and nature conservation projects, which overtime realised the adaptation benefits these projects provide. Many of the case studies found were not labelled as EBA or EBM, or were only labelled as such at a later stage (their original purpose being for natu ...
English
... demonstrate progression beyond the country’s previous NDC. According to UNDP and the World Resources Institute, a draft framework for NDC implementation consists of key stages through which countries may find themselves navigating over the coming months and years, including building national awarene ...
... demonstrate progression beyond the country’s previous NDC. According to UNDP and the World Resources Institute, a draft framework for NDC implementation consists of key stages through which countries may find themselves navigating over the coming months and years, including building national awarene ...
Full Text - Current Science
... capita energy and 16% of the per capita protein 2. India ranks first in area under rice (about 45 m ha) and second in production next to China. Occurrences of climatic extremes especially at critical growth stages of rice significantly reduce the yield3. According to Alam et al.4, one of the signifi ...
... capita energy and 16% of the per capita protein 2. India ranks first in area under rice (about 45 m ha) and second in production next to China. Occurrences of climatic extremes especially at critical growth stages of rice significantly reduce the yield3. According to Alam et al.4, one of the signifi ...