Improving Livelihoods in Semi-arid Regions of Africa Through
... Continued land degradation—whether from climate change, unsustainable agriculture or poor management of water resources, is a threat to food security, leading to starvation among the most acutely affected communities and robbing the world of productive land (Pender et al. 2009). In addition, many po ...
... Continued land degradation—whether from climate change, unsustainable agriculture or poor management of water resources, is a threat to food security, leading to starvation among the most acutely affected communities and robbing the world of productive land (Pender et al. 2009). In addition, many po ...
climate change, causation, and delayed harm
... Tort System, 24 HOUS. L. REV. 27, 29-30 (1987); see also Stapleton, supra note 6, at 248, 250. 12. See Margaret A. Berger, Eliminating General Causation: Notes Towards a New Theory of Justice and Toxic Torts, 97 COLUM. L. REV. 2117, 2122 (1997) (defining the terms “general causation” and “specific c ...
... Tort System, 24 HOUS. L. REV. 27, 29-30 (1987); see also Stapleton, supra note 6, at 248, 250. 12. See Margaret A. Berger, Eliminating General Causation: Notes Towards a New Theory of Justice and Toxic Torts, 97 COLUM. L. REV. 2117, 2122 (1997) (defining the terms “general causation” and “specific c ...
Local Climate Change Action Plan (LCCAP)
... The fund shall encourage a counterpart funding arrangement among local governments, community organizations, the private sectors and other entities LGU may submit copy of their LCCAP to CCC for possible funding ...
... The fund shall encourage a counterpart funding arrangement among local governments, community organizations, the private sectors and other entities LGU may submit copy of their LCCAP to CCC for possible funding ...
Title
... DDC support seeks to build community resilience to drought through: 1) developing vocational and business skills among adults and youth for livelihood enhancement/diversification and 2) building the capacity of farmers to adopt appropriate land and water management practices ...
... DDC support seeks to build community resilience to drought through: 1) developing vocational and business skills among adults and youth for livelihood enhancement/diversification and 2) building the capacity of farmers to adopt appropriate land and water management practices ...
The Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research
... To explain why the climate has changed in the past – roughly the last 20K years since the Last Glacial Maximum To predict how the climate of the Antarctic might change over the next century under various greenhouse gas emission scenarios Theme 1 – Decadal time scale variability (Dave Bromwich) Theme ...
... To explain why the climate has changed in the past – roughly the last 20K years since the Last Glacial Maximum To predict how the climate of the Antarctic might change over the next century under various greenhouse gas emission scenarios Theme 1 – Decadal time scale variability (Dave Bromwich) Theme ...
Communication, Education, Participation: Successful Ways to
... legal groundwork for the case.) Not only did this decision lead to concrete climate protection (the EPA promulgating GHG limits for new motor vehicles, and proposed limits for power plants), but the ...
... legal groundwork for the case.) Not only did this decision lead to concrete climate protection (the EPA promulgating GHG limits for new motor vehicles, and proposed limits for power plants), but the ...
Climate
... of these responses varies with the frequency, intensity, and duration of drought, as well as the resilience of the community or ecosystem and Figure 2. Mean annual temperature anomaly, 2000–2006 versus 1951–1980. The other local conditions, but in orange regions, which are mostly at high northern la ...
... of these responses varies with the frequency, intensity, and duration of drought, as well as the resilience of the community or ecosystem and Figure 2. Mean annual temperature anomaly, 2000–2006 versus 1951–1980. The other local conditions, but in orange regions, which are mostly at high northern la ...
human mobility in the context of climate change
... The Group works to share most recent available knowledge with UNFCCC Parties to ensure that human mobility is taken into consideration in global climate negotiations and provides technical support to Parties. ...
... The Group works to share most recent available knowledge with UNFCCC Parties to ensure that human mobility is taken into consideration in global climate negotiations and provides technical support to Parties. ...
Predicting and understanding ecosystem responses to climate
... of these responses varies with the frequency, intensity, and duration of drought, as well as the resilience of the community or ecosystem and Figure 2. Mean annual temperature anomaly, 2000–2006 versus 1951–1980. The other local conditions, but in orange regions, which are mostly at high northern la ...
... of these responses varies with the frequency, intensity, and duration of drought, as well as the resilience of the community or ecosystem and Figure 2. Mean annual temperature anomaly, 2000–2006 versus 1951–1980. The other local conditions, but in orange regions, which are mostly at high northern la ...
Impact of climate change on Least Developed Countries
... CO2 uptake is increasing the ocean’s acidity, threatening shellfish by reducing their ability to form shells. Warming can also cause oxygen levels to fall and, in extreme cases, ‘dead zones’ may form. The IPCC argues reducing CO2 is the most effective and least risky method to tackle acidification ( ...
... CO2 uptake is increasing the ocean’s acidity, threatening shellfish by reducing their ability to form shells. Warming can also cause oxygen levels to fall and, in extreme cases, ‘dead zones’ may form. The IPCC argues reducing CO2 is the most effective and least risky method to tackle acidification ( ...
New Methods to Assess Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for
... ◦ Averaged (aggregated) climate, technical and socio-economic data -- and corresponding “representative farm” or aggregate models -- fail to represent heterogeneity and technological detail essential to analysis of adaptation ◦ Analysis of impacts of future climate done with current socio-economic s ...
... ◦ Averaged (aggregated) climate, technical and socio-economic data -- and corresponding “representative farm” or aggregate models -- fail to represent heterogeneity and technological detail essential to analysis of adaptation ◦ Analysis of impacts of future climate done with current socio-economic s ...
here - Climpol
... information needs are especially focused on compliance and not so much on taking new metrics based information into account in the present policy process. However, there is a need to think about new metrics to link the air and climate policy areas. Not only are new approaches in the mid- (after 2015 ...
... information needs are especially focused on compliance and not so much on taking new metrics based information into account in the present policy process. However, there is a need to think about new metrics to link the air and climate policy areas. Not only are new approaches in the mid- (after 2015 ...
AKAH Building Resilience to Climate Change
... land mass is mountains, with glaciers making up 6 per cent Over 73 percent of the population (6 million people) live in rural areas (World Factbook, 2016) and are the primary victims of natural disasters caused by climate change Currently 85 percent of Tajikistan’s area is threatened by mudflow Betw ...
... land mass is mountains, with glaciers making up 6 per cent Over 73 percent of the population (6 million people) live in rural areas (World Factbook, 2016) and are the primary victims of natural disasters caused by climate change Currently 85 percent of Tajikistan’s area is threatened by mudflow Betw ...
Petition of the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Science and
... difference between 1998 and 2016 was not statistically significant. As Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama in Huntsville has pointed out, “2016 would have had to be 0.10 C warmer than 1998 to be significantly different at the 95% confidence level.”8 In fact, the temperature difference betwe ...
... difference between 1998 and 2016 was not statistically significant. As Dr. Roy Spencer of the University of Alabama in Huntsville has pointed out, “2016 would have had to be 0.10 C warmer than 1998 to be significantly different at the 95% confidence level.”8 In fact, the temperature difference betwe ...
Research for Action: Climate - NSW Department of Primary Industries
... Addressing climate change There are a number of natural influences on the world’s climate, including changes to the Earth’s orbit, volcanic and meteorite activity and tectonic upheaval. In addition to these influences, most scientists now accept that human activity is increasing the concentration of ...
... Addressing climate change There are a number of natural influences on the world’s climate, including changes to the Earth’s orbit, volcanic and meteorite activity and tectonic upheaval. In addition to these influences, most scientists now accept that human activity is increasing the concentration of ...
Gore rebuttal comments
... meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were over ten times higher than they are now, about 450 million years ago, the planet was in the depths of the absolute coldest period in the last half billion years." Patterso ...
... meaningful correlation between CO2 levels and Earth's temperature over this [geologic] time frame. In fact, when CO2 levels were over ten times higher than they are now, about 450 million years ago, the planet was in the depths of the absolute coldest period in the last half billion years." Patterso ...
Appendix B: Meteorology and Climate
... Climate variability is a critical factor in ecosystem function. It operates on a wide range of time scales, the most relevant of which are seasonal, interannual, interdecadal, and the climate change scale (10 to 100 yr). ...
... Climate variability is a critical factor in ecosystem function. It operates on a wide range of time scales, the most relevant of which are seasonal, interannual, interdecadal, and the climate change scale (10 to 100 yr). ...
Climate Change Adaptation in ZAMBIA
... levels of the government to conduct adaptation planning; promoting adoption of adaptation efforts among line ministries; improving national data collection and monitoring, with greater investment in meteorological services; increasing knowledge management in technical areas; and increasing stakehold ...
... levels of the government to conduct adaptation planning; promoting adoption of adaptation efforts among line ministries; improving national data collection and monitoring, with greater investment in meteorological services; increasing knowledge management in technical areas; and increasing stakehold ...
2. Studying the Earth: Major Earth Biomes and the Trace Gas
... changes to the incidence of particular pest and diseases cannot be made until the nature of the climate change which would lead to these changes becomes more certain. Despite this problem, it is possible to imagine that if temperatures in a given region became warmer on average with accompanying per ...
... changes to the incidence of particular pest and diseases cannot be made until the nature of the climate change which would lead to these changes becomes more certain. Despite this problem, it is possible to imagine that if temperatures in a given region became warmer on average with accompanying per ...
AHGA paper McEvilly v5
... A major assessment was published by the Australian economist, Professor Ross Garnaut in late 2008. The review considered options for Australia to play a proportionate part in global mitigation efforts. From an economics perspective, this focussed on maximising the “gains from reduced risks of climat ...
... A major assessment was published by the Australian economist, Professor Ross Garnaut in late 2008. The review considered options for Australia to play a proportionate part in global mitigation efforts. From an economics perspective, this focussed on maximising the “gains from reduced risks of climat ...
Climate Variability and Weather
... gas increases, also cause climate to vary. Global climate models project that greenhouse gases will cause global average temperature to increase this century. Model limitations mean there is less confidence in regional projections of climate. Natural forms of climate variability are likely tempo ...
... gas increases, also cause climate to vary. Global climate models project that greenhouse gases will cause global average temperature to increase this century. Model limitations mean there is less confidence in regional projections of climate. Natural forms of climate variability are likely tempo ...
anthropogenic climate change: a reason for
... warming to human emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a mechanism described some 40 years earlier by Arrhenius (1896). Interestingly, Arrhenius (1903) himself stated that anthropogenic emissions of CO2 would cause a significant climate change only after several hundred years. Flohn (1941) ...
... warming to human emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, a mechanism described some 40 years earlier by Arrhenius (1896). Interestingly, Arrhenius (1903) himself stated that anthropogenic emissions of CO2 would cause a significant climate change only after several hundred years. Flohn (1941) ...
book of abstracts - mariolopoulos
... University of Geneva - Institute for Environmental Sciences (guillaume.rohat@etu.unige.ch) Despite our scientific knowledge about the future impacts of climate change, only a limited number of European cities have started to establish a climate adaptation plan. This lack of commitment can be modestl ...
... University of Geneva - Institute for Environmental Sciences (guillaume.rohat@etu.unige.ch) Despite our scientific knowledge about the future impacts of climate change, only a limited number of European cities have started to establish a climate adaptation plan. This lack of commitment can be modestl ...
The Geography of Climate - Mary Robinson Foundation
... Case Study 2: The multiple benefits of supporting responses to climate change in Uganda National strategies in Uganda for both climate change adaptation and mitigation identify reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation as top priorities. Since 1990, Uganda has lost more than 25% of its for ...
... Case Study 2: The multiple benefits of supporting responses to climate change in Uganda National strategies in Uganda for both climate change adaptation and mitigation identify reducing deforestation and increasing reforestation as top priorities. Since 1990, Uganda has lost more than 25% of its for ...
Reconsidering the Climate Change Act
... On the matter of global climate change, APS notes that virtually all reputable scientists agree with the following observations: Carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere due to human activity; Carbon dioxide is an excellent infrared absorber, and therefore, its increasing presence in the atmos ...
... On the matter of global climate change, APS notes that virtually all reputable scientists agree with the following observations: Carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere due to human activity; Carbon dioxide is an excellent infrared absorber, and therefore, its increasing presence in the atmos ...
Michael E. Mann
Michael E. Mann (born 1965) is an American climatologist and geophysicist, currently director of the Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, who has contributed to the scientific understanding of historic climate change based on the temperature record of the past thousand years. He has pioneered techniques to find patterns in past climate change, and to isolate climate signals from ""noisy data"".As lead author of a paper produced in 1998 with co-authors Raymond S. Bradley and Malcolm K. Hughes, Mann introduced innovative statistical techniques to find regional variations in a hemispherical climate reconstruction covering the past 600 years. In 1999 the same team used these techniques to produce a reconstruction over the past 1,000 years (MBH99) which was dubbed the ""hockey stick graph"" because of its shape. He was one of 8 lead authors of the ""Observed Climate Variability and Change"" chapter of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Scientific Assessment Report published in 2001. A graph based on the MBH99 paper was highlighted in several parts of the report, and was given wide publicity. The IPCC acknowledged that his work, along with that of the many other lead authors and review editors, contributed to the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, which was won jointly by the IPCC and Al Gore.He was organizing committee chair for the National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science in 2003 and has received a number of honors and awards including selection by Scientific American as one of the fifty leading visionaries in science and technology in 2002. In 2012 he was inducted as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and was awarded the Hans Oeschger Medal of the European Geosciences Union. In 2013 he was elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, and awarded the status of distinguished professor in Penn State's College of Earth and Mineral Sciences.Mann is author of more than 160 peer-reviewed and edited publications, and has published two books: Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming in 2008 and The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines, published in early 2012. In 2013 the European Geosciences Union described his publication record as ""outstanding for a scientist of his relatively young age"". He is also a co-founder and contributor to the climatology blog RealClimate.