a Climate of Conflict
... before the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 was awarded to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to Al Gore, the issue’s profile was rising. At the end of 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern headed a major review of the economics of global warming for the UK government and gained considerable med ...
... before the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 was awarded to the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and to Al Gore, the issue’s profile was rising. At the end of 2006, Sir Nicholas Stern headed a major review of the economics of global warming for the UK government and gained considerable med ...
Background paper
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
... Localized population pressure has led to loss of protected forests (PFs) in some areas. For instance, Lusaka city alone consumes 250,000 tonnes of charcoal (equivalent to 1.4 million tonnes of wood) annually. If widely accepted, the Lusaka CDM Project (which uses twigs in energy saving stainless sto ...
2012 2013 FINAL CICS Annual Report
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
... lies in the choice of the metric used to measure distance and the corresponding weight given to the observations and the prior estimate, and in the choice of which fields or parameters are allowed to be adjusted in order to produce the final estimate. Modern methods generally allow the error fields ...
The Effect of Climate Change on the Variability of the Northern
... the vortex ‘‘final warming’’ the westerlies reverse as the hemisphere transitions radiatively into its summer regime of easterlies. However, the vortex can also be broken down purely by dynamics during midwinter in an event known as a major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). These events are associ ...
... the vortex ‘‘final warming’’ the westerlies reverse as the hemisphere transitions radiatively into its summer regime of easterlies. However, the vortex can also be broken down purely by dynamics during midwinter in an event known as a major sudden stratospheric warming (SSW). These events are associ ...
challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
... (Liepert et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2013). Aerosols reduce et al. 2014) and influence the East Asian monsoon the available energy for evaporation, and absorbing (e.g., Lau et al. 2006; Meehl et al. 2008; Guo et al. aerosols such as black carbon locally heat the atmo- 2012; Polson et al. 2014) and midlat ...
National Capacity Self-Assessment
... However, despite some attempts Jamaica has since it signed the Convention thirteen years ago not achieved as much as could have been reasonably expected on the given time frame. The main reason for this may be the lack of sustained focus on climate change activities perhaps due in part to the absenc ...
... However, despite some attempts Jamaica has since it signed the Convention thirteen years ago not achieved as much as could have been reasonably expected on the given time frame. The main reason for this may be the lack of sustained focus on climate change activities perhaps due in part to the absenc ...
International trends in public perceptions of climate change over the
... Nick Pidgeon1,2,3 and Paul Upham2,4 Public perceptions of climate change are known to differ between nations and to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet e ...
... Nick Pidgeon1,2,3 and Paul Upham2,4 Public perceptions of climate change are known to differ between nations and to have fluctuated over time. Numerous plausible characterizations of these variations, and explanations for them, are to be found in the literature. However, a clear picture has not yet e ...
Climate Change and Hunger - Responding to the Challenge
... WFP has a crucial role to play in the global response to climate change. Vulnerability analysis and mapping, early warning systems and weather-based insurance programmes help governments and partners predict the onset of natural hazards and take appropriate measures to cushion their impacts. WFP als ...
... WFP has a crucial role to play in the global response to climate change. Vulnerability analysis and mapping, early warning systems and weather-based insurance programmes help governments and partners predict the onset of natural hazards and take appropriate measures to cushion their impacts. WFP als ...
Climate Change and Variability in the Sahel Region
... years of the Convention were overwhelmingly dominated by mitigation while little consideration was given to adaptation. This was, to a great extent, due to the early perception of climate change as something that was going to occur in a gradual fashion in the medium- to long-term (i.e. in the next 5 ...
... years of the Convention were overwhelmingly dominated by mitigation while little consideration was given to adaptation. This was, to a great extent, due to the early perception of climate change as something that was going to occur in a gradual fashion in the medium- to long-term (i.e. in the next 5 ...
View/Open
... WFP has a crucial role to play in the global response to climate change. Vulnerability analysis and mapping, early warning systems and weather-based insurance programmes help governments and partners predict the onset of natural hazards and take appropriate measures to cushion their impacts. WFP als ...
... WFP has a crucial role to play in the global response to climate change. Vulnerability analysis and mapping, early warning systems and weather-based insurance programmes help governments and partners predict the onset of natural hazards and take appropriate measures to cushion their impacts. WFP als ...
Community Climate Petition to the House of Representatives
... The petition will build a strong sense of public pressure and momentum at a time when the Government is assessing whether our emissions reduction targets are an adequate contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change and whether our climate policies are reducing emissions far and fast enoug ...
... The petition will build a strong sense of public pressure and momentum at a time when the Government is assessing whether our emissions reduction targets are an adequate contribution to global efforts to tackle climate change and whether our climate policies are reducing emissions far and fast enoug ...
A Story of Gaia - Online - Introduction Overview
... topic and the science behind the topic of climate change. Love the science and the systems theory of Gaia ... I was never made to feel dumb or that my questions were stupid ... I so appreciate the work you are doing to bring awareness to others about this savagery we're perpetrating on our wonderful ...
... topic and the science behind the topic of climate change. Love the science and the systems theory of Gaia ... I was never made to feel dumb or that my questions were stupid ... I so appreciate the work you are doing to bring awareness to others about this savagery we're perpetrating on our wonderful ...
Effects of climate change and seed dispersal on airborne ragweed
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
... alien species in Europe producing pollen that causes severe allergic disease in susceptible individuals1 . Ragweed plants could further invade European land with climate and land-use changes2,3 . However, airborne pollen evolution depends not only on plant invasion, but also on pollen production, re ...
How Climate Change Uniquely Impacts the Physical, Social and
... climate change such as rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns and changes in other weather events (depending on the region). However, it is expected that First Nations will experience the impacts of climate change in ways that most nonAboriginal Canadians will not, due to a heavy rel ...
... climate change such as rising temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns and changes in other weather events (depending on the region). However, it is expected that First Nations will experience the impacts of climate change in ways that most nonAboriginal Canadians will not, due to a heavy rel ...
Full-Text PDF
... space‖ for human society, which is defined by multiple biophysical ―boundaries‖ in the Earth system that span climate change, biogeochemical cycles, land and water use and chemical pollution. Pushing the Earth system beyond these boundaries jeopardizes the sustainability of valued ecosystem goods an ...
... space‖ for human society, which is defined by multiple biophysical ―boundaries‖ in the Earth system that span climate change, biogeochemical cycles, land and water use and chemical pollution. Pushing the Earth system beyond these boundaries jeopardizes the sustainability of valued ecosystem goods an ...
PARCC Project Training Manual 2014 Protected Areas Resilient to Climate Change,
... The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisati ...
... The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisati ...
Title Climate Change-4 - Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
... known as United Nations Conference on Environment & Development (UNCED). Pakistan was part of the 1992 Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The basic theme of the conference was sustainable economic development keeping in view the environmental dilapidation. Pakistan signed the United Natio ...
... known as United Nations Conference on Environment & Development (UNCED). Pakistan was part of the 1992 Earth Summit held at Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The basic theme of the conference was sustainable economic development keeping in view the environmental dilapidation. Pakistan signed the United Natio ...
... greenhouse effect was considered complete human-induced phenomenon. The similar misconception that greenhouse effect is human-induced phenomena rather than a natural one is also found by the in-service Greek primary school teachers in their study by Michail et al. (2006). It was even surprising that ...
... greenhouse effect was considered complete human-induced phenomenon. The similar misconception that greenhouse effect is human-induced phenomena rather than a natural one is also found by the in-service Greek primary school teachers in their study by Michail et al. (2006). It was even surprising that ...
Conceptualising Climate Change Governance
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
... the public and informing policy, for example, through the media or awarenessraising, and can work as advocates of climate change initiatives. Acknowledging this potential, NGOs should be integrated and utilised. Climate mitigation and adaptation calls for new state, economic and civil society struct ...
Mexico - Met Office
... studies have been carried out and published, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has collated and reported impacts at the global and regional scales. But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of in ...
... studies have been carried out and published, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has collated and reported impacts at the global and regional scales. But assessing the impacts is scientifically challenging and has, until now, been fragmented. To date, only a limited amount of in ...
PARCC Project Training Manual Module 2. Climate data
... The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisati ...
... The contents of this report do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of UNEP, contributory organisations or editors. The designations employed and the presentations of material in this report do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNEP or contributory organisati ...
We Stand as One: Children, Young People and Climate Change
... gases (including carbon dioxide) at higher levels than our planet can absorb. As a consequence, the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is increasing, resulting in less energy escaping our atmosphere, which in turn causes average temperatures around the globe to rise. Rising temperat ...
... gases (including carbon dioxide) at higher levels than our planet can absorb. As a consequence, the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere is increasing, resulting in less energy escaping our atmosphere, which in turn causes average temperatures around the globe to rise. Rising temperat ...
CSKT Climate Change Strategic Plan
... Mitigation (climate change): actions that reduce the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; includes reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and enhancing sinks (things that absorb more greenhouse gases than they emit). Examples include switching to renewable energy s ...
... Mitigation (climate change): actions that reduce the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere; includes reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and enhancing sinks (things that absorb more greenhouse gases than they emit). Examples include switching to renewable energy s ...
National Research Council Report
... (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons about how science works and how science, especially climate science, is communicated to policy ...
... (The full Statement of Task appears in Appendix A.) Normally, a technical issue such as surface temperature reconstructions might not generate widespread attention, but this case brings interesting lessons about how science works and how science, especially climate science, is communicated to policy ...
organisation of king`s bibliography of books on global warming
... James Atkins. Climate change for football fans: a matter of life and death, UIT, 2011, 9781906860356 ...
... James Atkins. Climate change for football fans: a matter of life and death, UIT, 2011, 9781906860356 ...
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.