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... political and social issues. He contributes to WWFUK’s Strategies for Change project. ...
... political and social issues. He contributes to WWFUK’s Strategies for Change project. ...
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... some limitations. In particular we do not take into account full adaptation of the EU agricultural sector to climate changes. We investigate the medium term effect of climate change on the EU agriculture. A long term adjustment may mitigate some of the effects and the sectoral and/or regional impact ...
... some limitations. In particular we do not take into account full adaptation of the EU agricultural sector to climate changes. We investigate the medium term effect of climate change on the EU agriculture. A long term adjustment may mitigate some of the effects and the sectoral and/or regional impact ...
Future climate in world regions - the IPCC Data Distribution Centre
... Climate scenarios have been applied in impact and adaptation assessments conducted in all parts of the world during the past few decades. However, the selection of regional climate scenarios has often been arbitrary, and there is little consistency in the scenarios applied in various studies. Moreov ...
... Climate scenarios have been applied in impact and adaptation assessments conducted in all parts of the world during the past few decades. However, the selection of regional climate scenarios has often been arbitrary, and there is little consistency in the scenarios applied in various studies. Moreov ...
Links between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa
... events.7 The results reveal that temperature can affect agricultural yields through increases in both crop and surface water evapo-transpiration, resulting in heightened water stress in the absence of irrigation. The combined effect of these mechanisms could be expected to reduce African staple crop ...
... events.7 The results reveal that temperature can affect agricultural yields through increases in both crop and surface water evapo-transpiration, resulting in heightened water stress in the absence of irrigation. The combined effect of these mechanisms could be expected to reduce African staple crop ...
Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate
... In order to stabilize the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration to between 445 and 490 ppm (for an estimated global mean temperature increase of 2 to 2.4°C above the pre-industrial average), current worldwide emissions would need to peak before 2015, and be ...
... In order to stabilize the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration to between 445 and 490 ppm (for an estimated global mean temperature increase of 2 to 2.4°C above the pre-industrial average), current worldwide emissions would need to peak before 2015, and be ...
National Programme for Spatial Adaptation to Climate Change (ARK)
... that a staff of six to eight will be needed for the ARK programme team, which will consist of employees from the various parties involved. ...
... that a staff of six to eight will be needed for the ARK programme team, which will consist of employees from the various parties involved. ...
Results Part A: amount of appearances
... important that the citizens of the United States of America acknowledge the anthropogenic climate change, since they partly determine the US policy towards climate change. When researching climate change and public concern, ‘public concern’ is most often discussed instead of national mood, however i ...
... important that the citizens of the United States of America acknowledge the anthropogenic climate change, since they partly determine the US policy towards climate change. When researching climate change and public concern, ‘public concern’ is most often discussed instead of national mood, however i ...
Beyond generic adaptive capacity: exploring the adaptation space of
... vulnerability to the kind of extreme weather events that, very likely, will become more frequent in a changing climate (IPCC 2007b). For example France has high adaptive capacity according to the factors identified by Smit et al. (2001). Despite this, the country experienced higher than average deat ...
... vulnerability to the kind of extreme weather events that, very likely, will become more frequent in a changing climate (IPCC 2007b). For example France has high adaptive capacity according to the factors identified by Smit et al. (2001). Despite this, the country experienced higher than average deat ...
Dangerous human-made interference with climate
... are being altered by human activities. Some of the alterations are as large or larger than natural atmosphere and surface changes, even compared with natural changes that have occurred over hundreds of thousands of years. There is concern that these human-made alterations could substantially alter t ...
... are being altered by human activities. Some of the alterations are as large or larger than natural atmosphere and surface changes, even compared with natural changes that have occurred over hundreds of thousands of years. There is concern that these human-made alterations could substantially alter t ...
Creating a Climate Smart DFID
... Larger offices will be encouraged to be leaders and aim for gold standard – as they may well have more potential for high impact outcomes Offices will rarely be starting from scratch. To reflect this offices can capture activities which are already going on such as, programmes under development for ...
... Larger offices will be encouraged to be leaders and aim for gold standard – as they may well have more potential for high impact outcomes Offices will rarely be starting from scratch. To reflect this offices can capture activities which are already going on such as, programmes under development for ...
Biogeosciences
... ocean (Boyd et al., 2007). Two steps are required to explore the relationship between climate-change mediated alteration of ocean properties and the consequent phytoplankton response on intermediary time-scales, i.e. decades – relevant to present experimental and observing system design and to polic ...
... ocean (Boyd et al., 2007). Two steps are required to explore the relationship between climate-change mediated alteration of ocean properties and the consequent phytoplankton response on intermediary time-scales, i.e. decades – relevant to present experimental and observing system design and to polic ...
Preparing BC for Climate Migration
... including legal, housing and education. More funding should also be allocated to reduce strain on these already-overloaded systems and to allow increased migration. ...
... including legal, housing and education. More funding should also be allocated to reduce strain on these already-overloaded systems and to allow increased migration. ...
Fact sheets of the international experiences on the formulation and
... The New Strategic Agenda includes the vision, mission and strategic objectives of ACTO based on two cross‐cutting axes (conservation and sustainable use of renewable natural Figure 1. Map of the Amazon Basin (©Soil and Environment) resources, and sustainable development). It establishes the ro ...
... The New Strategic Agenda includes the vision, mission and strategic objectives of ACTO based on two cross‐cutting axes (conservation and sustainable use of renewable natural Figure 1. Map of the Amazon Basin (©Soil and Environment) resources, and sustainable development). It establishes the ro ...
... regulation, reducing deforestation, and geoengineering), the spatial scale (local, regional, national, global), time scale (precautionary or adaptive, over decades or centuries), normative criteria, and other parameters of policy choice. We will examine current legal measures to manage climate chang ...
February 2010 Minutes - Rubbertown Community Advisory Council
... How can we go back in time and study climate in the past? We looked at ice masses around the world. We drilled and studied differences in the bandings of the ice to learn about the climate. Each year, so much precipitation falls on these glaciers. The snowflakes capture information about what is in ...
... How can we go back in time and study climate in the past? We looked at ice masses around the world. We drilled and studied differences in the bandings of the ice to learn about the climate. Each year, so much precipitation falls on these glaciers. The snowflakes capture information about what is in ...
Climate change, natural disasters and human displacement
... borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation from other variables and processes will not be sufficient to solve the problem. In t ...
... borders, and has the potential to render some people stateless. Since climate change is certain to have a major impact on future patterns of human mobility, approaches which address environmental issues in isolation from other variables and processes will not be sufficient to solve the problem. In t ...
Global warming in the public sphere
... century, the basic physical science underlying the theory and empirical evidence for global warming was supported through wartime and post-World War II scientific enterprise to master nuclear weaponry and understand how nuclear radiation and fallout would travel throughout the atmosphere and terrestr ...
... century, the basic physical science underlying the theory and empirical evidence for global warming was supported through wartime and post-World War II scientific enterprise to master nuclear weaponry and understand how nuclear radiation and fallout would travel throughout the atmosphere and terrestr ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CLIMATE ECONOMICS: A META-REVIEW AND SOME SUGGESTIONS Geoffrey Heal
... About a year ago, the U.K. government published the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, written by a team led by Nicholas Stern [35]. The publication of the Stern Review provoked an unprecedented outpouring of papers on the same topic: we have probably seen more economics papers on clim ...
... About a year ago, the U.K. government published the Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change, written by a team led by Nicholas Stern [35]. The publication of the Stern Review provoked an unprecedented outpouring of papers on the same topic: we have probably seen more economics papers on clim ...
the state of climate change adaptation in Canada`s protected areas
... and a range of climate change impacts reportedly already occurring within Canadian protected areas, the majority of respondents (83%) indicated that their agency had not completed a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts and implications of climate change for their respective policy, plan ...
... and a range of climate change impacts reportedly already occurring within Canadian protected areas, the majority of respondents (83%) indicated that their agency had not completed a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts and implications of climate change for their respective policy, plan ...
Oregon`s Biodiversity in a Changing Climate
... °C (1.4 °F) and increases in Alaska over the same period have been even greater (2-4 °C [3.6-7.2 °F]) (Houghton et al. 2001). Additionally, much of the U.S. has experienced increased precipitation in the last century, primarily as increases in the amount of heavy precipitation (Groisman et al. 2001) ...
... °C (1.4 °F) and increases in Alaska over the same period have been even greater (2-4 °C [3.6-7.2 °F]) (Houghton et al. 2001). Additionally, much of the U.S. has experienced increased precipitation in the last century, primarily as increases in the amount of heavy precipitation (Groisman et al. 2001) ...
Shaping National Climate Change Legislation in Uganda, May 2015
... Integrating climate change in government sectors has been a challenge to many countries. This is largely because climate change is a recent global challenge and there is uncertainty as to how some sectors should address it. Integrating climate change in government sectors means incorporating measure ...
... Integrating climate change in government sectors has been a challenge to many countries. This is largely because climate change is a recent global challenge and there is uncertainty as to how some sectors should address it. Integrating climate change in government sectors means incorporating measure ...
Trends and Variability in Snowmelt Runoff in the Western United
... of air (Wallace and Gutzler 1981). Correlations between the mean CMD time series and mean 700-hPa heights averaged for the western United States is ⫺0.75 (significant at a 99% confidence level), and correlations between mean AMJJ temperature for the western United States and mean 700-hPa heights is ...
... of air (Wallace and Gutzler 1981). Correlations between the mean CMD time series and mean 700-hPa heights averaged for the western United States is ⫺0.75 (significant at a 99% confidence level), and correlations between mean AMJJ temperature for the western United States and mean 700-hPa heights is ...
Responses to Climate Change and their Implications on
... alternative to the policy myopia that sees emission reductions as the sole path to climate change abatement,” and in particular we need to apply geo-engineering that can prevent global warming and reduce acidification of the oceans.5 Others agree. Alan Carlin, Senior Economist with the U.S. Environm ...
... alternative to the policy myopia that sees emission reductions as the sole path to climate change abatement,” and in particular we need to apply geo-engineering that can prevent global warming and reduce acidification of the oceans.5 Others agree. Alan Carlin, Senior Economist with the U.S. Environm ...
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... atmosphere (B1 family of emission scenarios), the Earth global temperature rise in 2100 would be ranging from about 1.4°C to 2.6°C3 relative to 1961-1990 mean observations. For emissions scenarios with larger emissions (A1FI family of scenario), the Report indicates results that range from 3.3°C to ...
... atmosphere (B1 family of emission scenarios), the Earth global temperature rise in 2100 would be ranging from about 1.4°C to 2.6°C3 relative to 1961-1990 mean observations. For emissions scenarios with larger emissions (A1FI family of scenario), the Report indicates results that range from 3.3°C to ...
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.