Climate change, the environment and armed con
... Conflict’, United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution, Urbanization, Internal Migration and Development, 2008 at p. 3 [hereafter, Urdal 2008]. See also generally, Håvard Hegre and Nicholas Sambanis, ‘Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Results on Civil War Onset’, (2006) 50 (4) Jou ...
... Conflict’, United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution, Urbanization, Internal Migration and Development, 2008 at p. 3 [hereafter, Urdal 2008]. See also generally, Håvard Hegre and Nicholas Sambanis, ‘Sensitivity Analysis of Empirical Results on Civil War Onset’, (2006) 50 (4) Jou ...
National Adaptation to Climate Change
... and malaria vectors; The first outbreak of dengue occurred in 1979, and cases have been reported every year since 1998, with a continued high prevalence since mid‐ 2005. In 2005 the case load increased about 52 over the previous year. Scrub typhus, ...
... and malaria vectors; The first outbreak of dengue occurred in 1979, and cases have been reported every year since 1998, with a continued high prevalence since mid‐ 2005. In 2005 the case load increased about 52 over the previous year. Scrub typhus, ...
Does climate adaptation policy need probabilities?
... Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), about whether the likelihood of quantified amounts of climate change throughout the coming century can be estimated. This lively debate re-emerged after the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) was published with a commentary on ‘What is ...
... Groups of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), about whether the likelihood of quantified amounts of climate change throughout the coming century can be estimated. This lively debate re-emerged after the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR) was published with a commentary on ‘What is ...
Now You “Sea” Ice, Now You Don`t
... You may photocopy, print, or e-mail up to five copies of an NSTA book chapter for personal use only; this does not include display or promotional use. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers only may reproduce a single NSTA book chapter for classroom- or noncommercial, professional-development ...
... You may photocopy, print, or e-mail up to five copies of an NSTA book chapter for personal use only; this does not include display or promotional use. Elementary, middle, and high school teachers only may reproduce a single NSTA book chapter for classroom- or noncommercial, professional-development ...
A values-based approach to vulnerability and adaptation to climate
... understandings of climate change. A values-based approach to climate change can be considered important for at least four reasons: climate change cannot be assessed or responded to in only one way; there may be value conflicts between different actors’ responses; future generations may judge based o ...
... understandings of climate change. A values-based approach to climate change can be considered important for at least four reasons: climate change cannot be assessed or responded to in only one way; there may be value conflicts between different actors’ responses; future generations may judge based o ...
Arctic Climate and Water Change: Information Relevance for Assessment and Adaptation Arvid Bring
... to rely on some degree of certainty in the distribution of future changes, or acknowledge that other potential bases for prioritization may exist and try to harmonize them. Despite its importance for robust improvement of monitoring networks, this question has so far received little attention. To ad ...
... to rely on some degree of certainty in the distribution of future changes, or acknowledge that other potential bases for prioritization may exist and try to harmonize them. Despite its importance for robust improvement of monitoring networks, this question has so far received little attention. To ad ...
Impact analysis of climate change for an Alpine catchment using
... meteorological fields to a much higher spatial resolution to take account of regional climate phenomena. The changes of atmospheric state due to regional climate change must be translated into surface and sub-surface water fluxes so that the impact on water balances in specific catchments can be inv ...
... meteorological fields to a much higher spatial resolution to take account of regional climate phenomena. The changes of atmospheric state due to regional climate change must be translated into surface and sub-surface water fluxes so that the impact on water balances in specific catchments can be inv ...
Mapping of Climate Change Threats and Human Development
... The IPCC, 2007 defines climate variability as the variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations, statistics of extremes, etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. Variability may be due to natural internal proce ...
... The IPCC, 2007 defines climate variability as the variations in the mean state and other statistics (such as standard deviations, statistics of extremes, etc.) of the climate on all temporal and spatial scales beyond that of individual weather events. Variability may be due to natural internal proce ...
Adaptation to climate change starts with human–environment
... have always responded to climate, and that significant vulnerabilities are on the horizon, shifts the focus of adaptation assessments from “What are the potential adaptations to climate change” to “How do we adapt to climate change?” Instead of assessments generating information about potential adap ...
... have always responded to climate, and that significant vulnerabilities are on the horizon, shifts the focus of adaptation assessments from “What are the potential adaptations to climate change” to “How do we adapt to climate change?” Instead of assessments generating information about potential adap ...
Variability and Trends of Air Temperature and Pressure in the
... 1920 increasing greenhouse gas concentrations dominated Arctic air temperature variability. The ocean–atmosphere system exhibits natural variability in the North Atlantic sector at multidecadal timescales, as seen in the paleoclimate record (Delworth and Mann 2000) as well as diagnosis of slow therm ...
... 1920 increasing greenhouse gas concentrations dominated Arctic air temperature variability. The ocean–atmosphere system exhibits natural variability in the North Atlantic sector at multidecadal timescales, as seen in the paleoclimate record (Delworth and Mann 2000) as well as diagnosis of slow therm ...
Changing Risk Perceptions Policy Brief
... agricultural industry could face significant challenges with more frequent summer water shortages and reduced quality and production of valuable goods such as wine grapes and dairy products. These and other climate impacts have the potential to substantially affect key economic sectors and the quali ...
... agricultural industry could face significant challenges with more frequent summer water shortages and reduced quality and production of valuable goods such as wine grapes and dairy products. These and other climate impacts have the potential to substantially affect key economic sectors and the quali ...
Appendix D: Economic modelling and adaptation to climate change
... Within CGE models, the economy is represented by a system of equations representing production, consumption and investment. A number of sectors or regions can be represented, and factors of production are free to move to sectors where returns are highest. These models are calibrated using real-world ...
... Within CGE models, the economy is represented by a system of equations representing production, consumption and investment. A number of sectors or regions can be represented, and factors of production are free to move to sectors where returns are highest. These models are calibrated using real-world ...
Planning for the impact of sea-level rise on U.S. national parks
... Relative to the past two to three thousand years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment repor ...
... Relative to the past two to three thousand years, the rate of rise has increased significantly and is projected to increase at an accelerating pace throughout the 21st century because of climate change (IPCC 2007). In 2007 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) fourth assessment repor ...
Climate Change Vulnerabilities: Case Studies of the Maldives and
... and in favor of its capacity to adapt to climate change: “Vulnerability can be broken down into three factors: (i) exposure to climate change, (ii) sensitivity to climate change, and (iii) adaptive capacity” (Scheffran, 870). Heightened sensitivity to climate change may be offset by high levels of a ...
... and in favor of its capacity to adapt to climate change: “Vulnerability can be broken down into three factors: (i) exposure to climate change, (ii) sensitivity to climate change, and (iii) adaptive capacity” (Scheffran, 870). Heightened sensitivity to climate change may be offset by high levels of a ...
22nd conference of parties to the united nations
... Lacy Swing, is committed to supporting the negotiation process through his attendance to high-level events. 2. One UN Action: IOM takes an active part in the UN High-level Committee for Programmes Working Group on Climate Change and contributes to the UN system common action to help with climate ne ...
... Lacy Swing, is committed to supporting the negotiation process through his attendance to high-level events. 2. One UN Action: IOM takes an active part in the UN High-level Committee for Programmes Working Group on Climate Change and contributes to the UN system common action to help with climate ne ...
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... production decisions. This literature focuses on the econometric specification of models, estimating marginal productivity of pesticides, determining optimal pest control under uncertainty, and understanding the impacts of different policy regimes on such factors as farm worker health and the enviro ...
... production decisions. This literature focuses on the econometric specification of models, estimating marginal productivity of pesticides, determining optimal pest control under uncertainty, and understanding the impacts of different policy regimes on such factors as farm worker health and the enviro ...
Weighing the costs and benefits of climate change to our children
... Our efforts to put the brakes on climate change or adapt to a warming climate present a fundamental tradeoff between costs borne today and benefits that accrue to the children and grandchildren of the current generation. In making investments today that affect future generations’ prospects, we need ...
... Our efforts to put the brakes on climate change or adapt to a warming climate present a fundamental tradeoff between costs borne today and benefits that accrue to the children and grandchildren of the current generation. In making investments today that affect future generations’ prospects, we need ...
Urban Planning for Climate Change – Position Paper of FIG Working
... Mitigation strategies are a highly diverse field and cover a broad range of “sectors responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions” (Barker et al. 2007:27). Following the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (Barker et al. 2007), these are (a.o.): ...
... Mitigation strategies are a highly diverse field and cover a broad range of “sectors responsible for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions” (Barker et al. 2007:27). Following the fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (Barker et al. 2007), these are (a.o.): ...
N°20 - AFD
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
... subjects: the link between development projects and “climate” projects, prioritisation of initiatives, assessment of project additionality, budget priority given to policies contributing to mitigation or adaptation targets, etc. France is one of Vietnam’s leading partners in climate change mitigatio ...
Updated February, 2016 FRANCINA DOMINGUEZ francina@illinois
... Principal Investigator (Lead-PI: D. Lettenmaier, 14% for Dominguez’ Group) ...
... Principal Investigator (Lead-PI: D. Lettenmaier, 14% for Dominguez’ Group) ...
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... from CO2 buildup, in all likelihood the shifts will be slow and continuous. The best understanding of the atmospheric effects of CO2 buildup is in terms of their influence on central tendencies, as in gradually increasing average global temperatures. However, climate variabilities and frequencies of ...
... from CO2 buildup, in all likelihood the shifts will be slow and continuous. The best understanding of the atmospheric effects of CO2 buildup is in terms of their influence on central tendencies, as in gradually increasing average global temperatures. However, climate variabilities and frequencies of ...
Impacts of climate change on land-based sectors and
... published its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), concluding warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (> 90% chance) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (human activity sourced) ...
... published its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), concluding warming of the climate system is unequivocal and that most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely (> 90% chance) due to the observed increase in anthropogenic (human activity sourced) ...
Discourse analysis of media coverage of climate change
... printed in the New York Times on December 18, 1938, suggests the issue is not new at all. The same article notes scientists had observed increasing temperatures in the United States starting from the year 1929. Research conducted in the Arctic suggested those increases were believed, even then, to b ...
... printed in the New York Times on December 18, 1938, suggests the issue is not new at all. The same article notes scientists had observed increasing temperatures in the United States starting from the year 1929. Research conducted in the Arctic suggested those increases were believed, even then, to b ...
PREPARING FOR CLIMATIC CHANGE: THE WATER, SALMON, AND
... monthly anomalies of Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) north of 20◦ latitude. The spatial patterns of SST are similar for ENSO and PDO, but PDO’s footprint in SST is stronger in the central and northern Pacific than near the equator, and its irregular period is several decades; in the 20th centu ...
... monthly anomalies of Pacific sea surface temperature (SST) north of 20◦ latitude. The spatial patterns of SST are similar for ENSO and PDO, but PDO’s footprint in SST is stronger in the central and northern Pacific than near the equator, and its irregular period is several decades; in the 20th centu ...
Arviat Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan
... Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), worked with Regional Planner, Samuel Wahab (Community & Government Services) and Regional Engineer Wayne Thistle (Community & Government Services) on behalf of the Government of Nunavut to develop a climate change adaptation plan in partnership with Arviat. Proj ...
... Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP), worked with Regional Planner, Samuel Wahab (Community & Government Services) and Regional Engineer Wayne Thistle (Community & Government Services) on behalf of the Government of Nunavut to develop a climate change adaptation plan in partnership with Arviat. Proj ...
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.