Game-Changers in the Paris Climate Deal
... exposed to changes in the climate, meaning that too much rain, or too little, can be the difference between having enough food or living in hunger. Women are particularly vulnerable and in need of adaptation finance support, as they tend to have less resources and access to land than men, and funds ...
... exposed to changes in the climate, meaning that too much rain, or too little, can be the difference between having enough food or living in hunger. Women are particularly vulnerable and in need of adaptation finance support, as they tend to have less resources and access to land than men, and funds ...
- Wiley Online Library
... The socioeconomic value of better understanding the ECS is well documented. If the ECS were well below 1.5 K, climate change would be a less serious problem. The stakes are much higher for the upper bound. If the ECS were above 4.5 K, immediate and severe reductions of greenhouse gas emissions would ...
... The socioeconomic value of better understanding the ECS is well documented. If the ECS were well below 1.5 K, climate change would be a less serious problem. The stakes are much higher for the upper bound. If the ECS were above 4.5 K, immediate and severe reductions of greenhouse gas emissions would ...
Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
... capacity, much of which may be attributed to a combination of spatial fixity and sunk costs. Accommodations, food and beverage outlets, and built attractions and facilities such as theme parks and marinas are all fixed entities with considerable capital investments that are not easily liquidated or ...
... capacity, much of which may be attributed to a combination of spatial fixity and sunk costs. Accommodations, food and beverage outlets, and built attractions and facilities such as theme parks and marinas are all fixed entities with considerable capital investments that are not easily liquidated or ...
A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor 2014: The
... contrary data, intimidating researchers whose conclusions undermined the case for global warming alarmism, corrupting the peer review process, and bullying editors of science journals (even forcing the resignation of one) if they published articles that called alarmism into question (McKitrick 2011; ...
... contrary data, intimidating researchers whose conclusions undermined the case for global warming alarmism, corrupting the peer review process, and bullying editors of science journals (even forcing the resignation of one) if they published articles that called alarmism into question (McKitrick 2011; ...
A critical exploration of the concept of `climate stabilization`
... climate stabilization debates through first exploring their general context and then in more depth examining the role of science, economics and other connected debates in the appeal to and of climate stabilization as a climate policy focus. Then we draw out some conclusions about the partiality of cl ...
... climate stabilization debates through first exploring their general context and then in more depth examining the role of science, economics and other connected debates in the appeal to and of climate stabilization as a climate policy focus. Then we draw out some conclusions about the partiality of cl ...
Rapporteurs Report - Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia
... Flood and drought are significant natural disasters in Malaysia due to its topography and uneven rainfall characteristics. Preventive approaches and structural measures have helped tremendously in reducing loss of lives, trauma, crop and property damage due to floods and droughts. The fact that the ...
... Flood and drought are significant natural disasters in Malaysia due to its topography and uneven rainfall characteristics. Preventive approaches and structural measures have helped tremendously in reducing loss of lives, trauma, crop and property damage due to floods and droughts. The fact that the ...
Palutikof
... ways that are expected to alter our climate • There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities • Human influences will continue to change atmospheric composion throughout the 21st century • Global temperatures and sea lev ...
... ways that are expected to alter our climate • There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities • Human influences will continue to change atmospheric composion throughout the 21st century • Global temperatures and sea lev ...
Review of Climate Change Adaptation Plan and Policies in Nepal
... sustainability. A discussion started by a small group of people in 1960s in relation to increasing CO2 emission to the atmosphere has now drawn global attention and the peoples are forced to take serious actions in curbing emission of climate change causing agents, mitigate its impacts, prepare to c ...
... sustainability. A discussion started by a small group of people in 1960s in relation to increasing CO2 emission to the atmosphere has now drawn global attention and the peoples are forced to take serious actions in curbing emission of climate change causing agents, mitigate its impacts, prepare to c ...
Assessing pricing assumptions for weather index insurance in a changing climate
... associated premiums are usually unaffordable for low-income small-holder farmers and the speed at which payouts are made is often too slow to alleviate the adverse impacts of loss events on their livelihoods. Alternative forms of crop insurance are being sought and over the past decade, a number of ...
... associated premiums are usually unaffordable for low-income small-holder farmers and the speed at which payouts are made is often too slow to alleviate the adverse impacts of loss events on their livelihoods. Alternative forms of crop insurance are being sought and over the past decade, a number of ...
Presenters
... biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; ...
... biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; Forcing and climate sensitivity (part 1) Session 2: Observations (part 2); Detection/attribution; Physical and biogeochemical feedbacks; ...
Student Sheet 1.2: Where on Earth?
... 1. Where did the tropical storm that eventually turned into Hurricane Katrina begin? _______________ ...
... 1. Where did the tropical storm that eventually turned into Hurricane Katrina begin? _______________ ...
Public views on climate change: European and USA Perspectives
... these tensions when he recently stated that there is “no bigger long-term question facing the global community” than climate change (BBC, 2004), whilst emphasising the need for collective action. In other words, there is an overall acknowledgement that achieving practical steps to address climate ch ...
... these tensions when he recently stated that there is “no bigger long-term question facing the global community” than climate change (BBC, 2004), whilst emphasising the need for collective action. In other words, there is an overall acknowledgement that achieving practical steps to address climate ch ...
Present and future responses of growing degree days for
... multiple parameters need to be evaluated. In any case, the results of the current research must be taken into account as they can be a helping hand for all the farmers and various stakeholders, as they can obtain significant and accurate information so they can further adjust their adaptation system ...
... multiple parameters need to be evaluated. In any case, the results of the current research must be taken into account as they can be a helping hand for all the farmers and various stakeholders, as they can obtain significant and accurate information so they can further adjust their adaptation system ...
The Challenge of Climate Change Adaptation:
... Indeed, some effects of climate change are already being seen. See Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Summary for Policymakers 1 (2007). ...
... Indeed, some effects of climate change are already being seen. See Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Summary for Policymakers 1 (2007). ...
united nations - Stockholm Convention
... Add: The results obtained from the analysis of data from 20 years of air monitoring in the Arctic, show that if conditions remain or become warmer it would release a larger amount of persistent organic pollutants into the atmosphere. •You are kindly asked to include information about the other zones ...
... Add: The results obtained from the analysis of data from 20 years of air monitoring in the Arctic, show that if conditions remain or become warmer it would release a larger amount of persistent organic pollutants into the atmosphere. •You are kindly asked to include information about the other zones ...
An Initial Look at DoD`s Activities Toward Climate Change Resiliency
... RAND Project AIR FORCE RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of the RAND Corporation, is the U.S. Air Force’s federally funded research and development center for studies and analyses. PAF provides the Air Force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development, employmen ...
... RAND Project AIR FORCE RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF), a division of the RAND Corporation, is the U.S. Air Force’s federally funded research and development center for studies and analyses. PAF provides the Air Force with independent analyses of policy alternatives affecting the development, employmen ...
Using climate information to support crop breeding decisions and
... in order to address the challenges of climate change. It is not yet clear how climate information can best be used. Fruitful areas of investigation include: provision of climate information to identify key target breeding traits and develop improved success criteria (e.g. for heat/drought stress); i ...
... in order to address the challenges of climate change. It is not yet clear how climate information can best be used. Fruitful areas of investigation include: provision of climate information to identify key target breeding traits and develop improved success criteria (e.g. for heat/drought stress); i ...
Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea
... Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region, and will continue throughout the 21st century. BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. So far, and in the next few decades, the signal is limited to temperature and directly relate ...
... Presently a warming is going on in the Baltic Sea region, and will continue throughout the 21st century. BACC considers it plausible that this warming is at least partly related to anthropogenic factors. So far, and in the next few decades, the signal is limited to temperature and directly relate ...
The science of climate change in Africa: impacts and
... Figure 5. The alternation of La Niña (blue) and El Niño (red) events. (The Multivariate ENSO Index is based on six variables measured across the Pacific).13 La Niña is an extreme version of the ‘normal’ condition with very cold water, strong high pressure and very dry conditions in the eastern Pacif ...
... Figure 5. The alternation of La Niña (blue) and El Niño (red) events. (The Multivariate ENSO Index is based on six variables measured across the Pacific).13 La Niña is an extreme version of the ‘normal’ condition with very cold water, strong high pressure and very dry conditions in the eastern Pacif ...
Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens
... unusual to frame jus in bello as being concerned with the fair distribution of harms, that is essentially what is at stake.5 However, there might be cases where the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. ...
... unusual to frame jus in bello as being concerned with the fair distribution of harms, that is essentially what is at stake.5 However, there might be cases where the importance of (2) clashes with (3) and we are forced to consider whether it can be justified to violate the principles of just conduct. ...
How can decision-makers in developing countries incorporate uncertainty about future climate risks into existing planning and policymaking processes? (424 kB) (opens in new window)
... were spent on agriculture, flood protection and water supply projects alone8 and it has previously been suggested that roughly 40% of all World Bank lending (in total, over $20 billion per year) for projects in developing countries could contain climate-sensitive components9. This, of course, const ...
... were spent on agriculture, flood protection and water supply projects alone8 and it has previously been suggested that roughly 40% of all World Bank lending (in total, over $20 billion per year) for projects in developing countries could contain climate-sensitive components9. This, of course, const ...
(AGE). OPIM 319, Spring 2010 - Operations, Information and
... At the heart of all efforts to mitigate and/or manage climate change is the issue of controlling the release of “greenhouse gases” (GHGs) into the earth’s atmosphere. Principal among the anthropogenic (human-caused) sources are CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is principally sourced by burning fossil fue ...
... At the heart of all efforts to mitigate and/or manage climate change is the issue of controlling the release of “greenhouse gases” (GHGs) into the earth’s atmosphere. Principal among the anthropogenic (human-caused) sources are CO2 (carbon dioxide), which is principally sourced by burning fossil fue ...
How warm was the last interglacial? New model–data comparisons
... Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA 2 School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 School of Earth and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA 4 Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tuczon, AZ, USA A Community Climate Sys ...
... Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA 2 School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK 3 School of Earth and Environmental Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA 4 Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tuczon, AZ, USA A Community Climate Sys ...
Alberto Montanari - University of Bologna
... • There are few records of directly measured glacier mass balances, and they stretch back only to the mid 20th century. When areal weighting and spatial interpolation are used to estimate large-scale patterns from the available data, the 1990s trend towards glacier retreat appears to have leveled of ...
... • There are few records of directly measured glacier mass balances, and they stretch back only to the mid 20th century. When areal weighting and spatial interpolation are used to estimate large-scale patterns from the available data, the 1990s trend towards glacier retreat appears to have leveled of ...
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.