response to climate change and kyoto protocol

... Museum of Nature and Science (DMNH), and the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) Thanks are due to all who lent a hand, and especially to the following individuals and institutions ... comparative approach, which examines how flora and fauna responded to climate changes over varying time scales from years to decades to centuries to thousands or millions of years (Brown et al., 2001; ... Left side and right side slightly overlap (Cartography [including figures 2.4–2.7] by Hazel Barton, from a Silva/Sunto and tape survey done by Evan Anderson, Hazel Barton, Michael Barton, Beth...

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Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 15:20

... changes to runoff by the 2030s The Energy, Transport, and Water Department has prepared an AAA Flagship on water and climate change as a strategic response to climate change in the water sector ... freshwater biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change are likely to accelerate this pressure Changes to water timing as much as changes to total annual runoff are likely to have the most significant ... intellectual and operational guidance to its preparation The task team is grateful to Vahid Alavian and Michael Jacobsen, the former TTL and current TTL of the Climate Change and Water sector analysis; and...

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Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 10:21

... MATERIALS AND METHODS 573 topological and geometrical characteristics, and parameters for the main processes), climate and soil data (at present air and soil temperatures, radiation, air VPD and air ... processes taken into account are radiation interception, photosynthesis, respiration, photosynthate allocation, and reserve storage and remobilisation Radiation interception and photosynthesis are ... t, and (ii) growth demand at t is adjusted according to growth at t – and consequently according to C availability at t – (i.e if C availability allows growth to be high at t – 1, the demand...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 14:22

... Wheaton and MacIver (1999) identify the critical need to understand and develop adaptation options and to reduce the social and economic vulnerabilities induced by climate variability and change ... Adaptation to Climate Varibaility and Change in MacIver, D.C IPCC Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change Environment Canada, 29 pp Wheaton, E.E and MacIver, D.C.: 1999, ‘A framework and ... communities to today’s climate and socio-economic context, and investigate how these processes serve to increase or decrease vulnerability to climate change Using poverty, inequality and institutional...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2016, 17:53

... 43), “A Brief History of Climate Change, ” and in Chapter  Climate change in IPCC usage, and in this document as well, refers to any change in climate over time, whether due to natural variability ... Climate Change, Extreme Events, and Human Health, 57 Andy Haines, M.B.B.S., M.D Climate Change and Human Health, 74 Paul R Epstein, M.D., M.P.H Climate Change Futures: Health, Ecological, and ... Natural and Human Influences on Climate Regional and Local Weather Change Changes in Intermediate Factors Heat-Related Illnesses and Deaths Adverse Health Effects Global Climate Change and Extreme...

Ngày tải lên: 10/06/2016, 23:59

... Percentage of today’s poor  change Increase due to climate change Estimated poor exposed (million)  High climate Percentage of today’s poor  change Increase due to climate change Historical  ... Low climate Percentage of today’s population  change Increase due to climate change Estimated population exposed (m)  Medium  Percentage of today’s population  climate change Increase due to climate change ... climate change Increase due to climate change Estimated population exposed (m)  High climate Percentage of today’s population  change Increase due to climate change Historical  25  50  100  200 ...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2016, 10:24

... Figure climate change, desertification and loss of biological diersity are intimately conected to one another- they overlap and affect, and are affectedby, eachother Studies of climate change and ... be investigated in future IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY ON AGRICULTURE In order to study impacts of climate change and variability or extreme climate event (Elnino, Lanina) on rice ... earning and employment opportunities g) Dissemination of climate data h) Institutional planning and implementation CONCLUSION Vietnam climate change and variability are a part of global climate change, ...

Ngày tải lên: 23/09/2012, 15:10

... adapt to climate change in agricultural sector; and plan effective use of agricultural land and water for fishery in consideration of immediate and potential impacts of climate change to ensure ... to climate change is essential to complement climate- change mitigation and both have to be central to an integrated strategy to reduce risks and impacts of climate change (Fischer et al., 2002) ... Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), climate change refers to direct or indirect activities of humans, leading to change in global atmosphere components and create changes of natural climate variability...

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2013, 18:49

... 2007] Typhoon trajectory moves southward and typhoon season shifts to later months of the year; Climate Change in Vietnam • High floods occur more frequently in the Central and Southern Vietnam ... season and droughts in dry season • Increase in frequency and intensity of typhoons, storms would cause high floods & inundation, flash floods, landslide and erosion • Increasing water shortage and ... populations [Source: Nicholls et al., 2007] Impacts of Climate Change Water Respurses Public Health Environ ment Agriculture Climate Change Tourism Energy Forestry Impact on Agriculture Yield of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/12/2013, 21:15

... adjustments in building standards to enable assets to withstand predicted changes in climate conditions Standards, assumed to be forward looking, were adjusted to withstand changes for 50 years from ... Ringler, Richard Robertson, and Timothy Sulser to the agriculture sector report, William Cheung to the fishery sector report, and Pieter Pauw and Luke M Brander to the water sector report Since the ... efforts to help the developing countries most vulnerable to climate change meet adaptation costs, and to help decisionmakers in developing countries assess the risks posed by climate change and design...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 10:20

... On the other hand, the Cairo area, with the pyramids of Giza and tours on the Nile and to the pharaohs' tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is less susceptible to climate change Tourism in the ... this applies to Thailand and Malaysia; in Africa to Tunisia and Morocco Countries particularly dependent on (climate- sensitive) tourism are the island states in the South Pacific and even more ... 2030, Estonia (partly because of its proximity to Finland), Slovakia, Switzerland and New Zealand are the most dependent on tourism In the European countries, in Canada and in the USA, tourism...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 12:20

... plants and soil, as opposed to 29 and 90 for tropical grassland and and 122 for cropland 91 Livestock’s long shadow Livestock-related releases from cultivated soils may total 28 million tonnes ... Livestock’s role in climate change and air pollution Box 3.1 The Kyoto Protocol In 1995 the UNFCCC member countries began ity to countries that are over their targets This negotiations on a protocol – an ... million tonnes N excreted by livestock we deduce that 33 million tonnes were applied to intensively used grassland, upland crops and wetland rice (FAO/IFA, 2001) and there were 10 million tonnes...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... environmental change and, conversely, to understand what types of genetic limitations exist in stenotolerant organisms that possess very limited abilities to tolerate and acclimate to temperature changes, ... Understanding Climate Change and Polar Ecosystems: Summary of a Workshop 22 FRONTIERS IN UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLAR ECOSYSTEMS to smaller algal species sizes has already occurred due to ... UNDERSTANDING CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLAR ECOSYSTEMS has led to drastic changes in forest ecosystems Such changes can lead to potential shifts in bird and large mammal migration patterns Likewise, changes...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 19:20

... system to adapt – that is, to adjust to climate change, including to climate variability and extremes; to prevent or moderate potential damages; to take advantage of opportunities; or to cope ... heads of households particularly vulnerable to natural disasters (Chant, 2007) 18 Gender, Climate Change and Health Responses to climate change Climate change will affect, in profoundly adverse ... words and definitions Washington, DC, World Bank, 2010 (http://climatechange.worldbank.org/climatechange/content/ adaptation-guidance-notes-key-words -and- definitions) 36 Gender, Climate Change and...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... Hence climate change adds urgency to the need to understand and address the vulnerability of the poor women and men to current and future climatic variability and to ensure that policies and programmes ... these changes? To what extent have these changes built resilience to future climate change impacts? • How can the most at-risk coastal livelihood groups become more resilient to climate change ... effort However to so effectively, the mandate of rural extension services need to be widened to encompass marketing and other services to meet the challenge posed by climate change to long-term...

Ngày tải lên: 26/03/2014, 14:08

... Will It Affect You and What Can You Do? Canadians have every reason to be concerned about climate change and air pollution, and we all need to be part of the solution Tough and real action on ... coming into force between 2012 and 2015 This will give businesses time to make the investments they need to respect their reduction targets Other Things We Are Doing to Fight Climate Change and Air ... cause climate change Our approach is concrete, practical, and will mean real improvements to our climate and environment For the first time in this country, doing something about climate change...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... Lakes and Climate Change and the Canadian Energy Sector One of the mandates of the AIRG is to contribute to international research projects and initiatives in the field of climate change and VIA ... Canadian Climate Impacts Scenarios Project; CCME Climate Change Indicators Project; Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada; Climate Change- Human and Animal Diseases; Climate Change and Water ... founding Director of the International Global Change Institute (IGCI), University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand His research interests are: human response to natural hazards and climate change, ...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20

... transport and morphological changes; estimating ground water and changes in ground water volume; forecasting flood volume, depth and duration; assessing changes in land-use; and assessing impacts of changes ... Sacramento Basin Water Resources Research 23(6) (1987), pp.1049-1061 Gosain, A K and Rao, S.: Impacts of Climate Change on Water Sector In: Climate Change and India: Vulnerability Assessment and ... flows and water levels in rivers and estuaries It is used as a tool to simulate flooding behavior of rivers and floodplains The models numerically represent the river and floodplain topography and...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20