the changing rate of water use in different sectors and administrative regions
Drought and Water Cruises: Science, Technology, and Management Issues - Chapter 13 pptx
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11/08/2014, 17:20
... participants The findings of both studies were similar, thus providing confidence in the outcomes of these limited interviews Knowledge and understanding of the term and the forms of seasonal forecasting ... knowledge and understanding of the term and the forms of seasonal forecasting were highly variable There seemed to be a misunderstanding of the difference between types of forecasting and sources of ... changes in planning for the timing of seeding, spraying times, planting rates, the type of crops planted, and the number of stock purchased However, they stressed that the seasonal forecasting was...
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CLIMATE VARIABILITY – SOME ASPECTS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS doc
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29/06/2014, 09:20
... region The leading EOF of the OLR anomalies explain about 24% of the total variance and is well separated from the variances of the rest of the modes of variability and we discuss the MISV based ... uncertain what are the roles of land and atmosphere in the coupling because the characteristics of the AGCMs may also affect land and its response How important is the land response compared to the ... seesaw in atmospheric mass between the subtropical high and and the polar low and affects much of the weather and climate in the North Atlantic, east of North America, Europe and parts of Russia The...
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CLIMATE VARIABILITY – SOME ASPECTS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS docx
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29/06/2014, 16:20
... region The leading EOF of the OLR anomalies explain about 24% of the total variance and is well separated from the variances of the rest of the modes of variability and we discuss the MISV based ... uncertain what are the roles of land and atmosphere in the coupling because the characteristics of the AGCMs may also affect land and its response How important is the land response compared to the ... seesaw in atmospheric mass between the subtropical high and and the polar low and affects much of the weather and climate in the North Atlantic, east of North America, Europe and parts of Russia The...
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Tài liệu Megacities and Climate Change ppt
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19/01/2014, 17:20
... provision of infrastructure for cycling and walking, offering potential for reductions in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions In this way and in others, an integrated land use management ... (7.5 m in 100 years).8 Importing water from outside of the basin is leading to ecological damage of wetlands and increasing poverty among the indigenous population Much of the wastewater ... unsustainable use of land resources 41 Chapter Land use and urban planning hectares of farmland were transformed into towns and cities during 1972–1992 and in the USA around 400,000 hectares of...
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Tài liệu Air Pollution and Climate Change at Contrasting Altitude and Latitude docx
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17/02/2014, 10:20
... consisted of acid sulphate soil The leaching of DOC from the tree canopies clearly started earlier in the spring and ceased later in the autumn in S Finland than in N Finland, and the DOC concentrations ... large variation in climatic conditions in different parts of the country In northern Finland, the winter is long, with a thick snow cover, while in the southernmost part of the country the mean temperature ... to the understanding of processes in forest ecosystems The reaction of organisms to disturbance, which incorporates the information on ecosystem functioning, can also be applied in modeling of...
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Tài liệu Communicating Uncertainties in Weather and Climate Information docx
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19/02/2014, 09:20
... during the spring in many of the western U.S river basins The Red River of the North Basin, located in North Dakota and Minnesota in the United States and southern Manitoba in Canada, routinely ... Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine ... consider the public audience at the very beginning of a study If part of the goal of a scientific endeavor is to communicate the findings to the public and policy makers, then the charge and findings...
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BONDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE THE STATE OF THE MARKET IN 2012 pdf
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06/03/2014, 04:20
... estimate of the outstanding global bond market size linked to key climate change themes, and examines future drivers and trends in the short term In spite of the financial crisis, institutional investor ... introducing greater refinancing Bonds and Climate Change www.climatebonds.net June 2012 this is the year the Kyoto Protocol came into force and the climate change agenda gained prominence The use of ... fixed income investments, December 2011 “Investor interest in the links between bonds and climate change is growing” risk.3 In addition, changing asset allocation strategies are generating greater...
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Livestock and Climate Change What if the key actors in climate change are…cows, pigs, and chickens? docx
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08/03/2014, 09:20
... disposed in landfills, incinerators, and waterways • Production, distribution, and disposal of byproducts, such as leather, feathers, skin, and fur, and their packaging Production, distribution, and ... levels of incremental investment, larger amounts of GHGs mitigated for the same amount of investment, and faster returns on investment Investments in minimizing and mitigating GHGs most often ... under the Kyoto Protocol Indeed, since part of the carbon consumed is stored in the live tissue of the growing animal, a growing global herd could even be considered a carbon sink The standing...
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Air pollution and Climate Change - Report from a workshop under the Swedish EU Presidency doc
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15/03/2014, 16:20
... above) In the latter context, inconsistencies in definitions and measurements of BC, in the emission world and the immission world must be resolved • In certain areas of the world (e.g China) emissions, ... (including the UNEP Governing Council, the Arctic Council, the Executive Body of the LRTAP Convention, the Intergovernmental Body of the Malé Declaration, and others) This creates a window of ... followed of a breakout of the meeting into eight working groups The results of the working groups were then wrapped up in a final session at which also a set of overall conclusions and recommendations...
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Minnesota; Its Character and Climate pdf
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15/03/2014, 20:20
... with the cool winds of the westerly current, and likewise being the northwestern terminal point of the course of the great northeasters, the contact being the cause of the excess in precipitation ... in kind and character The elevation of the State over other portions of the great valley south of it adds something probably in determining the outline of the Iowa basin of precipitation The ... is both inspiriting and brilliant Above the roll of the machinery and noise of the dashing waters comes the grateful melody of happy voices, lulling the tired traveller to repose and chasing away...
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THE KYSER CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH 2012-2013 ECONOMIC FORECAST AND INDUSTRY OUTLOOK pdf
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15/03/2014, 21:20
... determinant of growth in the medium to long term Finally, the strength of the Yen poses a challenge in 2012 and into 2013, leading to an increase in investment abroad and erosion of corporate profits ... Interest Rate Spreads Another way of looking at interest rates is to compare them in terms of interest rate “spreads” The spread between two interest rates is measured in basis points and is a good indicator ... businesses at no cost, including coordinating site searches, securing incentives and permits, and identifying traditional and nontraditional financing including industrial development bonds The...
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Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change docx
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19/03/2014, 16:20
... pursue, including engaging and educating their employees, integrating their adaptation strategy into core business processes, building capacity and resources, and working with their supply chain partners ... site-specific business decision-making in the short term.97 Risk and uncertainty Lack of information and the inherent uncertainty surrounding the nature, timing and variability of climate change ... current and evolving climate change risks and impacts The many reasons for this — including risk and uncertainty, lack of information and modelling tools, difficulty in communicating and championing...
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Targeted Monitoring of Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity doc
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23/03/2014, 00:20
... site, ongoing monitoring and the availability of staff and volunteers 26 This project has demonstrated the current interest in assessing and distinguishing the impacts on biodiversity of climate ... to illustrate the trade-off between detail and coverage in monitoring programmes and the lack of intermediates between the detailed and the broad-scale 10 3.1 Steps involved in selecting potential ... on the situation in Scotland They catalogued the range of information available to detect changes in | 10 species and habitats, including a wide range of schemes mapping the distribution of different...
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Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change as Environmental Risk Factors of Respiratory Allergy: An Update potx
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23/03/2014, 02:20
... warming is expected to affect the start, duration, and intensity of the pollen season on the one hand, and the rate of asthma exacerbations due to respiratory infections and/ or cold air inhalation ... respiratory diseases is the continuous degradation of air quality as a result of increasing levels of outdoor air pollutants such as vehicle emissions [7-20] An understanding of the interplay between ... stimuli, and the development of irreversible changes in airway function It is not easy to evaluate the impact of air pollution on the timing of asthma exacerbations or on the prevalence of asthma in...
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Waste management options and climate change doc
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23/03/2014, 23:21
... recycling during the MBT process Some of the paper and plastics in the incoming waste are diverted from the MBT process These rejects are sent for either direct landfilling or incineration Composting ... from incinerating the plastic rejects The relative performance of the two options depends crucially on the effectiveness of landfill gas control and, in the case of MBT with incineration, the ... take account of the emission of CFCs, HFCs and HCFCs in the landfilling or recycling of household waste a The use of CFCs is being phased out under international agreement under the 1994 Montreal...
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Báo cáo " Balance of rice for the Mekong Delta - Viet Nam to 2050 in terms of industrialization and climate change '''' doc
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24/03/2014, 01:21
... 3.2 Analysis the changes of elements in the model In the original script of the model using actual values of the elements obtained from the secondary resources from the provinces and the primary ... most of unused land, plus investment in the exploitation of irrigation, application of technical measures aimed at increasing the coefficient of land use, thus, paddy land tends to increase in ... strict control of agricultural land in association with the overall planning of land use in other fields toward developing harmoniously agriculture and According to the original script of the model,...
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Forest Management and Climate Change: a literature review pdf
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31/03/2014, 13:20
... with other sectors This may involve legislation on land and forest tenure, indigenous rights, the production of fuels and land use planning including restricting the access and use of certain areas ... shorten the life cycle of insects, increasing their reproduction rate and the risk of infection and damage Traps in sampling points can help to detect rapid increases in population sizes The traps ... therefore increase fire risk Nevertheless, timing of use (beginning of wet season) may increase the benefits and reduce the risks In plantation forests, a reduction of old growth and an increase in the...
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Asean Biodiversity: Biodiversity and Climate Change pdf
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03/04/2014, 03:20
... undermines the capacity of the ecosystems to continue providing their goods and services and sustaining life on Earth The findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, which is the result of ... mountain in Southern Peninsular Malaysia, and has been rated the sixth most difficult mountain to climb in the country Mountain climbers find the mountain a refreshing challenge and a test of stamina ... proven the strong link between the proliferation of cholera cases and the increase in temperature of the affected regions The scarcity of drinking water will have disastrous consequences on the...
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