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El estado del clima mundial 2001-2010: un decenio de fenómenos climáticos extremos - informe resumido
Una perspectiva decenal permite evaluar las tendencias y anticipar el futuro. Asimismo puede informar de las iniciativas que se prevé poner en marcha para desarrollar servicios climáticos operativos que proporcionen información y previsiones para la adopción de decisiones en las esferas de la agricultura, la salud, los riesgos de desastre, los recursos hídricos y otros sectores. Esas iniciativas se coordinarán a través del Marco Mundial para los Servicios Climáticos, dirigido por la OMM.
المناخ العالمي 2001 – 2010 : عقد من الظواهر المناخية المتطرفة- تقرير تلخيصي
ويمكّن المنظور العقدي من تقييم الاتجاهات وتوقع ما سيحدث في المستقبل. كما أنه يوجه الجهود لإعداد خدمات مناخية تطبيقية يمكن أن تقدم معلومات وتنبؤات لاتخاذ القرارات في قطاعات الزراعة والصحة ومخاطر الكوارث وموارد المياه وغيرها من القطاعات. ويجري حالياً تنسيق هذه الجهود من خلال الإطار العالمي للخدمات المناخية الذي تقوده المنظمة.
Le climat dans le monde 2001-2010: une décennie d'extrêmes climatiques - rapport de synthèse
Cette perspective sur dix ans nous permet d’évaluer les tendances et d’anticiper l’avenir. Elle peut également étayer les mesures qui seront prises pour mettre au point des services climatologiques opérationnels capables de fournir des informations et des prévisions utiles aux décideurs dans les domaines notamment de l’agriculture, de la santé, de la prévention des catastrophes et des ressources en eau. Ces mesures sont coordonnées par l’intermédiaire du Cadre mondial pour les services climatologiques, dont l’OMM est le fer de lance.
WMO 2012年 全球气候状况 声明
本声明的依据是WMO会员和合作伙伴提供 的2012年的资料集和信息，并将其放在全球 和区域地理背景下进行了评估。在所有可能 和适宜的情况下都利用气候平均值和记录 （历史背景）进行比较。
Заявление ВМО о состоянии глобального климата в 2012 году
Несмотря на охлаждающее воздействие эпизода Ла-Нинья в начале года, 2012 г. оказался в десятке предыдущих самых теплых лет — а именно, на девятом месте — за всю историю наблюдений. Хотя темпы потепления меняются от года к году вслед- ствие естественной изменчивости, вызванной циклом Эль-Ниньо/Ла-Нинья, извержениями вул- канов и другими явлениями, устойчивое потеп- ление в нижних слоях атмосферы является вызы- вающим беспокойство фактором. Продолжаю- щаяся тенденция к повышению концентраций парниковых газов в атмосфере и соответствующее усиление радиационного воздействия атмосферы Земли подтвер ...
Declaración de la OMM sobre el estado del clima mundial en 2012
2012 ha pasado a formar parte, en novena posición, de los diez años más cálidos jamás registrados, a pesar del efecto de enfriamiento que trajo consigo el episodio de La Niña de principios de año. Aunque el ritmo del calentamiento varía de un año para otro debido a la variabilidad natural causada por fenómenos como el ciclo de El Niño, las erupciones volcánicas u otros, el calentamiento sostenido de la atmósfera inferior es un indicio preocupante. La continua tendencia al alza de la concentración atmosférica de los gases de efecto invernadero y el consiguiente aumento del forzamiento radiativo ...
Требования к компетентности преподавательского состава в области образования и подготовки кадров для метеорологических, гидрологических и климатических служб
BMO, 2013В настоящем документе рассматривается перечень компетенций для сотрудников, принимающих участие в профессиональном обучении. При этом необязательно, чтобы каждый из них обладал полным набором предлагаемых компетенций. Вместе с тем при определенных условиях, которые будут различаться для каждой отдельной организации, предполагается, что любое учебное заведение, предоставляющее услуги в области образования и подготовки кадров для настоящих и будущих метеорологов и гидрологов, будет располагать в рамках своей организационной структуры штатом сотрудников, которые вместе взятые смогут охватить в ...
Las competencias que requieren los proveedores de servicios de enseñanza y formación de los Servicios Meteorológicos e Hidrológicos Nacionales
En el presente documento se establece unmarco de competencias para el personal que participa en la formación,si bien no es necesario que cada persona reúna todas las competencias. Sin embargo,sí se espera que, en elmarco de cada una de las siguientes solicitudes, que diferirán según la organización, todas las instituciones que proporcionen servicios de enseñanza y formación ameteorólogos e hidrólogos actuales y futuros cuenten con personal que, en su conjunto, cubra todas las competencias.
سلطأخانلماو ةحصلا
منظمة الصحة العالمية ; المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد - المنظمة العالمية للأرصاد, 2013 (مجموعة مطبوعات المنظمة-No. 1098)
健康与气候图集
健康与气候图集是气象和公共卫生界之间开 展这种独特合作的产物。该图集提供了有关天气和 气候与主要健康挑战之间存在关联性的可靠科学信 息。这些挑战的范围从贫困引发的疾病到极端天气 事件和疾病爆发引起的突发事件。它们还包括环境 退化、非传染性疾病的进一步流行以及人口老龄化 的普遍趋势。
Атлас Здоровья и Климата
Всемирная организация здравоохранения (ВОЗ); Всемирная Метеорологическая Организация (BMO) - BMO, 2013 (BMO-No. 1098)Атлас здоровья и климата представляет собой продукт этого уникального сотрудничества между сообществами, занимающимися метеорологией и здравоохранением. В нем содержится достоверная научная информация о связях между погодой, климатом и основными пробле- мами, связанными со здоровьем — от болезней, порожда- емых нищетой, до чрезвычайных ситуаций, возникающих в результате экстремальных метеорологических явлений и эпидемических вспышек. К ним также относятся проблемы деградации окружающей среды, увеличивающееся распространение неинфекционных заболеваний и общая тенденция демографического старения ...
Atlas de la Salud y del Clima
Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS); Organización Meteorológica Mundial (OMM) - OMM, 2013 (OMM-No. 1098)El Atlas de la salud y del clima es el fruto de la colaboración única entre los sectores de la meteorología y la salud pública. Facilita información científica fidedigna sobre la relación entre el tiempo y el clima y los principales problemas de salud. Estos abarcan desde las enfermedades de la pobreza hasta las emergencias causadas por fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y brotes de enfermedades. Incluyen también la degradación del medio ambiente, la creciente prevalencia de enfermedades no transmisibles y la tendencia universal al envejecimiento de la población.
Atlas de la santé et du climat
Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS); Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM) - OMM, 2013 (OMM-No. 1098)L’Atlas de la santé et du climat est le fruit de la collabo¬ration exceptionnelle instaurée entre les spécialistes de la météorologie et de la santé. Il renferme d’importantes informations scientifiques sur les rapports entre le temps, le climat et les grands problèmes sanitaires, des maladies liées à la pauvreté aux situations d’urgence créées par les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes ou les flambées épidémiques, sans oublier la détérioration de l’environnement, la progression des maladies non transmissibles et le vieillissement général de la population.
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Histórico de Ocorrências no Município da Amadora, 2000 - 2010 - Normais Climatológicas da Amadora, 1915 - 2012
Portugal - Government, 2013
GCOS, 165. GRUAN Implementation Plan 2013-2017
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2013
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Le MDP en Afrique: financement et soutien
CCNUCC, 2013Dès 2006, les parties au protocole deKyoto ont reconnu l'importance d'une répartition équilibrée des projets MDP auniveau régional et salué la création du Cadre deNairobi, qui rassemble les organisations régionales et celles desNationsUnies pour faciliter l'accès à ce mécanisme.Ala lumière des avantages que le mécanisme de développement propre (MDP) peut apporter aux régions moins développées, les partenaires du Cadre deNairobi, entre autres, ont commencé à financer des programmes d’assistance technique et de renforcement des capacités pour le MDP, particulièrement enAfrique. Les pages suivant ...
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Changements climatiques en Suisse
MétéoSuisse, 2013Le climat de la Terre se modifie et la Suisse est particulièrement touchée, c’est ce qu’attestent différents indicateurs environnementaux mis en lien avec le réchauffement climatique. Ce rapport illustre ainsi à l’aide de quelques exemples choisis l’évolution du climat et ses impacts sur la cryosphère, l’hydrosphère, la végétation, la santé, l’économie ou la société. Il indique également quelle est la pression exercée par les activités humaines sur le climat et quantifie les émissions de gaz à effet de serre qui en résultent. Les principales réponses politiques apportées pour limiter les impac ...
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Vol.55 No.6 - 16 November 2012 - Climate change and projection special issue
is an issue of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters. Science Press, 2012
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Is is now possible to blame extreme weather on global warming?
Whenever an episode of extreme weather – heatwave, flood, drought, etc. – hits the headlines, someone somewhere is sure to point the finger of blame at human-induced climate change.
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Building model evaluation and decision support capacity for CORDEX
State, national and international climate assessment reports are important to provide a scientific basis for the understanding and assessment of impacts of climate variability and change on economic sectors such as agriculture and food, water resources, energy and transport.
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Subseasonal to seasonal prediction project: bridging the gap between weather and climate
Great progress has been made in recent decades on development and applications of medium-range weather forecasts and seasonal climate predictions. The subseasonal to seasonal project will bring the weather and climate communities together to tackle the intervening time range, harnessing shared and complementary experience and expertise in forecasting, research and applications, toward more seamless weather/climate prediction systems and more integrated weather and climate services.
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From ship to shore: bringing real-time weather into the classroom
An important component of the Global Framework for Climate Services is the development of weather and climate scientific skills.
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Weathering the risk of climate change
Climate change is as hard on the economy as it is on society. Extreme weather and climate events have exacted a heavy toll in recent years, taking hundreds of thousands of lives and causing upward of US$ 380 billion in economic losses – a tally that is expected to double every 12 years.
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Projecting global and regional climate impacts, risks and policy implications
Bulletin, Vol. 61(2). WMO, 2012How effective and costly would a policy be in alleviating human-forced climate change? What are the advantages and risks of waiting for better scientific understanding?
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The Global climate for framework services - innovation and adaptation
Bulletin, Vol. 61(2). WMO, 2012Innovation and adaptation have permitted humanity to not only survive but to reach new heights. Innovation led to the development of new tools, industrialization, computerization and untold scientific advancements, with both positive and negative consequences.
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Volume 93, Issue 9 - September 2012 - Regional climate models
is an issue of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. AMS, 2012
Volume 93, Issue 7 - July 2012 - Weather extremes of 2011 in climate perspective
is an issue of Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. AMS, 2012
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Vol. 90B - March 2012 - Special issue on downscalling studies for the impact of climate change
is an issue of Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Meteorological Society of Japan, 2012
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Vol. 90A - February 2012 - Special issue on recent development on climate models and future climate projections
is an issue of Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Meteorological Society of Japan, 2012
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Predictability Beyond the Deterministic Limit
Our ability to reduce disaster risk relies on the full engagement of local governments. When national and local governments work together, they can be a formidable alliance for risk reduction.
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Evolution of Climate in Response to Human Activity
It is useful to recall what scientists have said about the evolution of our climate in response to the increased greenhouse effect caused by human activity.
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One planet. One civilization: a film by Gaël Derive
Bulletin, Vol. 61(1). WMO, 2012People from Ethiopia, Nepal, Kiribati, Brazil, Nunavut and Bangladesh – their common link: they share the same planet and civilization.
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The Sustainable Energy for All Initiative and Climate Change Mitigation
This paper briefly explores the climate change mitigation benefits from the goals of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. In doing so, it relies on the analytical work and scenarios of the forthcoming Global Energy Assessment.
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Powering our Future with Weather, Climate and Water
Bulletin, Vol. 61(1). WMO, 2012Each year, on 23 March, World Meteorological Day commemorates the entry into force, in 1950, of the WMO Convention creating the Organization.
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Green Climate Fund
Bulletin, Vol. 61(1). WMO, 2012The Green Climate Fund is being set up as the global channel through which most climate finance will flow. It is the intended distribution mechanism for US$ 100 billion in assistance, which developed countries have pledged to mobilise for developing nations annually by 2020
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Cómo aumentar la eficacia de los servicios climáticos
A medida que la demanda de servicios climáticos ha ido diversificándose, son muchas las instituciones que se han implicado, dando lugar a una fragmentación en la prestación del servicio y a que este se vuelva más susceptible de verse sometido a los intereses creados
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Sentando las bases de la ciencia climática: entrevista con Taroh Matsuno
Boletín, Vol. 60(2). OMM, 2012La OMM concedió su galardón más prestigioso al profesor Taroh Matsuno, de Japón, durante el Decimosexto Congreso Meteorológico Mundial celebrado del 16 de mayo al 3 de junio de 2011. Este premio reconoce sus aportaciones al progreso de los estudios relacionados con el cambio climático.
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Mosaico climáto
La colección de fotografías Mosaico Climático busca incitar a una reflexión acerca del cambio climático. Con su yuxtaposición de imágenes llamativas y de situaciones inverosímiles, la intención de las fotografías es la de estimular el debate y probablemente plantear algunas preguntas a nivel personal.
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Mejora de la disponibilidad, el acceso y la utilización de la información climática
La variabilidad del clima y el cambio climático representan un importante desafío para el desarrollo sostenible en África. La actual crisis de hambruna en el Cuerno de África es solo otro recordatorio de cómo las fluctuaciones en el clima pueden destruir vidas y sustentos. Etiopía, uno de los países afectados por la actual sequía, ha sufrido las fluctuaciones del clima durante décadas. La variabilidad climática es uno de los principales obstáculos para el desarrollo en Etiopía. Las sequías y las crecidas han reducido el potencial anual de crecimiento del país en más de un tercio (Grey y otros, ...
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Cómo comprender las necesidades del usuario de los servicios climáticos en el sector de la agricultura
El clima es tanto un recurso como un riesgo. En la medida que es capaz de aprovechar la información y los servicios climáticos en beneficio de los responsables de la toma de decisiones, el sector agrícola estará perfectamente posicionado para ofrecer alimentos a un mundo cada vez más poblado y que cuenta con un creciente carácter urbano.
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Cómo gestionar los recursos hídricos con la información climática
La necesidad de contar con información y productos climáticos basados en series históricas de larga duración es más importante que nunca. Los progresos en el terreno de la predicción climática estacional han creado un importante potencial para que esta ciencia contribuya a mejorar las prácticas en la gestión de recursos hídricos. El aumento de la colaboración entre los dos sectores solo puede dar lugar a beneficios.
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Cambio climático: “un serio desafío para la existencia humana"
La excelentísima señora Sheikh Hasina, primera ministra del Gobierno de la República Popular de Bangladesh, se dirigió al Decimosexto Congreso Meteorológico Mundial, celebrado en Ginebra, el 16 de mayo de 2011. En s u intervención, habló sobre un tema que describió como “muy cercano a mi corazón”: el cambio climático
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Повышение эффективности климатического обслуживания
Диверсификация спроса на климатическое обслуживание привлекала к участию в этой деятельности многие учреждения, разделив предоставление обслуживания на отдельные части и сделав его в большей степени ориентированным на нужды заинтересованных пользователей.
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Создание основ для науки о климате (Интервью с Таро Мацуно)
Бюллетень, Том 60(2). BMO, 2012Во время XVI Всемирного метеорологического конгресса, состоявшегося в период с 16 мая по 3 июня 2011 г., Всемирная Метеорологическая Организация (ВМО) вручила свою самую престижную премию профессору Таро Мацуно из Японии. Эта премия свидетельствует о признании его вклада в развитие исследований в области изменения климата.
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Климатическая фотомозаика
Климатическая фотомозаика – это наглядное отображение изменения климата, которое заставляет задуматься. Соединяя потрясающие изображения и невероятные ситуации, фотографии призваны вызывать дискуссии и, возможно, поднимать некоторые вопросы на личностном уровне.
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Повышение уровня наличия, использования и доступа к климатической информации
Изменчивость и изменение климата являются серьезным испытанием для устойчивого развития Африки. Текущий кризис, вызванный голодом в странах Африканского Рога, является лишним напоминанием того, как колебания климата могут оказать разрушительное воздействие на жизнь людей и источники их существования. Эфиопия – одна из стран, подвергшихся воздействию засухи, – в течение десятилетий страдает от колебаний климата.
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Понимание потребностей пользователей в климатическом обслуживании в области сельского хозяйства
Климат может быть полезным ресурсом и в то же время может представлять опасность. Благодаря использованию климатической информации и климатического обслуживания лицами, принимающими решения, сельское хозяйство более успешно справится с задачей обеспечения продовольствием населения Земли, которое растет и все больше сосредоточивается в городах.
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Управление водными ресурсами с помощью климатической информации
Потребность в долгосрочной исторической информации о климате актуальна как никогда. Достижения в области сезонного прогнозирования климата создали значительный потенциал для вклада в совершенствование технологий управления водными ресурсами. Укрепление сотрудничества между двумя секторами может принести только пользу.
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Изменение климата является «серьезной проблемой для существования человека». Ee Превосходительство Шейх Хасина
Ее Превосходительство Шейх Хасина, премьер-министр правительства Народной Республики Бангладеш, 16 мая 2011 г. выступила перед делегатами XVI Всемирного метеорологического конгресса в Женеве. Она говорила о проблеме, которая, по ее словам, «очень близка моему сердцу» – проблеме изменения климата.
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Improving availability, access and use of climate information
Climate variability and change are serious challenges to sustainable development in Africa. The current famine crisis in the Horn of Africa is yet another reminder of how fluctuations in the climate can destroy lives and livelihoods. Ethiopia, one of the countries impacted by the current drought, has been suffering from climate fluctuations for decades.
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Understanding user needs for climate services in agriculture
Climate is both a resource and a hazard. By harnessing climate information and services for decision-makers, the agriculture sector will be better placed to provide food for a more crowded and increasingly urban world.
The Emissions Gap Report
UNEP, 2012The 2012 report provides the following information: An update of global greenhouse gas emission estimates, based on a number of different authoritative scientific sources; An overview of national emission levels, both current (2010) and projected (2020) consistent with current pledges and other commitments;
An estimate of the level of global emissions consistent with the two degree target in 2020, 2030 and 2050; An update of the assessment of the "emissions gap" for 2020; A review of selected examples of the rapid progress being made in different parts of the world to implement policies ...
Efectos del cambio climatico en la costa de América Latina y el Caribe: vulnerabilidad y exposición
CEPAL, 2012Este documento es el primero de una serie de textos que se han elaborado en el marco del Estudio regional de los efectos del cambio climático en la costa de América Latina y el Caribe. La zona de estudio comprende una longitud total de costa de aproximadamente 72.182 km distribuidos en cuatro zonas geográficas: Norteamérica, Centroamérica, Sudamérica y las Islas del Caribe. En el dominio de estudio se han analizado los cambios detectados en las dinámicas costeras, la influencia de la variabilidad climática, información diversa sobre la vulnerabilidad presente en las costas de la región, abarca ...
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Climate science and services - Providing climate information for adaptation, sustainable development and risk management: In Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Volume 4, Issue 1
The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), sponsored by WMO, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO and the International Council for Science (ICSU), is focussing its efforts on providing science support to the design and implementation of the Global Framework for Climate Services and addressing the ICSU Grand Challenges for Future Earth initiative. The multitude of international field experiments, analysis and re-analysis of observations, Earth system models, climate prediction and projection projects, and scientific synthesis and assessments need to be coordinated and i ...
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Climate resilient sustainable agriculture: a real alternative to false solutions
This document illustrates the relationship between climate change and agriculture; reviews and demonstrates how current climate change policy responses fall short of addressing the realities of poor rural farmers who are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change; and paints an alternative way forward by defining Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture (CRSA) and suggesting recommendations to national governments. CRSA prioritises the right to food, environmental conservation, and long-term community resilience in order to reduce food insecurity at the local level, and contribute t ...
Climate change: how can we adapt? - Key messages for COP 18
GWP, 2012This paper presents key messages for policy makers on water and climate change, urging innovative institutional solutions to be found for closer collaboration with disaster risk reduction efforts. It advocates for the establishment of "partnerships for adaptation" that empower communities to identify local coping strategies and enable all stakeholders to participate in water resources management. It also introduces recommendations for climate change negotiators to take water into account in negotiations, including key messages for COP 18 to be held in December 2012.
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CAWCR technical report, 51. Improvements in POAMA2 for the prediction of major climate drivers and south eastern Australian rainfall
Lim Eun-Pa; Hendon Harry H.; Langford Sally; et al. - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, 2012Ocean-atmosphere interactions are key processes that drive seasonal climate variability. In the global sense, the atmosphere drives the upper ocean via heat flux, fresh water flux and wind stress (Anderson 2008). But in the tropics where the ocean surface temperature (hereafter, sea surface temperature, SST) is warm enough to trigger deep atmospheric convection, the ocean exerts strong controls on the atmosphere especially at longer time scales because of its slow variations and strong thermal inertia. Consequently, the highest predictability of atmospheric climate (e.g. temperature and rainfa ...
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CAWCR technical report, 48. Seasonal Climate Prediction in the Pacific using the POAMA coupled model forecast system
Cottrill A.; Hendon Harry H.; Lim Eun-Pa; et al. - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, 2012The tropical Pacific Ocean basin is home to over 20 Pacific Island nations, many of which are sensitive to climate extremes from the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and rainfall variability associated the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone and the South Pacific Convergence Zone. These Pacific Island countries are highly dependent on agriculture, fishing and tourism as a major source of food production and income, which can vary greatly depending on the weather and climate experienced from year to year. Hence, the provision of skilful seasonal forecasts is important to allow these countries to ...
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Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector : Proceedings of a Joint FAO/OECD Workshop
FAO, 2012
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L'adaptation de la France au changement climatique: rapport au Premier ministre et au Parlement
Le plan national d'adaptation au changement climatique est l'aboutissement d'un travail mené en France depuis l'adoption de la loi du 19 février 2001 donnant le caractère de priorité nationale à la lutte contre l'effet de serre et à la prévention des risques liés au réchauffement climatique et créant l'ONERC. Réalisé après une large concertation qui s'est déroulée tout au long de l'année 2010, ce premier plan de l'ONERC couvre une période de cinq ans (2011-2015). Le rapport expose les principes qui ont guidé l'élaboration du plan (scénarios climatiques pour la France au cours du XXIe siècle, g ...
WorldRiskReport 2012: focus - environmental degradation and disasters
UNU, 2012The WorldRiskIndex seeks answers to the following questions: How probable is an extreme natural event, and will it affect people?
How vulnerable are the people to the natural hazards? To what extent can societies cope with acute disasters? Is a society taking preventive measures to face natural hazards to be reckoned with in the future?
Twin report on fairtrade and climate change adaptation
IIED, 2012This paper explores the links between farmer organisations, Fairtrade and adaptation to climate change, and the extent to which such institutions and market arrangements can enhance the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers. It looks in detail at two Fairtrade producer organisations in Uganda and Malawi and asserts that joining a producer organisation and Fairtrade certification can strengthen the capacity of smallholders to adapt to climate change on several fronts. It also introduces some key enabling factors such as higher income, access to newer technologies, better farmer training, and ...
SCOPE-CM Phase 2 Implementation Plan: Final Version
This document represents an update to the Implementation Plan for the Sustained and Coordinated Processing of Environmental Satellite Data for Climate Monitoring (SCOPECM) Version 1.3 of 20 March 2009 [RD-01]. Phase 2 of SCOPE-CM incorporates accomplishments and lessons learned from Phase 1, updated requirements and guidelines from the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS), and the evolving needs for climate information by a variety of users. A key component of Phase 2 is the establishment of sustained production of fundamental climate data records (FCDRs) as well as Essential Climate V ...
TC/TD, 0004. The second assessment report on the influence of climate change on tropical cyclones in the typhoon committee region
This report assesses the current state of the science on the relationship between climate change and tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the Western North Pacific (WNP) basin. It focuses in particular on identifying any possible influences of anthropogenic climate change on tropical cyclone track and impact area in this region.
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Global and European climate response to transient forcings since 1870, as simulated in an atmospheric general circulation model
Bichet Adeline - ETH, 2012Predicting and adapting to climate change is one of the major challenges for the twenty-first century. To better understand the future changes in precipitation associated with climate change on the global and regional scale, this thesis investigates, for the past 140 years, the time-varying impact of the major climate forcings on precipitation. To do so, the global climate is simulated between 1870 and 2005 in a transient mode with the atmospheric general circulation model “ECHAM5- HAM”. The model is forced with observationally based time-varying sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and the major ...
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Modelling ocean Acidification in the California Current System : a dissertation submitted to ETH Zurich
Eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUS) are naturally more acidic than most of the rest of the surface ocean. Observations of EBUS already show pH values and saturation states with regard to the carbonate mineral aragonite that are as low as those expected for most open ocean waters several decades from now. Thus, as atmospheric CO2 increases further, EBUS are prone to widespread and persistent undersaturation with regard to aragonite, making them especially sensitive to ocean acidification. Here, we describe ocean carbonate chemistry and its short-term-to-seasonal variability in one major E ...
GCOS, 164. Report of the Twentieth Session of the WMO-IOC-UNEP-ICSU Steering Committee for GCOS
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
GCOS, 163. Report of the Eighth GCOS Cooperation Mechanism Board Meeting
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
GAW Report, 205. WMO/IGAC Impacts of Megacities on Air Pollution and Climate
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; International Global Atmospheric Chemistry project (IGAC) - WMO, 2012The World Meteorological Organization and the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) project have released a study of how megacities affect the climate and pollute the atmosphere. The report concludes that rapid urbanization will pose serious health risks to city dwellers unless stronger efforts are made to reduce pollution.
Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK 2012
In 2009 the latest long-range climate projections for the UK were published in order to inform the UK’s first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), required by the Climate Change Act (2008), covering 11 sectors across society. This HPA report complements the Health Sector report of the CCRA by providing scientific evidence of the wider risks to public health from climate change in the UK.
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CAWCR technical report, 50. On the sensitivity of Australian temperature trends and variability to analysis methods and observation networks
Fawcett R.J.B.; Trewin B.; Braganza K.; et al. - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, 2012This report presents an exploration of Australian temperature trends and variability using the new Australian Climate Observations Reference Network (ACORN) Surface Air Temperature (SAT) dataset. We compare changes in nationally and annually averaged daily-maximum, dailyminimum and daily-mean temperature variability to a range of alternative Australian temperature analyses over the last 100 years (1911-2010).
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CAWCR technical report, 49. Techniques involved in developing the Australian Climate Observations Reference Network - Surface Air Temperature (ACORN-SAT) dataset
The Australian Climate Observations Reference Network – Surface Air Temperature (ACORNSAT) data set is a long-term data set of Australian daily air temperature, covering the period from 1910 to the present. The purpose of this data set is to provide the best possible data set to underlie analyses of variability and change of temperature in Australia, including both analyses of annual and seasonal mean temperatures, and of extremes of temperature and other information derived from daily temperatures. A full discussion of the motivation underlying the ACORN-SAT data set is contained in a compani ...
GCOS, 161. Report of the Fourth GCOS Reference Upper-Air Network Implementation and Coordination Meeting (GRUAN ICM-4)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012The fourth GRUAN Implementation and Coordination Meeting (ICM-4) was held 5 – 9 March 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. The meeting was generously hosted by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) at their headquarters with support from the U.S. GCOS Programme Office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Centre (NCDC), the NOAA Climate Programme Office (CPO) and the GCOS Secretariat at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The meeting also included a site visit to the JMA GRUAN site at Tateno.
GCOS, 160. Assessment of the Status and Needs for Climate Observations in South America 2003-2011
Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN); World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) - WMO, 2012The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Secretariat and its partner, the Centro Internacional para la Investigación del Fenómeno de El Niño (CIIFEN) have launched a process to organize an “Implementation Strategy” workshop for the countries of South America. To accomplish this, a workhop has been organized to discuss actions to advance the implementation of the 2004 GCOS Regional Action Plan for South America with representatives of the intitutions involved, users, strategic partners, and potential donors. This assesment contains updated information about the state of the GCOS Program imple ...
GCOS, 159. Report from the Strategy Meeting for the Implementation of the Global Climate Observing System in South America : Improving climate observations to improve climate services and adaptation strategies
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) ; MeteoSwiss ; et al. - WMO, 2012
GCOS, 158. Summary Report and Recommendations from the Seventeenth Session of the GCOS/WCRP Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC); et al. - WMO, 2012
GCOS, 157. Summary Report of the Fourteenth Session of the GTOS/GCOS/WCRP Terrestrial Observation Panel for Climate (TOPC)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); International Council for Science (ICSU); et al. - WMO, 2012
GCOS, 156. CBS Lead Centers for GCOS Coordination Meeting, Third session: final report
The CBS Lead Centers for GCOS (CBS-LC-GCOS) Coordination Meeting was held at the Regional Office of the German Weather Service in Hamburg, Germany, from 11 to 13 October 2011. Unfortunately because of last minute visa problems the representatives from Mozambique and from Iran could not participate.
The Coordination Meeting considered reports from individual Lead Centers’ activities, GCOS Monitoring Centers and of the GCOS Archive Center, it reviewed their activities, results of monitoring performance reports and updated of their Terms of Reference to include all RBCN stations in their ...
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Strengthening capacities for climate change adaptation in mountain ecosystems: the Latin American response
This document presents a range of experiences, publications and organisations involved in the strategies used to build capacities for climate change adaptation in the Latin American region, by: (i) improving natural resource conservation; (ii) providing access to new technologies; (iii) capturing traditional knowledge and practices; and (iv) maintaining water resources and agrobiodiversity. It concludes with lessons that could prove useful to other mountain regions of the world.
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A statistically predictive model for future monsoon failure in India
Schewe J. - IOPscience, 2012Indian summer monsoon (ISM) rainfall is the major prerequisite of agricultural productivity in the region and its variability severely affects the livelihoods of a large share of the world’s population. While average ISM rainfall has been relatively stable during the past century, rising trends have been observed in the annual number of extreme rain events. This study shows severe failure of ISM rainfall is possible but unlikely under present climatic conditions, according to a comprehensive climate model. However, monsoon failure is projected to become much more frequent over the next 200 yea ...
Stakeholder Engagement in Preparing Investment Plans for the Climate Investment Funds: Case Studies from Asia
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - ADB, 2012In 2008 the multilateral development banks (MDBs) and a group of donor countries developed the concept of climate investment funds (CIF) providing support to developing countries to initiate transformational change toward low-carbon and climate-resilient development.
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Special Evaluation Study on ADB's Response to Natural Disasters and Disaster Risks
Asian Development Bank (ADB) - ADB, 2012Four of five cities classified as extreme risks among the world’s fastest growing urban areas are in Asia. The region accounts for half of the estimated economic cost of disasters over the past 20 years. By one estimate, floods and landslides cost the People’s Republic of China some $18 billion in 2010 alone, and Thailand an estimated $45 billion in 2011. Policymakers need to recognize that investments in disaster risk management are an essential means to sustain growth.
Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington: Past, Present, and Future
National Academies Press, 2012Tide gages show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data shows that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are rising mainly because ocean water expands as it warms; and water from melting glaciers and ice sheets is flowing into the ocean. Sea-level rise poses enormous risks to the valuable infrastructure, development, and wetlands that line much of the 1,600 mile shoreline of California, Oregon, and Washington. As those states seek to incorporate projections of sea-level rise into coastal planning, they a ...
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A Risky Climate for Southern African Hydro
Beilfuss Richard - International Rivers, 2012This in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi River gives an early warning about what Southern Africa could be facing as it contemplates plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change.
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Resilient people, resilient planet: a future worth choosing
United Nations, 2012The 22-member Panel, established by the Secretary-General in August 2010 to formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity, was co-chaired by Finnish President Tarja Halonen and South African President Jacob Zuma. The Panel's final report, "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible.
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Resilience, risk and vulnerability at Sida: final report
This report reviews the interventions of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) that have strong implications for increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability to natural disasters, and it aims at improving the understanding of how Sida has worked with these issues so far and how the work can be further strengthened. The report combines findings from a mapping phase with more in-depth analysis of resilience initiatives related to climate change adaptation, agriculture and water hazards.
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Report to Congress on Black Carbon
EPA, 2012This report synthesizes and assesses available scientific information on the current and future impacts of black carbon, and evaluates the effectiveness of available black carbon mitigation approaches and technologies for protecting climate, public health, and the environment. US Environmental Protection Agency, 2012.
Recovery from disaster: resilience, adaptability and perceptions of climate change
NCCARF, 2012Focused on four disaster-impacted communities in Australia - Beechworth, Bendigo, Ingham and Innisfail, this report makes recommendations for emergency management and local government policies. It presents a study that used Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems theory to analyse individual and, by proxy, community resilience to disasters. The theory provided a comprehensive framework to evaluate the interacting factors that support resilience across different disaster sites and communities. While Bronfenbrenner’s theory has been used extensively, the authors believe that this is the first tim ...
Ready or not: an evaluation of state climate and water preparedness planning
This publication provides full analysis and state-by-state assessment that specifically focuses on how US state governments are planning and preparing for water related impacts of climate change. Based on the preparedness actions of state government entities, all 50 states have been categorized into one of four categories, developed to differentiate the best prepared and most engaged states on climate change preparedness issues from those that are largely unprepared and lagging behind.
Although many states have yet to formally address climate change preparedness within state go ...
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Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration
Warner Koko; CARE France ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN); et al. - UNU, 2012This report explores the interrelationships among rainfall variability, food and livelihood security, and human mobility in a diverse set of research sites in eight countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. While climate change affects nearly all aspects of food security – from production and availability, to the stability of food supplies, access to food, and food utilization – the Rainfalls research focuses on linkages between shifting rainfall patterns and food production and the stability of food supplies.
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