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Sci., 73, 749, 1993.9. Petit, H.V., Pasture management in animal production in Quebec: a review, Can. J.Anim. Sci., 73, 724, 1993.10. Entz, M.H. et al., Potential of forages to diversify Canadian and American northerngreat plain cropping systems, Agron. J., 94, 240, 2002.11. Willms, W.D. a[r]

this may have been caused by higher sea surfacetemperatures (e.g. Emanuel, 2005; Websteret al., 2005; Hoyos et al., 2006). Saunders andLea (2008) estimate the contribution of seasurface temperature on hurricane frequency andactivity for the USA and conclude that a 0.58Cincrease in sea tempera[r]

framing since they limit the range of potentialmeasures aimed at curbing the crisis. On a morespecific level, there were also examples of whenscientists spoke more directly to politicians.They were then acting in the capacity of ‘frameguards’ determined by how other actors oughtto frame the crisis. O[r]

0 20 40 60 80 100(%)flow (m^3/s)Cal Obs Figure 4. Observed and calculated discharges at some hydro-stations in Dong Nai river basin. T.H. Thai, T. Thuc / VNU Journal of Science, Earth Sciences 27 (2011) 98-106 102 3. Assessing impacts of climate change on flow in Hong-Thai Binh[r]

VNU Journal of Science, Earth Sciences 27 (2011) 98-106 98 Impacts of climate change on the flow in Hong-Thai Binh and Dong Nai river basins Tran Hong Thai*, Tran Thuc Vietnam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Environment, 23/62 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hanoi, Vietnam Rece[r]

Hume Dam, Lake Victoria, Torrumbarry Weir,the Menindee Lakes and other river regulatorystructures – is responsible for about one-third.The storages have made it possible to store waterto be released in summer time or in times ofdrought.It should be noted that the case is complexbecause it tou[r]

ance industry. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insur-ance – Issues and Practice, 25(4). 582–601.Dlugolecki, A. F., 2008. Climate change and the insur-ance sector. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance –Issues and Practice, 33(1). 71–90.Downton, M. W.[r]

ClimatechangeasenvironmentalandeconomichazardGuestEditor: Boris PorfirievClimate change as environmentaland economic hazardGuest Editor Boris Porfiriev Russian Academy of SciencesClimate change as environmentaland economic hazard■ The current policy for climate change pri[r]

agreement on issues necessary to reduce disasterrisk. Ultimately, these shifts led to the newlyrecognized DRR framework. ISDR promoted thisframework to development and humanitarianorganizations worldwide. The combined effortsof various stakeholders produced an increasingdesire to identify act[r]

For the intended target, ‘extended ambition’would have to be combined with an increasedreliance on carbon offsets or additional measuresenvisaged under the ‘stretch ambition scenario’.However, the existing policy framework willhave to be strengthened to reach ‘extendedambition’ level or more.The CCC[r]

ments through the imposition of carbon taxes (despite oppo-sition from the livestock industry), in which case leaders in thefood industry and investors would search for opportunities thatsuch carbon taxes would help create. In fact, they might seekto benefit from such opportunities even in th[r]

Basher (1999) discusses the important aspect of data availability for adaptationpurposes. Effective adaptation relies on relevant, accurate and up-to-date data to informscientists and managers. Data and information are required for adaptation research, forthe development and<[r]

FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER, 2012 BY NGUYEN THANH TAN,Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and ForestryNovember 2012IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IN VIETNAMThe case of Mekong River Delta, VietnamByNGUYEN THANH TANStudent of Advanced Education Program,Thai Nguyen Universi[r]

possibly reinforce the drought trend in northern China, andintensify water scarcity and imbalance between water supplyand demand.Impacts on Coastal ZonesThe last 30 years have witnessed in China an acceleratingtrend of sea-level rise, which has caused seawater intrusion,soil salinization a[r]

water stress for the baseline (1990) and UK Climate Impact Programme(UKCIP) 2080HI high emission scenario at Sutton Bonington, for a shallowsoil with 105mm available water capacity. Wheat avoided summer droughtstress in this scenario by shortening the growing season due to the warmerte[r]

there still exist some anomalies of glacier expansion in some regions, so, linking glacierretreat and glacier formation with global warming is still in premature stage, and therefore,it has to verified by more investigations. It has to be reckoned that some of this warming ispart of a[r]

Reduced coral cover and species composition following coral bleaching events affect coral reef fishcommunity structure, with variable outcomes depending on their habitat dependence and trophic specialisation. Ocean acidification itself impacts fish mainly indirectly through disruption of[r]

might influence their judgements. In addition todecision making under conditions of uncertainty,decision makers need also to make judgementsunder conditions of ignorance, where uncertain-ties cannot be known with certainty.Decision makers will continue to make bets onthe future and, just like[r]

easternmost portion of the basin (i.e. the twomost eastern quadrants in Figure 4b) has seen anincrease in storm activity. This question willonce again lead to thus-far unresolved questionsabout data quality and causality. However,because the activity in this part of the basinis not highly cor[r]

tutional changes described in the followingsections, all foster growth in underlying determi-nants of adaptive capacity. These range from gov-ernance issues, to recognizing and using humansocial capital, to understanding causal links andspreading risk to promote resilience, just toname a few.[r]