Search Results - "Regional environmental change"

Regional climate downscaling over Europe: perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community by Jacob, Daniela, Teichmann, Claas, Sobolowski, Stefan, Katragkou, Eleni, Anders, Ivonne, Belda, Michal, Benestad, Rasmus, Boberg, Fredrik, Buonomo, Erasmo, Cardoso, Rita M., Casanueva, Ana, Christensen, Ole B., Christensen, Jens Hesselbjerg, Coppola, Erika, De Cruz, Lesley, Davin, Edouard L., Dobler, Andreas, Domínguez, Marta, Fealy, Rowan, Fernandez, Jesus, Gaertner, Miguel Angel, García-Díez, Markel, Giorgi, Filippo, Gobiet, Andreas, Goergen, Klaus, Gómez-Navarro, Juan José, Alemán, Juan Jesús González, Gutiérrez, Claudia, Gutiérrez, José M., Güttler, Ivan, Haensler, Andreas, Halenka, Tomáš, Jerez, Sonia, Jiménez-Guerrero, Pedro, Jones, Richard G., Keuler, Klaus, Kjellström, Erik, Knist, Sebastian, Kotlarski, Sven, Maraun, Douglas, van Meijgaard, Erik, Mercogliano, Paola, Montávez, Juan Pedro, Navarra, Antonio, Nikulin, Grigory, de Noblet-Ducoudré, Nathalie, Panitz, Hans-Juergen, Pfeifer, Susanne, Piazza, Marie, Pichelli, Emanuela, Pietikäinen, Joni-Pekka, Prein, Andreas F., Preuschmann, Swantje, Rechid, Diana, Rockel, Burkhardt, Romera, Raquel, Sánchez, Enrique, Sieck, Kevin, Soares, Pedro M. M., Somot, Samuel, Srnec, Lidija, Sørland, Silje Lund, Termonia, Piet, Truhetz, Heimo, Vautard, Robert, Warrach-Sagi, Kirsten, Wulfmeyer, Volker

“…The European CORDEX (EURO-CORDEX) initiative is a large voluntary effort that seeks to advance regional climate and Earth system science in Europe. As part of…”
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Climate change impacts in Sub-Saharan Africa: from physical changes to their social repercussions by Serdeczny, Olivia, Adams, Sophie, Baarsch, Florent, Coumou, Dim, Robinson, Alexander, Hare, William, Schaeffer, Michiel, Perrette, Mahé, Reinhardt, Julia

“…The repercussions of climate change will be felt in various ways throughout both natural and human systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Climate change projections…”
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The relation between climate change in the Mediterranean region and global warming by Lionello, Piero, Scarascia, Luca

“…The recent (twentieth century) and future (twenty-first century) climate evolution in the Mediterranean region is analyzed in relation to annual mean global…”
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Climate change vulnerability, water resources and social implications in North Africa by Schilling, Janpeter, Hertig, Elke, Tramblay, Yves, Scheffran, Jürgen

“…North Africa is considered a climate change hot spot. Existing studies either focus on the physical aspects of climate change or discuss the social ones. The…”
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EURO-CORDEX: new high-resolution climate change projections for European impact research by Jacob, Daniela, Petersen, Juliane, Eggert, Bastian, Alias, Antoinette, Christensen, Ole Bøssing, Bouwer, Laurens M, Braun, Alain, Colette, Augustin, Déqué, Michel, Georgievski, Goran, Georgopoulou, Elena, Gobiet, Andreas, Menut, Laurent, Nikulin, Grigory, Haensler, Andreas, Hempelmann, Nils, Jones, Colin, Keuler, Klaus, Kovats, Sari, Kröner, Nico, Kotlarski, Sven, Kriegsmann, Arne, Martin, Eric, van Meijgaard, Erik, Moseley, Christopher, Pfeifer, Susanne, Preuschmann, Swantje, Radermacher, Christine, Radtke, Kai, Rechid, Diana, Rounsevell, Mark, Samuelsson, Patrick, Somot, Samuel, Soussana, Jean-Francois, Teichmann, Claas, Valentini, Riccardo, Vautard, Robert, Weber, Björn, Yiou, Pascal

“…A new high-resolution regional climate change ensemble has been established for Europe within the World Climate Research Program Coordinated Regional…”
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Reducing meat consumption in developed and transition countries to counter climate change and biodiversity loss: a review of influence factors by Stoll-Kleemann, Susanne, Schmidt, Uta Johanna

“…A dietary shift towards reduced meat consumption is an efficient strategy for countering biodiversity loss and climate change in regions (developed and…”
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Mainstreaming climate adaptation: taking stock about “what works” from empirical research worldwide by Runhaar, Hens, Wilk, Bettina, Persson, Åsa, Uittenbroek, Caroline, Wamsler, Christine

“…Adaptation to a changing climate is unavoidable. Mainstreaming climate adaptation objectives into existing policies, as opposed to developing dedicated…”
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A multi-model, multi-scenario, and multi-domain analysis of regional climate projections for the Mediterranean by Zittis, George, Hadjinicolaou, Panos, Klangidou, Marina, Proestos, Yiannis, Lelieveld, Jos

“…Observation and model-based studies have identified the Mediterranean region as one of the most prominent climate change “hot-spots.” Parts of this distinctive…”
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Runoff from glacier ice and seasonal snow in High Asia: separating melt water sources in river flow by Armstrong, Richard L., Rittger, Karl, Brodzik, Mary J., Racoviteanu, Adina, Barrett, Andrew P., Khalsa, Siri-Jodha Singh, Raup, Bruce, Hill, Alice F., Khan, Alia L., Wilson, Alana M., Kayastha, Rijan Bhakta, Fetterer, Florence, Armstrong, Betsy

“…Across High Asia, the amount, timing, and spatial patterns of snow and ice melt play key roles in providing water for downstream irrigation, hydropower…”
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Social vulnerability to climate change: a review of concepts and evidence by Otto, Ilona M., Reckien, Diana, Reyer, Christopher P. O., Marcus, Rachel, Le Masson, Virginie, Jones, Lindsey, Norton, Andrew, Serdeczny, Olivia

“…This article provides a review of recent scientific literature on social vulnerability to climate change, aiming to determine which social and demographic…”
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Climate change impacts in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region and their implications for vulnerable population groups by Waha, Katharina, Krummenauer, Linda, Adams, Sophie, Aich, Valentin, Baarsch, Florent, Coumou, Dim, Fader, Marianela, Hoff, Holger, Jobbins, Guy, Marcus, Rachel, Mengel, Matthias, Otto, Ilona M., Perrette, Mahé, Rocha, Marcia, Robinson, Alexander, Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich

“…The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region emerges as one of the hot spots for worsening extreme heat, drought and aridity conditions under climate change…”
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Archetypical patterns and trajectories of land systems in Europe by Levers, Christian, Müller, Daniel, Erb, Karlheinz, Haberl, Helmut, Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck, Metzger, Marc J., Meyfroidt, Patrick, Plieninger, Tobias, Plutzar, Christoph, Stürck, Julia, Verburg, Peter H., Verkerk, Pieter J., Kuemmerle, Tobias

“…Assessments of land-system change have dominantly focused on conversions among broad land-use categories, whereas intensity changes within these categories…”
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Systematic review approaches for climate change adaptation research by Berrang-Ford, Lea, Pearce, Tristan, Ford, James D.

“…Recent controversy has led to calls for increased standardization and transparency in the methods used to synthesize climate change research. Though these…”
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On the nature of barriers to climate change adaptation by Biesbroek, G. Robbert, Klostermann, Judith E. M., Termeer, Catrien J. A. M., Kabat, Pavel

“…Considerable barriers can emerge in developing and implementing climate change adaptation strategies. Understanding the nature of barriers to adaptation is…”
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Communities and change in the anthropocene: understanding social-ecological vulnerability and planning adaptations to multiple interacting exposures by Bennett, Nathan James, Blythe, Jessica, Tyler, Stephen, Ban, Natalie C.

“…The majority of vulnerability and adaptation scholarship, policies and programs focus exclusively on climate change or global environmental change. Yet,…”
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Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa by Connolly-Boutin, Liette, Smit, Barry

“…Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Multiple biophysical, political, and socioeconomic stresses interact to increase the region’s…”
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Native forest loss in the Chilean biodiversity hotspot: revealing the evidence by Miranda, Alejandro, Altamirano, Adison, Cayuela, Luis, Lara, Antonio, González, Mauro

“…The understanding of the spatial and temporal patterns in land use and land cover (LULC) change is a key issue for conservation efforts. In the Chilean…”
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The summer 2022 drought: a taste of future climate for the Po valley (Italy)? by Bonaldo, Davide, Bellafiore, Debora, Ferrarin, Christian, Ferretti, Rossella, Ricchi, Antonio, Sangelantoni, Lorenzo, Vitelletti, Maria Letizia

“…The severe drought that affected large areas of Europe in Spring and Summer 2022 hit the Po valley (northern Italy) with an intense water scarcity crisis…”
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Global evidence of constraints and limits to human adaptation by Thomas, Adelle, Theokritoff, Emily, Lesnikowski, Alexandra, Reckien, Diana, Jagannathan, Kripa, Cremades, Roger, Campbell, Donovan, Joe, Elphin Tom, Sitati, Asha, Singh, Chandni, Segnon, Alcade C., Pentz, Brian, Musah-Surugu, Justice Issah, Mullin, Cristina A., Mach, Katharine J., Gichuki, Leah, Galappaththi, Eranga, Chalastani, Vasiliki I., Ajibade, Idowu, Ruiz-Diaz, Raquel, Grady, Caitlin, Garschagen, Matthias, Ford, James, Bowen, Kathryn

“…Constraints and limits to adaptation are critical to understanding the extent to which human and natural systems can successfully adapt to climate change. We…”
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‘Subjective resilience’: using perceptions to quantify household resilience to climate extremes and disasters by Jones, Lindsey, Tanner, Thomas

“…How should we measure a household’s resilience to climate extremes, climate change or other evolving threats? As resilience gathers momentum on the…”
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