Sentences with phrase «manage changes in the climate system»

The agencies» report also gives emphasis to the possibility of unanticipated and impossible - to - manage changes in the climate system in the next century.

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«In the face of rapidly expanding energy demand and the increasingly urgent threat of climate change, we are continuing to respond to the energy system as it evolves rather than actively managing its transformation,» Didier Houssin, IEA's director of sustainable energy policy and technology, said yesterday at the report's launch.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapSystems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapsystems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

The rule aligns with proposals offered recently in Issues as analysts detailed why the nation needs to rethink its infrastructure — the technical components as well as the varied systems for managing them — in the face of climate change and what actions will help ensure resilience.

This process involves statistically linking climate change simulations from climate models with the observed responses in the natural or managed system.

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

CDC leads efforts to anticipate the health effects of climate change, to assure that systems are in place to detect and track them, and to take steps to prepare for, respond to, and manage associated risks.

In this paper, we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security... [bold addeIn this paper, we focus on the issue of how climate change affects the way that agricultural systems and the people that manage and govern them need to change in the next 20 years in order to achieve food security... [bold addein the next 20 years in order to achieve food security... [bold addein order to achieve food security... [bold added]

This activity report consists of a fact sheet presenting UN system's concerted activities to help people and communities in countries, especially those particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, to manage climate - related risks in their efforts to achieve sustainable socio - economic development.

«Climate data coverage remains limited in some regions and there is a notable lack of geographic balance in data and literature on observed changes in natural and managed systems, with marked scarcity in developing countries.

Hence, changes in temperature due to climate change are expected to be one of the important drivers of change in natural and managed systems.

The CCSP strategic plan's vision is «a nation and the global community empowered with the science based knowledge to manage the risks and opportunities of change in the climate and related environmental systems.»

These new projects, managed by the Energy Department's National Energy Technology Laboratory, will focus research on field programs for deepwater hydrate characterization, the response of methane hydrate systems to changing climates, and advances in the understanding of gas - hydrate - bearing deposits.

UPDATED Sept. 5 I encourage anyone interested in climate change science and policy to explore the rich discussion below about geoengineering, in this case mainly focused on managing incoming solar radiation to counter CO2 - driven global warming — particularly in the context of the long (and building) commitment to warming already baked into the climate system.

In addition, the proposed «Climate Change Resilience Indicators and Monitoring System» will utilize NASA data observations and measurements to help the city manage climatClimate Change Resilience Indicators and Monitoring System» will utilize NASA data observations and measurements to help the city manage climateclimate risk.

This process involves statistically linking climate - change simulations from climate models with the observed responses in the natural or managed system.

Rosenzweig, C., D.C. Major, K. Demong, C. Stanton, R. Horton, and M. Stults, 2007: Managing climate change risks in New York City's water system: Assessment and adaptation planning.