He is an environmental economist whose
research focuses on climate change and tropical deforestation.
Not exact matches
Dr. Victoria Keener, a
research fellow at the East - West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, whose
research focuses on the impact of
climate change in Pacific Island communities, expressed similar sentiments.
These include: C$ 4.5 billion to support
research, training, and infrastructure at universities and colleges; a Strategic Innovation Fund that will provide C$ 1.26 billion for business innovation in the aerospace and automotive sector; a Connect to Innovate Program that will invest C$ 500 million to bring high - speed Internet to remote and rural communities by 2021; and, C$ 70 million over six years to support agriculture innovation with a
focus on climate change, and soil and water conservation.
A geophysicist at the University of Washington and director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, he is at the forefront of
research on geoengineering, a science that
focuses on manipulating the environment to, among other ends, combat
climate change.
Research focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving soil management and
climate change adaptation.
Through the CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in pr
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in p
Research Program, a
research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in p
research that
focuses on the development and adaptation of
climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in pr
climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in progress.
Her
research focuses on global
change ecology and
climate adaptation; she was among the first to propose and study ways to reduce the impact of
climate change through new techniques in conservation management.
Dr. Jefferson's
research focuses on urban watersheds and stormwater management, hydrologic responses to
climate variability and
change, and landscape evolution.
Norgaard was surprised Morano had noticed her, because although her university had written a press release, she hadn't seen much coverage of her
research, which
focuses on why it is so difficult for societies to take action to respond to
climate change.
In early 2014, his
focus shifted from an emphasis
on climate change and the environment to biomedical
research.
The influence of
climate change on this warm water invasion is an ongoing
research focus among
climate scientists and is still not completely understood.
His
research focus is
on climate change mitigation and adaptation in fire - prone forests.
The
research team
focussed on Colombia and likened
climate change communication to a «broken phone.»
Prior
research has largely
focused on the negative impacts of ocean acidification
on reef growth, but new
research this week from scientists at the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), based at the University of Hawai'i — Mānoa (UHM), demonstrates that lower ocean pH also enhances reef breakdown: a double - whammy for coral reefs in a
changing climate.
Republicans in the House of Representatives have repeatedly pushed NOAA to
focus on weather at the expense of
research on climate and oceans, driven in part by their scepticism of human - driven
climate change.
His
research is
focused on marine biodiversity, coral reef ecology and conservation and the impacts of
climate change on marine ecosystems.
The new paper stems from a National Science Foundation - funded, interuniversity
research project which
focuses on understanding how water sustainability in the United States has
changed over the past 30 years as a result of
climate change and population growth.
Scientists studying the potential effects of
climate change on the world's animal and plant species are
focusing on the wrong factors, according to a new paper by a
research team from the Wildlife Conservation Society, University of Queensland, and other organizations.
Most of that
research has
focused on adult fish, but that is only giving researchers and fishery managers part of the picture of how stressors like
climate change and fishing are affecting different species.
Dr Li said the latest
research findings give a better understanding of
changes in human - perceived equivalent temperature, and indicate global warming has stronger long - term impacts
on human beings under both extreme and non-extreme weather conditions, suggesting that
climate change adaptation can not just
focus on heat wave events, but should be extended to the whole range of effects of temperature increases.
The new study builds
on research conducted for the IIASA - coordinated Global Energy Assessment, and provides an analysis linking water, energy, and
climate change mitigation, a
focus of several new IIASA
research projects.
«Our finding that vegetation plays a key role future in terrestrial hydrologic response and water stress is of utmost importance to properly predict future dryness and water resources,» says Gentine, whose
research focuses on the relationship between hydrology and atmospheric science, land / atmosphere interaction, and its impact
on climate change.
«Most of the
research on severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in
climate change has
focused on the USA and it is unclear how well the lessons learned there apply to the rest of the world,» Brooks concluded.
We create and manage projects that
focus on research in the polar regions as means to understand fundamental
climate mechanisms, and to drive
change towards a more sustainable society.
Ed's
research currently
focuses on public understanding of — and engagement in —
climate change, including its risks and mitigation and adaptation options.
Her international
research programme
focuses on the impacts of global
climate change and ocean acidification
on coastal marine biodiversity and the consequences for ecosystem structure and functioning, and spans the UK, Europe, USA and NZ.
In my dissertation
research at the University of California, Berkeley, I
focus on reptiles because they are particularly sensitive to
changes in
climate.
In the College of Sciences, Professor Gerald Edwards works
on the effects of environmental stress and global
climate change on carbon acquisition and usage in photosynthesis of higher plants, with current
research focusing on a novel type of photosynthesis.
His next
research project will
focus on the pollen record of the Bighorn Basin in Wyoming, studying the impact of rapid
climate change across the Paleocene — Eocene Thermal Maximum
on the formerly subtropical plants of the US Western Interior.
She received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from New York University, where her
research focused on the role of motivated reasoning in
climate change skepticism.
Professor Kopp's
research focuses on understanding uncertainty in past and future
climate change, with major emphases
on sea - level
change and
on the interactions between physical
climate change and the economy.
With a wealth of
research on the science of
climate change communication and a
focus on practical tips and case studies, this Handbook serves as a valuable resource for IPCC authors - as well as the wider scientific community - to engage audiences with
climate change.
Through the CGIAR
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in pr
Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security
Research Program, a research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in p
Research Program, a
research that focuses on the development and adaptation of climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in p
research that
focuses on the development and adaptation of
climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in pr
climate - smart technologies for sustainable intensification of farming systems in South Asia is in progress.
Dr. Wade's
research has
focused on assessing
climate change vulnerability across broad spatial scales, with a particular emphasis
on freshwater ecosystems.
Highlights of the annual meeting included a session
focusing on the role of observations in
climate change research and breakout sessions with topics ranging from current field campaigns to new instruments.
His
research focuses on how human and natural influences
on climate contribute to observed
climate change and risks of extreme weather and in quantifying their implications for long - range
climate forecasts.
While Pollard's
research focuses on understanding the microbiome through bioinformatics and modeling, other projects study human disorders such as diabetes and asthma, the impact of the ocean and soil
on climate change, and the influence of plants, animals, and water
on food production.
Michael's
research focuses on the natural science and policy aspects of
climate change and its impacts, especially sea level rise and its causes and consequences.
He continues to
focus on other commitments in the
climate change arena, including
on - going
research and advocacy.
While attention has been
focused on Trump's rhetoric, State Department envoys, federal agencies, and government scientists remain active participants in international efforts to both
research and fight
climate change, according to U.S. and foreign representatives involved in those efforts.
PhD Scholarship: The Centre
on Energy,
Climate and Sustainable Development, part of the Unep (Un Environment Program)- DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Partnership, invites applications for a PhD research project focused on technologies for climate change adaptation in the context of sustainable devel
Climate and Sustainable Development, part of the Unep (Un Environment Program)- DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Partnership, invites applications for a PhD
research project
focused on technologies for
climate change adaptation in the context of sustainable devel
climate change adaptation in the context of sustainable development.
Year in Review: Calico and the Buck Institute Are Collaborating
on Research into Aging and Potential Therapeutics for Age - related Diseases Top Grant from the NIH Faculty Awards Published
Research Buck Faculty Share Their Expertise Worldwide Buck Labs
Focus on mTOR Pathway Live Longer, Live Well — New Donor Groups Get Behind the Buck's Mission Full STEAM Ahead: Unique Partnership Helps Marin and Sonoma Schools Meet New Science Standards Energy and
Climate Change Visionary Jostein Eikeland Pledges $ 5 Million to the Buck Scientific Advisory Board Board of Trustees Financial Summary Buck Advisory Council Cumulative Donors and Sponsors Honor Roll of Donors
His
research is at the interface of ecosystems, land use, and
climate change focusing on tropical deforestation and degradation, functional diversity of tropical canopies, conservation of African savannas, invasive species and
climate change, and the effects of land use
on the global carbon cycle.
Before he was appointed to the White House position, Holdren was a professor at Harvard in both the Kennedy School of Government and the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as director of the nonprofit Woods Hole
Research Center, which
focuses on climate change science and policy.
With further
research focused on these key questions, we may come to better understand the implications of discipline policy reforms — how they affect suspension use, and also how they
change school
climate; interactions among students, peers, and teachers; and the academic performance of all students.
The module explores these concepts in 14 experiential activities by using
research related to the goals of PINEMAP — a regional
research, education, and extension program
focused on southern pine management and
climate change.
This
research workshop
focused on the issue of how future
climate change might affect transportation and brought together top transportation and
climate change experts to explore what is currently known about the interaction between
climate change and transportation and identify key potential risks.
Five impressively
researched sections frame our Anthropocene impacts (with considerable
focus on climate change); discuss the innovations that might ameliorate those impacts; enumerate man's interaction with (read: manipulation of) and influence upon nature; outline the intersection of our technological advances and nature; and explore our mind - boggling tinkering with the human body and psyche.
In June 2017 he completed a post-graduate programme in moving image at the University of Oxford,
focusing his
research on existential risks, specifically artificial intelligence and
climate change.
Media coverage so far has
focused on the prospect of the Trump administration killing off NASA's
research on climate change, but the issues are much broader.