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	✔ Adapting agriculture to climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 104, No. 50. (11 December 2007), pp. 19691-19696, doi:10.1073/pnas.0701890104 by S. Mark Howden, Jean-François Soussana, Francesco N. Tubiello, Netra Chhetri, Michael Dunlop, Holger Meinke posted by 5 people PenelopeAnne OCCIAR Ewright wentang smugford Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1073/pnas.0701890104 The strong trends in climate change already evident, the likelihood of further changes occurring, and the increasing scale of potential climate impacts give urgency to addressing agricultural adaptation more coherently. There are many potential adaptation options available for marginal change of existing agricultural systems, often variations of existing climate risk management. We show that implementation of these options is likely to have substantial benefits under moderate climate change for some cropping systems. However, there are limits to their effectiveness under ...
	✔ Crop and pasture response to climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 104, No. 50. (11 December 2007), pp. 19686-19690, doi:10.1073/pnas.0701728104 by Francesco N. Tubiello, Jean-FranÃ§ois Soussana, S. Mark Howden posted by 4 people skepticalscience OCCIAR Ewright wentang Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We review recent research of importance to understanding crop and pasture plant species response to climate change. Topics include plant response to elevated CO2 concentration, interactions with climate change variables and air pollutants, impacts of increased climate variability and frequency of extreme events, the role of weeds and pests, disease and animal health, issues in biodiversity, and vulnerability of soil carbon pools. We critically analyze the links between fundamental knowledge at the plant and plot level and the additional socio-economic variables ...
	✔ A multidisciplinary multi-scale framework for assessing vulnerabilities to global change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation In Bridging Scales and Epistemologies - Linking Local Knowledge with Global Science in Multi-Scale Assessments, Vol. 7, No. 4. (December 2005), pp. 253-267, doi:10.1016/j.jag.2005.06.011 by M. Metzger, R. Leemans, D. Schroter posted by 4 people shaowen OCCIAR Ewright dmajka Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Terrestrial ecosystems provide a number of vital services for people and society, such as food, fibre, water resources, carbon sequestration, and recreation. The future capability of ecosystems to provide these services is determined by changes in socio-economic factors, land use, atmospheric composition, and climate. Most impact assessments do not quantify the vulnerability of ecosystems and ecosystem services under such environmental change. They cannot answer important policy-relevant questions such as ‘Which are the main regions or sectors that are most vulnerable to ...
	✔ Estimating global impacts from climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change Part A, Vol. 14, No. 3. (October 2004), pp. 201-218, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.04.010 by S. Hitz, J. Smith posted by 5 people OCCIAR Ewright mrobles Flit biodiversity_conservation Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We surveyed the literature to assess the state of knowledge with regard to the (presumed) benefits or avoided damages of reducing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to progressively lower levels. The survey included only published studies addressing global impacts of climate change; studies that only addressed regional impacts were not included. The metric we used for change in climate is increase in global mean temperature (GMT). The focus of the analysis centred on determining the general shape of the damage curve, ...
	✔ Multi-species richness of boreal agricultural landscapes: effects of climate, biotope, soil and geographical location [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Biogeography, Vol. 33, No. 5. (May 2006), pp. 862-875, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01433.x by Sonja Kivinen, Miska Luoto, Mikko Kuussaari, Juha Helenius posted by 5 people salehnia61 OCCIAR Ewright Climate change and boreal agriculture tomisc Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Aim To assess the relative importance of climate, biotope and soil variables as well as geographical location for the species richness of plants, butterflies, day-active macromoths and wild bees in boreal agricultural landscapes.Location A total of 68 agricultural landscapes located in southern Finland.Methods Generalized linear mixed models were used to analyse the effects of environmental (climate, biotope and soil) and spatial (latitude and longitude) variables on species richness of four taxa in 136 study squares of 0.25 km2. Using partial regression, the variation ...
	✔ Fluxes and production of N<sub>2</sub>O, CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> in boreal agricultural soil during winter as affected by snow cover [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Tellus B, Vol. 59, No. 5. (November 2007), pp. 853-859, doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00304.x by M. Maljanen, A. R. Kohonen, P. Virkajärvi, P. J. Martikainen posted by 4 people OCCIAR Ewright Climate change and boreal agriculture tomisc Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Agricultural soils are important source of atmospheric nitrous oxide (N2O) and a considerable part of annual N2O release occurs during the cold season in the boreal region. According to recent studies N2O can be produced in soils at low temperatures, below 0 °C. We studied if removal of the snowcover lowers soil temperatures and whether this would affect flux rates of N2O, carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) from an agricultural soil in eastern Finland. Gas flux rates and concentrations in ...
	✔ Sources of information for farmers’ adaptation practices in Canada’s Prairie agro-ecosystem [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 98, No. 1-2. (28 January 2010), pp. 299-305, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9762-4 by Tyler J. Tarnoczi, Fikret Berkes posted by 3 people OCCIAR Ewright Ostyra Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Successful adaptation assumes the availability of appropriate information for groups potentially impacted by climate change. This research examines information available to help farmers in the Canadian Prairies to adapt, with focus on information related to soil and water conservation practices, such as preserving wetlands and maintaining shelterbelts and groundcover, considered particularly important for this region. Results of 28 semi-structured interviews carried out with producers in two Prairie provinces, Alberta and Manitoba, revealed that information regarding soil and water conservation practices comes ...
	✔ Estimation of global temperature trends: what’s important and what isn’t [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 1. (1 May 2010), pp. 59-69, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9836-3 by Phil Jones, T. Wigley posted by 5 people Ewright OCCIAR Surface Temperatures of Earth StephanMatthiesen Ostyra Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract In this essay we discuss the development of and estimation of uncertainties in the global surface temperature record. We briefly discuss the similarities in and differences between the records from the institutions that produce such series. We then consider the numerous issues that must be addressed to enable accurate estimates to be derived. We consider these in their order of importance with respect to the record: biases in the sea surface temperature data, exposure of land-based thermometers before about 1900, urbanization ...
	✔ Canada's Tourism IndustryMitigating the Effects of Climate Change: A Lot of Concern but Little Action [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Tourism and Hospitality Planning & Development, Vol. 6, No. 1. (2009), pp. 39-51, doi:10.1080/14790530902847046 by Rachel Dodds, Sonya Graci posted by 3 people Ostyra OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract A case study conducted with the Canadian tourism industry identified that the level of awareness and participation in climate change mitigation strategies is low and that there is a need for further action if Canada is to position and market itself as a destination which is taking responsibility for climate change. This study used a qualitative approach that consisted of 24 in-depth interviews with Provincial Deputy Ministers of Tourism, other federal and provincial agencies, marketing bodies and industry associations across Canada. ...
	✔ Food, livestock production, energy, climate change, and health [Quick Edit] [CiTO] The Lancet, Vol. 370, No. 9594. (12 October 2007), pp. 1253-1263, doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(07)61256-2 by Anthony J. McMichael, John W. Powles, Colin D. Butler, Ricardo Uauy posted by 9 people OCCIAR Tony54 jolobo trose PenelopeAnne Ewright DidierW williamdwalker Amazoness Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract SummaryFood provides energy and nutrients, but its acquisition requires energy expenditure. In post-hunter-gatherer societies, extra-somatic energy has greatly expanded and intensified the catching, gathering, and production of food. Modern relations between energy, food, and health are very complex, raising serious, high-level policy challenges. Together with persistent widespread under-nutrition, over-nutrition (and sedentarism) is causing obesity and associated serious health consequences. Worldwide, agricultural activity, especially livestock production, accounts for about a fifth of total greenhouse-gas emissions, thus contributing to climate change and ...
	✔ Climate change and social vulnerabilityToward a sociology and geography of food insecurity [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change, Vol. 4, No. 1. (March 1994), pp. 37-48, doi:10.1016/0959-3780(94)90020-5 by Hans G. Bohle, Thomas E. Downing, Michael J. Watts posted by 4 people OCCIAR trose PenelopeAnne Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Coping with climatic variations or future climate change must be rooted in a full understanding of the complex structures and causes of present vulnerability, and how it may evolve over the coming decades. A theory of the social vulnerability of food insecurity draws upon explanations in human ecology, expanded entitlements and political economy to map the risk of exposure to harmful perturbations, ability to cope with crises, and potential for recovery. Vulnerable socio-economic groups in Zimbabwe and the potential effects of ...
	✔ Long-term changes in climate, streamflow, and nutrient budgets for first-order catchments at the Experimental Lakes Area (Ontario, Canada)This paper is part of the series “Forty Years of Aquatic Research at the Experimental Lakes Area”. [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 66, No. 11. (November 2009), pp. 1848-1863, doi:10.1139/f09-149 by Yves Prairie, Brian R. Parker, David W. Schindler, Ken G. Beaty, Michael P. Stainton, Susan E. M. Kasian posted by 3 people Ostyra OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Developing Credible Vulnerability Indicators for Climate Adaptation Policy Assessment [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 12, No. 4. (1 May 2007), pp. 495-524-524, doi:10.1007/s11027-006-3460-6 by S. Eriksen, P. Kelly posted by 4 people blancaguizar Ewright OCCIAR Ostyra Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We address the issue of how to develop credible indicators of vulnerability to climate change that can be used to guide the development of adaptation policies. We compare the indicators and measures that five past national-level studies have used and examine how and why their approaches have differed. Other relevant indicator studies of social facets of society as well as vulnerability studies at sub-national level are also examined for lessons regarding best practice. We find that the five studies generally emphasise ...
	✔ Statistics of extremes in climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 1. (1 May 2010), pp. 71-76, doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9834-5 by Richard W. Katz posted by 6 people michaelcorsello pbett Ewright statsRcool dpf OCCIAR Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This editorial essay concerns the use (or lack thereof) of the statistics of extremes in climate change research. So far, the statistical theory of extreme values has been primarily applied to climate under the assumption of stationarity. How this theory can be applied in the context of climate change, including implications for the analysis of the economic impacts of extremes, is described. Future research challenges include the statistical modeling of complex extreme events, such as heat waves, and taking into account ...
	✔ Europe adapts to climate change: Comparing National Adaptation Strategies [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change, Vol. 20, No. 3. (22 August 2010), pp. 440-450, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.03.005 by G. Robbert Biesbroek, Rob J. Swart, Timothy R. Carter, et al.Caroline Cowan, Thomas Henrichs, Hanna Mela, Michael D. Morecroft, Daniela Rey posted by 3 people OCCIAR Ewright thomasistvan Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract For the last two decades, European climate policy has focused almost exclusively on mitigation of climate change. It was only well after the turn of the century, with impacts of climate change increasingly being observed, that adaptation was added to the policy agenda and EU Member States started to develop National Adaptation Strategies (NASs). This paper reviews seven National Adaptation Strategies that were either formally adopted or under development by Member States at the end of 2008. The strategies are analysed ...
	✔ Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: An Evolution of Conceptual Thinking [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 75, No. 3. (1 April 2006), pp. 301-329-329, doi:10.1007/s10584-006-0329-3 by Hans-Martin FÃ¼ssel, Richard Klein posted by 4 people OCCIAR Ewright gbodner wentang Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Vulnerability is an emerging concept for climate science and policy. Over the past decade, efforts to assess vulnerability to climate change triggered a process of theory development and assessment practice, which is reflected in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This paper reviews the historical development of the conceptual ideas underpinning assessments of vulnerability to climate change. We distinguish climate impact assessment, first- and second-generation vulnerability assessment, and adaptation policy assessment. The different generations of assessments are ...
	✔ Community level adaptation to climate change: The potential role of participatory community risk assessment [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change, Vol. 18, No. 1. (February 2008), pp. 165-179, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2007.06.002 by M. Vanaalst, T. Cannon, I. Burton posted by 3 people williamdwalker OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This paper explores the value of using community risk assessments (CRAs) for climate change adaptation. CRA refers to participatory methods to assess hazards, vulnerabilities and capacities in support of community-based disaster risk reduction, used by many NGOs, community-based organizations, and the Red Cross/Red Crescent. We review the evolution of climate change adaptation and community-based disaster risk reduction, and highlight the challenges of integrating global climate change into a bottom-up and place-based approach. Our analysis of CRAs carried out by various national ...
	✔ Impact of regional climate change on human health [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Nature, Vol. 438, No. 7066. (17 November 2005), pp. 310-317, doi:10.1038/nature04188 by Jonathan A. Patz, Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Tracey Holloway, Jonathan A. Foley posted by 6 people OCCIAR Ewright qiuyl cmmorel nurban matthewucb Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The World Health Organisation estimates that the warming and precipitation trends due to anthropogenic climate change of the past 30 years already claim over 150,000 lives annually. Many prevalent human diseases are linked to climate fluctuations, from cardiovascular mortality and respiratory illnesses due to heatwaves, to altered transmission of infectious diseases and malnutrition from crop failures. Uncertainty remains in attributing the expansion or resurgence of diseases to climate change, owing to lack of long-term, high-quality data sets as well as the large ...
	✔ Design Criteria of Urban Drainage Infrastructures under Climate Change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 136, No. 2. (2010), pp. 201-208 by Alain Mailhot, Sophie Duchesne posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Actual projections provided by climate models suggest that the probability of occurrence of intense rainfall will increase in a future climate due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases. Considering that the design of urban drainage systems is based on statistical analysis of past events, an increase in the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events will most probably result in more frequent flooding. The design criteria must therefore be revised to take into consideration possible changes induced by climate change. A ...
	✔ Moisture variability in the southwestern United States linked to abrupt glacial climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Nature Geoscience, Vol. 3, No. 2. (10 January 2010), pp. 110-113, doi:10.1038/ngeo707 by J. D. M. Wagner, J. E. Cole, J. W. Beck, P. J. Patchett, G. M. Henderson, H. R. Barnett posted by 3 people OCCIAR Ewright nurban Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Many regions of the world experienced abrupt climate variability during the last glacial period (75–15 thousand years ago1, 2). These changes probably arose from interactions between Northern Hemisphere ice sheets and circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean3, but the rapid and widespread propagation of these changes requires a large-scale atmospheric response whose details remain unclear4, 5, 6, 7. Here we use an oxygen isotope record from a speleothem collected from the Cave of the Bells, Arizona, USA, to reconstruct aridity in the ...
	✔ Social capital, individual responses to heat waves and climate change adaptation: An empirical study of two UK cities [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change, Vol. 20, No. 1. (28 February 2010), pp. 44-52, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.09.004 by Johanna Wolf, W. Neil Adger, Irene Lorenzoni, Vanessa Abrahamson, Rosalind Raine posted by 5 people qiyi890922 Ewright ian5smith msaavedra OCCIAR Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract It has been claimed that high social capital contributes to both positive public health outcomes and to climate change adaptation. Strong social networks have been said to support individuals and collective initiatives of adaptation and enhance resilience. As a result, there is an expectation that social capital could reduce vulnerability to risks from the impacts of climate change in the health sector. This paper examines evidence on the role social networks play in individuals’ responses to heat wave risk in a ...
	✔ A Europe–South America network for climate change assessment and impact studies [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 98, No. 3. (1 February 2010), pp. 307-329, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9734-8 by Jean-Philippe Boulanger, G. Brasseur, Andrea Carril, et al.Manuel de Castro, Nicolas Degallier, Carlos Ereño, H. Le Treut, Jose Marengo, Claudio Menendez, Mario Nuñez, Olga Penalba, Alfredo Rolla, Matilde Rusticucci, Rafael Terra posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract The goal of the CLARIS project was to build an integrated European–South American network dedicated to promote common research strategies to observe and predict climate changes and their consequent socio-economic impacts taking into account the climate and societal peculiarities of South America. Reaching that goal placed the present network as a privileged advisor to contribute to the design of adaptation strategies in a region strongly affected by and dependent on climate variability (e.g. agriculture, health, hydro-electricity). Building the CLARIS network required ...
	✔ An integrated framework for quantifying and valuing climate change impacts on urban energy and infrastructure: A Chicago case study [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Great Lakes Research, Vol. 36 (30 May 2010), pp. 94-105, doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2010.03.011 by Katharine Hayhoe, Mark Robson, John Rogula, et al.Maximilian Auffhammer, Norman Miller, Jeff VanDorn, Donald Wuebbles posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We use a quantitative modeling framework capable of translating increasing stress on energy demand and costs, infrastructure maintenance, and capital investments into economic impacts to estimate future climate change effects on urban infrastructure and economy. This framework enables quantitative estimates of the economic impacts of climate change based on observed relationships between key climate thresholds and their impacts on energy and infrastructure. Although the version presented here is based on information specific to city departments, the generalized modeling framework can be ...
	✔ The Limits and Opportunities of Networks: Municipalities and Canadian Climate Change Policy [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Review of Policy Research, Vol. 27, No. 1. (2010), pp. 27-46, doi:10.1111/j.1541-1338.2009.00425.x by Christopher D. Gore posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Research on climate change policy and politics has become increasingly focused on the actions and influence of subnational governments. In North America, this attention has been particularly focused on why subnational governments have taken action in the absence of national leadership, what effect action might have on future national climate policy, and whether the collective action of networks of municipal governments are reshaping and challenging the character of national and global climate governance. This paper examines Canadian municipal climate in light ...
	✔ Another “Great Transformation”? Social and cultural consequences of climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Vol. 2, No. 3. (2010), 031009, doi:10.1063/1.3384314 by Claus Leggewie, Harald Welzer posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The dynamics of anthropogenic climate change is not merely a question of natural processes, but first and foremost, a question of economy, society, and culture. The humanities are therefore crucial to analyzing issues like migration, new risks because of extreme weather events, violent conflict, and the impact of global warming on political stability. ...
	✔ Climate Change and Tourism in the Great Lakes Region: A Summary of Risks and Opportunities [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Tourism in Marine Environments, Vol. 6, No. 2-3. (2010), pp. 119-132, doi:10.3727/154427310x12682653195087 by Jackie Dawson, Daniel Scott posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract An integral component of the tourism/recreation sector in the Great Lakes region of Canada is climate. Climate defines the length and quality of tourism seasons and associated levels of participation (i.e., natural seasonality) and it affects the natural resource base that many forms of tourism depend upon. Changes in natural seasonality and the environment induced by climate change could have substantial implications for the sustainability of specific tourism sectors and the communities that depend on them. This article summarizes existing literature ...
	✔ The vulnerability of beach tourism to climate change—an index approach [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 3. (1 June 2010), pp. 579-606, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9692-1 by Sabine Perch-Nielsen posted by 4 people rahernan thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract The attractiveness of a region for touristic activities depends strongly on the local weather and climate. This paper analyses the vulnerability of the beach tourism sector towards climate change by means of an index approach on a country level. A vulnerability framework for the tourism sector is developed and on its basis, indicators are defined for exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. A transparent index approach, including a robustness analysis with multiple transformation methods and weighting sets, yields an assessment of the ...
	✔ Climate change vulnerability of the US Northeast winter recreation– tourism sector [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 13, No. 5. (1 June 2008), pp. 577-596, doi:10.1007/s11027-007-9136-z by Daniel Scott, Jackie Dawson, Brenda Jones posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Winter recreation is an important part of the cultural identity of the Northeast United States and is a multibillion dollar contributor to the regional economy. This study examined the vulnerability of the two largest winter recreation industries, snowmobiling and alpine skiing, to four climate change scenarios for the twenty-first century. Under all scenarios, natural snow became an increasingly scarce resource. The diminished natural snow pack had a very negative impact on the snowmobile industry. As early as 2010–2039, 4 to 6 ...
	✔ Climate Change and the Sustainability of Ski-based Tourism in Eastern North America: A Reassessment [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 14, No. 4. (2006), pp. 376-398, doi:10.2167/jost550.0 by Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle, Alanna Minogue, Brian Mills posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The sustainability of skiing tourism has been repeatedly identified as vulnerable to global climate change. Earlier research, however, did not fully consider snowmaking as an adaptation strategy, which is integral to the ski industry in eastern North America. This study examines how it reduces the vulnerability of ski areas to climate change in six study areas by developing a model to assess the impact of climate change on season length, probability of operations during critical tourism periods, snowmaking costs, and water ...
	✔ Climate change and international tourism: A simulation study [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change Part A, Vol. 15, No. 3. (October 2005), pp. 253-266, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.12.009 by J. Hamilton, D. Maddison, R. Tol posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The literature on tourism and climate change lacks an analysis of the global changes in tourism demand. Here, a simulation model of international tourism is presented that fills that gap. The current pattern of international tourist flows is modelled using 1995 data on departures and arrivals for 207 countries. Using this basic model the impact on arrivals and departures through changes in population, per capita income and climate change are analysed. In the medium to long term, tourism will grow, however, ...
	✔ Snowmaking and Climate Change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 28, No. 3/4. (1 August 2008), pp. 292-298, doi:10.1659/mrd.0978 by Robert Steiger, Marius Mayer posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract doi: 10.1659/mrd.0978 Abstract Winter tourism is highly sensitive to climate change. The sufficiently studied altitudinally dependent line of natural snow reliability is losing its relevance for skilift operators in Austria, where 59% of the ski area is covered by artificial snowmaking. But the diffusion of snowmaking facilities cannot be monocausally linked to climate change, as trends in tourism, prestige, and competitive advantage are important factors. Despite the fact that snowmaking is limited by climatological factors, skilift operators trust in technical improvements ...
	✔ Achieving voluntary reductions in the carbon footprint of tourism and climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 18, No. 3. (2010), pp. 297-317, doi:10.1080/09669580903395022 by Bob McKercher, Bruce Prideaux, Catherine Cheung, Rob Law posted by 3 people thomasistvan OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This study examines attitudes to tourism and climate change among residents of Hong Kong and evaluates their willingness to voluntarily modify travel behaviours to reduce environmental impacts. Previous studies on environmental behavioural change identified a significant gap between awareness and action, with some studies even suggesting that the most aware individuals are unlikely to change their behaviours. Similar findings were noted in this study. Cluster analysis identified four cohorts of tourists, ranging from the <i>regular international tourist</i> to the <i>least travel ...
	✔ Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Science In Science, Vol. 318, No. 5857. (14 December 2007), pp. 1737-1742, doi:10.1126/science.1152509 by O. Hoegh-Guldberg, P. J. Mumby, A. J. Hooten, et al.R. S. Steneck, P. Greenfield, E. Gomez, C. D. Harvell, P. F. Sale, A. J. Edwards, K. Caldeira, N. Knowlton, C. M. Eakin, R. Iglesias-Prieto, N. Muthiga, R. H. Bradbury, A. Dubi, M. E. Hatziolos posted by 17 people flvanegas renatomilani Ewright nussaibah thomasistvan udhiekohernawan skepticalscience eheupel Climate Change and Coral Reefs carokelly tomwalmsley nurban OCCIAR argalaxin danlordan lobstas harrisb621 Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration is expected to exceed 500 parts per million and global temperatures to rise by at least 2°C by 2050 to 2100, values that significantly exceed those of at least the past 420,000 years during which most extant marine organisms evolved. Under conditions expected in the 21st century, global warming and ocean acidification will compromise carbonate accretion, with corals becoming increasingly rare on reef systems. The result will be less diverse reef communities and carbonate reef structures that ...
	✔ Assessing regional impacts and adaptation strategies for climate change: the Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change (21 April 2010), doi:10.1007/s10584-010-9853-2 by Edward L. Miles, Marketa M. Elsner, Jeremy S. Littell, Lara W. Binder, Dennis P. Lettenmaier posted by 5 people michaelcorsello thomasistvan OCCIAR Ostyra mrobles Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Climate change in the twenty-first century will strongly affect the processes that define natural and human systems. The Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment (WACCIA) was intended to identify the nature and effects of climate change on natural and human resources in Washington State over the next century. The assessment focused on eight sectors that were identified as being potentially most climate sensitive: agriculture, energy, salmon, urban stormwater infrastructure, forests, human health, coasts, and water resources. Most of these sectors are sensitive ...
	✔ Climate change in the Arctic: current and future vulnerability in two Inuit communities in Canada [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Geographical Journal, Vol. 174, No. 1. (March 2008), pp. 45-62, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2007.00249.x by James D. Ford, Barry Smit, Johanna Wandel, et al.Mishak Allurut, Kik Shappa, Harry Ittusarjuat, Kevin Qrunnut posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Climate change is already occurring in the Arctic and the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment recently concluded that future climate change could be devastating for Inuit. This paper characterises vulnerability to climate change in two Inuit communities in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, focusing on the resource harvesting sector. In both communities, Inuit have demonstrated significant adaptability in the face of current changes in climatic conditions. This adaptability is facilitated by traditional Inuit knowledge, strong social networks, flexibility in resource use, and ...
	✔ Assessing climate change impacts on river flows and environmental flow requirements at catchment scale [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Ecohydrology (2010), pp. n/a-n/a, doi:10.1002/eco.92 by Gülay O. Gül, Dan Rosbjerg, Ali Gül, Maria Ondracek, Kobamelo Dikgola posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Operational approaches to managing forests of the future in Mediterranean regions within a context of changing climates [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 5, No. 2. (01 April 2010), 024003, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024003 by Scott L. Stephens, Constance I. Millar, Brandon M. Collins posted by 3 people sylvirgro OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Many US forest managers have used historical ecology information to assist in the development of desired conditions. While there are many important lessons to learn from the past, we believe that we cannot rely on past forest conditions to provide us with blueprints for future management. To respond to this uncertainty, managers will be challenged to integrate adaptation strategies into plans in response to changing climates. Adaptive strategies include resistance options, resilience options, response options, ...
	✔ Fluctuations in harvest of native and introduced crayfish are driven by temperature and population density in previous years [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Vol. 67, No. 1. (2010), pp. 157-164, doi:10.1139/f09-170 by Karin Olsson, Wilhelm Granéli, Jörgen Ripa, Per Nyström posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Climate change adaptation and regional forest planning in southern Yukon, Canada [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 13, No. 8. (1 October 2008), pp. 833-861, doi:10.1007/s11027-008-9144-7 by A. Ogden, J. Innes posted by 4 people OCCIAR Ewright laurietucar mrobles Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Recent interest in sustainable forest management planning in the Yukon has coincided with growing public awareness of climate change, providing an opportunity to explore how forestry plans are incorporating climate change. In this paper, the Strategic Forest Management Plans for the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations Traditional Territory (CATT) and the Teslin Tlingit Traditional Territory (TTTT) are examined for evidence of adaptation to climate change. For each plan, management policies and practices that are also recognized as ways to adapt to ...
	✔ Evolutionary constraints on adaptive evolution during range expansion in an invasive plant [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 277, No. 1689. (22 June 2010), pp. 1799-1806, doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.2231 by Robert I. Colautti, Christopher G. Eckert, Spencer C. H. Barrett posted by 5 people kamilkonowalik Ewright mfrichar OCCIAR climb0910 Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Biological invasions may expose populations to strong selection for local adaptation along geographical gradients in climate. However, evolution during contemporary timescales can be constrained by low standing genetic variation and genetic correlations among life-history traits. We examined limits to local adaptation associated with northern migration of the invasive wetland plant purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) using a selection model incorporating a trade-off between flowering time and size at reproduction, and common garden experiments of populations sampled along a latitudinal transect of approximately ...
	✔ An integrative approach to study and promote natural hazards adaptive capacity: a case study of two flood-prone communities in Puerto Rico [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Geographical Journal, Vol. 176, No. 2. (2010), pp. 150-163, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00353.x by Tania lópez-Marrero posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The risk and vulnerability literature emphasises the importance of increasing the adaptive capacity to natural hazards of exposed populations. This paper analyses the strategies of adjustment implemented by members of two flood-prone communities in Puerto Rico, and discusses how the adoption of these strategies and other factors could influence future adaptive capacity and vulnerability to floods. Semi-structured interviews with community members from different resource endowment groups were used to elicit the resources behind the process of adjustment along with additional factors ...
	✔ Global fish production and climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 104, No. 50. (11 December 2007), pp. 19709-19714, doi:10.1073/pnas.0702059104 by K. M. Brander posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1073/pnas.0702059104 Current global fisheries production of ≈160 million tons is rising as a result of increases in aquaculture production. A number of climate-related threats to both capture fisheries and aquaculture are identified, but we have low confidence in predictions of future fisheries production because of uncertainty over future global aquatic net primary production and the transfer of this production through the food chain to human consumption. Recent changes in the distribution and productivity of a number of fish species can be ...
	✔ An approach for assessing human health vulnerability and public health interventions to adapt to climate change. [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental health perspectives, Vol. 114, No. 12. (December 2006), pp. 1930-1934 by Kristie L. Ebi, R. Sari Kovats, Bettina Menne posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Assessments of the potential human health impacts of climate change are needed to inform the development of adaptation strategies, policies, and measures to lessen projected adverse impacts. We developed methods for country-level assessments to help policy makers make evidence-based decisions to increase resilience to current and future climates, and to provide information for national communications to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The steps in an assessment should include the following: a) determine the scope of the assessment; b) ...
	✔ Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Nature, Vol. 452, No. 7190. (24 April 2008), pp. 987-990, doi:10.1038/nature06777 by W. A. Kurz, C. C. Dymond, G. Stinson, et al.G. J. Rampley, E. T. Neilson, A. L. Carroll, T. Ebata, L. Safranyik posted by 9 people Integrated Natural Resources Modelling and Management (INRMM) mtv ashleycsu OCCIAR Ewright crogers cinetic nurban slafont Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is a native insect of the pine forests of western North America, and its populations periodically erupt into large-scale outbreaks1, 2, 3. During outbreaks, the resulting widespread tree mortality reduces forest carbon uptake and increases future emissions from the decay of killed trees. The impacts of insects on forest carbon dynamics, however, are generally ignored in large-scale modelling analyses. The current outbreak in British Columbia, Canada, is an order of magnitude ...
	✔ A MCDM-based expert system for climate-change impact assessment and adaptation planning – A case study for the Georgia Basin, Canada [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 34, No. 3. (April 2008), pp. 2164-2179, doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2007.02.024 by X. Qin, G. Huang, A. Chakma, X. Nie, Q. Lin posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract An MCDM-based expert system was developed to tackle the interrelationships between the climate change and the adaptation policies in terms of water resources management in the Georgia Basin, Canada. User interfaces of the developed expert system, named MAEAC (MCDM-based expert system for adaptation analysis under changing climate), was developed based on system configuration, knowledge acquisition, survey analysis, and MCDM-based policy analysis. A number of processes that were vulnerable to climate change were examined and pre-screened through extensive literature review, expert consultation ...
	✔ Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Endangered Species Research, Vol. 7 (17 June 2009), pp. 87-99, doi:10.3354/esr00095 by R. A. Robinson, H. Q. P. Crick, J. A. Learmonth, et al.I. M. D. Maclean, C. D. Thomas, F. Bairlein, M. C. Forchhammer, C. M. Francis, J. A. Gill, B. J. Godley, J. Harwood, G. C. Hays, B. Huntley, A. M. Hutson, G. J. Pierce, M. M. Rehfisch, D. W. Sims, B. M. Santos, T. H. Sparks, D. A. Stroud, M. E. Visser posted by 3 people elgutcher OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Fair adaptation to climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Ecological Economics, Vol. 56, No. 4. (01 April 2006), pp. 594-609, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.03.015 by J. Paavola, W. Adger posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This article identifies social justice dilemmas associated with the necessity to adapt to climate change, examines how they are currently addressed by the climate change regime, and proposes solutions to overcome prevailing gaps and ambiguities. We argue that the key justice dilemmas of adaptation include responsibility for climate change impacts, the level and burden sharing of assistance to vulnerable countries for adaptation, distribution of assistance between recipient countries and adaptation measures, and fair participation in planning and making decisions on adaptation. ...
	✔ Ecological forecasting under climate change: the case of Baltic cod [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 277, No. 1691. (22 July 2010), pp. 2121-2130, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0353 by Martin Lindegren, Christian Möllmann, Anders Nielsen, Keith Brander, Brian R. MacKenzie, Nils C. Stenseth posted by 4 people drmarkandersen OCCIAR Ewright keithdm Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1098/rspb.2010.0353 Good decision making for fisheries and marine ecosystems requires a capacity to anticipate the consequences of management under different scenarios of climate change. The necessary ecological forecasting calls for ecosystem-based models capable of integrating multiple drivers across trophic levels and properly including uncertainty. The methodology presented here assesses the combined impacts of climate and fishing on marine food-web dynamics and provides estimates of the confidence envelope of the forecasts. It is applied to cod () in the Baltic Sea, which ...
	✔ Climate Change, Air Quality, and Human Health [Quick Edit] [CiTO] American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 5. (November 2008), pp. 459-467, doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.025 by Patrick L. Kinney posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Climate Change, Health and Vulnerability in Canadian Northern Aboriginal Communities [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Health Perspectives (2006), doi:10.1289/ehp.8433 by Christopher Furgal, Jacinthe Seguin posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ An Approach for Assessing Human Health Vulnerability and Public Health Interventions to Adapt to Climate Change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Health Perspectives (2006), doi:10.1289/ehp.8430 by Kristie L. Ebi, R. Sari Kovats, Bettina Menne posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Impact of Weather on Downhill Ski Lift Ticket Sales [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 47, No. 3. (07 July 2008), pp. 359-372, doi:10.1177/0047287508321207 by C. Shih, S. Nicholls, D. F. Holecek posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Ancillary human health benefits of improved air quality resulting from climate change mitigation [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Health, Vol. 7, No. 1. (2008), 41, doi:10.1186/1476-069x-7-41 by Michelle Bell, Devra Davis, Luis Cifuentes, Alan Krupnick, Richard Morgenstern, George Thurston posted by 4 people OCCIAR 8_01 H-Arrietaumn Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract BACKGROUND:Greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies can provide ancillary benefits in terms of short-term improvements in air quality and associated health benefits. Several studies have analyzed the ancillary impacts of GHG policies for a variety of locations, pollutants, and policies. In this paper we review the existing evidence on ancillary health benefits relating to air pollution from various GHG strategies and provide a framework for such analysis.METHODS:We evaluate techniques used in different stages of such research for estimation of: (1) changes in ...
	✔ Climate Change and Global Health: Quantifying a Growing Ethical Crisis [Quick Edit] [CiTO] EcoHealth, Vol. 4, No. 4. (1 December 2007), pp. 397-405, doi:10.1007/s10393-007-0141-1 by Jonathan Patz, Holly Gibbs, Jonathan Foley, Jamesine Rogers, Kirk Smith posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Climate change, as an environmental hazard operating at the global scale, poses a unique and “involuntary exposure” to many societies, and therefore represents possibly the largest health inequity of our time. According to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), regions or populations already experiencing the most increase in diseases attributable to temperature rise in the past 30 years ironically contain those populations least responsible for causing greenhouse gas warming of the planet. Average global carbon emissions approximate one metric ton ...
	✔ Assisted migration of plants: Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Biological Conservation, Vol. 143, No. 1. (23 January 2010), pp. 18-27, doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.08.015 by Pati Vitt, Kayri Havens, Andrea T. Kramer, David Sollenberger, Emily Yates posted by 3 people Ewright nsm120 OCCIAR Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Rapid climate change has the potential to alter the location of bioclimatic envelopes for a significant portion of the world’s flora. Plant species will respond variously via phenotypic plasticity, evolutionary adaptation, migration, or extinction. When fragmentation limits migration potential of many species or when natural migration rates are outstripped by the pace of climate change, some propose purposeful, human-mediated migration (assisted migration) as a solution. Here, we join the debate on assisted migration, and while recognizing the potential negative impacts, present ...
	✔ Contrasted impacts of climate change on stream fish assemblages along an environmental gradient [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 15, No. 4. (2009), pp. 613-626, doi:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00565.x by Laëtitia Buisson, Gaël Grenouillet posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Aim To investigate the potential impacts of climate change on stream fish assemblages in terms of species and biological trait diversity, composition and similarity.Location One-thousand one-hundred and ten stream sections in France.Methods We predicted the future potential distribution of 35 common stream fish species facing changes in temperature and precipitation regime. Seven different species distribution models were applied and a consensus forecast was produced to limit uncertainty between single-models. The potential impacts of climate change on fish assemblages were assessed using both ...
	✔ Climate Change and Children [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Pediatric Clinics of North America In Children's Health and the Environment: Part II, Vol. 54, No. 2. (April 2007), pp. 213-226, doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2007.01.004 by K. Ebi, J. Paulson posted by 4 people pheidary OCCIAR Ewright jillson101 Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Climate change is increasing the burden of climate-sensitive health determinants and outcomes worldwide. Acting through increasing temperature, changes in the hydrologic cycle, and sea level rise, climate change is projected to increase the frequency and intensity of heat events and extreme events (floods and droughts), change the geographic range and incidence of climate-sensitive vector-, food-, and waterborne diseases, and increase diseases associated with air pollution and aeroallergens. Children are particularly vulnerable to these health outcomes because of their potentially greater ...
	✔ Assessing progress towards global marine protection targets: shortfalls in information and action [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Oryx, Vol. 42, No. 03. (2008), pp. 340-351, doi:10.1017/s003060530800046x by Louisa J. Wood, Lucy Fish, Josh Laughren, Daniel Pauly posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Current global marine protection targets aim to protect 105 years. However, these targets were adopted without prior assessment of their achievability. Moreover, ability to monitor progress towards such targets has been constrained by a lack of robust data on marine protected areas. Here we present the results of the first explicitly marine-focused, global assessment of protected areas in relation to global marine protection targets. Approximately 2.35 million km2, 0.65% of the world's oceans and 1.6% of the total marine area within ...
	✔ A framework for modelling fish and shellfish responses to future climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] ICES J. Mar. Sci., Vol. 66, No. 7. (1 August 2009), pp. 1584-1594, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsp057 by Anne B. Hollowed, Nicholas A. Bond, Thomas K. Wilderbuer, et al.William T. Stockhausen, Z. Teresa A'mar, Richard J. Beamish, James E. Overland, Michael J. Schirripa posted by 2 people Ewright OCCIAR Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Hollowed, A. B., Bond, N. A., Wilderbuer, T. K., Stockhausen, W. T., A'mar, Z. T., Beamish, R. J., Overland, J. E., and Schirripa, M. J. 2009. A framework for modelling fish and shellfish responses to future climate change. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1584-1594. A framework is outlined for a unified approach to forecasting the implications of climate change on production of marine fish. The framework involves five steps: (i) identification of mechanisms underlying the reproductive success, growth, and ...
	✔ Impact of Climate Change on Transportation: As Security Issue [Quick Edit] [CiTO] In Security and Environmental Sustainability of Multimodal Transport (2010), pp. 247-260, doi:10.1007/978-90-481-8563-4_14 by Mu’taz M. Al-Alawi edited by Michael Bell, Solmaz H. Hosseinloo, Urszula Kanturska posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Transportation is an important part of daily life in the World, however few people pause to consider its importance. The World businesses depend on reliable transportation services to receive material and transport products to their customers; a robust transportation network is essential to the economy. In short, a reliable transportation system is vital to the nation’s social and economic future. During the past decade or so, people have become concerned with how human activities may affect the World’s climate. This concern ...
	✔ Projected impacts of climate change on salmon habitat restoration [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 104, No. 16. (17 April 2007), pp. 6720-6725, doi:10.1073/pnas.0701685104 by James Battin, Matthew W. Wiley, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, et al.Richard N. Palmer, Elizabeth Korb, Krista K. Bartz, Hiroo Imaki posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1073/pnas.0701685104 Throughout the world, efforts are under way to restore watersheds, but restoration planning rarely accounts for future climate change. Using a series of linked models of climate, land cover, hydrology, and salmon population dynamics, we investigated the impacts of climate change on the effectiveness of proposed habitat restoration efforts designed to recover depleted Chinook salmon populations in a Pacific Northwest river basin. Model results indicate a large negative impact of climate change on freshwater salmon habitat. Habitat restoration and protection ...
	✔ Challenges to Manage the Risk of Water Scarcity and Climate Change in the Mediterranean [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Water Resources Management, Vol. 21, No. 5. (1 May 2007), pp. 775-788, doi:10.1007/s11269-006-9111-6 by Ana Iglesias, Luis Garrote, Francisco Flores, Marta Moneo posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract The Mediterranean region is undergoing rapid local and global social and environmental changes. All indicators point to an increase in environmental and water scarcity problems with negative implications towards current and future sustainability. Water management in Mediterranean countries is challenged these pressures and needs to evolve to reach the target of increasing population with reliable access to freshwater established by the Millennium Development Goals. This paper first reviews and evaluates current and future social and environmental pressures on water resources, including ...
	✔ The impacts of climate change in coastal marine systems [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Ecology Letters, Vol. 9, No. 2. (February 2006), pp. 228-241, doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00871.x by Christopher D. G. Harley, A. Randall Hughes, Kristin M. Hultgren, et al.Benjamin G. Miner, Cascade J. B. Sorte, Carol S. Thornber, Laura F. Rodriguez, Lars Tomanek, Susan L. Williams posted by 4 people OCCIAR Ewright Flit biodiversity_conservation Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Anthropogenically induced global climate change has profound implications for marine ecosystems and the economic and social systems that depend upon them. The relationship between temperature and individual performance is reasonably well understood, and much climate-related research has focused on potential shifts in distribution and abundance driven directly by temperature. However, recent work has revealed that both abiotic changes and biological responses in the ocean will be substantially more complex. For example, changes in ocean chemistry may be more important than changes ...
	✔ The health of Arctic populations: Does cold matter? [Quick Edit] [CiTO] American Journal of Human Biology, Vol. 22, No. 1. (2010), pp. 129-133, doi:10.1002/ajhb.20968 by T. Kue Young, Tiina M. Mäkinen posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The objective of the study was to examine whether cold climate is associated with poorer health in diverse Arctic populations. With climate change increasingly affecting the Arctic, the association between climate and population health status is of public health significance. The mean January and July temperatures were determined for 27 Arctic regions based on weather station data for the period 1961-1990 and their association with a variety of health outcomes assessed by correlation and multiple linear regression analyses. Mean January temperature ...
	✔ Decline in top predator body size and changing climate alter trophic structure in an oceanic ecosystem [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 277, No. 1686. (7 May 2010), pp. 1353-1360, doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1020 by Nancy L. Shackell, Kenneth T. Frank, Jonathan A. D. Fisher, Brian Petrie, William C. Leggett posted by 3 people OCCIAR Ewright roodubh Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1098/rspb.2009.1020 Globally, overfishing large-bodied groundfish populations has resulted in substantial increases in their prey populations. Where it has been examined, the effects of overfishing have cascaded down the food chain. In an intensively fished area on the western Scotian Shelf, Northwest Atlantic, the biomass of prey species increased exponentially (doubling time of 11 years) even though the aggregate biomass of their predators remained stable over 38 years. Concomitant reductions in herbivorous zooplankton and increases in phytoplankton were also evident. This anomalous ...
	✔ Health effects of hot weather: from awareness of risk factors to effective health protection. [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Lancet, Vol. 375, No. 9717. (6 March 2010), pp. 856-863, doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61711-6 by Shakoor Hajat, Madeline O'Connor, Tom Kosatsky posted by 5 people agbarnett dmh4j guhjy OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Because of the increasing concerns about climate change and deadly heatwaves in the past, the health effects of hot weather are fast becoming a global public health challenge for the 21st century. Some cities across the world have introduced public health protection measures, with the timely provision of appropriate home-based prevention advice to the general public being the most crucial point of intervention. In this Review, we report current epidemiological and physiological evidence about the range of health effects associated with ...
	✔ Climate change and deepening of the North Sea fish assemblage: a biotic indicator of warming seas [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 45, No. 4. (August 2008), pp. 1029-1039, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01488.x by Nicholas K. Dulvy, Stuart I. Rogers, Simon Jennings, Vanessa Stelzenmüller, Stephen R. Dye, Hein R. Skjoldal posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Climate change impacts have been observed on individual species and species subsets; however, it remains to be seen whether there are systematic, coherent assemblage-wide responses to climate change that could be used as a representative indicator of changing biological state. European shelf seas are warming faster than the adjacent land masses and faster than the global average. We explore the year-by-year distributional response of North Sea bottom-dwelling (demersal) fishes to temperature change over the 25 years from 1980 to 2004. The ...
	✔ Arctic Climate and Climate Change with a Focus on Greenland [Quick Edit] [CiTO] In High-Arctic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Changing Climate, Vol. 40 (2008), pp. 13-43, doi:10.1016/s0065-2504(07)00002-5 by M. Stendel, J. Christensen, D. Petersen posted by 2 people Ewright OCCIAR Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Precipitation Features Observed by Doppler Radar at Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada, during the Beaufort and Arctic Storms Experiment [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 126, No. 9. (1 September 1998), pp. 2384-2405, doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1998)126<2384:pfobdr>2.0.co;2 by Yoshio Asuma, Soshi Iwata, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, G. W. Kent Moore, Ryuji Kimura, Kazuhisa Tsuboki posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Range Shifts and Adaptive Responses to Quaternary Climate Change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Science, Vol. 292, No. 5517. (27 April 2001), pp. 673-679, doi:10.1126/science.292.5517.673 by Margaret B. Davis, Ruth G. Shaw posted by 6 people sylvirgro kamilkonowalik mbalint OCCIAR Ewright mrobles Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Tree taxa shifted latitude or elevation range in response to changes in Quaternary climate. Because many modern trees display adaptive differentiation in relation to latitude or elevation, it is likely that ancient trees were also so differentiated, with environmental sensitivities of populations throughout the range evolving in conjunction with migrations. Rapid climate changes challenge this process by imposing stronger selection and by distancing populations from environments to which they are adapted. The unprecedented rates of climate changes anticipated to occur in ...
	✔ Inuit economic adaptations for a changing global climate [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Ecological Economics, Vol. 60, No. 1. (01 November 2006), pp. 27-35, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2006.02.004 by T. Leduc posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Based upon climate change research conducted with Inuit from Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut and a philosopher from Iqaluit, Nunavut, this paper proposes that market economic rationality limits the general Western approach towards climate change and indigenous knowledges. Building upon ecological economic research which indicates that there is little difference between the economic assumptions which are related to the onset of human-induced climate change and those underlying the proposed solution, these Inuit voices critique the separation of their knowledge—Inuit Qaujimaningit—into the research categories ...
	✔ Climate change policy responses for Canada's Inuit population: The importance of and opportunities for adaptation [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change, Vol. 20, No. 1. (12 February 2010), pp. 177-191, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2009.10.008 by James D. Ford, Tristan Pearce, Frank Duerden, Chris Furgal, Barry Smit posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We identify and examine how policy intervention can help Canada's Inuit population adapt to climate change. The policy responses are based on an understanding of the determinants of vulnerability identified in research conducted with 15 Inuit communities. A consistent approach was used in each case study where vulnerability is conceptualized as a function of exposure-sensitivity to climatic risks and adaptive capacity to deal with those risks. This conceptualization focuses on the biophysical and human determinants of vulnerability and how they are ...
	✔ Arctic climate change—will the ice disappear this century? [Quick Edit] [CiTO] In Building the European Capacity in Operational Oceanography, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on EuroGOOS, Vol. 69 (2003), pp. 490-496, doi:10.1016/s0422-9894(03)80077-6 by O. Johannessen, M. Miles, A. Olsen, L. Bengtsson, C. Myrmehl posted by 2 people Ewright OCCIAR Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract A new set of multi-decadal and century-scale sea-ice data is compared with coupled atmosphere-ocean model simulations in order to understand Arctic sea ice and climate variability. It is evident that the two pronounced 20th-century warming events—both amplified in the Arctic—were linked to sea-ice variability. The area of sea ice is observed to have decreased by 8× 105km 2 (7.4%) since 1978, with record-low summer ice coverage in 2002. Model predictions are used to quantify changes in the ice cover through the ...
	✔ Impacts of climate change on aeroallergens: past and future [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Clinical <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Experimental Allergy, Vol. 34, No. 10. (October 2004), pp. 1507-1513, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.02061.x by P. J. Beggs posted by 4 people Pollen and Allergy Refs dianella OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Human activities are resulting in increases in atmospheric greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, and changes in global climate. These, in turn, are likely to have had, and will continue to have, impacts on human health. While such impacts have received increasing attention in recent years, the impacts of climate change on aeroallergens and related allergic diseases have been somewhat neglected. Despite this, a number of studies have revealed potential impacts of climate change on aeroallergens that may have enormous clinical ...
	✔ Politicians must heed health effects of climate change [Quick Edit] [CiTO] BMJ, Vol. 339, No. sep15_1. (15 September 2009), b3672, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3672 by Victor Lim, Joseph W. Stubbs, Nazmun Nahar, et al.Naomali Amarasena, Zafar U. Chaudry, Steven C. Weng, Bongani Mayosi, Zephne van der Spuy, Raymond Liang, Kar N. Lai, Geoffrey Metz, Fitzgerald, Brian Williams, Neil Douglas, John Donohoe, Somwang Darnchaivijir, Patrick Coker, Ian Gilmore posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1136/bmj.b3672 ...
	✔ Equity and justice in climate change adaptation amongst natural-resource-dependent societies [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Environmental Change Part A, Vol. 15, No. 2. (July 2005), pp. 115-124, doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2004.10.001 by D. Thomas, C. Twyman posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Issues of equity and justice are high on international agendas dealing with the impacts of global climate change. But what are the implications of climate change for equity and justice amongst vulnerable groups at local and sub-national levels? We ask this question for three reasons: (a) there is a considerable literature suggesting that the poorest and most vulnerable groups will disproportionately experience the negative effects of 21st century climate change; (b) such changes are likely to impact significantly on developing world ...
	✔ Public Perceptions of Climate Change as a Human Health Risk: Surveys of the United States, Canada and Malta [Quick Edit] [CiTO] International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 7, No. 6. (14 June 2010), pp. 2559-2606, doi:10.3390/ijerph7062559 by Karen Akerlof, Roberto DeBono, Peter Berry, et al.Anthony Leiserowitz, Connie Roser-Renouf, Kaila-Lea Clarke, Anastasia Rogaeva, Matthew C. Nisbet, Melinda R. Weathers, Edward W. Maibach posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract We used data from nationally representative surveys conducted in the United States, Canada and Malta between 2008 and 2009 to answer three questions: Does the public believe that climate change poses human health risks, and if so, are they seen as current or future risks? Whose health does the public think will be harmed? In what specific ways does the public believe climate change will harm human health? When asked directly about the potential impacts of climate change on health and ...
	✔ Climate change, its impact on human health in the Arctic and the public health response to threats of emerging infectious diseases [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Health Action, Vol. 2, No. 0. (11 November 2009), doi:10.3402/gha.v2i0.2075 by Alan Parkinson, Birgitta Evengård posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Climate change and sustainable development: expanding the options [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climate Policy, Vol. 3 (November 2003), pp. S19-S40, doi:10.1016/j.clipol.2003.10.010 by R. Swart posted by 3 people OliviaBoyd OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Climate change and sustainable development have been addressed in largely separate circles in both research and policy. Nevertheless, there are strong linkages between the two in both realms. This paper focuses on the scientific linkages and discusses the opportunities they provide for integrated policy development, and the necessity to consider the risk of trade-offs. It is suggested that integration may not only provide new opportunities, but may even be a prerequisite for successfully addressing both issues. Since the feasibility of stabilising ...
	✔ Seven tools for creating adaptive policies [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Vol. 77, No. 6. (10 July 2010), pp. 924-939, doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2010.04.005 by Darren Swanson, Stephan Barg, Stephen Tyler, et al.Henry Venema, Sanjay Tomar, Suruchi Bhadwal, Sreeja Nair, Dimple Roy, John Drexhage posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Experience demonstrates that policies crafted to operate within a certain range of conditions are often faced with unexpected challenges outside of that range. The result is that many policies have unintended impacts and do not accomplish their goals. Adaptive policies are designed to function more effectively in complex, dynamic, and uncertain conditions. Based on over a dozen case studies on public policies relating to agriculture and water resources management in Canada and India, we conclude that there are seven tools policymakers ...
	✔ Special Supplement on Climate Change and Sustainable Development [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climate Policy, Vol. 3 (November 2003), pp. S3-S8, doi:10.1016/j.clipol.2003.10.002 by T. Downing posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ The impact of climate change and weather on transport: An overview of empirical findings [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Vol. 14, No. 3. (May 2009), pp. 205-221, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2008.12.004 by Mark J. Koetse, Piet Rietveld posted by 3 people OCCIAR Ewright Becky_Shen Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This paper presents a survey of the empirical literature on the effects of climate change and weather conditions on the transport sector. Despite mixed evidence on many issues, several patterns can be observed. On a global scale especially shifts in tourism and agricultural production due to increased temperatures may lead to shifts in passenger and freight transport. The predicted rise in sea levels and the associated increase in frequency and intensity of storm surges and flooding incidences may furthermore be some ...
	✔ Climate change adaptation in the ski industry [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Vol. 12, No. 8. (1 October 2007), pp. 1411-1431, doi:10.1007/s11027-006-9071-4 by Daniel Scott, Geoff McBoyle posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Regardless of the success of climate change mitigation efforts, the international community has concluded that societies around the world will need to adapt to some magnitude of climate change in the 21st century. While some economic sectors (e.g., agriculture, water resources and construction) have been actively engaged in climate change adaptation research for years, adaptation has received scant consideration within the tourism-recreation industry. This is particularly the case for adaptation by tourism operators (supply-side). One exception where progress on supply-side climate ...
	✔ High sensitivity of peat decomposition to climate change through water-table feedback [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Nature Geoscience, Vol. 1, No. 11. (12 October 2008), pp. 763-766, doi:10.1038/ngeo331 by Takeshi Ise, Allison L. Dunn, Steven C. Wofsy, Paul R. Moorcroft posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Historically, northern peatlands have functioned as a carbon sink, sequestering large amounts of soil organic carbon, mainly due to low decomposition in cold, largely waterlogged soils1, 2. The water table, an essential determinant of soil-organic-carbon dynamics3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, interacts with soil organic carbon. Because of the high water-holding capacity of peat and its low hydraulic conductivity, accumulation of soil organic carbon raises the water table, which lowers decomposition rates of soil organic carbon in a positive ...
	✔ Implications of twenty-first century climate change on Northeastern United States maple syrup production: impacts and adaptations [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 3. (1 June 2010), pp. 685-702, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9685-0 by Christopher Skinner, Arthur DeGaetano, Brian Chabot posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Previous research on the impacts of maple syrup production in the Northeastern United States has been based on correlative relationships between syrup production and average temperature. Here a simple biologically and physically-based model of sapflow potential is used to assess observed changes in sapflow across the Northeastern US from 1980 to 2006; document the correspondence between these observations and independent downscaled atmosphere ocean general circulation model (AOGCM) simulations of conditions during this period; and quantify changes in sapflow potential through 2100. ...
	✔ Climate change hastens the turnover of stream fish assemblages [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Global Change Biology, Vol. 14, No. 10. (October 2008), pp. 2232-2248, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01657.x by Laëtitia Buisson, Wilfried Thuiller, Sovan Lek, Puy Lim, Gaël Grenouillet posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Stream fish are expected to be significantly influenced by climate change, as they are ectothermic animals whose dispersal is limited within hydrographic networks. Nonetheless, they are also controlled by other physical factors that may prevent them moving to new thermally suitable sites. Using presence2013absence records in 655 sites widespread throughout nine French river units, we predicted the potential future distribution of 30 common stream fish species facing temperature warming and change in precipitation regime. We also assessed the potential impacts on ...
	✔ PREDICTING EXTINCTIONS AS A RESULT OF CLIMATE CHANGE [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Ecology, Vol. 87, No. 7. (July 2006), pp. 1611-1615, doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1611:peaaro]2.0.co;2 by Mark W. Schwartz, Louis R. Iverson, Anantha M. Prasad, Stephen N. Matthews, Raymond J. O'Connor posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Assessing the impact of a downscaled climate change simulation on the fish fauna in an Inner-Alpine River [Quick Edit] [CiTO] International Journal of Biometeorology, Vol. 52, No. 2. (1 December 2007), pp. 127-137, doi:10.1007/s00484-007-0107-6 by C. Matulla, S. Schmutz, A. Melcher, T. Gerersdorfer, P. Haas posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract This study assesses the impact of a changing climate on fish fauna by comparing the past mean state of fish assemblage to a possible future mean state. It is based on (1) local scale observations along an Inner-Alpine river called Mur, (2) an IPCC emission scenario (IS92a), implemented by atmosphere-ocean global circulation model (AOGCM) ECHAM4/OPYC3, and (3) a model-chain that links climate research to hydrobiology. The Mur River is still in a near-natural condition and water temperature in summer is the ...
	✔ Climate negotiations beyond Kyoto: developing countries concerns and interests [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climate Policy, Vol. 3, No. 3. (September 2003), pp. 221-231, doi:10.1016/s1469-3062(03)00057-3 by A. Najam posted by 5 people Birjandi OCCIAR Ewright Demetrioft International Climate Policy Architectures Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Five years down the road from Kyoto, the Protocol that bears that city’s name still awaits enough qualifying ratifications to come into force. While attention has been understandably focussed on the ratification process, it is time to begin thinking about the next steps for the global climate regime, particularly in terms of a deeper inclusion of developing countries’ concerns and interests. This paper begins doing so from the perspective of the developing countries. The principal argument is that we need to ...
	✔ Carbon dynamics in lakes of the boreal forest under a changing climate [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Reviews, Vol. 15, No. NA. (2007), pp. 175-189, doi:10.1139/a07-006 by Glenn Benoy, Kevin Cash, Edward McCauley, Frederick Wrona posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Copy My Attachments My Copy
	✔ Global environmental change and health: impacts, inequalities, and the health sector [Quick Edit] [CiTO] BMJ, Vol. 336, No. 7637. (26 January 2008), pp. 191-194, doi:10.1136/bmj.39392.473727.ad by A. J. McMichael, S. Friel, A. Nyong, C. Corvalan posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract 10.1136/bmj.39392.473727.AD ...
	✔ What we know, do not know, and need to know about climate change vulnerability in the western Canadian Arctic: a systematic literature review [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 5, No. 1. (01 January 2010), 014008, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/1/014008 by James D. Ford, Tristan Pearce posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This letter systematically reviews and synthesizes scientific and gray literature publications ( n = 420) to identify and characterize the nature of climate change vulnerability in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the western Canadian Arctic and identify gaps in understanding. The literature documents widespread evidence of climate change, with implications for human and biophysical systems. Adaptations are being employed to manage changing conditions and are indicative of a high adaptive capacity. However, barriers to adaptation are evident and are expected ...
	✔ Our changing oceans: conclusions of the first International Symposium on the Effects of climate change on the world's oceans [Quick Edit] [CiTO] ICES J. Mar. Sci., Vol. 66, No. 7. (1 August 2009), pp. 1435-1438, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsp134 by Luis Valdes, William Peterson, John Church, Keith Brander, Marta Marcos posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Valdes, L., Peterson, W., Church, K., and Marcos, M. 2009. Our changing oceans: conclusions of the first International Symposium on the Effects of climate change on the world's oceans. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1435-1438. 10.1093/icesjms/fsp134 ...
	✔ Climate change impacts on fish catch in the world fishing grounds [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 93, No. 1. (1 March 2009), pp. 117-136, doi:10.1007/s10584-008-9496-8 by B. Biswas, Yu Svirezhev, B. Bala, M. Wahab posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Climate change impacts on fish catch in the major fishing areas in the world oceans using a new method for forecasting of fish catch is presented with probability statements. The data on historical behaviour of surface water temperature and fish catches were analyzed and processed to assess the dynamics of spatial temperature distribution and fish catches for the world oceans. An analysis shows that the species diversity of fish catch does not change significantly with time and hence the total fish ...
	✔ Disaster risk reduction or climate change adaptation: Are we reinventing the wheel? [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of International Development, Vol. 22, No. 2. (2010), pp. 247-264, doi:10.1002/jid.1677 by Jessica Mercer posted by 4 people jjnunesf starnasia OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Disaster risk reduction (DRR) policies and strategies are well established within the international development community, being utilised at the grassroots level to address all forms of hazards. An exacerbation and increase in meteorological hazards has in part been attributed to climate change. Climate change also contributes to noticeable seasonal fluctuations that severely affect natural resource based livelihoods. In response, a need in development policy has been identified to address climate change at the community level by helping those most affected through ...
	✔ Linking Inuit knowledge and meteorological station observations to understand changing wind patterns at Clyde River, Nunavut [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Climatic Change, Vol. 100, No. 2. (1 May 2010), pp. 267-294, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9587-1 by Shari Gearheard, Matthew Pocernich, Ronald Stewart, Joelie Sanguya, Henry Huntington posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Abstract Connecting indigenous and scientific observations and knowledge has received much attention in the Arctic, not least in the area of climate change. On some levels, this connection can be established relatively easily, linking observations of similar phenomena or of various effects stemming from the same cause. Closer examinations of specific environmental parameters, however, can lead to far more complex and difficult attempts to make those connections. In this paper we examine observations of wind at Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada. For Inuit, ...
	✔ Climate change, wellbeing and resilience in the Weenusk First Nation at Peawanuck: the Moccasin Telegraph goes global. [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Rural and remote health, Vol. 10, No. 2. (n 2010) by Harvey Lemelin, Drew Matthews, Charlie Mattina, et al.Norman McIntyre, Margaret Johnston, Rhonda Koster, Weenusk First Nation At Peawanuck posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract The Cree of Northern Ontario, Canada, have proved resilient and adaptable to social and environmental changes. However, the rapidity of climate change impacts in the Hudson Bay Lowlands of the Canadian sub-Arctic is challenging this resiliency. A collaborative project conducted with the Weenusk First Nation at Peawanuck and researchers at Lakehead University used the concept of wellbeing to explore the impact of climate change on current subsistence activities, resource management, and conservation strategies, while considering the implications of globalization on climate ...
	✔ Acreage Response to Weather, Yield, and Price [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Vol. 58, No. 1. (March 2010), pp. 57-72, doi:10.1111/j.1744-7976.2009.01173.x by Alfons Weersink, Juan H. Cabas, Edward Olale posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This paper examines the effect of weather on the distribution of yield and its subsequent impact on the acreage allocation decisions of crop farmers in Ontario. The mean and variance of yield are estimated for corn, soybeans, and winter wheat for eight counties in Ontario over a 26-year period. The predicted parameters of the yield distribution are then used along with expectations on the distribution of crop price to estimate area response functions. A principal contribution of the paper is the ...
	✔ Exploring the Implications of Climate Change on Water Resources through Participatory Modeling: Case Study of the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, Vol. 135, No. 5. (2009), pp. 373-381 by Stacy M. Langsdale, Allyson Beall, Jeff Carmichael, Stewart J. Cohen, Craig B. Forster, Tina Neale posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Few regions in North America have directly incorporated the implications of climate change in water resources planning initiatives because the relevant information is not readily accessible, and methods for adjusting policy and operations are not obvious. To help one community and to provide an example for managers of other watersheds, we engaged stakeholders in a group model building process to explore plausible water resources futures for the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia, Canada. The process was conducted by a team of academic ...
	✔ Contributions of traditional knowledge to understanding climate change in the Canadian Arctic [Quick Edit] [CiTO] Polar Record, Vol. 37, No. 203. (2001), pp. 315-328, doi:10.1017/s0032247400017058 by Dyanna Riedlinger, Fikret Berkes posted by 2 people OCCIAR Ewright Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Despite much scientific research, a considerable amount of uncertainty exists concerning the rate and extent of climate change in the Arctic, and how change will affect regional climatic processes and northern ecosystems. Can an expanded scope of knowledge and inquiry augment understandings of climate change in the north? The extensive use of the land and the coastal ocean in Inuit communities provides a unique source of local environmental expertise that is guided by generations of experience. Environmental change associated with variations ...

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