... Figure Change in evapotranspiration (%) relative to the period 1980-1999 at selected stations Impacts ofclimatechangeon river flow In order to assess impacts ofclimatechangeon water resources, ... changeof rainfall in seasons can be seen throughout the 21st century Rainfall may increase in the rainy season and decrease in the dry season at all stations Rainfall increases between July and ... Earth Sciences 26 (2010) 224-231 Conclusions Climatechange scenarios for Ca River basin in 21st century are developed corresponding to low, medium and high emission scenarios Base onclimate change...
... assessing the impacts ofclimatechangeon water resources, the study also looked at impacts ofclimatechangeon other sectors in Thua Thien - Hue Province In addition, more detailed assessments ... ecosystems such as coral reefs Impacts on natural fisheries and aquaculture Impacts onthe coastal zone Changes in the flow regime will affect the itinerary of fishing boats and other ships and fish ... industrial development) in the coastal zone [3] Conclusions The study has provided a quantitative understanding ofthe impacts ofclimatechangeon water resources in the Huong River basin Climate...
... assessing the impacts ofclimatechangeon water resources, the study also looked at impacts ofclimatechangeon other sectors in Thua Thien - Hue Province In addition, more detailed assessments ... assessing the impacts ofclimatechangeon water resources, the study also looked at impacts ofclimatechangeon other sectors in Thua Thien - Hue Province In addition, more detailed assessments ... ecosystems such as coral reefs Impacts on natural fisheries and aquaculture Impacts onthe coastal zone Changes in the flow regime will affect the itinerary of fishing boats and other ships and fish...
... Mechanisms by which climatechange affects populations of species Large populations of species of conservation concern are more desirable than small populations; one reason for this is that the ... trends are summarized over a shorter time period The use ofclimate projections (CLIM) as opposed to observed climate (CST) to assess impacts ofclimatechangeon species is less intuitive and ... available to assess biodiversity change corresponds to the distributions and populations of avian species Owing to the continued popularity of birds amongst the general public, these data are also being...
... resilient in adverse soil and weather conditions Research should be carried out onthe construction of sea and river dykes, the construction of fresh water reservoirs for the dry season and how to recharge ... granaries ofthe country, alongside Red River Delta in the North, and one ofthe largest inland fisheries in the world (MRC, 2009) I first assess the impacts ofclimatechangeon Agricultural system ... comprehensive The impacts of land use change is not taken into consideration when assessing temperature change trends andthe impacts of tide, water surge due to wind and subsidence are still not...
... opportunities to expand the focus of these risk assessments to include an assessment ofthe vulnerability offreshwater ecosystems and their services to climatechange in the context of basin or sub-basin ... the Risk Assessment The final component ofthe risk assessment combines the top-down and bottom-up assessments to produce a risk assessment of key vulnerabilities Outputs from the risk assessment ... recognized as freshwater systems degrade, leading to loss of these services Services such as the waste assimilative capacity offreshwater systems or recharge of groundwater reserves as a result of the...
... Current state of business water accounting 2.1 Sustainable business performance The way companies address their use offreshwaterand their impacton water systems is one ofthe aspects of sustainable ... in six subsequent steps Step 1: definition ofthe business and business units In this step the business is clearly defined by describing the business units that will be distinguished and specifying ... cases represent the same business andthe calculations are based onthe same data on business inputs and operational water use If one is purely interested in the water footprint ofthe business...
... subbasins Among the three scenarios, the rates ofchange are different; the decreasing rate of annual flow in B1 scenarios is the highest and in A2 scenario is the slowest 3.2 Flood season flow ... comparison with the baseline period and in the B1 scenario the lowest Meanwhile, the flow in the months of flood season in Dong Nai basin has decreasing tendency The trend ofchange in monthly flow ... in Dong Nai river basin under climatechange scenarios 3.3 Dry season flow There is a decreasing trend of average dry season flow in Hong-Thai Binh and Dong Nai basins in all three climate change...
... purposes in, and how it intends conducting that business, usually changes as the organisation s strategic purpose changes The latter includes the strategic intent, vision, mission, goals, focus Structure ... economists and business strategy scholars tend to focus onthe more tangible and measurable hard Ssof strategy, structure and systems The other intangible, more difficultto-measure soft Ss ... skills in respect of previously disadvantaged groups, the standards of skills andthe continuous process of upgrading staff skills are the primary concerns (KPMG, 2004) In the face of these challenges,...
... impacts, and section discusses conclusions and compares the results to other economic impact studies ofthe Rosemont Copper Project Data and Methodology Economic impact analysis traces the full impact, ... reviews the economic impact methodology andthe primary data used in the calculations Section provides estimates oftheimpactofthe Rosemont Copper Project s operations during the construction ... economy into 440 separate industries and has comprehensive data on every area ofthe United States; it is widely used by economists to assess impacts of economic activities onthe local economy...
... subbasins Among the three scenarios, the rates ofchange are different; the decreasing rate of annual flow in B1 scenarios is the highest and in A2 scenario is the slowest 3.2 Flood season flow ... comparison with the baseline period and in the B1 scenario the lowest Meanwhile, the flow in the months of flood season in Dong Nai basin has decreasing tendency The trend ofchange in monthly flow ... in Dong Nai river basin under climatechange scenarios 3.3 Dry season flow There is a decreasing trend of average dry season flow in Hong-Thai Binh and Dong Nai basins in all three climate change...
... editing the input to simulate the process of salinity intrusion onthe entire system The calculated result shows that the salinity intrusion distance of CC scenarios increases compared with the baseline ... Base onthe results ofthe flow calculation by MRCS, combined with SLR and salinity scenarios by IMHEN, further simulate and analyze the impacts on Cuu Long Delta Downstream boundary condition, ... at the rivers ofthe study basins in scenario B2 [5] Distance of salinity Distance of salinity intrusion corresponding to intrusion corresponding to salinity of 4‰ at period salinity of 1‰ at period...
... 2,400 staff and 400 physicians 1037 staff and 102 physicians 2,600 staff and 340 physicians Number of sites and beds 35 sites and 1300 beds sites and 1099 beds sites and 500 beds site and 303 beds ... appropriate skills and leadership While our study is exhaustive in its listing ofthe changes that took place in the institutions studied, the number of case studies andthe number of changes obliged us ... andthe award or refusal of accreditation status The standards are determined by professional consensus The understanding between the accrediting body andthe HCO is that the information in the...
... resulted in the needless, additional infections of hundreds of thousands of his co-citizens It is impossible to know the role that the 2006 International AIDS Conference played in influencing South ... reasons that Mbeki, one ofthe most respected African leaders, was captured by HIV denialism What is clear, however, is that the confusion sown by his denials of HIV as the cause of AIDS may ... international andthe South African press Perhaps, this helped to develop a consensus within South Africa that Minister Manto was no longer an appropriate spokesperson onthe topic of HIV/AIDS and was counterproductive...
... Impacts ofClimatechangeon Tropical cyclones Global ClimateChange – commonly known as global warming and associated sea level rise– is one ofthe most serious challenges facing the human ... hurricanes hit Florida; during the same season in the Pacific, 10 tropical cyclones or typhoons hit Japan; The biggest storms cause most ofthe damage,” said Robert Mendelsohn, the lead economist on ... experiments andthe results (3) show that a significant reduction in the frequency of tropical cyclones is possible in response to the greenhouse gas-induced global warming The most significant decrease...
... about serious degree of influence ofclimatechange (CC) on Vietnam, particularly onthe water resources Therefore, assess CC impacts on water balances are very necessary task The Ministry of Natural ... public services and tourism To assess the influence ofclimatechangeon water demand two Cases were considered Due to limitations of published data, the water requirement of livestock, industry, ... Hong-Thai Binh river basin 3.1 Water balance scheme and irrigation system Based on characteristics ofthe basin such as: topography, climate, irrigation systems, and distribution of population,...
... ofthe version to be published Authors' informations RCV is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Indiana University School of Medicine in the Division of Children 's Health Services Research ... analysis, or interpretation of data; in the writing ofthe report; or in submission decisions None ofthe authors have any competing interests to disclose Authors' contributions RCV had full access ... logistic regression analyses to assess factors associated with not returning to clinic (No Return), assessing the independent association between odds of No Return and sex, age, orphan status,...
... including small size Microcystis and Phormidium strongly by their predation These results suggested that the biomass of cladocerans should be increased for successful biomanipulation Onthe basis of these ... is defined by the food preference ofthe zooplankton For successful modeling ofthe lake ecosystem, theimpactof zooplankton on phytoplankton succession should be clarified The semi-large scale ... Faafeng, B.A., and Jensen, J.P (1994) Long-term responses to fish-stock reduction in small shallow lakes: interpretation of five-year results of four biomanipulation cases in The Netherlands and Denmark...
... Journals and has various presentations in National and International Conferences with published proceedings His main field of interest is the analysis of energy systems, the design of HVAC systems and ... emissions, presented in Tables and 10, for Athens and Thessaloniki respectively As it can be seen, the total CO2 emissions were increased (1.8%) in Athens, while in Thessaloniki were decreased ... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] andofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared andthe existing differences...
... guides the search for sustainable solutions to the crisis The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those ofthe author (s) and not necessarily represent the ... 2) It highlights key issues that deserve special attention as the continent attempts to weather the storm in view ofthe G20 summit (Section 3) Section concludes onthe role ofthe African Development ... commitments to increase official development assistance to Africa Second, the G20 can raise awareness ofthe detrimental impacts of trade protectionism and severe constraints on credit access In particular,...