The Implications of Climate Change for Emergency Planning

Implications of Climate Change for Alaska’s Seabirds

Seabirds are prominent and highly visible components of marine ecosystems that will be affected by global climate change. The Bering Sea region is particularly important to seabirds; populations there are larger and more diverse than in any similar region in North America—over 90% of seabirds breeding in the continental United States are found in this region. Seabirds, so named because they spe...

Beyond Mitigation: Planning for Climate Change Adaptation

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation with Urban planning for a Livable city in Tehran

Climate change impacts are seen within growing numbers of cities in low- and middle-income countries, so there is growing interest in the adaptation and mitigation plans and programs put forward by city authorities. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the constraints which cities face them in this subject by analyzing the case of Tehran. City has a commitment to decentralizatio...

Climate Change: Implications for Food Safety

Climate Change: Overview and Implications for Wildlife

The Earth’s climate is vastly different now from what it was 100 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the planet and tropical plants thrived closer to the poles. It is different from what it was only 20,000 years ago when ice sheets covered much of the Northern Hemisphere. Although the Earth’s climate will surely continue to change, climatic changes in the distant past were driven by natural...