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«Проект по экономической реабилитации и построению мер доверия»

Climate Change What it Means? And its Impacts on Water Resources. «Проект по экономической реабилитации и построению мер доверия». Ahmed Abou Elseoud Senior Water Resources Management Expert. What is Climate Change?. “In the past, everyone talked about the weather…

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«Проект по экономической реабилитации и построению мер доверия»

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  1. Climate Change What it Means? And its Impacts on Water Resources «Проект по экономической реабилитации и построению мер доверия» Ahmed AbouElseoud Senior Water Resources Management Expert

  2. What is Climate Change? “In the past, everyone talked about the weather… Now everyone talks about how the weather was, in the past…”

  3. What is Climate Change? Climate CHANGE • more SEVERE weather events • more FREQUENT severe weather events • And CHANGING CLIMATES

  4. What is Climate Change? • It is a change in basic weather patterns and ambient weather conditions, globally and locally.

  5. What is Climate Change? 2) It is driven by a rise in global temperature. http://zfacts.com/book/export/html/88

  6. What is Climate Change? 3) Global temperature is rising because the natural concentration of GHGs (mainly CO2) in the atmosphere is out of balance. http://zfacts.com/book/export/html/88

  7. What is Climate Change? 3) Global temperature is rising because the natural concentration of GHGs (mainly CO2) in the atmosphere is out of balance. http://transitionbarrie.org/climate-change/

  8. What is Climate Change? 4) Concentration of GHGs is out of balance because we put too many GHGs into our air. http://www.myclimatechange.net/default.aspx?Page=Article&SubjectId=14&cat=1&sub=1

  9. What is Climate Change? 4) Concentration of GHGs is out of balance because we put too many GHGs into our air. polartrec.com

  10. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: global changes in weather causing: regional and local rise in temperature http://www.bluemarble4us.com/Global_Warming_Predictions_Map.jpg http://transitionbarrie.org/climate-change/

  11. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: • global changes in weather causing: • regional and local rise in temperature causing: • higher evapotranspiration rates

  12. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: higher evapotranspiration rates causing:

  13. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: regional and local change in rainfall patterns

  14. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: regional and local change in rainfall patterns

  15. What is Climate Change? Driven by a rise in global temperatures, causing: regional and local change in rainfall patterns causing frequency and intensity of extreme weather causing:

  16. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Change in temperature • most areas show a marked increase http://www.bluemarble4us.com/Global_Warming_Predictions_Map.jpg

  17. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Change in temperature • most crop types stressed – lower yield

  18. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Change in temperature • change in vegetation to warmer climate species nature.berkeley.edu

  19. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Change in temperature • water temperatures increase changing habitat conditions 1900 1950 1850 2000

  20. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Change in rainfall patterns • decrease in mean rainfall in dry areas • small increase in mean rainfall in temperate / wet areas • increase in extreme weather (storms) • tornados and hurricanes • intense rain / flash floods

  21. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Melting glaciers http://awsassets.panda.org/img/glacier_mass_balance_map_359248.png

  22. Direct Impacts of Climate Change Sea level rise 1900 1950 1850 2000

  23. Why does Climate Change Matter? Reduced food security

  24. Why does Climate Change Matter? Lower water availability

  25. Direct Impacts of Climate Change http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_twBfhkWn4J8/TKH5hdzs5KI/AAAAAAAAABQ/IIY_pAsOByk/s1600/Climate-Change-Affects-Us-All.jpg

  26. Progress from Kyoto Dark Green: Annex I & II Ratified Light Green: Ratified Brown: Not ratified Dark Brown: Withdrawn Kyoto Protocol vs. Montreal Protocol Climate Change vs. Ozone

  27. Climate Change Adaptation Policy of “No Regrets” “Adaptation actions should prioritize those interventions which are beneficial even without climate change.”

  28. «Проект по экономической реабилитации и построению мер доверия» Thank you for your Attention ! Questions? Climate Change What it Means? And its Impacts on Water Resources 26 June, 2013 Ahmed AbouElseoud Senior Water Resources Management Expert

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