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Adapting to Climate Change: A Business Approach
April 2008
From the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES, formerly the Pew Center on Global Climate Change), this report outlines a sensible business approach to analyzing and adapting to the physical risks of climate change. The paper focuses on a critical first step in assessing these climate impacts: understanding the potential risks to business and the importance of taking action to mitigate those risks.
Related Organizations: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Frances G. Sussman, J. Randall Freed
Resource Category: Solutions
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Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group Final Report
April 2008
The Final Report of Minnesota's Climate Change Advisory Group provides a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and forecast and policy recommendations for emissions reduction developed by the Force.
Related Organizations: Minnesota Climate Change Advisory Group, Center for Climate Strategies
Resource Category: Planning
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Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission 2008 Final Report
March 17, 2008
In May 2006, the Alaska Legislature adopted House Concurrent Resolution 30, creating an Alaska Climate Impact Commission. The Commission was charged with assessing the impacts and costs of climate change to Alaska and developing recommendations for preventative measures potentially implemented by Alaskan communities and governments. The eleven-member commission released their final report in March 2008
Related Organizations: Joint Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission
Resource Category: Assessments
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Climate Change and Infectious Diseases in North America: The Road Ahead
March 11, 2008
This journal article provides an overview of the expected nature and direction of infectious diseases in North America under a changing climate. Vector-borne, zoonotic (infectious diseases of animal origin that may be transmitted to humans), water and food-borne diseases, and diseases with environmental reservoirs (e. g. , endemic fungal diseases) pose current and future challenges to health care providers and public health agencies. The authors predict that health consequences of climate change and changes in weather patterns and ecosystems will become increasingly more significant, with the most severe impacts in far northern regions (e.
Related Organizations: Canadian Medical Association
Authors or Affiliated Users: Amy Greer, Victoria Ng, David Fisman
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Hotter and Drier: The West's Changed Climate
March 2008
Comparing average temperatures in the last five years to 20th century averages, the West has experienced 70 percent more warming than the world as a whole. This report assesses impacts the West faces with rising temperatures and changes in precipitation levels and patterns. Chapters 6 and 7 provide an overview of mitigation actions to date (2008) and makes high-level recommendations for policymakers. Appendix A provides a 100-year analysis of warming for each of the 11 states in the West (1908-2007).
Related Organizations: Rocky Mountain Climate Organization, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Stephen Saunders, Charles Montgomery, Tom Easley, Theo Spencer
Resource Category: Assessments
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Synthesis and Assessment Product (SAP) 4.7: Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Transportation Systems and Infrastructure - Gulf Coast Study
March 2008
This report is one in a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products (SAPs) produced between 2004 and 2009, aimed at providing current assessments of climate change science in the U. S. to inform public debate, policy, and operational decisions. This SAP investigates risks to transportation systems in the Gulf Coast from climate change, and assesses the steps managers and policy makers can take to ensure the safety and resilience of those transportation systems. The findings represent the first phase of a three phased research effort.
Related Organizations: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
Authors or Affiliated Users: Michael J. Savonis, Virginia R Burkett, Joanne R. Potter
Resource Category: Assessments
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Climate Change Effects on Stream and River Biological Indicators: A Preliminary Analysis (Final Report)
March 2008
The Clean Water Act mandates that states assess the biological, chemical, and physical condition of their aquatic resources using biological indicators that compare reference and non-reference sites to measure condition. The Office of Water developed guidance documents for establishing biocriteria in rivers and streams, lakes, estuaries, and wetlands, and is developing biocriteria for coral reefs. Climate change is projected to affect aquatic ecosystems through changes in water temperature, hydrological cycles, and degree days.
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Resource Category: Monitoring and Reporting
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Effects of Climate Change on Aquatic Invasive Species and Implications for Management and Research
March 2008
The report is intended for managers and scientists working with AIS to provide them with information on the potential effects of climate change on AIS, strategies for adapting their management to accommodate these environmental changes, and highlight further research needs and gaps. Invasive species are one of the leading causes of degraded ecological condition and ecosystem services, and climate change has the potential to interact with this stressor through multiple mechanisms. The report assesses the state of the science of climate change effects on aquatic invasive species (AIS).
Related Organizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Chicago Area Climate Change Quick Guide: Adapting to the Physical Impacts of Climate Change - for municipalities and other organizations
March 2008
This document is a summary of a report on preparing the city of Chicago for climate change. It is one in a series of reports on this topic commissioned by the Chicago Climate Task Force, and was used by the Task Force in developing the Chicago Climate Action Plan. This summary report also shows the municipalities and businesses why taking action to prepare for climate change is important, and explains how to take action.
Related Organizations: MWH Global, Inc., City of Chicago, Illinois
Author or Affiliated User: Julia Parzen
Resource Category: Solutions
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Climate Change: The Public Health Response
March 2008
This article from the American Journal of Public Health (March 2008, Vol. 98, No. 3) outlines a public health approach to climate change, based on the 10 essential public health services. This approach would extend to both clinical and population health services and emphasize the coordination of government agencies (federal, state, and local), academia, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Howard Frumkin, Jeremy J. Hess, George Luber, Josephine Malilay, Michael McGeehin
Resource Category: Planning
