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Henriet, Fanny. "Essais sur l'économie du changement climatique." Paris, EHESS, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012EHES0025.
Full textThis thesis focuses on several issues related to climate policies. The first chapter focuses on the optimal extraction of a polluting non-renewable resource when there is an environmental regulation and when a clean technology can be developed through research and development. The second chapter examines the introduction of a carbon capture and storage technology. When all emissions can not be captured, because of technical constraints, this technology should be used before any environmental damages occurs. The third chapter examines the optimal tax system changes when an externality is discovered in a model à la Mirlees with heterogeneous agents. If productivity and the cost of access to a clean substitute are negatively correlated, there should be no indirect taxes, in the absence of externalities. With externality, it is optimal to tax the dirty good, less than the Pigovian rate, and the clean good. In the fourth chapter, we build, calibrate and simulate a stylized model designed to assess the magnitude of the carbon tax that would allow the French economy to divide by four its CO2 emissions in forty years. The magnitude of the carbon tax required is quite unrealistic. The fifth chapter discusses the ecological discount rate that should be used to assess projects aiming at improving the environment. We study the properties of the standard discount rate and the ecological discount rate. We also discuss a version of the precautionary principle
Locatelli, Bruno. "Services écosystémiques et changement climatique." Habilitation à diriger des recherches, Université de Grenoble, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00931871.
Full textViguié, Vincent. "Modélisation des dynamiques urbaines : application à l’analyse économique du changement climatique." Thesis, Paris Est, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PEST1049/document.
Full textBecause they are home to more than half of the world population, and because most of the world economic activity takes place within them, cities are at the forefront of global environmental issues. Land use planning, urban transport and housing policies are now recognized as major tools for the reduction of both greenhouse gases emissions and vulnerability to climate change impacts. So far, however, how to use these tools efficiently remains unclear. At least three main difficulties explain this, and play a key role in urban climate policies analysis. First, urban climate policies are also not developed or implemented in a vacuum; they interact with other policy goals, such as economic competitiveness or social issues, giving rise to both synergies and conflicts. Second, inertia is a key factor when designing optimal climate policies : structural modifications in cities occur slowly over a long time horizon. Some immediate actions are required if cities are to be adapted to a different climate or to help reduce greenhouse gases emissions within a few decades. Third, the evolution of a city depends on several external factors, on which local policy-makers do not generally have much influence : demographic, socio-economic, cultural, political and technological changes will play a major role. This uncertainty has to be taken into account, and climate policies have to be robust against future possible global evolutions is important. These three difficulties are not, however, impossible to overcome, and we will illustrate how integrated city modelling can help address these issues
Chavaillaz, Yann. "La vitesse du changement climatique et ses implications sur la perception des générations futures." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLV021.
Full textIn most climate studies, climate change is approached by focusing on the evolution between a fixed current baseline and a future period, emphasizing stronger warming as we move further over the 21st century. Under climate conditions that are continuously evolving, human and natural systems might have to constantly adapt to a changing climate. This thesis proposes an alternative approach to climate projections. Here, I consider and analyze indicators of the pace of changes relative to temperature, precipitation and vegetation in order to be relevant for both urban and rural populations. An ensemble of CMIP5 simulations from 18 climate models is selected. The pace is represented by differences between two subsequent 20-year periods. Considering the pace of change would be beneficial for climate impacts and adaptation analyses.The models predict that the warming rate strongly increases without any mitigation policies (RCP8.5 scenario). It is twice as high by the end of the century compared to the current period, and even three times higher in some regions. Significant shifts in temperature distributions between two subsequent 20-year periods are projected to involve almost half of all land surfaces and most tropical areas by 2060 onwards (i.e. at least four times as many regions than currently). In these regions, an extremely warm year with a return period of about 50 years would become quite common only 20 years later. The fraction of the world population exposed to such shifts might reach about 60% (6 billion people, i.e. seven times more than currently). Low mitigation measures (RCP6.0) allow the warming rate to be kept at current values, and reduce the fraction of the world population exposed to significant shifts of temperature distributions by one third.Under RCP8.5, rainfall moistening and drying rates both increase by 30-40% above current levels. As we move further over the century, their patterns become geographically stationary and the trends become persistent. The stabilization of the geographical rate patterns that occurs despite the acceleration of global warming can be physically explained: it results from the increasing contribution of thermodynamic processes compared to dynamic processes in the control of precipitation change. The combination of intensification and increasing persistence of precipitation rate patterns may affect the way human societies and ecosystems adapt to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean basin, Central America, South Asia and the Arctic. Such an evolution in precipitation has already become noticeable over the last few decades, but it could be reversed if strong mitigation policies were quickly implemented (RCP2.6).Changes in vegetation could be visual landmarks of climate change. In mid- and high-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the phenology of grass and trees follows the warming rate. Without any mitigation policies, the start of spring occurs earlier, and its duration is extended faster as we move over the century. The vegetation cover becomes denser, regardless of the selected pathway, in proportion to the temperature rise. The seasonal cycle of mid-latitude crops also depends on the temperature, and the seasonal cycle of tropical crops directly follows the features of the wet season. In all other latitudes, no robust evolution of the seasonal cycle is projected. The pace of change of vegetation cover since 1880 already doubled before 1950, mainly due to a strong change in land use. This pace is then projected to be stable over the entire 21st century if the vegetation dynamically interacts with the climate system in the models. This corresponds to a reduction of land-use change and to the acceleration of changes of vegetation cover under climate change
Quefelec, Stephane. "Les effets du changement climatique sur les pays méditerranéens." Thesis, Aix-Marseille 2, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011AIX24010.
Full textThis thesis studies the links between development and climate change in Mediterranean countries to better understand the processes and interactions in specific games in the region, particularly in the Maghreb and the Mashreq. In Chapter 1, we review the state of scientific knowledge on climate change at global level and at Mediterranean level. This allows us to address the problem of climate projections and analyze the results for the Mediterranean. On this basis, in Chapter 2, by comparing the projections of climate change and the local context of development, we highlight a relatively higher vulnerability of the developing Mediterranean countries. We discuss in Chapter 3, methods and tools to estimate the economic cost of climate change and deduce lessons for the Mediterranean countries. To go further in the characterization and understanding of the mechanisms at play in the Mediterranean, we propose, in Chapter 4, econometric approaches using long term panel data. We test the impact of climate variables on, first, the level of GDP per capita and, second, on cereal yields. The results show that even rich Mediterranean countries are sensitive to climate change - at least over the period 1950-2000 - although much less than Southern and Eastern developing countries of the Mediterranean basin. Furthermore, we confirm that agriculture is a major channel of climate change impact in the economy, particularly in developing countries. The issue of water appears in a key parameter in adaptation to climate change. Thus, in Chapter 5, we analyze the state of water resources, the existing modes of governance and adaptation options available to Mediterranean arid countries. We present a simulation of future demands by sector in North Africa, enabling us to obtain orders of magnitude of the expected benefits of different policy options that can be followed by the government. We show that water demand management is one of the key tools to adapt to climate change in Mediterranean countries and that its implementation depends primarily on governance reforms
Garcia, Pierre-Olivier. "Sous l'adaptation, l'immunité : étude sur le discours de l'adaptation au changement climatique." Thesis, Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE), 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015GREAH025/document.
Full textClimate Change Adaptation (CCA) is a category of thought and action. It clusters every practice that seeks to deal and cope with the territorial consequences of climate change. It is proposed in this work to study the discourse of adaptation to CC and to provide immunity as an alternative approach.The first part of this study investigates how this discourse -here defined as the whole set of statements concerning CCA- is set into a specific order. Because of its heterogeneity, this discourse may initially be characterised as opaque. Yet, the study of its evolution along the one of the scientific journal Global Environmental Change, highlights the emergence, over the 2000’s, of the resilience paradigm. This very paradigm reconfigures and sets the CCA discourse into a specific order. From then on, adaptation is no longer understood as the meer adjustment to external climatic stimuli, but as the social group own adaptativity, defined as the capacity to let itself be restructured by any internal or external change.The second part of this study argues in favour of considering immunity as a tacit but nevertheless highly structuring notion within the CCA discourse and within geography and planning theory. Immunity is first approached theoretically by exploring the philosophical anthropology of P. Sloterdijk, that he happened to name general immunology. In order to transfer immunity into geography and planning theory, the sloterdijkian theoretical tools are then discussed and built on with other approaches, including F. Neyrat’s and R. Esposito’s work. Eventually, studying the case of the Netherlands reveals how immunity is at the heart of the order of some specific milieu. Indeed, this country is a paradigmatic case of a planning tradition that immunises society from its geographical milieu and an example of the implementation of CCA public policy.This thesis puts into perspective two contradictory main principles of the contemporary ordering of the milieus: absolute immunity and adaptativity. It shows how CCA resolves this contradiction in a very specific way
Neethling, Etienne. "Adaptation de la viticulture au changement climatique : vers des stratégies à haute résolution." Thesis, Rennes 2, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016REN20045/document.
Full textAdaptation to climate change is a major challenge facing the viticulture sector. Within an appropriate temporal and spatial framework, the aim of this thesis was to enhance the conception of climate change adaptation in viticulture, all towards constructing high resolution strategies. The methodological framework used in this study consisted of several steps. Using a regional climate model, the first step was to evaluate the potential impacts of future climate changes on grape growing in the Anjou-Saumur wine growing sub-region. With warming predicted to continue by +1.1°C to +3.8°C in the far future, grapevine phenology is expected to advance significantly. Secondly, two contrasting study areas in Anjou-Saumur were equipped with climatic and agronomic measurements at vineyard-level scales. For three consecutive growing seasons, local variability in climate- and grapevine-related variables were studied. Results have shown a strong spatial variability in local climate conditions, which were reflected on grape phenology and grape composition. This spatial heterogeneity in local conditions should represent an important buffer in response to future climate changes, allowing winegrowers to manage the expected climate change impacts. And finally, wine growers’ perceptions, vulnerability and adaptive processes to climate variability and change were assessed through individual semi-structured interviews. Within the context of climate change and the key issues surrounding adaptation, this thesis have highlighted the importance of local environmental knowledge and contextual understanding in framing adaptation strategies across different temporal and spatial scales
Chavaillaz, Yann. "La vitesse du changement climatique et ses implications sur la perception des générations futures." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016SACLV021/document.
Full textIn most climate studies, climate change is approached by focusing on the evolution between a fixed current baseline and a future period, emphasizing stronger warming as we move further over the 21st century. Under climate conditions that are continuously evolving, human and natural systems might have to constantly adapt to a changing climate. This thesis proposes an alternative approach to climate projections. Here, I consider and analyze indicators of the pace of changes relative to temperature, precipitation and vegetation in order to be relevant for both urban and rural populations. An ensemble of CMIP5 simulations from 18 climate models is selected. The pace is represented by differences between two subsequent 20-year periods. Considering the pace of change would be beneficial for climate impacts and adaptation analyses.The models predict that the warming rate strongly increases without any mitigation policies (RCP8.5 scenario). It is twice as high by the end of the century compared to the current period, and even three times higher in some regions. Significant shifts in temperature distributions between two subsequent 20-year periods are projected to involve almost half of all land surfaces and most tropical areas by 2060 onwards (i.e. at least four times as many regions than currently). In these regions, an extremely warm year with a return period of about 50 years would become quite common only 20 years later. The fraction of the world population exposed to such shifts might reach about 60% (6 billion people, i.e. seven times more than currently). Low mitigation measures (RCP6.0) allow the warming rate to be kept at current values, and reduce the fraction of the world population exposed to significant shifts of temperature distributions by one third.Under RCP8.5, rainfall moistening and drying rates both increase by 30-40% above current levels. As we move further over the century, their patterns become geographically stationary and the trends become persistent. The stabilization of the geographical rate patterns that occurs despite the acceleration of global warming can be physically explained: it results from the increasing contribution of thermodynamic processes compared to dynamic processes in the control of precipitation change. The combination of intensification and increasing persistence of precipitation rate patterns may affect the way human societies and ecosystems adapt to climate change, especially in the Mediterranean basin, Central America, South Asia and the Arctic. Such an evolution in precipitation has already become noticeable over the last few decades, but it could be reversed if strong mitigation policies were quickly implemented (RCP2.6).Changes in vegetation could be visual landmarks of climate change. In mid- and high-latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the phenology of grass and trees follows the warming rate. Without any mitigation policies, the start of spring occurs earlier, and its duration is extended faster as we move over the century. The vegetation cover becomes denser, regardless of the selected pathway, in proportion to the temperature rise. The seasonal cycle of mid-latitude crops also depends on the temperature, and the seasonal cycle of tropical crops directly follows the features of the wet season. In all other latitudes, no robust evolution of the seasonal cycle is projected. The pace of change of vegetation cover since 1880 already doubled before 1950, mainly due to a strong change in land use. This pace is then projected to be stable over the entire 21st century if the vegetation dynamically interacts with the climate system in the models. This corresponds to a reduction of land-use change and to the acceleration of changes of vegetation cover under climate change
Soutif-Bellenger, Myriam. "Eau, agriculture, changement climatique : apports d'une modélisation intégrée agro-hydrologique pour l'adaptation." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023SORUS469.
Full textAgriculture requires water to meet the biological needs of crops. When the water supplied to the soil by precipitation is not sufficient, additional water can be taken out from bodies of water and supplied to crops : this is irrigation. With the intensification of the risk of drought, agricultural territories are particularly affected by climate change. It is therefore necessary today to develop and evaluate adaptation strategies. To do this, we must take into account the evolution of irrigation water demand in future hydrological projections. Given the multiplicity of challenges related to climate change adaptation and agriculture, it is also important to implement integrated approaches and taking into account uncertainties. Furthermore, it is necessary to formulate concrete strategies, which must be defined at a sufficiently local scale. Explicit modeling of agro-hydrosystems already exists. However, these models are often complex, and require a large amount of data and simulate numerous processes. In contrast, there are conceptual hydrological models that are parsimonious, efficient, and operational but usually do not explicitly account for uses. The objective of this thesis has therefore focused on developing a framework of intermediate complexity. Firstly, a model was developed, integrating i) the modeling of hydrology using the conceptual hydrological semi-distributed daily GR5J model, ii) the modeling of irrigation water withdrawals using the daily agronomic model CropWat, and iii) modeling of storage structures and their management, such as reservoirs and dams. This modeling was first implemented on the downstream Aveyron watershed. The irrigation simulations obtained were compared with simulations from the MAELIA platform, an explicit agro-hydrological integrated model that has been the subject of numerous developments and surveys in this area. The model was also implemented in the Seille catchment, a tributary of the Moselle, on which there is no irrigation but which is currently experiencing new difficulties related to droughts. In a second phase, the developed model was applied in a prospective exercise that examined different scenarios for local agricultural and water management evolution in the Seille watershed. Interviews with local water and agriculture stakeholders were carried out to produce three plausible evolution scenarios for the Seille watershed by 2050, implemented in the model. The work carried out in this thesis confirmed the interest and necessity of integrating irrigation water withdrawals into conceptual hydrological modeling to evaluate local agricultural scenarios in the context of climate change. Thus, our work highlightedthe impacts of human influences on watershed hydrology, and the sensitivity of the model to different agricultural and water management scenarios. Our research also emphasized the need to use various indicators, both hydrological and related to water demand satisfaction, to evaluate the impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, this study revealed that in the studied area (the Seille catchment), considering future scenarios, the predominance of uncertainty related to climate projections on future low-flow periods outweighed the uncertainty linked to changes in irrigation water demand. Some projections thus lead to significant difficulties for non-irrigated spring crops, in particular maize. Finally, a parsimonious and easily reusable modeling framework was developed, which can be applied in other regions
Amat, Amandine. "Le changement climatique de la simulation aux modes d'existence : étude de trajectoires climatiques de villes et d'entreprises en Alsace." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016STRAG023/document.
Full textThis thesis focuses on the ultimatum imposed by the climate change phenomenon in contemporary Western society : changing the model of society or risk collapse (Diamonds, 2006). The major ordealt hat is required was that of otherwise inhabit the Earth around another project : the fight against climate change. Many publications (Aykut, 2012 ; Dahan, 2015 ; Latour, 2015 ; Roques, 2013 ;Stengers, 2009) describe the inability of state institutions to build a common project to respond to climate challenges. In this situation, the "critical" studies note the important place that has taken the simulation at the expense of concrete and sustainable action. Climate modelling, political and economic simulations, sociological diagnoses, literary fiction, climate change is largely invested by the narrative. Our field immersions have shown that other scales of action are already actively seized ofthe climate deal. Cities and businesses are in fact more likely to take a position in the energy and climate challenge. It follows that some statements, by their position mediators had given way to concrete experiments. Taking a pragmatic approach, inspired by the l’Enquête sur les modes d’existence proposed by Latour, and enriched by the model of Économies de la Grandeur of Boltanski and Thevenot, this thesis attempts to describe the various modes of existence of the climate problem from territorial collectives. We also assuming the rear of influence cultural plans and attachments in producing climate strategies by local actors
Nassopoulos, Hypatie. "Les impacts du changement climatique sur les ressources en eaux en Méditerranée." Thesis, Paris Est, 2012. http://www.theses.fr/2012PEST1045/document.
Full textClimate change could affect water resources and hydraulic infrastructures seriously. Dimensioning and operation of reservoirs should therefore be modified according to climatic change scenarios. To assess the effect of climate uncertainty on reservoir volumes dimensioning using cost-benefit analysis, a model of reservoir dimensioning at the river basin scale is applied in Greece. For the case study, there is no cost of error and adaptation seems to be inefficient. A methodology at the scale of the Mediterranean region with a generic modeling at the river basin level is developed. Reservoirs networks and reservoirs-demands links are reconstructed and coordinated reservoirs networks operation is determined, using only globally available data. The link reconstruction methodology is applied on irrigation demand and validated qualitatively on Algeria. Change in reliability with adaptation of reservoir operating rules under climate change over the Mediterranean region is then assessed. Reliability changes seem to be more influenced by inflow changes than by demand changes. They are not important for the Nile basin and the European and Middle East sub-regions, while in North African countries with a more pronounced Mediterranean influence, like Tunisia or Algeria, reliability decrease can be significant
Amat, Amandine. "Le changement climatique de la simulation aux modes d'existence : étude de trajectoires climatiques de villes et d'entreprises en Alsace." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Strasbourg, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016STRAG023.
Full textThis thesis focuses on the ultimatum imposed by the climate change phenomenon in contemporary Western society : changing the model of society or risk collapse (Diamonds, 2006). The major ordealt hat is required was that of otherwise inhabit the Earth around another project : the fight against climate change. Many publications (Aykut, 2012 ; Dahan, 2015 ; Latour, 2015 ; Roques, 2013 ;Stengers, 2009) describe the inability of state institutions to build a common project to respond to climate challenges. In this situation, the "critical" studies note the important place that has taken the simulation at the expense of concrete and sustainable action. Climate modelling, political and economic simulations, sociological diagnoses, literary fiction, climate change is largely invested by the narrative. Our field immersions have shown that other scales of action are already actively seized ofthe climate deal. Cities and businesses are in fact more likely to take a position in the energy and climate challenge. It follows that some statements, by their position mediators had given way to concrete experiments. Taking a pragmatic approach, inspired by the l’Enquête sur les modes d’existence proposed by Latour, and enriched by the model of Économies de la Grandeur of Boltanski and Thevenot, this thesis attempts to describe the various modes of existence of the climate problem from territorial collectives. We also assuming the rear of influence cultural plans and attachments in producing climate strategies by local actors
Cohen, François. "Investir dans l’utilisation et la production d’énergie pour lutter et s’adapter au changement climatique." Thesis, Paris, ENMP, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014ENMP0022/document.
Full textEnergy investments are a requirement to mitigate climate change, but also a challenge for adaptation. The first part of this PhD dissertation focuses on improving the energy efficiency of domestic appliances. Chapter 1 analyses if consumers take into account energy costs when they purchase refrigerators with UK market data. Chapter 2 presents the EU Energy Label, its expected effects on energy efficiency and the key factors of success of such a large scale information-based policy. The second part of this PhD dissertation broadens the scope of analysis to the impacts of climate change on energy investment behaviour. Chapter 3 reviews the climate sensitiveness of the electricity sector and provides elements of discussion on how investments decisions could better take into account climate change in the future. Chapter 4 provides a longitudinal analysis of the evolution of US housing (1985-2011) and its sensitivity to climate, with the objective of forecasting the long-run impact of climate change on both residential gas and electricity consumptions
Sawadogo, Boureima. "Changement climatique et population vulnérable au Burkina Faso." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Normandie, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024NORMLH10.
Full textSince the 1970s, Burkina Faso has been experiencing increasingly severe extreme weather phenomena. Climate projections indicate a rise in temperatures and a decrease in precipitation over the next decade, leading to prolonged droughts and floods. Despite these climatic challenges, the country's economy remains resilient and stable due to ongoing economic and social development plans. However, high poverty rates, significant economic inequalities, and gender disparities, particularly in the agricultural sector, persist as major issues. The government has implemented a national climate change adaptation plan that encompasses all economic sectors, with a specific focus on agro-sylvo-pastoral production in agriculture. This thesis aims to examine the differential impact of climate change on the vulnerability of women and men and to assess the role of adaptation policies in mitigating the negative impacts on the national economy and gender inequalities. It presents three chapters using computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling combined with a microsimulation model to explore these impacts.In the first chapter, we use a static CGE model with a micro module, following a top-down approach, to analyze the long-term impacts of climate shocks, specifically reductions in agricultural yields. The climate shock is introduced stochastically to account for climatic uncertainties. The results indicate that climate change is slightly more detrimental to women's economic activities compared to men's, with a more pronounced decline in employment for women. The negative impacts on poverty particularly affect rural households and those led by women. However, due to the high uncertainty surrounding agricultural yields, detecting a significant gender bias in the economic effects of climate change in Burkina Faso is challenging.In the second chapter, we assess the impacts of the war in Ukraine and climate change on sustainable development goals in Burkina Faso through two scenarios (moderate and severe). We analyze fluctuations in international prices of cereals, fertilizers, and energy, as well as reductions in agricultural yields from 2019 to 2030, using a dynamic CGE model and a micro model. The results reveal negative effects on economic growth, an increase in food insecurity, and poverty. Urban households are most affected by food insecurity, while unskilled men are more likely to lose their jobs in the short term; in the long term, women experience greater job losses than men.The third chapter employs the dynamic CGE model from the second chapter, incorporating specifications for irrigated and rainfed agriculture and implementing two climate change adaptation measures. The results show that projected changes in agricultural productivity would negatively impact growth, food security, and extreme poverty reduction goals, with women being the most affected. However, investments in irrigation capacity development and agricultural research and development could help mitigate the adverse effects of climate change by reducing food insecurity, extreme poverty, and wage inequalities in the labor market. Our findings underscore the importance of intensifying climate change adaptation policies to narrow the gender pay gap
Pratlong, Marine. "Le défi évolutif du changement climatique, processus adaptatifs chez le corail rouge (Corallium rubrum)." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016AIXM4118/document.
Full textThe Mediterranean red coral has an important ecological role in Mediterranean benthic ecosystems and is submitted to major anthropic pressures because of its direct (exploitation) and indirect (attractivity for recreational scuba-diving) economical values. Because of the extremely contrasted thermal conditions it deals with along his range the red coral is an interesting model for the study of local adaptation. We first confirmed that gene expression differences were maintained along time, in absence of thermal stress in individuals from different depths in Marseille. Some of these genes were good candidates for the study of local adaptation and strong arguments supporting the conservation of this function in cnidaria.In order to identify potential genetic basis of the local adaptation in the red coral, we built a sampling design of pairs of `shallow vs deep' populations in three geographical regions and sequenced via RAD-Sequencing the corresponding individuals. The analysis of neutral genetic structure of the studied populations highlighted a limited connectivity of shallow populations with both shallow populations and deep populations that could counteract recolonization abilities of population the most exposed to global change. Several methodological obstacles have been met in the detection of loci under selection in such strongly structured species. By keeping in mind these potential biases, we highlighted a potential signal of local adaptation in Marseille and Corsica, without any convergence in candidates genes and functions. The analysis of the genetic structure of the red coral led us to the identification of sex genetic markers
Tchoupé, Makougoum Christelle Flore. "Changement climatique au Mali : impact de la secheresse sur l'agriculture et stratégies d'adaptation." Thesis, Université Clermont Auvergne (2017-2020), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018CLFAD011.
Full textMali is a West African country where agriculture is mainly rain-fed, therefore essentially dependent on climatic conditions. This strong dependence between agriculture and climate makes it an interesting field of investigation, and especially with agriculture being the mainstay of Mali’s economy. Relying on theoretical and empirical methods, this thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the impact of climate change on agricultural production and to a better understanding of farmers’ practices that make it possible to adapt to climate change. The first chapter of this thesis focused on the manifestations of climate change and their impacts on cereals production. Analysis of correlations between series of climate and agricultural data indicates that, overall, climate change has a damaging effect on cereals yields. After this analysis at the production level, we turned to the analysis of producer’s behavior. Hence, the second chapter focuses on the managerial performance of farmers. Using a stochastic frontier analysis, we found that a part of the farmers’ inefficiency is due to climate change. The results also revealed that even though there is inefficiency due to climate, it is low compared to technical inefficiency of the farmer. Subsequently, we concentrated on how to maintain or increase agricultural production in a context of climate change. For this purpose, the third chapter identifies the determinants of adaptation to climate change. We focused on agricultural adaptation practices that preserve the environment. We used a multinomial logit model. The analysis demonstrated that the socio-demographic characteristics of farm households, the biophysical characteristics of plots and the occurrence of a drought influence the adoption of adaptation strategies. Finally, the fourth chapter studies the determinants of farm mechanization using the Heckman selection model. The results suggest that drought reduces the odds of farm mechanization. We also found that the intensity of farm mechanization increases with increase of farm size and decreases with the increase of family workforce
Graux, Anne-Isabelle. "Modélisation des impacts du changement climatique sur les écosystèmes prairiaux. Voies d'adaptation des systèmes fourrragers." Phd thesis, Université Blaise Pascal - Clermont-Ferrand II, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00653360.
Full textFrancois, dit Jonchéres Camille. "Savoirs scientifiques et décision politique pour l'adaptation au changement climatique. La fabrique régionale de l’action publique." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Bordeaux, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024BORD0331.
Full textIntegrating and assimilating scientific expertise is a strategic issue for regional authorities to take action in the fight against climate change. This thesis shows how the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region translates the political priority of climate change adaptation (CCA) into an operational regional policy. In particular, this work answers questions such as how do regional agents use scientific knowledge? What processes of expertise are in place? How is government action elaborated between the regional level and the more local scale to make CCA measures operational ? The thesis is based on three case studies: the observation of a declared policy of "transitions" (NéoTerra); the appropriation of CCA by the technostructure through 50 semi-structured interviews with regional agents; and the retrospective analysis of a radical adaptation leading to the erasure of a pond in Limousin. The thesis shows the implications of integrating CCA into regional policy; the political and expert work of regional agents in shaping public decision-making; and the conditions for carrying out transformative CCA action on a specific issue and territory. The aim of this research project, carried out as part of a CIFRE cooperation with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, is to promote transformational and inclusive adaptation to address the challenges of anticipating climate change
Rousset, Nathalie. "Economie du changement climatique : des politiques d'atténuation aux politiques d'adaptation." Phd thesis, Université de Grenoble, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00768342.
Full textFoudad, Mohamed. "Impact du changement climatique sur la turbulence en ciel clair pour l'aviation." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Toulouse (2023-....), 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024TLSES061.
Full textIn this thesis, we investigated the impact of climate change on clear-air turbulence (CAT), a phenomenon with important consequences for aviation safety and causes most weather-related aircraft incidents. Recent studies have shown that in response to climate change, CAT could significantly increase. Here, we use several atmospheric reanalyses and coupled model experiments database to incorporate and address the uncertainties related to internal variability and climate models in past and future CAT trends. We conclude that the models are suitable tools to study CAT. Nevertheless, we show that over the North Atlantic region, most models underestimate CAT frequency. Several CAT diagnostics are computed to assess the sensitivity of results to different turbulence representations. We observed a significant increase in CAT frequency in recent decades over several regions in the Northern Hemisphere: North Atlantic, North Pacific, East Asia, Middle East and North Africa. This is mainly due to a large increase in the vertical wind shear related to the subtropical jet strengthening, which is due in turn to the sharpening of the meridional temperature gradient caused by the warming over the tropics and the cooling over high latitudes in upper atmospheric levels. Our results suggest that in some regions of the northern hemisphere, the internal climate variability is large enough to mask the anthropogenic-induced signal, while in others, the changes observed could be potentially attributed to global warming. Multi-model climate projections indicate that the positive trend reported in the past will continue to increase in the future with the global warming level. In general, models project an increase in CAT frequency and intensity within the 20-40°N latitudinal band. In the North Atlantic, large uncertainty remains due to lack of model agreement and differences among the various CAT diagnostics. The projected increases in CAT frequency and intensity shown in this thesis could have a significant impact on aviation operations and safety, as well as on the design of future aircrafts. We have also investigated the connections between CAT and the prevailing weather regimes in the North Atlantic. The analysis indicate that the positive phase of the NAO creates a favorable environment for the development of CAT in the winter season. Trajectories for transatlantic flight routes that minimize fuel consumption (thus CO2 emissions) and avoid CAT are proposed, for each weather regime. We have found that it is possible to reduce fuel consumption while avoiding CAT, with the exception of NAO regime days. Route optimization could therefore benefit the aviation industry and contributing to minimizing aviation's impact on the environment
Noblet, Mélinda. "L'adaptation au changement climatique en zone côtière au Canada et au Sénégal, une comparaison Nord-Sud." Thesis, Amiens, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015AMIE0042/document.
Full textThis thesis addresses the institutional and vernacular processes of adaptation to climate change in coastal areas. The purpose of this study is to challenge the generally accepted idea by the international community that the southern countries would be more vulnerable and able to cope with the negative impacts of the CC than the northern countries. Canada, a northern country considered developed and the Senegal a southern country perceived under development were selected as case studies. This thesis analyses the ways the problems of the climate and climatic vulnerability are perceived and managed by the Canadian and Senegalese societies and critically examines the actions taken at the title of adaptation. We chose to proceed within a constructivist perspective by establishing the framework of the analysis which concurrently combines the approaches multi-scalar, definitional, interactive and diachronic. From a methodological point of view, this thesis is based on a qualitative approach and privileges semi-directed interview and focus group. The results show that the climatic vulnerability is an international problem and the capacities to be adapted are equally weak in both countries. We have also observed that global warming and the problems it produces put under serious questions the methods of managing environmental issues and patterns of development in both sides north and south
Rocle, Nicolas. "L’adaptation des littoraux au changement climatique : une gouvernance performative par expérimentations et stratégies d’action publique." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BORD0896/document.
Full textSea level rise accelerated by climate change is of major concern at international scale since the 1990’s. From now on, climate change adaptation is institutionalized from global to local scales. I analyze policy making processes related to climate change adaptation in French coastal areas. Two qualitative case studies are at the heart of the thesis: Aquitaine coastline and Martinique Island (French West Indies). They are contrasted in their history, their coastal planning policy and their social dynamics, though they share common processes of attractiveness and vulnerability to submersion and coastal erosion. I analyze discourses, actors and policy instruments in the legitimization of anticipation and preparation as guiding principles to cope with coastal risks and threats. The theoretical framework builds on political sociology of science and policy, as well as insights from pragmatic sociology. Direct observation of local, regional and national consultation and steering committees, semi-structured interviews and documentation analysis are the key methodological approaches. A questionnaire survey has been conducted in the coastal town of Lacanau, on Aquitaine coastline, in order to analyze the way in which residents and users experiment coastal retreat. The main line of argumentation advanced in this thesis is that coastal adaptation to climate change proceeds with performative governance, by which policy devices and narratives are geared towards building adaptation policies upon their interpretive effects. I demonstrate how climate adaptation mainstreaming and planning (adaptation and coastal risks prevention plans…) is combined with experimentalist forms to govern new adaptation options (like planned retreat) and with a new public risk management in which political and institutional risks are as important to prevent as socio-ecological vulnerabilities. The concept of “public action strategy” is built to better capture these forms of managerial policy instruments used for framing, rationalizing and performing a governance of preparedness and adaptation, by means of expert knowledge, collaborative procedures and concertation to render local actors accountable for their own security. State steering practices and decentralization policies are key processes shaping coastal adaptation and risk regulation. This new public risk management strengthens expert configurations for defining and operationalizing coastal risks policy strategies
Nassopoulos, Hypatia, and Hypatia Nassopoulos. "Les impacts du changement climatique sur les ressources en eaux en Méditerranée." Phd thesis, Université Paris-Est, 2012. http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00838516.
Full textBreton, Florentin. "European climate change : co-development of local climate services and clustering approaches." Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021UPASJ012.
Full textClimate change has various impacts on society, but future changes are uncertain and a wide gap remains between the scientific knowledge and societal action (mitigation, adaptation). The gap in climate adaptation was partly addressed by the recent growth of climate services, but their local usability is associated to many barriers. France is an example of lacking climate adaptation at territorial level, and this thesis focuses on the Gulf of Morbihan as a case study. My research aims first to identify the role of climate change in the territory, second to support the local development of adaptation planning, and third to explore future climate change through the angle of clustering approaches.To identify the local role of climate change, I analyze the literature (grey and academic) and engage in field interviews with various stakeholders. Particular features of the territory emerge: the coastal-inland contrast (economy, demography), the socioeconomic life organized seasonally, and the dependence and conflict between agriculture and tourism. The local role of climate change is complex, impacting emblematic activities (oyster farming, salt production), overlapping with existing issues (socioeconomic imbalance, land-use conflict), and affecting agriculture negatively (warmer and drier summers) but tourism positively (longer summer weather). The local experiences are generally consistent with scientific knowledge (ongoing changes, link to climate change), although some elements are scarce in local perceptions (heatwaves).To assist local adaptation, I participated to the experimentation of different foresight activities (scenario workshop, art-science exhibition, conference-debate) with local stakeholders, based on an assessment of climate services and on creative art-design tools (e.g. poker design cards). The main outcomes are two long-term scenarios, multiple short-term actions and several hinge points on which the scenarios depend. The two scenarios represent divergent visions of the territory: continued occupation of the coast despite increasing risks, or withdrawal from the coast and densification of urban areas inland. The scenarios depend on the issue development of urbanization and spatial planning, food and energy autonomy, and demographic balance. The theme of food and energy autonomy concentrates conflicting views between inhabitants, highlighting fears and desires about long-term territorial choices.My investigation of the territory highlighted several climatic themes (e.g. seasonality of weather conditions) that are linked to atmospheric circulation, but future circulation changes are highly uncertain. To investigate the future seasonality of atmospheric circulation, I classify year-round patterns of geopotential height at 500 hPa (Z500) from a reanalysis and several climate models. Despite their biases, climate models reproduce similar evolution of circulation seasonality as the reanalysis. During the last decades, winter conditions have decreased while summer conditions have increased, and these changes strengthen under future climate change. Yet circulation seasonality remains similar relatively to the increase in average Z500, and the same happens for surface temperatures associated to the circulation patterns. I additionally developed the perspective of a new approach to study the local evolution of weather seasonality, based on the classification of multiple variables (temperature, precipitation, windspeed).In addition to the effects from future climate change, the Gulf of Morbihan will probably welcome new populations, and an active collective strategy of adaptation is required. Several routes have been featured in my research to address the local needs in climate adaptation, including perspectives inspired from existing climate services in other countries. The findings from this thesis highlight the physical and social dimensions of climate change
Dumas, Patrice. "L'évaluation des dommages du changement climatique en situation d'incertitude : l'apport de la modélisation des coûts de l'adaptation." Paris, EHESS, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006EHES0072.
Full textThe purpose of this thesis is the improvement of climate change damage assessment by the mean of : the use of a threshold damage function and an evaluation of the costs of adapting to a changed climate. Simulation and optimization compact climate economy integrated assessment models are solved to assess the damages. A stochastic threshold damage function leads to a precautionary effect for climate policies. In a cost-benefit framework, the threshold acts as a soft ceiling. Turning to the representation of adaptation, adaptive capital is split in categories corresponding with temperature ranges in optimization models. In simulation, a Kalman filter is used to model climate change detection. The results show strong anticipations. Additional costs arise mainly from over-investment allowing to follow climate change. The costs are not very sensitive to the amount of uncertainly, but they rise sharply in the case of no anticipation
Viguié, Vincent. "Modélisation des dynamiques urbaines : application à l'analyse économique du changement climatique." Phd thesis, Université Paris-Est, 2012. http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-01058629.
Full textBaratgin, Laure. "Hydropower in a changing climate : coupled modeling of hydrological and electricity systems for adaptation and mitigation." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Institut polytechnique de Paris, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024IPPAX078.
Full textFrench hydropower production is expected to undergo major changes in the coming years. On the one hand, global warming intensifies seasonal precipitation contrasts and increases evaporative demand, altering river flows and, consequently, the water resources available for hydropower plants. On the other hand, the growing integration of variable renewable energies, encouraged by CO2 emission mitigation policies, changes the flexibility requirements of the electrical system. Finally, the management of hydropower reservoirs also depends on the evolution of other water uses.In this thesis, we propose an integrated modeling approach to simulate and quantify these different effects and their interaction. Our approach is based on the coupling of a land surface model (LSM) and a power system optimization model (PSM), enabling us to jointly represent the constraints related to climate and the electrical system.We represent the multipurpose operation of hydropower reservoirs in the LSM and use the power generation time series simulated by the PSM as a target to guide reservoir operations. Conversely, the hydropower production constraints used in the PSM are defined based on LSM simulations. We show that this integrated approach enhances both the representation of river flows in the climate model and of production dispatch in the PSM. Most importantly, it allows us to simulate the response of hydropower production to different scenarios of climate change and power system configurations.Regarding the future of hydropower production in France, we find a limited impact of climate change at the annual scale but more pronounced seasonal contrasts, with increased production in winter and decreased production in summer. Besides, the integration of variable energy modifies the production pattern of reservoir power plants and increases the value of the flexibility provided by hydropower reservoirs.However, our study also highlights significant uncertainty in future production levels and electricity prices, linked to uncertainties in climate projections and the future cost of decarbonized thermal power plants
Collin, François. "Les politiques internationales d'atténuation du changement climatique : enjeux, difficultés et perspectives." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013REN1G029.
Full textThis study analyses the different points of view that lead to a better understanding of international public policies addressing climate change mitigation in the beginning of the XXIth century. In a truly worrying context according to current scientific data, it questions the international community’s ability to act upon the current environment crisis. Many studies and policies about climate change are focusing on the ability to adapt to climate change; but it is important to know how policies that mitigate the climate change still remain legitimate and gather interest. Based on a large number of research publications and national or international public reports, this bibliographic study produces a review of the international management of the current environment crisis; an evaluation of the most important issues it reveals for the next decades about our society’s models (political, economic, social, ethical...); an assessment of the difficulties it creates for international negotiations (threats to national sovereignties, protection of specific interests, roles sharing between various stakeholders, organization and logistics of complicated means...); and finally an analysis of the different outlooks for the next decades depending on the international community’s level of action in the near term (magnitude of temperature warming and its consequences, associated political and economic models, form and extent of international cooperation...). First, this study addresses the climate change process itself and its context within the evolution of our contemporary society (Part I). Second, it exposes the great difficulties facing today’s politicians to tackle the environmental crisis (Part II). Then, it analyses the systematic inability of the global economic model to assume by itself the full responsibility of climate change mitigation (Part III). Finally, this study presents a number of considerations regarding the need to establish an equitable and sustainable economic development at the global scale (Part IV)
Pastel, Audrey. "L’adaptation au changement climatique : moteur de recomposition spatiale ? : Vers une meilleure résilience à la Martinique ?" Electronic Thesis or Diss., Antilles, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023ANTI1004.
Full textIn the context of climate disruption leading to accelerated sea-level rise and intensified tropical cyclones, the vulnerability of coastal areas is heightened globally. Island territories are even more susceptible to these phenomena, which could challenge their development. Consequently, reinforcing their adaptive capacity is crucial.This doctoral thesis in spatial planning assesses the influence of climate change adaptation on spatial production in tropical island environments. It specifically examines the implementation of a local adaptation strategy, including spatial reconfiguration, on the scale of Martinique, a French territory in the Caribbean.The objective of this research is to anticipate the consequences of climate change on French Caribbean island territories to enhance their resilience, primarily through the renewal of land management.Our investigative approach relies on a combination of complementary methods borrowed from the social sciences: exploratory fieldwork, semi-structured interviews, discourse analysis, participant observation, documentary analysis, case studies, and cartography.With a focus on the appropriation and operationalization of our results, we delve into the tools and methods used, as well as the strategies devised and implemented by planning actors (field practices).Our findings are as follows:1° Despite numerous socio-economic and natural crises leading to spatial reconfigurations in Martinique, technicians' perception of vulnerability to sea-level rise and cyclonic swells did not prompt the development of a new planning strategy involving spatial reconfiguration in Martinique. The perception of climate change does not appear to have been a triggering factor.2° The National Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy 2012-2015 and then 2017-2019 establishes spatial reconfiguration as doctrine and anticipates regional implementation. Except for the emergency situation experiment in Le Prêcheur, the "soft injunction" of the NICZMS did not lead to the widespread of spatial reconfigurations in Martinique. Organizational, partnership, institutional, or political barriers were identified.3° Formulating a land strategy is essential for implementing spatial reconfiguration. However, current planning tools and methods for deployment are either non-existent, obsolete, or inadequate. Their overhaul is indispensable. Internal (evolution of actors' strategies) and external dynamics indicate that a redesign is already underway.4° In contrast to the National Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy, the Law of August 22, 2021, combating climate change and strengthening resilience to its effects, known as the "Climate and Resilience" Law, constitutes a "firm injunction" for spatial reconfiguration of territories impacted by coastal retreat. It modifies existing tools and methods and introduces new ones. We have formulated recommendations to address persisting gaps.5° Climate change adaptation disrupts spatial planning practices and necessitates a renewal of territorial engineering. Training, mobilization, and valorization of local expertise are essential. The training and specialization of structures supporting local actors are also crucial, as they can otherwise impede the development of adaptation strategies in coherence with island reality and encourage "maladaptations". Finally, field observation has led us to propose a new concept: "touristic consulting”
Allart, Lucie. "Maintien de la multifonctionnalité des prairies permanentes et adaptation des systèmes fourragers au changement climatique dans le Massif central." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Clermont Auvergne (2021-...), 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UCFA0047.
Full textPermanent grasslands are multifunctional and provide many ecosystem services. They are, however, threatened by both climate change and the intensification of agricultural practices, which leads to degradation (i.e. to biodiversity losses and less ecosystem services). Conversion to arable land is another threat on biodiversity. Two issues therefore need to be reconciled: i) maintaining the diversity of services that permanent grasslands provide to society, and ii) adapting forage systems to climate change. The livestock production systems framework, which combines a production system and decision-making system, is used here to analyse the direct and indirect effects of climate change on permanent grasslands. The direct effects are changes in grassland under the effects of climate variation, and the indirect effects are changes in grassland in response to adaptations by farmers.In order to understand the direct effects of climate change on permanent grasslands, we used the botanical surveys previously carried out to establish a functional typology of grasslands in the Massif Central. Their distribution along gradients of altitude and latitude, independently of management factors, enabled us to study the effect of climate change on the multifunctionality of permanent grasslands according to fertilisation and their species richness. Using a structural equation model, we identified species richness as the pivotal variable in the effects of mineral and organic fertilisation, and climate on grassland multifunctionality. A rise in the average annual temperature is associated with a decline in grassland biodiversity and multifunctionality.We then interviewed 15 dairy farmers in the Massif Central about their perceptions of climate change and permanent grasslands, and analysed how these perceptions influenced their strategies for adapting to climate change. We observed a marked effect of the climatic context, with a contrast between the southern Massif Central lowlands, where farmers already experienced pronounced droughts and high summer temperatures, and the other areas. In the latter areas, the perception of permanent grassland remains positive, and its diversity within and between plots is the basis of the adaptation strategies implemented by farmers. In the south of the Massif Central, farmers place more emphasis on the dis-services associated with the use of permanent grassland, and base their adaptation strategy on a crop rotation in which they have integrated temporary grassland, fodder crops and trees.Finally, using our structural equation model, we simulated the effect of a 1.5°C rise in mean temperature on changes in the multifunctionality of permanent grassland that farmers considered to be representative of their system. We also distinguished between farms according to the proportion of permanent grassland in their agricultural area. This analysis shows that the degradation and conversion of permanent grassland to crops does not affect all farms in the same way. On some farms, the conversion of certain grasslands to crop rotations preserves permanent grassland that receive little fertilisation on other plots of the farm.This thesis highlights the importance of combining ecological and socio-cognitive approaches in order to understand the different ways in which climate change influences the management of grassland-based farms. The results of our work on grazing farmers' perceptions of permanent grassland and on the barriers and lock-ins to adaptation could be used by farm advisors, to help farmers make the transitions needed to adapt to current climatic and ecological challenges
Guillard, Mary. "Etude des déterminants psychologiques de l'adaptation au changement climatique : effets de la distance psychologique, du risque perçu, et de l'attachement au lieu." Thesis, Nantes, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020NANT2002.
Full textThis thesis aims to study the links between the way to evaluate a phenomenon as abstract as climate change, and how to adapt to this environmental situation. With this in mind, we implemented four studies composed respectively of 325, 345, 626 and 445 participants. The first study is a survey about how climate change and its effects are assessed, depending on experiencing floods or not. The second study is a quasi-experimental protocol that intends to pore over the dimensions of psychological distance related to climate change and the linked coping strategies. Study number three focuses on people exposed to the impacts of climate change (floods or droughts). This research shows links between place attachment, assessment of the environmental situation and behavioral adaptation (protective behaviors, pro-environmental behaviors). The last study is also a survey that aims to analyse the links between evaluation of the environmental situation, pro-environmental behaviors and mobility behaviors. In general, the results of these four studies highlight that the way to assess the environmental situation partly explains adaptation to climate change. In addition, place attachment is a relevant aspect to consider, in order to understand the evaluation of environmental context and explain how people cope with climate change. Nevertheless, these results reveal that the evaluation of the context is not sufficient to explain mobility behaviors for instance. The discussion of this thesis highlights the complexity of relations between context assessment and climate change adaptation. We thus point out how important it is to consider the specific characteristics of territories for a better understanding of adaptation to climate change
Buffet, Christophe. "L'adaptation au changement climatique : construction, cadrages et acteurs, des arènes globales de négociations aux populations vulnérables du Bangladesh." Paris, EHESS, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015EHES0091.
Full textClimate change is now considered as one of the biggest challenge of our century. If the reduction of emissions remains primordial, climatologists' projections prove that adaptation to its impacts has already become unavoidable. This imperative has expanded at all scales since the early 2000s, from the global arenas of negotiations (COPs) to the populations considered as the most vulnerable. Through a multidisciplinary approach including science studies (STS), political sciences and socio-anthropology, this thesis analyses the political, institutional, epistemic and practical construction of adaptation. It highlights multiple interactions between science and policy, as well as the framing of different actors that contributed to this construction. A particular emphasis is placed ori Bangladesh, which became a "hot spot" of adaptation, and on NGOs. As multiscalar actors, NGOs mobilized their expertise to participate and set adaptation on the agenda of COPs and to implement community-based adaptation programmes
Dabat, Pivotto Isabelle. "Etude comparative des octocoralliaires méditerranéens : de la phylogéographie aux processus adaptatifs." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014AIXM4082.
Full textMy PhD thesis is in the context of the study of the impact of environmental changes on marine biodiversity, with an intra-specific and inter-specific level. Selected models are Mediterranean octocorals (red coral Corallium rubrum and gorgonians Paramuricea clavata and Eunicella cavolini). Better understanding the genetic consequences of these past fluctuations on organisms will help us understanding the potential future consequences of current climate change. During my PhD, we studied the evolution of these species through comparative phylogeography: several nuclear loci were used to try to detect past demographic changes and to reconstruct the evolutionary history of these species. The study of the Eunicella spp. species complex showed that genetic boundaries between E. cavolini and E. singularis were not clear with potential gene flow between them. Moreover, the impact of ongoing climate change has been studied in experimental conditions. In aquariums, the results obtained on E. cavolini have revealed adaptive processes in the presence of gene flow. Through various collaborations, this thesis has allowed both to develop new models but also to achieve an integrative approach of the study of the adaptation of Mediterranean octocorals facing past and ongoing climate change
Lemaitre-Basset, Thibault. "Importance de la demande en eau atmosphérique et anthropique en contexte de changement climatique sur la durabilité de la gestion de la ressource : cas d'étude du bassin versant de la Moselle en France." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Sorbonne université, 2023. https://theses.hal.science/tel-04155520.
Full textThe climate projections analysed in the IPCC reports indicate an increase in air temperature ranging from +2 to +6 °C on average by 2100. A warming of this magnitude and speed is unprecedented, and it is due to human activities. Despite this fact, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions does not seem to be in sight within a reasonable time frame. It is therefore necessary to think about adaptation strategies to mitigate the deleterious impacts of climate change. The water cycle is directly impacted by climate change, through an increase in atmospheric water demand that could lead to an increase in evapotranspiration, and through an increase in anthropogenic pressure on water resources, whose reserves may change. By relying on hydrological simulations under climate change scenarios, stakeholders can assess the magnitude of future changes. However, hydrological models often rely on stationarity assumptions that may not be valid under global change. The overall objective of this thesis is to introduce methodologies that implement hydrological modelling frameworks more suited to deal with the challenges faced by stakeholders in sustainable water resource management
Weikmans, Romain. "Le financement international de l'adaptation au changement climatique: quelle vision de l'aide ?" Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209004.
Full textLes contestations normatives relatives à la nature des transferts financiers Nord-Sud visant l’adaptation au changement climatique et à ses relations avec l’aide publique au développement (APD) se sont considérablement accentuées depuis 2009 lorsque les pays développés se sont conjointement engagés à fournir des ressources «nouvelles et supplémentaires » à hauteur de 30 milliards de dollars pour la période 2010-2012 et à mobiliser collectivement 100 milliards de dollars par an d’ici à 2020, en les répartissant de manière « équilibrée » entre l’atténuation et l’adaptation dans les pays en développement. Mouvements de solidarité internationale, organisations non gouvernementales de protection de l’environnement, représentants des pays en développement, et parfois institutions multilatérales de développement :nombreux sont les acteurs qui appellent à la mise en place d’un financement international de l’adaptation qui existerait séparément de l’aide, en représentant une forme de « compensation » liée à la responsabilité disproportionnée des pays développés dans l’occurrence du changement climatique.
Notre thèse se construit à partir d’un constat :celui de la déconnexion entre une hypothèse largement répandue dans la littérature académique (i.e. l’existence d’un financement international de l’adaptation qui serait distinct de l’APD – et original sous divers aspects) et la réalité observable (i.e. l’existence d’un tel financement ne se vérifie pas dans les faits). Comment expliquer cette déconnexion ?Telle est précisément la question que nous tentons d’élucider dans le présent document. Nous formulons l’hypothèse selon laquelle les discours opposant le financement international de l’adaptation et l’aide au développement sont le produit d’une vision particulière de ce que devrait être l’APD. L’ambition de notre recherche est dès lors de caractériser cette vision normative de l’aide et d’examiner ses manifestations dans une série de débats récurrents qui traversent la question du financement international de l’adaptation. Nous mettons en évidence le fait que ces discours renouvellent une vision de l’aide entre États souverains destinée à répondre aux injustices internationales et à alimenter un transfert de ressources régulier entre pays riches et pays pauvres.
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Tariq, Azeem. "Development and adaptation of water management systems to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from intensive rice production." Thesis, Montpellier, SupAgro, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018NSAM0021.
Full textRice production needs to increase by 40% to meet the demand of the world’s growing population by 2030, yet rice production contribute to global warming with elevated GHG emissions, particularly of methane (CH4). Management strategies, such as drainage of paddy soils & sustainable residue management are essential in order to mitigate GHG emission from rice systems, but they often conflict with the practical management preferences of rice farmers. The objective of this project was to investigate the GHG mitigation potential of drainage practices and residue management techniques, and to identify the constraints and opportunities faced by smallholders in the implementation of mitigation practices under local conditions. The project was formulated using an interdisciplinary approach that included two mesocosm studies in growth chamber, two field campaigns and a field survey of farmers in Vietnam. First mesocosm study was conducted to verify the impact of early season drainage and midseason drainage on CH4 and N2O emissions from fresh and composted residue-amended soils at different soil C levels (Paper I). Then second mesocosm study was conducted using 13C-enriched rice residue to understand the effect of pre-planting, early-season and midseason drainage on the residue carbon contribution to CH4 emissions (Paper III). Field experiments based on farmers’ field conditions were conducted for two seasons (spring and summer) to document the effect of pre-planting, early-season and midseason drainage on CH4 and N2O emissions from residue-amended soils under two field water management systems: an efficient field water control system and a conventional, inefficient field water control system (Paper II). Thirty-five smallholder rice farmers were interviewed to capture the diversity of different land management practices in the area and understand their cropping practices, challenges and constraints faced at field scale. Four workshops were conducted with farmers, local agricultural advisors and regional stakeholders to design and assess the climate-smart rice production practices, based on water and residue management (Paper IV). The lab and field studies showed that drainage practices (pre-planting and early season drainage) had the potential to mitigate GHG emissions without compromising rice yield. Pre-planting drainage greatly reduced CH4 emissions in the lab experiment by 70-80%, while in field condition pre-planting drainage had less effect on CH4 emission reduction due to constraints with farmers’ field operations before transplanting. Early season drainage reduced CH4 emissions in both lab and field experiments. In field study, early plus midseason drainage lowered the CH4 emissions by 67% and 43% in the efficient and inefficient field water management systems respectively. In lab, early plus midseason drainage lowered CH4 emissions by 75-90 %. The efficient field water control system and good soil aeration significantly increased the CH4 mitigation potential of the drainage regimes from residue-amended soils. The isotopic study in lab indicated that soil aeration in the early stage (pre-planting or early season) reduced the residue-derived CH4 emissions by 57-87%. The results highlighted that the effects of improved drainage practices on N2O emissions were very low when considering the total GHG effects of CH4 and N2O. The results of the participatory study highlighted the importance of involving farmers and local stakeholders in the process of designing the mitigating systems. The active involvement of farmers and local stakeholders in the process of designing, testing and assessing the water management systems highlighted the constraints and feasible options for successful implementation of GHG mitigation strategies in smallholders’ rice fields
De, Munck Cécile. "Modélisation de la végétation urbaine et des stratégies d'adaptation au changement climatique pour l'amélioration du confort climatique et de la demande énergétique en ville." Thesis, Toulouse, INPT, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013INPT0098/document.
Full textClimate projections predict an amplification of global warming, potentially exacerbated in urban areas by the urban heat island effect. More frequent extreme events such as heat waves may have severe public health, ecological, and economic consequences as cities concentrate population. Among the measures aiming at improving thermal comfort or energy demand, air conditioning and urban greening are measures that may have antagonistic effects. This PhD work is undertaken within the framework of three research projects, CLIM2, MUSCADE and VegDUD. Its objective is to evaluate the respective effects of air conditioning and urban greening based on urban climate simulations across the Paris area. The modelling relies on the Town Energy Balance (TEB) model, which simulates the exchange of heat, water and momentum between the urban surface and the atmosphere. It has been recently improved to simulate building energetics, as well as indoor and outdoor thermal comfort indices. To improve the description of urban vegetation within TEB, a green roof model has been developed and evaluated. In addition, watering practices have been implemented to model the watering of urban vegetation at ground or roof level. Within CLIM2, the air conditioning scenarios tested for adapting Paris city to the extreme temperatures of the 2003 heatwave have been evaluated based on simulations using TEB coupled with an atmospheric model. Results shows that all forms of conditioning that release waste heat (dry or wet) into the atmosphere generate a temperature increase in the streets. This warming is proportional to the power of the sensible heat releases in the atmosphere and is on average 0.5 to 2_C, depending on the level of deployment of the air conditioning. Then, the greening of Paris city has been evaluated based on simulations carried out with the general configuration of the MUSCADE project, i.e. with climate forcings and a dynamic urban heat island generator. The scenarios tested consisted in an increase in ground-base vegetation or an implementation of green roofs on compatible buildings, or the two combined, with the option of watering green roofs or not in summer. Results show that increasing the ground cover has a stronger cooling effect than implementing green roofs, and even more so when the greening rate and the proportion of trees are important. The green roofs are however the most effective way to reduce energy consumption, not only in summer but also on an annual basis, mainly due to their insulating properties
Chauvin, Thibaud. "Adaptation au changement climatique et potentiel évolutif du Douglas (Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco.) : rôle des traits hydrauliques, microdensitométriques et anatomiques du xylème." Thesis, Paris, Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019IAVF0003/document.
Full textSeveral turn-of-the-20th-century diebacks have shown that French Douglas-fir was vulnerable to drought. Whether the Douglas-fir forests can adapt to the new warmer and dryer climate is a key concern in France. We estimated variation of resistance to cavitation traits of a set of Washington, Oregon and Californian provenances in two common garden experiments located in the south of France. We studied the relationships between resistance to cavitation, xylem microdensity and pit anatomy in the trunk and branches. We found that climatic selection pressure in the natural area has shaped local adaptation for resistance to cavitation, microdensity and pit's anatomy. Inland California provenances tend to be significantly more cavitation resistant, with a denser latewood and safer pits than coastal Californian, then Washington and Oregon provenances. However, we also found significant within region variation that could not be explained by the available climatic data. We found different structure-functions relationships, according to the observation level (tree or provenance) and the tree part (trunk or branch). For example, at the individual level, the most cavitation-resistant trees have branches with denser latewood and smaller pit aperture, while at the provenance level, the most cavitation resistant provenances have less dense wood in both trunk and branches, and safer pits. Overall, we conclude that there is a potential for evolutionary adaptation for resistance to drought in Douglas-fir, available at different levels, individual and provenance. However, in a tree improvement context, the complex network of relationships among the resistance to cavitation, the microdensity and the anatomy traits should be carefully monitored in order to avoid possible unfavourable correlative response to selection
Ouro-Bodi, Ouro-Gnaou. "Les Etats et la protection internationale de l'environnement : la question du changement climatique." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0228/document.
Full textClimate change has become the scourge environmental concern and mobilizes more theinternational community. The outcome of this mobilization remains probably the implementation ofinternational climate change regime for which the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol are the legalbases. This system is innovative in that it sets quantified emission reduction commitments for greenhouse gasemissions (GHG) for polluters States, but also in that it establishes mechanisms known as of “flexibility”whose implementation is accompanied by a control based on a Committee known as of “compliance”. Butdespite all this normative production, it is regrettable that today the international climate regime is a realfailure. Indeed, if the mobilization of states is no doubt, however, the same states that have voluntarily agreedto engage deliberately refuse to honour their commitments for essentially political, economic and strategicreasons. This work therefore aims to shed light on the causes of this failure by developing a mixed record ofthe first Kyoto commitment ended period in 2012, and offers prospects for a legal regime of the post-Kyotoclimate and efficient, able to be up to the challenges
Duchêne, Eric. "Une exploration des possibilités génétiques pour l'adaptation de la vigne au changement climatique." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015STRAJ059/document.
Full textThe effects of climate change have already been observed on the grapevine : advance of phenological stages, increase in the alcohol content of the wines, excessive decrease of their acidity. Breeding new varieties is one of the possible means of adaptation. I have characterized the phenotypic variability of 120 genotypes, offspring from crossings between Riesling (RI) and Gewurztraminer (GW)for (1) the developmental stages, described with heat sums (2) the ability to accumulate sugars in the berries (3) the parameters for acidity. The use of DNA molecular markers allowed the detection of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for all the traits studied. The main conclusion is that the genetic variability for the parameters determining the acidity of the berries is the most promising for the adaptation of grapevine cultivation to climate change
van, Gameren Valentine. "L'adaptation au changement climatique en Wallonie: le rôle des propriétaires forestiers privés dans la filière forêt-bois." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209245.
Full textCette thèse en sciences et gestion de l’environnement s’intéresse à la problématique de l’adaptation au changement climatique en Wallonie, dans le secteur de la foresterie et, en partie, de la filière bois. En nous appuyant sur les apports de la littérature théorique, nous appréhendons la pratique de l’adaptation de manière empirique, en nous concentrant d’abord sur une catégorie spécifique d’acteurs de la gestion forestière :les propriétaires forestiers privés. Une enquête qualitative approfondie a permis d’identifier différentes formes d’intégration de l’adaptation au sein de la gestion forestière, concrétisées par diverses mesures sylvicoles. Ces analyses ont abouti à l’élaboration d’une typologie de profils de propriétaires forestiers en fonction de leurs modes d’action en matière d’adaptation. Grâce à ces premiers résultats, nous avons pu investiguer la capacité d’adaptation de ces acteurs forestiers, comprise comme l’aptitude à s’ajuster aux dommages ou opportunités du changement climatique. Plusieurs variables d’influence ont été identifiées, révélant la portée multifactorielle du concept de capacité d’adaptation.
Ensuite, la focale de la recherche s’est élargie pour étudier les processus d’intégration de la question de l’adaptation au changement climatique à l’œuvre à d’autres niveaux de la filière forêt-bois wallonne. A travers une revue documentaire, des interviews et de l’observation non-participante, nous avons mené une analyse des représentations de la problématique de l’adaptation et des initiatives concrètes qui se mettent en place au sein de plusieurs organisations (administrations publiques, asbl de sensibilisation et de vulgarisation, instituts de formation, fédérations professionnelles et entreprises privées) de la gestion forestière et de la transformation du bois. Ce travail a révélé l’existence – ou l’absence – de différentes conceptions (cadrages) de l’adaptation selon les acteurs investigués, révélant des influences sur les possibilités d’options d’adaptation actuellement encouragées ou freinées. Ces apports nous ont permis d’alimenter notre analyse de la capacité d’adaptation des propriétaires forestiers privés, montrant la pertinence de notre approche multi-scalaire.
Finalement, les résultats de cette thèse nous amènent à nous interroger sur les diverses stratégies qui peuvent être associées à de l’adaptation au changement climatique, sur le « succès » des différentes trajectoires possibles et sur leurs dénominations qui sont loin d’être neutres (telle que la notion de « sans regret »).
For a long time adaptation has been neglected in the responses to climate change. Now facing the early impacts of climate change and its increasingly alarming projections, societies are beginning to question the possibility to adjust their activities to these changes characterized by an unprecedented speed. Much more than a technical process, adaptation to climate change can be seen as a social phenomenon occurring in interaction with many other societal changes.
This doctoral thesis in environmental science and management focuses on the issue of climate change adaptation in Wallonia, in the forestry sector and, partially, the timber industry. In strong interaction with the theoretical literature, we understand the practice of adaptation empirically, focusing firstly on a specific category of actors in forest management: private forest owners. Through an in-depth qualitative study, we identified different forms of integration of adaptation in forest management, materialized by various silvicultural measures. This analysis led to the development of a typology of different profiles of private forest owners according to their modes of action on adaptation. Then we investigated the adaptive capacity of these forest actors, understood as the ability to adjust to damage or opportunities of climate change. Several influencing variables were identified, revealing the multifactoriality of the concept of adaptive capacity.
Secondly, the focus of the research was extended to study the process of mainstreaming climate change adaptation at other levels of the Walloon forest and timber sectors. Through a literature review, interviews and non-participant observation, we conducted an analysis of representations related to adaptation and the concrete initiatives that are being implemented in several forest and timber organizations (governmental departments, non-profit associations, training institutes, professional federations and entreprises). This work has showed the existence – or the absence – of different framings of adaptation according to the actors, revealing influences on the adaptive options that are currently promoted or hindered. These contributions have enriched our analysis of the private forest owners’ adaptive capacity, confirming the relevance of our multi-scalar approach.
Finally, the results of this thesis make us asking ourselves about the various strategies that can be associated with climate change adaptation, the "success" of different possible adaptive trajectories and their designations that are far from neutral (such as the notion of “no regret” measures).
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Ghulami, Masoud. "Évaluation des impacts du changement climatique sur la ressource en eau et l'agriculture dans le bassin à faibles données disponibles, Kaboul, Afghanistan." Thesis, Université Côte d'Azur (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AZUR4135/document.
Full textAfghanistan is a semi-arid and mountainous country which faced three decades of conflict. It is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change as it has very limited capacity to address the impacts of climate change. It has been also considered as a data-scarce region both temporally and spatially with limited capability to measure hydro-meteorological parameters with in situ gauges. The current study focuses on Kabul basin which lies in the northeast quarter of Afghanistan. It accounts for thirty-five percent of the population’s water supply, and has the fastest population growth rate in the country. The main objective of this study is to understand the impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture. To understand the impact on water resource, first of all, the performance evaluation of global datasets/remote sensed products is investigated in order to generate precipitation and temperature datasets for baseline period of climate change studies and developing hydrological model. Then a hydrological model is selected to understand hydrologic response of the Kabul basin and future projections of water availability using future climate projections. To understand the impact on agriculture, a study on farmers’ perception about climate change and its impacts on their agriculture is undertaken. Secondly, a crop model is used to evaluate the impacts of climate change on wheat yield
Ruiz, gonzalez Vania. "Influence de la variabilité climatique sur les communautés zooplanctoniques des zones côtières : importance des suivis à long terme." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019BORD0375.
Full textCoastal ecosystems, among the most ecologically and economically important ecosystems are highly threatened by the combined influence of global warming and direct anthropogenic forcing. Over the last two decades, concomitant changes in local environment, regional climate, and large-scale hydro-climatic conditions have been observed worldwide. Such changes strongly affect biological compartments, from phytoplankton to top predators, altering the structure and functioning of ecosystems. Changes in biodiversity may occur over long periods resulting from abrupt changes or accumulation of subtle modifications altering in both cases the functioning of ecosystems. One of the current challenge is to find robust diversity metrics in order to characterise changes in biodiversity in relation with local and global drivers. In this context, the general objective of the thesis was the characterisation of the influence of climatic variability on zooplankton communities in coastal zones at a decadal temporal scale. At the local scale, multivariate analyses performed on data from an environmental monitoring (2001-2014) allowed us to characterise de relationships between climatic drivers, environmental variability et an abrupt modification in zooplankton diversity in Arcachon Bay in the mid-2000’s. A comparative approach at the regional scale at the same temporal scale, associating the variability of biodiversity index and multivariate analysis, allowed to identify synchronous changes in zooplankton communities of Arcachon Bay and the Gironde Estuary in the mid-2000’s. The approach concerning the mexican littoral areas (in the south of the Gulf of California) allowed us to characterise climate, pelagic environment and zooplankton diversity variabilities during an extreme ENSO event. The results allowed us to define the basis of a future long term survey in this area of interest in terms of biodiversity
Garcia, de Cortazar Atauri Iñaki. "Adaptation du modèle STICS à la vigne (Vitis vinifera L. ) : utilisation dans le cadre d'une étude d'impact du changement climatique à l'échelle de la France." Montpellier, ENSA, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006ENSA0030.
Full textDubo-Degeilh, Titouan. "Les solutions fondées sur la nature pour l'adaptation au changement climatique dans les Alpes : évaluer leur mise en oeuvre actuelle pour faciliter leur déploiement futur." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Grenoble Alpes, 2023. http://www.theses.fr/2023GRALV115.
Full textClimate change impacts mountains by increasing the intensity and frequency of natural disasters, altering Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) and threatening biodiversity. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognized to support local communities in adapting to climatic hazards and conserving biodiversity. These initiatives hold the potential to accelerate the transformative adaptation of social-ecological systems, addressing the interconnected crises of climate and biodiversity. However, there is a limited understanding of the current stage of NbS implementation, the main existing barriers to their adoption, and their linkages with spatial planning.To address this knowledge gap, I first identified a portfolio of NbS for climate change adaptation in the European Alps and mapped their location. The database showcases a wide range of NbS interventions aimed at addressing a given hazard, with the potential for various NCP co-benefits. Then, I evaluated whether the NbS are located where they are the most needed according to the intensity of the climate hazards they aim to address and to the existing amount of supply, flow and demand of the NCP they aim to provide. The spatial analysis indicates few spatial correlations, suggesting that climate hazards and NCP may not be the primary drivers of NbS implementation.To identify the main levers and barriers of already implemented NbS and guide enabling policies for scaling NbS, I conducted twnety semi-structured interviews with NbS managers. I investigated their decision-making contexts through the values-rules-knowledge framework and by assessing the transformative characteristics of the initiatives. I identified three types of initiatives, namely local self-sufficient transformations; green deal practices based on incremental changes; and co-production initiatives involving various sectors at multiple scales. Individually, these groups show a limited potential for transformative adaptation. However, when considering their interplay, a co-produced regional strategy may hold the potential to foster transformative adaptation.To support the scaling of NbS at the Alpine level, I identified where NbS should be prioritized in the Alps for adaptation to drought. This spatial modelling considered areas where there is a deficit or a surplus of groundwater, respectively aiming at enhancing or safeguarding this essential resource for adaptation. The spatial distribution indicates that priority areas concentrate in the southern and the northeastern lowlands and hillsides. A limited number of areas meet simultaneously priorities for biodiversity conservation, carbon sequestration and climate change adaptation. Priority areas are only partially located within protected areas, emphasizing the need to consider the local conditions when implementing NbS.The findings from these three analyses acknowledge the potential of the NbS concept to engage local communities in adaptation initiatives that jointly address both climate and biodiversity crises. Some of the identified initiatives fostered the adoption of NbS by breaking down silos of governance and sharing experiences. However, some challenges persist for scaling NbS, including the delay before getting benefits, the other interacting local issues, the necessity to deal with uncertainty, and financial barriers. Disseminating NbS, both successful and unsuccessful, recognising their role in multifunctional landscape management, and designing new research protocols can foster their adoption
Leblanc, Tanguay Jonathan. "L'évaluation des vulnérabilités de la ville de Mont-Laurier et de la municipalité de Ferme-Neuve face au changement climatique." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/23519.
Full textMarquet, Vincent. "Les voies émergentes de l'adaptation au changement climatique dans la gestion de l'eau en France et au Québec : Mise en visibilité et espaces de définition." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014BORD0371/document.
Full textIn the space of a few decades, climate change has established itself as a central object of research for the scientific community and as a high profile social and political question. Closely associated with the work of the IPCC, two dominant modes of action have supplied the institutional response : these are, respectively, mitigation and adaptation. The latter has established itself as a potential path for policy by appealing to the imperative of human survival and adopting the form of a vast normative program. In the first part, I question the scientific and political construction and dissemination of these policies for adapting to climate change as an emerging framework for structuring cross-and multi-global public action. In particular, I analyze the institutionalization process of convergent adaptation policies to climate change in France and Quebec. In the second part, I consider the issues involved in the spread of climate change adaptation via territorial risk management policies and water resource governance. By mobilizing a theoretical framework borrowed from the sociology of tests, actionnism and sociology of social problems, the thesis determines that can produce increasing the visibility of climate change in the territorial management water. This will return three contrasting situations. First, a case of flood management (Richelieu, Quebec) that have been criticized by experts in hydrology and climate change. A situation where expertise integrates into current issues of water management (revision of the management plan for low flow of the Garonne), however ownership of the strategic uncertainties of climate change by water stakeholders forced the transformative potential and the last one situation where the clear expertise of current issues (prospective Garonne 2050) tends to produce an insufficient cognitive tension to engage stakeholders on new practices. Finally, these new requirements imposed by adaptation to climate change conflict with the interests and shorter time frames that still prevail in the local management activities
Taccoen, Adrien. "Détermination de l'impact potentiel du changement climatique sur la mortalité des principales essences forestières européennes." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris, AgroParisTech, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019AGPT0004.
Full textForest ecosystems are one of the main providers of terrestrial ecosystem services, whose functioning has already been altered by recent climate change. Increases in tree mortality rates have been highlighted in different biomes worldwide, as well as increases in the frequency of massive mortality events following droughts. However, tree mortality is a multi-causal process. It is difficult to quantify the importance of the different factors that can possibly lead to tree death, and particularly the importance of climate change in comparison with forest dynamics and competition-related effects, environmental or biotic factors. This thesis aims at assessing the drivers of background tree mortality, which is the mortality observed in a stand in the absence of extreme perturbation, for the main European tree species. We used data from the French forest inventory of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) and historic climate data from Météo-France spanning the years 1961 to 2015.First, we modelled background tree mortality for 43 tree species in order to identify the drivers of background tree mortality. We used 372.974 trees, including 7.312 dead trees surveyed between the years 2009 and 2015. We found that factors related with competition, tree development stage, stand structure and species composition and logging intensity explained 85% of the recent tree mortality. Environmental factors (soil and climate conditions) accounted for 9% of the total modelled mortality. Temperature increases and rainfall decreases since the period 1961 – 1987 had a significant effect on the mortality of 45% of the 43 species and explained in average 6% of the total modelled mortality.Secondly, we focused on the link between trees locations along temperature and rainfall gradients and their sensitivity to changes of temperature and rainfall. We found that, for 9 species out of 12, temperature increases and rainfall decreases effects were more important in areas with high mean temperature and low mean rainfall. These results show that climate change-related tree mortality could be exacerbated towards the species’ warm and dry edges.Finally, we sought to evaluate how climate change-related tree mortality varied along trees social statuses and sizes gradients. We found that suppressed trees were more sensitive to temperature increases than dominant trees. On the contrary, dominant trees, and particularly large dominant trees, appear to be more sensitive to rainfall decrease than suppressed trees. Overall, our results show that climate change-related tree mortality is globally more important for suppressed than dominant trees.We highlighted the existence of a link between recent temperature increases and rainfall decreased and observed tree mortality rates on around half of the species of the French forest. We also showed that these effects were exacerbated towards the warm and dry edges of the species ranges. Finally, we showed that these effects differed according to trees social statuses and development stages. These results allow us to better understand the impacts of climate change on French and European forest and to better anticipate their effects through the adaptation of silvicultural practices
Huaringa, Alvarez Uriel Francisco. "La gestion des réservoirs du bassin versant de la rivière du Lièvre, Québec (Canada), dans un contexte de changements climatiques : impacts et stratégies d'adaptation." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/5376.
Full textFabre, Julie. "Changes in the balance between water uses and availability in two Mediterranean hydrosystems : adaptation to climatic and anthropogenic changes." Thesis, Montpellier, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015MONTS086/document.
Full textThis thesis proposes an original approach to assess multi-decadal changes in the balance between water use and availability in managed river basins. A modeling framework integrating human and hydro-climatic dynamics and accounting for linkages between resource and demand was developed and applied in two basins of different scales and with contrasted water uses: the Herault (2500 km2, France) and the Ebro (85000 km2, Spain) basins. Natural streamflow was evaluated using a conceptual hydrological model, and a demand-driven reservoir management model was designed to account for streamflow regulations from the main dams. Urban, industrial and agricultural water demands were estimated from socio-economic and agronomic and climatic drivers. Environmental flows were accounted for by defining streamflow thresholds under which water withdrawals were strictly limited. This framework was successfully calibrated and validated under non-stationary human and hydro-climatic conditions over a past period of 40 years before being applied under four combinations of climatic and water use scenarios to differentiate the impacts of climate- and human-induced changes on streamflow and water balance. Climate simulations from the CMIP5 exercise were used to generate 18 climate scenarios at the 2050 horizon and a trend water use scenario was built based on demographic and local socio-economic trends by the mid-21textsuperscript{st}century. Indicators comparing water supply to demand were computed. The impact of the tested climate projections on both water availability and demand could question the water allocations and environmental requirements currently planned for the coming decades. Water shortages for human use could become more frequent and intense, and the pressure on water resources and aquatic ecosystems could intensify. To assess the efficiency of potential adaptation measures under climate change scenarios, the sensitivity of water stress to variations in the main drivers of water demand and dam management was tested. The effectiveness and robustness of individual measures varied between the basins and within each basin. Finally an adaptation scenario combining different measures was tested in both basins, using the integrative modeling framework. This scenario led to encouraging results regarding the decrease of water stress. However, the adaptation strategies were shown to be insufficiently robust to climate change uncertainties. To achieve a sustainable balance between water availability and demand and reduce the vulnerability of water uses to climate change, a complementarity needs to be found between basin-scale studies of the water balance, such as the ones conducted in this thesis, and local assessments of vulnerability and adaptive capacity