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10 messages for 2010 Urban ecosystems

High quality urgan green spaces are essential not only for quality of life for urban dwellers, but for the maintenance of biodiverse ecosystems as well. Urban planners and policy makers must integrate biodiversity into urban planning and building of sustainable communities by designating conservation areas. It is essential at the regional and lo ...
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Birgit Georgi
European Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change: Some Estimates

This paper discusses how forests adapt to climate change, in terms of damages, changes in productivity, and possible mitigation instruments.Abstract:"This paper is based on a World Bank–sponsored effort to develop a global estimate of adaptation costs, considering the implications of global climate change for industrial forestry. It focuses on the ...
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Roger A. Sedjo
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC: January 2010
Objectives: Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Adaptation to Climate Change

While mitigation efforts are critical to avoid further climate change damage, even the most stringent will be inadequate to avoid all the impacts. Therefore, enhanced knowledge and awareness of the need for climate change adaption--its risks, opportunities and challenges--is essential to pursue at this point in time. From the Introduction: ...
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Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, Paris, France, May 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs,Analyzing Opinions & Attitudes
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Adapting to Climate Change in Ontario

The Expert Panel on Climate was convened to provide advice and help to the Ontario government to understand, prepare and plan for climate change impacts. The panel met with senior level government managers from 17 provincial ministries and government agencies. "During these meetings, the ministries and agencies outlined: The ...
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Expert Panel on Climate Change Adaptation
The Queen's Printer for Ontario, Canada, November 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Advancing the Science of Climate Change

This is another policy brief from The National Council of the National Academies. As both experts and lay communities recognize that climate change is indeed taking place and posing serious risks and consequences for both natural systems and human society, the question has shifted from "What is happening?" to "How can we respond?". This p ...
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Panel on Advancing the Science of Climate Change
The National Council of the National Academies, March 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Agricultural Development Under a Changing Climat e: Opportunities and Challenges for Adaptation

From the Summary for Development Practicioners: The purpose of this report is to review the major effects of climate change on the agricultural sector; to examine the causes of vulnerability; and to suggest a range of potential options and investment opportunities for supporting adaptation efforts and, more generally, for building adaptive c ...
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Jon Padgham
The World Bank, Washington D.C., August 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Agriculture and Climate Change

From the Introduction: " As countries are seeking to meet and negotiate binding climate change targets, the contribution that agricultural production makes to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is being considered by policy makers globally. There is therefore a clear need to find cost-effective ways to address agricultural emissions whilst c ...
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Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD, Paris, France, November 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Basic Information from the EPA

This link will take you to a page on the EPA website that has posted four two-page fact sheets on climate change based on recent scientific data and findings. These documents may be useful to state and local governments looking for public outreach materials on climate change. The four new fact sheets are: Climate Change Sc ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C, USA, 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US OnlyFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Biodiversity and Livelihoods: REDD Benefits

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) has published a guide titled “Biodiversity and Livelihoods: REDD Benefits,” which provides tools and examples for how to achieve synergy among participants through reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation in developing c ...
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German Technical Cooperation, November 30, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Catalysing Change: The UNECE Response to the Climate Countdown

"The publication provides an overview of the main impacts of climate change in the UNECE region, which spans North America, Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, and Israel." It also covers "regional mitigation measures and adaptation strategies, and highlights that UNECE’s activities related to climate change cover the following areas: sustaina ...
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Laura Altinger
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, Switzerland, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Asia and OceaniaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Challenges and Opportunities for Mitigation in the Agricultural Sector

From the Summary: "This paper provides an overview of mitigation practices for the agricultural sector, and identifies relevant policies and measures (PAMs). It addresses the relative mitigation potential of each mitigation practice presented, as well as methodological and technical challenges, and possible barriers for their implementation." ...
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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change and Canada’s Forests: From Impacts to Adaptation

From the Abstract: "Climate change is already affecting Canada’s forests. Current visible effects include changes in the frequency and severity of disturbances (such as fires, drought, severe storms, and damaging insect and disease attacks): other less visible changes such as change in the timing of spring bud burst are also underway. On ...
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Williamson, T.B.; Colombo, S.J.; Duinker, P.N.; Gray, P.A.; Hennessey, R.J.; Houle, D.; Johnston, M.H.; Ogden, A.E.; Spittlehouse, D.L.
Sustainable Forest Management Network, Edmonton, Alberta, CA, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change Impacts on Global Agriculture

From the Abstract: "Based on predicted changes in the magnitude and distribution of global precipitation, temperature and river flow under the IPCC SRES A1B and A2 scenarios, this study assesses the potential impacts of climate change and CO2 fertilization on global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of the GTAP-W model, whic ...
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Alvaro Calzadilla, Katrin Rehdanz, Richard Betts, Pete Falloon, Andy Wiltshire and Richard S.J. Tol
Kiel Institute, Kiel, Germany, April 2010.
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change in a Vulnerable Pacific: An Uncertain Future

From the press release: "Climate change is projected to impact heavily on agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the Pacific islands, leading to increased food insecurity and malnutrition, FAO warned today ahead of the UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen. The agency urged governments and donors to immediately start implementing robust ...
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Pacific Expert Group on Climate Change and Food Security
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, November 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: Asia and OceaniaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change Indicators in the United States

"This report presents 24 indicators, each describing trends related to the causes and effects of climate change. The report focuses primarily on the United States, but in some cases global trends are presented to provide context or a basis for comparison. It aims to collect data and generate analyses to: (i) monitor the effects/impact ...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington D.C, USA, September 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts
Geographic Focus: US and Other CountriesFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Climate Change: Faster, Stronger, Sooner

Research published on climate change since the deadline for the assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that global warming is accelerating, at times far beyond IPCC 2007 forecasts. This summary presents some sobering facts, some even dire predictions, regarding the Europen Unioin and the accelera ...
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Tina Tin
World Wildlife Federation, Brussels, Belgium, October 2008
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Climate Refugees: Implications for India

From the Conclusion: "Climate change is likely to expose hundreds of millions of people to increasing environmental risks displacing a large number of people and forcing them to migrate. There is an emerging view that these people should be recognised as climate refugees by international laws and proper institutional arrangements should be made ...
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Architesh Panda
Economic and Political Weekly, Kerala, India, May 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation
Geographic Focus: Asia and OceaniaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Combating Climate ChangeThe German Adaptation Strategy

Although this document focuses on the German strategies for adapting to climate change, the information presented is pertinent to the entire developed world, emphasizing that climate change is already changing the way we live and will have far-reaching consequences for the natural environment, human societies and the global economy if not properl ...
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Almut Nagel, Jürgen Schulz, and Thomas Stratenwerth (Eds.)
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Berlin, Germany, March 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Proposals
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor NationsFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

Dryland Opportunities: A New Paradigm for People, Ecosystems and Development

Althoughh drylands cover 41 percent of the earth’s terrestrial surface and are home to a third of the global population, they have largely been marginalised from development processes and political discourse. Consequently, drylands are misunderstood and the beliefs surrounding them often lead to not only inappropriate, but even detrimental, in ...
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Michael Mortimore
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Goland, Switzerland, 2009
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts|For the Public

Environment as infrastructure: Resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in ...

From the document: "This Perspective Document is part of a series of 16 papers on Water and Climate Change Adaptation." "'Climate change and adaptation’ is a central topic on the 5th World Water Forum. It is the lead theme for the political and thematic processes, the topic of a High Level Panel session, and a focus in several docume ...
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D. Mark Smith and Stefano Barchiesi
International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland, 2010
Objectives: Forecasting Impacts,Policies & Legislation,Evaluating Programs
Geographic Focus: US and Other Countries,EU and Member States,Rich and Poor Nations,Asia and Oceania,Africa,Latin AmericaFor Economists|For Specialized Analysts

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