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At the Interface Between Science and Public Policy:
Lessons Learned from Assessments. Article in the Fall 2000 issue of Acclimations by Ari Patrinos,
Associate Director for Biological and Environmental Research, Office of
Science, U.S. Department of Energy |
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Framework Convention on Climate Change, under Article 12 of the convention:
| Analysis of Global Change Assessments: Lessons Learned. Report (issued 23 Feb 2007) from the National Research Council identifying "the essential elements of effective global change assessments, including strategic framing, engagement of stakeholders, credible treatment of uncertainties, and a transparent interface between policymakers and scientists." The report also reviews lessons learned from past assessments. (link posted 23 Feb 2007) |
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Preparing
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of Technology Assessment, October 1993:
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Potential Effects of Global Climate Change on the United States.
Report from the US Environmental Protection Agency, December 1989.
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Panel on Climate Change)
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Australia
Bulgaria
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Finland
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Developing consistent climate change scenarios for Finland.
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Other
Arctic Climate
Impact Assessment (ACIA). An international project of the Arctic
Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), to evaluate
and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased
ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.
Assessment of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC). A "global initiative developed in collaboration with the UNEP/WMO Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and funded by the Global Environment Facility to advance scientific understanding of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options in developing countries."
Caribbean: Planning for Adaptation
to Global Climate Change (CPACC) This project is designed to support
the participating Caribbean countries in preparing to cope with the adverse
effects of global climate change, particularly sea level rise in coastal
and marine areas.
Center for Integrated Regional Assessment
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Climate Change in Portugal: Scenarios,
Impacts, and Adaptation Measures. From SIAM (Scenarios, Impacts
and Adaptation Measures). "SIAM started work in the summer
of 1999, with funding from the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation (Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian,
FCG). The Portuguese Science and Technology
Foundation (Fundação da Ciência e da Tecnologia,
FCT), added its support since January of 2000. The mandate is to carry
out the first integrated assessment of the impacts of climate change in
the country. "
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Environmental
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Research. "ESIG integrates societal needs with knowledge
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inform decision-making."
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC)
National Institute for Global Environmental
Change (NIGEC)
Potsdam Institute
for Climate Impact Research
Socioeconomic
Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) - Thematic Guide to Integrated Assessment
Modeling
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Program
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