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Impacts of climate change on the European marine and coastal environment - Ecosystems approach (Final Draft)

TitleImpacts of climate change on the European marine and coastal environment - Ecosystems approach (Final Draft)
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsAnadon, Danovaro, Dippner, Drinkwater, Hawkins, O'Sullinvan, Oguz, Reid
Keywordsadaptation strategy, analyse de scénario, changement climatique, climate, climate change, ecosystem, écosystème, environment, Europe, impact, modélisation, modelling, policy, scenario analysis, stratégie d'adaptation
Abstract

While on-going national and international actions to curtail and reduce greenhouse gas emissions are essential, the levels of greenhouse gases currently in the atmosphere, and their impact, are likely to persist for several decades. On-going and increased efforts to mitigate climate change through reduction in greenhouse gases are therefore crucial. In parallel, a better understanding of potential climate change impacts (scenarios) at both regional and local levels, the development of improved methods to quantify the uncertainty of climate change projections, the construction of usable climate change indicators, and an improvement of the interface between science and policy formulation in terms of risk assessment will be essential to formulate and inform better adaptive strategies to address the inevitable consequences of climate change.

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