Wilkes Land Subglacial Basin Ross Ice Shelf Pine Island Glacier Thwaites Glacier SEA LEVEL RISE +30ft (+9m) Aurora Subglacial Basin ICE VELOCITY m/year 0 200 400 600 800 ≥1000 0 600 RUPTURE WITH THE PAST DEEP TIME PLEISTOCENE 27 15 oC.
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In Rethinking Water Management, a new generation of water experts from around the world examine the critical challenges confronting the water profession, including rainwater and groundwater management, recycling and reuse, water rights, ...
On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of "planetary stewardship" - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future.
On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of "planetary stewardship" - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future.
This timely book exposes and explores this colossal environmental cost and the dangerous position the world is now in.
This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world.
Despite the increasing efforts made and the growing policy interest, spontaneous and widespread adoption and adaptation of technologies and innovations for sustainable management of land and water resources by smallholder farmers ...
This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas.
This book makes the most coherent and holistic argument to date for a new ecological approach to understanding and managing water resources for the benefit of all.
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We have entered the Anthropocene - the era of massive human impacts on the planet - and the actions of over seven billion residents threaten to destabilize Earth's natural systems, with consequences for human societies.
Medan exportindustrin går bra, är återväxten av nya företag svag. Sverige placerar sig nära botten i ... Nya företag är viktiga för att utmana det bestående, introducera ny teknik och nya affärsmodeller. Ett litet, öppet land som ...
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This is an important, state-of-the-art resource for academic researchers and water resource professionals, and a key reference for graduate students studying water resource governance and management.
This powerful book shows us that we are in deep denial about the magnitude of the global environmental challenges and resource constraints facing the world.
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The development of a Post-2015 agenda and Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, provide a global window of opportunity to address both social needs and environmental challenges together.
On the brink of a critical moment in human history, this book presents a vision of "planetary stewardship" - a rethinking of our relationship with our planet - and plots a new course for our future.
Johan Rockström. Denna text publicerades ursprungligen som ett kapitel i antologin Framtidsutmaningar – Det nya Sverige (8tto/Framtidskommissionen, 2013). www.framtidskommissionen.se Framtidskommissionen utsågs av regeringen i november ...