1 Interregional TC Project “Assessing the Impact of Climate Change and its Effects on Soil and Water Resources in Polar and Mountain Regions” INT5153 (2014-2017) WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ______________________________________ GLOBAL CRYOSPHERE WATH (GCW) Cryonet Asia Workshop Salekhard, Russian Federation, 2-5 February 2016 Short description of
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Interregional TC Project
“Assessing the Impact of Climate Change and its Effects on Soil and Water Resources in Polar and Mountain Regions”
INT5153
(2014-2017)
WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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GLOBAL CRYOSPHERE WATH (GCW)
Cryonet Asia Workshop
Salekhard, Russian Federation, 2-5 February 2016
Short description of
Aim of the INT5153 project
To improve the understanding of the impact of climate change on polar and mountainous ecosystems at the local and global scale for their better management and conservation.
Development of project started in 2011 and the project was initiated by the Russian Federation (RAS, LMSU and AARI) and Chile in June 2014.
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Expected outputs of INT5153 (1)
• Methodologies for monitoring in specific ecosystems.
• Interregional network of laboratories and institutions competent in the assessment of climate change impacts on the cryosphere and land-water-ecosystem quality, which use isotopic and nuclear techniques.
• Young scientists trained in the use of isotope and nuclear techniques to assess the impact of climate change on the cryosphere and land-water-ecosystem quality in polar and mountainous ecosystems.
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• Specific strategies to minimize the adverse effects of, and adapt to, reduced seasonal snow and glacier covered areas on land-water-ecosystem quality in polar and mountain regions across the world.
• Improved understanding of the effects of climate change disseminated through appropriate publications, policy briefs, and through a dedicated internet platform.
• A platform or database with global access for continuing work and monitoring of impact of climate change on polar and mountainous ecosystems at local and global scale, as well as for communicating findings to policy makers and communities.
Expected outputs of INT5153 (2)
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INT5153 participants Argentina Austria
Belgium
Bolivia Brazil
Canada
Chile China
Finland
Germany
Japan
Kyrgyzstan
Norway
Peru
Russian Federation
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
23 countries
FAO/IAEA
IAEA
UNU
UNEP
EC
ICIMOD
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Benchmark Sites
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13 sites, in mountainous regions (polar-temperate-subtropical and tropical) with important role of cryosphere 2 in the Artic, and 1 in Western Antarctica
Benchmark Sites
• Representative of the major problems and trends of climate impact on cryosphere and land-water-ecosystem quality in polar and mountain regions across the world.