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WMO/UNEP Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change: Report of the First Session
(1988)
The first session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG) from 9 to 11 November 1988. It was formally opened at 10.15 am on 9 November by Mr. J.P. ...
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems: Senegal - GEMS Sahel Series Main Report
(1988)
The report gives a concise account of the research carried out in Senegal from 1980 to 1984 on the inventory and monitoring of Sahelian grazing ecosystems. The method used is new in as much as it combines several techniques: ...
Inventory and Monitoring of Sahelian Pastoral Ecosystems Annex 7: Woody Vegetation in the Sahel - GEMS Sahel Series No. 7
(1988)
The present document, the seventh in the series, reviews the status and trend of the woody plant cover in the Sahel. The history of the climate of the Sahel is used to place the recent droughts in context. Changes in the ...
The Impact of Climatic Variations on Agriculture Volume 1: Assessment in Cool Temperate and Cold Regions
(1988)
At a meeting in 1982, the Scientific Advisory Committee of WCIP accepted, in broad terms, a proposal From the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) for an integrated climate impact assessment, with ...
Preparing for Climate Change: Proceedings of the First North American Conference on Preparing for Climate Change - A Cooperative Approach
(1988)
The positive outcome of the conference was also attributable to the success of the agenda in breaking the discussions into chewable pieces. Too often policy discussions of the greenhouse effect have foundered on a perception ...
The Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security - Conference Proceedings
(1988)
These Proceedings include the invited presentations to the Conference and the results of its deliberations. The document is organized into four sections. The first presents the special addresses provided by the keynote and ...