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Research Activities on Climate Change
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Austria | Europe
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Austria:
In Austria there are already several institutions
researching on climate change and its impacts.
AustroClim:
The Climate Initiative of Austrian Scientists
StartClim:
First analyses of extreme weather events and their impacts on
Austria
Austrian
Federal Environmental Agency: CIRCLE
CIRCLE (Climate Impact Research Coordination
within a Larger Europe) will initiate enhanced cooperation of
national programs within the EU (including the new member states).
It will provide a platform for cooperation activities among programs,
establish a sound knowledge base on national activities and prepare
the base for a multi-national network of research programs throughout
Europe. Aim of CIRCLE is the submission of a proposal for an ERANET-CA
by 2005
Institute
of Meteorology and Physics
University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna
Institute
for Wood Science and Technology
University of Agricultural Sciences Vienna
Atmospheric
Remote Sensing and Climate System (ARSCliSys)
Institute for Geophysics, Astrophysics and Meteorology,
University of Graz
Human
Dimensions Programme Austria (HDP-A)
Institute of Economics, University of Graz
Department
of Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck
The
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Joanneum
Research, Institute of Energy Research, Task Leader and National
Team Leader of IEA
Bioenergy - Task 38
Institut
for Industrial Ecology
Seibersdorf
Research - Environmental Planning Department
alpS
GmbH -Center for Natural Hazards
Central
Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics
University
of Vienna, Department of Meteorology and Geophysics
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Europe:
There are several climate research programs,
which are financed by the EU with the goal of a better coordination
of climate research in Europe, e.g. the projects MICE
("Modelling the impacts of Cimate Extremes"), STARDEX
("STAtistical and Regional dynamical Downscaling of EXtremes for
European regions") and
PRUDENCE ("Prediction of Regional scenarios and Uncertainties
for Defining EuropeaN Climate change risks and Effects"). These
three projects are supported by the EU-Programme”Energy,
Environment, Sustainable Development” (part of the fifth
EU-RTD-Framework-Programme).
Furthermore the European Union provides
additional means for Climate Research within the
6. Framework Programme under the title "Global
Change and Ecosystems. Information on important EC financed
research projects are available under CORDIS,
the Community Research & Development Information Service. A short
overview ober national climate research programmes in EU-countries
can be downloaded here: Download
pdf-file
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Global:
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical
and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding
of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation
and mitigation. 2001 the Third Assessment Report was published.
IPCC Third Assessment Report: Climate Change 2001
© IPCC, current knowledge about climate change
- Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis
- Climate Change 2001: Impacts, Adaptation
& Vulnerability
- Climate Change 2001: Mitigation
- Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report
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The impulse program of the Ministry
of Environment for active climate protection.
