Danube
NEWS: climate adaptation case studies
22/08/08 13:31
A colleague closely
affiliated with WWF who is now at Australian
National University has just written an excellent
series of climate adaptation case
studies. Jamie Pittock, the author,
is in the highest tier of international
freshwater conservation and policy advocates. I
highly recommend downloading the 6.5 mb file. A
major recommendation behind this and a
companion overview
of climate
adaptation that I wrote with another colleague,
Tom LeQuesne, is maintaining healthy freshwater
species and ecosystems is the key to keeping
reliable and high-quality freshwater resources
for societies, economies, and livelihoods
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Flowing Regimes in Central Europe
25/07/08 12:07
The Danube — the Donau in German — is not a Great
River like the Mississippi, the Congo, or the
Amazon. But in Europe, it is a critical resource,
culturally and economically. And it is a complex
place. I have just returned from Vienna and a
swirling mixture of ideas, impacts, and people
focused on the Danube. Read
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