Impacts of a warming Arctic : Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.

Hassol, Susan Joy.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

Program for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna

International Arctic Science Committee

Impacts of a warming Arctic : Arctic Climate Impact Assessment.

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

ACIA overview report

Cambridge, U.K.; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press,

2004

139 p. :col. ill. 28 cm.

A summary of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA), a comprehensive examination of climatic changes in the Arctic Region and what they may portend globally. The ACIA is based on five climate models, findings from hundreds of Arctic researchers worldwide, and perspectives of Arctic Indigenous Peoples. "ACIA [Arctic Climate Impact Assessment] is a project implemented by AMAP [Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme], CAFF [Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna], and IASC [International Arctic Science Committee]"--Pref.

Accompanied by a brochure with a brief presentation of highlights drawn from the complete report.

Climatic change

Sea ice

Indigenous populations

Global warming

Global environmental change

Arctic regions

Also available at: http://amap.no/acia/ and http://www.acia.uaf.edu/

J05-ARCTIC-002

J05-ARCTIC-003

English

Text

ISBN 521617782