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1 Mitra, S.; Wassmann, R.; Vlek, P. L. G. 2003. Global inventory of wetlands and their role in the carbon cycle. Bonn, Germany: Center for Development Research. 44p. (ZEF-Discussion Papers on Development Policy 64)
Wetlands ; Classification ; Surveys ; Climate change ; Carbon Cycle ; Water storage ; Groundwater recharge ; Soil properties ; Carbon ; Databases
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041352)
http://www.zef.de/fileadmin/webfiles/downloads/zef_dp/zef_dp64.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041352.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H041352.pdf
2 Trabucco, Antonio; Bossio, Deborah; van Stratten, O. 2008. Carbon sequestration, land degradation and water. In Bossio, Deborah; Geheb, Kim (Eds.). Conserving land, protecting water. Wallingford, UK: CABI; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Colombo, Sri Lanka: CGIAR Challenge Program on Water & Food. pp. 83-106. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Series 6)
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G000 BOS Record No: H041595)
3 McKeown, A.; Gardner, G. 2009. Climate change reference guide. Washington, DC, USA: Worldwatch Institute. 14p.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H034813)
http://www.worldwatch.org/files/pdf/CCRG.pdf?emc=el&m=297190&l=9&v=f0d32bc57c
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H034813.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H034813.pdf
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At the heart of climate change is the greenhouse effect, in which molecules of various gases trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere and keep it warm enough to support life. Carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gases” (GHGs) are an important part of Earth’s natural cycles, but human activities are boosting their concentrations in the atmosphere to dangerous levels. The result is rising global temperatures and an unstable climate that threatens humans, economies, and ecosystems.
4 World Bank. 2010. World development report 2010: development and climate change. Washington, DC, USA: World Bank. 417p.
Climate change ; Decision making ; Carbon cycle ; Environmental temperature ; Marine environment ; Coral reefs ; Natural disasters ; Risk management ; Migration ; Biodiversity ; Hydrological cycle ; Water availability ; Water policy ; Water rights ; Water management ; Agricultural production ; Aquaculture ; Farming ; Natural resources management ; Energy ; Social aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H042530)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDR2010/Resources/5287678-1226014527953/WDR10-Full-Text.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042530.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H042530.pdf
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Today's enormous development challenges are complicated by the reality of climate change—the two are inextricably linked and together demand immediate attention. Climate change threatens all countries, but particularly developing ones. Understanding what climate change means for development policy is the central aim of the World Development Report 2010. It explores how public policy can change to better help people cope with new or worsened risks, how land and water management must adapt to better protect a threatened natural environment while feeding an expanding and more prosperous population, and how energy systems will need to be transformed.The report is an urgent call for action, both for developing countries who are striving to ensure policies are adapted to the realities and dangers of a hotter planet, and for high-income countries who need to undertake ambitious mitigation while supporting developing countries efforts. A climate-smart world is within reach if we act now to tackle the substantial inertia in the climate, in infrastructure, and in behaviors and institutions; if we act together to reconcile needed growth with prudent and affordable development choices; and if we act differently by investing in the needed energy revolution and taking the steps required to adapt to a rapidly changing planet.In the crowded field of climate change reports, WDR 2010 uniquely: emphasizes development takes an integrated look at adaptation and mitigation highlights opportunities in the changing competitive landscape and how to seize them proposes policy solutions grounded in analytic work and in the context of the political economy of reform.
5 Lal, R.; Sivakumar, M. V. K.; Faiz, S. M. A.; Rahman, A. H. M. M.; Islam, K. R. (Eds.) 2010. Climate change and food security in South Asia. New York, NY, USA: Springer. 600p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Global warming ; Glaciers ; Food security ; Water storage ; Soil degradation ; Carbon cycle ; Erosion ; Solar energy ; Greenhouse effect ; Land management ; Land use ; Food production ; Population growth ; Fisheries ; Aquaculture ; Irrigation management ; Crop production ; Rice ; Farming systems ; Cereals ; Pests ; Models ; Sea level ; Waste management ; Composting ; Forest management ; Economic impact ; Epidemiology / South Asia / India / Australia / Bangladesh / Himalayas
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.19 G570 LAL Record No: H043442)
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6 Maheshwari, B.; Purohit, R.; Malano, H.; Singh, V. P.; Amerasinghe, Priyanie. (Eds.) 2014. The security of water, food, energy and liveability of cities: challenges and opportunities for peri-urban futures. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 489p. (Water Science and Technology Library Volume 71)
Water security ; Food security ; Food production ; Food supply ; Energy conservation ; Agriculture ; Periurban areas ; Urban areas ; Urbanization ; Rural areas ; Hydrological cycle ; Models ; Sustainable development ; Social aspects ; Water footprint ; Water supply ; Water use ; Water demand ; Water availability ; Catchment areas ; Solar energy ; Carbon cycle ; Sanitation ; Health hazards ; Malnutrition ; Milk production ; Decentralization ; Wastewater management ; Wastewater treatment ; Excreta ; Waste treatment ; Nutrients ; Horticulture ; Labour mobility ; Climate change ; Knowledge management ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission reduction ; Land use ; Biodiversity ; Case studies / India / Australia / Ghana / Iran / West Africa / Ethiopia / Uganda / Africa South of Sahara / Senegal / Bangladesh / Melbourne / Tamale / Shiraz / Sydney / Addis Ababa / Accra / Hyderabad / Kampala / Dakar / Dhaka / Udaipur / Bharatpur / Tigray Region / Rajasthan / Rajsamand District / South Creek Catchment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046685)
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7 Iqbal, M. C. M. 2014. Forests and climate change. Soba Parisara Prakashanaya, 23(2):15-22.
Climate change ; Forests ; Greenhouse effect ; Greenhouse gases ; Carbon dioxide ; Carbon cycle ; Fossil fuels ; Deforestation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8158 Record No: H047159)
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8 Lal, R.; Lorenz, K.; Huttl, R. F.; Schneider, B. U.; von Braun, J. (Eds.) 2013. Ecosystem services and carbon sequestration in the biosphere. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 464p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6455-2]
Ecosystem services ; Carbon sequestration ; Carbon cycle ; Conservation ; Net primary production ; Soil management ; Biofuels ; Soil organic matter ; Biodiversity ; Water security ; Surface water ; Soil genesis ; Soil fertility ; Forests ; Timber production ; Food security ; Pest control ; Plant diseases ; Regulations ; Natural disasters ; Environmental degradation ; Land degradation / China
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.72 G000 LAL Record No: H047167)
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9 Dawson, J. J. C. 2013. Loss of soil carbon to the atmosphere via inland surface waters. In Lal, R.; Lorenz, K.; Huttl, R. F.; Schneider, B. U.; von Braun, J. (Eds.). Ecosystem services and carbon sequestration in the biosphere. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.183-208.
Carbon cycle ; Soil organic matter ; Soil water ; Inland waters ; Surface water ; Ecosystems ; Atmosphere ; Carbon dioxide ; Biogeochemical cycle ; Rivers ; Sediment
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.72 G000 LAL Record No: H047169)
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10 Finlayson, C. M.; McInnes, R. J.; Noble, I. R.; McCartney, Matthew P.; Lachassagne, P. 2015. How can water have a positive impact on climate change?. Book of Knowledge. Geneva, Switzerland: Danone; Evian; Ramsar: 46p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; Sustainable development ; Water resources ; Water management ; Freshwater ; Water quality ; Evapotranspiration ; Soil moisture ; Erosion ; Stream flow ; Groundwater extraction ; Aquifers ; Living standards ; Permafrost areas ; Glaciers ; Sedimentation ; Hydrological cycle ; Carbon cycle ; Ecosystems ; Wetlands ; Catchment areas ; Organic matter ; Vegetation
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047348)
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11 Rosenqvist, A.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Costa, M. 2015. The ALOS Kyoto and Carbon Initiative: enabling the mapping, monitoring and assessment of globally important wetlands. Editorial. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23(1):1. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-014-9400-4]
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047385)
http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11273-014-9400-4.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047385.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047385.pdf
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12 Fisher, J. B.; Melton, F.; Middleton, E.; Hain, C.; Anderson, M.; Allen, R.; McCabe, M. F.; Hook, S.; Baldocchi, D.; Townsend, P. A.; Kilic, A.; Tu, K.; Miralles, D. D.; Perret, J.; Lagouarde, J.-P.; Waliser, D.; Purdy, A. J.; French, A.; Schimel, D.; Famiglietti, J. S.; Stephens, G.; Wood, E. F. 2017. The future of evapotranspiration: global requirements for ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources. Water Resources Research, 53(4):2618-2626. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR020175]
Evapotranspiration ; Weather forecasting ; Models ; Satellite observation ; Water resources ; Ecosystems ; Carbon cycle ; Climate change ; Agriculture ; Water use ; Drought
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048201)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016WR020175/epdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048201.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048201.pdf
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The fate of the terrestrial biosphere is highly uncertain given recent and projected changes in climate. This is especially acute for impacts associated with changes in drought frequency and intensity on the distribution and timing of water availability. The development of effective adaptation strategies for these emerging threats to food and water security are compromised by limitations in our understanding of how natural and managed ecosystems are responding to changing hydrological and climatological regimes. This information gap is exacerbated by insufficient monitoring capabilities from local to global scales. Here, we describe how evapotranspiration (ET) represents the key variable in linking ecosystem functioning, carbon and climate feedbacks, agricultural management, and water resources, and highlight both the outstanding science and applications questions and the actions, especially from a space-based perspective, necessary to advance them.
13 Moomaw, W. R.; Chmura, G. L.; Davies, G. T.; Finlayson, C. M.; Middleton, B. A.; Natali, S. M.; Perry, J. E.; Roulet, N.; Sutton-Grier, A. E. 2018. Wetlands in a changing climate: science, policy and management. Wetlands, 38(2):183-205. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-018-1023-8]
Wetlands ; Climate change adaptation ; Resilience ; Carbon cycle ; Environmental management ; Ecosystem services ; Freshwater ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Environmental policies ; International agreements ; Treaties ; European Union ; Environmental protection ; Strategies ; Ecological factors ; Peatlands ; Mangroves ; Coastal area ; Sea level
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049341)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs13157-018-1023-8.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049341.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049341.pdf
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Part 1 of this review synthesizes recent research on status and climate vulnerability of freshwater and saltwater wetlands, and their contribution to addressing climate change (carbon cycle, adaptation, resilience). Peatlands and vegetated coastal wetlands are among the most carbon rich sinks on the planet sequestering approximately as much carbon as do global forest ecosystems. Estimates of the consequences of rising temperature on current wetland carbon storage and future carbon sequestration potential are summarized. We also demonstrate the need to prevent drying of wetlands and thawing of permafrost by disturbances and rising temperatures to protect wetland carbon stores and climate adaptation/resiliency ecosystem services. Preventing further wetland loss is found to be important in limiting future emissions to meet climate goals, but is seldom considered. In Part 2, the paper explores the policy and management realm from international to national, subnational and local levels to identify strategies and policies reflecting an integrated understanding of both wetland and climate change science. Specific recommendations are made to capture synergies between wetlands and carbon cycle management, adaptation and resiliency to further enable researchers, policy makers and practitioners to protect wetland carbon and climate adaptation/resiliency ecosystem services.
14 Wang-Erlandsson, L.; Tobian, A.; van der Ent, R. J.; Fetzer, I.; te Wierik, S.; Porkka, M.; Staal, A.; Jaramillo, F.; Dahlmann, H.; Singh, C.; Greve, P.; Gerten, D.; Keys, P. W.; Gleeson, T.; Cornell, S. E.; Steffen, W.; Bai, X.; Rockstrom, J. 2022. A planetary boundary for green water. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 3(6):380-392. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-022-00287-8]
Freshwater ; Water availability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Risk ; Soil moisture ; Precipitation ; Vegetation ; Evaporation ; Hydroclimatology ; Biogeochemical cycle ; Carbon cycle ; Ecosystems ; Governance ; Deforestation ; Drylands
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051114)
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Green water — terrestrial precipitation, evaporation and soil moisture — is fundamental to Earth system dynamics and is now extensively perturbed by human pressures at continental to planetary scales. However, green water lacks explicit consideration in the existing planetary boundaries framework that demarcates a global safe operating space for humanity. In this Perspective, we propose a green water planetary boundary and estimate its current status. The green water planetary boundary can be represented by the percentage of ice-free land area on which root-zone soil moisture deviates from Holocene variability for any month of the year. Provisional estimates of departures from Holocene-like conditions, alongside evidence of widespread deterioration in Earth system functioning, indicate that the green water planetary boundary is already transgressed. Moving forward, research needs to address and account for the role of root-zone soil moisture for Earth system resilience in view of ecohydrological, hydroclimatic and sociohydrological interactions.
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