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Planning for Climate Change in the West

Published: 
January 1, 2010
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Central to the mission of Western Lands and Communities is planning for climate change. This policy focus report began as a Lincoln Institute Working Paper by Rebecca Carter (2008) titled 'Land Use Planning and the Changing Climate of the West.' The paper highlights how local planners...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesPacific

Stepping up to the Challenge: The Whole System Approach to Conservation in North America

Published: 
July 7, 2011
The Nature Conservancy
This concept paper presents the newly developed whole system conservation approach that will be fundamental to the Conservancy's thinking regarding how to achieve meaningful conservation outcomes in an era of large-scale disturbances. Read more
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North AmericaUnited States

Landsat and Water- Case Studies of the Uses and Benefits of Landsat Imagery in Water Resources

Published: 
January 1, 1970
U.S. Geological Survey
The majority of the case studies in this report focus on the use of Landsat data in the area of water resource management, including both U.S. and international uses and benefits. The report begins with a broad examination of laws and policies supporting the Landsat program and best available...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Developing a Western Energy Strategy for the Black Sea Region and Beyond

Published: 
November 1, 2015
Steps that need to be taken by the West in order to stabalize the furutre of the Black Sea. Read more
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Global

Climate Change and US National Security

Published: 
March 1, 2016
This report examines the past, present, and future of climate security in the United StatesRead more
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United StatesNorth America

Climate finance and water security : What are the opportunities for increased WASH financing?

Published: 
August 12, 2015
WaterAid
This briefing note by Louise Whiting explains what WaterAid plan to do to address Climate ChangeRead more

Protecting Drinking Water at the Source

Published: 
October 1, 2016
World Resources Institute
Watershed investment programs offer promising pathways to securing safe drinking water. But what does it take to establish and grow a successful watershed investment program? Program investors and practitioners are looking for guidance and ideas on how to build a program that works for their own...Read more
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Global

The Caspian Sea and Southern Gas Corridor

Published: 
April 1, 2017
Article on the Russian perspective on climate change and energy security challenges. Read more
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Europe and Central AsiaRussia

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