Forests in climate change research and policy - Georg-August ...
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2. General background<br />
• There is scientific evidence that a human <strong>in</strong>duced<br />
<strong>change</strong> of the global <strong>climate</strong> is currently tak<strong>in</strong>g place.<br />
• It is a global <strong>and</strong> urgent issue <strong>and</strong> time is runn<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
• The global science <strong>and</strong> <strong>policy</strong> community are<br />
pursu<strong>in</strong>g two pathways to cope with that<br />
development:<br />
- mitigat<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong><br />
- adapt<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong><br />
• When attempt<strong>in</strong>g to mitigate / slow down / halt<br />
human <strong>in</strong>duced <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong><br />
� greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to be<br />
controlled<br />
AWF<br />
Wald<strong>in</strong>ventur<br />
Fernerkundung<br />
Dubai <strong>and</strong> Doha, 28.11. – 2.12. Dec 2012<br />
3rd 6<br />
DAAD Workshop on “<strong>Forests</strong> <strong>in</strong> Climate Research <strong>and</strong> Policy”
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