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Proposed Set of Climate Change State and Impact Indicators in Europe - The November 2002 technical report to the European Environmental Agency, by the European Topic Center for Air and Climate Change. Describes the main trends and their effects on ecosystems, human health, and socio-economic sectors. Includes background information and sources of data.
Gardening in the Global Greenhouse: The Impacts of Climate Change on Gardens in the UK - A technical report from the UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP). Reviews data from research on agricultural and horticultural crops, and in forestry and nature conservation; examines responses within the context of gardens, garden plants, and the garden industry; and identifies future research needs.
Assessment of Knowledge on Impacts of Climate Change - A detailed report for the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) into the effects of dangerous anthropogenic interference on ecosystems, food production, water, and socio-economic systems. Studies include: processes causing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem damage; processes driving species endangerment and extinction; projected effects on species and ecosystems.
Golf Impact Indicator - About spray for club face to detect point of impact.
Environment Canada Ecosystem Information: The Pacific and Yukon Region - Includes state of the environment reporting, a dynamic set of environmental indicators, programs and reports on ecosystem science, monitoring, and research.
Climate Variability and Impacts on East African Livestock Herders - A thesis in Microsoft Word 2000 document format, from Colorado State University and the International Livestock Research Institute of Kenya. Examines pastoral adaptation to climate and the vulnerability of the Maasai of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Project FOE03103 - A modeling case study by Friends of the Earth. Examines and assesses the effects of specific emissions from a particular enterprise, ExxonMobil, on atmospheric concentrations, changes in radiative forcing, changes in global mean surface temperature, and changes in sea level.
UK Climate Impacts Programme - Assessing the likely environmental and economic effects of climate change in the UK. Includes background information, research, research tools and guidance, publications and newsletters, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Climate Impacts on Freshwater Systems - An overview of observed responses of the largest lakes in Sweden to a warmer winter climate. Provides brief studies of lake ice, water temperature, water discharge and water level, water chemistry, and biological life. Includes maps, graphs, photographs, references, suggestions for further reading, and links to related sites.
Socioeconomic Impacts of Climate Change in Norway - Assesses sensitivity in the primary sectors: fisheries, agriculture, and forestry. From the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO) in Oslo.

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Laeken indicators - The Laeken indicators is a set of common European statistical indicators on poverty and social exclusion, established at the European Council of December 2001 in the Brussels suburb of Laeken, Belgium. They were developed as part of the Lisbon Strategy, of the previous year, which envisioned the coordination of European social policies at country level based on a ...
Key performance indicators - Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action.
Index of Leading Indicators - The Index of Leading Indicators is an American economic index intended to estimate future economic activity. It is calculated by The Conference Board, a non-governmental organization, which determines the value of the index from the values of ten key variables.
Wastewater quality indicators - Wastewater quality indicators such as the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) are essentially laboratory tests to determine whether or not a specific wastewater will have a significant adverse effect upon fish or upon aquatic plant life.
Effects of global warming on Australia - This article is about predicted impacts of Climate change and Global warming on Australia and its climate. It is based on the projections of the CSIRO's Climate Change Impacts on Australia and the Benefits of Early Action to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions"CSIRO's Climate Change Impacts on Australia and the Benefits of Early Action to Reduce Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions" which was prepared before the release of the International Panel on Climate Change Fourth ...