Practices and policies relating to climate change

Framework for Climate Change and Coasts and Marine Areas - under construction

Scientific reports and research

Global and circum-arctic

• Intergovernmental Panel Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report (2007)
• Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Scientific Report (2004)
• International Polar Year (2007 to 2008)
• International non-governmental efforts

European reports and research

• European Climate Change Programme II (2005 onwards)
• Impacts and Adaptation Working Group and Reports (2006)
• Variety of EU and national climate projects

Policy framework and responses

Coastal and Oceans Conventions

• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Global Trade Agreements

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• Kyoto Protocol
• World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements

European regulatory framework

• European Climate Change Program II
• Proposed EU Green Paper on Adaptation to Climate Change
• Marine Strategy Framework Directive
• Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union
• Water Framework Directive
• Energy directives and policies

National regulatory framework

• UK regulatory framework
  • Policies and strategies
  • Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership

Climate change and other human uses and impacts: assessment and management responses

• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
• Risk assessment

Coastal and beach management and sustainable tourism

• Introduction
• Drought, desertification and flooding
• Vulnerability of coastal cities: examples of London and Venice
• Sustainable tourism and climate change
• Coast and beach management recommendations for climate change

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