Information on "Environmental Monitoring" and "Americas"
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January 2012
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Jan 2012
USA: Risiko Naturkatastrophen
Author: Stormy-Annika Mildner, Sonja Thielges
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Tornados, Hurrikans, Wildfeuer, Überschwemmungen, Dürren und Erdbeben – die USA sind immer wieder Schauplatz verheerender Naturkatastrophen. More on «USA: Risiko Naturkatastrophen»
August 2011
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31 Aug 2011
Climate Monitoring: NOAA can Improve Management of the US Historical Climatology Network
Author: Anu K Mittal
Publisher: US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Washington, DC
This report examines issues related to the siting of US Historical Climatology Network (USHCN) statioins. More on «Climate Monitoring: NOAA can Improve Management of the US Historical Climatology Network»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Blinded: The Decline of US Earth Monitoring Capabilities and Its Consequences for National Security
Author: Christine Parthemore, Will Rogers
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Networks of satellites, ground-based sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles – the assets America uses to monitor and understand environmental change and its consequences – are going dark. More on «Blinded: The Decline of US Earth Monitoring Capabilities and Its Consequences for National Security »
March 2011
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18 Mar 2011
US Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview
Author: Peter Folger
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
The author of this report gives a brief overview of the activities of different Tsunami Warning Centers that monitor the Pacific and Atlantic coast of North America. More on «US Tsunami Programs: A Brief Overview»
April 2006
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21 Apr 2006
Confidence Through Compliance in Emissions Trading Markets
Author: Joe Kruger, Christian Egenhofer
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This policy brief examines monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) strategies of the European Union Emissions Trading System, the US Environmental Protection Agency's SO2 and NOx trading programs, and the new Dutch NOx trading system. More on «Confidence Through Compliance in Emissions Trading Markets»
January 2006
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2006
Explaining Green Innovation
Author: Thomas Bernauer, Stéphanie Engels, Daniel Kammerer, Jazmin Seijas
Publisher: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
This paper describes that while the consumption and degradation of natural resources and the environment continue to grow worldwide, worries about declining competitiveness of European industry vis-à-vis US and Asian competitors persist. More on «Explaining Green Innovation»
November 2004
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Nov 2004
Trust & Verify, Issue 117
Author: David Young, Erik Asplund
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
This issue looks at a new way of independently monitoring forestry activities and considers the compromise deal on the application of nuclear safeguards in Brazil. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 117»
July 2002
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Jul 2002
Trust & Verify, Issue 103
Author: Nikolai Sokov, Alexandra González-Calatayud
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
This issue analyses the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty and reviews the book "Earth Summit 2002: A New Deal", edited by Felix Dodds. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 103»
February 2002
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Feb 2002
Building Policy Partnerships: Making Network Governance Work
Author: Laura Edgar
Publisher: Institute on Governance (IOG)
This paper consolidates the findings from reviews of seven umbrella or network organizations. More on «Building Policy Partnerships: Making Network Governance Work»
January 1994
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1994
Organizational Issues in the DOD/DOE Cleanup Efforts
Publisher: MIT Center for International Studies (CIS)
This paper provides a summary of a 1994 conference held on the efforts of the US Departments of Defense and Energy to address environmental problems. More on «Organizational Issues in the DOD/DOE Cleanup Efforts»
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