2 EURO4M @ MeteoSchweiz – Christoph Frei and Christian Lukasczyk EEA Report – The Alps Water-tower of Europe Vital ecosystem services Global climate c
{"Image DocumentName": "EEA Report \u2013 The Alps Water-tower of Europe Vital ecosystem services", "Image ImageDescription": "\u201eSupport monitoring and data collection networks to expand the knowledge base and widen the scope for in-depth analysis of long data series. Water-tower of Europe. Vital ecosystem services. \u201eGlobal climate change threatens the alpine hydrological system drastically. ... may worsen current water resource issues and lead to increased risk of conflicts. Need policy guidance (for local and regional stakeholders) on robust adaptation strategies. Regional climate change and adaptation \u2013 The Alps facing the challenge of changing water resources. EEA, Tech Report, 9/2009, Water tower of Europe: Head waters of major rivers: Danube, Rhine, Po, Rhone. Vital ecosystem services: high variability of climatic conditions enables variable ecosystems and delivers vital ecosystem services within an beyond the region. Based on a review of past climatic variations and future climate change scenarios for the region, the report. Societal and political implications: .... Risk of conflicts between users inside and outside the region, and competition between different sectors. Report identifies barriers to adaptation. Among which is the limited scientific knowlege and uncertainty about regional climate change and ist local impacts. For facilitating a better understanding and more reliable regional scenarios the report suggests among others to ... This is at the heart of EURO4M as a whole project and with the focus on precipitation and extreme hydrological conditions in the Alpine region it is at the heart of MeteoSwiss contribution to EURO4M.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}