Earth System Visioning » resilience http://www.icsu-visioning.org   Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:57:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How can biodiversity serve a role in agricultural resilience to climate change, both in supporting ecosystem services, and for adaptability of livelihoods? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:16:00 +0000 lejackson@ucdavis.edu http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1163 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/biodiversity-serve-role-in-agricultural-resilience-to-climate-change/feed/ 0 What are the components and dimensions of biodiversity that are necessary for particular ecosytem processes, functions and services, now and in the future? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 10:30:41 +0000 gmace http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1504 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/components-and-dimensions-of-biodiversity-necessary-for-ecosytem-processes-functions/feed/ 0 Issue of resilience of our Oceans vis-a-vis climate and geosphere/biosphere changes, as all sort of pressures (natural and anthropogenic) are affecting today the Oceans Realm? How much resilient our Oceans will be for the next coming decades? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/ocean-resilience/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/ocean-resilience/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:32:02 +0000 diops http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=803 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/07/ocean-resilience/feed/ 0 How do we meet the human wellbeing requirements (e.g. food and nutritional security, health, livelihoods) of current and future human populations without increasing pressure on already vulnerable ecosystems? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:13:03 +0000 SSallu http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1675 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/meet-human-wellbeing-requirements-without-increasing-pressure-on-ecos/feed/ 0 Model experiments, intercomparisons and data evaluation are needed to quantify and help with management decisions and, ultimately, to provide scientific knowledge to improve the sustainability of the living Earth. Which interactive physical, chemical and biological processes – including the role of human activities from global to regional and at short and long timescales – are fundamental to study in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Earth System and priority areas such as vulnerability, impacts and adaptation? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/model-experiments-intercomparisons-and-data-evaluation-are-needed-to-quantify-and-help-with-management-decisions-and-ultimately-to-provide-scientific-knowledge-to-improve-the-sustainability-of-the/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/model-experiments-intercomparisons-and-data-evaluation-are-needed-to-quantify-and-help-with-management-decisions-and-ultimately-to-provide-scientific-knowledge-to-improve-the-sustainability-of-the/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:36:07 +0000 J.morais http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2069 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/09/model-experiments-intercomparisons-and-data-evaluation-are-needed-to-quantify-and-help-with-management-decisions-and-ultimately-to-provide-scientific-knowledge-to-improve-the-sustainability-of-the/feed/ 0 How can we identify and manage looming thresholds in social-ecological systems arising from resilience – development trade-offs, especially those across scales? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:25:46 +0000 Brianwalker http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1326 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/looming-thresholds-socialecological-systems-resilience/feed/ 0 How will the growing human population change the land cover (albedo), water and atmosphere composition in the next 20-50 years and what feedbacks will occur as symptoms of our planet resilience? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/growing-human-population-change-land-water-atmosphere-feedback-resilience/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/growing-human-population-change-land-water-atmosphere-feedback-resilience/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:23:50 +0000 bachelet http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=2144 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/growing-human-population-change-land-water-atmosphere-feedback-resilience/feed/ 0 Can the adaptability of Earth and ecosystems be also enhanced through physical and biological means while enhancing human adaptability in the wake of climate crisis? http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-adaptability-of-earth-and-ecosystems-be-also-enhanced-through-physical-and-biological-means/ http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-adaptability-of-earth-and-ecosystems-be-also-enhanced-through-physical-and-biological-means/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:24:21 +0000 arshed http://www.icsu-visioning.org/?p=1366 http://www.icsu-visioning.org/2009/08/can-adaptability-of-earth-and-ecosystems-be-also-enhanced-through-physical-and-biological-means/feed/ 0