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Selection of substances, deserving policy attention

In the current report an inventory is made of chemicals that may require extra policy attention. The focus is on chemicals that are of relevance for the Netherlands, and that have not been the subject…
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Monitoring of Greenhouse Gases in the Netherlands: uncertainty and priorities for improvement ; Proceedings of a national workshop held in Bilthoven, 1 September 1999

A workshop was organised in the Netherlands on 1 September 1999 to improve the National System for Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions. These are the proceedings, including discussion papers…
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Economic modelling approaches to land use and cover change

This report explores and developes approaches to spatially explicit modelling of land use/cover change and the potential impact on land use related emissions of greenhouse gases. The approaches are…
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Health Risks of Water and Sanitation

This document gives information about diseases caused by exposure to unsafe (drinking) water and poor sanitation. Diseased caused by micro-organisms are classified in four categories which are based…
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Climate scenarios for semi-arid and sub-humid regions. A comparison of climate scenarios for the dryland regions, in West Africa from 1990 to 2050

The identification of climate scenarios for dryland areas in Sub-Saharan West Africa is part of a project to assess the impact of climate change on water availability, agriculture and food security in…
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions in an Equity-, Environment- and Service-Oriented World

This article describes a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenario for a world that chooses collectively and effectively to pursue service-oriented economic prosperity while taking into account equity…
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Global and Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scenarios

This article presents a set of 30 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenarios developed by six modeling teams.
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Technical Report on Soil Degradation in Europe: an integrated economic and environmental assessment

The economic assessment of priorities for a European environmental policy plan focuses on twelve identified Prominent European Environmental Problems such as climate change, chemical risks and…
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Transport Innovations: An Inventory of Future Developments in Transportation

Transport is an significant contributor to both local and global environmental decay. Given the current trend towards more mobility, the impact of transport on the environment is likely to increase…
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Assessment of long-term effects of climate change on biodiversity and vulnerability of terrestrial ecosystems

The aim of this project was to analyse the effects of climatic change on plant species diversity and ecosystem functioning. The direct effects of climatic change on plant species diversity were…
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