Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century
Abstract During the past several decades, the Earth system has changed significantly, especially across Northern Eurasia. Changes in the socio-economic conditions of the larger countries in the region have also resulted in a variety of regional environmental changes that can have global consequences...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4158b32b838e46dab7c473d03e7f6b78 2023-05-15T15:16:20+02:00 Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century Pavel Groisman Herman Shugart David Kicklighter Geoffrey Henebry Nadezhda Tchebakova Shamil Maksyutov Erwan Monier Garik Gutman Sergey Gulev Jiaguo Qi Alexander Prishchepov Elena Kukavskaya Boris Porfiriev Alexander Shiklomanov Tatiana Loboda Nikolay Shiklomanov Son Nghiem Kathleen Bergen Jana Albrechtová Jiquan Chen Maria Shahgedanova Anatoly Shvidenko Nina Speranskaya Amber Soja Kirsten de Beurs Olga Bulygina Jessica McCarty Qianlai Zhuang Olga Zolina 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-017-0154-5 https://doaj.org/article/4158b32b838e46dab7c473d03e7f6b78 EN eng SpringerOpen http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40645-017-0154-5 https://doaj.org/toc/2197-4284 doi:10.1186/s40645-017-0154-5 2197-4284 https://doaj.org/article/4158b32b838e46dab7c473d03e7f6b78 Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-48 (2017) Environmental changes Northern Eurasia Ecosystems dynamics Terrestrial water cycle Cryosphere retreat Extreme and inclement environmental conditions Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Geology QE1-996.5 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s40645-017-0154-5 2022-12-31T00:03:17Z Abstract During the past several decades, the Earth system has changed significantly, especially across Northern Eurasia. Changes in the socio-economic conditions of the larger countries in the region have also resulted in a variety of regional environmental changes that can have global consequences. The Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI) has been designed as an essential continuation of the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI), which was launched in 2004. NEESPI sought to elucidate all aspects of ongoing environmental change, to inform societies and, thus, to better prepare societies for future developments. A key principle of NEFI is that these developments must now be secured through science-based strategies co-designed with regional decision-makers to lead their societies to prosperity in the face of environmental and institutional challenges. NEESPI scientific research, data, and models have created a solid knowledge base to support the NEFI program. This paper presents the NEFI research vision consensus based on that knowledge. It provides the reader with samples of recent accomplishments in regional studies and formulates new NEFI science questions. To address these questions, nine research foci are identified and their selections are briefly justified. These foci include warming of the Arctic; changing frequency, pattern, and intensity of extreme and inclement environmental conditions; retreat of the cryosphere; changes in terrestrial water cycles; changes in the biosphere; pressures on land use; changes in infrastructure; societal actions in response to environmental change; and quantification of Northern Eurasia’s role in the global Earth system. Powerful feedbacks between the Earth and human systems in Northern Eurasia (e.g., mega-fires, droughts, depletion of the cryosphere essential for water supply, retreat of sea ice) result from past and current human activities (e.g., large-scale water withdrawals, land use, and governance change) and potentially restrict or ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Progress in Earth and Planetary Science 4 1 |
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Environmental changes Northern Eurasia Ecosystems dynamics Terrestrial water cycle Cryosphere retreat Extreme and inclement environmental conditions Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Geology QE1-996.5 Pavel Groisman Herman Shugart David Kicklighter Geoffrey Henebry Nadezhda Tchebakova Shamil Maksyutov Erwan Monier Garik Gutman Sergey Gulev Jiaguo Qi Alexander Prishchepov Elena Kukavskaya Boris Porfiriev Alexander Shiklomanov Tatiana Loboda Nikolay Shiklomanov Son Nghiem Kathleen Bergen Jana Albrechtová Jiquan Chen Maria Shahgedanova Anatoly Shvidenko Nina Speranskaya Amber Soja Kirsten de Beurs Olga Bulygina Jessica McCarty Qianlai Zhuang Olga Zolina Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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Abstract During the past several decades, the Earth system has changed significantly, especially across Northern Eurasia. Changes in the socio-economic conditions of the larger countries in the region have also resulted in a variety of regional environmental changes that can have global consequences. The Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI) has been designed as an essential continuation of the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative (NEESPI), which was launched in 2004. NEESPI sought to elucidate all aspects of ongoing environmental change, to inform societies and, thus, to better prepare societies for future developments. A key principle of NEFI is that these developments must now be secured through science-based strategies co-designed with regional decision-makers to lead their societies to prosperity in the face of environmental and institutional challenges. NEESPI scientific research, data, and models have created a solid knowledge base to support the NEFI program. This paper presents the NEFI research vision consensus based on that knowledge. It provides the reader with samples of recent accomplishments in regional studies and formulates new NEFI science questions. To address these questions, nine research foci are identified and their selections are briefly justified. These foci include warming of the Arctic; changing frequency, pattern, and intensity of extreme and inclement environmental conditions; retreat of the cryosphere; changes in terrestrial water cycles; changes in the biosphere; pressures on land use; changes in infrastructure; societal actions in response to environmental change; and quantification of Northern Eurasia’s role in the global Earth system. Powerful feedbacks between the Earth and human systems in Northern Eurasia (e.g., mega-fires, droughts, depletion of the cryosphere essential for water supply, retreat of sea ice) result from past and current human activities (e.g., large-scale water withdrawals, land use, and governance change) and potentially restrict or ... |
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Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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Northern Eurasia Future Initiative (NEFI): facing the challenges and pathways of global change in the twenty-first century |
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