Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/E001815/1
Global scale impacts of climate change: a multi-sectoral analysis
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor N Arnell, University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Smith, University of Aberdeen, Inst of Biological and Environmental Sci
- Grant held at:
- University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences
- Science Area:
- Marine
- Freshwater
- Atmospheric
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Freshwater
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Land - Atmosphere Interactions
- Ecosystem Scale Processes
- Hydrological Processes
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- Climate policy should be informed by robust and credible information on the impacts of climate change across the global domain; a global perspective also places local and regional impacts in context, and helps identify potential 'hotspots' for further scientific investigation. The project assesses the global-scale impact of climate change using a range of linked impact modules and impact indicators, representing impacts on water resources, flood risk, food production, biodiversity and human health and well-being on land, at the coast, and at sea. The project will synthesise and aggregrate across sectors and regions, using a variety of approaches, and allow the identification of the risks of specific impacts occurring at different rates of climate change. The methodology and results of the project also provide a framework for the assessment of the impacts of defined climate policies. First, it allows detailed geographically-explicit assessments of specific climate scenarios or climate policies, using the suite of linked models. Second, it allows the more rapid assessment of a very large number of climate outcomes (based for example on a probabilistic assessment of the climate effects of an emissions policy) using regionalised functions relating climate impact to indices of climate forcing. The project will be undertaken by a consortium of twelve lead partners, all with international reputations in the field of climate impact assessment.
- Period of Award:
- 29 May 2007 - 28 Jun 2010
- Value:
- £101,152 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NE/E001815/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed (Research Programmes)
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- QUEST
This grant award has a total value of £101,152
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | DA - Investigators | DI - Staff | DA - Estate Costs | DI - T&S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,496 | £50,055 | £4,987 | £35,543 | £4,325 | £3,745 |
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