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Resource description:
BioClim, carried out between January and August 2015, was a project concentrating on mapping the current situation, analysing the climate change impacts and possible adaptation measures for the natural environment and bioeconomy in Estonia.
Author/Contact:
Estonian University of Life Sciences, EMÜ (contact: Monika Suškevičs, smonika@emu.ee)
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Requirements:
- Climate change can considerably and sometimes in an unexpected way affect ecosystems and different bioeconomy-sectors related to them. In addition to climate change mitigation it is relevant to know relevant adaptation options.
Advantages:
- What does climate change mean in the Estonian context? How does climate change affect biodiversity and different ecosystems?
- How does temperature rise, changes in precipitation rates and occurrence of extreme weather events affect bioeconomy sectors that are important for Estonia, such as forestry, agriculture, fishery or tourism?
- What can be done to mitigate negative effects and make better use of positive effects?
Constraints:
- N/A
Development stage:
- Full, working product