Global Outlook for Ice and Snow - Highlights

United Nations Environment Programme

Global Outlook for Ice and Snow - Highlights

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
dc.date.accessioned	2016-12-22T12:03:40Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-22T12:03:40Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description	This document explains the role of ice and snow in the global climate system, describing how different cryosphere components respond to warming and influence climate, ecosystems, and human activities. It highlights that ice sheets contribute to sea-level rise, while snow and sea ice regulate solar reflectivity and ocean circulation. Permafrost stores large carbon reserves that may be released as greenhouse gases when thawing, further accelerating climate change. Glaciers, ice caps, rivers, and lake ice respond rapidly to warming, affecting water resources, ecosystems, and livelihoods. The document emphasises the widespread decline of ice and snow driven by human-induced warming and its broad environmental consequences.	en
dc.description.uri	https://www.unep.org/resources/report/global-outlook-ice-and-snow-highlights
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-2799-9
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/13698
dc.language	English
dc.language	French
dc.language	Norwegian
dc.language	Russian
dc.language	Spanish
dc.page.number	12 p.
dc.publisher	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.relation.ispartof	Global Outlook for Ice and Snow
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	ice
dc.subject	snow
dc.subject.sdg	SDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.title	Global Outlook for Ice and Snow - Highlights	en
dc.title.alternative	Perspectives mondiales sur la glace et la neige - Faits saillants	fr
dc.title.alternative	Global oversikt over is og snø – Hovedpunkter	no
dc.title.alternative	Глобальный обзор состояния льда и снега — Основные положения	ru
dc.title.alternative	Panorama Mundial del Hielo y la Nieve - Aspectos Destacados	es
dc.type	Communication or other resource