Global Outlook for Ice and Snow: Chapter 2

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organization	Science Division
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-02T09:19:12Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-02T09:19:12Z
dc.date.issued	2007
dc.description	This report demonstrates how we are affected by ice and snow, whether we live in the northern regions or tropical climates or in between. Ice and snow are important components of the Earth’s climate system and are particularly vulnerable to global warming. Ice and snow are important parts of northerners’ identity and culture, especially for indigenous people, whose cultures have adapted to a world in which ice and snow are not only integral parts of the ecosystem but also support a sustainable way of life. Reduction of ice and snow damages the ecosystems that support these cultures and livelihoods	en
dc.description.uri	https://www.unep.org/geo/geo_ice/
dc.format	pdf
dc.identifier.isbn	978-92-807-2799-9
dc.identifier.other	DEW/0924/NA
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/14473
dc.language	English
dc.relation.ispartof	Global Outlook for Ice and Snow
dc.rights.accessLevel	Public
dc.subject	ice
dc.title	Global Outlook for Ice and Snow: Chapter 2	en
dc.type	Institutional series
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000047

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