The law of regression to the tail: How to survive Covid-19, the climate crisis, and other disasters [0.03%]
回归尾部的法则:如何在新冠疫情、气候危机和其他灾难中生存下来
Bent Flyvbjerg
Bent Flyvbjerg
Regression to the mean is nice and reliable. Regression to the tail is reliably scary. We live in the age of regression to the tail. It is only a matter of time until a pandemic worse than covid-19 will hit us, and climate more extreme than...
Addressing the need for improved land cover map products for policy support [0.03%]
解决政策支持所需的改进土地覆盖地图产品的需要
Zoltan Szantoi,Gary N Geller,Nandin-Erdene Tsendbazar et al.
Zoltan Szantoi et al.
The continued increase of anthropogenic pressure on the Earth's ecosystems is degrading the natural environment and then decreasing the services it provides to humans. The type, quantity, and quality of many of those services are directly c...
Besmira Dyca,Kevin Muldoon-Smith,Paul Greenhalgh
Besmira Dyca
In 2019 floods made up 49 % of disasters and 43 % of disaster related deaths globally. Flooding is also the costliest natural disaster, with yearly estimated losses of $36.3 billion. In order to counter these challenges, the flood risk mana...
The CEEDER database of evidence reviews: An open-access evidence service for researchers and decision-makers [0.03%]
CEEDER证据回顾数据库:供研究者和决策者使用的开放存取证据服务
Ko Konno,Samantha H Cheng,Jacqualyn Eales et al.
Ko Konno et al.
Evidence-informed decision-making aims to deliver effective actions informed by the best available evidence. Given the large quantity of primary literature, and time constraints faced by policy-makers and practitioners, well-conducted evide...
Association between temperature, humidity, and COVID-19 outbreaks in Bangladesh [0.03%]
温度、湿度与孟加拉国的COVID-19爆发之间的关系
Syed Emdadul Haque,Mosiur Rahman
Syed Emdadul Haque
This study aimed to determine the association between average temperature and humidity with COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. This study included 9,455 confirmed cases during the observation period (March 08, 2020 to May 03, 2020). The peak ...
Delivering an enabling environment and multiple benefits for land degradation neutrality: Stakeholder perceptions and progress [0.03%]
实现土地退化中和的有利环境及多效益:利益相关者的看法与进程
Cameron Allen,Graciela Metternicht,Peter Verburg et al.
Cameron Allen et al.
Achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) was adopted by countries in 2015 as one of the targets of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As LDN is a relatively new concept there is an increasing need for evidence on the potent...
Decoupling for ecological sustainability: A categorisation and review of research literature [0.03%]
生态持续性中的解耦分类和研究文献回顾
T Vadén,V Lähde,A Majava et al.
T Vadén et al.
The idea of decoupling "environmental bads" from "economic goods" has been proposed as a path towards sustainability by organizations such as the OECD and UN. Scientific consensus reports on environmental impacts (e.g., greenhouse gas emiss...
Enabling new mindsets and transformative skills for negotiating and activating climate action: Lessons from UNFCCC conferences of the parties [0.03%]
启用新的思维模式和变革技能以商讨并启动气候行动:联合国气候变化大会的经验教训
Christine Wamsler,Niko Schäpke,Carolin Fraude et al.
Christine Wamsler et al.
Technological and policy solutions for transitioning to a fossil-free society exist, many countries could afford the transition, and rational arguments for rapid climate action abound. Yet effective action is still lacking. Dominant policy ...
Hydrodiplomacy and adaptive governance at the U.S.-Mexico border: 75 years of tradition and innovation in transboundary water management [0.03%]
美墨边境的水电外交与适应性治理:跨界水资源管理中75年的传统与创新
Margaret O Wilder,Robert G Varady,Andrea K Gerlak et al.
Margaret O Wilder et al.
The United States and Mexico have engaged in hydrodiplomacy-a practice of transboundary water management that blends water diplomacy and science diplomacy--for more than 75 years, since the adoption of the Treaty of 1944 and the creation of...
The role of ecosystems in mitigation and management of Covid-19 and other zoonoses [0.03%]
生态系统在缓解和管控新冠肺炎和其他动物冠状病毒方面的作用
Mark Everard,Paul Johnston,David Santillo et al.
Mark Everard et al.
There is rising international concern about the zoonotic origins of many global pandemics. Increasing human-animal interactions are perceived as driving factors in pathogen transfer, emphasising the close relationships between human, animal...