Obstacles to data access for research related to climate and water: Implications for science and EU policy-making

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 17, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-48

  Beniston, Martin ^a   Stoffel, Markus ^a   Harding, Richard ^b   Kernan, Martin ^c   Ludwig, Ralf ^d   Moors, Eddy ^e   Samuels, Paul ^f   Tockner, Klement ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Data gaps; Research gaps; Water policy

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; ICE; RUNOFF; SNOW; WATER;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; FUNDING; INDIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; SCIENTIST; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER CYCLE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84855723450     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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