Report of the UNEP/RIVM/PE Workshop
on Global and Regional Modeling of Food Production and Land Use and the
Long-term Impact of Degradation of Land and Water Resources
Environment Information and Assessment Meeting Report
Integrated modelling of consequences of degradation of land and water is
receiving more and more attention from both policy and science communities.
This publication review the performance of models for exploring future land
use changes at global an regional levels and considers the relevance of
model outputs to policy makers. Major socio-economic driving forces and
agricultural production potentials, environmental quality and degradation
of soil and water were taken into account. The nine studies discussed by
specialists on key themes and policy-advisors were presented by their developers.
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Sales Number: E. 97.III.D.90 No.2
Pages: 62pp.
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