Global assessment of sand and dust storms
Year: 2016
Type: report
Abstract: The specific objectives of the assessment are to: 1) Synthesise and highlight the environmental and socio-economic causes and impacts of SDS, as well as available technical measures for their mitigation, at the local, regional and global levels; 2) Show how the mitigation of SDS can yield multiple sustainable development benefits; 3) Synthesize information on current policy responses for mitigating SDS and 4) Present options for an improved strategy for mitigating SDS at the local, regional and global levels, building on existing institutions and agreements.
Authors: Gemma Shepherd, Enric Terradellas, Alexander Baklanov, Utchang Kang, William A. Sprigg, S. Nickovic, Ali Darvishi Boloorani, Ali Al-Dousari, Sara Basart, Angela Benedetti, Andrea Sealy, Daniel Tong, Xiaoye Zhang, Joy Shumake-Guillemot, Kebin Zhang, Peter Knippertz, Abdulkareem A. A. Mohammed, Moutaz A. Al-Dabbas, L. W. Cheng, Shinji Otani, Feng Wang, Chengyi Zhang, Sang Boom Ryoo, Cha Joowan
Language: English
Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2575329774