Synthesis

The synthesis topic leaders are currently putting together working groups made up of scientists from many disciplines, as well as policymakers and other stakeholders. Findings of the activity will be communicated via a range of products, including peer-reviewed publications and summaries for policymakers.

Below is a list of the topics; brief summaries can be accessed by clicking on the titles. Guidelines for the synthesis activity can be viewed here. We encourage you to contact the topic leaders below with your ideas for developing scientific content and for community involvement:

• Earth-system impacts from changes in the cryosphere
• Impacts from changes in the cryosphere on the biota and societies in the arid Central Asia
• Megacities in the coastal zone
• Global environmental change and sustainable development: needs of least developed countries
• Geoengineering impacts
• Nitrogen and climate
• Acting on adaptation to global environmental change
• The role of changing nutrient loads in coastal zones and the open ocean in an increased-CO2 world
• Impacts of land-use-induced land-cover changes on the functioning of the Earth System
• Air pollution and climate