AMAP 2009 Update on Selected Climate Issues of Concern

An update on AMAP activities to follow-up the 2004 Arctic Climate Impact Assessment with respect to Observations, Short-Lived Forcers of Climate Change, the Arctic Carbon Cycle, and Predictive Capability. Information is presented in a clear and readable manner for the non-scientific audience; richly illustrated and prefaced by an Executive Summary with recommendations specifically addressed to Ministers of the eight Arctic countries.