BNPP/ASB Functional Value of Biodiversity Project – Phase II 

2. Implementation Plan for Activity 1
Activity 1A Improved spatial characterization of the focus area at the pantropic scale 

i Assemble more detailed information on biodiversity-rich tropical habitats (IFPRI lead initiative)
ii Integrate improved data on human population distribution
iii Measure historic change in land cover and develop scenarios for areas of rapid change in land cover

iv Undertake synoptic modeling of hydrological impacts of land use change

           Task 1 Prepare daily precipitation data and hydrological model representation as a basis for assessing the incidence and severity   of flooding at the pantropic scale in the WBM

        Task 2  Synoptic modeling and analysis

        Task 3  A Global "Local Hazard model"  

        Task 4  Pantropical mapping and overlays

Activity 1B Pantropic assessment of the potential threat posed by hydrological disturbance and impact
Sub-activity

1Aiv. Task 4: Pantropical mapping and overlays
Lead  UNH?
Description See Linking Act 1&2.doc
Status  on going
Scope   Pantropic
Scale (Resolution) 0.5 (30 arc minutes)
Methods  

This combines reporting and analysis of the pantropic 'far field' hydrological modeling and the pantropical local hazard model. It involves: 

  • defining, measuring, mapping biodiversity · integrating population (and any ancillary location based data) 

  • developing and mapping land use change scenarios 

  • assessing the characteristics of sources of hydrological disturbance 

  • assessing the characteristics of areas subject to hydrological disturbance 

  • assessing the characteristics of areas of high biodiversity interest. 
Inputs  Coverages from preceeding activities.
Output overlays as described above in 'methodology'
Linkages to policy-briefs and other deliverables -
Milestones  Scientific papers based on 1Aiv. Tasks 2-4. See Titles and Outlines.doc. 
Date Expected 1st draft 8th Oct, final document 1st Dec 2003.

General notes, 

Comments 

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References
  • Fekete, B. M., C. J. Vorosmarty and R. B. Lammers. 2001. Scaling gridded river networks for macroscale hydrology: Development, analysis and control of error, Water Resources Research, 37 (7): 1955-1967. 
  • Melillo, J. M., McGuire, A.D, Kickligher, D.W., Moore, B., Vorosmarty, C. J., Schloss, A.L. 1993. Global climate change and terrestrial net primary production, Nature, 363: 234-240. 
  • New, M., M. Hulme, and P. Jones. 1998. Representing twentieth century space-time climate variability, Part II: Development of 1901-1996 monthly grids, Journal of Climate, 13: 2217-2238. 
  • Vorosmarty, C. J., C. A. Federer, A. L. Schloss. 1998. Potential evaporation functions compared on US watersheds: Possible implications for global-scale water balance and terrestrial ecosystem modeling, Journal of Hydrology, 207: 147-169

Design and update: Sandra Velarde

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