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Does vertical wind shear increase tropical cyclone rain?

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
A 26‐year modern precipitation dataset is used to systematically assess tropical cyclone (TC) rainfall responses to vertical wind shear (VWS). VWS enhances rainfall volume in TCs by up to 23%, despite reducing storm intensity, revealing a trade‐off where VWS mitigates wind damage but potentially amplifies flood risk.
King Heng Lau, Ralf Toumi
wiley   +1 more source

From waste to sustainability: a European call to action on responsible disposal of unused and expired household medications. [PDF]

Lancet Reg Health Eur
Kardas P, Rogowska J, Beltrán Jaunsarás ME, van den Bemt B, Ágh T.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Luxembourg's EU Council Presidency: Adapting Routines to New Circumstances [PDF]

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2016
openaire   +2 more sources

Meaningful Measurement of Sustainable Development or Gaming the System? Patterns in Submission to Times Higher Education's Impact Ranking

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research takes a quantitative approach to investigating patterns in submissions to the Times Higher Education's sustainability‐focused Impact Ranking. Testing hypotheses developed from the quantification, rankings, and disclosures literatures, this research provides a first‐of‐its‐kind longitudinal exploration into the Impact Rankings to ...
Brandon Allan Dickson
wiley   +1 more source

Roles and functioning of the European Union National Ethics Councils (NECs): a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMC Med Ethics
Koporc Z, Sikorska E, Puljak L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Asylum Reform: What to expect from Germany’s EU Council presidency

, 2020
Although the Covid-19 outbreak has reshuffled Germany’s agenda for the upcoming EU Council presidency, a three-point plan by the German government provided new impetus to the discussion about reforming the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). This Policy Brief analyses how Germany’s three-point plan, centred on the idea of a border procedure, compares
openaire   +1 more source

Africa's Leadership in Global Development Debates: Contribution of the Common African Position to the Post‐2015 Development Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The adoption of the Common African Position (CAP) by the African Union in 2014 marked a transformative shift in Africa's engagement with global development, shaping the post‐2015 development agenda and sustainable development goals (SDGs). Despite its significance, the CAP's contributions remain underacknowledged in mainstream narratives. This
Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón, Azza Mustafa Babikir Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global climate governance remains resilient under Trump 2.0. [PDF]

Glob Public Policy Gov
Sun Y, Ye Y.
europepmc   +1 more source

How to follow the new EU Council recommendation and improve prostate cancer early detection: the Prostaforum 2022 declaration. [PDF]

Eur Urol Open Sci, 2023
Májek O, Babjuk M, Roobol MJ, Bratt O, Van Poppel H, Zachoval R, Ferda J, Koudelková M, Ngo O, Gregor J, Collen S, Hejduk K, Dušek L, Válek V.   +13 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid, Ana Belén Guerrero, Ricardo Rebolledo‐Leiva, Alvaro Elorrieta‐Mendoza, Denisse Milagros Paredes Cotohuanca, Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Claudia E. Henninger, Leonardo Vásquez‐Ibarra   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source