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Sovereignty and pipelines in the Caspian and its littoral: 'old' geopolitics in 'new' states [PDF]

, 1998
The Caspian Sea and its littoral have emerged as one of the key areas in the former Soviet Union. The region experienced a fundamental change in it geopolitical landscape between 1992 and 1997, with the emergence of three newly-independent states ...
Harris, Andrew
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Projections of Meteorological Drought and Potential Evapotranspiration Using the RegCM4 Over Northeastern Iran

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
We downscale CanESM2 with the Regional Climate Model version 4 (20 km) and evaluate against 15 stations to derive monthly PET (Hargreaves–Samani) and SPEI for northeastern Iran (1990–2009, 2040–2059, 2080–2099). Results show robust PET increases and a shift toward more negative monthly SPEI—especially April–September—indicating earlier onset and longer
Nasrin Salehnia, Peter T. Wolter, Sylvester Chikabvumbwa, Fateme Hosseini, Sohrab Kolsoumi, Ali Farid, Hashem Zahedipour   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First confirmed records of white-coat pups of the Endangered Caspian seal Pusa caspica on the coast of Iran

Oryx
The endemic Caspian seal Pusa caspica breeds on land-fast ice or stable drift ice in the northern Caspian Sea. Breeding has rarely been reported in the ice-free south-eastern Caspian Sea.
Amir S. Shirazi, Ali T. Qashqaei, Samaneh Faezi, Seyedreza Khaleghi, Nikta Moghaddamipour, Tara Ebrahimi, Shadi Karbalaei Hassan, B. Louise Chilvers   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary relations and population differentiation of Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt, Acipenser persicus Borodin, and Acipenser baerii Brandt [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2016
Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), Persian (A. persicus) and Siberian (A. baerii) sturgeons are closely related ‘Ponto-Caspian’ species. Investigation of their population structure is an important problem, the solution of which determines measures for ...
Alexey Sergeev
doaj   +1 more source

Towards SDG‐Aligned Carbon Neutrality in EU Countries: How Energy Policy, Energy R&D Budget, and Sustainable Growth Shape the Transition?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents a comprehensive policy framework for achieving Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 9 and evaluates the EU's carbon neutrality target for 2050. In this context, the effects of renewable energy consumption, energy R&D budget, energy taxes, and economic growth on the carbon footprint are examined for nine selected EU countries
Oguzhan Bozatli, Azad Erdem, Mucahit Aydin, Cisem Bektur   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE CASPIAN SEA CIRCULATION USING THE MARINE AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SYSTEM

Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2016
The Marine and Atmospheric Research System (MARS) for simulation of the Caspian Sea meteorological characteristics is presented. It includes computation of the atmospheric forcing with the regional non-hydrostatic atmosphere model Weather Research and ...
Nikolay Diansky, Vladimir Fomin, Tatiana Vyruchalkina, Anatoly Gusev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing the SDG‐Aligned Energy Transition in OECD Countries: How Do Economic Growth, Income Inequality, and Environmental Protection Expenditures Impact Energy Transition?

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, transition to renewable energy has emerged as a vital strategy for achieving sustainable development and reducing environmental degradation. Only when backed by a solid institutional and macroeconomic context can economic growth serve as a stimulus for the development of renewable energy.
Azad Erdem, Erick Okoth, Yasin Sogut, Nazli Demirtas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

An expert-based decision making tool for enhancing the consensus on Caspian Sea legal regime

Journal of Eurasian Studies, 2016
This paper is focused on finding an optimal strategy for enhancing the consensus on negotiations over the legal status and regime problems of the Caspian Sea, which has caused a lot of abortive strives since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Mohamad Reza Hafeznia, Hasan Pirdashti, Zahra Ahmadipour   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymmetric Effects of Medium‐ and High‐Tech Industries on Environmental Sustainability and the SDGs in the EU‐5: Evidence From Green Energy Transition and the Load Capacity Curve

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In advanced European economies facing persistent environmental pressures, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires aligning technological transformation with ecological constraints. This study examines the asymmetric effects of medium‐ and high‐technology (M&HTEC) industries on environmental sustainability in the EU‐5 ...
Abdullah Emre Caglar, Mustafa Naimoğlu, Mehmet Mert   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Industry Structure and Green Future: The Role of Medium and High‐Tech Industries on the Environment

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between medium‐ and high‐tech industries and CO2 emissions in BRICS economies, with particular attention to short‐ and long‐run effects from the perspectives of the Porter, Decoupling, and Green Technology Diffusion hypotheses.
Abdullah Emre Caglar, Mehmet Mert, Mustafa Naimoğlu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source