Showing how first-hand experience can affect perception, new research
published in the journal Nature Climate Change reveals that people in
the UK who have personally faced situations of flooding express greater
concern about climate change and are more willing to make adjustments to
halt the process.
http://news.discovery.com/human/experience-climate-change-110321.html
http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1059.html Speaking on the World Water Day, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan highlights the importance of international cooperation in water use and protection, as demands for the resource continue to increase along with its susceptibility to climate change.
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/March/theuae_March664.xml§ion=theuae&col= To offer greater protection from rising sea levels that jeopardize nesting areas, the US Fish and Wildlife Service recommends a doubling of protected West Coast beach areas for the threatened shore bird known as the western snowy plover.
http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20110321/NEWS06/110321028,
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_snowy_plover_global_warming.html