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Acrónimos y Abreviaturas
AIACC
Assessment of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change
AOGCM
Atmosphere-ocean general circulation model
APF
Adaptation Policy Framework
ARMA
Atlas du Risque de la Malaria en Afrique
BCA
Benefit-cost analysis
CGE
Consultative Group of Experts
CIESIN
Centre for International Earth Science Information Networks
COP
Conference of the Parties
CWFS
Centre for World Food Studies
DALY
Disability-adjusted life year
DDC
Data Distribution Centre
DFID
Department for International Development
DHI
Danish Hydraulic Institute
DINAS-COAST
Dynamic and Interactive Assessment of National, Regional, and Global
Vulnerability of Coastal Zones to Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise
DIVA
Dynamic and Interactive Vulnerability Assessment
EASM
Egyptian Agricultural Sectoral Model
ENSO
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
EPIC
Erosion Productivity Impact Calculator
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
GCM
General circulation model
GDP
Gross domestic product
GHG
Greenhouse gas
GIS
Geographical information systems
GLOSS
Global Sea-Level Observing System
GNP
Gross national product
HEC
Hydrologic Engineering Center
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HMS
Hydrologic Modeling System
IAMs
Integrated assessment models
IBSNAT
International Benchmark Sites Network for Agrotechnology Transfer
ICASA
International Consortium for Application of Systems Approaches to
Agriculture
ICZM
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
IGCI
International Global Change Institute
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRI
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction
IWRM
Integrated Water Resource Management
LEG
Least Developed Countries Expert Group
MARA
Mapping Malaria Risk in Africa
MIASMA
Modeling Framework for the Health Impact Assessment of Man-Induced
Atmospheric Changes
NAPAs
National Adaptation Programmes of Action
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
RCM
regional climate model
REMI
Regional Economic Models Inc.
RIBASIM
Hydraulics River Basin Simulation Model
SDSM
Statistical DownScaling Model
SRES
Special Report on Emission Scenarios
SUCROS
Simple and Universal CROP Growth Simulator
SURVAS
Synthesis and Upscaling of Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Studies
SWAT
Soil Water Assessment Tool
TAR
Third Assessment Report
TGCIA
Task Group on Scenarios for Climate and Impact Assessment
UKCIP
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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USCSP
U.S. Country Studies Program
U.S. EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
UV
Ultraviolet
V&A
Vulnerability and assessment
VARA
Vulnerability and Response Assessment
WEAP21
Water Evaluation and Planning Version 21
WHO
World Heath Organization
YLD
Years of life lived
YLL
Years of life lost
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