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Development and environment problems have reached such alarming proportions that the very survival of humanity is now subject to critical and unprecedented threats. In its latest report, the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) criticizes Germany's global change research community for its lack of international orientation, its bias towards individual disciplines and for its weaknesses in translating scientific results into a form readily accessible to policymakers. The Council identifies alternatives for restructuring the research landscape, focusing primarily on a new "Syndrome Approach" for global change research. By applying this tool, scientists can systematically describe and analyze the "diseases" afflicting the Earth System, and thus elaborate response options.

The Research Challenge: Annual Report 1996

Summary.- A Introduction.- B Status of Global Change Research, Unexplored Issues.- 1 International Global Change Research Programs.- 1.1 World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).- 1.1.1 Organizational Structure of the WCRP.- 1.2 International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP).- 1.2.1 The IGBP Organizational Structure.- 1.2.2 Evaluation of IGBP from the International Perspective.- 1.3 The International Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme (IHDP).- 1.4 The UNESCO "Man and the Biosphere" Program.- 1.4.1 Research Priorities and Goals.- 1.4.2 Organizational Structure and International Cooperation.- 2 Global Change Research Programs - An International Comparison.- 3 German Research on Global Change (Current Status, Evaluation, Scientific Issues).- 3.1 Climate and Atmosphere Research.- 3.1.1 Relevance of Climate and Atmosphere to Global Change.- 3.1.2 Climate Research.- 3.1.2.1 Major Contributions by German Climate Research.- 3.1.2.2 Integration of German Climate Research in International Programs.- 3.1.2.3 German Climate Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.1.3 Stratosphere Research.- 3.1.3.1 Major Contributions by German Stratosphere Researchers.- 3.1.3.2 Involvement in International Programs on the Part of German Stratosphere Research.- 3.1.3.3 German Stratosphere Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.1.4 Troposphere Research.- 3.1.4.1 Major Contributions by German Troposphere Researchers.- 3.1.4.2 Integration of German Troposphere Research in International Programs.- 3.1.4.3 German Troposphere Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.2 Hydrosphere Research.- 3.2.1 Relevance of the Hydrosphere to Global Change.- 3.2.2 Marine and Polar Research.- 3.2.2.1 Major Contributions by German Marine and Polar Researchers.- 3.2.2.2 Integration of German Marine and Polar Research in International Programs.- 3.2.2.3 German Marine and Polar Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.2.3 Freshwater Research.- 3.2.3.1 Major Contributions by German Freshwater Research.- 3.2.3.2 Integration of German Freshwater Research in International Programs.- 3.2.3.3 German Freshwater Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.3 Soil Research.- 3.3.1 Relevance of Soils to Global Change.- 3.3.2 Major Contributions by German Soil Researchers.- 3.3.3 Integration of German Soil Research in International Programs.- 3.3.4 German Soil Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.3.4.1 Scientific Issues.- 3.3.4.2 Structural Improvements Needed.- 3.4 Biodiversity Research.- 3.4.1 Relevance of Biodiversity to Global Change.- 3.4.2 Major Contributions by German Biodiversity Research.- 3.4.3 Integration of German Biodiversity Research in International Programs.- 3.4.4 German Biodiversity Research - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.4.4.1 Scientific Issues.- 3.4.4.2 Strategy for Future Biodiversity Research.- 3.4.4.3 Organization and Structure of Biodiversity Research.- 3.5 Population, Migration and Urbanization Research.- 3.5.1 Relevance of Population Size, Migration and Urbanization to Global Change.- 3.5.2 Major Contributions by German Research in the Field of Population, Migration and Urbanization.- 3.5.3 Integration of German Population, Migration and Urbanization Research in International Programs.- 3.5.4 German Research in the Field of Population, Migration and Urbanization - Research Needs Concerning Global Change.- 3.5.4.1 Urban-Rural Relations.- 3.5.4.2 The Individual's Decision to Migrate.- 3.5.4.3 Food Security.- 3.5.4.4 The Informal Sector: Labor Market and Ensuring a Livelihood.- 3.5.4.5 The Informal Sector: Human Settlements Development.- 3.5.4.6 International Migration Flows.- 3.5.4.7 Megacities within the Global Network System.- 3.5.4.8 Education.- 3.5.4.9 The Social Position of Women.- 3.5.4.10 Health.- 3.5.4.11 Conference-Related Research.- 3.6 Economic Research.- 3.6.1 Relevance of the Economy for Global Change.- 3.6.2 Major Contributi