SDG Goal Ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all Target By 2030 ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services Make recommendations as to what can be done to improve existing IAM projections (i.e. fill in gaps, or enhance current projects and outcomes) according to your chosen SDG from Task 1 Lack of representation of the fine temporal and geographical scale Example of Specific Criticism Lack of representation of the operation of electricity systems considering geographical dispersion of wind, solar resources, and systems balancing with high penetrations of renewables, as un more detailed national electricity sector models. IAM Community Response Incorporation of finer time-slicing (e.g., at hourly level) to represent the operation of storage and intermittent renewables in electricity systems

Advice!!: 25-30 pages Please add Charts, Graphs, picture examples, and the sources to make the paper stretch (Task 1) SDG Goal Ensure access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy for all Target By 2030 ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services Indicator Proportion of population with access to electricity Variable % of the population with access to electricity Criticism/Limitation Category Target Value Greater than 97% Historical data source World Bank’s WDI (Task 2) Characterize the following regions 1) North America 2) Latin American and Caribbean 3) Middle East and North Africa OR Sub-Saharan Africa 4) South Asia 5)Europe and the Russian Federation (Task 3) Characterize 3 countries within each of the 5 regions = 15 countries North America (United States-Canada-Mexico) Latin American and Caribbean (Colombia-Venezuela-Guyana) Middle East and North Africa OR Sub-Saharan Africa (Sudan-Ethiopia-Uganda) South Asia (Nepal, Bangladesh, India) Europe and the Russian Federation (Italy, Switzerland, France) (Task 4) Identify 1 river basin within each of the 5 regions, Characterize each basin according Hudson Bay -North America Orinoco Basin- Latin American and Caribbean Nile River Basin- Middle East and North Africa OR Sub-Saharan Africa Ganges- South Asia The PO River- ‎ Europe and the Russian Federation a) population b) economy c) biome and ecoregions d) land-use e) hydrology (including a description of sub basins, sub watersheds, and anthropogenic alterations to the natural hydrology) f) biodiversity (Task 5) Make recommendations as to what can be done to improve existing IAM projections (i.e. fill in gaps, or enhance current projects and outcomes) according to your chosen SDG from Task 1 Lack of representation of fine temporal and geographical scale Example of Specific Criticism Lack of representation of operation of electricity systems considering geographical dispersion of wind, solar resources, and systems balancing with high penetrations of renewables, as un more detailed national electricity sector models. IAM Community Response Incorporation of finer time-slicing (e.g., at hourly level) to represent operation of storage and intermittent renewables in electricity systems [75]. Pietzcker, R.C.; Ueckerdt, F.; Carrara, S.; de Boer, H.S.; Després, J.; Fujimori, S.; Johnson, N.; Kitous, A.;Scholz, Y.; Sullivan, P.; et al. System integration of wind and solar power in integrated assessment models: A cross-model evaluation of new approaches. Energy Econ. 2017, 64, 583–599. [CrossRef] Note: Make sure you speak on the data that you are describing in terms of developing versus developed nations, and the epidemiological transition, if applicable. Incorporate these two questions within the ending of the paper 1) Is it appropriate to incorporate a case-study with a “watershed framework” into an Environmental Systems course (i.e., is a watershed framework too narrow and limiting or is it not?) ********Is it appropriate to incorporate a “watershed framework” into an Environmental Systems course (i.e., is a watershed framework too narrow and limiting or is it not?) 2) Devise a small “mock” management plan for a watershed of your choice, according to the six components of the integrated watershed management strategy. Full Credit for this mock plan will require the comprehensive and appropriate inclusion of (but not be limited to) the following: - Top down and bottom up modelling - Hierarchal organization of systems - Biogeochemical considerations - Biodiversity - Stakeholder inclusion and assimilation - Land Management and Conservation Strategies - Ecosystem Services - Ecological Footprints Note: Question 1: I would say about 2 paragraphs, to justify your answer. Question 2: about 2 pages minimum and whatever it takes from there