The Global treeline Project (GTP):

This internationally well-known project tracks the movement of the coniferous treeline globally using remote sensing, dendrochronology, and forestry methods. It is the first scientific project to prove conclusively the existence and the magnitude of subarctic warming.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Benchmark (GHGRB):

The GWIC assists nations establish benchmarks for greenhouse gas emission, dating back to 1990. The international conventions call for the reduction of greenhouse gas emission to the 1990 level by early 21st century. The GWIC has established this uniform methodology which allowed all countries and regions to be compared on a uniform basis in both CO2 and non-CO2 GHG emissions.

The Himalayan Reforestation Project (HRP):

The HRP is a model biologically-engineered reforestation project for developing countries with severely-sloped hills and require tree foder and firewood and other biomass commodities. In the Himalayan monsoon belt, the HRP has been producing multipupose tree products using coppice reforestation technology since 1980's. The HRP has integrated coppice forestry into traditional hill agriculture and has provided the needed forestry/agriculture land ratio for many districts of Nepal, and provinces of China.

The Extreme Event Index (EEI):

The EEi is a leading economic indicator tracking the economic impact of climate change. GWIC established the EEI which estimates all regional components of the EEI using a uniform mehodology. The center has established this scientific index for informing intrested parties regarding extreme events and measuring the economic impact of extreme events. These include all unsual events that cause damage to public and private properties, loss of lives and income, damage to transportation infrastructure, damage to telecommunication infrastructure, damage to utility infrastructures, and loss of energy, agriculture and forestry resources. Due to the recent increase in frequency of extreme events in the U.S. and worldwide, the extreme event index (EEI) has provided an unbiased estimate of all the likelihood of economic losses due to disasters in any one locality.

The index is established for each locality, using normalized estimates of damages, both short-term and long-term, and is scaled to reflect a constant dollar basis. The local indices are aggregated into regional and national indices. Currently, the index is referred to the base year of 1960. Thus EEI (1960)=100. In the contiguous 48 states of the U.S., the EEI has exceeded 6000 and the growth has been exponential.

The EEi has been extremely useful to provide sector and governament planners, insurance and reinsurance analysis. The most prominent components of the EEI are:

• Extreme Heat
• Extreme Low Temperature
• Extreme Precipitation (Snow and Rainfall)
• Extreme Humidity
• Floods
• Landslides
• Fire (including forest fire)
• Droughts
• Tornados
• Hurricanes
• Storms
• Typhoons
• Volcanic Activities
• Earth Quakes