IRDR Scientific Committee gets new Chair
New Zealander Prof. David Johnston takes over as Chair of IRDR Scientific Committee, replacing Dr. Sálvano Briceño.
04.01.2013
Climate Research in the Next Decade of Earth System Research
Professor Deliang Chen—ICSU Executive Director—gave a keynote opening speech at the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Open Science Conference, and was featured in a conference interview.
30.12.2012
Planning moves ahead on ESSI
The Earth System Sustainability Initiative (ESSI) will provide a new overarching framework for global environmental change research – and be expected to unify or strategically integrate relevant components of the existing ICSU-sponsored Global Environmental Change Programmes.
30.12.2012
Call for Applications: Urban Dynamics and Health Conference
As part of our new interdisciplinary initiative “Health and wellbeing in the changing urban environment”, we are co-organising a series of international conferences on urban dynamics and health. Applications for the first conference, to be held in Paris in September 2013, are now open and will close on January 31st.
19.12.2012
Call for Applications: Food Futures Young Scientists Networking Conference
The ISSC, ICSU and the DFG are organising a networking conference in April 2013 in Villa Vigoni at Lake Como in Italy. Young scientists working on integrated science on food systems are invited to submit their proposals. The deadline for applications has been extended to December 31st.
18.12.2012
Videos of the 30th General Assembly
Video recordings of the Presidential speeches and lectures by invited guests to the 30th ICSU General Assembly in Rome are now available.
22.11.2012
Future Earth regional workshops
Future Earth seeks to provide knowledge at multiple scales – global, regional and local – and to address the connections among these scales. The Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability which is establishing Future Earth is keen to seek inputs which can drive regional partnerships and engage a broad range of stakeholders. ICSU will organize an initial series of three regional workshops in Cape Town (31 October-2 November 2012), Kuala Lumpur (21-23 November 2012) and Mexico City (3-4 December 2012). Options to organize meetings in the Middle East and Europe are still in planning.
19.10.2012
ICSU President Yuan Tseh Lee receives French National Order of Merit
Yuan Tseh Lee received the Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit for his contribution to scientific exchanges with France at an award ceremony on October 2, 2012.
09.10.2012
Future Earth design enters final phase
Future Earth has entered the final months of the initial design phase, and the pace of work is picking up as we approach the end of the year. Work on institutional design has been proceeding apace, and the final report on major aspects of overall governance will be completed at the upcoming Transition Team meeting in Paris Sept 20-21.
05.09.2012
ICSU President gives statement at Rio+20
Professor Yuan Tseh Lee represented the Scientific and Technological Major Group at the opening of Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development with the following statement.
22.06.2012