Responsibilities of scientists underlined by scientific community
International Council for Science (ICSU) revises its Principle of Universality
30.09.2011
Nobel Prize winning scientist is new President of ICSU
Professor Yuan Tseh Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist from China: Taipei, today became the new President of the International Council for Science (ICSU) at the conclusion of the organization’s 30th General Assembly.
30.09.2011
Canadian climate scientist elected as next President of the International Council for Science
Professor Gordon McBean, an internationally recognized meteorologist and climate change expert, has been named as the future President of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
30.09.2011
Global science community to gather in Rome
Representatives of the world’s scientific community will meet in Rome, Italy, on 27-30 September, for the 30th General Assembly of the International Council for Science.
20.09.2011
Polar research boosts understanding of our climate & global environment
The largest coordinated research project ever undertaken into the Arctic and Antarctic regions yielded a treasure trove of information which will shape our understanding of the polar regions, global oceans, climate and climate change for decades ahead, according to a summary of the research released today.
28.03.2011
Scientific Grand Challenges identified to address global sustainability
The international scientific community has identified five Grand Challenges that, if addressed in the next decade, will deliver knowledge to enable sustainable development, poverty eradication, and environmental protection in the face of global change.
12.11.2010
Polar year comes to a close
The International Polar Year 2007–2008 (IPY), the largest polar research and education venture ever undertaken, will formally come to a close at a ceremony in Oslo on Saturday 12 June—the final day of the IPY Oslo Science Conference.
10.06.2010
China to host new international disaster research programme
The International Council for Science (ICSU) today announced that China will host the office of the new international programme, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR). The International Programme Office for IRDR will be established in Beijing at the Headquarters of the Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth (CEODE)—the first time an international office of this type has been hosted in Asia.
13.11.2009
A vision for Earth system research: Have your say
The International Council for Science (ICSU) has launched an online consultation to gather questions that will help direct the future of Earth system research. ICSU invites the scientific community—natural and social scientists—as well as technology experts, decision-makers, and the general public, to contribute by visiting , until 15 August 2009.
17.07.2009
Polar research reveals new evidence of global environmental change
Multidisciplinary research from the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 provides new evidence of the widespread effects of global warming in the polar regions. Snow and ice are declining in both polar regions, affecting human livelihoods as well as local plant and animal life in the Arctic, as well as global ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level. These are but a few findings reported in “State of Polar Research”, released today by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU). In addition to lending insight into climate change, IPY has aided our understanding of pollutant transport, species’ evolution, and storm formation, among many other areas.
25.02.2009