Call for full bids: Future Earth permanent secretariat
ICSU, on behalf of the Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability, has released a call for full proposals to host the permanent secretariat of Future Earth.
17.12.2013
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ICSU GeoUnions launch new website
The GeoUnions, a network of representatives of the international scientific unions of the International Council for Science (ICSU) dealing with Earth and space sciences, have established a new web presence.
27.11.2013
Annual global carbon emissions set to reach record 36 billion tonnes in 2013
Global emissions of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels are set to rise again in 2013, reaching a record high of 36 billion tonnes – according to new figures from the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme’s Global Carbon Project.
19.11.2013
Call for nominations: ICSU Executive Board
The International Council for Science (ICSU) is inviting its members to submit names of candidates for the officers and ordinary members of the Executive Board, to be elected at the 31st General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand, in September 2014. This includes the presidency of ICSU.
30.10.2013
Carolina Vera appointed to Future Earth Science Committee, Jane Lubchenco steps down
Future Earth is pleased to announce that Dr Carolina Vera will join the Science Committee.
21.10.2013
Future Earth Interim Engagement Committee announced
Robert Watson will chair the committee, which will provide strategic guidance to Future Earth on how to engage stakeholders and ensure that the Future Earth science agenda is informed by user perspectives. It will also work on the establishment of the permanent Engagement Committee.
21.10.2013
Video: Young scientists on the future of food
In April 2013, ICSU co-sponsored a young scientists networking conference on interdisciplinary research into future food systems. In this video, released today for World Food Day, participants of the conference explain their vision.
16.10.2013
ICSU’s Urban Health Programme presented at international conference in Paris
ICSU’s latest 10-year global research programme, “Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment: a Systems Analysis Approach” has started early development of projects in Asia.
26.09.2013
Call for expression of interest to host permanent secretariat of Future Earth
Interested parties are invited in this first stage of a three-step process to express their interest in hosting the permanent secretariat for Future Earth by 23 September.
26.09.2013
New report from ICSU’s GeoUnions on Disaster Management
The ICSU GeoUnions, the Joint Board of Geospatial Information Societies (JBGIS), the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) published earlier this month a new report which looks at the benefits of applying Geoinformation to disaster management.
06.09.2013