2008 |
2-12 JAN |
Workshop on "The Monsoon System: Prediction of Change and Variability"
East-West Center & the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. (with MAIRS, START, CLIVAR, EWC). Click here to view First Announcement.
Contact: start@agu.org; http://www.start.org/curfinopp.html |
6-13 JAN |
An International Conference on DELTAS: Deltaic Gateways – Linking Source to Sink of IGCP-475 DeltaMAP and APN Mega-Delta.
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Contact: Z.Chen@ecnu.edu.cn |
14-18 JAN |
Training and Scoping Workshop on Carbon Financial Markets, Rural Poverty, and Global Climate Change in Southeast Asia.
Lao Plaza Hotel, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Contact: skole@msu.edu |
24-25 JAN |
Meeting and Workshop on Model Integration.
Marine Science Institute, Diliman, Philippines.
Contact: nadaoka@mei.titech.ac.jp |
28 JAN-1 FEB |
Third WCRP International Conference on Reanalysis.
Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo Komaba Campus, Tokyo, Japan.
Please visit http://jra.kishou.go.jp/references/3rac_call_for_papers.pdf |
7-8 FEB |
Project Intermediate Coordination Meeting “Thematic Educational Resources Providing Necessary Foundation to Study Interrelations Between Atmospheric Composition, Anthropogenic Load and Climate Change in Northern Asia and their IT-Based Implementation/Usage”. Yokohama, Japan.
Contact: gordov@scert.ru |
8 FEB |
Joint Workshop for Model Verification and Linkages Development.
Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Contact: gregory.decosta@openpolytechnic.ac.nz |
11-14 FEB |
Review of Research Findings and Project Planning Workshop on Climate Crop Disease Risk Management: An International Initiative in the Asia Pacific Region . Dhaka, Bangladesh. Contact: s.huda@uws.edu.au |
20-23 FEB |
Joint Workshop on Development of Indices and Indicators for Monitoring Trends in Climate Extremes and its Application to Climate Change Projection. Seoul, Republic of Korea. Contact: wontk@metri.re.kr |
20-23 FEB |
Long-Term Policies: Governing Social-Ecological Change 2008 Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change - International Conference of the Social-Ecological Research Programme. Berlin.
Contact: bc2008@zedat.fu-berlin.de |
25-29 FEB |
Symposium on Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Americas. Smithsonian Tropical Research Center (STRI), Panama. For details, please contact Don MacIver don.maciver@ec.gc.ca or visit www.climatechangeandbiodiversity.ca. |
2-7 MAR |
Ocean Sciences Meeting – From the Watershed to the Global Ocean. Orlando, Florida, FL, USA. Contact: http://www.aslo.org/forms/orlando2008.html |
10-14 MAR |
Technical Meeting for the Consolidation of National and Regional Reports on the Development of Indices and Indicators for Monitoring Trends in Climate Extremes and its Application to Climate Change Projection . Islamabad, Pakistan. Contact: gcisc@comsats.net, munir.sheik@gcisc.org.pk |
18-20 MAR |
APN 13th Inter-Governmental Meeting (IGM)/Scientific Planning Group (SPG) Meeting . Kobe, Japan. Contact: info@apn-gcr.org |
2-4 APR |
GECAFS Conference 2008: An International Conference on Food Security and Environmental Change: Linking Science, Development and Policy for Adaptation. University of Oxford, UK.
Please visit http://www.foodsecurity.elsevier.com/scope.htm |
7-11 APR |
4th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Advancing Ecosystem Management and Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management by 2010 in the Context of Climate Change. Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Please visit: http://www.globaloceans.org/globalconferences/2008/ |
13-18 APR |
NEESPI Open Science Session at the European Geophysical Union General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. Please visit http://neespi.org/ |
14-16 APR |
Second GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium: The Role of Earth Observations in Tackling Climate Change. Tokyo, Japan.
Please visit www.prime-intl.co.jp/geoss/announcement.html |
14-17 APR |
Resilience 2008 - Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in Turbulent Times: International Science and Policy Conference, Stockholm, Sweden.
Please visit www.resalliance.org |
16-17 APR |
First APN and GEOSS/AWCI Joint Scoping Workshop. Tokyo, Japan.
Contact: info@apn-gcr.org |
4-9 MAY |
The 4th International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) Congress on Sustainable Livelihood in a Changing Earth System. Cape Town, South Africa.
Please visit http://www.igbp.kva.se/page.php?pid=362 for further details. |
10-13 MAY |
International Workshop on Evaluating Climate Change and Development.
Alexandria, Egypt. Contact: IntWorkshop@theGEF.org |
18-24 MAY |
Training on DSS Methodology.
Marine Science Institute, Manila/Puerto Galera, Philippines.
Contact: nadaoka@mei.titech.ac.jp |
23 MAY |
Climate Change and Water Symposium. Kobe International Conference Center, Kobe, Japan. Please visit: http://www.iges.r.jp/G8/index_e.html |
25-27 MAY |
G8 Environment Ministers Meeting.
Kobe, Japan.
Please visit http://www.env.go.jp/earth/g8/index.html |
26 MAY |
International Workshop on Open Data and Knowledge Environments for Innovative Research and Development. Shanghai, China.
Contact: lchuang@igsnrr.ac.cn |
2-5 JUNE |
5th International Conference on Climate Change: The Karst Records Conference. Chongquing, China. Contact: http://www.climatechangekr5.org |
2-13 JUNE |
Twenty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Bonn, Germany.
Please visit: http://unfccc.int/meetings/sb28/items/4328.php |
3 JUNE |
SBSTA 28 Joint Side Event of the IAI and APN: Building Joint Capacities in Science and Policy Sectors for Environmental Decision Making. Bonn, Germany.
Contact: info@apn-gcr.org |
3-5 JUNE |
High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy. Rome, Italy. Please visit: http://www.fao.org/foodclimate/home.html |
19-20 JUNE |
15th Meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Conference of the Parties (COP). Buenos Aires, Argentina. Contact: luciana@dir.iai.int |
22-24 JUNE |
Initial Meeting for the Project "Impacts of Global Change on the Dynamics of Snow, Glaciers and Runoff over the Himalayan Mountains and their Consequences for Highland and Downstream Regions". Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact:
klshrestha@wlink.com.np |
30 JUNE-2 JULY |
Initial Planning Meeting for the Project "Managing Ecosystems Services in Asia: A Critical Review of Experiences in Montane Upper Tributary Watersheds". Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Contact:
abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp |
30 JUNE-6 JULY |
Planning Meeting for the Project "Human Impact on Land-cover Changes in the Heart of Asia". SCERT, Tomsk, Russia. Contact:
oig@scert.ru |
11-13 JULY |
Start-up Meeting for the Project "Assessment of Food and Water Security in South-Asia under Changing Climate Scenario Using Crop Simulation and Water Management Models, and Identification of Appropriate Strategies to Meet Future Demands". Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact:
Mohsin.iqbal@gcisc.org.pk |
19-24 JULy |
Second Workshop and Field Survey on Integrated Model Development for Water and Food Security Assessments and Analysis of the Potential of Mitigation Options and Sustainable Development Opportunities in Temperate Northeast Asia. Ulanbaatar, Mongolia. Contact: Prof. Xiadong Yan, yxd@tea.ac.cn |
28-30 JULY |
Proposal Development Meeting. Bangkok, Thailand. Contact: gqli@ne.rsgs.ac.cn |
8-11 SEPT |
Tenth International Symposium on High Mountain Remote Sensing Cartography
Kathmandu, Nepal.
Please visit http://www.icimod-gis.net/news/showDetail.php?id=193 |
12-14 SEPT |
Thailand Stakeholder's Meeting for the Project "Managing Ecosystems Services in Asia: A Critical Review of Experiences in Montane Upper Tributary Watersheds". Rincome amari Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Contact:
abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp |
13-14 SEPT |
16th Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific (ECO Asia 2008). Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. |
30 SEPT-3 OCT |
International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA) Annual Meeting. Mexico.
Contact: IGFA@cfcas.org |
9-23 OCT |
Training Session on Remote Sensing Data Analysis. OSU, Corvallis, USA. Contact:
oig@scert.ru |
12-15 OCT |
International Human Dimensions Programme (IHDP)
2008 International Human Dimensions Workshop. New Delhi, India.
Contact: mullin@ihdp.unu.edu |
21-22 OCT |
Pacific Regional Workshop on the Potential Value and Application of the Data for Better Understanding the Effects of Climate Change and Other Processes, Both Human and Environmental, on Coastal Environments. Funafuti, Tuvalu.
Contact:
paul.eastwood@sopac.org |
26 OCT-2 NOV |
Fifth International Conference on DELTAS. Shanghai, China.
Please visit: http://unit.aist.go.jp/igg/ |
27-28 OCT |
Final Meeting for the Project "Marine Biodiversity of The Coastal Zones in the Northwest Pacific: Status, Regional Threats, Expected Changes and Conservation". Cheju National University, Cheju, Republic of Korea.
Contact:
inmarbio@mail.primorye.ru |
27-30 OCT |
Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas Eight (EMECS 8) International Conference: Harmonising River Catchment and Estuary. Shanghai, China.
Please visit: http://www.emecs-8.ecnu.edu.cn/ |
27 OCT-3 NOV |
Fifth Annual Meeting of IGCP-475 DeltaMAP. Shanghai and Qingdao, China.
Contact: Z.Chen@ecnu.edu.cn |
TBD |
Workshop on Marine Biodiversity and Bioresources of the North-Eastern Asia.
Cheju National University Campus, Jeju City , Republic of Korea. Contact: lutaenko@mail.ru or lutaenko@mail.primorye.ru . |
19-20 NOV |
GEO V: Fifth Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations. Beijing, China. Contact: secretariat@geosec.org |
28-30 NOV |
Indonesia Stakeholder's Meeting for the Project "Managing Ecosystems Services in Asia: A Critical Review of Experiences in Montane Upper Tributary Watersheds. Indonesian Institute of Sciences. Contact:
abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp |
1-12 DEC |
UNFCCC COP14/MOP4. Poznan, Poland.
Please visit: http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_13/application/pdf/cp_date_ven_cal.pdf |
7-8 DEC |
Meeting with Multiple Stakeholders for the Project "Reducing Water Insecurity Through Stakeholder Participation in River Basin Management in the Asia-Pacific". Army HotelHanoi, Viet Nam. Contact:
elenanikitina@bk.ru |
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5-7 JAN |
China Stakeholder's Meeting for the Project "Managing Ecosystems Services in Asia: A Critical Review of Experiences in Montane Upper Tributary Watersheds. Institute of Geography, Yunnan University, China.
Contact: abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp |
12-16 JAN |
International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society (WEES-2009). New Delhi, India. Contact: wees09@yahoo.com |
18-20 FEB |
Synthesis Workshop for the Project
"Regional Collaborative Research on Climate Change Impacts on Surface Water Quality in Eastern Monsoon Asia: Towards Sound Management of Climate Risks". University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Contact:
jihyungpark@kangwon.ac.kr |
2-6 MAR |
11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress: Pacific Countries and their Ocean, Facing Local and Global Changes. Tahiti, French Polynesia. Please visit: http://www.psi2009.pf/ |
9-13 MAR |
Regional Workshop on Preliminary Research Results for the Project "Assessment of Food and Water Security in South-Asia under Changing Climate Scenario Using Crop Simulation and Water Management Models, and Identification of Appropriate Strategies to Meet Future Demands".
Islamabad, Pakistan. Contact: Mohsin.iqbal@gcisc.org.pk |
16-20 MAR |
Five Days Technical Meeting for the Finalisation of Research Publication under the Project "Development and Application of Climate Extreme Indices and Indicators for Monitoring Trends in Climate Extremes and their Socio-Economic Impacts in South Asian Countries". Islamabad, Pakistan.
Contact:
munir.sheikh@gcisc.org.pk |
22-25 MAR |
Joint Workshop for the Project "Impacts of Global Change on the Dynamics of Snow, Glaciers and Runoff over the Himalayan Mountains and their Consequences for Highland and Downstream Regions", Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact: klshrestha@wlink.com.np |
14-16 APR |
Policy Workshop for the Project "Climate Perturbation and Coastal Zone Systems in Asia Pacific Region: Holistic Approaches and Tools for Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Management Strategy". Colombo, Sri Lanka. Contact:
dushmanta.dutta@sci.monash.edu.au |
26-30 APR |
7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (Open Meeting), "Social Challenges of Global Change", former German Parliament premises (World Conference Center Bonn) at the United Nations Campus, Bonn, Germany.Ccontact the IHDP Secretariat at openmeeting@ihdp.unu.edu or visit their website www.ihdp.org. |
14-15 MAY |
Public Forum & Training for the Project "Climate Perturbation and Coastal Zone Systems in Asia Pacific Region: Holistic Approaches and Tools for Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Management Strategy".
Country Headquarter, Sri Lanka. Contact: dushmanta.dutta@sci.monash.edu.au |
6-7 JULY |
PAGES Young Scientists' Meeting. Oregon State University, Corvallis, U.S.A.
Contact: ysm@pages.unibe.ch |
8-11 JULY |
PAGES Third Open Science Meeting. Oregon State University, Corvallis, U.S.A.
Contact: osm@pages.unibe.ch |
24-28 AUG |
Sixth International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle. Melbourne, Australia. Please visit: http://www.gewex.org or contact: gewex@gewex.org |
24-28 AUG |
Second Integrated Land Ecosystem-Atmosphere Processes Study Science Conference. Melbourne, Australia. Please visit: http://www.ileaps.org or
Contact: ipo@ileaps.org |
25-26 SEPT |
Proposal Review Meeting for the Project "Seed Grant on Inter-Agency Earth Observation (EO), Information Collaborate Technologies Changing the Global Change Research in Asia Pacific Region", during the WGISS 26th Meeting. Broker Inn, Boulder, USA. Contact:
gqli@ne.rsgs.ac.cn |
13-16 OCT |
Second DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact: secretariat@diversitas-international.org |
30 NOV-11 DEC |
UNFCCC COP15/MOP5. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Please visit: http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/cop_13/application/pdf/cp_date_ven_cal.pdf |
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8-10 JAN |
Final Synthesis Meeting for the Project "Managing Ecosystems Services in Asia: A Critical Review of Experiences in Montane Upper Tributary Watersheds". Institute of Geography, Yunnan University, China.
Contact: abraimoh@glp.hokudai.ac.jp |
28-30 JAN |
Final Workshop for the Project "Reducing Water Insecurity Through Stakeholder Participation in River Basin Management in the Asia-Pacific". Chiang Mai, Thailand. Contact: elenanikitina@bk.ru |
15-18 MAR |
Regional Workshop and Dissemination Meeting for the Project "Impacts of Global Change on the Dynamics of Snow, Glaciers and Runoff over the Himalayan Mountains and their Consequences for Highland and Downstream Regions". Kathmandu, Nepal. Contact: klshrestha@wlink.com.np |
15-19 MAR |
Joint Regional Workshop on Research Results of the Project "Assessment of Food and Water Security in South-Asia under Changing Climate Scenario Using Crop Simulation and Water Management Models, and Identification of Appropriate Strategies to Meet Future Demands". Islamabad, Pakistan.
Contact: Mohsin.iqbal@gcisc.org.pk |
14-16 MAR |
Joint Regional Workshop for the Project "Human Impact on Land-cover Changes in the Heart of Asia". SCERT, Tomsk, Russia. Contact: oig@scert.ru |
