27 September - 1 October 2010, Perth, Scotland The overall conference theme of global change and the world’s mountains includes a wide range of themes addressed by scientists from diverse natural and social science disciplines. Key individuals around the world have proposed sessions on the themes

At the IHDP Open Meeting 2009, the recently printed Earth System Governance Science and Implementation Plan has been presented. The Science Plan elaborates upon the concept of earth system governance and on the central questions, methods and processes of the global research effort in this field.

The Opening Ceremony welcomes participants from sixty-seven countries who have gathered in Bonn to participate in the IHDP Open Meeting.

Bonn, 1 April 2009 The 5th Bonn Dialogues on Global Environmental Change were held as a special event of UNESCO's World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development and took place on April 1st 2009 at 6:30p.m. at the Deutsche Post Tower, Bonn...

With a more comprenhensive and interesting format, the IHDP Secretariat has just launched the IHDP Annual Report 2008.

This issue of IHDP UPDATE magazine, the first of 2009, introduces the set-up, the programme and the overarching goals for the 7th International Science Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, also known as the IHDP Open Meeting 2009.

The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) has launched its 2008 Annual Report. With this Annual Report the MRI adapts its reporting period for its members and partner organizations to the period used to report to the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF). More....

The HDGEC Discussion List serves as an electronic forum for the exchange of information and opinions on the human dimensions of global environmental change. Subscribers receive regular e-mail messages from other members of HDGEC Discussion List free of charge.

Earthscan has launched its new journal "Climate and Development". Editor in Chief: Richard Klein, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden. Available in Print and Online.Frequency: 3 issues per year

December 5–6, 2008, Eco Health Forum, Merida, Mexico The inaugural Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of the ESSP Joint Project on Global Environmental Change and Human Health convened in Merida, Mexico, 5 – 6 December, 2008 in conjunction with the EcoHealth Forum.

Dear Readers,

As the number of registrations to the 7th IHDP Open Meeting, “Social Challenges of Global Change”, from 26-30 April, 2009 continues to grow, so does our enthusiasm.

IHDP has become aware that the previous website www.openmeeting2008.org is being imitated by an unknown third party. This website is no longer under the organiser's ownership. All information included in openmeeting2008.org is to be disregarded. Please note that all current information can be found at www.openmeeting2009.org, and change all of your bookmarks, and links accordingly. IHDP is currently undertaking actions to have this problem rectified.

The 2/2008 Newsletter of Inter American Institute for Global Change Research is now available on-line

1-13 December, 2008; Poznań, Poland. During first two weeks of December, more than 12,000 participants from all over the world, including delegates from 180 countries, gathered in Poznań, Poland to discuss the most urgent challenges of climate change during the14th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...

The United Nations University Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS) has cooperated with IHDP to co-publish the eleventh publication in their "Studies of the University: Research, Counsel, Education" series (SOURCE). This Source explores global health as a basic value for all human beings and societies and provides a conceptual framework to work towards policies for...

Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada,has appointed Prof. Gordon McBean, Co-chair of the START Scientific Steering Committee, as a member of the Order of Canada.

In November 2006 at the ESSP Open Science Conference in Beijing the new project on Global Environmental Change and Human Health was presented. At this time, the aspect of human dimensions in the research plan was not yet well incorporates in the science plan, and a IHDP Task Force was created to complete this goal. The IHDP Scientific Committee accepted

What can technologies do for global climate protection? What kind of technological innovations can we expect? How can we support innovation without damaging the environment? Econsense addressed these questions at its "In Dialogue 2008" conference, titled "Klimatech- Technologies for climate protection".

The IHDP Scientific Committee met in New Delhi, India. There the committee made very important decisions for the future advancement of the Programme, such as the launch of the Earth System Governance Project as a new IHDP core project and the Integrated Risk Governance project as an Pilot Science Project with the aim to transform it in the coming months into a core project as well.

The IHDP Scientific Committee, at its 15th meeting in New Delhi, India, in October 2008, unanimously approved IRG-Project as a Pilot Science Project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change.