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11 August 2011
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Dear reader,
Welcome to the second IHDP Networker! We are delighted to share with you the activities and developments in the IHDP research community of the last three months. Please enjoy and we look forward to more contributions from our projects and network for the next issue scheduled for late November 2011.
Warm greetings from the IHDP Secretariat
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Integrated Risk Governance Project
New IHDP Core Project on Risk Governance
The Integrated Risk Governance Project (IRG-Project), one of IHDP’s latest core projects, has been launched! The first meeting of the IRG-Project's Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) in China in May 2011 aimed at clarifying activities for the upcoming year, finalizing details regarding SSC memberships and discussing the science of disaster risk management. READ MORE ABOUT IRG...
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New online discussion forum
The Earth System Governance Project has started a new major initiative related to the upcoming “Rio+20” UN Conference on Sustainable Development. The Project has set up a new online discussion forum on 'international environmental governance' open for comments and viewpoints. READ MORE...
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Norms of Global Governance Initiative (NGGI) started
The NGGI is a new research activity within the existing framework of the Earth System Governance Project. The Initiative involves research on the norms of environmental governance, employing dispute scenarios in the form of hypothetical legal cases that call upon citizen juries to decide among the competing demands of parties. READ MORE...
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IHDP's Pablo Muñoz talks at ProEcoServ workshop in Nairobi
Science Officer Pablo Muñoz shared his expertise in wealth accounting at the ProEcoServ workshop in UNEP headquarters in Nairobi. READ MORE...
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UGEC Sessions at the Planet under Pressure Conference
The UGEC project in collaboration with other IHDP projects recently submitted sessions during the call for the 2012 Planet under Pressure Conference. A number of them have been accepted to which you may submit abstracts online at the conference website. READ MORE...
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IHDP and CNC-IHDP Workshop
Asian Development Pathways in the context of transitions towards a "Green Economy"
17-21 October 2011
Nanjing, China
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The workshop will encompass seminars on: governance, technology, economics and equity. It will consist of lectures, discussions and group work. Participants, under supervision of trainers, will work on writing policy briefs or research proposals to be submitted to APN for consideration in 2012. READ MORE...
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GECHH
Symposium
19-21 September 2011
Verbania, Italy
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Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Healthy Forests for Life
The Symposium will provide a forum to catalyze dialogue across different disciplines and sectors and optimize international research efforts. READ MORE...
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ESG
Workshop
3-4 October 2011
Bratislava, Slovakia
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The Role of New Approaches in Studying Sustainable Governance
This is an activity of the Working Group 2 of the COST Action IS0802 "The Transformation of Global Environmental Governance: Risks and Opportunities (TGEG)". READ MORE...
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WCRP
Conference
24-28 October 2011
Denver, Colorado
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Open Science Conference: Climate Research in Service to Society
This event assembles main disciplines and leaders of the Earth system research community to advance understanding and prediction of variability and change in Earth’s climate system. READ MORE...
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Urban Response to Climate Change in Asia - Understanding Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies
Taiwan, 25-27 August 2011
The new geopolitics of climate change after the Copenhagen summit
Iceland, 25-27 August 2011
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Governance after the Nagoya Protocol: Architecture and Actors
Norway, 26-27 September 2011
Hakone Vision Factory on Earth System Governance: Back casting Governance Architecture
Japan, 27-29 September 2011
ICSU General Assembly
Italy, 26-29 September 2011
Land for Bioenergy: Ecological, Economic and Societal Aspects
The Netherlands, 14-17 November 2011
Bonn2011 Conference: The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus - Solutions for the Green Economy
Germany, 16-18 November 2011
GLP IPO Brazil kick-off workshop
Brazil, 17-19 November 2011
Linking models of human behaviour and decision making processes with land system models
Australia, 28 November 2011
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IHDP Secretariat
IHDP Writing Contest on "Green Economy"
Deadline: 15 September 2011
Contact: secretariat@ihdp.unu.edu
Website
The IHDP Secretariat (UNU-IHDP) is pleased to announce its first scientific writing contest for a new magazine to be launched in late fall 2011.
The contest is open to young scholars from all over the world (graduate students, PhD students or postdocs). Scholars from developing countries are particularly encouraged to take part. The Secretariat will select five winners to be awarded a cash prize - and will publish their work in its magazine’s first issue. READ MORE...
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IHDP and Partners
Conference
Deadline: 16 Sept 2011
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Planet under Pressure Conference
Abstract submission is still open for this major international science conference. READ MORE...
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Conference
Deadline: 31 Oct 2011
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Leuphana Sustainability Summit - Enabling a Transdisciplinary Approach
This conference focuses on the interface between sustainability science and transdisciplinarity. READ MORE...
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Conference
Deadline: 30 Jan 2012
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Climate Adaptation Futures: Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2012
This conference focuses on the science, policy, and action needed to adapt to climate change. READ MORE...
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IHDP
IHDP Annual Report 2010
IHDP's 2010 Annual Report provides a comprehensive overview of IHDP’s mission and objectives as well as an extensive update on the latest activities and progress of IHDP’s global research network, its projects and partners. READ MORE...
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ESG
Peer-Reviewed Article
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Accountability and legitimacy in earth system governance: A research framework
This article elaborates on the sources, mechanisms and reform options relating to more accountable, legitimate and democratic earth system governance. READ MORE...
Biermann, F., Gupta, A. 2011. Accountability and legitimacy in earth system governance: A research framework. Ecological Economics in press.
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ESG
Peer-Reviewed Article
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Towards climate adaptation and coastal governance in Ireland
This paper explores how experience gained from ICZM implementation can be harnessed to inform the development and implementation of climate adaptation policies. READ MORE...
Falaleeva, Maria, Cathal O'Mahony, Stefan Gray, Margaret Desmond, Jeremy Gault, and Valerie Cummins. 2011. Towards climate adaptation and coastal governance in Ireland: Integrated architecture for effective management?. Marine Policy in press.
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UGEC
Article in Book
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Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Opportunities and Constraints. Findings from Eight Cities
This is an edited selection of papers submitted to the 5th Urban Research Symposium on Cities and Climate Change- Responding to an Urgent Agenda, in June 2009. READ MORE...
Heinrichs D., Aggrawal R., Barton, J. et al. 2011. ‘Adapting Cities to Climate Change: Opportunities and Constraints. Findings from Eight Cities’ in Hoornweg, D., Freire, M., Lee, M., Bhada-Tata, P. and B. Yuen (eds.), Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda, World Bank: Washington D.C.
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ESG
Opinion-Editorial
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Prospects for Rio Plus 20?
Opinion-editorial for the International Environmental Governance website of the Earth System Governance Project. READ MORE...
Haas, P. M. 2011. Prospects for Rio Plus 20?.
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GCP
Peer-Reviewed Article
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A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests
A new study published in Science on the role of the world’s forest in the carbon cycle, with new estimates of forest carbon sinks and deforestation emissions. READ MORE...
Pan Y., Birdsey, R.A., Fang, J. et al (2011). A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests. Science, early publication in Science Express. doi:10.1126/science.1201609
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GECHH Project Office
Internship
Hamilton, Canada
Interested candidates can apply through the UNU-INWEH Internship programme. READ MORE...
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IHDP Secretariat
Internships
Bonn, Germany
IHDP Secretariat is looking for interns in the project office, communications and science departments. An internship is also open within the executive office, working on IPBES related activities.
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IHDP Executive Director
Anantha Duraiappah becomes Guest Professor at Beijing Normal University
IHDP Executive Director has been appointed guest professor at Beijing Normal University for a term of six years. The keynote lecture at the award ceremony, “The Green Economy and the Emperor's New Clothes”, dealt with human well-being, social equity, environmental risk and ecological scarcities.
READ MORE...
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Prof. Xuemei Bai
Scientific Committee Member
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Xuemei Bai appointed professor at Australian National University
The IHDP Scientific Committee member left CSIRO to take on a new position at Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, in the Human Ecology Program. READ MORE...
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Science officer job opening soon at the IHDP Secretariat
The IHDP Secretariat will be looking for a new Science Officer starting mid-August. Please refer to our website for more information soon.
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