Planet under pressure: new knowledge towards solutions

Dates:
26.03 - 29.03.12
Place:
London, UK
Address:
London International Convention Centre (ICC)
Contact person:
Jenny Wang
Web Site:
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/

Additional Information

Abstract deadline: 16 Sept 2011
Registration deadline: 20 Jan 2012 (early rate) 

The conference will discuss solutions at all scales to move societies on to a sustainable pathway. It aims to provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development - Rio+20.

For PAGES, the conference presents an exciting opportunity to highlight paleoscience contributions to the global sustainability knowledge base.

Sessions initiated by PAGES:

How has the planet responded to large climate change pressures in the past?
Eric Wolff, Hubertus Fischer & Denis Didier Rousseau
26 March 2012, 14:00, Room 13

Past and Present Sea Level Rise
Philip Woodworth, Simon Holgate, Svetlana Jevrejeva, Anders Carlson & Mark Siddall
27 March 2012, 14:00, Room 8 

Searching the Past for Clues to the Future
Sander van der Leeuw & Carole Crumley
27 March 2012, 12:45, Room 12

- Adding value to Earth-system science via networking, capacity enhancement and communication
Tobias Langanke, Thorsten Kiefer, Ninad Bondre, Joao Morais, Patricia Pinho 
27 March 2012, 11:00, Room 17