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16-20 August 2010 at
the Convention Center of Ceará in Fortaleza, Brazil
The Second International Conference on Climate,
Sustainability and Sustainable Development in
semiarid regions (ICID 2010) will be held 16-20
August 2010, at the Convention Center of Ceará in
Fortaleza in Brazil (www.icid18.org).
A limited number of researchers and policy makers
from Southern, Eastern and Western Africa will be
funded by the UK Department for International
Development to attend and participate in this
conference and these will be selected through a
competitive process. This funding is mainly to
provide an opportunity to individuals who normally
would not be able to attend the conference but have
valuable contributions to make. Further details of
the conference and the selection process and an
application form are attached. Please circulate this
call to colleagues, networks and organisations who
may be interested in this opportunity. To be
considered application forms must be received by the
Regional Contact by 18 April 2010.
Regional contacts
Eastern Africa: RACHEL SHIBALIRA
r.shibalira@nrint.org
Southern Africa: JILL KENT
jkent@harewelle.org
Western Africa: TOURIA DAFRALLAH
dafrallah@hotmail.com
Conference Website
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Application for Sponsorship
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4 - 7 October 2010,
De Stijl Hotel, Gariep Dam, South Africa
This year’s meeting will reflect on past learning
over the last 25 years of research within the arid
zones. The focus will be on where this research has
had an impact, how it has changed the way arid
systems are viewed, used and managed, and how arid
regions have changed over this time. The meeting
will also focus on how interdisciplinary
interactions (e.g. social and biological) are
shaping arid system management. The next 25 years
are likely to be a critical period for reducing the
stress on our arid systems whilst simultaneously
improving the livelihoods of the people of these
regions. Future research needs and directions
including those relating to human livelihoods,
combating degradation, mitigating climate change and
conserving biodiversity will also be addressed.
Who should attend?
- Scientists, students, engineers, planners, and
educators working in arid areas
- Managers, particularly those in conservation,
forestry, agriculture, and local government
- Policy makers from government
- NGOs and the private sector
- Landowners
- EIA consultants
Downloadable Information
First Announcement
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Registration Form
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5 -6 October 2010,
Kirstenbosch Conference Centre, Cape Town
Following
the success of the SAEON Summit held in 2006, SAEON
resolved to hold a similar forum every four years.
The aim of the up-coming Summit is to provide a
forum for sharing experiences of successful design
and implementation of environmental change
observation regimes in different bio-geographical
regions and Earth systems. It is envisaged that
through both interactive paper presentations and
workshops, the Summit will engender a better
understanding of the requirements of, and
methodologies for effective and efficient
observation of environmental change. The Summit also
intends to place human beings at the centre of
environmental change discourse by looking at the
implications of such change on human activities and
livelihoods. Furthermore, the SAEON Summit is the
only inter-disciplinary scientific event of its kind
where papers on both coastal and marine ecosystems
and terrestrial ecosystems are presented.
The format
of the Summit will be a combination of plenary
sessions (with keynote speeches followed by platform
presentations), poster sessions and workshops. The
plenary sessions will be organised around the
following subthemes of the summit:
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Approaches and methods of long-term environmental
observation
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Atmosphere-Biosphere-Geosphere linkages
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Environmental change and people
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Measuring changes in ecosystem function
- Marine
and coastal ecosystems
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Freshwater ecosystems
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Terrestrial ecosystems
The
following workshops will take place as part of the
Summit:
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Approaches and methods of long-term environmental
observation
- Data
and information management
- The
Summit Dinner on the 6th October 2010 will also
double as an occasion for the formal launch of the
SAEON Fynbos Node.
Interested
individuals may register to attend the Summit by
completing the registration form which is available
at
www.saeon.ac.za/summit. The fees are set as
follows: R500 full registration for both days or
R250 for registration to attend for one day.
Institutions and organisations will have an
opportunity to display banners, exhibition stands,
and literature for promotional purposes at the
Summit. They may also show videos or DVDs. Those
interested to exhibit at the Summit should contact
Monako Dibetle on telephone number 012 349 5140, or
by e-mail to
monako@saeon.ac.za.
Full-time
students are invited to participate in the SAEON
Graduate Student Network Poster Competition to be
held on 7 October 2010 by submitting a poster paper
for consideration by the organisers by 13 August
2010. The selected posters will be on display
throughout the Summit, and there will be specific
opportunities for discussion and engagement with
delegates. Poster abstracts will also be published
in the refereed summit proceedings.
Deadline for abstracts for platform and
poster presentations: 30 July 2010
Conference Website
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2-6 November 2010 in Hanover and
Essen, Germany
The
Volkswagen Foundation intends to invite 100
promising young researchers from all over the world
interested in and capable of contributing to the
conference "Our Common Future" to be held in
November 2010 in Hanover and Essen, Germany,
focusing on global challenges of the 21st Century.
The conference and a preparatory phase in the course
of the year 2010 will be held on topics of the
following research areas:
- Climate
Change and Energy
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Technology: Communication; Mobility; Factory of
the Future
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Economic and Urban Development
- Global
Health and Molecular Medicine
- Human
Rights; Migration and Integration; Religion and
Values
Please submit your application before
July 31, 2009
Conference Website
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9 - 13 May 2011 at Sun City, South Africa
Registration for delegates is now open.
The
Programme includes a pre - conference Firewise
Community training course, presentations and
workshops, a field day in the surrounding Pilansberg
Nature Reserve, aerial and equipment displays and
exhibitions. Sun City, one of South Africa’s
top destinations, provides centralised conferencing
facilities in spectacular natural surroundings.
Conference Programme
The
Conference Programme will be arranged around the
theme “Living with Fire – Addressing Global
Change through Integrated Fire Management”:
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Adapting to climate change: Integrated Fire
Management in the post-Kyoto period
- Fire
management and carbon sequestration innovations
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Community fire awareness, prevention and survival
– revisiting Stay or Go
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Resource Sharing and Co-ordination
- Best
practices and new technologies in fire detection
and suppression
- Recent
advances in fire science and fire management
applications
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Developing future leaders and Leadership
Programmes
- Using
fire to sustain ecosystem services in fire adapted
environments
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Mitigation, wildfire risk reduction and
vulnerability
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Integrated Fire Management and poverty alleviation
in developing countries
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Institutionalizing application of the Incident
Command System
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International exchange and assistance programmes
and protocols
- Aerial
fire-fighting demonstration with live fire in a
National Park.
The 5th
International Wildland Fire Conference, to be held
in Sun City, South Africa, will provide a platform
to bring together members of the fire
community-of-practice who strive to promote learning
and innovation, share practices and lessons common
to sustainable use of the environment, wildland fire
risk management and disaster reduction at local,
national, regional and global scales. The conference
will be conducted under the auspices of the United
Nations’
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR),
and convened by the regional sub-Saharan Wildland
Fire Network, AfriFireNet.
The
presentations, exhibitions and insights offered by
international professionals and experienced fire
management personnel will appeal not only to fire
and disaster risk management specialists, scientists
and practitioners, but also to students, the
conservation, commercial forestry and agriculture
sectors, community leaders, policy and
decision-makers.
Conference Objectives
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Building on the outputs of the previous
International Wildland Fire Conferences (Boston
1989, Vancouver 1997, Sydney 2003, Seville 2007),
the objectives of the 5th conference are to:
- Provide
a forum for fire management leaders, politicians,
professionals, researchers and practitioners from
throughout the globe to discuss and work on
critical fire issues affecting communities,
resources and ecosystems in all regions and
co-operatively work on the consolidation of a
global wildland fire management strategy.
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Strengthen the effectiveness of the Regional
Wildland Fire Networks and support their links
into the UNISDR Global Wildland Fire Network.
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Strengthen International Cooperation and Exchange
in Fire Management Practice
- Provide
a platform for the fire management industry,
research organizations and fire specialists to
display innovations, new technologies, products
and methods for wildland fire management and
interact with the conference participants.
Conference Website
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2 - 8 April, Rosario,
Argentina
The deadline for paper submission has been
extended until June 15th.
Conference Website
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