Dear Colleagues, Please find attached a call for papers for a conference being organised by the UNRISD on the Social Dimensions of Green Economy to be held in the United Nations in Geneva on 10-11 October 2011. Abstracts are invited from interested researchers and other specialists addressing the specified themes to be submitted by 15 May [...]
Dear Colleagues, The 7th SCAR History Workshop, entitled 'Antarctic History: probing the unknown', will take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 26 to 29 July 2011. Please see the attached Call for Papers for more information about the workshop. The abstract submission deadline is 30 April 2011. Some limited travel support is available. Kind regards, Rosemary Nash Administrative Assistant, [...]
The 1st ICSU World Data System Conference - Global Data for Global Science September 3-6, 2011 Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Sponsored by ICSU WDS International Programme Office ICSU/WDS Scientific Committee Science Council of Japan Objectives and scope of this Conference This conference is the first international meeting of the WDS to provide with an opportunity [...]
The Earthquake Disaster in Tohoku and Kanto Districtand the Subsequent Nuclear Power Plant Accident 18 March 2011 A gigantic earthquake of magnitude 9.0 occurred on 11 March 2011 off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Northeast Japan, and it generated huge tsunami, killing a large number of people in and near the coastal areas of Tohoku [...]
Report on visit to Lampedusa, 15 - 19 March 2011, for a study entitled: Mobility following Mediterranean democratic movements: The role of ICTs. Academia Europaea Social Sciences Section Initiative on Mobility and Integration, and IGU (International Geographical Union) MRP (Mediterranean Renaissance Program). FROM: Maria Paradiso, MRP Coordinator; Member, AE Social Sciences Section [...]
A word from Professor Yukio Himiyama (one of our IGU Vice-Presidents) from the Institute of Geography at Hokkaido University of Education on his experience of the recent events in Japan. Dear All, Thank you very much for your continuous support and encouragement. Here is some information which may not have reached you: General: Fragility of the current [...]
Aerial photos taken over Japan have revealed the scale of devastation across dozens of suburbs and tens of thousands of homes and businesses. Click here to view the photos
An extract from Professor Koji Okumura's (Hiroshima University) report on the recent earthquake & tsunami: A M 9.0 (JMA: Japan Meteorology Agency) or Mw 8.9 (U.S. Geologcial Survey) gigantic earthquake occurred at 11:46 AM (JST) on March 11, 2011 on the interplate megathrust interface between Northeast Japan and Pacific Ocean. The seismogenic fault plane 500 km long [...]
Dear Colleagues, The International Programme Office of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) Programme is pleased to announce IRDR Conference 2011. The conference, entitled "Disaster Risk: Integrating Science and Practice", is being held in cooperation with the China Association for Science and Technology. What: IRDR Conference 2011, "Disaster Risk: Integrating Science and Practice" When: October [...]
The scientific bodies of Georgia (Institute of Geography, Tbilisi State University and Geographical Society of Georgia) are hosting an International Scientific Conference to be held from 15 to 17 September, 2011 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Conference is dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of the famous geographer, climatologist and agrometeorologist Academician Feofan Davitaia. For further information [...]