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Parallel Sessions Klausimas1 #146184 Parallel Sessions at the Planet Under Pressure 2012 Conference.
Parallel Sessions: Monday 26 March 2012 - State of the Planet 13:00 From Planet Under Pressure to Rio +20: key messages from science to Rio 14:00 Atmospheric composition in a changing world: scientific knowledge and uncertainties Ice sheets and glaciers in a warming world Biosphere-climate interactions: quantifying the current state of land-atmosphere interactions World Cafe - Whole-systems solutions for sustainable development. What will it take? Nitrogen: too much of a good thing Staying away from the edge: avoiding biophysical, ecological and social tipping points Ocean acidification: ecological impacts and societal implications. Session 1 - the science Climate change prediction: what do we know and how can we best use this information? Current and future trends in CO2 emissions and sinks How has the planet responded to large climate change pressures in the past? Workshop - Integrating sustainable development into strategic planning in any organization. Part 1: The planet Tragedies and hopes of the global commons: biodiversity, climate and the oceans as global benefits It's debatable: a community discussion on scientific advances and the future of integrated Earth system science 16:00 Global environmental change and sustainable development in least developed countries New strategies for defining planetary boundaries State of the world's cities: an overview of interactions between cities and global environmental change Biodiversity loss and the emergence of infectious disease World Cafe - How can we ensure a green economy benefits the poorest people? State of the coastal zone Solving the water crisis: common action toward a sustainable water footprint Recognising and counteracting power in environmental governance Food security: challenges to closing yield, economic and nutritional gaps and sustainable food systems Securing global biodiversity: a human imperative for a sustainable planet Telecoupling and land change in emerging economies: trade and the rise of eco-consumerism Workshop - Integrating sustainable development into strategic planning in any organization What is the ocean worth to you? The Anthropocene: tracing the contours of Earth’s newest epoch Parallel Sessions: Tuesday 27 March 2012 - Options and opportunities 10:30 Land-use change, ecosystem services and wellbeing: threats, conflicts, opportunities and the science-policy interface Pathways to sustainability: opening up diverse technological futures in the green economy Risk and opportunity in urban coasts Responses of SIDS states to the impacts of global environmental change Impacts of changing planetary pressures: adaptation strategies and disaster risk reduction Asian vision on transdisciplinary sustainability development and environmental research Global science for global governance of oceanic ecosystems and fisheries How international collaboration can strengthen biodiversity monitoring Tackling the air pollution and climate change challenge: a science/policy dialogue Collective action for the transition to a sustainable society: building the research and action agenda Pro-Action Cafe - Meeting global energy demands: generating new ideas for energy security Coastal disasters, resilience and adaptation - examining successful strategies Life in extreme environments: from knowledge to sustainable exploitation of new resources under growing pressures How do we add value to Earth system science via networking, capacity enhancement and communication? 12:30 Which land-use / land-cover changes induce important feedbacks and effects in the climate system? People and the planet: the impact of the demographic transition (I) Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) The European Union Horizon 2020: research on climate, resource efficiency and raw materials Current opinions in global environmental change and human health - a roundtable discussion Searching the past for clues to the future (IHOPE) 21st century conservation: ecosystems for human health and well being Future Earth: research for global sustainability Making the vision reality I - visions of sustainability Recognising, demonstrating and capturing ecosystem service values: lessons from TEEB and EEPSEA Youth perspectives on promoting green economy in south and central Asia: options and opportunities 14:00 Earth stewardship: strategies and solutions for a rapidly changing planet People and the planet: the impact of the demographic transition (II) Managing river corridors under the prospects of climate change: a challenge considering conflicting ecosystem services Prospects of information and communications technology (ICT) for sustainability in developing countries Biodiversity and ecosystem service science for a sustainable planet: scientific priorities for the decade 2012-20 from the DIVERSITAS community Past and present sea level rise and ice sheets Resilient communities: local pathways to meet the energy, climate and resource depletion challenges Green and emerging challenges in Asia Urbanisation as an opportunity for a sustainable future Earth under pressure: maximising the value of soil The digital age and tipping points in social networks: opportunities for planetary stewardship World Cafe - How science and business can create a more sustainable world together Challenges of integration Social science framing of transition to sustainability 16:00 Climate, energy and water: a challenge for integrated management of planetary boundaries Methane in the climate system - the basic science and reduction, adaptation and mitigation strategies Data challenges for global sustainability Geo-engineering: engineering constraints Intensifying agriculture within planetary boundaries Water: integrated assessment, governance and management in changing conditions at global, regional and transboundary levels Conservation of freshwater ecosystems: towards sustainable management for future generations Putting the concept of ecosystem services into practice: science, assessment and policy Land-use / land-cover changes and climate: what plausible options to manage future land-uses? Sustainable infrastructure systems: energy, water, transport, waster and digital communications Making climate science useful: effective dialogue between climate scientists and humanitarian and development 'end users' Extreme climate events in Amazonia: causes, consequences and strengthening socio-ecological systems to build resilience Climate extremes and risks 17:45 Unconference: you set the agenda 18:00 Shifting shores: imagining coastal change 18:00 - 19:00 Future Earth: Town Hall meeting Parallel Sessions: Wednesday 28 March 2012 - Challenges to progress 10:30 Adaptation to climate change: how, when and where to act when knowledge is incomplete Health and security benefits of a low-carbon economy Geo-engineering governance Meeting climate mitigation targets in tourism: behavioural challenges How do futures bear fruit in the present? Reconciling food security, biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes Securing progress: identifying and implementing solutions for environmental change (1of 2) New financial instruments for global sustainability - examining REDD+ and its implications Communicating climate change: achieving richer public engagement Climate compatible development: a global approach to improved wellbeing Going beyond 2°C of global warming? Exploring the scientific, societal and governance challenges Transitioning to an equitable, resilient, low-carbon and sustainable energy mix Realizing green economies: Harnessing trade for sustainable development across multiple levels of governance 12:30 Ecosystem services for poverty alleviation: a global dialogue! Strengthening the use of science for policy: IPCC's lessons for IPBES Adapting institutions, governance and complexity in social ecological systems Making the vision reality II - How do we get there? Securing progress: identifying and implementing solutions for environmental change (2 of 2) Lessons from modelling the linkage between economy and the environment in South-east Asia and China Science-based policy actions needed to achieve food security under a changing climate Announcement of the Belmont Forum International Opportunities Fund: freshwater security and coastal vulnerability Sustainability and equity: a better future for all: a presentation of the Human Development Report 2011 14:00 Environmental change and human health in developing countries: evidence for impacts and responses Large Scale Land Acquisitions and sustainable rural development in the global south Responding to global environmental change: perspectives from the global south Global sustainability goals: transition to a sustainable future Earth (3 hour session) Meeting the challenge: essential psychological and social concept for collective response Mountains as arenas for adaptation to global change Scaling up lessons from studies of local forest governance in developing countries: the implementation challenge Indigenous knowledge and sustainable futures: community-based evaluations of climate change vulnerability, adaptation and innovation Water management in Latin America: challenging present and future scenarios Sustainability of global Earth observations Exploring effective architecture for emerging agencies in international environmental governance Highlights from biodiversity and ecosystem services research: a DIVERSITAS perspective 16:00 Bridging the knowledge-action gap: the role of values for transforming lifestyles Global environmental governance and national action plans: institutions, issues, interests in developing countries Governance of emerging technologies in the context of sustainable development Building climate resilience in an urban world Scientists' views meet practitioner's experiences: the advantage and challenge of re-scaling in the water sector Pressures on agriculture from increased bioenergy demand and biospheric carbon management Convergent global megatrends: interdependent processes and policy responses Resource management for poverty alleviation in developing countries: conflicts and trade-offs across scales and stakeholders Urban governance challenges for sustainability and global environmental change Challenges in utilising natural hazard research for risk-assessment and risk-management Collective governance of shared resources: examples of sustainable approaches for complex multi-scale 'commons' Financial instruments for local biodiversity action: thinking ecological fiscal transfers across scales Governing global environmental change-induced migration across scales 17.45 Making the vision reality III - creative, connected science Parallel Sessions: Thursday 29 March 2012 - Planetary stewardship 10:45 Open discussion: we invite your questions - Facilitator: Nisha Pillai 13:30 Rio+20: a chance to rebuild bridges between science and policy Human population growth and its implications for land, water and food Environmental concerns of South Asia: taking lessons from the global approach Global scenarios: sustainability boundaries and the great transition The US Global Change Research Program: meeting global needs through fundamental scientific research The role of legislation in enabling sustainable business in the Anthropocene Enhancing interactions between global environmental change science and the development agenda: a roundtable Beyond GDP: the inclusive wealth report Developing a vision for harnessing research and development to sustainable development 15:00 Building capacity for sustainability by learning to model nature and society The new humanism: going beyond economic reality Novel multi-sector networks and entrepreneurship in urban climate governance Leapfrogging conventional development goals to be global change ready in the global tropics Equity, equality and pathways towards sustainability Climate mitigation and adaptation in food supply chains: pressures and responses Science-policy dialogue: planetary boundaries - dealing with challenges Building capacity for climate change adaptation and poverty alleviation: the role of social protection The emperor's new clothes: exploring paradigm shifts around climate change policy and research Research and policy for sustainable consumption: what is needed? Toward a sustainability-science knowledge network on marine ecosystems: achieving innovative, transdisciplinary stewardship across multiple scales Enhancing interactions between global environmental change science and the development agenda: a dialogue Catalysing improved global governance: achieving more precautionary global risk management through fit-for-purpose science policy engagement Improving collaborations in global environmental change research: perspectives from the IHDP core projects

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