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State of the planet Trans-disciplinary research Focus on solutions

State of the planet Trans-disciplinary research Focus on solutions Scientific leadership for Rio +20. Welcome!. Scientific Organising Committee. Theme A Meeting global needs food, energy, water and other ecosystem services. Theme B Transforming our way of living

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State of the planet Trans-disciplinary research Focus on solutions

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  1. State of the planet Trans-disciplinary research Focus on solutions Scientific leadership for Rio +20

  2. Welcome! Scientific Organising Committee

  3. Theme A Meeting global needs food, energy, water and other ecosystem services

  4. Theme B Transforming our way of living development pathways under global environmental change

  5. Theme C Governing across scales innovative stewardship of the Earth system

  6. Call for Parallel Sessions • deadline 18 March 2011 • Ideally crossing stakeholder communities • scientists and decision-makers • Ca. 200-400 participants • Associated poster session 378 Session Proposals Submitted!

  7. Weds Thurs Tues Mon Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Coffee - Plenary Plenary LUNCH - Coffee - Plenary Drinks? -

  8. Weds Thurs Tues Mon Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Coffee - Plenary Parallel Parallel Plenary LUNCH - Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel Coffee - Parallel Parallel Parallel Plenary Drinks? -

  9. Weds Thurs Tues Mon Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Coffee - Plenary Parallel Parallel Plenary LUNCH - Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel Coffee - Parallel Parallel Parallel Plenary Drinks? - Posters Posters

  10. Weds Thurs Tues Mon Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Coffee - Plenary Parallel Parallel Plenary LUNCH - Side Events Side Events Side Events Side Events Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel Coffee - Parallel Parallel Parallel Plenary Drinks? - Side Events Posters Posters Sunday Registration Dinner

  11. Funding Need

  12. Funding strategy 1 Conference Core Budget (~ €1.2M)(NERC & Elsevier) UK (€300k) + registration fees (€800k) + exhibition stands, commercial sponsorship, etc 2 Developing Country participation (~ €2.4M) (U Oxford) Regional GEC programs + development agencies + foundations + business 3 Prep WSs, Outreach and Comms (~ €525k) (IGBP) Regional GEC programs + science agencies + foundations + business

  13. Policy and communications

  14. Open Science Conference 2012 • Focusing on solutions • Chief scientific advisor: Nobel-laureate Lin Ostrom • Platform to launch ICSU’s global sustainability research programme

  15. Audience • Researchers • Policy • Industry • Investors • Public/media

  16. 1. Institutional frameworks for sustainable development 2. Green economy OSC 2012 - More than just Rio+20 RIO +202012 UN Conference on sustainable development

  17. White papers and policy briefs: Interconnected issues Water Health Food Wellbeing Ecosystem services Energy

  18. “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".Brundlandt Commission 1987

  19. RIO +202012 UN Conference on sustainable development

  20. Policy links continued…. • Lidia Brito • Deliang Chen, Gisbert Glaser (ICSU policy advisor) • Bo Kjellen, Lars Goran Engfeld (Senior UN advisors) • World Trade Organisation • 8 March – UN Rio+20 PrepComm side event

  21. “This conference is of great importance for Rio+20 and the whole sequence of international cooperation necessary to turn world affairs in a sustainable direction - with the next 10 years a crucial period.”

  22. Bo Kjellen, Lars Goran Engfeldt • “Complete lack of urgency”. • International agendas must come together – UNFCCC, MDGs, Rio+20. • Science has a role to communicate many interconnected challenges not isolated challenges. • Industry has “no confidence” in international political process. • The media plays a very important role in developing political momentum. It is important science community triggers debates in the media. • There is a “tragic leadership deficit in the world”. • The links between ICSU and national governments at a very senior level are very important. • The international science community is free from the kind of political constraints that hampers UN.

  23. ICSU vision “Humanity has reached a point in history at which a prerequisite for development – the continued functioning of the Earth system as we know it – is at risk.”

  24. Media • Reflects public opinion • Informs public opinion • Influences the understanding of the science by the public and policymakers • Influences policy makers’ priorities

  25. Positive message I HAVE A NIGHTMARE! A vision for 2050 Giant leap for humanity Yes we can

  26. Communications • Developing a strategy • Budget • Key editorials • World Conference of Science Journalists • Raise funding for developing-country journalists (package with Rio+20) • Side event moderator Andy Revkin, New York Times • BBC pitching session • Visualisation experts

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