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Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability

photos: www.dawide.com. Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability. The Earth System Science Visioning Process (2009 - 2011 ) Led by ICSU in cooperation with the ISSC. The Belmont Forum (2009 ) Representing the main (national) funders of global environmental change research.

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Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability

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  1. photos: www.dawide.com Future Earth Research for Global Sustainability

  2. The Earth System Science Visioning Process (2009 - 2011) Led by ICSU in cooperation with the ISSC The Belmont Forum (2009 ) Representing the main (national) funders of global environmental change research

  3. ICSU – ISSC Visioning Converging towards a single, unified strategic framework Cape Town Meeting Oct 2010 3

  4. A new Science & Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability WMO as observer

  5. Future Earth: building from the GEC programmes Global Environmental Change Programmes and Projects FUTURE EARTH 1991 2001 2013 1980 1986 1996 and their partnership

  6. Some of the challenges we face • Feeding 9 billion people within sustainable planetary boundaries • Valuing and protecting nature’s services and biodiversity • Adapting to a warmer and more urban world • Transitioning to low carbon societies • Providing income and innovation opportunities through transformations to global sustainability • Reducing disaster risks • Aligning governance with stewardship

  7. Future Earth: research for global sustainability WMO as observer Science and Technology Alliance for Global Sustainability

  8. Future Earth To provide the knowledge required for societies in the world to face risks posed by global environmental change and to seize opportunities in a transition to global sustainability

  9. Future Earth attributes • A global platform • for international research collaboration • augments earth system science with impacts of environmental change on people, adaptation and transformation • delivers interdisciplinary research on global environmental change for sustainable development • strengthens partnership between researchers/funders/users (co-design)

  10. The Transition Team Many disciplines, sectors, regions for a co-design effort 17 individual capacity members, 12 ex-officio (ICSU, ISSC, Belmont Forum, UNESCO, UNU, UNEP) and Global Environmental Change Programme Directors 13

  11. Consultative process: Timeline Africa 31 October-2 November 2012 Asia - Pacific 21-23 November 2012 Latin America/ Caribbean 3-5 December 2012 • NorthAfrica/ Middle East • Europe/NorthAmerica • January – June 2013 • Planet Under Pressure • March 2012 • Presentation • Town Hall 29 August – 28 September GEC consultation on researchframeworkprogrammes and projects Regional workshops Online Consultation time TBC 2012 2013 GEC project meeting 28-29 November 2012 • Rio +20 • June 2012 • Launch • Science Forum • Sideevent • Rio Centro AGU Town Hall 6 December 2012 AAAS Symposium 16 February 2013 EGU Town Hall April 2013 4th Transition Team meeting 20-21 September 2012

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