Climate Information for Managing Risks (CIMR)
June 10-13, 2008 - University of Florida and the Southeast Climate Consortium, St.Pete Beach, FL
The conference will focus on prioritizing and planning strategies for future climate research, education, and outreach that will enable universities, agencies, and organizations to provide climate information for decision makers in agriculture and natural resource management. In addition, presentations will explore opportunities and needs for developing climate information and decision support systems, as well as how to downscale and apply global climate information at both regional and local levels.
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/CIMR/index.htm |
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Coastal Cities Summit 2008
November 17, 2008 To November 20, 2008 - St. Petersburg, Florida
One of the most challenging issues facing the ocean today is rapid coastal urbanization whose implications have yet to be assessed. Today, the majority of the world’s population lives within sixty kilometers of the coast line and this is steadily increasing. This profound demographic shift has significant implications for the coastal environment, inhabitants and ecosystem stability.
Compounding these challenges are the prospects of the vulnerabilities these regions face. Among these are climate change, sea level rise, new maritime security needs associated with increase transportation by sea, and the ever present danger of extreme events such as tropical storms and tsunamis. Accordingly, it is timely to address these topics in depth as we bring together public officials, nongovernmental organization, citizens and natural and social scientists to consider the values and vulnerabilities of coastal regions around the globe. The Coastal Cities Summit will occur in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA in November 17-20, 2008, and will be organized by the International Ocean Institute - USA. http://www.coastalcities.org/index.html |
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