FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT Global Change and Sustainable Development in Southeast Asia A Regional Science-Policy Conference Chiang Mai, Thailand 17 - 19 February 2001 Organised by: Southeast Asian Regional Committee for START URL: http://www.icsea.or.id/sarcs2001/ A conference for researchers, business leaders, policy analysts and decision-makers, natural resource managers and others concerned about sustainable development pathways in Southeast Asia. INTRODUCTION Global Change and Development: A system under pressure Global environmental change has significant implications for the path of development in Southeast Asia. There is already substantial evidence that some key resource systems are being depleted and that the capacity of some pollution sinks is being exceeded, because of the growing and cumulative impacts of man's activities. Some of these changes, for example, losses in biodiversity, are irreversible. Consumption and population growth trends suggest that competition for these resources and alternatives will become more intense, challenging human ingenuity, technically and socially. Most resources and sinks systems are also sensitive to changes in climate, atmosphere and biogeochemical cycles. Global environmental changes, thus, will profoundly affect patterns of future human development. Development, on the other hand, can exacerbate or mitigate the impacts of global change. Development pathways which societies choose, or "fall" into, can have profound impact on the way resources and sinks are used. In Southeast Asia, globalization of trade and investment continues to facilitate rapid industrialization, the consequences of which, poses a significant challenge to both science and policy communities. Large-scale, transboundary environmental problems pose special challenges for policy-makers. Dynamic, intricately inter-connected processes operating at many scales, often quite different than those of the policy community, confound simple solutions. Transfer of scientific knowledge to policy-makers has been haphazard. To proceed more efficiently the relationships between development processes and global environmental changes needed to be analyzed much more explicitly. Such an endeavour will require a high level of cooperation among people with different skills, knowledge and perspectives about the goals of development. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE To explore recent global environmental change and sustainable development research in Southeast Asia, its implications for policy, and application to the transition to ecologically, sociologically, and economically sustainable societies in the region. CONFERENCE THEMES 1 Agricultural Development 2 Forest and Water Resources 3 Coastal and Marine Resources 4 Atmosphere and Climate Change 5 Land-use and Land-cover Changes 6 Globalisation of Trade and Investment 7 Industrialisation and Urbanisation 8 Institutions for Sustainable Development 9 Integrated Regional Assessment SELECTION OF ABSTRACTS The deadline for submission of abstracts is the 31 Octoberr 2000. Selection of abstracts to be presented orally will be made on the basis of relevance to policy, resource management, and originality. FINANCIAL SUPPORT Applications for financial support will be evaluated on the basis of the submitted abstract, short Curriculum Vitae, and demonstrated need. Priority will be given to participants from developing countries in Southeast Asia. Selection of awards will be made by a committee and be announced two weeks after the submission deadline. CONFERENCE COSTS There is no fee for conference registration. Estimated cost for accommodation and meals for the 3 days and nights will be 7,200 Baht (or ca. 200 USD). VENUE AND FIELD TRIPS The city of Chiang Mai is a multi-cultural, historical city surrounded by mountains. During February the weather is dry and mild. The conference will be held in downtown Chiang Mai. Pre-and post-conference field trips will be arranged to temples, markets, national parks, hilltribe villages and historical sites of local interest. DEADLINES Extended Abstracts and Award Applications 31 October 2000 All Other Registrations 1 February 2001 REGISTRATION To register for the Open Science - Policy Conference return this form to Ms. Connie Chiang Fax: 662-225-4967 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or register on-line at: www.icsea.or.id/sarcs2001/ Title First Name Family Name Institution Address City Post Code Country Telephone Fax E-mail I am interested in : (Please mark with an X if appropriate) Preparing a poster [ ] Oral presentation [ ] Accommodation [ ] Field trips [ ] Financial support [ ] Themes [ ] [ ] [ ] (theme numbers) Information on application procedures and evaluation requirements will be sent to interested persons. For further information About objectives, program, themes and abstracts: Dr. Louis Lebel SARCS Science Coordinator Faculty of Social Sciences Chiang Mai University Chiang Mai, Thailand 50000 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel/Fax: 66-53-263-215 About registration, travel, awards and administrative matters or for glossy copies of this brochure: Ms. Connie Chiang SARCS Programme Manager SARCS Secretariat Environment Research Institute Chulalongkorn University Bangkok Thailand 10330 Tel. (662) 218-8128 Fax: (662) 255-4967 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] START and SARCS As part of the START international network SARCS promotes and helps coordinate global environmental change research in Southeast Asia. Additional information on these programmes is available at: START www.start.org SARCS www.start.or.th/sarcs/ Sponsors This meeting, the SARCS Secretariat and many of the activities in its affiliated networks have been sponsored by UNDP-GEF and the APN. SARCS activities are also sponsored by many other national agencies. _____________________________________________________________ ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
