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INVITATIONTHE SWEDISH SECRETARIAT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES - SSEESS

TIME: Friday, 17 June, 2011, 10:00-12:00LOCATION: Wallenberg Conference Center at Medicinaregatan 20, lecture hall Lyktan HOST: GMV (Centre for Environment and Sustainability

Welcome to a seminar about Earth System Science for Global SustainabilityWithin the research community, there is a need for new ways of thinking, new alliances and interdisciplinary initiatives in order to meet the challenges arising from environmental, natural resources and health issues. A new ten-year research initiative on Earth System Research for Global Sustainability has been proposed by the International Council for Science (ICSU) among others1 . The goal of the Initiative is to coordinate and focus international scientific research to deliver at global and regional scales the know-ledge that societies need to respond to global change. To effectively achieve the goal, the Initiative will need to engage a wide range of disciplines, including social, economic, natu-ral, health, and engineering sciences, and to ensure the establishment of a fruitful dialogue with decision-makers. At this seminar we will have the opportunity to learn more about the proposed Initiative and discuss with Professor Deliang Chen, director at ICSU, what the future research landscape will look like. In order to connect Swedish research in a more strategic and powerful way to international research programs within the Global Environmental Change area, the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences – SSEESS was established about a year ago. One of the main objectives of SSEESS is to enhance the Swedish participation in the internatio-nal Global Environmental Change programmes that are connected to ICSU. We welcome you to this seminar about the benefits and opportunities for international research col-laboration. The seminar is aimed at researchers interested in international Global Envi-ronmental Change research and/or in investigating the opportunities for different kinds of international, interdisciplinary research collaborations.Program10:00 Welcome and introduction, Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director, Centre for Environment and sustainability, GMV 10:05 Earth System Science for Global Sustainability, Deliang Chen, Director of ICSU and Professor at University of Gothenburg10:35 Information about SSEESS and international research collaboration, Kevin Noone, Professor of Meteorology at Stockholm University and Director of SSEESS 11:00 Experiences and benefits of international research collaboration, Prof. Leif Anderson, Dept of Chemistry, University of Gothenburg Dr.. Lena Gipperth, Dept of Law, University of Gothenburg11:30 Other initiative within Global Sustainability, tbd11:45 Discussion 12:00 End of the seminar Lunch will be served to all pre-registred, please register at the seminar page 1 ICSU, the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and the Belmont Forum, representing the International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA),

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SSEESS is a partnership between FAS, FORMAS, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, VINNOVA and VR

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Earth System Science for Global Sustainability, Deliang Chen,

Director of ICSU andProfessor at University of

Gothenburg

The Earth System Research Visioning Process, and new international Earth

System Research for Global Sustainability Initiative

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SSEESS-GMV Seminar on Earth System Sustainability, 17 June, 2011, Gothenburg

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ICSU: Who and what?• Founded in 1931, based on two earlier bodies known as the

International Association of Academies (IAA; 1899-1914) and the International Research Council (IRC; 1919-1931)

• A membership organization with: 121 National Members (representing 141 countries/regions), and 30 International Scientific Unions

• Establishes interdisciplinary bodies in key areas (21)• Headquarter in Paris, three Regional Offices in Asia Pacific,

Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.• Current President: Catherine Bréchignac• President-Elect: Yuan Tseh Lee• Current Executive Director: Deliang Chen.

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ICSU: a long history

• A few landmarks:− International Geophysical year (1957-1958)− International Biological Programme (1964-1974)− Freedom in the conduct of science (1963-)− Four global change programmes (1980-)− ASCEND 21 and the Rio Earth Summit (1991,1992)− Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD, 2002)− Summit on the information Society (WSIS, 2003,05)− Regional Offices (2005-)− International Polar Year (2007-2008)

Global Environmental Change Research

1980: World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

1987: International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)

1996: International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP)

2002: DIVERSITAS – An International Programme of Biodiversity Science

Earth System Science Partnership (2001)

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ICSU is the only co-sponsor for all the four programmes

Roots of Visioning: GEC Programmes reviews (2006-2009)

“There is a clear need for an internationally coordinated and holistic approach to Earth system science that integrates natural and social sciences from regional to the global scale.” (ESSP review)

Common recommendations•Priority setting•Effectiveness•Integrated research framework

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ESSP Review: Scenarios

ESSP

IGBP

DIVERSITAS IHDP

WRCPIndependent components contributing info to centre (ESSP).

No regular interactions,

No common business plan.

A regular “network model”

Status-quo model

ESSP

IGBP

DIVERSITAS IHDP

WRCPThe dev commo plan.

Regular and com

A comm for oper

ESSP

IGBP

DIVERSITAS IHDP

WRCP

A common facility (CERN model –grown out from many different historically existing components).

A common purpose driving components to do something substantial together.

Greater sharing of intellectual capital.

A common program, where all give inputs.

WRCPIGBP

DIVERSITAS IHDP

ESSP

Alliance model

Flagship model Fusion model

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Visioning Process

Goal:To engage the scientific community to explore options and propose steps to implement a holistic strategy for Earth system research. This strategy will both encourage scientific innovation and address policy needs

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Earth System Visioning Process

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Function Form Transition

2009 2010 2011

Establishment of Belmont Forum

ICSU

Cape Town Belmont Forum

ICSUISSC

Three Step Process

Online Consultation (Aug 2009)• 1,016 registered users from 85 countries• 323 research questions posted

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Three Step Process

Visioning Earth System research meeting (Sept 2009)

• Early career & senior scientists

• Science-policy experts• Funders• GEC programs• ICSU and ISSC

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Grand Challenges: Criteria

Criteria Grand Challenges

Research Priorities

Scientific Importance Global Coordination Relevance to Decision-makers Leverage Broad Support Feasibility

Grand Challenge: A call for scientific innovation or understanding that would remove critical barriers to deciding how to manage global change and its impacts

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Grand Challenges

• Forecasting: Improve the usefulness of forecasts of future environmental conditions and their consequences for people

• Observing: Develop, enhance, and integrate observation systems to manage global and regional environmental change

• Confining: Determine how to anticipate, recognize, avoid and manage disruptive global environmental change

• Responding: Determine what institutional, economic and behavioural changes can enable effective steps toward global sustainability

• Innovating: Encourage innovation (and mechanisms for evaluation) in technological, policy, and social responses to achieve global sustainability

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Visioning process: Step 2

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Function Form

•Business as usual is not an option

•Need a unified structure

•5 Grand Challenges•Natural sciences, social sciences and humanities•Disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary

Visioning process: Step 3

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•Business as usual isnot an option

•Need an overarchingstructure

•New Joint Integrated Strategy governed under unified framework

•Aiming at strategically integrating GECs, ESSP and other structures

•5 Grand Challenges•Natural sciences, social sciences and humanities•Disciplinary, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary

Visioning and Belmont Forum: convergence

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2009 2010 2011

Establishment of Belmont

ForumICSU

Cape Town Belmont Forum

ICSUISSC

The Alliance

• The Alliance is a ground-breaking strategic partnership of sponsors of the international research programmes, funders, operational service providers, and users who commit, via their membership of the Alliance, to work together on common goals to create and use the knowledge that societies need to respond to global environmental change.

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Alliance: four pillars

Funding Agencies

Scientific Community

OperationalService

Providers/partner agencies

Users

WMO,UNEPIOC,

UNESCO*

Governments,private sector, assessments

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ISSCICSUBelmont Forum

Belmont Forum White Paper

‘Alliance’•Alliance Board to include representation from above groups(interim ‘transition team’ for first 18-month design phase)•Set single overarching strategy•Design ten-year research initiative

ICSU – ISSC Visioning paper: Earth System Sciences

for sustainability: Grand Challenges

*These agencies also have strong representation in the scientific community.

Goals for the 10-year initiative

• Deliver knowledge to respond to global change– Effectively bridge the science – policy divide at global

and regional scales, enabling science to be more readily applied in service of society.

• Address the grand challenges– Better science (regional, new disciplines, etc.)– Mobilize more research support for existing needs,

while also expanding support for new needs identified in the Grand Challenges.

• Engage a new generation of researchers– Broaden the base of scientists involved in the global

change research network and enable it to better reflect the expertise, priorities of young researchers

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Governance

Transition Team (Interim Board)

Expert Group

Expert Group

Staff, consultants

Governance tbd

Programs, Projects, Regional Nodes

Staff

Design Phase (18 mo) Implementation

Alliance

Alliance: seeking further participation in long-term

IOC

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http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/�

Design criteria: building on strengths1. The Initiative will build on the existing base, not replace that

base or add another programme– Existing projects are core elements. – Need to ensure organizational structure can most effectively deliver on

goals

Grand Challenge #1

Grand Challenge #2

IGBP

Diversitas

Initiative on Earth System Research for Global Sustainability

Programs Projects Challenges

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Design criteria: co-design2. Partnership between Funders, Scientists, and Users

– Co-design of initiative– Transdisciplinary research


Funders

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Service providers

Scientists Users

Initiative

Design criteria: regional components3. Built around strong regional components

– Identify and respond to needs at regional and national scales– Regional research is increasingly needed to understand Earth system– Facilitates involvement of young scientists and builds capacity


Global Research

Regional Research

Regional Research

Regional Research

Global Users

Regional Users

Regional Users

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Design criteria: engaging decision-makers4. Must facilitate active engagement with decision-makers


Grand Challenge #1

Grand Challenge #2

Projects Challenges

Global Users

Regional Users

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Design criteria: network 5. Needs a cutting-edge network structure facilitating

- Knowledge management- Identify network-wide research priorities, ensure the

priorities are addressed and solutions delivered- Adaptability and flexibility as challenges evolve- Bias for innovation to ensure flow of new ideas and

talent- Mobilize network to support needs of regional nodes

while mobilizing regional nodes to address global questions

- Distributed network management and coordination

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Design criteria: engage full range of disciplines6. Needs to actively engage the full range of

disciplines- Social sciences already a component of Earth

System Research- To address the Grand Challenges in integrated way

and to develop an integrated response and solutions: we need stronger engagement of the social sciences, economics, health sciences, engineering and humanities, along with the natural sciences

- strongly regional and networked structure of this Initiative: a transformative opportunity for more engagement of social sciences

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Initiative timeline

April 2011Presentation of the Initiative at Belmont Forum

June 2011Appointment and first meeting of Transition Team

September 2011 ICSU General Assembly decision

March 2012Initiative pre-launch at Planet Under Pressure conference

June 2012 Initiative launch at Rio+20

December 2012 New governing body Outcome of design process

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The way forward: key messages

• This is a strategic 10-Year Research Initiative• A key and innovative element: co-design (funders, researchers, users)• A transformative opportunity for more active engagement of the social

sciences into the Earth System research• Strong regional research nodes to more effectively identify and respond to

needs of decision-makers• The Initiative will build upon existing strengths, with continuity ensured to

existing commitments• Participation of the community will be critical in proposing how to

implement integration of research and structures in the Initiative

• Note: FAQs are available at:http://www.icsu.org/what-we-do/projects-activities/earth-system-research-for-global-sustainability/faqs

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Thank youwww.icsu.org

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Earth System Sustainability Initiative: Transition Team

member M/F country title/interest

1 Tanya Abrahamse F South Africa CEO, South African Biodiversity Research Institute. Policy & strategy: Development; nat res management.

2 Mary Kalin Arroyo F Chile Biology Professor, Universidad de Chile. Director, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB). Botanics.

3 Bertha Becker F Brazil Emeritus Professor, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Political Geography of the Amazon and Brazil.

4 Rohan D'Souza M India Assistant Professor at the Centre for Studies in Science Policy. Environmental history and politics.

5 Karl Jones M Australia Executive Director of Catastrophe Management Services, Willis Re, for Australia and Asia-Pacific.

6 Rik Leemans M Netherlands Professor in Environmental Systems Analysis, Wageningen University. Biology, ecology, env. systems.

7 Peter Liss M UK Professor of Environmental chemistry, University of East Anglia.

8 Diana Liverman* F US Professor, School of Geography and Regional Development, University of Arizona.

9 Harold Mooney M US Ecology professor, Standford. DIVERSITAS Chair.

10 Isabelle Niang F Senegal Geology professor, climate change vulnerability and adaptation, coastal marine environment protection.

11 Karen O'Brien F Norway Professor, Sociology/Human Geography, Oslo. Climate change, globalization, vulnerability, adaptation.

12 Hermann Requardt M Germany CEO of Siemens HealthCare Sector.13 Johan Rockström* M Sweden Professor, natural resource management, Stockholm University; Exec. Dir. Stockholm Resilience Center.14 Martin Visbeck M Germany Oceanography professor, Kiel University’s Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences.15 Robert Watson M UK Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia; Director of Strategic Development, Tyndall.16 Tandong Yao M China: CAST Director, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Acad. of Sci.17 Stephen Zebiak M US Director General, International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University

Ex-officio members:ICSU (Deliang Chen)ISSC (Heide Hackmann)funders (Tim Killeen and Alan Thorpe, Belmont Forum; and Paul Rouse, ESRC)

* Co-Chairs

Other design criteria

7. Actively engage young scientists8. Solid business plan for operating costs and

alignment with research funders on research priorities

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Elements of the design process

• Analysis of existing research• Initiative Design

– Input of expertise about other public sector and private sector research networks

– Consultation with stakeholders– Development of the organizational model and

governance arrangements– Identification of enabling processes (Monitoring and

Evaluation, fundraising, knowledge management)– Procedure to identify regional nodes– Development of business plan– Approval by sponsors and funders

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Information about SSEESS and international research

collaboration,Dan Wilhelmsson, Scientific

coordinator at SSEESS

Worldwide challenges require worldwide research

Kevin NooneSwedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences

Göteborg miljövetenskapliga centrum (GMV)17 June 2011

Where will we go today?

• Sustainability in the Anthropocene – what are the research questions and needs?

• Exploring the landscape of international, interdisciplinary global environmental change research: A big bowl of alphabet soup (that isn’t done yet!)…

• Introducing the Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences (SSEESS)

• Peering into the future (with a cloudy crystal ball…)

Living in the Anthropocene

Rockström, et al., Nature, 2009

Questions that connect

How do urban-industrial emissions, land cover changes and global warming influence the Asian Monsoon circulation?

How will changes in precipitation patterns caused by global warming, influence water management policies on regional and local scales?

What role does urbanization play in the health effects of air pollution?

What will be the consequences of large-scale land use and ecosystem changes caused by moving towards large-scale biofuel use?

What are the impacts of the predicted climate changes on food production and human security?

























The Belmont Challenge

Develop and deliver knowledge in support of national and international government action to mitigate and adapt to global and regionalenvironmental change with an emphasis on regional hazards

The international funding community challenges the GEC research community…

Priority: Providing links between Swedish Scientists and ICSU Programs

Acronym Established Co-sponsors Logo

ICSU (International Council for Science)

1931 National members, UNESCO, NSF

WCRP(World Climate Research Programme)

1980 WMO, UNESCO, ICSU

IGBP(International Geosphere-Biosphere programme)

1987 National members

IHDP(International Human Dimensions Programme)

1996 (formerly HDP)

ISSC, UNU, ICSU

DIVERSITAS(International Programme for Biodiversity Science)

1991 UNESCO, SCOPE, IUBS, ICSU

ESSP (Earth Systems Science Partnership)

2001 Joint initiative of the above organizations

The Basic Five

The Big 33

The Big 33

It has been noted that:

• The quality and quantity of Swedish research within relevant research fields is not reflected by the Swedish participation in the international Global Change Research programs.

• Largely due to lack of structural support and coordinated efforts.

A meeting point for Swedish science, stakeholders and Global Environmental Change

Research

Neda Farahbakhshazad for CSD 2010-11-09

Main goals of SSEESS (Swedish Secretariat for Environmental

Earth System Sciences):

1) Better connect Swedish researchers with GEC programs;

2) Become a trustworthy source of GEC information for Swedish decision makers


1) Better connect Swedish researchers with GEC programs;

• Present international GEC programs to Swedish researchers (seminars, meetings/dialogue, newsletter, website etc.)

• Inform international programs on the Swedish research capacity, e.g. SSEESS has the function as the Swedish National Global Change Committee (e.g. EA, IGFA, National membership fees)

• Active ”match making” between researchers/institutes and programs, and support the initiation of cooperation (e.g. individualguidance, ”brooking”, travel support)

• Identify drivers and barriers for international research cooperationand address these (surveys, syntheses, interviews, dialogues)

• Mapping of the involvement of Swedish scientists withininternational programs (surveys, web searches, dialogues with programs, interviews)

How we operate (e.g.)


Priority: Providing links between Swedish Scientists and ICSU Programs

Acronym Established Co-sponsors Logo

ICSU (International Council for Science)

1931 National members, UNESCO, NSF

WCRP(World Climate Research Programme)

1980 WMO, UNESCO, ICSU

IGBP(International Geosphere-Biosphere programme)

1987 National members

IHDP(International Human Dimensions Programme)

1996 (formerly HDP)

ISSC, UNU, ICSU

DIVERSITAS(International Programme for Biodiversity Science)

1991 UNESCO, SCOPE, IUBS, ICSU

ESSP (Earth Systems Science Partnership)

2001 Joint initiative of the above organizations


2) Become a trustworthy source of GEC information for Swedish decision makers

• Seminars• Meetings• Fact sheets

Etc.

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To establish partnership between science

organizations and donor agencies, & to link Swedish science to

scientists in developing countries

To strengthen science within the context of regional priorities, to

build capacity and provide implementation plans

To strengthen and develop research of relevance toimprove the livelihood

of poor people

SSEESSSida ICSU-Regional offices( ROA, LA, Asia)

Develop a common agenda for action

Development aid + GC Science + priorities in regional scale?

Presentatör

Presentationsanteckningar

One suggestion is to bring together development aid, with global change science and in the scale of regional priorities. The linking and consensus among different organizations is very important and this is what we are aiming to do within SSEESS-Sida partnership


SSEESS structure

SSEESS SecretariatDirector, scientific

coordinator,R4D coordinator

(Sida)

Participating CouncilPartners: FAS, FORMAS, KVA,

Vinnova, VR

Board of SSEESS 9 members (representatives from supporters+ individual

scientists)

The secretariat:

• Prof. Kevin Noone, Director.

• Ms. Astrid Auraldsson, Coordinator

• Dr. Dan Wilhelmsson Scientific Coordinator

• Dr. Neda Farabakshazad Scientific Coordinator R4D (Sida)

www.sseess.org

Peering into the future

Grand Challenges

ICSU (2010). Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: The Grand Challenges. International Council for Science, Paris.

Background/Context


Issues:Changes in the Earth system; population, climate, economy, resource use, energy development, transport, communication, migration, land use, urbanization, globalization, atmospheric circulation, carbon and nitrogen cycles, sea level rise, biological diversity, pollution, health, fish stocks

Action: Informed decisions towards sustainable development

Need:Internationally coordinated Global Environmental Change (GEC) Research+ Earth System Science

”Worldwide challenges require worldwide research”

The GEC Programmes (at least as of today…) – your big bowl of acronym soup

Researching the Earth system and Global Environmental Change

Our approach tounderstandingthe Earth Systemhas been to cutthe “big picture”into small pieces.

Some of thepieces lack detail,others are missingentirely - but…

Presentatör


Researching the Earth system and Global Environmental Change

Earth SystemScience andsustainabledevelopmentneed a systemicapproach -

someone needsto put together the puzzle!

Presentatör


There is a dire need for cooperation in research and innovation with developing countries

• What is the interface between Global Change Research and Development Oriented Research?

• How does Global Change Research meet local/place based needs?(mitigation/adaptation)

Global scale – Local scale

Long term – short term

Research focus – donor focus

Questions:

Presentatör


There is a … .need for cooperation in research and innovation with Dev counties. However, there is a need for funding of research and research capacity in Dev countries, which brings in different communities of researchers, donors, and policy people, and they face some questions. E.g… What kind of programs donors are interested in investing in and how is it compatible with the global change research community needs, donors investing in more result based kind of research, and capacity building programs

Planetary Boundaries

Rockström, et al., Nature, 2009

Climate350 ppm CO2

+1 W/m2

Biodiversity loss10 E/MSY

Agriculturalland use

15%

Chemical pollution

TBD

Freshwater use4000 km3/yr Atmospheric aerosol

loadingTBD

Ozone depletion276 DU

Oceanacidification

Aragonite saturation ratio > 2.75

Biogeochemical loading35 MT N/yr11 MT P/yr

Presentatör


The Full Monty:January 2011

A meeting point for Swedish science, stakeholders and Global Environmental Change

Research

Experiences and benefits of international research

collaboration,Prof. Leif Anderson, Dept of

Chemistry, University of Gothenburg

www.gu.se

Experiences and benefits of international research collaboration

Leif G. AndersonDepartment of Chemistry

www.gu.se

Examples from the top of the world

www.gu.se

Why my interest for the Arctic Ocean?

A coincidence! The opportunity to take part in the YMER-80 expedition that celebrated 100 years of the return of Vega

to Stockholm after the successful NE passage.

A postdoc with a continuation of Arctic Ocean studies.

In the beginning just a general interest to learn more about the Arctic Ocean as not much was known.

With time the importance of the Arctic in relation to climate change has increased immensely and thus more

science has been supported, often after endorsement by international organisations.

www.gu.se

As is obvious, it is an international arena, with an ocean surrounded by a number of countries.

Harsh conditions; cold and heavy sea ice in the central part all year around (at least up to the present).

If science is to be done in an efficient and high quality way it has to be coordinated on an international level.

What are the structures for this coordination?

www.gu.se

AOSB

SEARCH

ArcticNetIPY

IASC

ISAC

EPB

ART

WCRP

LOICZ

IGBP

ASSW

www.gu.se

The Arctic Ocean Sciences Board (AOSB) is a non-governmental body that includes members and participants from research and governmental institutions in Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

It has been active for more that 25 years and have the long-term mission to facilitate Arctic Ocean research by the support of multinational and multidisciplinary natural science and engineering programs.

But now it is the Marine Working Group of IASC!

www.gu.se

The ACSYS (Arctic Climate SYstem Study) program was a 10 year program (1994-2003) and initiated under the

umbrella of WCRP.

It was the start of conducting traditional ocean section work in the deep Arctic Ocean.

Before ACSYS

Polarstern 87Oden 1991

ACSYS plan

www.gu.se

Up to 2008, but without some W AO

ACSYS plan

www.gu.se

Ship based CTD stn in 2007

ACSYS plan

www.gu.se

How can these international organizations help a single scientist to implement hers/his research goals?

1. Be active and engage yourself in an organisation2. Build up your network3. Take initiatives when an opportunity shows up4. Volunteer when a mission opens5. There is no free ride – you have to work for it(it does not help to complain that you never get the opportunity)

www.gu.se

Take home message:

Engagements in international programmes foster collaboration and increase the opportunities of

participation in field activities.

This will lead to scientific cooperation that further opens for more joint research.


collaboration,Dr. Lena Gipperth, Dept of Law,

University of Gothenburg


collaborationLena Gipperth

Department of law, University of GothenburgSwedish Institute for the Marin Environment

Linking policy and science?

Possibilities Environmental challenges are

global

So are many research issues

New perspectives on my own research

Obsticles Language, culture

Research capacity

Methods of working transdisciplinary

What are we looking for?

The need for synthesis

Resilience: Accounting for the NoncomputableStephen R. Carpenter, Carl Folke, Marten Scheffer, and Frances Westley Ecology and Society 14(1): 13

The Alliance for Global Sustainability,

Alexandra Priatna, GMV

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The Alliance for Global Sustainability

The AGS is a partnership (formed in 1997) of leading technicaluniversities (ETHZ, MIT, Chalmers and The University of Tokyo).

The aim of The AGS is to be the leading intellectual global partner with industry, that carry out applied research which leads to solutions for current and pressing global issues in sustainability.

The AGS develops large-scale research programs and theirunderlying key questions in close collaboration with industry.


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The AGS three fold mission:

Research:To create new knowledge through research that both transcends traditional disciplinary, institutional and geographical boundaries and crosses the academic/industrial division.

Education:To educate a new generation of leaders for all sectors of society with the knowledge and skills required to address sustainability issues.

Outreach:To take a step beyond normal academic dissemination of results tofacilitate implementation.


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AGS governance

Policy maker:• Alliance Governing Board• International Advisory Board

Executive/management group:• Executive Board• Executive Administration and

Management• Alliance Focus Centres


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ABB Ltd, 3M, World Economic Forum, The Japan Foundation, DuPont de

Nemours & Co. Ltd, VKR Holding A/S, Lend Lease Corporation, East Japan

Railway Company, Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc., Nippon Telegraph

and Telephone Corporation (NTT), International Red Cross Foundation, Stena

AB, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Ford Motor Company,

Avina Foundation, European Commission, National Institute of Advance

Industrial Science and Technology, Ebara Corporation, Vattenfall AB, Schärer

Söhne AG, Drittes Millenium, Amazys Ltd, Nissan Science Foundation, WWF

Switzerland, Axpo Holding, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Zensho

Co. Ltd., World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

AGS partnerships


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The AGS - ResearchSustainability under Rapid Demographic ChangeThe demographic structure of most developed countries is changing dramatically as a result of people living longer but having fewer children. At the same time, these societies must make drastic changes in the use of energy and natural resources

Urban Futures InitiativeUrban Futures – the dramatic increase in urban populations around the world and its implications for global sustainability – is an AGS focal area. The AGS has convened seminars and workshops on this theme and is publishing the conclusions

Energy Pathways (www.energy-pathways.org)The energy flagship program identifies – and communicates to decision makers – robust transitional systems or energy pathways that bridge today’s energy technologies, infrastructures, and markets, to future sustainable systems.

Food and WaterThe food and water program focused on three aspects: security for well being, balance between systems, and education and outreach.


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The AGS - EducationYouth Encounter on Sustainability (YES):a two-weeks summer course on sustainable development hosted by ETHZ, scholarships available

Intensive Program on Sustainability (IPoS):student course on sustainable development in Asian region, hosted by The University of Tokyo, scholarships available


Student activities and spin-offs

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Word Student Community for Sustainable Development:a multidisciplinary network of students who share the vision of sustainable development

Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS):aim to engage Chalmers students in issues related to sustainability through students contributions

The Orange Quest:an organisation for engineers and engineering students from the Nordic Countries, holds competition for projects within sustainable development areas.

[Project 21]: ETH student organisation which performs sustainability in daily life practice

Sustainability@MIT:a student group which promotes sustainability-related activities at MIT

Myclimate:ETH student spin-off, a non-profit climate protection organisation

The AGS - OutreachAGS Book Series:

published by Springer. The work presented in the are mainly on results of the research being carried out in the Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS).

Annual Meetings and Executive Forums:International forum on AGS yearly achievements where new initiatives and challenges, new solutions and new needs arepresented. Progress from running projects are reported and discussed with strong influence of young engineers and scientists.

Reports:

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AGS Urban Futures Initiatives Reports:Report of the AGS Annual Meeting 2009: Urban Futures - the Challenge of Sustainability Report of the AGS at Todai First Urban Futures International Workshop, February 2009Report of the AGS at ETH Urban Futures seminar, November 2008

Pathways to Sustainable European Energy Systems reports: Scenarios for assessing investments in industryCo-combustion, a summary of technologyPublic and stakeholder attitudes toward energy, environment and CSSMultifunctional bioenergy systemsThe carbon dioxide free power plantEuropean energy infrastructure The Chalmers database 2006

Flagships reportsEnergy Flagship coffee tableFood and Water coffee table, brochureFood and Water flagship programmeFood and Water progress report (2006-2008)

AGS ETH reports:Implementing Sustainability at Conferences:

AGS Chalmers reports:Pre-study of ship wreck assessment and remediationParticle emissions from shipsSeawater scrubbing: reduction of SOx emissions from ship exhaust

AGS Chalmers Observatory reports - status of engineering education for sustainable development in European higher education: The Observatory 2008The Observatory 2006

More at www.theags.org

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• To make real difference in society for sustainabledevelopment through concrete projects in partnerships where diversity in scientific approach works towardcommon goals.

• Portfolio of financed projects in selected knowledgeclusters with their researchers and academic, private and public partners. Examples:

• Pathways to sustainable cities – energy and material flow• Emergency housing project• Biogas 90• Separation to obtain highly pure recycling fractions• SAAB rapid 3d mapping• Sustainability in ageing society – an agenda setting program• Water treatment technology – an agenda setting program

The AGS at Chalmers – new directions


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