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International Workshop on Drought Monitoring, Assessing and Planning under Global Climate Change

Time and Duration
Registration Deadline: 
Sun, 03/06/2012
Venue City: 
Beijing
Basic Information
Date: 
04/06/2012 - 05/06/2012
Venue: 
Beijing Normal University
Venue Country: 
China
Event Organisers: 

Beijing Normal University

Co-organisers: 

UN-SPIDER, U.S. National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC), International Center for Drought Risk Reduction (ICDRR) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln

More Information Link: 
Workshop Website
Language of event: 
English

UN-SPIDER is one of the sponsor of the "International Workshop on Drought Monitoring, Assessing and Planning under Global Climate Change" which will be held in June 3-5, 2012 in Beijing,

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Satellites reveal thawing permafrost

Satellites like ESA's Envisat can see indications for thawing permafrost in land surfaces at northern latitudes.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 27/03/2012 - 11:00
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ESA
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Remote sensing project to track and predict climate change

Remote sensing can be a valuable tool in tracking and monitoring the international impact of climate change.

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Publishing Date: 
Mon, 12/03/2012 - 11:48
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University of Maryland
Processed on Mar 12th 2012

Space solutions for the Arctic

Policy, solutions and funding for new initiatives: ESA is joining forces at two events with decision-makers, universities, industry and users to map how space services can contribute to emerging ch

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Publishing Date: 
Thu, 23/02/2012 - 16:24
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European Space Agency
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Vietnam to launch earth-monitoring satellites

Japanese experts are to help Vietnam build its first earth-observation satellites in an effort to help the South-East Asian country plan for the effects of climate change and natural disasters.

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Publishing Date: 
Tue, 17/01/2012 - 10:35
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Science and Development Network
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Her Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck encourages secondary high school children of Thimphu to use modern geospatial tools

Her Royal Highness Princess Euphelma Choden Wangchuck inspired some secondary high school children from in and around Thimphu to learn about and understand climate change issues through interactive

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Publishing Date: 
Thu, 17/11/2011 - 18:19
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ICIMOD
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27.4667
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Global Environmental Change – Challenges and Innovations

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai
Basic Information
Date: 
21/02/2012 - 24/02/2012
Venue: 
Beach Hotel (tbc)
Venue Country: 
India
Event Organisers: 

 

 

 

Department of Applied Geology, University of Madras, India

 

More Information Link: 
Global Environmental Change Conference
Language of event: 
English

Human induced impacts especially rapid urbanization and the growth of world population are some of the contributing factors for global environmental change.

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What Will Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Mean for Barrier Islands?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Publishing Date: 
Thu, 16/06/2011 - 16:27
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NASA
Processed on Jun 16th 2011

Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment using Satellite Remote Sensing & Ground based Techniques

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Lahore
Basic Information
Date: 
04/04/2011 - 08/04/2011
Venue: 
SUPARCO Satellite Research and Developmant Centre (SRDC)
Venue Country: 
Pakistan
Event Organisers: 

Inter Islamic Network on Space Sciences and Technology (ISNET)

More Information Link: 
Training Course on Environmental Monitoring and Impact Assessment
Language of event: 
English
Training Details
Is a certificate Issued?: 
No certificate issued or not known

Course Objectives
• Create better understanding of environmental issues and climate change processes

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31.545
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COP 17

Time and Duration
Venue City: 
Durban
Basic Information
Date: 
28/11/2011 - 09/12/2011
Venue Country: 
South Africa
More Information Link: 
COP 17
Language of event: 
English

United Nations Conference on Climate Change

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31.0276
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