[SDI-AsiaPacific] 2nd GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium concludes in Tokyo

[Kate Lance]

http://www.earthobservations.org/meetings/20080414_16_geoss_asia_pasific_summary_report.pdf
2nd GEOSS Asia-Pacific Symposium concludes in Tokyo
The Government of Japan welcomed some 300 scientists and experts from across the Asia-Pacific region to a three-day symposium in Tokyo on 14-16 April 2008. Keynote speaker Dr R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said, "Global observing systems such as GEOSS promote information sharing and the synthesis of information; they serve the climate as a global public good."
The symposium considered new technologies and strategies for assessing and predicting climate change, which will be needed for future assessments by the IPCC and others. Other issues included adapting to the expected impacts of climate change on biodiversity and on water resources. The meeting also explored the potential role of GEOSS in monitoring forests and tracking the carbon cycle.
The aim of the Symposium was to strengthen GEOSS while supporting international efforts to understand and address climate change and its impacts on the region. 
Conference home page, http://www.prime-intl.co.jp/geoss/


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