ESSP Open Science Conference on Global Environmental Change: Regional Challenges

通过这一奖项，国家科学基金会为世界气候研究方案主任代表地球系统科学伙伴关系提供支助，以参加将于2006年11月9日至12日在中国北京举行的地球系统科学伙伴关系开放科学会议，题为“全球环境变化区域挑战”。 2001年7月在阿姆斯特丹举行的全球变化开放科学会议汇集了来自105个国家的1400名科学家和其他有关方面，描述、讨论和辩论对地球自然和人为变化的最新科学认识。 他们研究了这些变化对我们的社会和生活的影响，并探讨了未来可能发生的事情。 与会者签署了《关于全球变化的阿姆斯特丹宣言》，其中除其他外指出：” “需要一个新的全球环境科学体系。“会议呼吁加强全球环境变化研究方案之间的现有合作，加强跨学科、环境与发展问题以及自然科学和社会科学的一体化。 会议还呼吁加强跨国界合作，并加紧努力，使发展中国家的科学家能够充分参与。 这次会议将提供一个机会，审查自那时以来取得的进展，并侧重于综合和多学科方面。

With this award, NSF provided support to the Director of the World Climate Research Programme on behalf of the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) for the ESSP Open Sciences Conference entitled "Global Environmental Change Regional Challenges" that will be held in Beijing, China, 9-12 November 2006. The Global Change Open Science Conference in Amsterdam in July 2001 brought together 1400 scientists and other interested parties form 105 countries to describe, discuss and debate the latest scientific understanding of natural and human-driven changes to our planet. They examined the effects of these changes on our societies and our lives, and explored what the future might hold. Participants at the Conference signed "The Amsterdam Declaration on Global Change" which, among other things, stated". "A new system of global environmental science is required." It called for strengthening of current cooperation among the global environmental change research programs and for greater integration across disciplines, environment and development issues and the natural and social sciences. It also called for grater collaboration across national boundaries and for intensified efforts to enable the full involvement of scientists from developing countries. This Conference will provide an opportunity to review progress since that time and to focus on integrative and multidisciplinary aspects.