US-Peru Workshop: Adapting to a World Without Glaciers;Lima, Peru, July, 2009

[摘要]罗伯特·罗兹，乔治亚大学。这项美国-秘鲁奖将支持一个研讨会，该研讨会的重点是全球气候变化时代热带冰川的衰退以及这种变化对水资源的后续影响，这种变化将对社会弱势群体产生影响。该研讨会将于2009年7月在秘鲁的利马和华雷斯举行，由美国国际开发署共同资助，作为NSF-USAID谅解备忘录的一部分。研讨会由佐治亚大学的Robert Rhodes博士与秘鲁山地研究所安第斯项目的Jorge Recharte博士合作组织，将重点关注(a)水资源管理对长期规划和气候变化适应的重要性；(b)变化如何影响依赖冰川维持生计的山区生活的那些方面；(c)确定优先研究、合作和试点项目倡议。此外，美国国际开发署/秘鲁将为执行讲习班确定的高优先项目提供赠款。此外，CONCYTEC，秘鲁？美国国家科学委员会（National Science Council）将把会议的成果转化为国家研究政策和行动。该研讨会将汇集来自美国、秘鲁以及玻利维亚、厄瓜多尔、法国、尼泊尔、荷兰和巴基斯坦的研究人员、研究生、从业人员和决策者等不同群体。研讨会的成果将带来有关系统的新见解，这些系统将提高下游山区对气候变化的认识。此外，美国国家科学基金会、美国国际开发署和参与国感兴趣的新的跨学科研究和实地项目将成为本次研讨会的成果。

Abstract0924903: Robert Rhodes, University of GeorgiaThis U.S.-Peru award will support a workshop focused on the recession of tropical glaciers in an era of global climate change and the subsequent impacts on water resources such changes will have for vulnerable segments of society. The workshop will be held in July 2009 in Lima and Huarez, Peru, and will be co-funded by USAID as part of the NSF-USAID MOU. Organized by Dr. Robert Rhodes of the University of Georgia in collaboration with Dr. Jorge Recharte from the Andeans Program of the Mountain Institute in Peru, the workshop will focus on (a) the importance of water resources management for long-range planning and climate change adaptation, (b) how changes could affect those aspects of life in the mountains that depend on glaciers for sustenance, and (c) the identification of priority research, collaboration, and pilot project initiatives. Furthermore, USAID/Peru will provide grants for implementation of high-priority projects identified in the workshop. Additionally, CONCYTEC, Peru?s National Science Council, will channel results of the conference to national research policies and actions. The workshop will bring together a diverse community of researchers, graduate students, practioners, and policy makers from the United States and Peru as well as Bolivia, Ecuador, France, Nepal, Netherlands, and Pakistan. Outcomes from the workshop will lead to new insights regarding systems that increase downstream awareness for climate change in mountain regions. Additionally, new interdisciplinary research and field projects of interest to NSF, USAID, and the participating countries will be an outcome of this workshop.