'Glacier-Climate-Water' Mini-Conference at Lamont

知识价值：对地球气候系统的环境压力迅速增加，产生了新的社会问题，这些问题过于复杂，传统的科学方法无法成功解决。本次研讨会旨在解决由于持续的冰川和气候变化而导致的区域水文循环变化给社会带来的问题。其目标是：（一）在近全球范围内审查冰川对气候变化的敏感性；（二）确定地球上最迫切和最有潜力开展跨领域项目的关键区域；（三）制定战略，努力实现适应和缓解战略。更广泛的影响：据我们所知，这次研讨会的独特之处在于，它包括了来自冰川地质学、冰川学、气候学、水文学、人类学、人类生态学和国际事务等学科的顶尖专家，为创造解决紧迫环境问题的现代方法提供了一个论坛。该研讨会包括来自美国和欧洲的年轻女科学家，将促进社会科学与自然科学之间的交流与合作。此外，这将是哥伦比亚大学/拉蒙特学生获得现代环境科学见解的绝佳机会。

Intellectual Merit: The environmental stress on the climate system of our planet rapidly increases, creating novel societal problems too complex to be successfully tackled by traditional scientific approaches. This workshop seeks to address problems for societies created by changes in the regional hydrological cycle as a consequence of ongoing glacier and climate change. Its goals are to (i) review the sensitivity of glaciers to climate change on a near-global scale, (ii) to identify key regions on earth where the urge and potential for a cross-cutting projects are highest, and (iii) design strategies to work towards adaption and mitigation strategies.Broader Impacts: This workshop is to our knowledge unique in including leading experts from disciplines such as glacial geology, glaciology, climatology, hydrology, anthropology, human ecology, and international affairs, providing a forum to create modern approaches to tackle burning environmental problems. The workshop includes young female scientists from the US and Europe and will foster the communication and cooperation between social and natural sciences. Beyond, it will be an excellent opportunity for Columbia University/Lamont students to gain insight in modern environmental sciences.