International Session (Oral)
Symbol H (Human Geosciences) » H-CG Complex & General
Thu. May 26, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM 102 (1F)
Convener:*Yoshiki Saito(Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Irina Overeem, Paola Passalacqua(University of Texas at Austin), Fabrice Renaud(United Nations University), KanHsi Hsiung(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), Chair:Yoshiki Saito(Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology), Irina Overeem, Paola Passalacqua(University of Texas at Austin), KanHsi Hsiung(Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology)
Deltas account for approximately 1% of global land area, but are major sinks of sediments from rivers and home to more than 500 million people. They play a key role in global material cycles, agricultural and aquaculture production, food security, and commerce - yet, deltas are amongst the world's most threatened socio-natural systems, a situation projected to amplify in the 21st century due to both natural and anthropogenic impacts on the environment.
This session invites contributions that advance research on deltas as complex systems, develop integrated frameworks for delta dynamics modeling on various time-scales, explore quantitative metrics of vulnerability and resilience of social-ecological systems, promote data collection and sharing for advancing science and local solutions, consider policy and governance issues linked to the sustainable development of deltas, and use in-situ and satellite data for guiding modeling and risk assessment. Analysis of current challenges under projected scenarios of change of specific deltas, and knowledge gaps in science, data, and management/policy to achieve pathways to desired delta futures are especially welcome.
This session contributes to the International Council of Science (ICSU)"Sustainable Deltas 2015" initiative aiming to promote international scientific collaboration, knowledge and data exchange, and foster science-policy interactions for a sustainable future of threatened deltas and "Future Earth".
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
*Kolker Samuel Alexander1,2 (1.Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, 2.Tulane University)
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9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Manon Besset1, Toru Tamura2, *Edward ANTHONY1, Guillaume Brunier1, Yoshiki Saito2, Philippe Dussouillez1, Nguyen Van Lap3, Oahn Ta3 (1.Aix Marseille Université, CEREGE - OSU PYTHEAS, Aix en Provence cedex 4, France, 2.Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), AIST. Central 7, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan, 3.HCMC Institute of Resources Geography (HCMCIRG) Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) 01, Mac Dinh Chi Str., Dist. 01, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam)
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9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
*Garschagen Matthias1 (1.United Nations University)
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9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
*Laurence Paul Hawker1, Paul Bates1, Jeffrey Neal1 (1.University of Bristol)
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10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
*Arnout VanSoesbergen1, Kristine Nilsen2, Neil Burgess1, Zoe Matthews2, Marieke Sassen1, Sylvia Szabo2 (1.UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2.University of Southampton)
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10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Michael Hagenlocher1, *Zita Sebesvari1, Susanne Haas1, Fabrice G. Renaud1 (1.United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS))
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