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<p>On March 12th, 2008, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its third ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on our Changing Earth; with a specific focus on Earth history as discovered through paleoclimate records that study the long term history of the Earth by analysing ice sheets and sediments below polar lakes and oceans.</p>
03.03.2008
<p>On December 13th, 2007, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its second ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on Ice Sheets and Traverses. In preparation for this, a special <a href="http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/ice_sheets">webpage</a>, has been prepared with information for Press and Educators, details of current projects and expeditions, contact details for scientists around the world, including in the polar regions, images, background information and useful links and resources.</p>
13.12.2007
<p>On September 21st, 2007, the <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) will launch its first ‘International Polar Day’, focusing on Sea Ice. In preparation for this, a special <a href="http://www.ipy.org/index.php?/ipy/detail/sea_ice">webpage </a>has been prepared with information for Press and Educators, details of current projects and expeditions, contact details for scientists around the world, including in the polar regions, images, background information and useful links and resources.</p>
13.09.2007
<p>The launch of <a href="http://www.ipy.org">IPY</a> 2007-2008 marks the onset of one of the most ambitious coordinated international science programmes ever attempted. Over 170 scientific projects involving thousands of scientists, from over 60 countries and a wide range of research disciplines, will set out to discover more about the polar regions and their critical influence on the rest of the planet. The IPY campaign also aims to educate and involve the public while helping to train the next generation of engineers, scientists, and leaders.</p>
23.01.2007
<p>The news that global concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) increased last year has heightened concern about the vulnerability of polar regions amongst scientists managing <a href="http://www.ipy.org">International Polar Year</a> (IPY) 2007-2008. IPY is co-sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the <a href="https://www.wmo.int/">World Meteorological Organization</a> (WMO).</p>
06.11.2006
<p>Building on an initiative launched last year, the International Council for Science (ICSU) today held its first conference on environmental hazards and disasters. The conference, which took place in conjunction with the official inauguration of ICSU’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, addressed how science could be used to prevent natural and human-induced hazards from becoming catastrophic events. <a href="http://www.unesco.org/new/en/jakarta">UNESCO</a>, through its Regional Office for Science in Jakarta, and the <a href="http://www.akademisains.gov.my">Academy of Sciences of Malaysia</a> co-sponsored the conference.</p>
19.09.2006
<p>Acknowledging that the world of scientific research has not lived up to its full potential in addressing some of society’s most pressing concerns, including the terrible impact of natural disasters, the International Council for Science (ICSU) today announced at its 28th General Assembly an ambitious plan of action to strengthen international science for the benefit of society. It will focus on interdisciplinary science in key areas of policy uncertainty, including sustainable development, and efforts to mitigate the impact of disasters such as the recent earthquake in Kashmir, Hurricane Katrina and the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. A major international research programme in polar science will provide new insights into planetary processes and how they are influenced by human behaviour.</p>
20.10.2005
<p>Responding to a world where natural disasters are increasingly disrupting nations rich and poor—the Asian tsunami, hurricanes on the U.S. Gulf Coast, flooding in Bangladesh, the earthquake in Kashmir—the International Council for Science (ICSU) today approved a new initiative focused on using science to prevent natural hazards from becoming catastrophic events.</p>
20.10.2005