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Date: Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 2:11 PM<br>Subject: Invitation: Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia<br>To: Climate Change Info Mailing List <<a href="mailto:climate-l@lists.iisd.ca">climate-l@lists.iisd.ca</a>><br><br>
<br>Please join the Environmental Change and Security Program for a<br>
discussion of<br>
<br>
Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia:<br>
Developing a Blueprint for Addressing Glacier Melt in the Region<br>
<br>
featuring<br>
<br>
Elizabeth L. Malone<br>
Senior Research Scientist<br>
Joint Global Change Research Institute<br>
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory<br>
<br>
Mary Melnyk<br>
Senior Advisor, Natural Resource Management, Asia and Middle East<br>
Bureaus<br>
U.S. Agency for International Development<br>
<br>
Kristina Yarrow<br>
Health Advisor, Asia and Middle East Bureaus<br>
U.S. Agency for International Development<br>
<br>
Chaired by:<br>
<br>
Geoff Dabelko<br>
Director, Environmental Change and Security Program<br>
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars<br>
<br>
<br>
Tuesday, November 16, 2010<br>
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon<br>
6th Floor Flom Auditorium<br>
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars<br>
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>
Washington, DC 20004 USA<br>
<br>
Webcast live at <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org" target="_blank">www.wilsoncenter.org</a>. Access the PowerPoint slides from<br>
the website to follow along with the speakers.<br>
<br>
Please RSVP to <a href="mailto:ecsp@wilsoncenter.org">ecsp@wilsoncenter.org</a> with your name and affiliation.<br>
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Changes in Asian glaciers and hydrology are generating more and more<br>
scientific and policy attention. Climate change is a primary but not<br>
exclusive driver of this concern surrounding glacier melt. Changes in<br>
amounts and timing of water flow hold a wide range of economic, social,<br>
and political implications across Asia. To better understand the nature<br>
of these changes and the possible implications for development efforts,<br>
the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Asia and Global Health<br>
Bureaus have collaborated on a wide-ranging review of scientific<br>
research on glacier melt in the region, glacier melt vulnerabilities,<br>
organizations addressing glacier melt impacts, and cross-sectoral<br>
responses to these vulnerabilities.<br>
<br>
Conducted in collaboration with CDM International and TRG, this new<br>
report provides a summary of the scientific findings to date and the<br>
organizations involved in addressing glacier melt. It also features a<br>
number of practical conclusions for sustainably addressing these complex<br>
changes. Some sample insights include: Scientific data and detailed<br>
understanding of the complex glacier melt changes remain limited.<br>
Effective programs to address glacier melt will need to be<br>
cross-sectoral and can achieve numerous co-benefits across sectors.<br>
Efforts will need to stretch well beyond typical short-term development<br>
programming timelines. Promoting greater South-South partnerships and<br>
inclusion of indigenous knowledge will support long-range and<br>
sustainable adaptation efforts. These findings and others from the<br>
report will be presented at the Wilson Center on Tuesday, November 16th<br>
by Elizabeth Malone, Mary Melnyk, and Kristina Yarrow.<br>
<br>
If you are interested, but unable to attend the event, please tune into<br>
the live or archived webcast at <a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org" target="_blank">www.wilsoncenter.org</a>. The live webcast<br>
will begin approximately 10 minutes after the posted meeting time. You<br>
will need Windows Media Player to watch the webcast. To download the<br>
free player, visit:<br>
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download</a>.<br>
<br>
Location: Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300<br>
Pennsylvania Ave., NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line), 6th<br>
Floor Flom Auditorium. A map to the Center is available at<br>
<a href="http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions" target="_blank">www.wilsoncenter.org/directions</a>. Note: Due to heightened security,<br>
entrance to the building will be restricted and photo identification is<br>
required. Please allow additional time to pass through security.<br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Vanessa Schweizer<br>ASP Postdoctoral Fellow<br>Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Division &<br>Integrated Science Program (ISP)<br>National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)<br>
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