The UN International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) at IDRC Davos 2008

The UN International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE)
at IDRC Davos 2008
Wolfgang Eder, former UNESCO-Director “Earth Sciences”
IYPE Representative of Europe
Davos, 26 August 2008
UN Year of Planet Earth
2008
(2007-2009)
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Why an International Year
– To demonstrate the great
potential of the Earth sciences
in the building of a safer, healthier and
wealthier Society
– To encourage Society to apply this potential
more effectively
– To increase the number of students at Universities
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Who is behind it ?
– Initiated by the International Union
of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
– Co-initiated by UNESCO’s Division of Earth Sciences
– International Geoscience Programme (IGCP)
– 12 Founding Partners, 26 Associate Partners
– Selected Nations: China, Russia, Brazil, Tanzania 2005
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Understanding and Respecting
the Planet Earth
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Danxia Landschaft, S-China
Danxia Landforms, South-China
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„Dinos for ever“ Das grosse Fressen
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Natural Hazards
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
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Volcanic eruptions
Pompeii
• 79 a.d.
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Earthquakes
Bam, Iran
26 Dec. 2003
Citadelle
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Tsunami, Indian Ocean, 26 Dec. 2004
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Publications
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Groundwater for a thursty
Planet
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Resource and Reservoir
Peaceful Use
Clean Water
Too much
or too little
Water
IDRC: Floods
How to
protect our
communities ?
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Geology & Health
- Contributing
to a healthier,
and safer
environment
- Pollution: air, dust,
water
„Medical Geology“
IDRC: Reduce
Pandemics &
Diseases
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Soil – living skin of the Earth
– Rocks and
generation
of soils
– Agriculture
(„Rocks and crops“)
– Erosion
– Land- and Rockslides
IDRC: Reduction
of Landslide Risk
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Resources and Energy, towards a
sustainable use
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Oil, Gas
Coal
Minerals
Diamonds
Concrete,
Aggregates
– Renewable
Energies,
Geothermal
ICDR: Pollution,
Conflict
EcologyEconomy
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Chucicamata
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Megacities
Global
urban future,
urban planning
Safer and
deeper
constructions
Disaster Risk
Reduction
Safe lifelines
Clean water
ICDR: vulnerable
settlements,
social impact,
riots
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Rio de Janeiro
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Los Angeles
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Natural Hazards: RiskReduction & AwarenessRaising
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Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Landslides
Floods
Hurricanes
Meteorites
ICDR: Early Warning
Systems
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Tsunami, Ind. Ocean
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TEWS „Tsunami Early
Warning System“
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Natural Hazards:
Lahars – Landslides
Nevado del Ruiz
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Pinatubo
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Lahars
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Natural Disasters: Risk evaluation
Landslides, Machu Picchu
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Natural Disasters
– Earthquakes
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The Deep Earth
– From crust
to core
– Dynamic
Processes
– Plate Tectonics
– Earth surface processes
-- Deep Drilling
(ICDP - IODP)
ICDR: Emergency
preparedness
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SAFOD - ICDP
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Oceans – Abyss of Time
– Continental
Margins
– Oceanic Plateaus
– Oceanic Circulation
– Sea level changes
– Ocean Drilling
(IODP, ODP)
ICDR: Risk of Global
Climate Change
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Climate, Global Change
„The Stone Tape“ – Fossil Archive
of Climate Change
– Palaeoclimate
– Isotopes (C, O)
– Sediments, icecores
– Speleothems
– Climate prediction
Global EarthObservation-Systems,
Research in Arctic and
Antarctic Regions
ICDR: Hurricanes,
Glacier outbursts
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Global Warming
International Polar
Year (IPY)
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Earth and Life
Origin of Diversity
– Catastrophies:
Mass extinctions
in Earth‘s history
– Palaeo-Biodiversity:
Plants and Animals
– History of
Humankind
ICDR: Dramatic changes
of environment, impacts
extraterrestric origin
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Outreach – bringing
Earth sciences to everyone
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National Committees IYPE
1 April 2008
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Global Launch IYPE
12 & 13 February 2008
Ministers, Leaders of Industry & top scientists
Sessions on Population growth & Climate Change,
Earth Resources, Geo-hazards
100 Award winning students
across the world
Check:
www.yearofplanetearth.org/GLE
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Global Launch Event Paris
Geo-Hazards: minimizing risk, maximizing
awareness
12 & 13 February 2008, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
12 February:
Hosted by UNESCO DG
Opening Ceremony with Ministers (French, Chinese,
Italian, Norwegian, Tanzanian, Egyptian)
Heads of UN bodies
Paris Declaration
Lunch
Cultural event
Session 1: Population growth & Climate Change
International Year of Planet Earth
& IDRC: common goals
„To make the world a safer and
better place to live on“ (K. Annan)
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