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Earth Institute Researchers Explore Factors Related to Forced Migration in Haiti 16 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The week of August 5, CIESIN web specialist Melika Edquist traveled with Sabine Marx, managing director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, to the South Department of Haiti, where t...
EPA Holds Community Involvement Training in Boston 5 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Meredith Golden, CIESIN senior research associate, participated in the “2013 US EPA Community Involvement Training Conference″ and preconference “Superfund Monday,” organized by the U.S. Environmental...
Teachers Invited to Learn about Climate and Health Mapping in Online Workshop 2 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
Middle-and high-school teachers may register now for an online workshop, noon–3pm Tuesday, August 13 or Thursday, August 15, to learn to use the CHANGE Viewer Mapping Tool. Developed by the Institute ...
NASA Extends Socioeconomic Data Center Activities at CIESIN 1 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
The integration of socioeconomic and remote sensing data to support both scientific research and societal applications continues to be an important element of the NASA Earth Observing System Data and ...
CIESIN Scientists Accept New Roles in Ecology and Global Change Research Institutions 30 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
CIESIN associate research scientist Susana Adamo and director Robert Chen have been appointed to key management bodies of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Nationa...
Biomass Burning and Climate Change Impacts Discussed in Recent Visits 24 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
CIESIN recently hosted visits by Prof. Emilio Chuvieco from the Department of Geography and Geology, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain and Prof. Francisco Meza of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chi...
Climate and Human Security to Be Addressed in Forthcoming IPCC Assessment 23 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
CIESIN deputy director Marc Levy attended the final Lead Authors' Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II held in Bled, Slovenia July 14–18. Working Group II, ...
Conference in Germany Focuses on Climate-Induced Migration 22 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
Susana Adamo, CIESIN associate research scientist, was a keynote speaker at the “Hamburg Conference: Actions for Climate-Induced Migration,” held July 16–18 in Hamburg, Germany and organized by the Cl...
Targets for Reducing the Risks of Disasters Considered at UN Technical Meeting 19 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
The human and economic toll of large-scale disasters is widely recognized, but in many parts of the world efforts to reduce disaster risks are limited and not well integrated into economic and social ...
Geospatial Data Applications Featured at Esri International User Conference 12 Jul 2013 | 09:00 am
CIESIN geographic information specialist Dara Mendeloff joined more than 15,000 other geospatial data and technology experts at the 2013 Esri International User Conference in San Diego July 8-12. As p...
