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Climate change in Africa: more than melting icebergs and drowning polar bears - a ZSL Science and Conservation Event.
Global warming has increasingly become a topic of concern for the scientific community and society as a whole. Climate change and its expected consequences for the planet conjure up images of glacial melting and polar bears sitting on ridiculously small icebergs. Yet scientific projections unequivocally indicate that Africa will be hit hardest by the impacts of climate change as compared with other continents. For Africans, climate change is expected to bring greater incidence of disease, reduced crop production, and increased occurrence of extreme weather that could worsen droughts and flooding. Other risks of climate change in Africa include rising sea levels, greater water stress and famine, loss of species, and increased conflicts and wars. This meeting will aim to review the different challenges posed by climate change in Africa (e.g. environmental, ecological, societal, economical). The current set of strategies in place to mitigate and adapt to the expected impacts will also be explored.
Organised by Nathalie Pettorelli, Institute of Zoology, ZSL.
This event in the 'Communicating Science' series will begin at 6.00pm (doors from 5.00pm) and talks are scheduled to finish at 7.30pm; admission is free and open to everyone (no advance booking or registration required). This event will be held in the ZSL Meeting Rooms and seats will be on a first-come, first-served basis. A dinner with the speakers will follow this event and places must be booked in advance. A dinner booking form will be provided from the ZSL website shortly; please download for further information.
ZSL Science and Conservation Events: An essential part of ZSL's work is to communicate relevant, high-quality zoological and conservation science. The integrated ZSL Science and Conservation Events programme includes Symposia, and the new 'Wildlife Conservation' and 'Communicating Science' series. Topics cover a wide variety of zoological and conservation themes, and international experts present and discuss their research
Further Information: please contact Joy Hayward, Scientific Meetings Coordinator, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY.
Tel:+44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411. E-mail: joy.hayward@zsl.org.
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Please see ZSL website for updated information on speakers etc. | talks | www |
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Date and Time: |
8 March 2011 at 6:00 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
The Meeting Rooms, London Zoo |
Organised by: |
The Zoological Society of London |
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Admission is free and everyone is welcome! |
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There will be a 3-course dinner with the speakers following this 'Communicating Science' event. For further information or to book dinner places, please contact joy.hayward@zsl.org or call 020 7449 6227. |
Additional Information: |
If you would like to be added to our e-mailing list for future ZSL Science and Conservation Events, please contact joy.hayward@zsl.org |
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