By JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member Assessments GaloreIn recent years, global assessments have become the focus of considerable international scientific interest and the mobilisation of vast institutional, technical, human and…
IAASTD: CONFLICTING VISIONS FOR A HUNGRY PLANET
DSA DAY 1: STEPS PANEL SESSION 1 – PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY
STEPS PANEL SESSION 1 – PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILTY: LINKING TECHNOLOGY, POVERTY REDUCTION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Melissa Leach, director of the STEPS Centre, opens the first STEPS panel session by saying…
AAAS DAY 4: IN PURSUIT OF COOPERATION
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 4: Sunday 18 Feb 2007 One of the highlights of the entire conference was an evening plenary lecture by Mohamed Hassan,…
AAAS DAY 2: NEW UNIT OF MEASURE – “THE RUMSFELD”
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre memberAAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 In a wide-ranging lecture on “The Intersection of Burgeoning Human Populations and Natural Hazards, Caltech geologist Kerry Sieh…
AAAS DAY 2: IMPROVING WATER MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 Another interesting session looked at the challenge of producing more food with less water by improving water…
AAAS DAY 2: BIOENERGY TO THE RESCUE?
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 Renewable energy from biomass is all the rage these days, with policy makers from Brazil to the…
AAAS DAY 2: SO MANY SESSIONS, SO LITTLE TIME
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre member AAAS Day 2: Friday 16 Feb 2007 The challenge at a conference of the size and scope of this year’s AAAS annual meeting is…
AAAS DAY 1: HOLDREN & THE 10% ‘TITHE’
BY JOHN THOMPSON, STEPS Centre memberAAAS Day 1: Thursday 15 Feb 2007 AAAS President John P. Holdren (pictured right) used his presidential address to urge swift action to build a…
Inside track from the AAAS annual meeting
John Thompson was among the 10,000 scientists, journalists, students and members of the public to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in…