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WORLD CLIMATE CONFERENCE [5 records]

Record 1 2011-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Environmental Management
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
OBS

... held in Vienna, Austria in November 1991 by the International Council of Scientific Unions(ICSU). The objective of the Conference was to "bring together the understanding and judgment of the world scientific community on the issues of highest priority for the future of the environment and development, "and the Conference outcome "was to provide both a consolidated contribution to the Rio Conference and a perspective for the future of international science in these and related areas. "This agenda discusses problems of the environment and development(such as population and natural resource use; agriculture, land use and degradation; industry and waste; energy; health) as well as scientific understanding of the earth system(for instance, global cycles; atmosphere and climate; marine and coastal systems; terrestrial systems; freshwater resources; biodiversity).

OBS

Informally called "ASCEND 21 Conference".

Key term(s)
  • International Conference on ASCEND
  • ICSU International Conference on an Agenda of Science for Environment and Development into the 21st century

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Coopération et développement économiques
Key term(s)
  • Conférence internationale du CIUS sur un programme d'action scientifique pour l'environnement et le développement dans la perspective du 21e siècle

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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Record 2 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Climate Change
OBS

The Tata Conference was the first international climate change meeting dedicated to the concerns of developing countries. Held in New Delhi from 21-23 February 1989, the Conference was co-sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the US-based World Resources Institute.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Un certain nombre de conférences intergouvernementales consacrées aux changements climatiques ont eu lieu à la fin des années 1980 et au début des années 1990. Parmi les principales manifestations, il faut citer la Conférence de Villach (octobre 1985), [...] la Conférence de Tata (février 1989), la Conférence et la Déclaration de La Haye (mars 1989) [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Climate Change
OBS

The 1989 Cairo Compact called for urgent international action on the threat of climate change. In December 1989 the Egyptian government, the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), and the Climate Institute convened a World Conference on Preparing for Climate Change. Held in Cairo and attended by over 400 participants from all regions of the world, the conference adopted the Cairo Compact. The Compact states that climate change requires the cooperation of all nations on an unprecedented scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Changements climatiques
OBS

Un certain nombre de conférences intergouvernementales consacrées aux changements climatiques ont eu lieu à la fin des années 1980 et au début des années 1990. S'ajoutant à des éléments de preuves scientifiques de plus en plus nombreux, ces conférences ont contribué à sensibiliser la communauté internationale à la question. Les participants se composaient de responsables gouvernementaux, de scientifiques et de spécialistes de l'environnement. Parmi les principales manifestations, il faut citer [...] le Pacte du Caire (décembre 1989) [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Conference Titles
  • Climatology
  • Climate Change
OBS

The First World Climate Conference was one of the first major international meeting on climate change. Held on 12-23 February 1979 in Geneva, the Conference was sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization WMO and a number of other international bodies. Essentially a scientific conference, it was attended by scientists from a wide range of disciplines. In addition to the main plenary sessions, the conference organized four working groups to look into climate data, the identification of climate topics, integrated impact studies, and research on climate variability and change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conférences
  • Climatologie
  • Changements climatiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de conferencias
  • Climatología
  • Cambio climático
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Record 5 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Climatology
  • Atmospheric Physics
OBS

WMO [World Meteorological Organization] ;Second World Climate Conference, Geneva, 29 October to 7 November 1990.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Coopération et développement économiques
  • Climatologie
  • Physique de l'atmosphère

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
  • Climatología
  • Física de la atmósfera
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