International Workshop on Ecological Modelling for Low Carbon Cities & ISEM-Pacific Annual Meeting

Release date：2013/3/14　　Source： ccap

Transition to a low-carbon society is of utmost imperative not only for China but also for all the nations and people around the world. To facilitate the transition process, the Chinese government selected 13 domestic municipalities that are taking actions to achieve ambitious environmental targets, and designated them as Low-Carbon-Model Cities. The government also established the Promotion Council for the Low-Carbon Cities, comprised of 192 members that include the Eco-Model Cities, as well as local governments, national governmental agencies and other related organizations that are ready to assume a leading role in working toward a low-carbon society.
The council will organize the International Conference on Low Carbon Cities in China and invite experts and representatives of environmentally-friendly cities, both Chinese and foreign, to learn from the insights of the foreign cities, share best practices internationally, and discuss how cities and regions can play a leading role in creating a sustainable society. Foreign experts invited from the cities in Europe, India and Korea with successful records in shifting toward a low-carbon society will make presentations and participate in a panel discussion.

Conference Topics
? Ecological Modelling for the Impacts and Adaptation of Climate Change
? Ecological Modelling for Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O)
? Ecological Modelling for Land Use Change and Earth Systems (including atmosphere, biosphere, ocean)
? Modelling Global Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water Cycles
? Ecological Modelling for Landscape Dynamics, Biodiversity and Conservation

Hosts:
Beijing Normal University
Peking University

Sponsors:
International Society of Ecological Modelling
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, CAS
Beijing Development Area Co, LTD
China Low Carbon Industry Union
East China Normal University

Location
Jingshi hotel, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Conference Time
Tuesday, March19-20, 2013

Contact information
XiangZheng Deng
11A Datun Road, Anwai, Street, Beijing, 100101 China
Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy,CAS
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 010-64888980