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22nd Pacific science congress (PSC-22) - Asia Pacific science in the 21st century: Meeting the challenge of global change

Organizer(s) International Council for Science Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Pacific Science Association International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation Academy of Sciences Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre
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The Congress provides a multidisciplinary platform for scientists from the region to assess and prioritize issues requiring scientific research; brings together scientists from more remote states; catalyzes international and cross-disciplinary collaboration; and is a venue to establish and announce new research initiatives.

The overall theme of the PSC-22 is: "Asia Pacific Science in the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Global Change". Subthemes of the Congress are:

1. A Changing Climate: Climate science; Physical impacts; Ecosystem responses; Mitigation and adaptation strategies; Climate policies; Vulnerable human populations

2. Global Change & Ecosystems: Biodiversity; Landscape systems; Ecosystem services; Coupled human-natural systems; Invasive species; Museum collections and barcoding

3. Oceans: Coral reefs; Ocean acidification; Large Marine Ecosystems, Marine biotechnology; Fisheries, Marine mammals

4. Earth Systems & Risk Management: Earth science and geophysics; Meteorology; Natural hazards; Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction

5. Globalization: Human populations; Population movement; Urbanization; Megacities; Gender; Economics and trade; Governance issues; Challenges of small island states; Human security; Poverty alleviation

6. Resource Constraints & Sustainability: Millennium Development Goals; Water; Agriculture; Food; Energy; Integrated Coastal Zone Management; Ecological economics

7. Health Challenges: Persistent and emerging infectious diseases; HIV/AIDS; Chronic and lifestyle diseases; Microbiology; Medical tourism; Telemedicine

8. Science for Policy and the Future: Science communication; Science education; Building science capacity; Science and the media; Traditional knowledge; Data access and management; Intellectual property; Universality of science; Frontiers of science (complexity science, materials science, biotechnology)

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http://www.22ndpsc.net/

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Themes Climate change Environment and ecosystems Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Malaysia Asia
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