The Geoscience & society Summit 2019

The Summit aims to create a highly interactive forum for effective cooperation between scientists and users of scientific information to tackle global and local challenges around sustainability of natural resources and systems, global health, and resilience.

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Participants will represent diverse global communities and sectors, including:

• Research institutions
• Students, scientists, and administrators from academia
• Non-profit and philanthropic organizations
• Government agencies and policymakers
• For-profit corporations and industries
• Religious institutions and indigenous communities

Anticipated cross-cutting topics include:

• Energy and Minerals Sustainability
• Climate Change and Ocean- and Habitat-Health
• Water and Agricultural Production Sustainability
• Environmental Hazards, Human Health, and Social Justice

Objectives:

• Define: Assess the major societal challenges and the role geoscience can play to inform solutions
• Discuss: Facilitate a dialogue between the science and user community to advance the foundational capability to tackle societal challenges by leveraging geoscience
• Action: Develop models or processes to improve interdisciplinary engagement and science diplomacy