Friday, 31 August 2012

Indian Climate Research Network to host conference on climate change

BANGALORE: The Indian Climate Research Network (ICRN) which is a consortium of organizations like Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), and Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) will organize the third national research conference on climate change at IISC Bangalore on November 3 and 4.

The conference will cover topics related to the scientific, technical, economic and policy aspects of climate change in South Asian countries.

"We invite abstracts from faculty, students, civil society organizations and practitioners in the areas of climate science, impacts, mitigation and adaptation, and climate policy or politics. Abstracts should provide evidence of independent research and be of direct relevance to the Indian context," said Indrajit Bose, deputy programme manager at CSE.

Selected abstracts will receive a slot for presentation and poster session at the conference.

Submissions should include title, author affiliation(s), contact details and an abstract of up to 200 words, giving an overview of: context, methodology, results and implications. Researchers can send in abstracts and submissions should to icrn@icrn.inby September 14.

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