Ada Ignaciuk & Rik Leemans DIVERSITAS SC meeting 22 March 2011 Paris, France Ada Ignaciuk & Rik Leemans DIVERSITAS SC meeting 22 March 2011 Paris, France ESSP Update

Set up of the Presentation  Scientific activities (co)organized by the ESSP  Scientific activities of Joint Projects  Sciences and Stakeholder Fora ESSP is a joint initiative of

Scientific activities How to do integrative science?  What is integrative science?  How to do integrative science?  Geographic integration  Scientific integration  Sectoral integration  What are the barriers to integrative science?  What should be done to advance integrative science? ISSC/ESSP/ICSU

Scientific activities Bio-energy workshop (co-organized by ESSP and DIVERSITAS ) ‘To produce a balanced and integrated view on the future of food and (bio)energy security, and its relationship with ecosystem services’ Subject to funding. Invitation to participation!

ESSP is a joint initiative of COSUST& ESSP publications Issues (2010) include: oTerrestrial Systems oCarbon and Nitrogen Cycle Included in Thompson Web of Sciences! Brochure & Web

ESSP Science Highlights -GWSP Workshops and Conferences Workshop (Feb) and Conference (Dec) on Global Catchment Initiative Workshop on Global Water Governance (Oct) World Water Day (panel-together with UNEP) Science paper on worldwide joint assessment of human water security and aquatic biodiversity together with DIVERSITAS.

ESSP Science Highlights -GECHH  Official launch of the GECHH- IPO Office – January 2010  Symposium ‘Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Protecting Water Quality’  Planned symposium ‘Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Healthy Forests for Life’

ESSP Science Highlights -GECAFS  Synthesising their 10 year activities  Joint GECAFS/IAI workshop  Scenario development for East Africa for CCAFS  Royal Geographical Society’s Founder’s Medal for Diana Liverman

ESSP Science Highlights -GCP Second phase of GCP 2009 Carbon Budget is published Synthesis brochure – 10 y GCP Special issues in: COSUST Energy Policy Spin off activities International Carbon Office Global Carbon Atlas

ESSP is a joint initiative of Assessments and Stakeholder Fora Ongoing:  GEO 5  UNFCCC-SBSTA

Collaboration with UNEP  Global Environmental Outlook 5: to be published in 2012 and prepared in  Preliminary agreement with UNEP, the ESSP will handle the scientific review of GEO 5 and identify Review Editors and Reviewers for the Scientific Review for the individual chapters. Request to the GEC Programmas – Identification of potential candidates

ESSP is a joint initiative of SBSTA 32  UNFCCC Side Event ‘Emerging Scientific Findings and Research Outcomes’  Presentations of GEC Programmas, ESSP, START, IAI, APN, EU, IPCC  Presentations of representatives of diverse negotiating groups  Discussion

ESSP is a joint initiative of SBSTA 33 – COP 16  UNFCCC Side Event ‘Updated Information on Emerging Scientific Findings and Research Outcomes’  ICSU/ESSP Side Event ‘Emerging Scientific Findings and Research Outcomes’

ESSP is a joint initiative of SBSTA 33  Agricultural and Rural Development Day 2010  An Informal ‘Research Workshop Planning Meeting, organized by UNFCCC  Event organized by UNFCCC  Intended as a platform between Research and Policy Makers Event co-organized by ESSP/WFP/IFAD On behalf of ESSP- Diana Liverman

ESSP is a joint initiative of SBSTA 35 In Planning Phase:  2-day workshop prior to SBSTA 35  3h Side Event in a similar format to previous side events on Emerging Scientific Findings