Global Change and Ecosystems Research: Seminar to boost South African - European partnerships
30 January 2006 - 30 January 2006
South Africa
ESASTAP (http://www.esastap.org.za(opens in new window)) is a dedicated platform for promoting scientific and technological (S&T) cooperation between South Africa (SA) and the European Union (EU.) One of ESASTAP’s key priorities is to market South Africa’s S&T excellence in Europe and to assist European researchers desirous to collaborate with South Africa in identifying and fostering partnerships with South African researchers. The Global Change and Ecosystems Seminar will form part of this effort. It is presented with a specific eye to boost cooperation with South Africa in the last remaining Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) cooperation opportunities as well as in preparation of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).
The Seminar will therefore serve to highlight South Africa’s research capacities in fields such as climate change, pollution and environmental risk, the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental technologies, as well as Earth observation and other assessment tools for sustainable development. The Seminar will also introduce support and enabling mechanisms, which can facilitate cooperation between South African and European partners in these domains.
Presenters will include South Africa’s Sixth Framework Programme National Contact Points for Sustainable Development from the National Research Foundation as well as a representative of the Natural Resources and Environmental Unit of the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), one of South Africa’s key national facilities. The detailed Seminar programme is attached as well as available at: http://www.esastap.org.za/Events/euEvents.html(opens in new window).
The Seminar will be held at the Crown Plaza Brussels Europa Hotel in Brussels (Rue de la Loi 107). Participation should be confirmed at contact@esastap.org.za. (For further information South Africa’s Senior Science and Technology Representative in Brussels, Dr Mandi Mzimba, could also be contacted at + 32 2 285 4438.)
Please do not hesitate to contact ESASTAP should you require any further information.
ESASTAP wish all its friends and partners everything of the best for 2006.
The Seminar will therefore serve to highlight South Africa’s research capacities in fields such as climate change, pollution and environmental risk, the sustainable management of natural resources, environmental technologies, as well as Earth observation and other assessment tools for sustainable development. The Seminar will also introduce support and enabling mechanisms, which can facilitate cooperation between South African and European partners in these domains.
Presenters will include South Africa’s Sixth Framework Programme National Contact Points for Sustainable Development from the National Research Foundation as well as a representative of the Natural Resources and Environmental Unit of the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research), one of South Africa’s key national facilities. The detailed Seminar programme is attached as well as available at: http://www.esastap.org.za/Events/euEvents.html(opens in new window).
The Seminar will be held at the Crown Plaza Brussels Europa Hotel in Brussels (Rue de la Loi 107). Participation should be confirmed at contact@esastap.org.za. (For further information South Africa’s Senior Science and Technology Representative in Brussels, Dr Mandi Mzimba, could also be contacted at + 32 2 285 4438.)
Please do not hesitate to contact ESASTAP should you require any further information.
ESASTAP wish all its friends and partners everything of the best for 2006.