Potsdam Summer School: Water: Our Global Common Good – The Hydrosphere across Land and Sea -- POSTPONED --
Anfang 17. Aug 2020
Ende 26. Aug 2020
Dauer POSTPONED 2021
Ort Potsdam, Germany
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Potsdam Summer school 2020 will be postponed: We are very sad to inform you that due to the COVID-19 outbreak the decision was made to postpone this year´s Potsdam Summer School to be held in 2021. The topic will remain the same. -- The Potsdam Summer School 2020 will address the central topic of water being the single most precious resource on our planet.
Oceans and lakes, streams and creeks, whether frozen, liquid or vaporous – water is the single most precious resource on our planet. The so-called hydrosphere creates unique habitats, and is interconnected with a wide range of components of the earth system through global water, energy or carbon fluxes.
In addition to its crucial role within the Earth system the hydrosphere provides ecosystem services to people such as food and drinking water supply, renewable energy resources, as well as benefits for health and well-being, cultural values, tourism, trade, and transport. Therefore, the hydrosphere interacts with each aspect of sustainability and is a major indicator for the state of our planet.
During the #PSS2020, we will learn about the influence of the state of the hydrosphere on humankind and vice versa. We will discuss local, regional and global challenges in order to gain a better understanding of the state of the hydrosphere.
The aim of the Potsdam Summer School is to bring together talented early-career scientists and young professionals operating in the private sector, governmental agencies and non-governmental organisations from many different parts of the world to discuss frontier (research) questions on future sustainable development.
We also aim to enable participants to engage with various sectors of the public in their home countries. Our goal is to improve science awareness and help to develop informed opinions and enhance the transferable skills of current researchers and practitioners.
In this context, the Potsdam Summer School provides a unique opportunity for all participants to foster international cooperation and an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.
These issues span a multitude of natural and social science disciplines and invite stakeholders from the public and private sector to get involved.
More at Potsdam Summer School‘s website (Programme, Application, Speaker, Contact, …)
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