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Chapter: A: Program -- Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future

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Suggested Citation:"A: Program -- Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation:"A: Program -- Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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Suggested Citation:"A: Program -- Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future." National Research Council. 1989. Global Change and Our Common Future: Papers from a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1411.
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APPENDIX A PROGRAM- - FORUM ON GLOBAL CHANGE AND OUR COMMON FUTURE Tuesday . _ _ _ . 1989 8:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. Welcome Thomas Malone, St. Joseph College 9:10 a.m. Society's Stake in Global Change William Ruckelshaus, Browning-Ferris Industries Understanding Global (change: The Science Chair: Thomas Malone, St. Joseph College 9:45 a.m. Historical Perspectives: Climate Changes Throughout the Millennia John Kutzbach, University of Wisconsin 10:15 a.m. Break 10:25 a.m. Understanding Global Change: Earth as a System Francis Bretherton, University of Wisconsin 11:00 a.m. Panel: The Earth System Moderator: Digby McLaren, Royal Society of Canada Atmosphere Michael McElroy, Harvard University Oceans James McCarthy, Harvard University Terrestrial Ecosystems Peter Vitousek, Stanford University Human Dimens ions Roberta Miller, National Science Foundation 223 r

224 12:45 p.m. Lunch 2:15 p.m. Human Causes of Global Change B.L. Turner II, Clark University Panel: Consequences Moderator: Robert McC. Adams, Smithsonian Institution Greenhouse Warming Jerry Mahlman, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Susan Solomon, Environmental Research Laboratory/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Break Deforestation Eneas Salati, Escola Superior de Agricultura, Sao Paulo, Brazil r Acid Deposition David Schindler, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Implications for Life on Earth Paul Ehrlich. Stanford University 5:30 p.m. Recess 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address and Franklin Lecture Global Change and Our Common Future Mme. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway Wednesday. May 3. 1989 Imparts of Global Chance Chair: Robert Hoffmann, Smithsonian Institution 9:00 a.m. What Does Global Change Mean for Society? Lester Brown, Worldwatch Institute 9:30 a.m. Panel: Impacts Moderator: Jose Goldemberg, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Agriculture and Water Resources Theodore Hullar, University of California, Davis Break

225 Biodiversity Robert Peters, World Wildlife Fund Sea Level James Broadus, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Industry Hugh Wynne- Edwards , Alcan, Canada 11:30 a.m. Implications of Global Change for Science Policy Robert Corell, National Science Foundation 12:00 noon Lunch Implications for Public Policy Chair: Thomas Lovejoy, Smithsonian Institution 1:30 p.m. Options for Action Martin Holdgate, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 2:00 p.m. View from the North Digby McLaren, Royal Society of Canada 2:30 p.m. View from the South Marc Dourojeanni, The World Bank 3:00 p.m. Break 3:10 p.m. Panel: Public Policy Moderator: Jessica Mathews, World Resources Institute The Honorable Charles Caccia, member of Parliament, Canada The Honorable John Chafee, U.S. Senate William A. Nitze, U.S. Department of State Paulo Nogueira-Neto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil The Honorable Timothy Wirth, U.S. Senate 5:30 p.m. Summary Panel Recess 7:30 p.m. Moderator: Thomas Malone, St. Joseph College Alan Hecht, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Rafael Herrera, Ins tituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas, Venezuela John Holdren, University of California, Berkeley Thomas Lovejoy, Smithsonian Institution Stephen Schneider, National Center for Atmospheric Research Anne Whyte, International Development Research Centre, Canada

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Global Change and Our Common Future includes 22 edited presentations from the Forum on Global Change and Our Common Future. The Forum, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences, Smithsonian Institution, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, and Sigma Xi, was organized to inform the public about the changes occurring in the global environment and the implications for public policy.

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