21. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL GEOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME (SC-IGBP)

Introduction

A special Committee for the IGBP was created at the 21st General Assembly of ICSU in 1986 to plan for the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme: A Study of Global Change (IGBP). The objectives of the SC-IGBP are:

- to describe and understand the interactive physical, chemical and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system, the unique environment that it provides for life, the changes that are occurring in this system and the manner in which they are influenced by human actions. A Scientific Committee was appointed in September,1990 (as the successor to the Special Committee) to guide the implementation of the IGBP research.

Secretariat

W.Steffen, Executive Director, IGBP Secretariat, Royal Swedish

Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, Lilla Frescativagen 4, 10405

Stockholm, Sweden, Fax:(46 8)16 64 05, E.mail:sec@igbp.kva.se,

http://www.igbp.kva.se

Subscription US $ 1200 (2002) (Voluntary)

Category: Not applicable    No.of Votes: Not Applicable

No.of Core Projects: 14

Positions in IGBP

1. R.Narasimha, National Member

2. G.Thyagarajan, Liaison Officer from COSTED

3. I.P.Abrol, Member, Scientific Committee, IGBP (1995-2000)

4. S.Krishnaswami, Member, Scientific Committee for IGBP, 2000-

Meeting of the IGBP Scientific Advisory Council held at Beijing, China during 22-27 October,1995.

Meeting of the IGBP Scientific Advisory Council held at Nairobi, Kenya during December,1997.

Global Change Open Science Conference at Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10-13 July,2001.

1. Dr.T.K.Mandal, NPL, New Delhi: Rs.30,000/-

Seminar/Symposia

IGBP, since 1989 has organised a large number of Brainstorming sessions all over the country on various topics coming under the purview of this multi-dimensional interdisciplinary programme. The last one was the Brainstorming session on Climate Variable and Pest & Disease Incidence in Rice Based Cropping Systems at IISc, Bangalore during June,1999.

JGOFS International Symposium on Biochemistry of Arabian Sea & Training Course on Biogeochemical Modelling of the Ocean at C-MMACS, Bangalore during January 18-29,1999.

International Conference on Long Term Changes & Trends in the Atmosphere (LT-ACT'99) at IITM, Pune during February 16-19,1999.

Status Report:Last report published in 1994.

IGBP in India 2000 A Status Report