GC063 - MultiSector Dynamics: Science & Modeling for Societal Transformations

 Dear Colleagues:

 

We would like to invite you to submit your work to our Fall 2021 AGU session.

 

AGU Fall 2021 is going to be a hybrid live and remote meeting. The abstract submission deadline is August 4. Our session is part of a larger coordinated program of technical sessions, a Union session, and US Department of Energy Townhall being organized by the MSD community (see the attached pdf). Please forgive cross-postings.

 

Session Title: . GC063 - MultiSector Dynamics: Science & Modeling for Societal Transformations
Section: Global Environmental Change
View Session Details: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm21/prelim.cgi/Session/117559

Societal goals such as enhancing ecological resilience, achieving the Millennium Development Goals, and managing risks from climate change involve major transitions in integrated systems (water, transport, energy, etc.). These challenges require dynamic and adaptive action pathways that balance diverse societal objectives and account for complex feedbacks, uncertainties, and thresholds (e.g., ecological tipping points). The session seeks to develop a MultiSector Dynamics (MSD) community focused on advancing our understanding of the co-evolution of human and natural systems over time and developing the next generation of tools needed to support major societal transformations. MSD research occurs within a perspective that bridges sectors (e.g., energy, water, land, transportation, economy, etc.) and scales (spatial, temporal, and institutional) to better understand coupled human and natural systems.  This session broadly invites submissions addressing these challenges and contributing promising new modeling tools.

 

Invited Speakers:

Lynée Turek-Hankins – A comprehensive review of global adaptation for extreme heat with a focus on multisectoral actions and equity

Stephanie Waldoff – Exploring how reductions in sea ice thickness is shaping shipping, resource extraction, and communities along the North Alaskan coast

 

Cheers,

Pat, Jen, Enayat, and Jan

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