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SEMINAR: UNESCO IOCARIBE-XI PANEL DISCUSSION - TODAY 2-4PM - RSMAS AUDITORIUM

From: Marva Loi <mloi@rsmas.miami.edu>
Subject: SEMINAR: UNESCO IOCARIBE-XI PANEL DISCUSSION - TODAY 2-4PM - RSMAS AUDITORIUM
Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 08:44:09 -0400

THE ELEVENTH INTERGOVERNMENTAL SESSION OF THE

UNESCO IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN

AND ADJACENT REGIONS (IOCARIBE)

 

PANEL DISCUSSION

The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) is currently hosting the 11th Intergovernmental Session of the UNESCO IOC Subcommission’s meeting for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE), May 17-20.  Forty delegates from 30 countries are attending working sessions at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, located at 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami. Delegates are discussing regional ocean issues such as, coastal zone management, climate change, harmful algal blooms ocean observing systems and coastal warning systems, among others.

From 2 – 4 PM today (Thursday, May 19), Journalists and members of the University community are invited to attend a panel discussion in the Rosenstiel School Auditorium.  Speakers will discuss two closely related issues: the need for regional capacity building in the marine and environmental sciences and the challenge of sustainable development within the context of predicted regional climate change.  The moderator will be Dr. Cesar Toro, Head of UNESCO IOC Regional Office for IOCARIBE.  Invited panelists include:

·    Mitrasen Bhikajee, IOC Deputy Executive Secretary

·    Carlos Fuller, Deputy Director, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre

·    Ben Kirtman, Professor, University of Miami/Rosenstiel School

·    Frank Mueller-Karger, Professor, USF, College of Marine Sciences

·    Jamie Sweeting, VP of Environmental Stewardship & Global Chief Environmental Officer, RCCL

·    Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Associate Professor, FIU, Department of Earth and Environment

-- 
Marva P. Loi
Administrative Assistant
University of Miami
Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies
4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149-1031
Tel: 305-421-4159; Fax: 305-421-4999
mloi@rsmas.miami.edu