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Summaries of past ENSO meetings of interest to the ENSO community.
- 1-4 October 2001, Reykjavik Conference On Responsible Fisheries In The Marine Ecosystem (Reykjavik, Iceland)
- 3-7 December 2001, Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Toward the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges (Paris, France)
- 3-7 December 2001, International Conference on Freshwater (Bonn, Germany)
- 7-11 January 2002, International Forum on Perspectives of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Conditions in the Southeastern Pacific (Lima, Peru)
- 21-25 January 2002, Workshop on the Development of Seasonal Forecating for the Indochina Region (Hanoi, Vietnam)
Reykjavik Conference On Responsible Fisheries In The Marine Ecosystem
Where: Reykjavik, Iceland
When: 1-4 October 2001
The Reykjavik Conference On Responsible Fisheries In The Marine Ecosystem met from 1-4 October 2001 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The conference was organized by the Government of Iceland and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and was co-sponsored by the Government of Norway. The meeting was attended by representatives from FAO and other UN Member States, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic and scientific institutions, and industry. Participants focused on key scientific issues for ecosystem-based fisheries management, including the dynamics of marine ecosystems, the role of people in marine ecosystems, and methods to incorporate ecosystem considerations into fisheries management. Delegates approved the Reykjavik Declaration on Responsible Fisheries in the Marine Ecosystem. The Declaration will be submitted to the World Summit on Sustainable Development for its consideration. For more information, visit the conference website at: www.refisheries2001.org
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Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Toward the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges
Where: Paris, France
When: 3-7 December 2001
 The Global Conference on Oceans and Coasts at Rio+10: Toward the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development: Assessing Progress, Addressing Continuing and New Challenges was held 3-7 December 2001 in Paris, France. The conference involved participants from 59 countries: ocean experts from governments, members of NGOs and academic institutions, and members of intergovernmental, international, and regional organizations. Conference participants sought to: provide an overall assessment of progress achieved on oceans and coasts in the ten years since the UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED); identify new and continuing challenges; examine cross-cutting issues among various ocean and coastal sectors; consider options for concerted action on outstanding cross-sectoral issues; and provide recommendations for the oceans and coasts agenda of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). For more information, visit the conference website at www.udel.edu/CMS/csmp/rio+10/ or contact the conference secretariat, Julian Barbiere, IOC, UNESCO, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France; tel: 331-45-683938; fax: 331-45-685810; email: j.barbiere@unesco.org
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International Conference on Freshwater
Where: Bonn, Germany
When: 3-7 December 2001
 The International Conference on Freshwater was held 3-7 December 2001 in Bonn, Germany. The conference brought together government delegates from 118 countries, including 46 Ministers, representatives from 47 international organizations and delegates of 73 organizations from major groups and civil society. It was a meeting appropriate for the age of global partnerships as it demonstrated that governments, the private sector, civil society and local and grassroots initiatives can work together in a spirit of partnership while acknowledging the differences in their mandates, roles and responsibilities. The conference reviewed the role of water in sustainable development, took stock of progress in the implementation of Agenda 21 and identified how this implementation can improve. The conference recommended priority actions under the following three headings: governance, mobilizing financial resources, and capacity building and sharing knowledge. For more details, visit the conference web site at www.water-2001.de or contact the Secretariat of the International Conference on Freshwater, Tulpenfeld 7, 53113 Bonn, Germany; tel: 49-228-28046-55; fax 49-228-28046-60; email: info@water-2001.de
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International Forum on Perspectives of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Conditions in the Southeastern Pacific
Where: Lima, Peru
When: 7-11 January 2002
An International Forum on Perspectives of the Oceanic and Atmospheric Conditions in the Southeastern Pacific was held 7-11 January 2002 in Lima, Peru. Three events were organized by IMARPE (Instituto del Mar del Peru), including a Panel on "Current State of Oceano-graphic Research in Peru and its Perspectives." Topics included a diagnosis of the marine environment, the biological consequences of El Niño in the Humboldt Current ecosystem, the El Niño phenomenon and its impact in fishery resources, and the state of the art of oceanographic research in Peru. Conclusions from the workshop are posted in the IMARPE website at www.imarpe.gob.pe/imarpe/conclu_erfen.php (in Spanish). For more information, contact Carmen Grados at cgrados@imarpe.gob.pe
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Workshop on the Development of Seasonal Forecating for the Indochina Region
Where: Hanoi, Vietnam
When: 21-25 January 2002
The Indochina Global Change Network (IGCN) held a Workshop on the Development of Seasonal Forecating for the Indochina Region 21-25 January 2002 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The development of regional capacity with regard to short-term prediction of El Niño and La Niņa impacts was emphasized, as was the development and use of statistical and model-based forecasts of the effects of these ENSO events on the climate of Southeast Asia. The workshop took place against the backdrop of a possible emergence of an El Niño event during 2002. The proceedings will be placed on the Tiempo website at www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/annex/ in the near future, or write to Nguyen Huu Ninh, IGCN/CERED, A01, K40, 279/24 Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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