Scientists from 13 countries gather in Berlin for 5th TPE Workshop
Over 70 scientists from China, Germany, USA, Netherlands, Italy, U.K., Nepal, India, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland attended the 5th TPE Workshop, held in Berlin, Germany from December 8-9, 2014.
The workshop included presentation and discussion of the following 7 main topics:
Interactions between the Third Pole and the Asian monsoon
Past climate and environmental changes
Status of the cryosphere
Status of rivers and lakes
Geoecosystems and anthropogenic activities
Impacts of recent climatic changes and adaptations to a changing Third Pole
Geodynamics and Geohazards
Each session included 5-7 speakers who introduced their latest research achievements or current developments.
The workshop forum invited participating scientists to discuss major challenges confronting Third Pole environmental research within the international academic community. Small group discussions during the final day of the workshop encouraged participants to discuss research themes within the context of broadening channels for cross-disciplinary and international collaborations. An expected outcome of the workshop is a peer-reviewed assessment book summarizing the current understanding of environment and geodynamics in the Third Pole region. At the conclusion of the workshop, TPE Co-chair, Prof. Lonnie Thompson suggested the next workshop be held in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
The 5th Third Pole Environment workshop was convened by the TPE co-Chairs, Prof. YAO Tandong, Lonnie G. Thompson and Volker Mosbrugger. It was jointly sponsored by the TPE program, the Sino-German Center and the DFG.
