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The links below are to organizations with which Joel Scheraga is
affiliated. Click on the name of the website to be taken there.
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2004 International Water
Management Course (IWMC)
- The 2004
International Water Management Course (IWMC) is an
executive course sponsored by Swiss Re as part of its
“Sharing Solutions” initiative. The course was
organized by the Swiss Federal Institute of
Environmental Science and Technology. The course aimed the participants in applying sound methods such as
decision analysis and stakeholder involvement techniques
contributing to the development and implementation of
sustainable water management practices. In addition, the
participants acquired insight into specific issues
related to river management, which was the special focus
of this course. The techniques and methods that were tested
can be equally well applied to other fields of water
management. The course was held at the Swiss Re
Centre for Global Dialogue in Rüschlikon, near Zurich,
Switzerland, from September 28 - October 1, 2004.
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National Research Council:
Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change
- At the request of the
National Science Foundation, the National Research
Council established the Committee on the Human Dimensions of
Global Change in 1989. The committee
has functioned in an advisory capacity to the U.S. Global
Change Research Program (USGCRP) – now a part of the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) – and to the Human
Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Programme of the
International Social Science Council. The committee
published a report in 1994 entitled, “Science Priorities for
the Human Dimensions of Global Change.” The report responded
to an expansion of the USGCRP's scope to emphasize
policy-relevant knowledge, much of which must come from
research on human-environment interactions, the area of the
committee's advisory responsibility. To provide intellectual
guidance to this expansion of the program, the committee
identified five science priorities--areas in which
incremental, focused effort can be expected to yield
particularly high returns of policy-relevant knowledge in
the near term. It also defined a process through which a
broad spectrum of members of the relevant communities of
scientists, research sponsors, and consumers can develop
these priorities into detailed science plans and
implementation plans. Several representatives from the USGCRP agencies, including Dr. Joel Scheraga, helped the
committee think through the issue of research priorities.
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The Pew Center on
Global Climate Change
- The Pew Center on
Global Climate Change brings together business leaders,
policy makers, scientists, and other experts to bring a new
approach to the complex and often controversial issue of
global climate change. The approach is based on sound
science, straight talk, and a belief that we can work
together to protect the climate while sustaining economic
growth. The Pew Center On Global Climate Change is committed
to the development of a wide range of reports, briefs, and
policy analyses that add new facts and perspectives to the
climate change debate. Joel Scheraga participated in the Pew
Center
Workshop on the Environmental Impacts of Climate
Change, held in Washington, DC, on July 18-19, 2000. Dr. Scheraga’s work is also cited in several Pew Center reports,
including
A Synthesis of Potential Climate Change Impacts
on the U.S. (April 2004),
Coping with Global Climate
Change: The Role of Adaptation in the United States
(June 2004), and
U.S. Market Consequences of Global
Climate Change (April 2004).
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U.S./Canada International Joint Commission
- The International Joint Commission
prevents and resolves disputes between the United States
of America and Canada under the 1909 Boundary
Waters Treaty and pursues the common good of both
countries as an independent and objective advisor to the
two governments.
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U.S. National Academies
Task Force on Linking Knowledge to Action for Sustainable
Development
- The Roundtable on
Science and Technology for Sustainability at the U.S.
National Academies established a Task Force to explore
mechanisms for effectively connecting research with the
needs of policy makers and practitioners. This Task Force on
Linking Knowledge to Action for Sustainable Development
organized a two-day workshop in Washington, DC on May 24 and
25. The workshop focused on specific cases that illustrate
the important role of program managers as “bridgers” of
knowledge producers and users. The workshop brought together
a select group of program managers from the public and
private sectors, including Dr. Joel Scheraga, to discuss
specific cases in which knowledge was linked to action using
a diverse set of integrated observation, assessment, and
decision support systems.
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World Health
Organization
- The World Health
Organization is the United Nations' specialized agency
for health. It was established on April 7, 1948. WHO's
objective as set out in its Constitution, is the
attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level
of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a
state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
One of the areas of concern for the WHO is
global
environmental change and health. Large-scale and
global environmental hazards to human health include
climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, loss of
biodiversity, changes in hydrological systems and the
supplies of fresh water, land degradation and stresses
on food-producing systems.
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