International Seminars On Nuclear War And Planetary Emergencies 48th Session The Role Of Science In The Third Millennium

Proceedings of the 48th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This Seminar has again gathered, in 2015, over one hundred scientists from 43 countries in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 32 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which had been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels.

Proceedings of the 48th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This Seminar has again gathered, in 2015, over one hundred scientists from 43 countries in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 32 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which had been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels.

Proceedings of the 44th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This seminar has again gathered, in 2011, over one hundred scientists in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 31 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which have been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels. Contents:Opening SessionEnergy (Focus: Global Nuclear Energy Issues After Fukushima)Water & Pollution (Focus: Water Scarcity and Pollution)Energy & Pollution (Focus: Unconventional Natural Gas: Benefits and Risks)Climate (Focus: Cosmic Rays and Climatic Processes)Water & Pollution (Focus: Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC))Energy (Focus: Energy Efficiency)Special Session: Lectio MagistralisInformation Security (Focus: The Role of Science in Information Technologies and Internet Tools in Developing Countries)Food, Soil & Medicine (Focus: Greenhouse Gases Consequences and Evidence-Based Third Millennium Medicine)WFS General Meeting (PMP Reports — Debate and Conclusions)Water & Pollution WorkshopMitigation of Terrorist Acts WorkshopSeminar Participants Readership: Scientists in all fields, universities and institutes in all fields of science — politicians and decision makers — ministries of science, interior and security, foreign affairs — international organisations. Keywords:Fukushima;Global;Efficiency;Pollution;Natural Gas;Cosmic Rays;Reductionism;Water;Contaminants;Emerging;Scarcity;Information Technology;Internet;Tools;Developing Countries;Medicine;Evidence BasedKey Features:Freely-expressed scientific point of views on the most important contemporary and future emergencies facing humanity

Proceedings of the 44th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This seminar has again gathered, in 2011, over one hundred scientists in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 31 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which have been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels.

Proceedings of the 46th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This Seminar has again gathered, in 2013, over 100 scientists from 43 countries in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 32 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which had been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels. Contents:Why Science is Needed for the Culture of the Third MillenniumNuclear Power Safety and DevelopmentPollution and WaterClimate and the Limits of GeoengineeringMitigation of Megaterrorism and Hybrid ThreatsPollution Innovative Cleanup TechnologiesInformation Security Round TableEnergy — Key to the Evolution of CitiesEnergy as a Planetary EmergencyAids and Infectious DiseasesPMP Reports and ConclusionsConclusionsSeminar Participants Readership: Scientists in all fields, universities and institutes in all fields of science — politicians and decision makers — ministries of science, interior and security, foreign affairs — international organisations. Key Features:Freely-expressed scientific point of views on the most important contemporary and future emergencies facing humanityKeywords:Improvised Nuclear Devices;Preventing Nuclear Explosive Terrorism;Climate & Climate Economics Global Nuclear Energy Issues Outlook in Japan, China, Europe and USA;Global Food Production;Forest Dynamics;Water, Pollution & Terrorism;Brain Aging & Behavior;Frontiers In Fast Computing & Informatics;Sustainable Nuclear Energy Systems;Economics of Nuclear Power;Energy Sustainability in Cities;Information Security

Proceedings of the 45th Session of the International Seminars on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies held in Erice, Sicily. This Seminar has again gathered, in 2012, over one hundred scientists from 43 countries in an interdisciplinary effort that has been going on for the last 31 years, to examine and analyze planetary problems which had been followed up, all year long, by the World Federation of Scientists' Permanent Monitoring Panels.

Proceedings of a seminar focusing on planetary emergencies, followed in a multidisplinary approach since 1980 by permanent monitoring panels.