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Minutes of the
4 IHDP-Scientific Committee Meeting
June 9-11, 1997
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The Scientific Committee met at the Rathauspark Hotel, Rathausstraße 17, 1010 Vienna. The
meeting was preceded by an informal working dinner on June 9 in the dining room of the
hotel.
Excused from the meeting: W.L. Gates.
In attendance on June 10: Eckart Ehlers (Chair), Arild Underdal (Vice-Chair, from 5 pm),
Peter de Jánosi (Treasurer), Anne Whyte, Hans Opschoor, Mauricio Tolmasquim, David
Skole, Roland Fuchs (from midday), Peter Liss (IGBP), Sophie Boyer King (for J.W.M. la
Riviére/ICSU), Kurt Pawlik (ISSC), Joao Morais (Deputy Dir. Social Sciences, IGBP), Larry
Kohler (Executive Director), Udo Bünnagel (Information and Programme Officer), Laura
Siklossy (Administrative Assistant).
Chair Eckart Ehlers opened the meeting at 8:30 am sharp.
SC-IHDP.4/I/1 and SC-IHDP.4/I/3
The Draft Agenda and the Annotated Agenda were adopted without amendment.
SC-IHDP.4/I/2
The Draft Schedule was adopted as proposed; it was agreed to conclude Agenda items I-VI by
lunch at 12:30. The treatment of Item IX / IGBP (Joint Programmes and Partners) together
with Hans Opschoor's contribution were scheduled for directly after the lunch break due to
early departures. Item VII (Proposed IHDP Work Programme) was reserved for the rest of the
afternoon.
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The Draft Minutes of the 3rd Scientific Committee Meeting (January 1997 in Vienna) were
adopted as presented.
Ehlers reported:
Task A.27: Dr. Kohler's visit to Stockholm was helpful in coordinating and standardising
organisational and financial procedures for the IHDP-Secretariat and would facilitate future
collaboration between IHDP/IGBP programmes.
Task A.30: a U.S. Dollar account had been opened to facilitate U.S. Dollar transfers (donors,
recipients).
Task A.36: there had been no return communication whatsoever from Ms MalinwaAdebusoya. Indeed, it was not clear whether she had actually received any message. No
decision.
Task A.38: Steve Sanderson had declined to accept possible nomination to join the SC as he
has assumed a position as Vice-President and Dean at Emory University in Atlanta.
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Task A.31, 32: Three proposals were submitted under Chair Ehler's name to ENRICH: All
three were accepted and were expected to be funded. The U.S. NSF had decided not to cofund the Institutions proposal.
Task A.34: The per diem regulations for travel are being negotiated with the funding
institution (the German Government Ministry for Education, Research and Technology). The
IHDP-Secretariat strongly urged the SC to consider the adoption of appropriate international
per diem scales such as the ICSU scale in order to reinforce the IHDP’s international and
independent status.
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The Draft Constitution (Annex 2) was adopted as amended. The final text will be circulated
by email by September 15, 1997. It will also be submitted to ICSU/ISSC for approval.
IHDP activities/events/representation
Chair Ehlers presented six items:
a) Dr. Larry R. Kohler officially assumed his position as Executive Director of
the IHDP-Secretariat on March 1, 1997. He offered his congratulations and appreciation for
Dr. Kohler's efforts in reconstituting the IHDP-Secretariat.
b) Laura Siklossy was introduced as the new Administrative Assistant in the
IHDP-Secretariat (from April 1, 1997).
c) Udo Bünnagel was introduced in his capacity as Information and Programme
Officer in the IHDP-Secretariat.
d) The first edition of the IHDP UPDATE newsletter was presented. It
represents the first visible and well received achievement of the newly constituted IHDPSecretariat.
e) The decision of Susanne Klunkert to terminate her contract with the IHDPSecretariat was announced officially. She had taken on a challenging position in Brussels. Her
replacement was currently being sought from among more than fifty international
applications. The candidate was expected to begin work in September 1997.
f) The IHDP-Secretariat will tentatively move into new office premises in Bonn
at the end of 1997.
SC-IHDP.4/IV/1 (Annexes 1, 2)
The finalized Constitution will then be submitted to ICSU and ISSC for approval on the
occasion of their Board Meeting on October 1, 1997.
The SC-members agreed to incorporate Option A /Conflict of Interest (page 1, SCIHDP.4/IV/1) and Option C(i) / Liability (page 2, SC-IHDP.4/IV/I) into the redrafted
Constitution.
SC-IHDP.4/IV/1 Annex 3 was adopted with one correction (the terms "annual" and
"annually" will be deleted) as an integral part of the Guiding Principles (which is still to be
drafted) governing the Conflict of Interest.
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The IHDP-Secretariat has currently approx. 15 direct national contacts. The identification and
mobilisation of National Committees will be one priority duty for the new International
Scientific Project Co-ordinator (Ms Klunkert's replacement in the IHDP-Secretariat). Efforts
to develop contacts in Latin America must be strengthened and the IAI may be a key source of
support. The active support by the SC in supplying names of contacts was requested.
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The IHDP-Secretariat was requested to prepare a Directory, to be regularly updated, on
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SC-IHDP.4/IV/3 UN Links
It was agreed that the IHDP should adopt a positive and collaborative approach and purpose
regarding the pursuit of potential priority links with UN organisations. Due to budget and
personnel restrictions, the IHDP-Secretariat should seek to be visible on a selective, limited
scale. Priority should be given to developing its capacity to provide services to the UN system,
for example, by providing a compilation of experts, addresses, state of the art reports etc.
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The Executive Director was requested to continue to closely monitor IHDP links with the UN
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SC-IHDP.4/IV/4 IHDP Information Activities
Udo Bünnagel presented the seven main elements of the IHDP information strategy:
a) UPDATE: This is a complimentary quarterly newsletter. The first
edition was distributed to ca 4000 addresses (“old” addresses provided from HDP sources,
etc) with a projected future circulation of ca 1000. Additional informative sections will be
added as needed/requested, and a comprehensive evaluation is foreseen for 1998.
Contributions are requested, the deadlines for which will be announced.
b) Web Page Calendar of events updated twice weekly
c) Briefing Notes: update for research community appearing as required
d) Leaflet General Information
e) E-mail Circulars
f) Scientific Publications (Science Plans)
g) Press Releases
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SC-IHDP.4/IV/5 Links with Research Projects and Joint Activities
The need for common, harmonized terms of reference and consistent vocabulary within the
IHDP was stressed in order to ensure clarity and transparency both internally and externally.
The discussion provided much appreciated guidance for the IHDP-Secretariat in delineating
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SC-IHDP.4/IV/5 Annex 2 IHDP Project Cycle
Basic guidelines regarding Scoping Reports were discussed: Scoping Reports constitute a
commitment. In future, a more focussed (policy oriented, problem oriented) approach and a
higher standard must be achieved, in order to ensure credibility. Currently there are no criteria
for judging the quality and content of scoping reports. The general consensus proposed that
they be subjected, as a minimum criterion, to a peer review. The already completed Scoping
Reports should not be officially published but circulated "internally" (committee documents or
white papers) as a service to the science community towards developing and formulating
science plans.
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The Project Cycle was endorsed in principle by the SC. The IHDP-Secretariat will circulate by
e-mail an amended Project Cycle for final approval.
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SC-IHDP.4/V/1 Budget and Cash Flow
The financial status of the IHDP is "happy" but not entirely satisfactory. The financial
overview is relatively complicated due to bureaucratic constraints in Bonn; the hiring of a
part-time accountant is a priority for the IHDP-Secretariat. The Auditing Report June-Dec.
1996 from Ellen Wiegandt had not yet been submitted. Nevertheless, the general recommendation was to try to close the "HDP chapter" as soon as possible.
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A Financial Report for the first half of 1997 from Dr. Kohler will need to be prepared.
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There was general impatience and lack of understanding expressed among the SC-Members at
the limited follow up action by IGFA vis-à-vis promised funding support for IHDP. The IGFA
resource assessment will not be required from the IHDP because it is such a "young"
organisation. Nevertheless, IHDP will be requested to prepare a “Resource Requirement
Survey” for the next IGFA meeting in October 1997 in Tucson, AZ.
Funding by ENRICH and COSSA and potentially NSF were welcomed as positive signs of
support. As equal funding partners, ISSC and ICSU are obligated to donate fully equal
amounts to the IHDP-Secretariat, and some concern was expressed regarding ISSC fully
meeting its commitment in 1997.
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SC-IHDP.4/V/2 Annexes 1 and 2 Financial Procedures, Reimbursement
The documents have been drafted on the basis of ICSU guidelines. A fact-finding mission to
the IGBP Office in Stockholm (April 1997) aided the Executive Director in drawing up a set
of procedures.
The members of the SC unanimously approved adoption of the ICSU rules regarding the
reimbursement of travel, i.e. per diem rates. They also endorsed in general the proposed
Financial Procedures and urged the Executive Director to implement them in a fair and
flexible manner.
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SC-IHDP.4/V/3 Membership Contribution
The UN scale of membership payments represents only one example of a possible international scale of contributions. The IGBP membership system approximately parallels the UN
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The SC recommended the following action: the IHDP-Secretariat should write to the National
Committees indicating that others are contributing and ask for a donation, giving a payment
guideline. This should be done on a one-to-one basis and indicate that the request is
independent of a contribution scheme which is still to be established.
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A formal Contribution Scheme entailing membership contributions must be delineated by
1999, when the German core grant may be expected to terminate or be significantly reduced.
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SC-IHDP.4/VI/1 Nominations for IHDP SC
 Steve Sanderson has declined the nomination, as he has assumed the position as VicePresident and Dean at Emory University in Atlanta.
 Prof. Ramakrishnan has accepted the nomination and following a discussion the SCmembers agreed unanimously to submit his nomination to ISSC and ICSU for approval.
 The SC-Members felt that that there was a need to carry out further consultations on the
possible nomination by the Chinese Academy of Social Science of Prof. Pan Jiahua.
 No decision could be taken on the possible nomination of Ms Malinwa-Adebusoya.
Another attempt should be made to contact her.
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 The SC-Members agreed that there was a need to strengthen the Scientific Committee by
stressing the importance of a broad range of members as regards discipline, gender and
regional representation. Potential representation from Africa (2), Latin America (1), Asia
(2) and North America (1) should be targeted. The long-term goal is 14 full members of the
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 An informal "nominations task-force" - Anne Whyte, Larry Kohler and Mauricio
Tolmasquim - was entrusted with the task of seeking candidates for membership to the SC,
taking these guidelines into consideration. It should submit a full set of nominations for
consideration at the next SC-IHDP meeting in 1998.
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SC-IHDP.4/IX/3 IGBP
 Interviews for the replacement of C. Rapley (1 January 1998) were scheduled for June 11.
 Peter Liss's tenure as Chair of the IGBP-SC terminates 1997. His replacement is Berrien
Moore III (now Chair of GAIM), whose tenure commences January 1, 1998.
 J. Morais was expected to continue as special Liaison Officer until June 1998.
 The Chairs and Directors Forum, consisting of 3 Chairs and 3 Executive Directors, would
be held in Vienna on June 15, 1997.
 "InterProjects" are a new "overarch" initiative aimed at linking and promoting interactivity
between already exisiting projects and activities i.e., fresh water, in close coordination with
IHDP and PAGES.
 The IGBP and IHDP should endorse a MOU with regards to the LUCC project.
 The IHDP should signal willingness for reciprocal collaboration with LOICZ
 Collaboration and overall support from IGBP for the IHDP has been very helpful.
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Annex 2 IHDP Mission Statement
The Draft IHDP Mission Statement did not entirely fulfill the scope and goals envisaged by
the SC-Members for the IHDP now and beyond 1999. The draft prepared by the Secretariat
led to a most useful and constructive discussion which culminated in pinpointing the following essential elements, fundamentally defined and requiring consideration in a revised Mission
Statement:
 AUDIENCE (policy makers, research community, vulnerable groups, ngos, media, society
at large)
 AGENDA SETTING (pressing societal and environmental needs, natural and social
science communities, applicability, inadequate and controversial interpretation of realities,
problems amendable to internationality and interdisciplinarity)
 VALUE ADDED (local  global linkages, international cooperations, synergies,
international consensus and international perspective, optimisation of resources, cultural
fairness, promotion of intergovernmental cooperation, scientific assessments)
 HOW TO DO IT? (comparability, international teams, interdisciplinarity, capacity
building, publications, workshops, organised scientific process).
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The necessity for the IHDP to produce visible achievements in the short-term ("yellow track")
while striving to define the most critical scientific questions and priorities as a long-term
objective ("blue track") is fundamentally essential to the future credibility of the IHDP. This
two track programme builds upon the SC-IHDP's efforts to focus attention on a more limited
number of issues and research questions and to help those existing activities evolve into full,
internationally endorsed Science Projects. It would be usefully served by the emphasis placed
on creating a "bottom-up approach" which highlights the roles of national and regional HD
programmes, committees and groups of researchers for the development of future IHDP
research priorities and activities. It would also provide a solid framework for future
collaboration and "full partner" status by the IHDP with the natural science community and
particularly IGBP, WCRP and DIVERSITAS programmes.
The longer-term second track leads to a broad assessment of past, present and future trends in
human dimensions of global environmental change research and draws attention to the most
urgent and significant researchable topics and questions. Such a broad overview, which in fact
is an important on-going function of the IHDP, would assist the IHDP and the global social
science community and others to set priorities and to promote at an early stage interdisciplinary and international collaborative research efforts. The two tracks are not mutually
excluding; on the contrary, the slower "blue track" is seen as a "documentation of progress"
which will support and contribute to the faster "yellow track". The "yellow track" has two
distinctly paced lanes dictated by priorities within each project, whereby quality must not be
sacrificed for speed.
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The second day was convened at 8:30 am sharp by Eckart Ehlers, who relinquished the chair
to A. Underdal.
In attendance on June 11: Eckart Ehlers, Arild Underdal, Peter de Jánosi, Mauricio
Tolmasquim, Anne Whyte, David Skole, Joao Morais, Kurt Pawlik, Sophie Boyer King,
Roland Fuchs, Steven Lonergan, Ronald Inglehart, Oran Young, P. Vellinga, Larry Kohler,
Udo Bünnagel, Laura Siklossy.
 A review of the first day’s discussions and decisions revealed an enhanced sense of
consensus and coherence among the SC-Members in support of the two-track work
programme and other IHDP-Secretariat activities.
 Item 8 of the Agenda provided for a detailed review of IHDP Science Projects and other
projects. The Project Leaders of each project were invited to participate in the discussion
and background papers were available for each project.
SC-IHDP.4/VIII/3 GECHS
S. Lonergan, head of the Global Environmental Change and Human Security project team,
provided a detailed overview of the project, including the following information:
 Scoping Report was submitted to HDP February 1996.
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Draft Science Plan will be completed by end of July. It will be circulated at
workshop prior to SC review.
Full Science Plan will be completed by end of summer 1997 and could be
published as #9 in the IHDP publication series.
An Implementation Plan will follow the approved Science Plan.
OECD Development Advisory Council: state of the art report on
environment and human security will be presented in Spring 1998.
“Target Workshops” are planned in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin American
and Africa with aim of broadening network of researchers.
Threefold objectives: a)identify key research areas b)serve as facilitator of
research projects c) develop worldwide networking of researchers.
Bulletin “Changes“: issue #5 was developed jointly by S. Lonergan in the
name of the IHDP and the Canadian Global Change Program, an initiative
that will be continued (ca 8 editions in next two years). It appears in both
English and French versions. Circulation 4000-5000.
Newly developed focus on indicators (social, political, environmental
indices of vulnerability) in order to explicitly define concepts that are
inherently difficult to define as a means to develop policies and reduce
vulnerabilities while enhancing cross-communication between projects e.g.,
IDGC and LUCC and scientists.
LUCC/D. Skole indicated their interest in qualitative collaboration and
possible funding of one edition of “Changes” on LUCC-related issues.
Focus on short-term visibility by summer 1998 could be in the form of
reports on Water & Security (workshop February 1998) and Environmental
Refugees, the NATO workshop in Budapest in October 1997, a state of the
art review on preliminary research results, and the Science Plan.
Current funding should finance the preparation of the Science Plan and
service Science Planning Committee ($15,000 from IHDP, $20,000 from
Canadian Global Change Programme, $20,000 from Dutch HDP to finance
Dutch researcher).
A Web Page is under “construction” and can be consulted.
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S. Lonergan requested active support from the IHDP-SC in
 supplying nominees for Scientific Planning Committee (to date
unfortunately none from developing countries)
 Guidelines / terms of reference for Science Plan and the establishment of
“Scientific Planning Committee”.
 Closer liaison activity by SC-member, the SC-IHDP, and IHDP-Secretariat.
 Following a detailed discussion, the SC-IHDP endorsed the proposed
activities of the GECHS project and gave highest priority to the preparation
of the Science Plan. The SC also endorsed the preparation of the proposed
short-term visibile outputs, i.e.: future publications on Water & Security
and Environmental Refugees under the IHDP name as a part of the future
IHDP publication series
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SC-IHDP.4/VIII/4 GOES
R. Inglehart, Global Omnibus Environmental Survey project Co-ordinator, provided a detailed
review of the past activities of the GOES project and the Draft Questionnaire which had been
made available to the SC. He also informed the SC-IHDP of the recent initiative within the
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GOES team to develop a special “carbon cycle” component to be added to the draft questionnaire which would help to monitor and forecast energy consumption in both developed and
developing countries. This information was particularly directed at environmental policy
makers and would facilitate the identification of areas of possible support for environment
policies both by elites and the public. He stressed the linkages between the GOES project and
the IHDP’s own priority objectives and indicated that the GOES team had made considerable
progress over the past five months and they looked forward to receiving a clear commitment
from the IHDP for the future. Following an extensive discussion and dialogue with Mr.
Inglehardt, the SC-IHDP carried out a further internal discussion concerning the possible
status of the GOES project within IHDP. In the end, the SC-IHDP decided that the GOES
project should not become an IHDP Science Project, especially for reasons connected to the
IHDP’s own need to focus on a limited number of priorities at this time. Mr. Inglehart had
also requested the IHDP’s official endorsement of a project which the GOES wanted to
submit to the NSF. The SC-IHDP decided that as it had no criteria nor procedures for the
formal endorsement of projects, it was not in a position to provide an endorsement of any
project proposal beyond those directly linked to IHDP Science Projects at this time.
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The SC decided that GOES should not be an official IHDP science project nor should it be
directly affiliated to nor endorsed by the IHDP. Prof. Inglehart was informed of the decision
by Chairman E. Ehlers and Executive Director L. Kohler following the discussion.
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P. Vellinga, head of project team on Industrial Transformation and Global Environmental
Change provided a detailed overview of the relatively long history of the project and drew
particular attendtion to:
 The Research Agenda has been focussed upon 3 major fields of research
(system-analytical perspectives, industrial ecology, consumers) which is
designed to focus disciplines (development economists, political scientists,
social scientists) and to promote a more efficient integration of these issues
in future.
 in order to facilitate interfacing with industry, priority will be given to
specific sectors (e.g., food, chemical, transport, electronics, energy)
 IT project receives regular funding only from the Dutch HDP; the recent
grant from the DG XII of 150 000 Ecu for the planned Open Conference on
IT in 1998 was critical for the project.
 IT project requires additional funding for travel of the Scientific Planning
Committee members.
 The programme of work included a) Research Agenda finalised by mid
1998, b) Science Plan, publishable by February 1998 pending approval by
IHDP-SC within IHDP series, c) Scientific Planning Committee established
and operational, d) state of the art reports on research progress prepared in
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Following a very detailed discussion, the SC-IHDP noted the very
significant work load involved in managing this project and asked P.
Vellinga to make every effort to ensure its success. The SC-IHDP gave
priority to the preparation of the Science Plan and also endorsed the
possible publication of the report by the Kuznets-Group by 1998 as a short9
term visible output as part of the IHDP publication series. The SC urged
consideration be given to including representatives from “Developing
Countries” and newly industrialising nations as well as relevant policy
makers from government, industry and other organisations in the IT
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SC-IHDP.4/VIII/1 IDGC
O. Young, leader of the Institutional Dimensions of Global Change project group, provided a
detailed overview of the project, drawing attention to the following:
 Dual approach: institutions are seen a) as social driving force and b) as a
response to global environmental change.
 The planning workshop scheduled to be held in July 1997 has had to be
postponed indefinitely due to lack of funding (NSF rejection).
 The IDGC Scientific Planning Committee would have its first meeting on
June 12, 1997 at the Rathauspark Hotel.
 Nominations to the IDGC-SPC were submitted to the IHDP-SC for
approval. At least one additional name from the southern hemisphere
should be added as soon as possible.
 Following a detailed discussion, the SC-IHDP agreed that the Draft IDGC
Science Plan was the first priority and that it should identify specific
research topics and questions.
 The SC endorsed all nominations to the IDGC-SPC and left the decision
regarding the special case of A. Underdal to be resolved as appropriate in
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Science Plan, which should be presented at least four weeks before the next SC-IHDP meeting
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SC-IHDP.4/VIII/4 PAGEC
K. Pawlik, convenor and chair of Perception and Assessment of Global Environmental
Change, provided a brief overview of the PAGEC project, including:
 Relevance for IHDP: results serve to sensitize policy makers to perception
of individuals
 Cross-cutting perspectives with IDGC and LUCC.
 Test questionnaire will be implemented in six countries.
 Short-term visibilty: publication of a final report on pilot research by the
end of 1997.
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Following an extensive discussion, the SC-IHDP agreed that the PAGEC
project shall not be an official IHDP Science Project but left open the
possibility of direct collaboration between PAGEC and the IDGC and
LUCC projects.
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K. Pawlik was requested to present a paper at the next meeting of the IHDP-SC on feasibility
and perspectives of collaboration between PAGEC and the IDGC and LUCC projects,
particularly as regards the role of the individual in environmental decision-making and action.
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SC-IHDP.4/IX/1 LUCC
David Skole, Chair of LUCC, provided a very detailed overview of the LUCC project and
drew particular attention to the extensive new research activities which were underway or
recently funded in this field. In particular he referred to the following key issues and requested
stronger and more visible support for LUCC from the SC-IHDP and from the HD scientific
community:
 LUCC won a call for proposals by NASA in Autumn 1996 for research
funding.
 Reports on the workshops on the Social Meaning of Secondary Growth
(Florida, USA) Dynamism of Land Use/Land Cover Change in the Hindu
Kush-Himalaya (Nepal) and Africa would soon be available
 The Draft Implementation Plan of LUCC will be presented to IGBP and
IHDP in December 1997
 The SC-IHDP emphasized the high priority it assigned to the LUCC project
and stressed the importance it gave to ensuring that human dimensions were
fully integrated within the LUCC Implementation Plan. The SC-IHDP also
noted that there needed to be more active participation by local scientists in
the implementation of LUCC activities.
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The IHDP Secretariat was requested to assist LUCC in promoting such participation. The
Executive Director was requested to strengthen collaboration and contacts with LUCC in
order to ensure that LUCC receives full support and visible reflection within the IHDP’s
major efforts to mobilize support for HD/GEC research.
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Roland Fuchs, Director of Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training,
provided an overview of the START programme, including:
 Value-added activities including the Fellowship/Visiting Lectureship
Programme and over 50 workshops conducted worldwide since 1992
 Efforts to bring policy-makers and social scientists together have met with
only mediocre success
 The START Development Plan 1997-2002 arose in response to a) request
by financial funders and b) science programme co-sponsors.
 A re-draft of the SARCS draft Science Plan will be presented Oct./Nov.
1997
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Short-term visibility: He supported further discussion and review of a joint
IHDP/START summer school, possibly on an annual basis, on specific
topics of human dimensions of global environmental change. Some funding
collaboration might be possible.
The IHDP-SC endorsed the START Development Plan with minor changes
and additions. Deadline for IHDP comments and contributions to START
Development Plan was set for 15 July, 1997.
The Secretariat was invited to work closely with START and its regional
networks to develop nation human dimension committees and programmes.
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IHDP/START summer school initiative.
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SC-IHDP.4/IX/4 WCRP
There was no comprehensive report in the absence of the WCRP representative
SUMMARY and Discussion
Arild Underdal presented a summary of discussion points:
 The IHDP-SC will make recommendations to the team leaders on the implementation
of the Project Plan Track
 The team leaders were requested to present draft Science Plans if possible by end
January 1998.
 Procedures for reviewing the draft Science Plans must be established and made known
by the SC.
 peer review of the draft Science Plans prior to review by the SC was deemed
desirable in order to achieve a wide basis of consensus and acceptance within the
scientific community. However, it was mentioned that peer review can lead to
fragmentation instead of coherence and must be approached with care.
 While preparing the Science Plans, the team leaders were urged to consider fast-track
activities for visible short-term “results” produced by Fall 1998.
 The team leaders were urged to formalize the Scientific Planning Committees,
including a firm recommendation that representation from developing countries be
given stronger emphasis in future.
 The IHDP-SC proposed the following procedures for reviewing nominations to the
SPCs: they will be circulated by e-mail, the SC-Chairman is authorized to invite
consensus from the other SC-Members via e-mail; and a final recommendation would
be made by the Chairman.
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A one-page summary will be sent to each team leader as a record of what is expected of
project leaders and of the IHDP-SC within the framework of the Project Plan Track.
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 The IHDP database should be optimized, if necessary with the use of core funding.
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 The IHDP-SC endorsed the idea of naming an SC-Member in a liaison capacity to
each project committee.
 The following members were named to provide liaison with the IHDP Science
Projects: a) H. Opschoor for IDGC; b) A. Whyte for Gechs c) M. Tolmasquim for IT.
 The IHDP-SC should develop a catalogue of criteria to facilitate the procedure of
reviewing proposals submitted to them for funding or endorsement.
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The IHDP-Secretariat, with the assistance of SC-Members, should make general recommendations to be presented at the next IHDP-SC meeting in 1998 regarding possible procedures to
categorize specific HD projects as officially “linked to” or “endorsed by” the IHDP.
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 Consensus could not be achieved on the dates of the next IHDP-SC Meeting in Bonn
in early 1998 due to conflicting obligations.
 NOTE: It was later agreed by correspondence that the Fifth Session of the SCIHDP would be held March 28-31, 1998 in Bonn.
The meeting was closed at 7 pm.
Minutes compiled by U. Bünnagel and L. Siklossy
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