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European Future Earth Regional Workshop in Paris

31 May 2013

In May 2013, the Royal Irish Academy supported the participation of Professor Anna Davies, TCD, to attend the European Future Earth Regional Workshop in Paris.

Her delegate’s report suggested that Ireland should look to create a mechanism within the national research system to connect researchers with the Future Earth initiative and to internationalise Irish researchers working within the Future Earth arena.

At the end of 2013, an interim transdisciplinary working group was established to raise awareness of the Future Earth initiative and a decision was taken to organise a townhall meeting on the topic.

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