Dear UNESCO Chairholders, Dear UNITWIN Network Coordinators,
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming IUPAP-UNESCO International Colloquium on Physics for Society, which will take place on 3 September 2026, from 15:00 – 16:00 CEST, online via Zoom.
The session will feature a talk by Professor Paulo Artaxo, one of the world’s leading authorities on tropical atmospheric science and climate change, on “Climate Change and the Impacts on the Amazon”.
Professor Artaxo will draw on decades of his research to explore how rising temperatures, decreasing precipitation and increasingly frequent climate extremes are affecting the Amazon rainforest, its ecosystems and its capacity to store carbon and what this means for global climate and sustainability.
Date: 3 September 2026
Time: 15:00–16:00 CEST
Format: Online via Zoom | Free and open to all
Registration: https://iupap.org/2026/08/14/iupap-unesco-international-colloquium-on-physics-for-society-with-professor-paulo-artaxo/
We would be grateful if you could also share this invitation with colleagues and members of your respective networks who may be interested in this timely discussion.
For more information about the event, please visit: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/iupap-unesco-international-colloquium-physics-society-professor-paulo-artaxo
Please also find attached the event flyer and concept note for your reference.
We hope you will be able to join us.
Kind regards,
UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme Team
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