Conferences

C1

Title: 1st German-Brazilian Conference on Research for Sustainability: Science for Sustainability: The potential for German-Brazilian cooperation on sustainability-oriented research & innovation
Venue: Transamerica Expo Center, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Date: 13 March 2009

Programme

List of Participants

Outcome, draft version

Photos (zip file)

Abstracts and Presentations:

• Science for Sustainability: The potential for German-Brazilian cooperation on sustainability-oriented research and innovation - Introduction (abstract)
  Achim Zickler* and Lothar Mennicken**
  * Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Division Sustainability in Production and Services, Germany
  ** International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research c/o DLR, Germany
  
• Sustainability Science at the Amazon Region: the need of advanced studies towards the sustainability implementation (abstract), (presentation)
  Norma Ely Santos Beltrao
  Universidade do Estado do Pará (Pará State University), Brazil
  
• BIOTA/FAPESP: A Brazilian model for research programs on biodiversity characterization, conservation, restoration and sustainable use (abstract)
  Carlos A. Joly
  State University of Campinas & BIOTA/FAPESP Program, Brazil
  
• Science for Sustainability - Challenges (presentation)
  Sonia Chapman
  Fundação Espaço (BASF S.A), Brazil
  
• Use of energy from organic waste (abstract), (presentation)
  Claudio Fernando Mahler
  COPPE/ Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  
• Suggestions for future priorities of German-Brazilian Cooperation in Science for Sustainability - implementation of adapted and of advanced technologies for precision agriculture practices (abstract), (presentation)
  José P. Molin
  University of São Paulo (ESALQ), Brazil
  
• Guarani Aquifer System - Groundwater for South America (abstract)
  Edson Cesar Wendland
  University of São Paulo, Department of Hydraulics and Sanitary Engineering, Brazil
  
• Gas Hydrate and CCS Research: An Interface Between CH-Exploration Industry, Science and Climate Change (abstract), (presentation)
  Joerg Bialas
  Leibniz-Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR), Germany
  
• Suggestions for future priorities for the German-Brazilian cooperation in Science for Sustainability (abstract), (presentation)
  Dieter Bryniok
  Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology (IGB), Stuttgart, Germany
  
• Socio-Economic Contributions to Research for Sustainability (abstract)
  Erik Gawel
  Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig and University of Leipzig (UFZ), Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management, Germany
  
• Climate and Sustainability (abstract)
  Jürgen Kesselmeier
  Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
  
• Higher Education for Sustainability: German - Brazilian Co-operation (abstract), (presentation)
  Uwe Menzel
  University of Stuttgart, Department "Industrial Water and Wastewater Technology (IWT)", Institute of Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management, Germany
  
• German and Brazilian Innovation Systems for Sustainability (abstract), (presentation)
  Rainer Walz
  Fraunhofer Institute Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Germany
  
• Suggestions for future priorities of German-Brazilian Cooperation in Science for Sustainability in Land Use (abstract), (presentation)
  Armin Werner
  Leipniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Institute for Land Use Systems, Germany
  
• Conclusion of the results of the presentations and discussions of session 2: Science for Sustainability: Challenges (abstract)
  Franz Makeschin
  Dresden University of Technology, Germany