Community Newsletter October 2008 - Community News

**Sustainability News**
EU Biofuels Target
In September, the European Parliament's Industry and Energy Committee has voted in favour of a report calling for a 5% share of renewables in transport fuel by 2015 and a 10% target by 2020. For further information see: http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/diary/89.

Common Fisheries Policy Review
The EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is to undergo a mid-term review with the ambition for a major reform to be proposed by 2012. A report has outlined the deficiencies and shortcomings of the CFP following the latest reform of the policy in 2002. For further information see: http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/diary/90.

World First launch of social science for climate change research network (SSCCRN)
Climate change is a global issue but in a world first, an innovative organisation is offering help right down to the grass roots level with the launch of its new website. Using local, national and international expertise, the Social Science Climate Change Research Network is developing new and more effective ways to work with organisations, such as local governments and industry, and individuals who are on the frontline of climate change issues. For more information please visit www.ssccrn.net. You may also contact Dr. Melissa Nursey-Bray at m.nursey-bray@amc.edu.au.

** Conferences **
International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
9-11 January 2009
Bharati Vidyapeeth Institute of Environment Education and Research, Pune, India
http://www.Climate-Conference.com

47th International Making Cities Livable Conference on True Urbanism: Cities for Health & Well-Being
10-14 May 2009, Portland, Oregon, USA
Co-sponsored by The City of Portland & Portland Metro Planning Council
Deadline for paper submission: 15 October 2008
Please send to: Suzanne.Lennard@LivableCities.org
For more information, see http://www.livablecities.org/Conferences_Call.htm.

City Futures in a Globalising World
International conference on globalism and urban change
4-6 June 2009, Madrid, Spain
For more information, contact: cityfutures09@gmail.com

Sixth Annual Global Health Conference
Achieving Global Goals Through Innovation
18-19 April 2009, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
For further information, please see the website of the conference: http://www.uniteforsight.org/conference

Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning
13-15 May 2009, Cyprus
Sponsored by the Wessex Institute of Technology, UK and the University of Thessaly, Greece.
For further information, please look at the conference website:
http://www2.wessex.ac.uk/09-conferences/sus tainable-development-2009.html

**Publications**
EUROSTATS, the Statistical Office of the European Communities has now published its report on Population projections 2008-2060: Eurostat, Statistics in Focus, 72/2008 "Ageing characterises the demographic perspectives of the European societies", available free of charge in PDF format on the Eurostat web site.
For further information, please see: http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/diary/80

**Short Article on the Weblog**
Please read the short article "Climate Change, Coastal Communities and Governance: Developing solutions for change, Australia" by Dr. Melissa Nursey-Bray at: http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/diary/91

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