IGBP/IHDP Land Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone

The proposal seeks financial support for Prof. Jozef M. Pacyna to perform his tasks as a chairman of the IGBP/IHDP Land-Ocan Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) project. The main goal of LOICZ is to provide the knowledge, understanding and prediction needed to allow coastal communities to assess, anticipate and respond to the interaction of global change and local pressures which determine coastal change. The sought support will be used by Prof. Pacyna to: - represent LOICZ and liaise with partners within, and beyond, the ESSP as appropriate; - chair Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and Executive group meetings; - act as a LOICZ advocate and encourage wide international participation; - work closely with International Project Office (IPO) in impl ementing agreed activties between SSC meetings; - report periodically to the Scientific Committees of IGBP and IHDP on LOICZ progress, and seek the assistance of these committees in addressing implementation difficulties; and - represent LOICZ at the annu al meetings of the SC-IGBP and the SC-IHDP