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12. September 2017, Halle (Saale)

 

A lush green oasis nestles in a seemingly barren desert landscape. Suddenly, a dried-up river transforms into a rushing stream. Sinkholes open up without warning, where recently tourists bathed in the sun. This is the region around the Dead Sea, a small area of great economic, religious and political importance at the lowest point on Earth.

Top-class scientists from the Middle East and Germany take us to their research in the Dead Sea region. Among others things, they show us how sinkholes collapse, which influence wind can have on the economy and why one should not be baptized in the Jordan River.

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Program

The partners of DESERVE have composed a varied and exciting program on current issues of environmental research at the Dead Sea.

16:00

Welcome

Prof. Georg Teutsch Scientific Director, UFZ

Prof. Christoph Kottmeier DESERVE Spokesperson, Head of the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, KIT

16:20

In a nutshell: My research at the Dead Sea

Science Slam featuring scientists from the region and Germany

17:00

Poster Session with coffee

Scientists from the region and Germany answer your questions

17:45

Visions of research in the Middle East - the Helmholtz perspective

Talk by Prof. Reinhard Hüttl Chairman of the Board and Scientific Executive Director, GFZ, Research Field Coordinator Earth and Environment

Visions of research in the Middle East - the Israeli perspective

Talk by Prof. Pinhas Alpert Tel Aviv University

18:45

Reception

 

Venue

Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina

- Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften -

Jägerberg 1 (former Moritzburgring 10)

06108 Halle (Saale)

Germany

 

 

Registration

The event is free of charge. Please register until 8. September 2017.

 

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Contact

Dr. Manuela Nied

DESERVE Project Coordination

Karlsruhe Institute of Technologie (KIT )

Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1

76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Germany

Phone: +49 721 608-28060

Email: manuela.nied@kit.edu

Dr. Stefan Geyer

Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ

Theodor-Lieser-Straße 4

06120 Halle (Saale)

Germany

Phone: +49 345 558-5217

Email: stefan.geyer@ufz.de