International Union for Quaternary Research

International Union for Quaternary Research
Abbreviation INQUA
Formation 1928 (1928)
Type INGO
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
President
 Allan Ashworth (USA)
Secretary-General
 Dr. Brian Chase
Parent organization
 International Council for Science
Website INQUA Official website

The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) was founded in 1928. It has members from a number of scientific disciplines who study the environmental changes that occurred during the glacial ages, the last 2.6 million years.[1][2] One goal of these investigators is to document the timing and patterns in past climatic changes to help understand the causes of changing climates.

INQUA is a Scientific Union member of the International Council for Science (ICSU).[2] INQUA holds an international congress normally every four years. The congresses serve as an educational forum as well as the opportunity for the various commissions, committees, and working groups to conduct business in person. Past congresses have been held in Copenhagen (1928), Leningrad (1932), Vienna (1936), Rome (1953), Madrid (1957), Warsaw (1961), Boulder (1965), Paris (1969), Christchurch (1973), [[wa Birmingham]] (1977), Moscow (1982), Ottawa (1987), Beijing (1991),[3] Berlin (1995),[4] Durban (1999), Reno (2003), Cairns (2007), and Bern (2011).[5]

The most recent INQUA Congress (XIX) was held in Nagoya, Japan, in July 2015.[6] In 2019 the next INQUA Congress (XX) will take place in Dublin, Ireland.[7]

Climate change

In 2007, the union issued a statement on climate change in which they reiterated the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and urged all nations to take prompt action in line with the UNFCCC principles:[8]

Human activities are now causing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases - including carbon dioxide, methane, tropospheric ozone, and nitrous oxide - to rise well above pre-industrial levels….Increases in greenhouse gasses are causing temperatures to rise…The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action….Minimizing the amount of this carbon dioxide reaching the atmosphere presents a huge challenge but must be a global priority.

INQUA Congress

INQUA Congress & Presidents[9]
Nr.YearCongressTermPresidentSecretary-General
20.2019Dublin Ireland
19.2015Nagoya Japan 2015-2019Allan Ashworth United StatesBrian M Chase France
18.2011Bern  Switzerland 2011-2015Margaret Avery South AfricaJulius Lejju Uganda
17.2007Cairns Australia
16.2003Reno, Nevada United States
15.1999Durban South Africa
14.1995Berlin Germany
13.1991Beijing China
12.1987Ottawa Canada
11.1982Moscow Soviet Union
10.1977Birmingham United Kingdom
9.1973Christchurch New Zealand
8.1969Paris France
7.1965Boulder, Colorado United States
6.1961Warsaw Poland
5.1957Madrid Spain
4.1953Rome Italy
3.1936Vienna Austria
2.1932Leningrad Soviet Union
1.1928Copenhagen Denmark

See also

References

  1. ↑ "U.S. National Committee for INQUA". National Academy of Sciences (United States). Archived from the original on 5 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "INQUA, INternational Union for QUAternary Research". International Council for Science (ICSU). Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
  3. ↑ James, L. Allen (1992). "International Union for Quaternary Research". The Professional Geographer. 44 (1): 99–99.
  4. ↑ Chairman of the Organizing Committee (XIVINQUA) (1994). "International union for Quaternary research". GeoJournal. 34 (1): 121&ndash, 127. doi:10.1007/BF00813975.
  5. ↑ "About INQUA". INQUA. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "XIX INQUA 2015 Congress". XIX INQUA 2015 Nagoya, Japan. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "INQUA 2019". INQUA 2019 Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "INQUA Statement On Climate Change" (PDF). INQUA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008.
  9. ↑ INQUA Executive. Retrieved 06/06/2015.
  • "International Union for Quaternary Research — official website".
  • Smalley, I.J. 2011. Notes for a history of INQUA- The International Union for Quaternary Research (Association pour l'etude du Quaternaire, Internationale Quartarvereiningung, etc.) Loess Letter no.65, 22pp. (on line at Loess Letters of Dr. Ian Smalley MSU see also Scribd.com upload)
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