Review of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP): report available
ICSU-WMO-IOC-IGFA review of the World Climate Research Programme is available... (05-06-09) 

Review of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP): report available
ICSU-IGFA review of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme is available... (05-06-09) 

Earth system visioning process
ICSU is spearheading a process to engage the scientific community to explore options and to propose implementation steps for a holistic strategy on the Earth system research... (27-04-09) 

Ecosystem Change and Human Well-being
The ICSU-UNESCO-UNU report on Ecosystem Change and Human Well-being is now available. This provides the rationale for the development of a major new interdisciplinary research initiative as part of the follow-up to the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment... (13-03-09) 

Press Release: Polar research reveals new evidence of global environmental change
Multidisciplinary research from the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 provides new evidence of the widespread effects of global warming in the polar regions. Snow and ice are declining in both polar regions, affecting human livelihoods as well as local plant and animal life in the Arctic, as well as global ocean and atmospheric circulation and sea level. These are but a few findings reported in “State of Polar Research”, released today by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU)... (25-02-09) 

Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science
Report of the fifth meeting of the Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science now available... (18-02-09) 

World Social Sciences Forum
The first World Social Sciences Forum will take place in Bergen, Norway on 10-12 May, 2009. It is organised by the International Social Sciences Council and will include sessions on key ICSU priority areas, including environmental change, natural hazards and Universality... (17-02-09) 

Changing the guard: ICSU's new Executive Director in place
The International Council for Science (ICSU) welcomes Professor Deliang Chen as Executive Director from 1 February 2009. Professor Chen will provide critical leadership as ICSU moves into the exciting second stage of its Strategic Plan 2006–2011... (04-02-09) 

International Year of Astronomy 2009: Official Launch
The official launch of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) took place at UNESCO in Paris, 15-16 January. The event was webcast live around the world... (15-01-09) 

Jane Lubchenco, former President of ICSU, to head NOAA
US President-Elect Barack Obama has nominated Jane Lubchenco, former President of ICSU, as the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (22-12-08) 

ICSU Newsletter – Insight
The latest ICSU newsletter is available... (16-12-08) 

ICSU welcomes new Members
ICSU is pleased to welcome new Members to the ICSU family—the Dominican Republic, Lao PDR, the International Union of Immunological Societies, and the Society for Social Studies of Science... (05-12-08) 

Press release: Nobel Prize winning scientist elected as future President of the International Council for Science
Professor Yuan Tseh Lee, a Nobel Prize winning chemist from China: Taipei has been elected as the future President of the International Council for Science (ICSU). A world leader in the field of chemical dynamics, Lee was elected by representatives from ICSU’s 114 National Members and 29 International Scientific Unions at the 29th General Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique, 21–24 October... (07-11-08) 

New CGIAR-ESSP Climate Change Challenge Programme
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP) have announced a new Challenge Programme on ‘Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security’. Professor Thomas Rosswall, the Executive Director of ICSU, has been appointed Chair of the new Programme. Applications are invited for the position of Director of the programme... (07-11-06)