International Union for Quaternary Research

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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 member of the International Science Council (ISC).[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 (Saint Petersburg) (1932), Vienna (1936), Rome (1953), Madrid (1957), Warsaw (1961), Boulder (1965), Paris (1969), Christchurch (1973), Birmingham (1977), Moscow (1982), Ottawa (1987), Beijing (1991),[3] Berlin (1995),[4] Durban (1999), Reno (2003), Cairns (2007), Bern (2011) and Nagoya (2015).[5]

The most recent INQUA Congress (XIX) was held in Dublin, Ireland, in July 2019.[6] In 2023 the next INQUA Congress (XXI) will take place in Rome, Italy.[7]

Climate change

In 2007, the union issued a statement on climate change in which it 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. Year Congress Term President Secretary-General
21. 2023 Rome Template:Flagcountry
20. 2019 Dublin Template:Flagcountry 2019-2023 Thijs Van Kolfschoten Template:Flagcountry Eniko Magyari Template:Flagcountry
19. 2015 Nagoya Template:Flagcountry 2015-2019 Allan Ashworth Template:Flagcountry Brian M Chase Template:Flagcountry
18. 2011 Bern Template:Flagcountry 2011-2015 Margaret Avery Template:Flagcountry Julius Lejju Template:Flagcountry
17. 2007 Cairns Template:Flagcountry
16. 2003 Reno, Nevada Template:Flagcountry
15. 1999 Durban Template:Flagcountry
14. 1995 Berlin Template:Flagcountry
13. 1991 Beijing Template:Flagcountry
12. 1987 Ottawa Template:Flagcountry
11. 1982 Moscow Template:Flagcountry Boris Sokolov Template:Flagcountry
10. 1977 Birmingham Template:Flagcountry
9. 1973 Christchurch Template:Flagcountry
8. 1969 Paris Template:Flagcountry
7. 1965 Boulder, Colorado Template:Flagcountry
6. 1961 Warsaw Template:Flagcountry
5. 1957 Madrid Template:Flagcountry
4. 1953 Rome Template:Flagcountry Gian Alberto Blanc Template:Flagcountry
3. 1936 Vienna Template:Flagcountry Gustav Götzinger Template:Flagcountry
2. 1932 Leningrad Template:Flagcountry Ivan Gubkin Template:Flagcountry
1. 1928 Copenhagen Template:Flagcountry Dmitry Mushketov Template:Flagcountry

See also

References

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External links

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  • 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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