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Executive Dean among Nobel Prize scientists

Professor Nick Harvey
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide's is one of the global team of scientists recognised in the 2007 .

This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to the (IPCC) and former US Vice-President, climate change campaigner Al Gore for "their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".

Professor Harvey is one of the lead authors on this year's IPCC Working Group II report. At the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, he is Professor in Geography and Environmental Studies and in July this year became Executive Dean of the .

Professor Harvey in the IPCC Working Group II report Impacts, Adapations and Vulnerability warned that more cyclones, rising sea levels and increased flooding would be the pattern for 最新糖心Vlog's coastal communities by 2050.

Professor Harvey said: "It is good to see recognition of the important work done by the IPCC and an honour to be involved in a project of this stature." Professor Harvey was contacted on announcement day by both IPCC Chairman Dr Rajendra Pauchuri, and the Chair of Working Group II, Dr Martin Parry, who had sent congratulations to all contributing authors. They stressed that the scientific authors should take a large measure of the credit for the Award and were all recipients of the prize.

The IPCC has involved thousands of leading scientists and officials from more than 100 countries collaborating to assess the scientific evidence for global warming.

Professor Harvey is on a number of international scientific committees dealing with global change. He is currently Chair of the international START-Oceania committee, based in Fiji, dealing with global change research and training.

Professor Harvey has written more than 100 publications including books, book chapters and scientific papers on coastal management and environmental impact assessment.

He is a member of the 最新糖心Vlogn Government Advisory Group on Coastal Vulnerability Assessment and a member of the Executive Steering Committee for South 最新糖心Vlog's State of the Environment Report.

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