International Day of the Tropics

Towards a Better Global Future

Bibliographic Data

ID12648100
AuthorsSandra Harding (James Cook University Singapore, corresponding author), Gillian Bird (United Nations), Elizabeth Losos (0000-0002-0035-9166, Organization for Tropical Studies), Rose Aderolili (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), Peter J Hotez (0000-0001-8770-1042, Baylor College of Medicine)
Year2016
Volume15
Issue2
Publication date2016-12-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueeTropic electronic journal of studies in the tropics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1448-2940 • E-ISSN: 1448-2940
PublisherJames Cook University (PUBLISHER • AU)
DOI10.25120/etropic.15.2.2016.3538
OpenAlexW2584216076
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited2

At a time of great global change, and as the world begins to implement a redefined global development agenda, is timely to consider the importance of the tropical region and its role in our global future. The ‘International Day of the Tropics’, inaugurated in early June this year and celebrated for the first time on June 29, 2016, shines a light on the significant challenges and opportunities faced by nations of the Tropics and the global implications of the rapid changes the region is experiencing. This paper summarises discussions held at the United Nations in New York on that inaugural International Day of the Tropics

Biology · Climate change · Climatology · Geography · Global change · Political science · Tropics · Global Health and Surgery · Global Maternal and Child Health · Parasites and Host Interactions · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography

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