Le Bulletin Du Crm Climate Change and Sustainability Program Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013

The North-American Institutes in Mathematical Sciences meet at least once a year in January when they co-organise the Open House of the Institutes at the joint Mathematics Meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA). Moreover, the worldwide major research institutes in mathematical sciences circulate regularly among themselves the list of their planned thematic activities for the coming years, in order to minimize duplications and make sure that all major developments are covered. In parallel, in the US, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a major new initiative on sustainability that involves all directorates in the Foundation.