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Call for Abstracts: ATES at the EGU 2025

We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to EGU 2025 Session Climate and Environment Changes and their Impact on Trans-Eurasian Exchange and Civilization along the Silk Road (CL3.2.9: Future Climate - Climate and Society) in Vienna, Austria, and online, which will be held from April 27 to May 2, 2025. The abstract submission system is now open, and the deadline for abstract submission is Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 13:00 CET / 20:00 CST.


Session Title: 

Climate and Environment Changes and their Impact on Trans-Eurasian Exchange and Civilization along the Silk Road


Session Conveners:

Prof. Elena Xoplaki, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany

Dr. Haichao Xie, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Shengqian Chen, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Dr. Shanjia Zhang, Lanzhou University, China


Abstract submission link:

https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/abstractsubmission/52430

Abstract submission guidelines:

https://www.egu25.eu/programme/how_to_submit.html


Session Description:

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that stretched from central China to the Pamir Mountains, through Central Asia and Arabia to India and Rome, and played a key role in facilitating economic, cultural, political and religious exchanges between East and West. The central part of the Silk Road, located in arid Central Asia, is highly sensitive to environmental changes. Climate and environmental changes, especially changes in water availability, could significantly influence the spatio-temporal distribution of the Silk Road network, trans-Eurasian exchanges and human migration, as well as the civilizational development. This session aims to deepen understanding of the impact of environmental change in shaping long-term trans-Eurasian exchange and Silk Road civilization by promoting interdisciplinary research in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities across Eurasia. We welcome presentations on these topics from multidisciplinary perspectives to promote the advancement of research in this area.


Looking forward to seeing you in Vienna, Austria.