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Welcome to "Megacities-Megachallenge"!

This is the webpage of the Priority Program 1233 "Megacities-Megachallenge - Informal Dynamics of Global Change", funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Primary research areas are the process dynamics of global change, mega-urbanisation and informal phenomena and their relationships and interactions.

The program is designed for 6 years, with 3 phases of each 2 years. In the ongoing third phase 10 interdisciplinary projects are conducting research in the Pearl River Delta (China) and Dhaka (Bangladesh).

News & Upcoming Events
15 Dec 2011 Deadline: Abstract Submission IGC 2012, Cologne
19-21 Jan,
9-11 Feb,
8-10 Mar 2012
Karrieretraining für Wissenschaftlerinnen, Cologne
26-29 Mar 2012 International Conference: Planet under Pressure, London