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Erosion, sediment delivery and sediment transport are natural geological processes that influence the form and function of terrestrial and aquatic systems. These process- es are central to landscape and soil development, geochemical cycling, material fluxes and river channel morphology across the globe. In addition, they strongly influence water quality and ecosystems of the world’s rivers and oceans. A wide range of natu- ral (i.e. wildfire) and anthropogenic (harvesting, agriculture, urbanization) disturbances alter the rates and magnitudes of erosion and related sediment dynamics which can have significant economic and social implications. While several important changes to the earth’s surface have resulted from socio-economic (i.e. population growth, land use change, resource extraction) factors, there is increasing concern for the potential importance of climate change as a driver of future changes in erosion and sediment dynamics and the wide ranging impacts thereof. This symposium specifically address- es the issue of climate change and its impact on erosion and sediment dynamics with special emphasis on its implications for measurement, modelling and management of sediment in a changing world.