Copenhagen, Denmark 25-27 August 2014
“Adapting to Change: From Research to Decision-making” is the third Nordic International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation. The conference seeks to advance existing common ground between scientists, practitioners and decision-makers and establish new ways forward for informed adaptation. While some sessions will have a definite Nordic focus, the conference is by no means restricted to the Nordic region. International participants are cordially invited and strongly encouraged to join and share their experiences.
Deadline for earlybird registration and abstract submission extended until April 15, 2014
The conference is targeted at scholars as well as private and public practitioners and decision-makers at strategic and operational levels and across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. This includes researchers and professionals within the fields of climate change, climate change impacts and adaptation, students, regional and local planners, business strategists and risk managers and policy-makers as well as representatives of NGO’s and Nordic/international organizations. While some sessions will have a definite Nordic focus, the conference - just like the field of climate change adaptation is by no means restricted to the Nordic region. We cordially invite and strongly encourage international participants to join and share their experiences.
Some of the key questions to be addressed at the conference will include (but not be restricted to):
- Is the 2 degrees target still achievable?
- How much will extreme events change in the future?
- Where are Nordic and European climate change impact hot spots?
- Are recent flooding events related to climate change?
- Are we adapted to the present climate?
- What are the time scales of interest / urgency for adaptation?
- Are ongoing adaptation strategies based on sound technical information or a result of “rush job”?
- Can the costs of adaptation be carried by locals, and is that fair?
- Is societal resilience an indispensable 4th element in the sustainability triangle of sustainable environment, economy and social fabric?
- Should adaptation always be proactive (instead of adaptive or reactive)?
- Can adaptation be justified by (relative large) side-benefits – instead of emphasizing expected benefits of adapting to climate change?
For more information, please visit: http://nordicadaptation2014.net/