Thank you
to all the participants of our meeting
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Climate Research: reflecting on the past and planning for the future
– An online event to celebrate 10 years of ECRA –
on 10 March 2021, 14:30-17:00, online
The European Climate Research Alliance celebrated its 10 years anniversary with this high-level event. The event was open to all, and featured keynote presentations, panel discussion, and options for your interaction.
More information below (click to open category):
▨ Connection Info; Date & Time
Date: Wednesday 10 March 2021
Time: 14:30 - 17:00 CET
Location: Virtual meeting: GoToWebinar:
global.gotomeeting.com/join/951669461
▨ Agenda, Speakers & Presentations
ECRA welcomed the following speakers for this anniversary event:
14:00-14:30
Log-In, Testing connection, Q&A
(general presentation)Winfried Hoke, ECRA Secretary
14:30-14:45
Welcoming Words
Anniversary Video (Achievements of the last ten years)Prof. Peter Braesicke (KIT; Chair of ECRA)
14:45-15:05
Overview of the ECRA Collaborative Programmes
CP-SLC Sea Level Change and Coastal Impacts (presentation)
Gianmaria Sannino & Ingo Sasgen
CP-CHC Changes in the Hydrological Cycle (presentation)
Elisa Palazzi & Ralf Ludwig
CP-HIE High Impact Events and Climate Change (presentation)
Martin Drews & Hilppa Gregow
CP-ARC Arctic Climate Stability and Change (presentation)
Lars Smedsrud
Keynote I
15:05-15:10
Greetings and Introduction
Moderator Peter Gibbs
15:10-15:30
Keynote presentation
Title: Research and Innovation accelerating
Europe’s green and digital transformationJean-Eric Paquet, Director-General,
DG-RTD, European Commission
15:30-15:35
Q&A Part 1
Peter Gibbs, Jean-Eric Paquet, all
15:35-15:50
Tea Break
Keynote II
15:50-16:10
Title: So far so good -
but now it gets challenging.Connie Hedegaard, Mission Board
Chair (more info below)
16:10-16:15
Q&A Part 2
Peter Gibbs, Connie Hedegaard, all
Panel Discussion
16:15-16:55
Panel discussion with all speakers and panelists
Moderator: Peter GibbsPhilippe Tulkens as substitute for Jean-Eric Paquet
Connie Hedegaard
Michel Rixen, WMO
Carlo Buontempo, ECMWF
Rob McSweeney, CarbonBrief
Peter Braesicke, Chair ECRA
Invervention topics
Climate Science in support of society:
successes, challenges and opportunitiesMichel Rixen, WMO
Requirements for new climate science emerging
from the operational provision
of climate servicesCarlo Buontempo, ECMWF
A few insights into extreme event
attribution in the media
(Carbon Brief / Attribution map)Rob McSweeney, CarbonBrief
16:55-17:00
Wrap-Up
Closing by Moderator and ECRA Chair Peter Gibbs & Peter Braesicke
17:00-17:30
Personal Stories Video,
Opportunity for questions to the ECRA Secretary Winfried Hoke
List of speakers and affiliations:
This is the current version of the agenda (08.03.2021), however, updates are possible.
▨ ECRA General Assemblies (March 2022)
This 10 year ECRA event takes place in lieu of the 4th ECRA General Assembly (GA), originally planned for 10-11 March 2021. This GA will take place, exactly a year later.
Event: 4th ECRA General Assembly 2022
Event theme: Extreme events under climate change – understanding, communicating, and managing the risks
Date: Tuesday 08 March & Wednesday 09 March 2022
Location: physical meeting at Square Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Event website
- - past events - -
The third ECRA General Assembly took place in 2019:
Event: 3rd ECRA General Assembly 2019.
Event theme: Climate Change and Actionable Information
Date: Wednesday 27 March & Thursday 28 March 2019
Location: physical meeting at Square Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Event website
The second ECRA General Assembly took place in 2017:
Event: 2nd ECRA General Assembly 2017.
Event theme: Climate Change and Vulnerable Regions
Date: Tuesday 07 March & Wednesday 08 March 2017
Location: physical meeting at Square Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Event website
The first ECRA General Assembly took place in 2015:
Event: ECRA General Assembly 2015.
Event theme: New knowledge for risk reduction
Date: Wednesday 25 March & Thursday 26 March 2015
Location: physical meeting at Square Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
Event website
▨ Video
We have prepared several videos sourrounding the event.
▨ Flyer & Updates
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