ECRA General Assembly 2017

„Climate Change and Vulnerable Regions“

7-8 March 2017, Brussels

The ECRA General Assembly 2017 was a forum to discuss climate research priorities, vulnerable regions, impacts and potential adaptation strategies, along with advancing integrative and collaborative research. More than 110 climate scientists, policy makers and representatives from relevant climate initiatives made it a successful conference!

 Learn more about our General Assembly 2017 below, including all presentations for download:

• Agenda and Documentation

• 7 March: Science Policy Dialogue (Keynote Statements & Panel Discussion)

• 8 March: Climate Change Reserch (Scientific Presentations in ECRA's Collaborative Programmes)

• Impressions from the event

Agenda and Documentation

Agenda	Documentation
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7 March: Science-Policy Dialogue

Opening Statement

• Karin Lochte (Director of Alfred Wegener Institute AWI, Germany & ECRA Chair)

Presentation of the Collaborative Programmes

• CP Sea Level Change and Coastal Impacts (Gianmaria Sannino, ENEA, Italy)

• CP Changes in the Hydrological Cycle (Elisa Palazzi, CNR, Italy)

• CP High Impact Events and Climate Change (Martin Drews, DTU, Denmark)

• CP Arctic Climate Stability and Change (Lars H. Smedsrud, University of Bergen/BCCR, Norway)

Keynote Statements

• Karin Lochte (Director of Alfred Wegener Institute AWI, Germany & ECRA Chair)

• Anneli Pauli (European Commission: DG Climate Action DG CLIMA)

Evening Panel Discussion: "Climate Change and Vulnerable Regions"

Moderation: Ralf Ludwig (LMU, Germany)

From left to right:
Ralf Ludwig (LMU), Andrea Tilche (European Commission: DG Research and Innovation DG RTD), Karin Lochte (AWI, Chair of ECRA), Anneli Pauli (European Commission: DG Climate Action DG CLIMA), Christian Berretta (University of Leeds), Katrine Krogh Andersen (Technical University of Denmark DTU), Hans-Martin Füssel (European Environment Agency EEA), Kevin Noone (University of Stockholm, JPI Climate).

8 March: Climate Change Research

Scientific Presentations in ECRA's Collaborative Programmes (CPs)

Sea Level Change and Coastal Impacts

Moderation: Gianmaria Sannino, ENEA, IT

• Aimee Slangen (NIOZ, NE): Regional sea-level projections

• Goneri Le Cozannet (French Geological Survey, FR): Impacts of sea-level rise on coastal erosion and flooding

• Robert Nicholls (University of Southampton, UK): Sea level rise impacts and adaptation in Europe

• Jochen Hinkel (Global Climate Forum, DE): Adaptation and societal view

Changes in the Hydrological Cycle

Moderation: Ralf Ludwig, LMU, DE and Elisa Palazzi, CNR, IT

• Antonello Provenzale (CNR, IT): Geosphere-biosphere-hydrosphere interactions in the earth critical zone - Lessons from European Protected Areas

• Isabelle La Jeunesse (University of Tours, FR): What we need is a good drought! - Perspectives from NW-Europe

• Erika Coppola (ICTP, Trieste, IT): Climate change impact on the hydrological cycle for the Alpine region

• Ana Iglesias (UPM, Madrid, ES): Changes in environmental and agricultural risks in the Mediterranean

High Impact Events and Climate Change

Moderation: Peter Braesicke, KIT, DE

• Hilppa Gregow (FMI, FI): Extremes and their impacts on vulnerable sectors

• Susanna Mohr (KIT, DE): Has the hail potential over Europe changed and what are potential drivers?

• Marco Hoogvliet (Deltares, NE): Cities and their vulnerability to climate change

• Len Shaffrey (University of Reading, UK): Climate change and extratropical storms

Arctic Climate Stability and Change

Moderation: Lars H. Smedsrud, UiB/BCCR, NO

• Julienne Stroeve (UCL-CPOM, UK): Arctic sea ice loss and the response from CO₂

• Richard Bintanja (KNMI, NE): Observed Arctic sea ice loss and Arctic amplification

• Ralf Döscher (SMHI, SE): Arctic climate change scenarios and consequences

• Lis L. Jørgensen (IMR, NO): Effects of multiple stressors on the benthic ecosystem in the Barents Sea

Thanks to all participants for a successful General Assembly 2017 !

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