Climate Change II in South-Eastern European Countries: Causes, Impacts, Solutions
Wednesday, 14th November – Thursday, 15th November 2007
Belgrade, Serbia

 

The vulnerability of society and the economy to the impacts of climate change requires
both appropriate emission reduction measures and adaptation policies. These are already
of great importance, but will become more so in the future.

In particular, there is great potential and demand for research on these issues in South-
Eastern European (SEE) countries. Especially against the background of the coming call of
the 7th FP there is an essential need to discuss and potentially coordinate joint research
interests.

Therefore the coming workshop will help to exchange the latest findings in climate changerelated
research, and also focus on exchanging project ideas to encourage the initiation
of joint projects.

To reach these objectives, the workshop will
include the following opportunities:

Researchers can present innovative and new findings of their
research by presentations
Small groups of researchers can exchange and discuss project ideas and will
possibly determine a working plan for joint project proposals, e. g. under the 7th FP

Workshop topics include:

Economic impacts of climate change (+ Adaptation policy)

Monitoring and forecasting the environmental impacts of climate change,
e. g. drought, natural hazards, on biodiversity (+ Adaptation policy)

CDM / Kyoto / renewable energy – especially biomass

Synergies between adaptation and mitigation, e. g. meeting the future heating and
cooling energy demand; forest management

For participation, researchers are encouraged to prepare either or both …

Abstracts for presentations for this year’s workshop’s topics

Proposals /outlines of ideas for joint projects (for the purpose of coordination)
… by 12th October 2007 to climate@joanneum.at (Daniel Steiner).
Abstracts for presentations and proposals/ outlines of ideas will be selected and coordinated in order to ensure appropriate
coverage of topics and ideas at the workshop.

 

Organisational matters:

In order to enable participants to also attend the conference in Brdo / Slovenia
“Climate Change – An opportunity for growth” on 16 November 2007, transfer
assistance will be provided at participants expenses.

For hotel reservations please use the hotel reservation form attached below. For
this and for all other organisational inquiries / requirements please contact Jelena
Stanković at workshop.belgrade@gmail.com.