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Climate Change III in South-Eastern European Countries: Causes, Impacts, Solutions
18th and 19th September 2008
Graz, Austria
Programme Download
Wednesday 17th September 2008
20:00 |
Get together (optional)
Invitation to a Welcome-Drink at the “Bar Schlossberg” on the Schlossberg (Centre of Graz) |
Thursday 18th September 2008
09:00 |
Registration |
09:30 |
Opening of the Workshop
Address of Welcome
Bernhard Pelzl, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
Presentation of the workshop program & definition of the workshop objectives
Hannes Schwaiger and Franz Prettenthaler, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria |
10:00 |
Session 1 – Causes of climate change impacts CHAIR: Franz Prettenthaler
Climate Change in Central and Eastern Europe: An overview and first results of the CLAVIER project.
Andreas Gobiet, Wegener Zentrum für Klima und Globalen Wandel, Austria
Climate variability and change on precipitation in Bulgaria by means of stochastic precipitation model
Neyko Neykov – National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Extreme Precipitation Months in Bulgaria and Circulation Processes
Nina Nikolova – Faculty of Geology and Geography, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia
Can we define the Impact of Climate Change on Ljubljansko polje Aquifer?
Branka Bračič Železnik – JP Vodovod-Kanalizacija d.o.o., Public Water Utility of Ljubljana |
11:40 |
Presentation Project Ideas Session 1 CHAIR: Franz Prettenthaler
Downscaling of daily precipitation over South East Europe: An approach based on non-homogeneous hidden Markov model
Neyko Neykov – National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bulgaria
Regional Climate Trends and their Influence on the Urban Heat Islands
Nina Nikolova – Faculty of Geology and Geography, St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia |
12:00 |
Lunch Break |
13:15 |
Session 2A – Impacts on ecological and (socio)economic systems and vulnerability assessment CHAIR: Klaus Granica
Climate change and adaptation - measuring regional adaptation potentials in SSE Countries; first results of the CLAVIER-project
Eric Kirschner, Franz Prettenthaler, Nadja Vetters JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
Shaping a scenario of CC impacts on SEE`s citizens as a consolidated solution to a future climate policy option in adaptation
Gabriela Florescu – National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania
Climate Change Impacts and Nuclear Energy Supply: Evidence, Uncertainty and Research Needs
Milkana Mochurova – Institute of Economics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences |
14:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:00 |
Session 2B – Impacts on ecological and (socio)economic systems and vulnerability assessment CHAIR: Hans Kupfersberger
A spatially explicit, indicator-based methodology for quantifying the vulnerability and adaptability of natural ecosystems
Bálint Czúcz – Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The climate change and hydrology of lowland forests in Croatia
Ivan Pilaš – Department of ecology and silviculture, Forest research institute, Croatia
Ecoremediation Network in South East Europe
Ana Vovk Korže, Danijel Vrhovšek– International Centre for Ecoremediation, University of Maribor |
16:10 |
Presentation Project Ideas Session 2 CHAIR: Hans Kupfersberger
Sustaining forest functions through regular forest management
Marko Kovač – Slovenian Forestry Institute
Assessment of the most important potential and true natural hazards for the needs of regional development planning
Gal Kušar – Slovenian Forestry Institute
Integrated vulnerability assessment for the CEE region
Bálint Czúcz – Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Tourism and Water Management on Shallow Lakes in Central Europe
Gábor Bálint – Vituki, Hungary |
16:45 |
End of working Day one |
19:00 |
Participants’ Dinner |
Friday 19th September 2008
09:00
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Session 3 – Solutions for Adaptation and Mitigation CHAIR: Hannes Schwaiger
Options for Land-Use project under GIS
Dorian Frieden, JOANNEUM RESEARCH, Austria
Project CEUBIOM and sustainable biomass use
Robert Pašičko– Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
ICT-Ensure: Building the European Research Area in the Field of ICT for Environmental Sustainability
Lisa Maurer – Knowledge Management Institute, Graz University of Technology
The Programmatic Approach to JI – Experiences and Results from Projects in Germany
Desislava Tomova – FutureCamp GmbH, Germany |
10:30 |
Presentation Project Ideas Session 3 CHAIR: Naomi Pena
Implementation of Ecoremediation in WBC
Ana Vovk Korže, Danijel Vrhovšek– International Centre for Ecoremediation, University of Maribor
Risk Management Strategies for SEE Agribusiness – Facing Climate Change with Insurance and Hedging
Mario Njavro – Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Farm Management, University of Zagreb
Interactive tools for public awareness on climate change – a solution to mitigate the climate change impact through knowledge.
Gabriela Florescu – National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania
Air pollution monitoring and mitigation measures over Alpine and Balkan regions
Biagio Forte – Centre for Atmospheric Research & Laboratory for Environmental Research, University of Nova Gorica
ICT-Ensure: Building the European Research Area in the Field of ICT for Environmental Sustainability
Lisa Maurer – Knowledge Management Institute, Graz University of Technology |
11:00 |
Coffee Break |
11:15 |
Group Discussion |
12:15 |
Plenary CHAIR Naomi Pena and the other chairs |
13:00 |
Conference Closing |
Sponsored by:
KNOW-HOW-TRANSFER-CENTER (KTC/KHTC)
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