Climate Change

"Climate Change in South-Eastern European Countries IV: Adaptation Strategies for Economy and Society"

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Sunday 18th October 2009

20:00

Get together (optional)
Welcome-Drink (Location will be announced)

Monday 19th October 2009

10:00	*Registration*
10:30	*Opening of the Workshop* Welcome and Presentation of the Workshop Program & Definition of the Workshop Objectives Representative from ministry/university Franz Prettenthaler and Hannes Schwaiger (JOANNEUM RESEARCH)
11:00	*Session 1 – Interactions between adaptation and mitigation* CHAIR: Position of Croatia in Post-Kyoto Negotiations Vladimir Jelavić – Ekonerg, Zagreb, Croatia Climate Changes Mitigation Potential of Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Gvero –Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian National Allocation Plan and Challenges to Croatian Industry Neven Duić –Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
12:00	Session 2 – Presentation of Project Ideas CHAIR: Development of the Capacity to Simulate the Economic Impacts of, and Adaptation to, Climate Change in Croatia Mac Callaway – UNEP Risoe Centre, Denmark; Mario Njavro – Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia Improvement and Straightening of the Local Authorities in Climate Changes Adaptation and Mitigation Process Petar Gvero –Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Prospects of CCS in South-Eastern Europe Snežana Komatina – Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia Impact of climate change on forests in the South-Eastern Europe Gheorghe Postolache – Botanical Garden Institute of Academy of Sciences of Moldova
12:45	Lunch break and discussion of project ideas
14:15	*Session 3* – *Energy systems* CHAIR: Large Scale Renewables - Impacts on Environment and Power System Andrej Gubina – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Adapting the Energy Sector to Climate Change Andreas Tuerk – Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria Geological Storage of CO2 Emissions in the Context of Climate Change Mitigation Snežana Komatina – Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia Impacts of Climate Change on Renewable Energy Sources in Croatia Robert Pašičko – Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Croatia
15:45	Coffee Break
16:15	*Session 4 – Adaptation of economic and social strategies* CHAIR: A Case Study for Sustainable Urban Model and Employment Growth Using Manufacturing as a Dynamic Force Isis Spinola-Schwartz – Dominican University of California, USA Computer Based Natural Catastrophe Models Supporting a Better Perception of the Economic Impacts of Climate Gabriela Florescu – National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania How to do a Normalized Damage Analysis for Extreme Weather Events Franz Prettenthaler – Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria
17:15	*End of Working Day One*
19:30	*Participants’ Dinner* (location will be announced)

Tuesday 20th September 2009

09:00	*Session 5 – Adaptation of land use options* CHAIR: Identification and Implementation of Adaptation Response Measures to Drini-Mati River Deltas Eglantina Bruci, UNDP Climate Change Programme Evaluation of Landslide Susceptibility and Adaptation Strategies using Innovative Remote Sensing Technology Klaus Granica – Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria Impact of Climate Change on Forests in the Republic of Moldova Gheorghe Postolache – Botanical Garden Institute of Academy of Sciences of Moldova Incorporating Non-GHG Effects in the Climate Balance of Land-Use and Land-Use Change Options Hannes Schwaiger – Joanneum Research, Graz, Austria Estimation of Effects of Drought Periods on Atmospheric Carbon Storage in Biomass of Young Pedunculate Oak Stands in Pokupski Basin Elvis Paladinic – Forest Research Institute, Croatia Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change: the Case of Sudan Edmund Asare – Department of Forest Ecology, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute, University of Helsinki
11:30	Coffee Break
12:00	Session 6a – Institutions and capacity building CHAIR: How to Make "Adaptation" an EU Acquis Compliant Activity: in the Context of Strategic Environmental Assessment Zsolt Lengyel – Knowledge Management Institute, SenterNovem, Netherlands SEE Climate Change Framework Action Plan for Adaptation: Adaptation Through Consolidation of National Efforts Maria Khovanskaia – Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest, Hungary Interactive Tools for Public Awareness on Climate Change – a Solution to Mitigate the Climate Change Impact Through Knowledge Željka Medven – National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania
13:00	Lunch Break
13:45	Session 6b – Institutions and capacity building CHAIR: Climate change activities at Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ) Lidija Srnec, Mirta Patarčić – Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Zagreb, Croatia Enhancing the Capacity of Bulgarian Institutions for Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Land Degradation Impacts Nataliya Dimitrova-Popova – UNDP/GEF Rio Conventions Project, Bulgaria Regions for Sustainable Change Venelina Verbova – Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest, Hungary Activities of UNDP in the Field of Climate Change Adaptation Sandra Vlašić – UNDP Croatia
15:00	*Plenary* Round table of the chairs and final discussion
15:30	*The End of Workshop`s Working Part*
16:00	*Public Participation at the Workshop* (optional) 350 – Presentation of International Day of Climate Action (October 24th) DOOR, Zagreb, Croatia Public Screening of Movie “The Age of Stupid” www.ageofstupid.net
18:00	*The End of Workshop*