19:00

Get  together (optional)
Café “aiola upstairs” on the Schloßberg (Centre of Graz)

09:00

Registration

09:30

Opening of the Workshop

• Opening speech

Hon.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Pelzl (JOANNEUM RESEARCH)

• Presentation of the workshop programme & definition of the workshop objectives

Dr. Franz Prettenthaler (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

• IPCC emissions scenarios and strategies for stabilizing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nebojsa Nakicenovic (IIASA and Technical University Vienna), Austria

• On and beyond of IPCC 2007 state of knowledge and Wegener Center climate change research

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Steininger (Wegener Center, University of Graz), Austria

10:15

Session 1 – Land use and land cover chair: H. Kupfersberger

Assessment of land use / Cover changes in alpine areas by means of remote sensing
Mathias Schardt (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

A solution to mitigate the impact of extreme climate events on Romanian Forestry
Gabriela Florescu (ICI National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics), Romania

• Effects of the drought 2003 on water balance and forests

Urša Vilhar (Slovenian Forestry Institute), Slovenia

11:15

Coffee Break

11:45

Session 2 – Biodiversity, Neobiota, “Aliens” chair: F. Prettenthaler

• Effects of the climate change on biodiversity and plant invasions in South-Eastern Europe

Danijela Stešević (University of Montenegro), Montenegro

• Climate change and new alien plant species in Austria

Peter Trinkaus (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

• Birds as ideal bio-indicators of climate change: examples from Macedonia

Branko Micevski (Birdlife Macedonia), Macedonia

• Tree rings and climate change

Miklos Kazmir (Eotvos University), Hungary

13:05

Lunch

14:00

Session 3 – Extreme events and water cycles chair: M. Schardt

• The influences of sea surface temperature (SST) variability and change on extreme precipitation in Romania

Roxana Bojariu (National Meteorological Administration), Romania

• Stable isotopes of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and nitrogen as tracers of climatic changes – Case studies from Slovenia

Polona Vreča (Jožef Stefan Institute), Slovenia

• Management of water resources in the light of climate change

Hans Kupfersberger (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

• Natural and technological hazards related to extreme climatic events in Romania

Dan Balteanu (Institute of Geography,  Academy of Sciences), Romania

15:20

Poster Session 1 chair: M. Schardt

• Review on needfulness for plant ecophysiological study and investigation on climate

Mostafa Jafari (Research Institute of Forests and Rangeland ), Iran

• Influences of the atmospheric circulation over the North Atlantic-European sector on the seasonal temperature trend in Romania

Sorin Cheval  (National Meteorological Adminstration), Romania

• Impact of artificial accumulation on climate change

Marija Petrovic ,Serbia

• Climate changes in Europe and Asia: Impacts of water related disaster and mitigation

Anand Bhole (Institute for Sustainable Development & Research), India

• Climate impacts on agriculture

Mounir Balloumi (University of Sousse), Tunisia

• Black spots in Serbia – The influence on environment

Milica Pavlović  (University of Belgrade), Serbia

15:40

Coffee Break

16:10

Session 4 – Economic impacts and adaptation chair: M. Schardt

Adaptation to climate change: a well established policy or only an illusion
Jürgen Kropp (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), Germany

Measuring economic vulnerability and impacts
Franz Prettenthaler (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

16:50

Possibilities of funding – International cooperation chair: M. Schardt

• Possibilities of funding based on the FP7

Michalis Tzatzanis (FFG ), Austria

17:20

Brainstorming for future activities chair: M. Schardt

20:00

Social Dinner

09:00

Session 5 - Climate policy in South-Eastern European (SEE) countries
chair: B. Schlamadinger

• Climate change adaptation in Bulgaria – Public awareness and capacity building

Milkana Mochurova (Institute of Economics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences), Bulgaria
Co-author: Plamen Mishev (University of National and World Economy), Bulgaria

• Evaluating greenhouse gas mitigation options and technology needs in the energy sector in Macedonia

Natasa Markovska (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts), Macedonia

• Possible instruments for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in SEE countries

Leonardo Massai (T.M.C. Ausser Institute), Netherlands

• Climate policy for emission reductions in Bulgaria

Nevena  Alexandrova (Bulgarian Ministry of Environment and Water), Bulgaria

Climate change policy in Slovenia and integrating GHG reductions into sectoral policies
Matjaž Česen (Jožef Stefan Institute – Energy Efficiency Centre), Slovenia

10:40

Coffee break

11:10

Session 6 – Kyoto related issues (JI / CDM / GIS) and emissions trading in SEE countries chair: N. Bird

Possibilities for investment in Serbian energy sector and compliance with the Kyoto protocol
Sanja Filipović (Economic Institute – Belgrade), Serbia

The impact of energy and emission markets on energy efficiency and independence
Andrej Gubina (University of Ljubljana ), Slovenia

Options for Green Investment Scheme (GIS) and recent developments
Andreas Türk (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

JI projects: Compatibility of climate change mitigation with other environmental aspects
Marieta Koleva (Birdlife Bulgaria), Bulgaria

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Poster Session 2 chair: N. Bird

Potential benefits in solar water heating in South-Eastern European countries
Slavoljub Mijovic (University of Montenegro), Montenegro

Adequacy assessment of the Slovenian power system
Milos Pantos  (University of Ljubljana), Slovenia

Small energy efficiency measures in households and office buildings
Ilija Sazdovski  (NGO Proaktiva), Macedonia

Reduction in CO2 emissions trough introduction of sustainable living
Dragana Bojovic (University of Belgrade – Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies), Serbia

Efficiency of GHG mitigation measures under consideration of ancillary effects
Daniel Steiner (JOANNEUM RESEARCH), Austria

13:40

Session 7 – Renewable energy chair: N. Bird

• The potential of renewable energy sources in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Biomass

Petar M. Gvero (University of Banja Luka ), Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Potential for emission reduction of Greenhouse Gases in BiH and needs for establishment of Designated National Authority

Azrudin Husika (University of Sarajevo ), Bosnia and Herzegovina

14:20

Coffee break

15:00

Walk through the city centre of the Cultural Capital 2003 (optional)
guided by Klaus Granica