Programme
Booklet |
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12
February 2007 |
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| 11:30 - 1
p.m. |
Registration |
| 1 p.m. |
| Block
1: Opening Session |
| Sigmar
Gabriel, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (Germany) |
Francisco
Nunes Correia, Minister for the Environment, spatial
Planning and Regional Development (Portugal) |
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Mogens Peter Carl, Director General DG Environment |
| 2 p.m. |
Block
2: Climate Change and Water Resources: Setting the scene
Moderator:
Wolfram Mauser Ludwig, Maximilian University, Munich |
Climate
Change and Water Resources: Observed and Projected Global
Trends
Nigel
Arnell, Tyndall Centre, UK |
Climate
Change and Water Resources: Observed and Projected Trends
at regional scale in Europe
Daniela
Jacob, Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Germany
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Climate
Change and its Impacts on Water Resources: Long term/gradual
Changes
Pavel
Kabat, Wageningen University, The Netherlands |
Climate
Change and its Impacts on Water Resources: Extreme Events
Axel
Bronstert, Potsdam University, Germany |
| Discussion
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| Coffee
break |
Climate
Change and Water Resources: Impacts on Water Related and Water
Dependent Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Annette
Menzel, Technical University Munich, Germany |
Climate
Change and its Impacts on Water Resources, Water management
and related Adaptation Strategies: Research Gaps and Priorities
Elisabeth
Lipiatou, DG Research, European Commission |
What
does the scientific Diagnosis mean to Politics?
Observations and Question Marks.
Jaqueline
McGlade, European Environment agency |
| Discussion |
| End of day
1: approx. 6:00 p.m. |
|
8 p.m. Evening event
(Dinner) |
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13
February 2007 |
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| Start: 9
a.m. |
Block
3: Towards an EU Policy Framework for Adaptation
Moderator:
Andre Weidenhaupt, Ministry for Environment, Luxemburg |
Framework
of an EU Adaptation Strategy
David Grant Lawrence, DG Environment,
European Commission |
Climate
Change and Water – Assessments and responses in EU Member
States – an Overview
Jaqueline Mc Glade, European Environment
Agency
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Climate Change
and the European Water Dimension: Tools for Improved Risk Management
Manfred Grasserbauer, Joint Research
Centre |
| Discussion |
| Coffee
break |
| Start:
10:15 a.m |
Block
4: Impacts on Selected Sectors and Adaptation Challenges
Moderator: Peter Gammeltoft, DG Environment, European
Commission |
Climate Change
and Water Resources – Socio-economic consequences
Gernot Klepper, Kiel Institute for World
Economy, Germany |
| Introduction
of preliminary recommendations and conclusions on options
for adaptation strategies and measures with regard to the
following sectors: |
Water Management
: Impacts, Adaptation Challenges and Options
Karl
Schwaiger; Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry,
Environment and Water Management, Austria |
Agriculture:
Impacts, Adaptation Challenges and Options
Marco
Bindi, University of Florence, Italy |
Energy Industry:
Impacts, Adaptation Challenges and Options
Michel Colombier, Institute for Sustainable Development and
International Relations, France |
Transport
Sector (Navigation): Impacts, Adaptation Challenges and Options
Hans Moser, Federal Institute for
Hydrology, Germany |
Tourism:
Impacts Adaptation Challenges and Options y
Gabor
Vereczi, World Tourism Organisation |
Questions
(Comprehension)
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Lunch
break |
Block
5: Adaptation Strategies: Options for selected Sectors
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| Working
Sessions |
The
working sessions take place simultaneously. Participants will
be invited to comment on the preliminary recommendations and
conclusion for adaptation strategies, to bring in additional
ideas and proposals. |
Session
A: Water Management
Moderator: Karl Schwaiger, Federal
Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
Management, Austria
Rapporteur:
Andreas Schumann, University of Bochum, Germany
Presentation 1:
Jose Ramon Picatoste, Ministry for
Environment, Spain
Presentation 2:
Jelle van Minnen, Environmental Assessment
Agency, The Netherlands
Presentation 3:
David King, Environmental Agency for
England and Wales
Presentation 4:
Pamela Taylor, UK Water
Presentation 5:
Luis Veiga da Cunha, Universidade Nova
de Lisboa, Portugal
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Session
B: Water & Agriculture
Moderator: Marco Bindi, University
of Florence, Italy
Rapporteur:
Jørgen E. Olesen, Institute of Agriculture Sciences,
Danmark
Presentation 1:
Bernard Seguin, National Institute
for Agricultural Science, France
Presentation 2:
Ana Iglesias, University of Madrid,
Spain
Presentation 3:
Horst Gömann, Federal Agricultural
Research Centre, Germany |
Session
C: Water & Energy Industry
Moderator: Michel Colombier, Institute for
Sustainable Development and International Relations
Rapporteur:
Nils R. Sælthun, University of Oslo, Norway
Presentation
1:
Sten Bergstrom, Metereological and
Hydrological Institute, Sweden
Presentation
2:
Sylvie
Parey, Electricité de France
Presentation 3:
Otto
Pirker, Austrian Hydropower AG
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Session
D: Water & Transport & Navigation
Moderator: Hans Moser, Federal Institute
for Hydrology, Germany
Rapporteur: Bruno Schädler, Federal Office for the Environment,
Switzerland
Presentation 1:
Gabor
Balint, Vituki, Hungary
Presentation 2:
Henk
van Hoorn, Dutch Ministry for Transport, Public Works and
Water management, The Netherlands
Presentation 3:
Gunther
Jaegers, European Barge Union
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Session
E: Water & Tourism
Moderator: Gabor Vereczi, World Tourism
Organisation
Rapporteur: Wolfgang Seiler, Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research, Germany
Presentation 1:
David
Viner, University of East Anglia, UK
Presentation 2:
Tanja
Cegnar Environmental Agency, Republic of Slovenia
Presentation 3:
Tamara
Ratz, Kodolányi János University College, Hungary
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| End of day
2: approx. 6:30 p.m. |
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February 2007 |
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| Start: 9
a.m. |
Block
6: Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Adaptation
Strategies in developing countries- a case for development
cooperation
Keynote
by Achim Steiner, Executive Director UNEP
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Block
7: Climate Change and the Economic Relevance
Terry
Barker, Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Reserach
"After Stern: the Economics of Avoiding dangerous Climate
Change" |
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Block
8: Presentation of Results from Working Sessions
in the Plenary
Moderator: Peter Gammeltoft, DG Environment, European
Commission |
| Report from
the sessions |
| Questions/Discussions |
| Coffee
break |
Block
9: Podium Discussion
Moderator:
Alfred Thorwarth, German Committee for Disaster Reduction |
| The podium
consists of personalities from different parts of the society
(politics, industry, science, civil society). Discussions should
focus on how awareness for the need for adaptation strategies
can be raised and how adaptation strategies can be transferred
into action in the different sectors. |
- Achim Steiner; Executive Secretary of UNEP (to be confirmed)
- Astrid Klug, Parliamentarian State Secretary, Federal
Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety, Germany
- David Grant Lawrence, DG Environment of the European
Commission
- Tony Long, WWF European Policy Office
- Representative from Energy Sector (to be confirmed)
- Pedro Cunha Serra, Águas de Portugal
- Terry Barker, Cambridge
Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Reserach
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Block
10: Presentation of Conclusions and Recommendations |
| Fritz Holzwarth |
| Peter Gammeltoft |
13.20
- 13.30 Concluding Remarks
Astrid Klug - Germany
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for
the Environment |
| 13.30 Farewell
Snack |
| End of the
Symposium: approx. 1 p.m. |
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