International Conference
'Climate Adaptation in the Nordic Countries: Science, Practice, Policy'
8-10 November 2010, Stockholm, Sweden
Programme updated as of 28 October 2010
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Monday 8 November: Science focus
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| 11.00 - |
Registration opens - coffee/tea provided |
| 13.00 - 13.20 |
Opening of conference |
| 13.20 - 13.30 |
Welcome speech: Maria Ågren, Director-General, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency |
| 13.30 - 14.00 |
Keynote presentation: Kristie L. Ebi, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): Climate adaptation assessment by the IPCC |
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| 14.00 - 14.15 |
Break |
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| 14.15 - 15.45 |
Parallel sessions 1
1.1 Assessing vulnerability
1.1.1. Identifying vulnerable places most in need of adaptation strategies. Jan Ketil Rød
1.1.2. Susceptibility to harm in Norway: adapting social vulnerability index to a new context. Ivar Holand
1.1.3. CARAVAN: interactive mapping of vulnerability to climate change in the Nordic region. Timothy R. Carter
1.2 Adaptation and public health I
1.2.1. Vulnerability, impact and adaption assessment of health threats from infectious diseases. Jan Semenza
1.2.2. Indicators to support health-oriented climate change adaptation. Celie Manuel
1.2.3. Climate change health impact and adaptation assessment in the North of the Russian Federation: a pilot project in the Arkhangelsk region. Galina Degtera.
1.3 Climate information and climate services
1.3.1. Improved climate scenarios for impact studies in the Arctic: the ADSIMNOR project. Ralf Döscher
1.3.2. Model development for risk assessments of climate change impact on forestry. Anna Maria Jönsson
1.3.3. Bridging the gap between science and practice - the case of Finnish national climate change portal www.ilmasto-opas.fi. Simo Haanpää
1.3.4. Problematizing climate change through integral GIS. Lynn Rosentrater
1.4 Adaptation at the regional level
1.4.1. Regional challenges of climate change adaptation: grounding of national climate strategies in Finland. Sirkku Juhola
1.4.2. Climate change adaptation at the regional level in Norway: status quo and challenges. Eli Anine Heiberg
1.4.3. How is climate change addressed in municipal planning and why - observations from three recent comprehensive planning processes in the Stockholm region. Oskar Wallgren
1.4.4. Baltic sea region climate change adaptation strategy - BALTADAPT. Erik Buch
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| 15.45 - 16.15 |
Coffee/tea break |
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| 16.15 - 17.45 |
Parallel sessions 2
2.1 The role of adaptive capacity
2.1.1. The ability of Nordic countries to adapt to climate change: measuring adaptive capacity at the regional level. Lasse Peltonen
2.1.2. Moving beyond generic adaptive capacity: exploring the actual adaptation space of the water supply and wastewater sector of the Stockholm region, Sweden. Peter M. Rudberg
2.1.3. Local adaptive capacity to climate change: the electricity sector in Norway and Sweden. Liv Arntzen Loechen
2.1.4. Five metaphors for making adaptive water management happen - lessons learned from seven NeWater case studies. Hans Jørgen Henriksen
2.2 Adaptation and public health II
2.2.1. Heatwave in Stockholm 2030: analysing impacts on heat-related mortality. Henrik Carlsen
2.2.2. Effects of climate change on infectious diseases of importance for humans and animals. Ann Albihn
2.2.3. The gender perspective in climate change and health. Maria Nilsson
2.3 Infrastructure and technology
2.3.1. Adapting the Danish building stock and urban environment to climate change. Torben Valdbjørn Rasmussen
2.3.2. Decision tools for sustainable adaptation planning in the drinking water sector: a case study from Botkyrka municipality. Karin Edvardsson Björnberg
2.3.3. Adaptive capacity of the Swedish electricity sector: influence from organizational structure and culture. Tor Haakon Inderberg
2.4 Social issues in adaptation
2.4.1. The politics of local adaptation. Elin Selboe
2.4.2. Perceptions of climate change among reindeer herding Sami in Sweden. Maria Furberg
2.4.3. Social impacts of climate change and climate adaptation in Finnish rural areas. Rauno Sairinen
2.4.4. Framing and scaling of environmental perspectives in the negotiation over petroleum development in the Lofoten and Vesterålen region. Berit Kristoffersen
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Tuesday 9 November: Practice focus
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Name |
| 08.00 - |
Registration opens |
| 09.00 - 09.20 |
Summary of conclusions from Day 1 |
| 09.20 - 10.00 |
Keynote presentations:
Ian Burton, University of Toronto: Science, policy and practice: How can the gaps be reduced?
Gustaf Landahl, City of Stockholm: Climate adaptation in Stockholm. From theory to practice |
| 10.00 - 11.00 |
Coffee/tea break
Posters, exhibits and tool demonstrations (see list below) |
| 11.00 - 12.30 |
Parallel sessions 3
3.1 Flood risk management
3.1.1. Flood hazard and climate change: reactive and proactive approaches. Kyrre Groven
3.1.2. Climate adaptation where rivers meet the sea - the Stockholm and Gothenburg examples. Johan Andréasson
3.1.3. Three Points Approach (3PA) for urban flood risk management: climate change adaptation through transdisciplinarity and multifunctionality. Chiara Fratini
3.1.4. Civil protection and climate change impacts in the Netherlands: local risk perceptions and actions. Maya van den Berg
3.2 Decision tools and frameworks
3.2.1. The question of when to adapt: developing a framework for optimal timing of climate change adaptation. Henrik Carlsen
3.2.2. Decision making framework for climate change adaptation in Denmark. Kirsten Halsnæs
3.2.3. Adaptation tools in practice at the local level - experiences from applying a LCLIP (local climate impacts profile) on three Swedish municipalities. Annika Carlsson-Kanyama
3.2.4. Designing and applying a toolbox for adaptation to climate change. Reinhard Mechler
3.3 Adaptation at the municipal level
3.3.1. Approaching climate change adaptation in Swedish spatial planning practice. Sofie Storbjörk
3.3.2. Climate adaptation in the Danish municipalities. Vibeke Nellemann
3.3.3. Setting adaptation to climate change on the municipal agenda in Norway. Grete K. Hovelsrud
3.3.4. Helsinki metropolitan area adaptation to climate change strategy - how to build a relevant and usable strategy? Susanna Kankaanpää
3.4 Participatory adaptation research
3.4.1. Institutional aspects of adaptation - participatory approaches in Nordic cities and sectors. Anna C Jonsson
3.4.2. The role of scientific knowledge in stakeholder deliberations on local climate adaptation: two case studies in Sweden. Åsa Gerger Swartling
3.4.3. Testing the combination of natural science and economic information for adaptation purposes within a deliberative framework. Adriaan Perrels
3.4.4. How to provide and disseminate scientific knowledge for decision making - the Danish experience. Martin Drews
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| 12.30 - 13.45 |
Lunch |
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Plenary presentations on supporting adaptation decisions
Roger Street, UK Climate Impacts Programme: Informed support to decision making in the
context of adaptation to a changing climate: UKCIP as an example
Annika Carlsson-Kanyama, Swedish Defence Research Agency: Adaptation to climate change at
the local level: lessons learned and ideas for further research
Andrea Prutsch, Environment Agency Austria: Guiding principles for adaptation to climate
change in Europe
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| 14.45 - 15.15 |
Coffee/tea break |
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| 15.15 - 16.45 |
Plenary panel discussion on the science-practice dialogue
Panellists: Anna Bratt, The County Administrative Board of Östergötland; Povl Frich, Danish Energy Agency; Gunn-Britt Retter, Saami Council; Esko Kivisaari, Federation of Finnish Financial Services; Cathrine Andersen, Directorate
for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, Norway.
Moderator: Johan Kuylenstierna, Stockholm Environment Institute
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| 16.45 - 18.30 |
Break, transportation to Stockholm City Hall (self-organised)
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| 18.30 - 21.00 |
Conference reception at Stockholm City Hall, hosted by the City of Stockholm
Johan Rockström, Stockholm Environment Institute, will speak
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Wednesday 10 November: Policy focus
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Name |
| 08.00 - |
Registration opens |
| 09.00 - 09.20 |
Summary of conclusions from Day 2 |
| 09.20 - 10.00 |
Keynote presentations
Hans-Martin Füssel, European Environment Agency: Developing European knowledge and policy for adaptation
Svend Binnerup, National Environmental Research Institute, Denmark: The value of science, policy, and private sector integration for implementation of adaptation strategies
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| 10.00 - 11.00 |
Coffee/tea break
Exhibits and tool demonstrations (see list below)
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| 11.00 - 12.30 |
Parallel sessions 4
4.1 The institutional context of local adaptation
4.1.1. Planning for climate change in urban areas. Jan Erling Klausen
4.1.2. Knowledge networks for local adaptation in the Stockholm region: challenges of multilevel governance. Annika E Nilsson
4.1.3. Equal, equitable and climate change responsive? The (in)visibility of power/privilege in institutional climate change discourse. Tanja Ståhle
4.1.4. Building a bridge from aspirations to implementation: Ireland as a case study. Jackie S. McGloughlin
4.2 National policy initiatives
4.2.1. Extreme weather lessons and climate change adaptation in the Norwegian civil protection system. Idun A. Husabø
4.2.2. Adaptation to climate change in Denmark - science-policy interaction in practice. Povl Frich
4.2.3. The German adaptation strategy: promoting the implementation on regional and local levels. Andreas Vetter
4.2.4. The governance of adaptation to climate change: taking stock and providing guidance. Andrea Prutsch
4.3 Integrating adaptation into policy
4.3.1.Integrating climate adaptation policy in Swedish forestry: an analysis of the policy process from 2000 to 2010. Johanna Ulmanen
4.3.2. Regional lessons for adaptation: comparative insights from adaptation processes of Helsinki, Finland, and the Gold Coast, Australia. Susanna Kankaanpää
4.3.3. An integral analysis of climate change adaptation in Norway: results from the PLAN project. Karen O'Brien
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| 12.30 - 13.45 |
Lunch |
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| 13.45 - 15.15 |
Plenary panel discussion on adaptation policy
Panellists: Annett Möhner, UN Climate Change Secretariat; Marianne Karlsen, Ministry of Environment, Norway;
Pirkko Heiknheimo, Ministry of Environment, Finland; Klas Eklund, SEB; Lena Sommestad, former Swedish Environment Minister.
Moderator: Johan Kuylenstierna, Stockholm Environment Institute
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| 15.15 - 15.30 |
Closing of conference |
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Posters, exhibits and tool demonstrations.
P1. Adaptatation and mitigation to climate change in freshwaters - the EU REFRESH project. Leonard Sandin
P4. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Jan C Semenza
P5. Bridging the gap between basic climate science and adaptation research:
the centre for regional change in the earth system (cres). Martin Drews
P6. Nordic Strategic Adaptation Research (NORD-STAR). Michael Goodsite
P7. CLISP - Climate Change Adaption by Spatial Planning in the Alpine Space. Wolfgang Lexer
P8. Incorporating climate change aspects in strategic planning in Belarus: learning experience from pilot SEA projects. Usava Iryna
P9. Synthesis from the 1st NONAM workshop on risk assessment and stakeholder involvement: commonalities and differences across infrastructure type. Adriaan Perrels
P10. A framework for convergence. Sigrun Maria Kristinsdottir
P11. The governance of urban climate change adaptation. Jan Erling Klausen
P12. Chilling Nordic cities in hot summers: Low-cost low-tech large-scale cold sinks. Robin Grayson
P13. Geothermal energy and adaptation in Kenya. Pacifica F. Achieng Ogola
P14. Transition dynamics towards electric cars fleet. René Biasone
P15. Adapting the Danish building stock and urban environment to climate change. Torben Valdbjørn Rasmussen
P16. Adaptation and mitigation from the perspective of the insurance sector. Lára Jóhannisdóttir
P17. Climate change impacts and adaptation in the sub arctic area - a case study from the Torneträsk region. Karin Brink
P18. Relevance of climate change research for policy making in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. Karoliina Pilli-Sihvola
E1. The Swedish portal for adaptation to climate change. Pelle Boberg
E2. Climate Impact Research and Response Coordination for a Larger Europe: CIRCLE-2 ERA-Net. Markus Leitner
E3. The Norwegian portal for adaptation to climate change. Guro Andersen
E4. CARAVAN/MEDIATION interactive vulnerability mapping tool - Demonstration. Stefan Fronzek, Hanna Mela, Lynn Rosentrater
E5. Organisers, NORDCLAD-Net partners, and sponsors
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