Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions: March 10-12 2009
June 19, 2008 at 09:23AM Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions: March 10-12 2009 Copenhagen, Denmark. Registration and further information: www.climatecongress.ku.dk
The Congress will bring together thought leaders and industry professionals like yourself. The Copenhagen Congress on Climate Change, organized by ten universities in the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) (www.iaruni.org) will be a unique congress aiming to identify and synthesise the science, technology and policy advances required in order to ensure sustainability of global communities in the current and coming decades.
The Danish Government as host of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) to be held in Copenhagen at the end of 2009 supports this Congress organised by IARU as part of the run-up to the COP 15. An executive summary with the main findings of this Congress will, after agreement with the Danish Government, be handed over to the participants at the COP15.
We are delighted to have secured the participation of Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC and Mr. José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission as keynote speakers at this historic event. The following leading international figures are confirmed plenary speakers and more will become part of the programme.
* Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, University of Toronto
* Professor Amanda Lynch, Monash University
* Professor Diana Liverman, University of Oxford
* Professor Nebojsa Nakicenovic, The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
* Professor William D. Nordhaus, Yale University
* Professor Stefan Rahmstorf, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
* Professor John Schellnhuber, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
The main aim of the congress is to provide a synthesis of existing and emerging scientific knowledge necessary in order to make intelligent societal decisions concerning application of mitigation and adaptation strategies in response to climate change.
The congress aims to identify and synthesise the science, technology and policy advances required in order to ensure sustainability of global communities in the current and coming decades. Please let us know if you would like further information on the programme and, most importantly, we eagerly anticipate your participation.
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