Climate Change Conference: Global Risks, Challenges and Decisions (Mar 2009)

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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. The Congress will bring together thought leaders and industry
professionals. 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. The
Copenhagen Congress on Climate Change, organized by ten universities in the
International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) (www.iaruni.org
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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. www.climatecongress.ku.dk
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Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC and Mr. José Manuel Barroso,
President of the European Commission. The following leading international
figures are confirmed plenary speakers and more will become part of the
programme. Please find a full list of confirmed session chairs at our web
page www.climatecongress.ku.dk
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* 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