Climate Events
Living with climate change: are there limits to adaptation? - Royal Geographical Society, London7 & 8 February 2008 The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research and the University of Oslo, with the support of the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) project, announce a two day international conference. The overall objective is to consider strategies for adapting to climate change, in particular to explore the potential barriers to adaptation that may limit the ability of societies to adapt to climate change and to identify opportunities for overcoming these barriers. The conference is aimed at researchers and practitioners with an interest in understanding how societies adapt to climate change. Find out more about this event. | ||
Climate Change - Biosphere and Human Interactions - Birkbeck, University of London8 February 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Jonathan Cowie, Science Communications Consultant. Find out more about this event. | ||
How to Grow a Peat Bog in a Computer: why it is important to be able to do so - Birkbeck, University of London15 February 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Professor Andrew Baird, Queen Mary, University of London. Find out more about this event. | ||
Marine climate and change: past and future - The Geological Society (Burlington House)20 February 2008 The aim of this meeting is to bring together the science of past and present climate change in order to inform us about the future. The study of palaeoclimates has sharpened in importance to the point where it is now considered an integral part in informing policy makers on climate change issues, particularly through the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Find out more about this event. | ||
The Impact of Climate Change on Coral Reefs - Birkbeck, University of London22 February 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Professor James Crabbe, University of Bedfordshire. Find out more about this event. | ||
Climate Change, Energy and the Way Ahead - London School of Economics and Political Science, London27 February 6.30pm to 8.00 pm The world must reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2050 with rich country cuts of at least 80 per cent. Power and transport must be essentially de-carbonised. How can the world rise to these challenges? This lecture will be given by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern. Find out more about this event. | ||
Climate Change and the Polar Regions: barometer or timebomb? - Birkbeck, University of London29 February 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Professor David Vaughan, British Antarctic Survey. Find out more about this event. | ||
Climate Change - Concerns and Roles of International Development NGOs - Birkbeck, University of London7 March 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Geoffrey Dennis, Chief Executive, CARE International UK. Find out more about this event. | ||
Leverhulme Climate Symposium: Rapid climate change: lessons from the past to inform the futureMoller Centre, University of Cambridge from 10th - 12th March 2008 The Symposium will bring together leading scientists from around the world to explore how knowledge gained from understanding past climate change may be applied to the modelling of the Earth's present and future. The first part of the meeting (in Cambridge) will discuss key questions at the forefront of climate research. The Royal Society meeting in London will be pitched at a more general audience including policy makers, environmental groups and the media. Find out more about this event. | ||
Rainforest Ecosystems and Conservation and the Situation of Local Peoples - Birkbeck, University of London14 March 6.30pm to 8.30 pm There is no escaping climate change, although the impact will vary greatly around the globe. This series of lectures will examine some of the extreme problems caused world wide by global warming. This lecture will be given by Professor Sir Ghillean Prance, former Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Find out more about this event. |