Conference programme
The programme will be structured around the main themes of the Conference (see Call for Abstracts). Leading international researchers have been invited as keynote speakers to provide overviews of the major Conference themes. Contributions from participants in the form of presentations in parallel sessions and posters will form the main part of the programme. There will also be at least two panel discussions on topical issues.
Keynote speakers are being contacted and will be listed here in due course.
Call for Abstracts
You are invited to submit abstracts for oral presentations in the parallel sessions, as well as abstracts for posters. We seek relevant and high-quality contributions from researchers, practitioners and decision-makers. Abstracts will be evaluated by a scientific committee comprising Nordic and external experts.
Accepted abstracts will be published in the abstract book given to all delegates attending the Conference upon registration in Helsinki.
Abstracts are invited on all issues relevant to climate change adaptation in the Nordic countries and beyond, especially those that explore aspects of importance for adaptation decision-making. Initially, we are structuring the themes of the meeting according to five broad headings (see below – bulleted sub-topics are merely illustrative). These themes will be refined into sessions as submissions are received.
- Risk assessment and impact response (presenting observed and projected impacts of anthropogenic climate change, their analysis and associated uncertainties)
- Vulnerability and adaptive capacity (examining factors that influence the exposure and sensitivity of regions, sectors and societies to climate change and determine their ability to adapt)
- Building resilience (exploring social and technical options for enhancing society's capability to respond to a changing climate in a flexible and timely manner)
- Policy development and implementation (discussing adaptation policy development and the implementation of adaptation in practice, their evaluation, and case examples)
- Cross cutting issues in adaptation (considering issues that bridge across or may fall between traditional disciplines, sectors or regions)
