| CcSP Scientific Director Kabat appointed as review-editor of the AR5 IPCC report Prof. Pavel Kabat is appointed as review-editor of the 'Freshwater Resources' chapter of Working Group II 'Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability' the fifth assessment report of IPCC. This assessment is due in 2014 and will then inform governments and the broader public on the latest findings on policy-relevant climate change research. CcSP, Tuesday 1 June 2010 |
| Registration open for Climate Delta Conference The conference ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change’ will be held in Rotterdam, from 29 September- 1 October 2010. You are cordially invited to join this conference to discuss the most recent scientific insights, to share best practices and to create effective international networks. Registration for this conference is now open. Deltas in Times of Climate Change, Thursday 29 April 2010 |
| PhD position on Generating dynamically consistent future climate scenarios under persistently anomalous atmospheric circulation (job application has been expired) The candidate will use the KNMI state-of-the-art climate model to investigate weather characteristics of a possible climate in 2050, taking into account circulation changes by forcing the model to reproduce the desired circulation change. The project is part of the Knowledge for Climate Program. KNMI, Monday 19 April 2010 |
| Post-doc researcher Knowledge Co-Production (job application has been expired) The post-doc researcher works in the research project INSPIRATOR (Integrated analysis of the Science-Policy Interface in Research projects on global change and sustainability: implications for AcTORS involved in the co-production of knowledge). The researcher will also participate in processes of knowledge co-production in ongoing research projects of the “Knowledge for Climate” and “Sustainable Earth” programmes. Utrecht University, Faculty of Geosciences, Monday 12 April 2010 |
| DeltaCompetition challenges students to craft solutions for climate change adaptation in the world’s delta cities The worldwide DeltaCompetition is open for submissions. Students are invited to formulate creative solutions for adapting the delta cities of the world to climate change impacts. Students have until 15 June 2010 to submit entries to the competition. Three winning entries will receive prizes of USD 3,000 and an expenses-paid trip to Rotterdam to present their work at the Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference. Delta Alliance Secretary, Thursday 18 March 2010 |
| Open letter of Dutch climate researchers on IPCC and on errors in Climate report 2007 In response to the ongoing discussion about the reliability of the IPCC and the climate reports, a group of 52 leading Dutch scientists in the field of climate research has written an open letter. The letter is published in several Dutch media on February 10. You can download the full letter below. SENSE Research School, Wednesday 10 February 2010 |
| Pier Vellinga speaks at Green Energy Event: Green energy opportunities in The Netherlands - beyond Copenhagen Last year concluded with the Copenhagen negotiations. It marked a global transition to embrace green energy in order to create a more sustainable global economy. Professor Pier Vellinga, will share his views on the outcome of the negotiations and outline sustainable commercial possibilities and possible governmental policies that were identified by a host of companies, governmental bodies and NGO’s. Wageningen UR, Monday 25 January 2010 |
| Change Magazine with Climate Adaptation in Europe This issue of Change Magazine is about adaptation in Europe. Clearly, there is a wide variety of impacts, solutions, research and policy – and Europe is slowly gathering speed. Europe has the money and the knowledge to tackle this challenge. Change Magazine, supported by CcSP and KfC, Wednesday 9 December 2009 |
| Call for abstracts for Conference 'Deltas in Times of Climate Change' The two official Dutch research programmes on climate change and spatial planning (Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate), the City of Rotterdam and the C40 (a group of the world’s largest cities committed to tackling climate change) invite scientists, politicians, policy-makers and practitioners to share their knowledge and experience in a major international conference on climate adaptation. Climate Delta Conference, Tuesday 8 December 2009 |
| CoP 15 Side Event The Climate changes Spatial Planning Programme and Knowledge for Climate Programme initiated to organise the Holland Climate House during the CoP15 at Copenhagen, where results will be shown from different climate projects (scientific and policy); presentations are available in pfd-format. CcSP / KfC, Thursday 19 November 2009 |