WUN adapting to Climate change Event

More information can be found at the WUN website

In September, international researchers, policy makers and stakeholders associated with the WUN Adapting to Climate Change Global Challenge will meet at Southampton.

Invited participants include:

• Professor Guy Poppy - University of Southampton
• Dr Mark Siddall - University of Bristol
• Professor Bruce Hewitson - University of Cape Town
• Professor Alistar Robertson - University of Western Australia
• Professor Neil Coles - University of Western Australia
• Professor James Murray - University of Washington
• Professor Jane Memmott - University of Bristol
• Professor John Dearing - University of Southampton
• Professor Peter Schiffer - Penn State University
• Dr Petra Tschakert - Penn State University
• Dr Emma Tompkins - University of Leeds
• Professor Margaret Alston - Monash University
• Professor David Battisti - University of Washington
• Professor Tim Wheeler - Deputy Chief Scientist, Department for International Development UK
• Dr Gemma Parker - Chief Social Scientist Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) UK
• Professor Andrew Watkinson - Director of Living with Environmental Change Cross-Agency Theme UK
• Professor Molly Jahns - Research, Education and Economics Under Secretary United States Department of Agriculture USA

Monday 26th September
The meeting will open with a series of speakers, largely involved in existing ACC networks, who will introduce their research programme on ACC. Speakers will be asked to present the context of their research within an established conceptual framework, possibly the Drivers-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses (DPSIR) framework, which is commonly used as a monitoring tool by a range of organizations. These talks will be given in three themed sessions with an overview at the end of each session by a rapporteur. A poster session will be available to ensure all participants have the opportunity to present their research/networks.

Tuesday 27th September
On day two there will be interactive sessions with stakeholders, including funders and end-users within Government and NGOs. This is an important session where there will be opportunity to hear about key initiatives, funding programmes and policy requirements from a range of organisations involved in Adapting to Climate Change

Wednesday 28th September
The final part of the meeting will involve brainstorming on knowledge gaps and challenges to effective research on adaptation and improved implementation of adaptation strategies and further opportunities for networking among researchers, end-users, and funders.

Objectives:

Review and critique current concepts used to frame adaptation to climate change (ACC)

• Share new insights and information on cases from WUN networks (established/establishing)
• Identify the needs of stakeholders, how to pursue research to address them, and how to translate the findings into impact
• Through a review of knowledge gaps, areas of good/poor understanding, and examples of successful practice, develop a modified framework(s) for future work and identify key global/regional targets for the implementation of new work in conjunction with stakeholders/funders.
• Consider a WUN declaration to be launched at UNFCCC Durban meeting

Contact: Margaret Miles
PA to Professor Guy Poppy, Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
Life Sciences Building (85)
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton SO17 1BJ
Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 3349
Email: M.S.Miles@soton.ac.uk
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/biosci

Dr Elisa Lawson
International Networks and Collaborations Manager
International Office
University of Southampton
Building 37, Highfield Campus
Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
Tel: 0044 23 8059 2423
Fax: 0044 23 8059 8878
Email: E.Lawson@southampton.ac.uk
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/international