BACKGROUND
Many universities across the world perform state-of-the-art research on matters related to climate change, both in respect of mitigation and adaptation. Yet, as shown by the latest 21st Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Climate Change (COP 21), held in Paris in December 2015, there is much room for improvements in the role played by universities in the negotiations and in influencing decision-making on a matter of such global importance.
There are unfortunately relatively few events where a multidisciplinary overview of university-based research efforts and projects on climate change can be showcased, and where researchers from across the spectrum of the natural and social sciences have had the opportunity to come together to discuss research methods, the results of empirical research or exchange ideas about on-going and future research initiatives focusing on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
It is against this background that the 3rd Symposium “Universities and Climate Change” is being organised by the University of Warsaw (Poland), Manchester Metropolitan University, (UK), and HAW Hamburg, Germany, under the auspices of the International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIP).
The event will focus on urban issues such as heat waves, urban floods on the one hand, and the role of hydrological, ecological and social factors, on the other. The role played by the presence, quality and usability of green spaces and other green infrastructure such as street trees, green walls and roofs in climate change mitigation and adaptation in an urban context will also be explored.
It will involve researchers in the field of climate change in the widest sense, not only from traditional climate science but also from the fields of environment, human geography, business and economics, arts, administration and media studies. The Symposium will reiterate the role of climate change research and projects in fostering climate action, and will contribute to the further development of this fast-growing field.
AIMS
The aims of the Symposium are as follows:
I. to provide researchers at universities from across the world performing research on issues pertaining to climate change with an opportunity to display and present their works and research projects;
II. to foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of research projects, especially successful initiatives and good practice;
III. to discuss methodological approaches and projects which aim to offer a better understanding of climate change across society and economic sectors and;
IV. to network the participants and provide a platform so they can explore possibilities for further cooperation.
The networking and personal interactions enabled by the Symposium will be very positive for university staff interested in international collaboration on climate change, helping them to foster partnerships to apply and secure new research projects from programmes such as HORIZON 2020, ERASMUS and Europe-AID among others, as well in being part of Consortia bidding for grants from international organisations (e.g. World Bank, GEF, etc) and other funding bodies. Those planning to initiate new research projects on climate change and looking for new partners, will also find the Symposium very useful.
Moreover, a further aim of the event will be to document and disseminate the wealth of experiences on climate change research at universities taking place today. To this purpose, a peer-reviewed publication titled “Handbook of Extreme Events and Climate Change”. This will be a unique, state-of-the-art publication, which will document and promote the research on climate change taking place at universities across the world. The publication will be part of the award-winning “Climate Change Management Series” (launched in 2008), published https://www.springer.com/series/8740 published by Springer, one of the world´s top five scientific publishers. The event will closely engage doctoral students undertaking research on climate change.
PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
Delegates attending the Symposium will come from a cross-sectoral range of areas. These are:
i. teaching staff
ii. research staff;
iii. postgraduate students
iv. project officers and consultants;
v. other people interested in the field.
It is believed that this wide range of participants will help to outline the need for integrated approaches towards research on climate change and, hence contribute towards advancing this field of work even further.
STRUCTURE OF THE EVENT
The Symposium will be organised around two main strands:
Strand 1: the poster displays Participating universities will be able to put-up poster displays describing their works and projects and to distribute the relevant information to the participants. The posters will be the backbone of the event and will allow close, one-to-one contacts between the participants and the exhibitors.
Strand 2: the presentations A set of presentations, divided into two main sections will be organised, dealing with issues of strategic value in reviewing the state of the art of research on climate change today. These are:
Session 1: Research on Climate Change Mitigation
Session2: Research on Climate Change Adaptation Submitted papers will be structured around these two main sessions.
DEADLINES
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 20th December 2018
- Deadline for submission of papers: 28th March 2019
- Deadline for full, revised papers: 30th May 2019
- Deadline for registrations: 30th May 2019
Since the book will be launched soon after the Symposium, the deadlines need to be followed.
TIMETABLE
The Symposium will be held on 4th and 5th July 2019.
4th July 2019 (Thursday)
08:30- 9:30- Arrival and registration
Session I. Chair: Walter Leal
9:30- 10:00 – Opening and Introduction to the Symposium
10:00- 10:30 – Keynote speech I: Urban flood exposition map of the City of Warsaw – case study of the AdaptCity program
Artur Magnuszewski and Maciej Lenartowicz, University of Warsaw, Poland
10:30-11:00 – Keynote speech II: The Importance of Climate Change Education in Urban Planning
Alice Preston-Jones, Climate Change Planning Unit, Kenya
11:00-11:30 – Break
Session II. Chair: Artur Magnuszewski
11:30- 11:50 – Addressing Climate Change through Education and Research in Maritime Energy Management: The Case of World Maritime University
Momoko Kitada, World Maritime University, Sweden
11:50-12:10 – Climate change and the improvement of cities
Xira Ruiz-Campillo, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain
12:10- 12:30 – Assessment of carbon sequestration potential of a disturbed humid tropical ecosystem, southeast Nigeria Chris Obioma Nwoko, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
12:30-12:50 – Assessment of urban drought risks in the City of Wroclaw
Wiwiana Szalińska, Tamara Tokarczyk and Irena Otop, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Poland
12:50-13:00 – Discussion
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
Session III. Chair: Alice Preston-Jones
14:00-14:20 – SMART Agriculture and Rural Farmers Adaptation Measures to Climate Change in Southeast Nigeria: Implications for sustainable food security
Polycarp Chinedum Obasi and C. Chikezie, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria
14:20-14:40 – The Usage of Circular Economy Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change in Northern Europe
Janis Zvirgzdins, Riga Technical University, Latvia
14:40-15:00 – Selection of Five Rice Varieties (Oryza sativa) under Salinity Stress in Climate Field Schools
Neni Rostini, M. Khais Prayoga, Tualar Simarmata and Mieke Rochimi Setiawati, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
15:00-15:20 – Extreme weather events and its impact on the Pig Raisers of Eastern Samar, Philippines
Sharon Basada Singzon, Eastern Samar State University, Philippines
15:20-15:40 – University’s Inclusion in Providing Climate Services to Farmers: Is it Possible without Agricultural Agents and Farmer Facilitators?
Yunita T. Winarto, Sue Walker, Rhino Ariefiansyah, Iqbal H. Lisan, Maudy Y Bestari, and Tiara Audina, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia and University of the Free State, South Africa
15:40-15:50 – Discussion
15:50-16:15 – Break
16:15-18:00 – Excursion to Vistula Boulevards
19:00 – Evening reception
5th July 2019 (Friday)
09:00-09:30 – Review of the day
Session IV. Chair: Artur Magnuszewski
09:30-10:00 – Keynote speech III: Transforming Farmers’ Empirical Observations into Scientific Products: Agromet Data Application Development as a Means of Storing and Processing of Farmers’s Agrometeorology Data
Rhino Ariefiansyah, Ezra M. Choesin, Adlinanur F. Prihandiani, Dea Rifia Bella, Jefri Pakpahan and Fernan Kahardityo, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
10:00-10:20 – Effect of water level variations on fish: A case study of African catfish fingerling (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822)
Jude Awoke and Johnny Ogunji, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
10:20-10:40 – Public energy preferences in the perspective of climate change mitigation
Agne Budzyte, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
10:40-11:00 – Conditions of the natural environment, its influence on the region’s development and migration – the example of the El Ferch Oasis in Southern Tunisia
Karolina Sobczak-Szelc and Hassen Boubakri, University of Warsaw, Poland and University of Sousse, Tunisia
11:00-11:30 – Break
Session V. Chair: Walter Leal
11:30-11:50 – Process of Evidence-Based Policy Development: Example of the National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change for Nigeria (NASPA-CCN)
Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke, Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba, Brent Tegler and Chinyere Augusta Nwajiuba, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria and North-South Environmental Inc., Canada
11:50- 12:10 – Is green manure (Azolla pinnata and Sesbania rostrata) a climate-resilient strategy for rice farming?
M. Khais Prayoga, Neni Rostini, Tualar Simarmata, Mieke Rochimi Setiawati, Silke Stoeber and Kustiwa Adinata, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia
12:10-12:40 – Final discussion and hand over of the Best Paper Awards, close of the event
13:00-14:00 – Farewell Lunch
POSTER
Heat Waves in Warsaw Elwira Żmudzka and Kamil Leziak, University of Warsaw, Poland
The venue of the Symposium is: central campus of University of Warsaw located at Krakowskie Przedmieście 30 street near old town. In order to ensure an efficient use of the time, delegates are kindly asked to organize their travel in a way that allows them to arrive on time to attend the plenary session and travel back in the late afternoon of 5th July 2019, since the best papers awards will be handed over at around 14.30 on that day
ABOUT THE VENUE AND THE ORGANISERS
The “Symposium on Universities and Climate Change: understanding and managing the extreme impacts of climate change” will be held at the University of Warsaw in Poland, one of the most prominent higher education institutions in the country. It is a modern university, located in central Warsaw, with state-of-the-art facilities for conferences and events, offering an ideal venue for the Symposium.
Warsaw is the capital city of Poland, with a major airport which makes it easily reachable from the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and elsewhere. Apart from being accessible by plane, the city is connected to Europe´s main railway linen. The University is conveniently close to various hotels, all of which are within a short distance from the Symposium venue.
FEES AND CHARGES
A discounted fee of Euro 200 will be charged to delegates who register until 30th March 2019 (early bird registration). After that, delegates will need to pay the full fee of Euro 250. The reduced fee for MSc/PhD students is Euro 100. The fee includes free lunches and coffee breaks on 4th and 5th July 2019. Authors contributing to the Handbook of Extreme Events and Climate Change” will receive free on-line access to their papers and to the complete Handbook.
This is a self-funded event and the organisers are unable to pay any travel or accommodation costs of any kind. They are however happy to issue letters of invitation to support delegates to request funding for their participation. . . .
HOW TO REGISTER
Registrations should be made at the Symposium´s web site at: https://www.haw SYMPOSIUM / UNIVERSITIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Warsaw, Poland, 4th-5th July 2019 . . .
ORGANISERS
- University of Warsaw, Poland
- Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Research and Transfer Centre “Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management”
- International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP)
- City of Warsaw, Poland
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
- UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
- Baltic University Programme (BUP) .
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Chair
- Prof. Walter Leal, HAW Hamburg (Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
- Prof. Artur Magnuszewski, University of Warsaw (Poland)
MEMBERS
- Dr. Abul Quasem Al-Amin, University of Malaya, Malaysia
- Prof. Fátima Alves, Universidade Aberta, Portugal
- Dr. Nelson Amaro, Galileo University, Guatemala
- Prof. Ulisses Azeiteiro, University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Prof. Luiz Velazquez Contrera, University of Sonora, Mexico
- Prof. Boaventura Chango Cuamba, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique
- Prof. Amadou Gaye, University Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal
- Prof. Baltazar D´Andrade Guerra, UNISUL, Brazil
- Prof. Arvo IItal, Technical University of Tallin, Estonia
- Prof. Maris Klavins, University of Latvia, Latvia
- Prof. Linas Kliucininkas, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
- Dr. Evangelos Manolas, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
- Prof. David Chávez Muñoz, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
- Prof. Justice Nyamangara, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
- Prof. Nicholas Otienoh Oguge, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- Prof. Michael Shilin, Russian State Hydrometeorological University, Russia
- Prof. Anirudh Singh, University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Prof. Luis Vargas, University of Chile, Chile
- Prof. Menas Wuta, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW
Members
- Dr. Maciej Lenartowicz
- Dr. Jarosław Suchożebrski
- Dr. Maksym Łaszewski
CONTACT POINT FOR SCIENTIFIC INPUTS, STRATEGIC COOPERATION AND GUIDANCE ON THE PUBLICATIONS
All questions related to scientific inputs and strategic partnerships, as well as the book, should be sent to: Walter Leal (BSc, PhD, DSc, DPhil, DEd, DLitt, FSB, FRGS, FLS) E-mail: iusdrp@ls.haw-hamburg.de.
CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATOR AND CONTACT POINT FOR FURTHER DETAILS
All questions related to abstracts and registrations should be sent to: Dr. Mihaela Sima Institute of Geography Romanian Academy E-mail: simamik@yahoo.com
HOW TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT
An abstract should be up to 200 words, it should describe the rationale and aims of the paper, and some of its results. General descriptions of broad contexts should be avoided. The full contact details about the author(s) need to be provided. Abstracts should be written in the third person and not in the first or second one (e.g. I, me, or my paper). Please see below a sample abstract in page 10. Authors whose abstracts have been accepted, will receive further details about how to submit their full papers, and further logistical information. Please send your abstract to Dr. Mihaela Sima at: simamik@yahoo.com
MORE INFO
https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-nk/events/warsaw2019.html