FICCA research programme opening seminar

FICCA opening seminar was held on 20 January 2011 at Säätytalo in Helsinki.

Programme

Presentations of the seminar (in English)

Keynote presentation: From Climate to Sustainability: Research Challenges for the Next Decade
Professor Wolfgang Lucht, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Project presentation: Impacts of Climate Change on Arctic Environment, Ecosystem Services and Society
Professor Atte Korhola, University of Helsinki

Project presentation: Economically Optimal Adaptation of Forest Management in the Changing Climate
Docent Raisa Mäkipää, Finnish Forest Research Institute Metla

Project presentation: Marine Spatial Planning in a Changing Climate
Professor Markku Viitasalo, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

Consortium posters:

A-LA-CARTE
Assessing limits of adaptation to climate change and opportunities for resilience to be enhanced

CLICHE
Impacts of climate change on Arctic environment, ecosystem services and society

ClimWater
Climate change and water cycle: effect to water resources and their utilization in Finland

COOL
Aerosol intervention technologies to cool the climate: costs, benefits, side effects, and governance

DECADE
Decadal climate prediction in adaptation to climate change

ECONADA
Economically optimal adaptation of forest management in changing climate

LAICA
Local adaptation and innovation-in-practice in energy efficiency and carbon neutrality

MARISPLAN
Marine spatial planning in a changing climate

RECAST
Reviewing climate change simulations for enhanced adaptation in sectors and technical infrastructure: implications of growing weather variability and uncertainty for weather sensitive capital intensive systems

RICCS
Risk governance of carbon dioxide capture and storage

STARSHIP
Synergy and tradeoff analysis on the reduction strategies for climate and health impacts from particulate matter and greenhouse gases