Deltas in Times of Climate Change
- Anfang
- 29. September 2010
- Ende
- 1. Oktober 2010
Dear Madam, Sir,
The Dutch research programmes Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate, the City of Rotterdam and the Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate invite you to share your experience and knowledge with other scientists, politicians, policymakers and practitioners by participating in the conference:
Deltas in Times of Climate Change
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
29 September - 1 October 2010
Two days of the conference will be dedicated to science, one day to policy issues and international cooperation between Delta institutions. The conference pursues three main goals:
1. exchange of up-to-date top science on climate change and delta planning
2. strengthening of international cooperation between deltas and delta cities
3. exploring and strengthening the links between science, policy and practitioners at international level
Themes to be discussed include: subsidence, sea level rise, climate change and spatial planning, flood risk management, salt water intrusion, urban heat island effect, governance and innovative policy instruments for planning and decision making. The call for papers will be sent out in October.
Please find attached the brochure of the conference.
For more information visit our website www.climatedeltaconference.org. Receive updates of the latest information on the conference by signing up to our mailing list.
We hope to see you in Rotterdam at the end of September 2010, so please mark the dates in your calendar.
Sincerely yours,
Steering Committee International Conference:
Pier Vellinga, Wageningen UR
Pavel Kabat, Wageningen UR
Paula Verhoeven, City of Rotterdam
Arnoud Molenaar, City of Rotterdam
Raimond Hafkenscheid, CPWC
Adresse
Deltas in Times of Climate Changein Rotterdam
Netherlands
