Nov

BECC Annual Meeting: Ecosystem-based climate mitigation and adaptation

18 November 2021 09:30 to 19 November 2021 15:00 | Conference

Building reflecting in water. Photo. — Photo: Charlotte Carlberg

Human impact on biodiversity and ecosystems through climate and land-use change is increasingly, and in an accelerating manner, affecting our societies.

At COP 21 in Paris 2015, Parties to the UNFCCC reached an agreement to combat climate change and to accelerate and intensify the actions and investments needed for a sustainable low carbon future, bringing all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat and mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects.

For a long time it has been obvious that massive climate change action is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. How does and can BECC research contribute to meeting the challenges raised by the Paris Agreement?

Please do register before Oct 31st

Link to registrationpage.

Program

Day 1

9:00 - 10:00 Arrival and registration

10:00 Welcome by the organizing group and BECC deputy Coordinator Professor Håkan Pleijel (University of Gothenburg)

10:15 Keynote
Ecosystem-based climate mitigation and adaptation: The Policy and Scientific context, Dr Terese Thoni, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research − UFZ

11:00 Leg stretch

11:10 BECC past and present - BECC research theme leaders give their perspective

4C Carbon Cycle & Climate Change, Dr Edith Hammer, Department of Biology, Lund University
Ecosystem Services under Global Change - Dr Cecilia Akselsson, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
Biodiversity under Global Change - Dr Nils Droste, Department of Political Science, Lund University

11:30 Small talks by BECC-researchers

LUNCH 12:15

13:15 Synthesis on morning activities and introduction to the workshop by meeting organisers

13:30 - 15:00 Workshop on impact - part 1:

13:30 Impact: through outreach Dr Hakim Abdi, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, title TBD

13:50 Impact: through policy Professor Almut Arneth, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), title TBD

14:10 Leg stretch

14:20 Impact: in proposals Gustav Petersson, Swedish Research Council (VR), title TBD

14:40 Keynote - what is impact? Professor Mark Reed, Scotland’s Rural College, title TBD

15:30 Discussion

FIKA 15:40

16:00 - 17:00 Workshop on impact - part 2

Break out groups:

Through what channels do you see your BECC research make impact?
What do you need help with to achieve this?
Ends with a joint discussion

18:00 - 19:00 Poster session with snacks

DINNER 19:00

Day 2

9:15 Introduction to Day 2

9:30 Keynote on Sweden's climate and biodiversity goals, TBA

FIKA 10:00

10:15: Panel discussion - Ecosystem-based climate mitigation and adaptation – what are Sweden’s goals and can it achieve these? Moderated by meteorologist Madeleine Westin

Panelists: Ragnild Larsson, Klimatpodden. Edith Hammer, Nils Droste and Cecilia Akselsson

11:45 Wrap up by BECC coordinator Professor Henrik Smith (Lund University)

LUNCH 12:00

13:00 - 16:00 PI-meeting and ECR-meeting in parallel

PI-meeting - digging deeper into the sub-challenges suggested within BECC Grand Challenges

ECR-meeting

Please do register before Oct 31st

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Organizing group: Annemarie Eckes-Shephard, Paul Caplat, Jasmine Livingston and Mats Björkman.