Climate change and regional response 2013 (CCRR-2013)

The CCRR-2013 conference, held in Dresden (Germany), brings together international experts to discuss the state-of-the art and future directions in regional responses to climate change impacts on natural, social and economic systems. The event includes contributions from national and international climate change and adaptation research as well as from practitioners and policy makers. Current research findings and local/regional experience and results will be presented. Suitable conference papers shall be published as special issues or a refereed anthology. Abstracts are welcome for oral presentations and posters.

The conference addresses:

Challenges of regional climate change impacts and adaptation in various sectors of private and public action,
Theory and practice of developing sectorial and integrated adaptation programs,
Implementation-related issues of programs and options.

Conference Topics:

1.  Modeling climate change – downscaling and uncertainty
2.  Human-biometeorological impacts and public health
3.  Changing climate – changing air quality?
4.  Development and maintenance of the built environment
5.  Development and maintenance of urban green infrastructure and open space
6.  Integrated assessment and management strategies in agriculture and forestry
7.  Urban water systems
8.  Regional water balance
9.  Nature conservation
10. Adaptation strategies for industry sectors and companies
11. Regional adaptation strategies and planning
12. Economics and Politics of adaptation measures
13. Implementing adaptation programs and options – good practice
14. Young Research Forum: "How to adapt to regional climate change?
15. Perspectives from different disciplines.