Thursday, April 12, 2007
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| Morning | International and domestic travel, arrival at venue |
| 11.30 – 12.30 | Lunch at Holmen Fjordhotell |
| 13.00 – 13.10 | Welcome (Karen O’Brien) |
| 13.10 – 13.20 |
Social Science and Norklima (Ingunn Lid, Research Council of Norway) |
| 13.20 – 13.45 | The PLAN Project: Overview and Introductions (Karen O’Brien) |
| 13.45 – 14.15 |
Climate Change in Norway: What Can we Expect? (Inger Hanssen-Bauer, Torill Engen Skaugen). Discussant: Tim Carter |
| 14.15 – 14.45 |
Sub-Project 1: Contexts for Climate Change Adaptation in Norway. Discussant: Åsa Swartling |
| 14.45 – 15.15 |
Sub-Project 2: The Process of Local Adaptation: Institutional Learning, Networks and Local Knowledge. Discussant: Hallie Eakin/Susi Moser |
| 15.15 – 15.45 |
Sub-Project 3: New Public Management and the Energy Sector’s Ability to Adapt to Climate Change. Discussant: Hallie Eakin |
| 15.45 – 16.15 | Tea Break |
| 16.15 – 16.45 |
Sub-Project 4: Adaptation and Mitigation in Urban Planning and Waterfront Development. Discussant: Roger Street |
| 16.45 – 17.15 |
Sub-Project 5: Assessing the Limits to Adaptation and Consequences for Human Security. Discussant: Irene Lorenzoni |
| 18.00 - 19.30 | Relaxation at the Spa |
| 20.00 - | Dinner at the Holmen Fjord Restaurant |
Friday, April 13, 2007
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09.00 – 09.30 |
Sub-Project 6: An Integrated Geographic Information System for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Adaptive Capacity in Norway. Discussant: Olga Wilhelmi |
| 09.30 – 10.30 |
Stakeholder Participation (roundtable discussion). Roger Street: Stakeholder Needs and Adaptation Tools (10 minutes). Discussion: Perspectives from stakeholders. |
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 – 12.00 |
Implications for Policy and Planning (roundtable discussion). Susi Moser: Adaptation - Science and Policy Perspectives (10 minutes). Irene Lorenzoni: Dangerous Climate Change and the Limits to Adaptation (10 minutes). Discussion: What do policy makers and practitioners need to know? How do we translate science to useful information? What are the barriers to adaptation, and what are the limits? |
| 12.00 – 13.00 |
Nordic Collaboration (roundtable discussion). Timothy Carter: Adaptation in a Nordic Context (10 minutes). Åsa Swartling: MISTRA and Nordic Collaboration (10 minutes). Discussion: How do we promote Nordic collaboration on adaptation research? |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch |
| 14.00 – 15.00 |
Integrating the PLAN Project (roundtable discussion). Olga Wilhelmi: Combining Quantitative and Qualitative Data for Adaptation (10 minutes). Discussion: Common case studies, synthesizing issues and themes, collaborative papers. |
| 15.00 – 16.00 | Communication for Social Change by Susi Moser |
| 16.00 – 16.15 | Closing remarks |