Panel 1 - Assess challenges of data collection and identification of climate change drivers

 

Climate Change stressors and Climate Modeling Keynote Presentation 

Renato Ramos da Silva. 

 

Flooding and Sea-level Rise in the City of Cape Town.

Anton Cartwright

 

Impacts of Climate Variability in the Coastal Areas of Argentina and Uruguay in the River Plate Estuary 

Mario Caffera

 

Socio-Cultural Adaptations of Caboclos Communities to Extreme Tidal Events in the Amazon Estuary of Brazil

Katia Fernandes and Nathan Vogt

 

Assess challenges on data collection and identification of climate change drivers. Background paper.

Maria Onestini  

 

Panel 2 - Improve understanding of vulnerability in coastal and estuarine areas by defining socio – ecological variables and strategies for adaptation of communities and institutions in coastal areas

 

A física e a mudança do clima

Keynote Presentation by Luiz Gylvan Meira Filho

 

Exploring socio-ecological strategies for adaptation at the system and community levels

Peter J. Deadman, Nathan Vogt, Sergio Ribero, Yue Dou

 

 

Water Security in Peri-urban South Asia: Adapting to Climate Change and Urbanization

M. Shah Alam Khan

 

Risk, perception and vulnerability to Climate Change in wetland-dependent coastal communities in the Southern Cone of Latin America

Daniel Conde

 

Understanding of vulnerability in coastal and estuarine areas by defining socio – ecological variables and strategies for adaptation of communities and institutions in coastal areas. Background paper.

Maria Onestini

 

Panel 3 - Methodological Strengths and weaknesses of climate change modeling and downscaling

 

Mapping high-resolution climate model from regional data to designing Climate Change scenarios.
Paula Santibáñez 
 

Establishing Alexandria Research Centre for Adaptation to climate change, ARCA.

Mohamed Abdrabo

 

Impact of climate variability and change on the mangrove ecosystem of Tumbes, Peru

Ken Takahashi

 

Downscaling: global to regional scale. Riberas rioplatenses

Mario Caffera

 

Methodological strengths and weaknesses of climate change modeling and downscaling. Background paper presentation. 

Maria Onestini