Climate change - past, present and future

The Nordic house, The Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources of the University of Iceland and the Institute of Sæmundur fróði at UI, invite to series of open lectures on the many aspects of Climate change, this Autumn.

The lectures ar all held in English.

Agenda

9. September 15:00-17:00 hours, Nordic house
The science of climate change
Dr. Halldór Björnsson, Meteorologist, Head of Research & Developement, Weather Department, Icelandic Meteorological Office.

16. September 15:00-17:00 hours, University of Iceland Plaza 101
Climate futures
Dr. Rasmus Benestad, Senior Scientist, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Climate Division.

26. September 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00 hours, Nordic house
The impact of climate change: physical and natural systems
10:00-12:00: The oceans
Dr. Bogi Hansen Professor in Physical Oceanography, University of Fareo Islands and Head of Environmental Department at the Faroese Fisheries Laboratory.
Dr. Jörundur Svavarsson, Professor of Marine Biology, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland

13:00-15:00: Terrestrial impact
Dr. Helgi Björnsson, Professor of Glaciology, Faculty of Earth Sciences and Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Dr. Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir, Professor of Ecology - Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland

30. September 15:00-17:00 hours, Nordic house
The economics of climate change
Dr. Dadi Mar Kristofersson, Research Scientist, Faculty of Economics, University of Iceland.

7. Oktober 15:00-17:00 hours, Nordic house
Greenhouse gas bookkeeping and climate change mitigation methods
Dr. Brynhildur Davidsdottir, Associate Professor, Environment and Natural Resources, University of Iceland.

14. Oktober 15:00-17:00 hours, Nordic house
Greenhouse gas bookkeeping and carbon sequestration
Dr. Bjarni Diðrik Sigurðsson, Professor of Forest Science, Faculty of Environment, Agricultural University of Iceland and
Dr. Hlynur Óskarsson, Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Sciences, Agricultural University of Iceland.

31. Oktober, 10:00-17:00 hours, Nordic house
Climate change agreements and negotiations. The road to Copenhagen
Dr. Adil Najam, Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy, Boston University.

Further information on umhverfi.hi.is and at the Institute of Sæmundur fróði