BC3. Basque centre for climate change – Klima aldaketa ikergai

UPV & BC3 Seminars Programme 2013

The aim of this program jointly promoted by EHU-UPV (University of Basque Country) and BC3, is to contribute to climate change knowledge through a series of lectures led by recognized academics in the field.

We will celebrate around 10 seminars during 2013 and the program will be updated with more detailed information about them.

1. December 10^th
   "Coping with and Adapting to Global Change. Challenge for Society, Households and Individuals".
   Lecturer: Barbora Duzi- PhD Student, Global Change Research Centre The Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
   "Household Adaptation Strategies to Climate Extremes and Population Consequences in Rural Areas in the Czech Republic".
   Lecturer: Robert Stojanov. Dr. en Geografía Medioambiental. Global Change Research Center, The Academy of Sciences. Rep. Checa. read more..
2. December 5^th
   "Effects of international trade of food and feed and human diet shifts on food security and environmental safety: global and regional perspectives".
   Lecturer: Dr. Luis Lassaletta. UMR Sisyphe, CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie,Paris (France). read more..
3. November 7^th
   "A numerical perspective of microstructure evolution of rocks". Lecturer: Prof. Albert Griera, Associate Professor at the Departament de Geologia of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.. read more..
4. October 3^rd
   "Biodiversity for Transgenics? Pursuit of Indian Farmers for Higher-Yielding, Lower-Risk Production Alternatives".
   Lecturer: Dr. Vijesh V. Krishna, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Georg-August University of Goettingen, (Germany) read more..
5. September 26^th
   "Experiment on non-governmental norm enforcement (presentation of planned design)".
   Lecturer:Christiane Reif, Researcher at Centre for European Economic Research, Department of Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management (Germany). read more..
6. August 30^th
   "Re-examining the Past and Rethinking the Future at Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve, Malawi: New Directions for Local Engagement ".
   Lecturer: Mary C. Thompson, (Bioversity International) read more..
7. June 5^th
   "Innovation and Aesthetics of On-Site Solar."
   Lecturer: Amelia Amon (Alt.Technica, Ltd., New York, NY, USA) read more...
8. June 4^th
   "Integrated challenges to achieving global prosperity for everyone: energy, climate, economics, and resources."
   Lecturer: Prof. Tyler Volk (Dept. of Biology, NYU, New York, NY, USA) read more...
9. April 10^th
   "Study of mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions at different scales."
   Lecturer: Dr. Laura Cardenas  - Rothamsted Research read more...
10. April 4^th
    "Improving Global Public Goods Supply Through Conditional Transfers - The International Adaptation Transfer Riddle."
    Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Karen Pittel - Ifo Institute for Economic Research, Munich (Head of Department Energy, Environment and Exhaustible Resources) read more...
11. January 14^th
    "Useful work accounting in Portugal from 1856 to 2009. Intensities and recent European patterns."
    Lecturer: André González Cabrera Honório Serrenho (PhD student and researcher) - IN+, Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon read more...

Note:
The Seminars will take place in Sarriko (Lehendakari Aguirre, 83). Every month we will send detailed information of each event by email.