Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises (2002)
Chapter: Appendix E Impacts Workshop Program
E
Impacts Workshop Program
Workshop on Economic and Ecological Impacts of Abrupt Climate Change
March 22-23, 2001
Foundry Building, Washington, D.C.
Thursday, March 22nd
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9:00 AM |
Briefing of participants on background on abrupt climate change (Peteet, Nordhaus) |
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10:00 AM |
First session on ecosystem impacts (with break) |
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Vegetational change Allen on forest/woodland shifts; Cook on forest response; Koenig on seed production; Swetnam on fire & ecosystems |
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Animals & Climate Change Leopold on mid-US phenology; Daszak on disease; |
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12:30 PM |
LUNCH |
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1:30 PM |
First session on economic impacts (with break) |
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Methods Nordhaus on alternative approaches; Smith on IPCC report |
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Unmanaged or unmanageable systems Reilly on agriculture; Yohe on oceans; Mendelsohn on forests; Ausubel on fisheries |
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4:00 PM |
General Discussion |
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5:00 PM |
ADJOURN FOR THE DAY |
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6:00 PM |
(Optional) The National Academies, Polar Research Board Public Lecture: Climate Change: From the Poles to the World, presented by Dr. Richard Alley. The Cecil and Ida Green Building, Room 104, 2001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. |
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Friday, March 23rd |
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9:00 AM |
Second session on ecosystem impacts Hydrological cycle Inouye on snowfall and altitudinal migrants; Kling on freshwater ecosystems; Lowell on Arctic and glacial response; Dyurgerov on alpine glaciers |
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11:00 AM |
Second session on economic impacts Thermohaline circulation studies Toth, Tol, and Keller on thermohaline circulation reversal |
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12:00 PM |
LUNCH |
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1:00 PM |
Third session on societal impacts and responses |
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Human and societal responses Weiss on ancient civilizations |
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Responses in today’s world |
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Weyant on technology; Pielke on adaptation |
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2:20 PM |
General conclusions from the different areas |
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3:15 PM |
Tentative recommendations for the report |
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4:00 PM |
ADJOURN |
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