Temadag 20 maj: Klimatförändringar

Den pågående klimatförändringen är en komplex samhällsutmaning som kräver tvärvetenskaplig forskning. Här behövs både grundforskning och tillämpad forskning inom naturvetenskap och samhällsvetenskap för att kunna förstå pågående processer, beskriva sannolika framtidsscenarier och lägga grunden för åtgärder som krävs för att hantera effekter av klimatförändring.

Under temadagen får ni ta del av forskning från fakulteten som belyser varför grundvetenskaplig forskning är så viktig för att förstå klimatförändringens fysiska förutsättningar och dess konsekvenser för biologisk mångfald. Vad är de vetenskapliga förutsättningarna för att göra tillförlitliga prognoser för framtida klimat och vad får klimatförändringarna för effekter på olika ekosystem? Under dagen diskuteras även strategier för hållbar utveckling i samhället och hur klimatledarskap kan se ut.

Föreläsningar och presentationer kommer att ges på engelska.

Anmälan är nu stängd.

För mer information kontakta Anna Rosling och Ian Snowball

Program

Location: Ångström Laboratory, house 10, Lägerhyddsvägen 1.
Registration opens at 08.30 outside Eva von Bahr, floor 0.

Lectures and panel discussions takes place in Eva von Bahr, floor 0.

09:00-09:10 Opening words
Dr Anna Rosling, Professor Ian Snowball and the morning chairperson, Professor Veijo Pohjola

09:10-09:30 Introduction
Johan Kuylenstierna, chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, begins the day by placing climate change and the IPCC reports into the context of international climate policy processes, focusing on both challenges and opportunities.

9:30-10:00 Lecture (20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions)
Gabriele Messori, The physical basis of Climate Change and Climate Extremes. Gabrielle is a Senior university lecturer and Docent in meteorology and leads research on on climate and extreme weather events.

10:00-10:30 Coffee/tea break
Outside Eva von Bahr, floor 0.

10:30-12:00 Lectures (each 20 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions).
Gesa Weyhenmeyer, Global lake ecosystem responses to climate change. Gesa is Professor of limnology and leads research on how the Earth's aquatic ecosystems are affected by ongoing global changes.

Anna Rutgersson, Ocean-Atmosphere exchanges. Anna is Professor of meteorology and leads research about the interaction between sea and atmosphere and the exchange between water and air of heat, water vapor and greenhouse gases.

Robert Muscarella, The responses of biological communities to climate change. Robert is a Senior university lecturer and Docent in plant ecology and evolution and leads research in climate change and tropical ecology.

12:00 – 14.30 Lunch & mingle with interactive research presentations and visualisations
A vegetarian lunch salad can be picked up outside Eva von Bahr, floor 0 and at 14.00 there will be coffee outside Eva von Bahr.

Learn about the latest research from the Department of Earth Sciences and the Center for Evolutionary Biology and take the opportunity to ask questions. We have divided the presentations into three thematic areas; background, effects and actions.

1. The Physical Science Basis
Research presentations, 12.00 - 14.30 at room 101142, floor 1.

Large-scale volcanism: a versatile driver of global change - Frances Deegan, Earth Sciences.
Temperature and carbon dynamics in lakes under a changing climate - Simone Moras, EBC.
Power of plankton: climate change and marine primary production - Jorijntje Henderiks, Earth Sciences.
The carbon footprint of hydropower - Sebastian Sobek, EBC
Atmospheric extreme events - Vera Melinda Galfi, Earth Sciences

2. Impacts, Adaption and Vulnerability
Short talk sessions, 13.00 - 14.00 at Eva von Bahr, floor 0.

Arctic Climate Change Update: Key Trends and Impacts - Johanna Mård, Earth Sciences
Impacts of Arctic warming on mercury in the environment - Christian Zdanowicz, Earth Sciences
Ecological niche modelling predicts insect range shifts in northern Europe - Frank Johansson, EBC
Climate change effects on fish communities - Peter Eklöv, EBC
Slimy algal blooms in Swedish brown water lakes - Karla Munzner, EBC
Genomic vulnerability- also known as offset - Jacob Höglund, EBC

Researchs Presentations, 12.00 - 14.30, room 101130 and 101132, floor 1.

The effect of changing snow properties on reindeer grazing - Veijo Pohjola, Earth Sciences
Process-based models to understand global change effects on biodiversity - André Silva, EBC
How plants meet the effects of climate change by adjusting their development - Frauke Augstein, EBC
Microparasitic impact on Freshwater mussel - Anders Alfjorden, EBC
Spruce associated Porodaedalea species distribution in Sweden - Monica Guilera, EBC
Bias adjustment of climate models for impact assessment - Faranak Tootoonchi, Earth Sciences
Trends in the fatality potentials of natural disasters over the past century - Niranjan Joshi, Earth Sciences
40 years of flycatcher monitoring in the Baltic - Murielle Ålund, EBC
Climate resilient microalgae could help restore coral reefs - Lars Behrendt, EBC

Outdoor Research Walk, 12.00 - 12.30.
Kronparken, the pine trees near Ångström as a climate archive. A short walk to look at 300-year old pine trees and to hear about their history and growth. Walk starts outside main entrance (west side towards the forest).

3. Mitigation of Climate Change
Workshop, 12.30 - 13.30, room 101127, floor 1.

Combatting climate change denial: a workshop. Laila Mendy, Earth Sciences
Note! Limited seats! Sign up here: https://doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/kurt/55856

Research presentations, 12.00 - 14.30, room 101125, floor 1.

Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science's work on climate change adaptation - Andra Covaciu, Earth Sciences
Bio-mediated silica weathering and coupled CO2 sequestration - Anna Neubeck, Earth Sciences
Quantifying methane emissions from contaminated sediments for a better remediation - Alizée Lehoux, Earth Sciences
Climate change impacts on drinking water supply - Ekaterina Sokolova, Earth Sciences
Rewetting peatlands for climate change mitigation - Gustaf Granath, EBC

The afternoon program takes place at Eva von Bahr, floor 0.

14:30 Introduction of the afternoon, by moderator Rebecca Oliver.

14:35 Lecture (20 minutes, with 5 minutes for questions).
Mikael Karlsson, A better world is possible: what science says about climate policy. Mikael is a Senior university lecturer and Docent and leads research in climate change leadership and climate mitigation.

15:00 Panel discussion: Uppsala University´s role in climate change research & education
Moderator is Rebecca Oliver, a facilitator and sustainability strategist.

Veijo Pohjola, Professor in physical geography and leads research in glaciology and climate change.
Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Professor of surface water hydrology and environmental analysis. His work focuses on risks, crises and disasters resulting from the interplay between water, environment and society.
Mikael Karlsson, Senior lecturer and Docent and leads research in climate change leadership and climate mitigation.
Jorijntje Henderiks, Professor in Marine Micropaleontology, leads research aimed at understanding the dynamic interactions between climate and the biosphere, on both short and longer timescales.
Jacob Höglund, Professor of Animal Conservation Biology. Jacob and his research group are interested in the importance of genetic variation for the persistance of small and fragmented populations.

16:00 Closing words by Dr Anna Rosling, Professor Ian Snowball and Professor Veijo Pohjola

16:15 THE END

Rebecka Oliver
Rebecca Oliver is a facilitator and sustainability strategist who started out studying biology and the communication of scientific ideas. Her non-traditional career has taken her from risk management at a global fast moving consumer goods company to the Royal Academy of Sciences in Sweden starting up a global sustainability science platform. The common threads have been putting scientific knowledge into practical application and motivating and inspiring to innovation. Following 8 years designing and facilitating meetings and large events with the Tällberg Foundation, Rebecca is now Rebecca is now working where the change needs to happen fastest, helping companies transition to a sustainable future through “green" finance.)