Continents under Climate ChangeConference on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, GERMANY
21 - 23 April 2010
Climate change is one of the most urgent problems and a huge challenge for mankind. In its tradition to be the "modern classic" the Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin will host an international scientific congress on the consequences of climate change on a continental scale. The Alma Mater Berolinensis will offer a platform to discuss the state of knowledge of climate change and its risks for nature and humans. Contributions from natural sciences are expected to provide information about the internal mechanisms of the climate system. However, the congress aims to identify and synthesise the socio-economic and political impacts of climate change as well.
The aim of the congress is to strengthen the awareness of the impacts on different natural environments and socio-economic systems. In the best tradition of the Humboldt brothers the scientific results of climate impact research have to be transferred to society. So, the congress is destinated to scientists, decision makers, students and the interested public. At the beginning of the post-Kyoto-process the congress should be a reminder of the overall importance of climate change.
General Topics of the Congress
Scientists are invited to submit papers in the following topics:
* Climate change for different space and time scales related to the continents
* Environmental indicators for climate change
* Cities and climate change
* Climate change mitigation
* Adaptation to climate change
Contact: Prof. Wilfried Endlicher ;Prof. Friedrich-Wilhelm Gerstengarbe
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Website: www.hu-berlin.de/climatechange2010
Preliminary Programme 
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