janpeter schilling - Research Group Climate Change and Security ...

JANPETER SCHILLING
KlimaCampus Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Institute for Geography
Research Group Climate Change and Security (CLISEC)
Located at: Centre for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (ZMAW)
Bundesstr. 53, 20146 Hamburg, Room 018
Tel. (+49) 40 - 42838 - 7719, Fax (+49) 40 - 42838 -7721
Janpeter.Schilling@zmaw.de
www.clisec-hamburg.de
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Personal Information
JANPETER SCHILLING
Nationality: German
Date / place of birth: 24/10/1982 / Hamburg
Family status: unmarried
Academic Career
08/2009 – today Research associate and PhD candidate at the University of
Hamburg and School of Integrated Climate System Sciences
10/2002 – 04/2009 Diploma in Geography from the University of Hamburg,
Minor subjects: Economics and (Geo-)Informatics
Selected Memberships
� Association of American Geographers (AAG)
� Deutscher Verband für Angewandte Geographie (DVAG)
� International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES)
Recent Publications
� Link, M., Piontek, F., Scheffran, J. and Schilling, J.: 2010, 'Impact of climate change on
water conflict and cooperation in the Nile River Basin', Journal of Peace Research
(submitted).
� Scheffran, J., Brzoska, M., Brauch, H.G., Link, P.M. and Schilling, J. (eds.): 2011,
forthcoming, 'Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict: Challenges for
Societal Stability', Springer, Berlin.
� Scheffran, J., Link, P.M. and Schilling, J.: 2011, forthcoming, 'Theories and Models of the
Climate-Security Link', in Scheffran, J., Brzoska, M., Brauch, H.G., Link, P.M. and
Schilling, J. (eds.), Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict: Challenges for
Societal Stability, Springer, Berlin.
� Scheffran, J. and Schilling, J.: 2009, 'Preventing Climate Conflicts: Cooperative
Approaches to Facing the Security Risks of Global Warming', Global Responsibility 60,
1-5.
� Schilling, J., Freier, K., Hertig, E. and Scheffran, J.: 2011, forthcoming, 'Climate Change
and Vulnerability in North Africa: Case study on Impacts and Adaptation in Morocco', to
be submitted.
� Schilling, J., Scheffran, J. and Link, P.M.: 2010a, 'Climate Change and Land Use
Conflicts in Northern Africa', Continents under Climate Change, Berlin.
� Schilling, J., Scheffran, J. and Link, P.M.: 2010b, 'Climate Change, Social Stress and
Violent Conflict', Wissenschaft und Frieden 28, 67-68.
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Presentations in 2010
JANPETER SCHILLING
12/02/2010 Presentation on “Integrated assessment of climate - security
hot spots in the Mediterranean region”. Workshop “Wege aus
der Gewalt - Neue Entwicklungen der Friedens- und
Konfliktforschung in Hamburg“.
24/03/2010 Presentation on “Climate Change and Societal Instability:
Modelling Conflict and Cooperation of Agents in Complex
Social Networks”. Spring Meeting of the German Physics
Society (DPG).
22/04/2010 Presentation on “Climate Change and Land Use Conflicts in
Northern Africa”. Conference: “Continents under Climate
Change”.
22/06/2010 Presentation on “Integrated Assessment of Climate Security
Hot Spots in the Mediterranean Region: Potential Water
Conflicts in the Nile River Basin”. Conference: “Climate Change
and Security”.
16/07/2010 Presentation on “Climate Change and Security”. Summer
School: “22nd International Summer Symposium on Science
and World Affairs”.
31/08/2010 Poster presentation on “Climate Change and Resource
Conflicts in Northern Africa”. Summer School: “9th International
NCCR Climate Summer School – Adaptation and Mitigation:
Responses to Climate Change".
06/10/2010 Poster presentation on “Climate Change and Resource
Conflicts in Northern Africa”. Conference: “Nordcluster Meeting
/ PhD Conference”.
26/10/2010 Presentation on "Climate Change and Conflicts: Overview and
Examples". Lecture: “Adam Smith Seminar”.
Extracurricular Activities
01/1998 - today Licensed judo trainer for adults, kids and people with disabilities
at the Eimsbütteler Turnverband e.V.
Languages
German mother tongue
English business fluent
French basic
Swahili basic
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