Detailed Programme - ICRD 2012 - International Conference on ...

<strong>Programme</strong>
Monday 20 August <strong>2012</strong>
From
07:30
08:30
–
10:00
10:30
–
12:00
13:30
–
15:00
15:30
–
17:00
Registration, issuing of conference documents and coffee/tea
Room: Foyer UniS
Plenary session, Theme 1: Tackling Global Change: Enhancing Positive and Minimising Negative Effects
Welcome by: Prof. Hans Hurni, Centre for Development and Environment and Director of the NCCR North-South
Moderation: Berhanu Debele, NCCR North-South Regional Coordinator, Horn of Africa
- Keynote: Prof. Peter Verburg, Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Discussant: Prof. Hans Hurni, Centre for Development and Environment and Director of the NCCR North-South
- Keynote: Dr. Allan Lavel, Director of the Risk Prevention Program, General Secretariat of FLACSO, Costa Rica
- Discussant: Prof. Guéladio Cissé, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Room: A 003
Coffee/tea break
Parallel workshop sessions 90’ Parallel workshop sessions 180’
(to be continued in the afternoon)
Session 2:
Bioenergy
Room: A301
Lunch break
Room: Foyer UniS
Session 3:
Green Economy
Room: A 022
Session 11:
Highly Skilled
Migrants
Room: A 201
Session 27:
Impact of
Knowledge
Room: A 027
From 12:30 Poster session
Room: Corridor ground-floor
Session 5:
Adaptation to
Climate Change
Room: A-126
Session 1:
Water and
Sanitation
Room: A-122
Parallel workshop sessions 90’ Parallel workshop sessions 180’
(continuation of the morning sessions)
Session 6:
Mountain
Development
Room: A 027
Coffee/tea break
Session 9:
Landscape
Transformation
Room: A 301
Session 17:
Labour Market
Room: A 201
Session 25:
Showcasing Research
Products
Room: A 022
Session 5:
Adaptation to
Climate Change
Room: A-126
Session 1:
Water and
Sanitation
Room: A-122
Plenary session, Theme 4: Enabling Research in Global Transformation: Learning from Current Experiences
Moderation: Dr. Peter Messerli, Director Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern
- Keynote: Vet M.B. John Young: Director of Impact Assessment, Partnerships and RAPID, ODI, United Kingdom
- Discussant: Prof. Urs Wiesmann, Centre for Development and Environment and Director of the NCCR North-South
Future Earth Initiative
- Presentation by: Dr. Christoph Ritz, Executive Director ProClim-Forum for Climate and Global Change,
Swiss Academy of Sciences
- Plenary discussion
Room: A 003
Note: Room: A-126 is located in the basement
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