Call for Papers - AMS Adaptation Meeting

[Lisa Adams]

Practical Solutions for a Warming World:

AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation

 

July 18-20 2011, Asheville, North Carolina

 

 

The AMS Conference on Climate Adaptation, organized by the AMS Board on Societal Impacts, will be held 18‐

20 July 2011 in Asheville, North Carolina. This conference will offer a unique opportunity for scientists and

non‐scientists to interact and hear from one another. Joint sessions will be held with the 19th Conference on

Applied Climatology and the 36th Annual Meeting of the American Association of State Climatologists. A

preliminary program, registration, hotel, and general information will appear on the AMS website

(http://www.ametsoc.org) in April 2011.

Recognition that even if the world were to take aggressive action to curb greenhouse gas emissions there will

still be a substantial amount of warming, has spurred interest in adapting to climate variability and change.

This conference will showcase state‐of‐the‐art adaptation research, present real‐world examples from

practitioners, and explore the role of science in adaptation planning and decision‐making. Oral and poster

presentations are solicited from a wide range of academic disciplines and professional groups (including local

and state governments, government agencies, and non‐governmental organizations). Topics include (but are

not limited to):

 

 

What are the latest advancements in climate product development, modeling capabilities, and

downscaling techniques?

• Climate model downscaling: techniques, limitations, and opportunities

• Integrated modeling: natural, technological, ecological, and social

• Climate information and decision support tools

 

Is science meeting adaptation needs?

• Risk communication

• Dealing with uncertainty

• Approaches to climate change assessment

• Adaptation metrics

 

How is society responding to the adaptation message?

• From global to local: adaptation from a stakeholder’s perspective

• Governance and institutions: making it work with and without special rules and regulations

• Linking science to policy and planning

• Education efforts/training/tools/models: what is already available and how is it helping?

 

What are the limits of our ability to prepare for coming climate challenges?

• Climate extremes

• Financing: public and private options: by whom and how are adaptation actions being funded?

• The intersection of adaptation and mitigation

 

Please submit your abstract electronically via the Web by 15 February 2011 (refer to the AMS Web page at

http://www.ametsoc.org for instructions.) An abstract fee of $95 (payable by credit card or purchase order)

is charged at the time of submission (refundable only if abstract is not accepted). This abstract fee will also

include the costs for submission of an extended electronic manuscript (details below) and digital recording of

all oral presentations.

 

Authors of accepted presentations will be notified via e‐mail by 30 March 2011. These authors are strongly

encouraged to submit an extended manuscript electronically by 12 July 2011. Instructions for formatting

extended abstracts (PDF format, up to 3 MB in size) will be posted on the AMS web site. All abstracts,

extended abstracts and presentations will be available on the AMS web site at no cost. For additional

information please contact the program chairs: Lee Tryhorn, Northeast Regional Climate Center, Ithaca, New

York ([e-mail]; 607‐254‐6396) or Lynne Carter, Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program,

([e-mail]; 225 578‐8374).

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Lynne M. Carter, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program
and Coastal Sustainability Studio
E-333 Howe-Russell
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
[e-mail]
225 578-8374