International conference - 'Climate changes spatial
planning'
An international conference 'Climate changes Spatial
Planning' (CcSP) takes place on 12-13 September, at the World
Forum Convention Center in The Hague.
In 2004, a unique and ambitious research programme started in
The Netherlands, called "Climate changes Spatial
Planning". A budget of 80 million Euro has been made available,
jointly by government and stakeholders on a 50/50 basis for the
programme. It includes interdisciplinary research to improve
climate models and scenarios, as well as strategies for adaptation
and land use related mitigation in close dialogue with
stakeholders.
On the first day of the conference results from the CcSP
programme will be presented. Keynote presentations on climate
change and spatial planning will be given by internationally
well-known scientists and policy makers , including Rajenda K.
Pachauri (chair Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
IPCC), Carlos Nobre (chair International Geosphere-Biosphere
research Programme), Terry Barker (Cambridge University), along
with representatives from the European Commission and the
government of the Netherlands.
On the second conference day CcSP research results will be
presented by leading scientists from the Netherlands in dialogue
with regional stakeholders and international experts.