Event Category Archives: Related conferences, workshops and symposia

8th European Conference on Severe Storms

The scope of the conference covers all aspects of severe convective storms. Researchers, operational forecasters, and risk and emergency managers are invited to submit contributions. In light of the global relevance of the conference themes, participants from all over the world are encouraged to attend. These are the conference topics (and tentative session titles): Impact […]

PEARL -Preparing for extreme and rare events in coastal regionsStakeholders Workshop “Preparing coastal regions for extreme and rare events”

The National Technical University of Athens is organising a stakeholders workshop entitled “Preparing coastal regions for extreme and rare events” in the case study area of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. The workshop is supported by the Municipality of Rethymno and will be held at the Centre of Social Welfare of Rethymno. Members from all identified […]

FLOODrisk 2016

3rd European Conference on Flood Management – Inovation-Implementation-Integration Floods cause distress and damage wherever they happen and flooding from rivers, estuaries and the sea threatens many millions of people in Europe. Insurance losses from flooding have increased significantly since 1990 and flood management in Europe is changing with a move from flood protection and defence […]

AWRA webinar on “Climate Change Adaptation: Wastewater Infrastructure”

The American Water Resources Association (AWRA) organises a webinar on the challenges of infrastructure resilience, in particular water and wastewater utilities, in various coastal regions on 16 March 2016 at 1pm ET (corresponding to 6pm CET). As part of a series of webinars about climate change adaptation, this online course will focus on factors affecting […]

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2016

The EGU General Assembly 2016 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. […]

Adaptation Futures 2016 – practices and solutions

Adaptation Futures is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). In 2016 the European Commission and the Government of the Netherlands will co-host the fourth edition. Adaptation Futures 2016 is where scholars, practitioners and policymakers go to connect, learn and inspire. It highlights adaptation practices […]

ASTARTE & PEARL Joint Summer School

The EU-funded  projects PEARL and ASTARTE, together with TANDEM, a project by ASN (Autorité de Sureté Nucléaire française, the French Authority for Nuclear Safety) organize a Joint Summer School on extreme coastal hazards on 3-7 June 2016 at the Technical University of Crete, Greece. The course is addressed to young professionals, who will have the opportunity […]

PEARL -Preparing for extreme and rare events in coastal regions2nd Stakeholders workshop in Rethymno, Crete 7 & 8 June 2016 “Preparing coastal regions for extreme and rare events”

NTUA implements the 2nd stakeholders’ workshop in the case study area of Rethymno in Crete, Greece. The workshop is organised with the support of Municipality of Rethymno and will be held at the Centre of Social Welfare of Rethymno. Members from all identified stakeholders groups will participate and interact during the two day participatory event. […]

Resilient Cities 2016 Congress

“Resilient Cities 2016 – Annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation” will take place from 6 to 8 July 2016 in Bonn, Germany. Under the slogan “Where local impacts find a world of solutions“, Resilient Cities represents a global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for […]

4th IAHR Europe Congress

The 4th IAHR Europe Congress is aimed at professionals involved in all aspects of hydraulics, water resources, and the hydro-environment, especially engineers, economists, operators, planners, and policy-makers. A broad range of panels and discussions will foster exchange of ideas among researchers as well as practitioners from private companies, government agencies and universities in Europe and […]