Biodiversity x Climate: Swiss community meets IPBES and the IPCC
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Display map on Google MapsAt this one-day event, you will get insights on and discuss about relevant topics on the nexus of biodiversity and climate change. Various representatives from the international Science-Policy Interfaces IPBES and the IPCC will be present to share their experience of working in such an environment.
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Biodiversity and Climate are interconnected. The event seeks to connect the two communities, nationally as well as internationally, in order to foster cooperation and knowledge exchange. Talks, panels and plenty of time for networking are the key elements of the day.
Program
- Opening remarks with Filippo Lechthaler (SCNAT), Luthando Dziba (IPBES) and Ramon Pichs-Madruga (IPCC)
- Latest developments at IPBES with Sebastian König (IPBES Vice-Chair and Bureau Member)
- Latest developments at the IPCC with Ramon Pichs-Madruga (IPCC)
- Lightning talk on the new international science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution with Jacqueline Alvarez (UNEP)
- Panel I: Why engage in a science-policy interface? with Luthando Dziba, Thomas Stocker, Michal Kulak and Thomas Frölicher; moderated by Eva Spehn (SCNAT)
- Speed-dating, Lunch and networking
- Climate and biodiversity policy in Switzerland and the role of science with Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen and Manuel Fischer
- Swiss Research at the Climate-Biodiversity Nexus:
- Assisted migration of threatened plant species in the Swiss Alps with Jake Alexander
- Swiss Solar Wind Explorer with Marc Reusser
- Panel II: Nexus and synergies between the climate and biodiversity research communities with Pam McElwee, Steve Polasky, Sonia Seneviratne and Markus Fischer; moderated by Sebastian König (BAFU)
- Closing remarks and apéro
Moderation throughout the day: Dorothea Hug Peter and Sol Kislig (SCNAT)
