Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability

16 May at 16:30-18:15, room Vingen 6+7

Session chairs

Åsa Knaggård, Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science, Lund University & Mats Björkman, researcher at the Department of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg

Invited keynote speakers

Scenarios of social-environmental extremes – Gabriele Messori, Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University

How to adapt to effects of climate change in a contested landscape? Challenges for reindeer herding in northern Sweden – Gunhild Rosqvist, Professor at the Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University

Adaptation and mitigation towards climate extremes and new climate normals in Swedish agriculture – the state of resilience – Louise Malmquist, PhD Student at Department of Soil and Environment, SLU (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Climate vulnerability and adaptation needs in Swedish property portfolios: Assessment of flooding and heat risks in 2600 buildings in three mid-sized cities – Erik Glaas, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University

Heat stress in Swedish cities – implications for city dwellers and potential adaptation strategies – Fredrik Lindberg, Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Science, University of Gothenburg

The multidimensional aspects of vulnerability and agency in impacts adaptation – Vasna Ramasar, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of Human Geography, Lund University