One of the declared goals of the Paris Agreement
is to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 °C above pre-industria
l levels, changing the context for policy-relevant research and posing a ma
jor challenge for researchers. In response, today’s climate research is lar
gely focused on analysing and understanding the regional effects of global
climate change, especially to describe the impacts of climate change on a s
ocially relevant scale.
This is where the&n
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Helmhol
tz Climate Initiative REKLIM comes in: since October 2009, experts
from the nine centres in the
Helmholtz Association’
s research field Earth and Environment have been collaborating on
eight research topics. Working hand in hand with university partners, the H
elmholtz Research Centres can effectively pool their regional climate chang
e expertise. Regional observations and process studies, together with simul
ations, will help to refine regional and global climate models, which in tu
rn provide a solid basis for informed climate-related decision-making. In a
ddition, REKLIM fosters interdisciplinary regional climate research in Germ
any.
Looking back on ten successful years a
nd looking ahead to the next funding period, REKLIM will host the 2nd Inter
national Conference.
The c
onference’s main goal is to provide a forum where scientists from around th
e globe can present and discuss the latest findings on regional climate res
earch in connection with REKLIM’s focus areas.
The scientific conference will be followed by a public engagement day
on 26 September 2019, which will focus on promoting dialogue (in German) be
tween scientists and decision-makers from the political and administrative
sectors, and at professional associations.
The Public
Engagement Day will be on 26 September.
Deadline for submitting abstracts: 31 Ma
y 2019
Deadline for travel grant ap
plications: 31 May 2019
Letter of acceptance: 17 June 2019
Deadline for Early Bird registration (online):&nb
sp;30 June 2019
Deadline for onlin
e registration: 8 September 2019