2012 Summer School

Some dimensions of climate change:
international agreements, carbon finance and ecosystem based approaches

9^th-10^th-11^th of July (2012) Convention Palacio Miramar – San Sebastian

Prof. Anil Markandya (Director of the Summer School)
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Dr. Ibon Galarraga (Director of the Summer School)
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Dr. Aline Chiabai
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Prof. Emilio Cerdá
Complutense University, Madrid
Prof. Arild Underdal
University of Oslo-CICEP (Norway)
Prof. Dr. Dirk Rübbelke
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Prof. Peter Sweatman
Climate Strategy
Prof. Ferdinando Villa
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Prof. Patrick Shipman
Colorado State University
Dr. Marta Escapa
University of The Basque Country (UPV-EHU)
Prof. Unai Pascual
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Dr. Mikel Gonzalez de Eguino
BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Dr. Ramon A. Ortiz
University of Rio de Janeiro and BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
Mr. Ismael Aznar
Spanish Climate Change Office

Directors: Prof. Anil Markandya (BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change) and Dr. Ibon Galarraga (BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change).

9^th of July INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

9:00 – 09:15	Institutional Welcome
9:15 – 10:15	Recent developments in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations Emilio Cerdá (Complutense University, Madrid)
10:15 – 11:15	International decision making process Arild Underdal (University of Oslo- CICEP Norway)
11:15 – 11:40	Coffee break
11:40 – 12:40	Fairness in international climate finance and its influence on climate change negotiations Dirk Rübbelke (BC3)
12:40 – 13:40	The role of Spain at the international arena: COP 17 Ismael Aznar (Spanish Climate Change Office)
13:40 – 14:15	Synthesis session Marta Escapa (UPV/EHU)
14:15	Lunch

10^th of July CARBON FINANCE

9:15 – 10:30	Carbon markets and REDD++ Ramon Ortiz (University of Río de Janeiro and BC3)
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee break
10:45 – 12:00	Understanding the role of flexible mechanism in the Kyoto Protocol Peter Sweatman (Climate Strategy)
12:15 – 13:30	Sharing the burden internationally: the issue of convergence between developing and developed countries Anil Markandya (BC3)
13:30 – 14:00	Synthesis session Mikel González-Eguino (BC3)
14:00 – 15:30	Lunch
15:30 – 17:30	Donostia United Nations summit: Understanding the difficulties for international agreements; illustrative exercise to move from theory to practice Moderator Marta Escapa (UPV/EHU) andMikel González-Eguino (BC3)
18:00	Social evening: Donostia cycling tour and pintxos night Lecturers/Moderators/Students at the Summer Course

11^th of July THE ROLE OF ECOSYSTEM BASED APPROACHES
IN CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS

9:15 – 10:30	The ecosystem service approach to inform the economics of climate change research: Recent developments Unai Pascual (BC3)
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee break
10:45 – 11:10	Invasive species: Economic impacts and management strategies in the face of climate change Patrick Shipman (Colorado State University)
11:10 – 12:00	Some practical examples: Case studies for policy making Aline Chiabai (BC3)
12:00 – 12:150	Break
12:15 – 13:30	Recent developments in ARIES: a practical tools to improve decision making Ferdinando Villa (BC3)
13:30 – 14:00	Synthesis session Unai Pascual ( BC3)
	Conclusion and future developments Ibon Galarraga (BC3)