2015 Summer School

Climate Change On the Road to Paris

13th– 15th of July (2015) Convention Palacio Miramar – San Sebastian

  • Duration: 3 days
  • Academic Validity: 30hours
  • Official Language: English

Faculty of the Summer School

  • Anil Markandya (Co-Director of the Summer School)
    BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
  • Ibon Galarraga  (Co- Director of the Summer School)
    BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
  • Sergio Faria
    BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
  • Guillem Chust
    AZTI-Tecnalia (Marine Research Division)
  • Jesús Fernández
    University of Cantabria
  • Omar Bellprat
    IC3 Barcelona
  • Alberto Ansuategi
    UPV/EHU – Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
  • David Moreno 
    BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change – Klima Aldaketa Ikergai
  • Pedro Linares Llamas
    University of Comillas and Harvard Kennedy School
  • Iñigo Losada
    Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental “IH Cantabria” and IPCC
  • Marta Escapa
    UPV/EHU – Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
  • Ana Fornells
    Oficina Española de Cambio Climático (OECC)
  • Arild Underdal
    CICEP and University of Oslo
  • Gonzalo Sainz de Miera
    Asociación Española de Economía Energética
  • Luis Lassaletta
    CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie
  • Teresa Ribera
    Director of IDDRI. Former Secretary of State Climate Change (Gov. of Spain)

Directors of the Summer School

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

Programme

13th of July           Climate Science

9:00 Welcome and opening of 2015 school
Anil Markandya (BC3) and Ibon Galarraga (BC3)
9:15 Current challenges in the physical basis of climate science: Introduction to IPCC WG1
Sérgio H. Faria (BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change)
10:15 Sea Level Rise: evidence and scenarios
Guillem Chust (AZTI-Tecnalia (Marine Research Division))
11:15 Break
11:40 Downscaling climate information
Jesús Fernández (University of Cantabria)
12:40 What are climate anomalies and why are they important?
Omar Bellprat (IC3 Barcelona )
13:40 Synthesis session
Alberto Ansuategi (UPV-EHU)

14th of July           Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change

9:00 Opening session
9:15 Current challenges in the impacts and adaptation to climate change: Introduction to IPCC WG2 and IPCC WG3
Anil Markandya (BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change and IPCC)
10:15 Ecosystem based adaptation for climate change
David Moreno (BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change)
11:00 Break
11:40 COP 21 and Spanish position on climate agreements
Ana Fornells  (Oficina Española de Cambio Climático (OECC))
12:40 Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Iñigo Losada (Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental “IH Cantabria” and IPCC)
13:00 Poster Presenting Session
 13:30 Synthesis session
Marta Escapa (UPV-EHU)
15:30-17:30 Donostia United Nations Summit
Moderator: Marta Escapa (UPV/EHU) and Josu Lucas (BC3)
Participants: all students
18:00 Social event
Cycling tour and “pintxos” night

15th of July            Climate Policy

9:00 Opening session
9:15 The role of energy in mitigation of climate change
Pedro Linares Llamas (University of Comillas and Harvard Kennedy School)
10:15 International decision making process
Arild Underdal (CICEP and University of Oslo)
11:15 Break
11:40

 

The Paris meeting: the vision of an international power utility
Gonzalo Sainz de Miera  (Asociación Española de Economía Energética)
12:40 International climate policy: The Road to Paris 2015
Teresa Ribera (Director of IDDRI. Former Secretary of State Climate Change (Gov. of Spain))
13:30 Conclusions and future developments
Ibon Galarraga(BC3, UPV/EHU)

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