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- Invited Keynote: Opening Panel.
European Union, Policy Forum on Development: Towards
more effective multi-stakeholder partnerships to
achieve the environmental ambition of the 2030
Agenda? Brussels, Belgium, March 2019.
- Keynote: COP25 Madrid, EU
Pavillion: Event: Technology Transition for
industry – the role of research and innovation
programmes, Madrid, December 2019
- Keynote: Climate Resilient City
Symposium, Massey College/U. Toronto, October 2019
2018
- Invited Keynote: Opening Panel -- Theme 3 Planery:
Solutions for the transition to low carbon and
climate resilient cities. IPCC Cities Conference,
Edmonton/Alberta, March 2018
- Keynote by JP Kropp: "Unlocking Synergies between
SDGs and Agriculture" on High Level Talks of
Consultative Group on International Agricultural
Research (CGIAR) Science Forum 2018, Stellenbosch,
South-Africa: "Win more, lose less: Capturing
synergies between SDGs through agricultural
research"
- Panelist "Ecosystems and Livelihoods under Threat
– Solutions for a Changing Hindu Kush Himalaya",
Global Solution Summit, Berlin, May 2018
2017
- Invited Panel Member (by German Embassy
Washington) on behalf of the Transatlantic Climate
Bridge for a discussion of actual climate diplomacy
at German Historical Institute/Washington; invited
lectures at USF/Tampa, GeorgiaTech/Atlanta and
Carnegie Mellon/Pennsylvania.
- Invited Keynote "Global Energy Landscape" on
SUSCO 2017 at Antall Jozsef Knowledge Center,
Budapest, Oct. 26th, 2017.
- Panel presentation on the workshop ''How Economic
and Social Actors can Champion CO2-phase-out''
European
Energy Week, Brussels, June 22nd, 2017
2016
- Invited Keynote Speaker (Reconciliation of
agriculture, human development and climate
protection) on the 6th Mexican-German Climate
Dialogue at Hacienda De Los Morales, Mexico City,
May 20th, 2016
- Invited Keynote Speaker ''The Future of Climate
Related City Research'' on the Conference ''Cities
as Complex Systems, Structure, Scaling and
Economics'', Castle Herrenhausen, Volkswagen
Foundation, Hannover, July 13th, 2016
2015
- Invited expert on the Ambassadors Panel
(Excellencies represented: Germany, Sweden,
Netherlands, France, European Union, Minister for
Energy: Bosnia and Herzogovina): Climate Change
Dialogue, University of Sarajevo, 5.11.2015 (on
behalf of German Foreign Office)
- Invited key note Climate German-Mexican Climate
Change Dialogue, Mexico City/UNAM (on behalf of
German Foreign Office and German Technical
Cooperation), 18.11.2015
- Invited Panelist:"The inequality of climate
change: Scientific and policy challenges and
perspectives", European Commission and
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and
Humanities, Berlin 21.10.2015
2014
- Invited expert on a cabinet meeting and key note
speaker of the Gov’t of the Republic of Kazakhstan
for the launching of Kazakhstan’s green economy
strategy, Astana/Kazakhstan, 29.7.2014
- Plenary Key Note Lecture at Lanzhou University:
"Climate Change and how it affects Modern Cultures,
Dunhuang Forum: "Revitalizing the Silk Road",
Lanzhou/China, 10.10.2014
- Plenary Key Note on the occasion of a new
agreement between Chinese and German Science
Foundation at Xiamen University/China on "Climate
Change and Sustainable Cities", Xiamen/China,
23.06.2014
- Plenary Key Note Lecture and panelist on
invitation of Worldbank Meeting on ”Climate Change
in Central Asia”, Almaty/Kazahkstan, 13.05.2014
2013
- Plenary Key Note on Opening event of "Science
Tunnel Exhibition" at Pontificia Universidad
Catolica del Peru on behalf of Federal Ministry for
Education and Research Germany, Lima/Peru,
28.05.2013.
- Key note on The Challenge of Climate
Communication, Global Calculator 2050 Launch, UK
Dept. of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),
London/UK, 20.09.2013.
- Key note and panel discussion (together with Env.
Minister Manuel Pulgar Vidal) at a preparatory
meeting for the upcoming UNFCCC COP conference in
Lima 2014, Aula Magna/Pontificia Universidad
Catolica del Peru, Lima/Peru, 12.11.2013
- Key note at International Loss & Damage
Conference ”What can we learn from data integration
for a better assessment of loss and damages”.
Bangkok/Thailand, 30.08.2013,
- Key note "Cities of the Future”, Global
Sustainability Summer School. Institute for Advanced
Sustainability Studies, Potsdam/Germany, 11.7.2013.
- Key note "Climate Change and Challenges for
Modern Civilisations”, Seminario Internacional
Adaptacion el Gambio Climatico: Desafios para el
siglio XXI, Universidad de Conception,
Conception/Chile, 19.03.2013
- Key note "Climate Change: where we are, what we
can expect, and what we need to do”, International
Conference on Climate Change, Yildiz University,
Instanbul/Turkey, 06.11.2013
2012
- Key note on ”Climate Change Challenges and
Threats: Lessons learnt from City Case Studies in
India and Philippines” at Assembly of City Majors
and City Commissioners of South-East-Asian ICLEI
Cities, Hotel Fortune Howrah, Howrah/India,
22.02.2012
- Key note ”Climate Change as a Global Challenge:
Defining international research priorities”, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing/China, 15.12.2012.
- Introductory Key note on ”Climate Change
Challenges: Shrinking Limits, Fair Burden Sharing,
Post-Modern Societies” at Annual Meeting of
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and German
Chancellor Scholarship Holder, Bonn/Germany,
03.09.2012
2011
- Key note at opening plenary of the Resilient
Cities 2011 conference, Bonn/Germany, 03.06.2011
- Key note and closing address at Inaugural Session
at Alexander von Humboldt Conference on Adaptation
& Mitigation of Climate Change on occasion of
60th anniversary of Indian/German diplomatic
relationships together with Chief Minister Gowda and
Governor Dr. Hans Raj Bhardwaj (Karnataka State),
Bangolore/India, 17.10.2011.
- Key note lecture on ”The Climate Change
Challenge: the common destiny for the North and the
South” at Alexander von Humboldt Conference on
Adaptation & Mitigation of Climate Change,
Bangolore/India, 20.10.2011.
2010
- Key note on Side Event of German Technical
Cooperation (GIZ): Development Pathways and GHG
emissions for Developing Nations. UNFCCC Climate
Change Conference (COP16), Cancun/Mexico, 9.12.2010
- Key note on ”Climate Change: on what we are
talking about & and implications for the
South-Pacific Region” on behalf of German Ministry
for Economic Cooperation. Workshop of South-Pacific
Policy Makers: Climate Change and Adaptation in the
Pacific Island Region, Suva/Fiji, 17.11.10
- Honorable Member of the concluding Panel summing
up the results of Int. Conf. on Climate Change &
Development at President’s Residency
Islamabad/Pakistan on invitation of the Gov’t of
Pakistan, Panel Members: President Ali Asif Zardari,
Environmental Minister Afridi, United Nations
Country Director Tanaka, Islamabad/Pakistan
22.10.2010
- Key note on invitation of the Gov’t of Pakistan
on Int. Conf. on Climate Change and Development: The
challenge of climate change: how to reconcile
mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development,
Islamabad/Pakistan, 20.10.2010
- Key note on invitation of Gov’t of Brazil on
ICID+18: Transition to sustainability: how to derive
blueprints for a climate friendly and sustainable
development? 2. Int. Conf. on Climate,
Sustainability and Development, Fortaleza/Brasil,
17.8.10
- Key note on a High Tea of the Indo-German Forum
of the Parliamentarians: Impacts of Climate Change
on India: Threats, Preparedness and Recommendations,
responded by a friendly intervention of Nitin Desai
(former Undersecretary General of United Nations),
16.03.2010, New Delhi/India
- Key note on Int. Conf. on the Environment and
Natural Resources: Climate Adaptation and
Mitigation: The 5+1 pillars we need to solve for a
better world, Mahidol University, Bangkok/Thailand,
12.11.10
2009
- Key note on side event of German Technical
Cooperation (GTZ): Driving home solutions: transport
emissions trading and regional adaptation
information, UNFCCC Climate Change Conference
(COP15), Copenhagen/Denmark, 10.12.2009
- Key note "The challenge of regional assessment:
how to combine remote sensing and information from
the ground?" European Commission: Regions for
Economic Change, European regions reaching for the
sky - Satellite information systems for risk
management. Brussels/Belgium, 17.02.2009
- Key note Lecture "The 2+1 challenges of Climate
Change: is it possible to reconcile climate
protection, adaptation, and development?"
International Conference on Sustainability Science,
University of Tokyo, Tokyo/Japan, 5.2.2009.
- Key note: Estado das artes: Experiêncas práticas
e pesquisa sobre vulnerabilidade e adaptacão aos
impactos da mudanca climatica em nivel mundial.
Diálogo de Expertos Adaptacão às Mudancas Climáticas
e Combate à Desertificacão no Semiárido, Cooperacão
Republica do Brasil e Republica Federal da Alemanha,
Recife/Brazil, 13.03.2009
2008
- Stimulus Talk ”Challenge of climate change: How
to improve information gaps by knowledge based
systems”, Joint Meeting: Intensification of
Sino-German Cooperations. Ministry of Science and
Technology, Beijing/China, 19.12.2008
- Key note on ivitation of Gov’t of Singapore
”Climate Change: is it only a management problem?”
Policy Meeting: Global Climate Change: Building
Consilience Between Science, Security and Policy,
Singapore, 14.07.2008
- Keynote on Alteracões Climátics e Suguranca
Energética, Senate Assembleia da República: "Climate
Change: triggering pathways towards a modern and
sustainable civilization?” Lisbon/Portugal,
01.07.2008
- Climate Change: What are the challenges for Global
Players? Annual Assembly of the International
Communication Mangers of Siemens Company,
Berlin/Germany, 6.05.2008
2007
- Invited Scientific Colloquium: ”Qualitative
Physics as a concept for Earth System Analysis”,
British Antarctic Survey, University of Cambridge,
Clare College, Cambridge/UK, 13.8.2007
- Key Note: Adapatation options and experiences:
Case studies in the Baltic Sea Area, Germany and
Northern Africa. Commission of Sustainable
Development, Conseil l’Europe, Strasbourg/France,
11.09.2007
- Key note on invitation of Ministry for the
Environment: Scenari di cambiamento futuro per la
aree a rischio idrogeologico [Hydrometeorological
Risk Assessment Usefulness of the Vulnerability
Concept and Scenarios]. Conferenza Nazionale
Cambiamenti Climatici, (External expert on
invitation of Ministero dell Ambiente e della Tutela
del Territorio e del Mare for the preparation of the
National Climate Change Adaptation Plan of Italy),
Naples – Castel d’Oro/Italy, 10.07.2007
- Invited Scientific Colloquium: The pattern
approach as a key concept for analyzing
human-environment interactions, University of
Zurich/EAWAG Dübendorf, Switzerland, 8.3.2003
2006
- Key note on invitation of the European
Commission: Effects and Impact of Climate Change on
the EU Accession and Candidate Countries: How
mitigation and adaptation may be possible? The
Future Climate Policy in the European Union
Accession and Candidate Countries: Looking Beyond
2012, Sofia/Bulgaria, 14.06.2006
- Programmed intervention on invitation of the
Minister President of Tuscany: Health of our Entire
Planet: Syndromes of Global Change. San Rossore
Meeting: ‘A New Global Vision: Health a Universial
Right?’ Respone to the lectures of Carlos Corvalan
(WHO, Climate Change and Health) Prabhu Pingali
(FAO, Ecosystems – life forces of the Planet), Pisa
– San Rossore/Italy, 14.07.2006
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