2nd International Conference ADAPTtoCLIMATE24-25 June, 2019, Heraklion, Crete Island, GreeceFirst Announcement & Call For Papers

Authors wishing to submit a paper should send an Abstract to the Scientific Secretariat by 31st January 2019. The abstracts should be between 300-500 words in English.

The conference will include invited and reviewed papers on the topics listed below and, preferably, those focusing on the geographical area of Europe, North Africa & Middle East.

The Scientific Committee is pleased to announce that the 2nd International Conference “ADAPTtoCLIMATE” will be held in Hersonisos Municipality in Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece, on 24th & 25th June, 2019.

The conference participants will have the opportunity to exchange knowledge, views and ideas on climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation. The conference will include oral and poster presentation sessions.

Observed & projected impacts in natural & human systemsClimate change information and climate services Climate change vulnerability assessment and indicatorsMapping vulnerability and adaptive capacityUnderstanding and enhancing resilienceMonitoring and measuring adaptationLimits to adaptation and maladaptationDisaster preparedness and emergency planningLegal, institutional and financial aspects of adaptationDecision-making under uncertaintyAdaptation strategies and plansDecision tools on adaptationMainstreaming climate adaptationAdaptation cases studies: organisational, sectoral, regional & nationalLand use planning, adaptation and the built environment

Adaptation to Climate change Impacts on the Mediterranean islands' Agriculture

LIFE Ref. No: LIFE14 CCA/GR/000928 National Observatoryof Athens

National Technical University of Athens

Agricultural Research Institute Institute of BiometeorologyIBIMET

Region of Sicily

Call for papers Papers on the following topics are welcome

Scientific Committee:

Konstantinos Moustakas, National Technical University of AthensAnna Karali, National Observatory of AthensCamilla Dibari, University of FlorenceChristina Papadaskalopoulou, National Technical University of AthensEleni Hatziyanni, Region of CreteEleni Kargaki, Region of CreteIoannis Lemesios, National Observatory of AthensMaria Stefanaki, Region of CreteMarinos Markou, Agricultural Research InstituteTheodoulos Mesimeris, Department of Environment, Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Development

Organizing Committee:

Maria Loizidou, National Technical University of Athens, GreeceChristos Giannakopoulos, National Observatory of Athens, GreeceMarco Bindi, University of Florence, ItalyMarco Moriondo, University of Florence, Italy

Angel Aparicio, Technical University of Madrid, SpainClare Goodess, University of East Anglia, United KingdomDimosthenis Sarigiannis, University of ThessalonikiEdna Yamasaki Patrikiou, University of Nicosia, CyprusElena Xoplaki, University of Bern, SwitzerlandFrancesco Musco, Università Iuav di VeneziaGeorge Zodiatis, University of Cyprus, CyprusJuerg Luterbacher, University of Giessen, GermanyKonstantinos Makris, Cyprus University of Technology, CyprusMaria Papadopoulou, National Technical University of Athens, GreeceMaria Zachariou-Dodou, Institute of Environment & Sustainable DevelopmentMenelaos Stavrinides, Cyprus University of TechnologyMiroslav Havranek, Charles University, Czech Republic Panos Hadjinicolaou, Cyprus Institute, Cyprus Stéphane Isoard, European Environment Agency Tim Carter, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland

Abstracts are due 31st January 2019 and should be submittedthrough the conference website: Notification of acceptance will besent to authors until 10th March 2019. Authors should submit their full papers until 20th May, 2019. The papers will be reviewed and upon acceptance they will be published as the conference proceedings (CD ROM format).Registration: There is no registration fee. Advanced registration isstrongly recommended.

Conference Language:For abstracts and papers English is the official language, while forposter presentations both English and Greek can be used.

For further information pleasevisit the conference website http://adapttoclimate.uest.gr/http://www.adapt2clima.uest.gr or/and

contact Dr. Konstantinos Moustakas: +30 210 772 3108 or konmoust@central.ntua.gr.

Call for papers

Adaptation to Climate change Impacts on the Mediterranean islands' Agriculture

LIFE Ref. No: LIFE14 CCA/GR/000928 National Observatoryof Athens

National Technical University of Athens

Agricultural Research Institute Institute of BiometeorologyIBIMET

Region of Sicily

2nd International Conference ADAPTtoCLIMATE24-25 June, 2019, Heraklion, Crete Island, GreeceFirst Announcement & Call For Papers