Symposium :

"The Future of Science in the 21st Century : Climate change : impacts on the ocean, food production, health and the economy"

 

October 27th, 2015

Le Quartz Congrès Brest

60, rue du Château

BP 91039

29210 Brest Cedex - France

 

 

Programme of  the Symposium

 

Joint session of EURASC 2015 and SaferSeas: introductive talks and conference on Climate Change (Room "Méridienne")

 

 

09:00-09:45 am: Welcome speeches by the President of Brest Métropole and by the Representatives of the Regional Council of Britanny,

                             of the European Commission, of the representative of the French Government.

 

Chairman of the session: Prof. Paul Tréguer, Emeritus Professor of the University of Brest (UBO), member of EURASC Presidium

 

09:45-09:50 am: Welcome by Pascal Olivard, President of the Université Bretagne Occidentale

 

09:50-10:00 am: The EURASC Brest Declaration, by Claude Debru, President of EURASC

 

10:00-10:45 am: Jean Jouzel, Vice-President of the International Panel for Climate Change, Nobel Prize

                               Lecture : "Climate changes on planet Earth: from the past to the present and the future"

 

10:45-11:00 am: Leonardo da Vinci Medal awarded to Prof. Jean Jouzel by Prof. Claude Debru, President of EURASC

 

11:00-11:30 am : Coffee Break

 

 

Session 1 (room "Commission 2")

 

Chairman of the morning session : Prof. Antonio Camacho, Head of Earth and Environmental Sciences Division of EURASC

 

11:30-11:40 am : Presentation of the European Academy of Sciences by Prof. Antonio Camacho

 

11:40-12:10 am : Andrea Tilche, Head of the Unit Climate Action and Earth Observation, DG Research and Innovation, European

                             Commission

                            Lecture : "Addressing climate challenges for Europe through Research and  Innovation"

 

12:10-12:40 am: Jan Mees, Chair of the European Marine Board

                             Lecture: "The Ocean-Climate Nexus: key messages of the 5th European Marine Board Forum"

 

01:00-02:30 pm: Lunch break at Le Quartz

 

 

Session 2 (Room "Petit Théâtre")

 

Chairman of the afternoon session: Prof. Paul Tréguer, Emeritus Professor of the University of Brest, member of EURASC

 

02:30-03:00 pm: Martin Visbeck, Geomar, Kiel, Head of the AtlantOS programme (Horizon 2020)

                                 Lecture: "Climate change in the Atlantic Ocean - evidence from observations ?"

 

03:00-03:30 pm: Paul Wassmann, University of Tromso, Head of the Arctos Network

                                Lecture : "Climate change impacts on the Arctic Ocean ecosystems"

 

 

Chairman: Prof. Jean Pierre Gattuso, Blaise Pascal Medal 2014 in Earth and Environmental Sciences Division of EURASC

 

03:30-04:00 pm: Anil Markandya, Basque Center for Climate Change, Spain

                                 Lecture : "The economic impacts of climate change"

 

04:00-04:20 pm: Coffee Break

 

04:20-04:50 pm: Sari Kovats, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

                                Lecture: "Health impacts of climate change"

 

04:50-05:20 pm: John R. Porter, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

                                Lecture: "Food systems and food security as drivers and outcomes of climate smart agriculture"

 

05:20-05:50 pm: Michel Colombier, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales IDDRI, Sciences Po, France

                                Lecture: "Climate change and international treaties"

 

06:00 - 07:00 pm : General Assembly of EURASC Members (room "Petit Théâtre")

 

08:00 pm : Social Dinner at the Nautilus Restaurant