Monday, February 23, 2015

CfP: GLACINDIA: Stakeholder Workshop on "Identifying Climate Change Information Needs" and Training on Climate Modeling and Climate Change Research, innovation and Services (Indo-European Initiative); 8-10 April JNU New Delhi

GLACINDIA: Stakeholder Workshop on Identifying Climate Change Information Needs and Training on Climate modeling and Climate Change Research, innovation and Services (Indo-European Initiative)
April 08-10, 2015, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India


The GLACINDIA project is a multi-disciplinary project involving cooperation between European (Norway, Germany), Indian (DST-GOI, JNU) and US (NCAR) partner institutes, started largely in late 2014. The primary objective of the project is to produce updated and scientifically robust data on water related effects of changes in mass balance of glaciers and river runoff, aiming at reducing uncertainties in one region of Western Himalaya by a combination of field data and measurements coupled with climate downscaling and modeling of glacier mass balance. Results of the project will be made available to stakeholders in the Himalayan region in order to support the climate related decision making process.
Within the frame work of GLACINDIA project a one day stakeholder workshop will be organized combined with two day training course from 8th to 10th April 2015 at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. The workshop is a good opportunity for policy makers dealing with climate change and adaptation in various sectors to get the latest information about the project activities and to interact with experts from these fields in order to tailor the dissemination of the project results towards their needs and expectations.

The training program is designed for scientific community from various government sectors, and equally interesting for Master's-level, Ph. D. applicants as well as Postdoctoral researchers involved in the earth sciences, primarily studying or conducting research within the area of water and climate change in the Himalayan region. The course will be conducted in English. Conference is for Indian nationals only.

Workshop Objectives:
The main objective of the one day stakeholder workshop is to facilitate a close interaction between stakeholders in the region and the scientific community. During the workshop focus will be set on one hand to the introduction of the project to the stakeholders. The state of the art in climate and glacier related work in the Himalayan region will be highlighted and potential outcomes and user oriented products of the GLACINDIA activity will be presented and discussed. On the other hand a substantial input on climate information needs of the stakeholders is foreseen by having working groups and discussion rounds on this topics. Finally the workshop will try to match the work conducted within the GLACINDIA activity with the expressed needs and thereby set up a roadmap for the continuation of the GLACINDIA research activities. Stakeholders who are directly dependent and interacting with Himalayan ecosystem as their livelihood depend on these resources along within the administrative and NGO's who are responsible for the Himalayan eco management will be targeted. Their experience and expectations on climatic impact on the livelihood will be focused during workshop.

Training Objectives:
The main objective of the two day training course is to educate participants about adaptation to changing climate and associated water resources and water demand with glacier retreat, changing monsoon patterns and related science policy interaction. The workshop will improve knowledge of the participants on climate change, and uncertainty coupled with the processes. The course will also give participants a hands-on experience in the analysis of climate and climate impact data's. All the lectures and hands-on will be delivered by the leading experts.

Learning Objectives:
Renowned keynote speakers will deliver insights into current hot topics in their areas.
Have a broad range of presentations to deepen the exchange between multitudes of scientific disciplines.
Offer an opportunity to present your research (poster) to a larger audience.
Provide you with new perspectives and inspirations for your own projects.
Interactive climate data (observed and model data) analysis sessions using modern scientific tools like CDO's, NCL, Python etc. to learn time series analysis, interactive IPython Notebook, statistical techniques, spatial analysis, etc.

Registration for Participants and Stakeholder

Registration Form for Participants: http://www.climate-service-center.de/058008/index_0058008.php.en

Registration Form for Stakeholder: http://www.climate-service-center.de/058048/index_0058048.php.en

Organizing Committee
Prof. Dr. AL. Ramanathan, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
Dr. Daniela Jacob, Climate Service Center 2.0, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg Germany
Prof. Atle Nesje, University of Bergen, Norway
Dr. Roy Rasmussen, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Climate Service Center2.0, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg Germany
Dr. Mukul Tewari, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA
Dr. Andreas Haensler, Climate Service Center2.0, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg Germany
Dr. Nikolay Koldunov, Climate Service Center2.0, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg Germany

Important Dates
Application submission last date :15-03-2015
Notification to Authors :20-03-2015
Workshop dates :08-04-2015 to 10-04-2015

Speakers
Prof. A L Ramanathnan, JNU, India
Dr. Daniela Jacob, Director Climate Service Center, Germany
Dr. Roy Rasmussen, Senior Scientist, NCAR, USA
Dr. Pankaj Kumar, Scientist, Climate Service Center 2.0, Germany
Dr. Nikolay Koldunov, Scientist, Climate Service Center 2.0, Germany

Funded by: Norway Research Council
Organized by: Climate Service Center 2.0, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Hamburg Germany; Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Hosted by: School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Travel and Accommodation: The GLACINDIA workshop covers the participant's food, travel and accommodation.
Social Event: There will be a cultural program on 9th April 2015 around 6pm. More information will be updated soon.
Contact Information: All correspondence relating to GLACINDIA workshop may be addressed to: alrjnu(at)gmail.com and copy (CC) to pankaj.kumar(at)hzg.de
Further Details: http://www.climate-service-center.de/058047/index_0058047.html

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