Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Invitation to International Climate Change Conference



Programme:

   9.30 am to 10 am         :           Registration

10 am to 11.30 am        :           Session 1: Climate science

Chair: Dr. R. A. Mashelkar,* former DG, CSIR
Inauguration: Dr. Welkar,* VC, University of Mumbai
Prof. R. R. Kelkar: India's Climate Change Concerns and the Need for Better Climate Models
Dr. Madhav Khandekar: Indian Monsoon Variability in the context of Global Warming Debate

11.30 am to 11.45 am :              Tea

11.45 am to 1.15 pm    :             Session 2: Changing sea level

                                                  Prof. Nils-Axel Morner: Sea Level Changes in the Indian Ocean: 
                                                  Observational facts
                                                  Dr. Nils Finn Munch-Petersen: Marketing atoll dynamics as sea rise in 
                                                  the Maldives
                                                  Dr. Yuanzhi Zhang: Impact of sea level change on coastal erosion and 
                                                  flooding: A case in Hong Kong
                                                  Dr. A.S. Gaur: (Changes in sea level in west coast of India)

1.15 pm to 2 pm           :             Lunch

2 pm to 3.30 pm           :             Session 3: Monsoon and its impact

                                                    Dr. Ramesh H. Kriplani: Summer Monsoon Variability over India: 
                                                    Coupled Climate Model Simulations and Projections
                                                    Dr Willie Soon: A closer look into the computer-projections of Indian 
                                                    Monsoonal Rainfalls in the 21st
                                                    Century
                                                    Dr. Rajesh Agnihotri: Total Solar Irradiance and SW Indian monsoon
                                                    Prof. B. K. Bala: Modelling of Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture

3.45 pm to 4 pm           :               Tea

4 pm to 5.30 pm           :               Session 4: Geological evidence

                                                    Prof. Arun Deep Ahluwalia: Climate Change or Global Warming: 
                                                    Man Made or Natural or Both?
                                                    Prof. Rajinder K. Ganjoo: Glacial Response to Environmental 
                                                    Changes in Nubra Valley (Ladakh)
                                                    Dr. Rohinton Avasia: Sea level changes through geological time
                                                    Dr Kurush F. Dalal (Sea level change and archaeological evidence)

5. 30 pm to 7 pm          :               Conclusion: Policy implications

                                                     Chairman: Mr. Suresh Prabhu*
                                                     Dr. Bjarne Lembke: Climate Change and Health
                                                     Mr. Chetan Pandit: (Managing water)
                                                     Ms Pooja Kotiyal: Evolution of the Energy-Environment Policies in 
                                                    the context of NAPCC in India
                                                     Mr Barun Mitra: Decarbonisation of the Economy


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