CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: University of Catania - EAERE - FEEM
Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics on ‘Extremes: Natural Disasters in Changing Climate’
Belpasso (Italy), September 4th - 10th, 2011
http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/
http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/
Deadline for applications: May 15th, 2011
The Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Catania, the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) and the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), with the sponsorship of the Municipality of Belpasso, are pleased to announce the Belpasso International Summer School on Environmental and Resource Economics for postgraduate students.
The 2011 Summer School will take place from the 4th to the 10th of September at Belpasso, a city in the Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy. The theme of this Summer School is Extremes: Natural Disasters in Changing Climate.
Over the past few decades, the world witnessed a striking increase in the economic losses caused by natural disasters, driven by population and economic growth. Human-induced climate change has the potential to alter the prevalence and severity of extremes events such as heat waves, cold waves, storms, floods and droughts. Detecting, let alone predicting, these change is a difficult task that will not be accomplished until the impacts of climate change become more pronounced. Yet better understanding of the vulnerabilities to extreme events under current and future climates may help to avoid further aggravating of the adverse impacts on human health, society and the environment. Bringing the natural hazard risk prevention and climate adaptation efforts together is a first step down to road to make this happen.
The 2011 Summer School will take place from the 4th to the 10th of September at Belpasso, a city in the Province of Catania, Sicily, Italy. The theme of this Summer School is Extremes: Natural Disasters in Changing Climate.
Over the past few decades, the world witnessed a striking increase in the economic losses caused by natural disasters, driven by population and economic growth. Human-induced climate change has the potential to alter the prevalence and severity of extremes events such as heat waves, cold waves, storms, floods and droughts. Detecting, let alone predicting, these change is a difficult task that will not be accomplished until the impacts of climate change become more pronounced. Yet better understanding of the vulnerabilities to extreme events under current and future climates may help to avoid further aggravating of the adverse impacts on human health, society and the environment. Bringing the natural hazard risk prevention and climate adaptation efforts together is a first step down to road to make this happen.
FACULTY and LECTURE TOPICS
· Giovanni SIGNORELLO, University of Catania, Italy
Jaroslav MYSIAK, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change, Italy
(School Coordinators)
Jaroslav MYSIAK, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change, Italy
(School Coordinators)
· Andrew PARNELL, School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland
Extreme Environmental Events – an Introduction
Extreme Environmental Events – an Introduction
· Reinhard MECHLER, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
Macroeconomic Effects of Extreme Events
Macroeconomic Effects of Extreme Events
· Ana IGLESIAS and Alberto GARRIDO, Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Economic costs of Droughts and Floods
Economic costs of Droughts and Floods
· Robert MENDELSOHN, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, USA
Climate Change and Global Damages from Tropical Cyclones
Climate Change and Global Damages from Tropical Cyclones
· Michael HANEMANN, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Climate Change and Agricultural Systems
Climate Change and Agricultural Systems
· Jaroslav MYSIAK, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei and Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change, Italy
Economic and Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Natural Disasters
Economic and Social Vulnerability and Resilience to Natural Disasters
ADMISSION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
The Summer School is targeted to postgraduate students. Admission is conditional on the presentation by each student of his/her doctoral work; therefore PhD students who want to apply normally need to be advanced in their PhD to have produced at least one substantive chapter, but not to have completely finished their thesis.
Application is restricted to 2011 EAERE members, both European and non European citizens. Given the highly interactive activities planned at the Summer School, the number of participants is limited to 20.
There is no participation fee. All applicants can apply for a scholarship.
For further information on application and funding please access the Summer School Website at http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/ or contact the Summer School Secretariat.
For further information on application and funding please access the Summer School Website at http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/ or contact the Summer School Secretariat.
Belpasso International Summer School Secretariat
c/o prof. Giovanni Signorello
DiGESA - Envalab
via Santa Sofia 98
95123 Catania
Italy
Tel. +39 095 7580320
Fax +39 095 7580345
g.signorello@unict.it
http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/
c/o prof. Giovanni Signorello
DiGESA - Envalab
via Santa Sofia 98
95123 Catania
Italy
Tel. +39 095 7580320
Fax +39 095 7580345
g.signorello@unict.it
http://www.feem-project.net/belpasso_2011/
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