Joint Seminar: Climate change adaptation: From local challenges to global perspectives

Adaptation to climate change has not received the same level of global attention as mitigation in recent climate discussions, despite it also being a part of the Paris Agreement. It is a pivotal part of climate policy, essential to reducing vulnerability among local populations, especially in the Global South. In this seminar we will showcase how science can play a fundamental role in boosting local adaptation efforts by looking at an example of science-based adaptation strategies in Central America and looking at the (missing) links in current and future national climate adaptation policies in Guatemala. Finally, we will give a brief overview of the global status of the high-level adaptation discourse before COP28, the commitments made (and likely not to be met) by countries in the Global North, and an overview on the Global Goal on Adaptation.

Date

18.10.2023

Time

13:30 h

Place

Bundesstr. 53, room 022/023
Seminar Room 022/023, Ground Floor, Bundesstrasse 53, 20146 Hamburg, Hamburg

Organizers

Goran Georgievski

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