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Together with the co-organizers from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and Eurac Research, Italy, IIASA scientists Thomas Schinko and Reinhard Mechler developed this year’s workshop topic "Transformational risk management and Loss & Damage: What are suitable approaches for assessing climate-related (residual) risks?" IIASA and in particular the Risk and Resilience program have longstanding research expertise on the topics of climate risk assessment and management, with a focus on those risks that lead to the breaching of adaptation limits. The workshop will convene leading international experts from research and practice at IIASA to discuss novel options for assessing and tackling those residual risks. The INQUIMUS 2020 Workshop will take place on IIASA premises in Laxenburg, Austria, from 1st to 3rd December 2020 as part of the Inquimus Workshop Series. Abstracts are accepted until 15 May 2020.
Scope of the Workshop Climate change is accelerating and in combination with other drivers (exposure, vulnerability) is increasingly turning risks more dynamic (i.e. harder to assess with standard approaches). There is first evidence of related impacts breaching physical and social adaptation limits, highlighting the need for tackling ‘residual climate-related risks’. Residual risks being defined as potential negative impacts after all feasible mitigation and adaptation measures have been implemented. Identifying policy solutions for dealing with risks “beyond adaptation” - referred to as Loss and Damage - has recently become the third pillar in the international climate policy process next to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Of particular importance for improving the science-policy interface is the development of comprehensive risk assessment methodologies as well as indicators that inform policy and decision makers about climate-related risks beyond adaptation limits. Moreover, the IPCC’s recent report on 1.5C global warming has strongly emphasized the role of, and need for, transformational risk management once adaptation limits are being exceeded. The IPCC defines transformation as “deep, systemic change that requires reconfiguration of socio-ecological systems”. However, concrete research and evidence remains scarce and existing scientific approaches are reaching their limits when it comes to assessing risks beyond adaptation and designing transformational risk management practice and policy. At the INQUIMUS 2020 workshop scientists and practitioners working in different fields will advance in cross-fertilization scientific concepts, methods and tools and to share best practices in different application contexts. Workshop Format The workshop will be moderated to foster a highly interactive and generative event. Conventional presentations will play a minor role. Invited keynotes will present the state-of-theart of particular methods followed by a focused discussion on current achievements and challenges. Case studies will be presented as posters and will accompany the workshop to provide further insights into the application of methodologies. The workshop will take place in Laxenburg, Austria. Call for Abstracts Participation is mainly by invitation. However, we would like to provide room for additional participants to present their findings. Interested participants should send an abstract (max 400 words), discussing the following issues: >> Motivation for application and relevance to guiding questions listed above >> Methods applied in transformational risk management >> Achievements and challenges >> Scientific merit and insights Please submit your abstract by May 15, 2020 to: Successful applications will be informed by June 2020. Further information: www.inquimus.org Download Call for Abstracts
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