Since 1966 – International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts – Italian Pugwash Group

Detailed Program

Thursday 21 June 2001

Chair: Carlo Schaerf

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 1
Climate Changes on 10-105 year Time Scales

G. Bonino

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 2
The Record of Past Abrupt Climate Change
 J. Severinghaus

13:00   Lunch

Chair: Sabino Palmieri

15:30 – 16:15   Lecture 3
Stratospheric Ozone, UV and Climate Change
G. R. Casale and A.M. Siani

Friday 22 June 2001

Chair: J. Severinghaus

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 4
Carbon Fluxes and Carbon Budget in the Atmosphere
R. Valentini

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 5
Climate Change and Coastal Effects: Venice as a cause study
D. Camuffo

13:00   Lunch

Chair: G. Bonino

15:30 – 17:30   Lecture 6
Problems and prospects for improving climate models
R. Somerville

17:30 – 18:30   Seminar 1
Global Climate Change: International Agreements and Economic
M. Edesses

Saturday 23 June 2001

Chair: T. Cegnar

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 7
Climate fluctuations in the Mediterranean
S. Palmieri

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 8
The Role of Aerosols in Climate Change
G. Fiocco

Excursion Cantine Pisoni

Sunday 24 June 2001

Chair: S. Stonich

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 9
Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Food Supply
R. Gommes

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 10
Heat Waves and Human Health
T. Cegnar

13:00   Lunch

Afternoon Free

Monday 25 June 2001

Chair: S. J. Hassol

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 11
Desertification and Soil Conservation, the Climate Change Challenge
M. Sciortino
Film: Deserts in Europe

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 12
The Impacts of UV on Biosphere
M. Severini

13:00   Lunch

Chair: R. Adams

15:30 – 17:00   Lecture 13
Human Dimension of Climate Change, the Political Ecology of Vulnerability
J.S. Stonich

17:30 – 18:30   Seminar 2
Climate Change: Impacts on the groundwater resources of the West Bank
Lo’ay Froukh

Tuesday 26 June 2001

Chair: S. Veres

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 14     
Science, Public Education and Policy
S. Joy Hassol

CHAIR: F. Goebler

11:00 -12:30   Panel
Efforts to mitigate greenhouse gases
G. Fiocco, J. Severinghaus, S. J. Hassol

13:00   Lunch

Excursion Verona

Wednesday 27 June 2001

CHAIR: V. Journe’

9:00 – 10:30   Lecture 15
The Construction of Knowledge and Implications for Climate Change Debate, a Perspective from the Developing South
A. Turton

11:00 – 12:30   Lecture 16
Climate Change, Economic Growth and Sustainable Development through Advanced Technologies
H. Kelly

13:00   Lunch

Chair: C. Schaerf

15:30 – 17:00   Lecture 17
Problems and prospects for improving climate models
R. Somerville

17:30 – 18:30   Seminar 3
Climate Change, Regional Development and Equity: A look at the Hidrovia Navigation Project
Pablo Suarez

Thursday 28 June 2001

Chair: R. Adams

9:00 – 10:30   Panel
What can scientists and scholars contribute to public understanding of climate change and International cooperation
H. Kelly , V. Journe’, A. Turton, L. Froukh,

11:00 – 12:30   Discussion

Closing Remarks
Carlo Schaerf