Climate change

Description: Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the "Regional Meeting: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Maghreb: Review and Outlook", to be organized by the National Committee of IGBP Morocco and Universty Hassan II, 16 & 17 March 2010 at Casablanca, with the CCAA support from IDRC and DFID. This meeting has three objectives: • Strengthen the ability of scientists, organizations, policymakers and other stakeholders to contribute to adaptation to climate change; • Encourage better understanding of the findings of scientists and research organizations in regard to climate variability and climate change; • To provide policy makers the scientific data of good quality. Target Audience: • Researchers • Policy-makers • NGOs • Journalists I wish to inform you that this meeting is held on the sidelines of the UN Conference on Climate Change at the Copenhagen, December 7 to 18, 2009. The axes of this meeting are: • Adaptation to environmental security in the Maghreb (extreme heat, water resources, drought, floods, desertification, forest fires, coastal erosion and continental, health, biodiversity) • Adaptation of food security in the Maghreb (agriculture: spatial, species, new agricultural regional distribution, etc.) • Adaptation of energy security in the Maghreb (energy efficiency, renewable energy, socio economic, etc.) • Reality of adaptation to the Maghreb countries; statements places: constraints and challenges Dates to remember: • Submission of abstracts before : January 15, 2010 • Correction to authors : 1st February, 2010 • Final program on : February 15, 2010 • Sending full text before : 1st March, 2010 • Holding of the meeting : March 16 & 17, 2010 Please accept, dear colleague, the assurance of my profound respect. Med-Saïd KARROUK