ateam - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
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ATEAM final report Section 5 and 6 (2001-2004) 45<br />
hydropower, tourism, nature conservation, carbon storage and <strong>for</strong>estry) and 5 ATEAMers.<br />
Aim: to evaluate and discuss the first results of the mountain and biodiversity modelling groups.<br />
First results from the ATEAM Mountain and Biodiversity modelling groups were presented, evaluated<br />
and discussed. Stakeholders emphasised that in particular, tourism is a sector that relies on an<br />
integrated protection of all ecosystem services. Furthermore the vulnerability of mountain sectors that<br />
depend on water quantity and quality, carbon storage and protection from natural hazards were<br />
discussed. All participants concluded that this had been a very fruitful meeting.<br />
Forestry and <strong>for</strong>est management, joint activity of SilviStrat & ATEAM, November 2002,<br />
Finkenkrug, Germany<br />
Participants: 12 <strong>for</strong>estry stakeholders from the state of Brandenburg (public and private <strong>for</strong>est owners,<br />
representatives of the timber industry and nature conservation groups) and 6 scientists from the<br />
SilviStrat and the ATEAM project<br />
Aim: to discuss global change impacts on <strong>for</strong>est products, carbon sequestration, tree species richness,<br />
management practices, and the recreational value of <strong>for</strong>ested areas.<br />
Forest management changes during the last ten years led to a shift from coniferous monocultures to<br />
larger areas of mixed broad-leaved <strong>for</strong>est in the area. This development seemed to be supported by the<br />
<strong>for</strong>est industry, the <strong>for</strong>est owners and the nature conservation groups alike. With regard to likely<br />
consequences of climate change, stakeholders were especially interested in impacts on wood quality,<br />
tree species suitability and in the frequency of storm events and insect calamities. The interest in carbon<br />
sequestration strongly depended on EU policies and potential subsidies <strong>for</strong> this. A stakeholder from the<br />
timber processing industry stated that the adaptive capacity of this industry to changes in wood quality<br />
is very high, due to rapid technological development. All participants concluded that they have gained<br />
useful insights from the meeting.<br />
ATEAM participation/representation at other stakeholder meetings<br />
Confidence Building Measures by the EU on International <strong>Climate</strong> Change, German Foreign<br />
Ministry, May 2003, Berlin, Germany<br />
The ATEAM vulnerability concept was applied to two contrasting cases (Saudi Arabia and Zimbabwe) in<br />
an invited key-note presentation given at the 3 rd Meeting of Environmental Policy Departments of EU-<br />
Member States' Foreign Ministries Confidence Building Measures by the EU on International <strong>Climate</strong><br />
Change. German Foreign Ministry, May 15-16, 2003, Berlin, Germany by Dagmar Schröter. The<br />
ATEAM vulnerability concept was thus communicated and discussed with a group of ca. 50 European<br />
diplomats to countries throughout the world, aiming to develop a common strategy in supporting climate<br />
protection policy through diplomatic action.<br />
Second <strong>Climate</strong> Protection Workshop, May 2003, Wiesbaden, Germany<br />
Representatives from all German federal states attended the conference Second <strong>Climate</strong> Protection<br />
Workshop organised by regional office <strong>for</strong> geology and the environment in Hessia in May 2003 in<br />
Wiesbaden, Germany. Wolfgang Cramer was invited to speak to this group of policy makers about<br />
Consequences of climate change <strong>for</strong> the Federal States. The ATEAM vulnerability concept and first results<br />
were presented and discussed at this large stakeholder event.<br />
The biofuels directive: potential <strong>for</strong> climate protection, September 2003, Norwich, UK<br />
The European <strong>Climate</strong> Forum organised a stakeholder conference at the Tyndall Centre, UK, entitled<br />
The biofuels directive: potential <strong>for</strong> climate protection. Jo House from our biogeochemistry modelling<br />
group was invited to speak at this event. She gave a presentation about Land Use Scenarios <strong>for</strong><br />
Europe: Biofuel Potential and <strong>Climate</strong> Change (Sept. 2003, see list of presentations in Annex of Annual<br />
ATEAM Report 2003). ATEAM received vital feedback at the event which was summarised in a report to<br />
the consortium (see list of non-refereed media in Annex of Annual ATEAM Report 2003)