"mainstreaming climate change adaptation for rural peripheral communities"

Aims:

-       Show how climate change adaptation can be mainstreamed at the community level, and what is the role of local government in this emerging area

-       Bring together and present Clim-ATIC lessons – challenges and opportunities

-       Promote the outcome of Clim-ATIC – training course in climate change adaptation

-       Explore future opportunities in the Northern Periphery

Activities:

-       2 day seminar and round-table debates

-       Poster exhibition at conference venue

-       Local excursions

-       Conference dinner with cultural activities

-       1 day adaptation excursion (post-conference)

Target audience/participants:

-       Local and regional politicians, EU/Nordic level policymakers, National Climate Change organisations

-       Community stakeholders, teachers

-       Organisers of other existing or future EU adaptation projects

-       Northern Periphery Programme (NPP) representatives

-       Clim-ATIC participants and partners, Clim-ATIC co-financing organisations, Clim-ATIC Regional Support Group representatives

Costs

The event, including all excursions, lunches, coffee breaks and the conference dinner, will be free to attend for all participants. 

For further information and to register please visit http://www.clim-atic.org/international%20conference.html

For all enquires about the conference please email Clive Bowman, project coordinator