Managing disasters in a changing climate: Introducing the IPCC 'Special report on extreme events'

Coming only days before the start of the Durban climate change negotiations, this event will examine findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) "Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX)". Written over two years and involving nearly 200 authors and many hundreds of reviewers, the report provides a unique insight into the future of disasters in a changing climate and ways governments and societies might respond.

This event is free to attend and will also be streamed live over the internet and have a chat room function whereby you can post comments and ask the panel questions in the Q&A session.

Speakers:

Dr. Maarten Van Aalst - Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre and Co-ordinating Lead Author, IPCC Special Report
Dr. Clare Goodess - University of East Anglia and Lead Author, IPCC Special Report (tbc)
Dr. Tom Mitchell - Overseas Development Institute and Co-ordinating Lead Author, IPCC Special Report
Professor Mark Pelling - Kings College London and Co-ordinating Lead Author, IPCC Special Report
Professor Virginia Murray – Health Protection Agency and Co-ordinating Lead Author, IPCC Special Report

Discussant:

Sam Bickersteth - Chief Executive Officer, Climate and Development Knowledge Network