Stakeholder Dialogues: Adaptation to Climate Change

Period: February 2009 - January 2011
Supported by: Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Berlin
Cooperation Partners: University of Applied Science Eberswalde;
Gebel Beratung, Carolin Gebel, Berlin

Involved IÖW employees: Dr. Esther Hoffmann (Project leader), Jana Gebauer (Project leader), Richard Harnisch, Maja Rotter, Dr. Jesko Hirschfeld, Dr. Bernd Hirschl, Elisa Dunkelberg

Description

Six stakeholder dialogues are conducted that aim at discussing challenges resulting from climate change and possible adaptation strategies. The dialogues are organised on different topics such as coastal areas (May 2009), energy and utilities (June 2009), transportation infrastructure (Autumn 2009), industry (Autumn 2009), agriculture (January 2010). Additionally, a national workshop that summarises the different topics will be conducted. The results of the workshops will be summarised in fact sheets.

Contact

Publication of the project:

Hoffmann, Esther; Gebauer, Jana; Dunkelberg, Elisa; Hirschfeld, Jesko; Hirschl, Bernd; Rotter, Maja; Stegnitz, Antje; Wurbs, Sven; Lotz, Wiebke; Welp, Martin (2011)
Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Dessau-Roßlau

Topic: Water and Land Management, Climate and Energy, Sustainable Corporate Governance, Participation and Communication
Research field: Corporate Environmental Management, Ecological Economics and Environmental Policy, Sustainable Energy and Climate Protection