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Guest lectures

Guest lectures by leading climate change scholars

Join this day of academic lectures on Climate Change Adaptation by Gina Ziergoval (Uni. of Cape Town), Jon Barnett (Uni. of Melbourne) and Lisa Schipper (Uni. of Bonn).

In this photo you can see a collapsed block of ice-rich permafrost along Drew Point, Alaska.
Photo:
Benjamin Jones, USGS

Main content

10.00 – 10.10

Introduction by Ragnhild Overå, Department of Geography

10.10 – 10.40

Lecture by Gina Ziervogel (University of Cape Town)

“Adapting to urban climate change across scales: the case of a water-stressed Cape Town”

10.40 – 10.50

Questions and answers

11.00 – 11.10

Introduction by Knut M. Rio, Department of Cultural History

11.10 – 11.40

Lecture by Jon Barnett (University of Melbourne)

“Adaptation, hopefully”

11.40 – 11.50

Questions and answers

14.00 – 14.10

Introduction by Simon Neby, Department of Government

14.10 – 14.40

Lecture by Lisa Schipper (University of Bonn)

“Should we lower our expectations? Adaptation limits and failures through a justice lens”

14.40 – 14.50

Questions and answers