Speakers and presentations of the International Conference
"Mountains: energy, water and food for life. The SHARE project: understanding the impacts of climate change"

LECTIO MAGISTRALIS
  Dr. Aziz Ali Najam (former Vice Chancellor Karakorum International University, Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan "Managing Environmental Changes through Integrated Development and Dissemination of scientific Knowledge (an example)" Video interview

 

SESSION I - Environmental and climate research in mountain areas

Atmosphere and Climate - Chair: Gaetano Leone (Unep) - Video interview
S. Fuzzi (ABC Science Team, CNR-ISAC) "Atmospheric composition change at high elevations" Video interview
G.R. Carmichael (Center for Global & Regional
Environmental Research, University of Iowa)		 "Asian Aerosols: Current and Future Aerosol Distributions
and Their Implications for Human Health and Regional Climate Change"		 Video interview
  Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry (Vice President of World
Meteorological Organization (WMO) Asia-Pacific Region)		 "The Impact of Climate Change on Hindu Kush - Karakorum Region" Video interview

Water and Glaciers - Chair: Claudio Smiraglia (Milan University)
  D. Viviroli (Hydrology Group, Institute of Geography, University of Bern)  "The role of mountains as 'water towers' for humankind: Global overview and regional examples" Video interview
  M. Beniston (University of Geneva - Research Group on Climatic Change and Climate Impacts)  "Potential impacts of climatic change on snow, ice and hydrology in mountain regions"
   M. Bishop (Global Land Ice Monitoring from Space (GLIMS)  "Glacier Response to Climate Forcing in the Karakorum Himalaya, Pakistan" Video interview
   B. Messerli (University of Bern)  The Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region Highland Waterlines - Lowland Lifelines" Video interview
   R. Armstrong (National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado)  "The role of glaciers in the mountain hydrology of Nepal" Video interview

 

Energy - Chair: Andrea Lami (CNR-ISE; Ev-K2-CNR)
S.S. Garud (TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute "Sustainable Energy Planning for mountain countries -
A case study of Buthan"
  W. Sparber (EURAC - European Academy Bozen) "The role of local authorities in boosting energy efficiency
and renewable energies"
M. Akram Kahlown (Water and Power Development Authority) "Mountains, Glaciers and Water Situation in Pakistan"

 
 

Biodiversity - Chair: Riccardo de Bernardi (ISE-CNR; Ev-K2-CNR)
  P. Shadie (IUCN) "Climate Change Impacts in the Central Karakorum
Mountain System of Northern Pakistan: understanding
the role of the mountain protected areas in climate change"
  R. Valentini (University of Tuscia) "Mountain and Global Changes: Threats to Biodiversity"
G. Amori (ECNC - European Center for Nature Conservation) "Potential Effect of Climate Change on a Pre-Predator
System: Mountain Vipers and their small Mammal Prey"

 

Health - Chair: Annalisa Cogo (University of Ferrara)
A. Baklanov (MEGAPOLI) "Urban air quality: Integrated system for forecasting, assessments
and mitigations (experience from FUMAPEX and MEGAPOLI projects)"
G. Viegi (IBIM - Institute of Biomedicine
and Molecular Immunology "A. Monroy";
IFC - Institute of Clinical Physiology)		 "Improving global lung health: the role of the Global Alliance
against conical Respiratory Diseases"

 
 

Economy and Adaptation Strategy - Chair: Pier Carlo Sandei (UNEP) - Video interview
R. Manandhar (UNFCCC Adaptation Technology and Science Programme) "Adaptation-From assessment to implementation: Perspectives from the UNFCCC process"
I. Mylvakanam (UNEP) “Bridging the Science and Policy for control and prevention of atmospheric issues”
R. Tellarini (ACTELIOS- Falck) “WE STARTED WITH KARAKORUM: Earth Ecological Activity for Refuse Treatment at High Altitude”

 

Food Security - Chair: Doug McGuire (Mountain Partnership Secretariat UN-FAO)
R. Romeo (FAO – Mountain Partnership) “High value mountain products as a means for promoting food security in mountain areas“
  M.  Centritto (IBAF-CNR Institute of Agro-environmental and Forest Biology) "Global change, land use pattern and crop productivity: Implications for arid environments”


SESSION II - The SHARE project - phase II

Share Project Overview - Chair: Iyngararasan Mylvakanam (UNEP)
E. Vuillermoz (Ev-K2-CNR Committee) Introduction: "Ev-K2-CNR: 20 years of research activities in Himalaya and in the World" Video interview
P. Bonasoni (CNR-ISAC; Ev-K2-CNR) SHARE project: Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment
  Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry (Pakistani Meteorological Department) SHARE  project applications - ASIA Video interview
  F. Zaratti (Unversidad Mayor de San Andres) SHARE  project applications - SOUTH AMERICA: “Mount Chacaltaya Laboratory: past, present and future.” Video interview
  P. Laj (CNRS) SHARE Project: technology in the global atmospheric observing system
  M.T. Melis (Cagliari University, Ev-K2-CNR) SHARE Project: an integrated gis database for environmental data management in the high mountain regions
  F. Salerno (CNR-IRSA) SHARE Project:  the capacity building for the management of socio-ecosystems

 

SESSION III - Round Table: Climatic research at High Altitude: environmental monitoring and integrated networks

Chairs: S. Fuzzi (UNEP Project ABC) - A. Lami (CNR-ISE; Ev-K2-CNR)
  C. Smiraglia (International Glaciological Society) “The SHARE contribution to the knowledge of the KKH glaciers, the largest ice masses of our planet outside the polar regions”
  V. Ryabinin (GEWEX/CEOP) "Main activities of the World Climate Research Programme in High Elevations”
  S. Fuzzi (UNEP Project ABC Science Team member; Research Director at ISAC-CNR) “ACCENT: the European Network of Excellence on Atmospheric Composition Change” Video interview
  G. Tartari (CEOP High Elevation) “CEOP HE as key strategic issue in the regional and global energy and water budgets”
  L. Jalkanen (GAW) “GAW mountain observatories supporting climatic research"
  T. Colombo (GCOS) "High altitude meteorological measurements”
  G. Rossi (GLORIA) “Climate change and bio-monitoring at high altitude: the GLORIA approach”
  C. Kueffer (MIREN) “The Mountain Invasion Research Network”
  P. Groisman (NEESPI) “NEESPI Research in High Elevation Areas of Northern Eurasia”
  P.Laj (EUSAAR) "EUSAAR: the European Research Network for Aerosol"
  G. Pappalardo (CNR- IMAA- ERLINET) "Integrated long term observations for assessing the impact of atmospheric aerosol on climate and environment"