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CARAVAN: Next steps. Timothy Carter Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE. CARAVAN: Work Packages. Timetable. Tasks and deliverables. WP 1: Management and co-ordination Responsible partner: SYKE
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CARAVAN: Next steps Timothy Carter Finnish Environment Institute, SYKE
WP 1: Management and co-ordination Responsible partner: SYKE • Task 1.1: Project management, including responsibility for disbursement of funds, financial reporting, and periodic scientific reporting. • Task 1.2: Development of project web site (Deliverable 1, Month 4) • Task 1.3: Arrangement of project meetings, including tele- and vido-conferencing • Task 1.4: Co-ordination, communication and oversight of project decision-making
Meetings 19 Aug 2008: Teleconference 1 25-26 Nov 2008: Kick-off meeting
WP 2: Analysis, comparison and selection of indicators of exposure to climate change Responsible partner: LIU; Contributing partners: SYKE, UiO • Task 2.1: Review of the literature on key climate variables determining exposure to climate change in the Nordic region and their projected changes during the 21st century • Task 2.2: Compilation of list of potential indicators of exposure for the Nordic region (both common and country-specific) and their data requirements • Task 2.3: Selection of exposure indicators to contribute to vulnerability mapping in WP 5 • Task 2.4: Reporting of results on exposure (Deliverable 2, Month 12)
WP 3: Analysis, comparison and selection of sectoral impact models for assessing sensitivity to climate change Responsible partner: SYKE; Contributing partners: LIU, UiO • Task 3.1: Review of literature on model-based estimates of future impacts of climate change in the Nordic region, focusing on key national resource sectors and climate sensitive activities • Task 3.2: Compilation of list of potential indicators of sensitivity to climate change for the Nordic region (both common and country-specific) and their data requirements • Task 3.3: Selection of sensitivity indicators to contribute to vulnerability mapping in WP 5 • Task 3.4: Reporting of results on sensitivity (Deliverable 3, Month 12)
WP 4: Analysis, comparison and selection of indicators of adaptive capacity Responsible partner: UiO; Contributing partners. LIU, SYKE • Task 4.1: Review of international literature on the factors determining the adaptive capacity of regions and communities to climate change, with special reference to the major climate-sensitive systems and activities in the Nordic region. • Task 4.2: Compilation of list of potential indicators of adaptive capacity to climate change for the Nordic region (both common and country-specific) and their data requirements • Task 4.3: Selection of adaptive capacity indicators as input for vulnerability mapping in WP 5 • Task 4.4: Reporting of results on adaptive capacity (Deliverable 4, Month 12)
WP 5: Selection of vulnerability indices and vulnerability mapping for the present-day and future Responsible partner: SYKE, Contributing partners: LIU, UiO • Task 5.1: Review of literature on approaches to quantitative vulnerability assessment • Task 5.2: Selection of target sectors for mapping vulnerability in this study • Task 5.3: Preparation of maps of alternative vulnerability indices for selected sectors at national scale in Norway, Finland and Sweden (Milestone 2, Month 18) • Task 5.4: Preparation of common vulnerability maps across the Nordic region for an illustrative sector (Milestone 3, Month 18)
WP 6: Stakeholder engagement and reporting of results Responsible partner: SYKE, Contributing partners: LIU, UiO • Task 6.1: First stakeholder workshop on vulnerability assessment with invited international researchers and municipality representatives (Milestone 1, Month 6) • Task 6.2: Final stakeholder workshop (Milestone 4, Month 21) • Task 6.3: Final report (Deliverable 5, Month 24) • Task 6.4: Submission of joint paper to peer-reviewed article (Deliverable 6, Month 24)
