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November 15th
Registration  9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m
   
Opening Session: Welcome Ceremony 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m
Rector of the University of Évora - Prof. Doutor Jorge Araújo
Secretary State for the Environment - Eng. Rui Nobre Gonçalves
Local Representative of the Goverment - Dr. Henrique Troncho
Mayor of the City of Évora - Dr. Abílio Fernandes
Director of the Geophysical Centre of Évora - Prof. Doutor Rui Namorado Rosa
Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee - Prof. Doutor João Corte-Real		  
   
Working Sessions: 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

I- The Kyoto Protocol implementation in Europe and Portugal

  • Portuguese Policy Departure and Expectations for the Kyoto commitment – Júlia Seixas - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal)

  • The European Strategy regarding the Kyoto Protocol – Paul Metz - European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future (Netherlands)

 

Coffee Break (30min)

  

  • Alternative Sources of energy; efficient energy use; the role of new technologies; social response to the need of moderation in energy consumption – Collares Pereira - Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Tecnologia Industrial ( Portugal)

  
Lunch Break: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
   
Working Sessions: 2:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

II -  The Climate System: forcings, mechanisms of change, vulnerability; foreseeable impacts of climate change

  • Astronomic Forcing of the Climate – André Berger - Université de Louvain (Belgium)

  • Past Climates. Evidences in Portugal – José Mateus - Instituto Português de Arqueologia (Portugal)

  • Biogeochemical cycles and their interactions with climate change: new perspectives – Riccardo Valentini - University of Tuscia (Italy)

  
Coffee Break: (30 min)  
   
Poster Session: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
   
November 16th:
Working Sessions: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

II -  The Climate System: forcings, mechanisms of change, vulnerability; foreseeable impacts of climate change (cont.)

  • The Hydrological Cycle and Climate Change: Clouds, Aerosol, Pollution and Precipitation – Daniel Rosenfeld -- Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Jerusalem (Israel).

  • Uncertainties in Climate Change Scenarios and Impact Studies – Timothy Carter – Finnish Environment Institute (Finland).

  
Coffee Break: (30 min)  

  • Regional scenarios of climate change and expected impacts in Portugal – João Corte-Real - Centro de Geofísica de Évora (Portugal)

 
Lunch Break  1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m

III - Energy and Climate Change: past, present and future

  • Energy : conventional primary sources of energy, availability, historic cycles, economic drives and impact on climate change – Colin.J. Campbell - Petroleum Consultant (Ireland)

  • Energy: new sources of energy and energy vectors: nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, renewables, electricity, gas and hydrogen –  Rui Namorado Rosa - Centro de Geofísica de Évora (Portugal)

 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Coffee Break: (15 min)  
   
Discussion Panel: 4:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m

António Neves de Carvalho - Portuguese Electric Company (Portugal)
Rui Cartaxo - GalpPower (Portugal)
Francisco Ferreira - Portuguese NGO Quercus (Portugal)
Victor Louro - Portuguese Commission to Combat Desertification (Portugal)
Isabel Cabrita - National Laboratory of Engineering and Industrial Technology (Portugal)
Jorge Figueiredo - Energy Agency AMERLIS (Portugal)

 
   
Closing Session:   6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m
   
General Director for Energy - Eng. Jorge Borrego
Director of the Geophysical Centre of Évora - Prof. Doutor Rui Namorado Rosa
Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee - Prof. Doutor João Corte-Real
Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee - Profª. Doutorª Ana Maria Silva		  
   
Social Programme  
Concert and Dinner Thursday, 15 November 2001