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Contents
Endlicher, Wilfried, and Gerstengarbe, FriedrichWilhelm: Preface ... 9
Welcome Addresses Markschies, Christoph: Welcome Note ... 13
Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim: Greetings ... 15
Berg, Gunnar: Welcome Address ... 17
Westerwelle, Guido: Address ... 21
Wowereit, Klaus: Message ... 23
Lompscher, Katrin: Address ... 25
Keynote Huber, Veronika, and Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim: A TippingElements Expedi tion in the Footsteps of Alexander von Humboldt ... 29
Europe Wanner, Heinz, and Neukom, Raphael: Changes of the Climate System in Europe .. 45
Edenhofer, Ottmar, Knopf, Brigitte, and Luderer, Gunnar: From Utopia to Com mon Sense: Global Climate Policy that Could Work ... 59
Jacob, Daniela, and Podzun, Ralf: Global Warming below 2 °C Relative to PreIndus trial Level: How Might Climate Look Like in Europe? ... 71
Fröhle, Peter: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Protection – Adaptation Strategies for Sandy Coasts ... 77
Jentsch, Anke, and Beierkuhnlein, Carl: Simulating the Future – Responses of Eco systems, Key Species, and European Provenances to Expected Climatic Trends and Events ... 89
Fischer, Dominik, Thomas, Stephanie, und Beierkuhnlein, Carl: Climate Change Effects on VectorBorne Diseases in Europe ... 99
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Dirschauer, Wolfgang, and Schirmer, Antje: Vattenfall’s Experience with CCS Tech
nology ... 109 Görg, Christoph: Adaptive Governance within Europe – the Need for Integrated Adap
tation Strategies ... 121
Polar Regions
Lochte, Karin, Gerdes, Rüdiger, Hubberten, HansWolfgang, and Lemke, Peter:
Changes of the Climate System in the Polar Regions ... 131 Schneider, Christoph, Scherer, Dieter, Braun, Matthias, Möller, Marco, Käs-
macher, Oliver, and Finkelnburg, Roman: Climate Variability and Glacier Re
sponse at Vestfonna – A Case Study of Arctic Climate and Glacier Dynamics at Nordaustlandet (Svalbard) in Recent Years ... 145
Africa
Hertig, Elke, and Jacobeit, Jucundus: Downscaling of Future Climate Change for the Mediterranean Region ... 155 Rathmann, Joachim, and Jacobeit, Jucundus: Solar Signals in African Climate since
1901 ... 165 Schilling, Janpeter, Scheffran, Jürgen, and Link, P. Michael: Climate Change and
Land Use Conflicts in Northern Africa ... 173 Haensler, Andreas, Hagemann, Stefan, and Jacob, Daniela: How Will the Future
Climate of the Southern African Region Might Look Like: Results of a High
Resolution Regional Climate Change Projection ... 183 Fink, Andreas H., Christoph, Michael, Diekkrüger, Bernd, Goldbach, Heiner,
Heckelei, Thomas, Reichert, Barbara, Rössler, Martin, and Speth, Peter:
Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwest Africa ... 193 Leal, Walter: Climate Change Adaptation in Africa and Asia: Challenges Ahead and
Action Needed ... 201
Asia
Takeuchi,Kazuhiko, and Herath, Srikantha: Sustainability: Engaging in Global Change through Harmonious Adaptation in Asia ... 213 Sastri, A. S. R. A. S.: Climate Change in Indian SubContinent and its Impact on Ag
riculture ... 227 Beltrando, Gérard: Observed and Projected Sea Level Rise, Impact on the Pacific and
Indian Tropical Islands ... 241
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Marengo, Jose A., Nobre, Carlos A., and Salazar, Luis F.: Regional Climate Change Scenarios in South America in the Late XXI Century: Projections and Expected Impacts ... 251 Krellenberg, Kerstin, and Heinrichs, Dirk: Urban Latin America under Climate
Change: Do Adaptation Strategies of CityRegions Respond to the Challenges? .... 267 Trennepohl, Natascha: Climate Change in Brazil: The Impacts of Different Actors on
the Creation of the National Policy ... 275 Leopold, Matthias, Voelkel, Joerg, Dethier, David, Williams, Mark, and Caine,
Nel: Mountain Permafrost – A Valid Archive to Study Climate Change? Examples from the Rocky Mountains Front Range of Colorado, USA ... 281
Australia
Nicholls, Neville: Impacts of Climate Change in Australia ... 293 Fleming, Kevin, Awange, Joseph, Kuhn, Michael, and Featherstone, Will: Satellite
Observations for Identifying ContinentalScale Climate Change over Australia ... 309