Foreningen af Udviklingsforskere i Danmark (FAU) - The Association of Development Researchers in Denmark

FAU CONFERENCE 2008

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This year's conference included workshops on:

l. Megacities: Development Scenarios and Impact on Environment and Climate: Programme

• Key-note presentation by Alexander Baklanov

• Presentations, workshop l

• MEGAPOLI abstract, workshop 1

• MEGAPOLI poster1

• MEGAPOLI poster2

ll. Climate Change and sustainable development: Programme

• Paper by Robert Mohr, Copenhagen University

• Paper by Andrew Crabtree, Copenhagen Business School

lll. Sustainable energy: Planning, distribution and consumption

• Paper by Azni Zain Ahmed, MARA                                                               

IV. Urban Ecosystems and Envrionmental Change: Programme

• Presentation by David Satterthwaite, IIED

V. Global Growth of cities: Water related problems: Programme

• Presentation by Martin Rygaard, DTU

• Presentation by Ole Mark, DHI

• Presentation by Martin Hvidt, SDU

• Presentation by Christian Richardt Jensen, LIFE

• Presentation by Sven Erik Jakobsen, LIFE

• Presentation by Karen Grothe Vilholth, GEUS

• Keynote-speech by Imasiku A. Nyambe, University of Zambia

VI. Industrial hotspots, health and poverty reduction: Programme

• Presentations by Peter Vagnsbo Madsen, Workshop VI

• Paper by Sameer Akbar, World Bank

• Papers by Associate Professor Di Scott and by Arne Wangel

PROGRAMME:

Wednesday May 14:

09.00-09.30: Welcome session, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS, Chairman of FAU and Head of the organising committee

09.30-10.15: 1^st Plenary session, by David Satterthwaite: ‘Climate Change and Cities in Low- and Middle Income Nations – what  constraints adaptation and mitigation?’

10.15-10.45: Comments by Jakob Magid, Life-UC, and discussion, moderated by Irene Nørlund, NIAS-UC

10.45-11.15: Break (coffee and tea)

11.15-12.30: Workshops (1st session – 6 in parallel)

12.30-13.30: Lunch

13.30-15.00: 2^nd Plenary session, by Kjell Nilsson: ‘Urban Development Scenarios’, and by Alexander Baklanov: ‘Megacities: Impact on Environment and Climate’, moderated by Martin Hvidt, SDU

15.00-15.30: Break

15.30-17.00: Workshops (2nd session – 6 in parallel)

19.30-??.??:  Conference dinner

 Thursday May 15:

09.00-09.15: Introduction to day 2, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS&FAU

09.15-10.00: 3^rd Plenary session, by Imasiku Nyambe: ‘Water for a Growing City – A case of Lusaka – the Capital of Zambia’

10.00-10.30: Comments and moderation by Karen Vilholdt, GEUS and Jesper Dannisøe, DWF

10.30-11.00: Break (coffee and tea)

11.00-12.15: Workshops (3rd session – 5 in parallel)

12.15-13.15: Lunch

13.15-14.45: 4^th Plenary session, by Sameer Akbar: ‘Urban Air Quality, Climate Change and Development’, and by Azni Zani Ahmed: ‘Integrating Sustainable Energy in Buildings. A Case Study from Malaysia’, comments by Peter Vangsbo Madsen, NERI and Jan Andersen, RUC, moderated by Søren Jeppesen 

14.45-15.15: Break

15.15-16.30: 5^th Plenary – the six keynote presenters: How can we move towards sustainable approaches when addressing the challenges in Cities, Climate Change and Development? Comments by Holger Bernt Hansen, chairman of FFU (tbc) and Morten Elkjær, Vice-Head of BFT , moderated by Jørgen Dige Pedersen, AU

16.30-17.00: Closing remarks, by Søren Jeppesen, CBS&FAU