Italy, September 23, 2013

The conference, entitled "Climate change and its
implications on ecosystem services and society", aims to
involve scientists, researchers, policy makers, Italians,
and foreigners working in close contact with our country,
whose activities closely affect aspects of climate change
and their relationships on environmental and socio-economic
systems.

Description:

 

SISC was created to serve as a meeting point for scientists 

from different disciplines, who use climate information for 

their research: from climatologists to physicists and 

chemists, geographers to agronomists, economists to 

political scientists, and all scholars that deal with 

climate-related sciences and their applications. 

The Italian Society for the Climate Sciences aims at 

contributing to scientific progress and innovation of 

climatic sciences in Italy by promoting the convergence of 

disciplines and multidisciplinary research. 

 

Below the call for papers for the *FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE 

OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY FOR CLIMATE SCIENCES* (Lecce, 

September 23-24, 2013). Please, consider the opportunity to 

participate to the event and to circulate the call for 

papers among the scientific community. 

The deadline for the call for papers is: May 6, 2013. 

 

CALL FOR PAPER 

In January 2013, the Italian Society for Climate Sciences 

(SISC) <http://www.sisclima.it/> was established and we are 

especially pleased to announce the First Annual SISC Conference. 

 

The conference, entitled "/Climate change and its 

implications on ecosystem services and society/" aims to 

involve scientists, researchers, policy makers, Italians, 

and foreigners working in close contact with our country, 

whose activities closely affect aspects of climate change 

and their relationships on environmental and socio-economic 

systems. 

 

*The main objectives of the Conference:* 

Create and promote an interdisciplinary platform for 

discussion of climate systems and its interactions with 

environment and society; 

Promote a constructive and transdisciplinary dialogue 

between scientists, decision makers, operational service 

providers and general public; 

Explore and model 

physical-chemical-biological-societal-economic responses 

through advanced technical capabilities; 

Foster scientific exchange on sustainable growth, adaptation 

and mitigation policies. 

 

*THEMES 

**Advances in Climate Science* 

Theories, observations, and models of the dynamics of 

atmospheric and oceanic fluids: climate change, rapid 

environmental changes, forecasts and projections, mesoscale 

processes and extreme events. 

 

*Implications on ecosystem services* 

Analysis, projections, models and evaluation of climate 

change impact and extremes on natural ecosystems and 

agriculture. 

Changes in land-use and land-cover, also due to extreme 

hydrological and hydrogeological events. 

Adaptation and mitigation strategies for hydrological and 

hydrogeological risks. 

Adaptation and mitigation strategies for the management of 

water resources. 

_ 

_*Climate policy and economic assessments* 

Translate the interactions between climate and the processes 

concerning ecosystems into economic values. 

Plan and evaluate strategies for adaptation and mitigation 

policies. 

Assess the impacts of climate extremes and climate change on 

public health. 

Climate change and urbanization: implications, feedback and 

evaluation of strategies and of public choices. 

Implications of climate change on cultural heritage 

preservation, analysis and assessment of the vulnerability 

of cultural heritage related to climate change and potential 

strategies for adaptation and mitigation. 

 

*SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE* 

Antonio Navarra (co-chair), Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui 

Cambiamenti Climatici 

Donatella Spano (co-chair), Università di Sassari/ Centro  

Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici 

Anna Alberini, University of Maryland 

Vincenzo Artale, ENEA 

Sveva Avveduto, Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le 

Politiche Sociali CNR 

Anthony Bigio, World Bank 

Antonietta Capotondi, NOAA/ESRL/PSD e CIRES Climate 

Diagnostic Center 

Carlo Carraro, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia/ Centro 

Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici 

Marzio Galeotti, Università degli Studi di Milano 

Paolo Gasparini, AMRA S.c. a r.l. 

Piero Lionello, Università del Salento / Centro 

Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici 

Simona Masina, Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti 

Climatici 

Claudia Pasquero, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca 

Antonello Provenzale, Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e 

del Clima CNR 

Paolo Ruti, ENEA Centro Ricerche Casaccia 

Cristina Sabbioni, Istituto di Scienze dell'Atmosfera e del 

Clima CNR 

Riccardo Valentini, Università degli Studi della Tuscia/ 

Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici 

 

*HOW TO PRESENT YOUR WORK* 

A short paper (a maximum 3,000 words) should be submitted 

online in its final version, in English, no later than May 

6, 2013. 

Authors are requested to follow the instructions and the 

format downloadable from the website *www.sisclima.it* 

<http://www.sisclima.it/>, and to choose the type of 

presentation (oral presentation or poster). 

A notification of the acceptance of your work will be 

communicated to you by June 3, 2013. 

All work will be evaluated by the Scientific Committee. 

 

*UNDER 40 AWARDS* 

The Italian Society for Climate Sciences aims to encourage 

and promote the involvement of young researchers to 

contribute to the advancement of scientific research. To 

this end, during the Annual SISC Conference, authors under 

40 will be awarded for a poster and a paper that, among all 

the works presented, will be deemed particularly worthy in 

the opinion of the Scientific Committee. 

 

*COST OF REGISTRATION* 

For more details on registration fees, please visit the 

Conference webpage:****www.sisclima.it/conference2013* 

<http://www.sisclima.it/conference2013>*. 

 

*IMPORTANT DATES* 

May 6, 2013: Deadline for submission of short papers. 

June 3, 2013: Notification of acceptance. 

July 15, 2013: Deadline for online registration for authors 

of accepted papers/posters. 

July 30, 2013: Notification of the program.