Expert Workshop (on invitation) in Interlaken, Switzerland bringing together experts – practitioners, policy makers and scientist - in the field to analyse the state of achievements, to identify gaps and scope for improvements to support mitigation and adaptation measures in the Alpine Space.
The Alps are much earlier and more strongly affected by climate change than other regions in Europe. Coping with the various effects of climate change is a key challenge for the Alpine Space. Joint efforts and cooperation are indispensible to adapt and to mitigate impacts and which calls for a dynamic exchange between all the on-going projects in the Alpine Space.
The workshop organised by the Alpine Space Programme will bring together experts – practitioners, policy makers and scientist - in the field. They will analyse the state of achievements, to identify gaps and scope for improvements to support mitigation and adaptation measures in the Alpine Space. Potential new project ideas for the Alpine Space Programme will be identified as well as opportunities for further capitalisation and synergy building between existing initiatives.

IDRC Davos 2010 will bring together policy and decision makers, academics, researchers, practitioners and experts from the private sector. Worldwide experts in various fields of risk reduction, disaster management, sustainable development, natural resource management, and climate change will present and discuss recent advancements, effective strategies and innovative solutions on how to manage and reduce these risks and disasters, as well as to identify the needs and challenges of the present and the future in these fields. A number of short-courses and workshops will be offered in connection with the conference.

The summer school invites young researchers from all fields of climate research. The courses cover a broad spectrum of climate and climate impact research issues and foster cross-disciplinary links. Each topic includes keynote plenary lectures and workshops with in-depth discussion in smaller groups. All summer school participants present a poster of their research and there will be ample opportunity for discussion.