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== '''Seminar theme 1''': Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further! ==
== Seminar theme 1: Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further! ==




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'''Recording:'''
'''Recording:'''
*[https://webconf.vc.dfn.de/p9j4lg71ijz/Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further!]
*[https://webconf.vc.dfn.de/p9j4lg71ijz/ Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further!]
 
*[http://apollo.hfwu.de/~fakultaet5/lenotre/climatechange/CipraClimateChange.pdf Presentation slides]
 
'''Further reading:'''
'''Further reading:'''
* CIPRA: [http://www.cipra.org/en/climate-projects/cc.alps/results-and-products/compacts/ CIPRA climate change compacts]
* [http://www.cipra.org/en/climate-projects/cc.alps/results-and-products/compacts/ CIPRA climate change compacts]


== Seminar theme 2: Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia ==


'''Seminar theme 2''': Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia


'''Speaker:''' Dr. Wisam E. Mohammed, [http://www.ud.edu.sa/DU/en/colleges/col_engineering/col_ap/index.htm College of Architecture and Planning]
'''Speaker:''' Dr. Wisam E. Mohammed, [http://www.ud.edu.sa/DU/en/colleges/col_engineering/col_ap/index.htm College of Architecture and Planning]


'''Recording:'''
'''Recording:'''
*[https://webconf.vc.dfn.de/p9j4lg71ijz/Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia]
*[https://webconf.vc.dfn.de/p3oxd0duxaz/ Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia]
*[http://apollo.hfwu.de/~fakultaet5/lenotre/climatechange/Climate%20Change%20Aspects%20in%20Saudi%20Arabia.pdf Presentation slides]
'''Further Reading'''
*Al Zawad, F. M., 2008. Impacts of climatic change on water resources in Saudi Arabia. s.l., s.n.
*Almazroui, M., 2012. Temprature variabilty over Saudi Arabia during the period 1978-2010 and its association with global climate indices. Journal of King Abdulaziz University. Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture, 23(1).
*Almazroui, M., 2012. The lifecycle of extreme rainfall events over western Saudi Arabia simulated by regional climate model: Case study of November 1996. Atmosfera, 25(1), pp. 23-41.
*Almazroui, M. et al., 2012. Recent climate change in the Arabian Peninsula: Seasonal rainfall and temperature climatology of Saudi Arabia for 1979-2009. Atmospheric Research, Volume 111, pp. 29-45.
*Kotwicki, V. & Al Sulaimani, Z., 2009. Climate of the Arabian Peninsula - past, present, future. International Journal of Climate Change Strategic Management, Volume 1, pp. 297-310.
*Ragab, R. & Prudhomme, C., 2000. Climate change and water resources management in the southern Mediterranean and Middle East countries. Hague, s.n.
*Tieleman, B. I., Williams, J. B., Buschur, M. E. & Brown, C. R., 2003. Phenotypic variation among and within larks along an aridity gradient: Are desert birds more flexible?. Ecology, Volume 84, pp. 1800-1815.
*Williams, J. B. et al., 2012. Climate change and animals in Saudi Arabia. Sauid Journal of Biological Science, Volume 19, pp. 121-130.


== Tasks for the next session ==
== Tasks for the next session ==


* Working groups '''A + B''' to complete assignment 2 before '''November 9'''
* Working groups '''E + F''' to complete assignment 2 before '''November 19'''
* Working groups '''C + I''' to complete assignment 2 before '''November 12'''
* if you are interested in '''synchronous concept mapping''' on our [http://cmap.hswt.de:8088/rid=1HX2J2L6X-27GXBXL-8B/IMLA Cmaps Server], please contact the seminar coordinator
 


'''General activities'''
* get in touch with your group members
* get in touch with your group members
* learn about '''wiki editing''' by checking the [[Help:Contents|help]] page and practicing on your [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Climate_Change_2012|working group pages]]
* think about a case study area for [[Assignment_3:_Collaborative_Climate_Adaption_Project|assignment 3]]
* learn about '''wiki editing''' by checking the [[Help:Contents|help]] page and practising on your [[Working_Groups_Seminar_Climate_Change_2012|working group pages]]
* check the [[Resources_Seminar_Climate_Change_2012|resources]] for more information on the theme
* check the [[Resources_Seminar_Climate_Change_2012|resources]] for more information on the theme
== Preparation for the session ==
* you may check the [http://www.cipra.org/en/climate-projects/cc.alps/results-and-products/compacts/ CIPRA climate change compacts] for preparing for the next session

Latest revision as of 12:37, 15 November 2012

Session Recordings

Seminar theme 1: Climate Change in the Alps - Thinking one step further!

Speaker: Carole Piton, CIPRA-International

Recording:

Further reading:

Seminar theme 2: Climate Change Aspects in Saudi Arabia

Speaker: Dr. Wisam E. Mohammed, College of Architecture and Planning

Recording:

Further Reading

  • Al Zawad, F. M., 2008. Impacts of climatic change on water resources in Saudi Arabia. s.l., s.n.
  • Almazroui, M., 2012. Temprature variabilty over Saudi Arabia during the period 1978-2010 and its association with global climate indices. Journal of King Abdulaziz University. Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture, 23(1).
  • Almazroui, M., 2012. The lifecycle of extreme rainfall events over western Saudi Arabia simulated by regional climate model: Case study of November 1996. Atmosfera, 25(1), pp. 23-41.
  • Almazroui, M. et al., 2012. Recent climate change in the Arabian Peninsula: Seasonal rainfall and temperature climatology of Saudi Arabia for 1979-2009. Atmospheric Research, Volume 111, pp. 29-45.
  • Kotwicki, V. & Al Sulaimani, Z., 2009. Climate of the Arabian Peninsula - past, present, future. International Journal of Climate Change Strategic Management, Volume 1, pp. 297-310.
  • Ragab, R. & Prudhomme, C., 2000. Climate change and water resources management in the southern Mediterranean and Middle East countries. Hague, s.n.
  • Tieleman, B. I., Williams, J. B., Buschur, M. E. & Brown, C. R., 2003. Phenotypic variation among and within larks along an aridity gradient: Are desert birds more flexible?. Ecology, Volume 84, pp. 1800-1815.
  • Williams, J. B. et al., 2012. Climate change and animals in Saudi Arabia. Sauid Journal of Biological Science, Volume 19, pp. 121-130.

Tasks for the next session

  • Working groups E + F to complete assignment 2 before November 19
  • if you are interested in synchronous concept mapping on our Cmaps Server, please contact the seminar coordinator

General activities

  • get in touch with your group members
  • think about a case study area for assignment 3
  • learn about wiki editing by checking the help page and practising on your working group pages
  • check the resources for more information on the theme