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Fwd: CIRCLE-2 Adaptation Frontiers Conference: OUTPUTS NOW AVAILABLE for DOWNLOAD



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From: circle2 <circle2@fc.ul.pt>
Date: 19 March 2014 15:49
Subject: CIRCLE-2 Adaptation Frontiers Conference: OUTPUTS NOW AVAILABLE for DOWNLOAD
To: Climate Change Info Mailing List <climate-l@lists.iisd.ca>


Dear colleagues,

The 3-days CIRCLE-2 International Conference "Adaptation Frontiers: European Climate Change Adaptation Research and Practice" dedicated to Adaptation-relevant research, policy and practice was held last week. Around 240 participants (among researchers, decision makers, science communicators, practitioners) from 21 countries attended the conference and now the presentations, livestreaming and other outputs are available for download.

Outputs:

-          Presentations PDF’s - http://adaptationfrontiers.eu/?id=presentations

-          Keynote speakers videos - http://adaptationfrontiers.eu/?id=videos

-          Keynote speakers sketches - http://adaptationfrontiers.eu/?id=sketches

-          Portuguese spotlight e-posters - http://adaptationfrontiers.eu/?id=eposters

-          Conference photos - http://adaptationfrontiers.eu/?id=photos

More information about the conference and its outputs is available at the conference website: http://adaptationfrontiers.eu

Best regards,

The Adaptation Frontiers Organizing Committee




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