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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2007. Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11748.
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APPENDIX B
Workshop Agenda

Understanding and Responding to Multiple Environmental Stresses:

A Workshop

September 29-30, 2005


The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy

Irvine, California

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

8:30 A.M.

Welcome and Introductions

Mary Anne Carroll, University of Michigan, and Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan (Steering Committee Co-chairs)

 

Workshop Objectives

Chris Elfring (Director, BASC)

9:00 A.M.

Keynote Address: What Do We Mean by “Multiple Environmental Stresses” and Why Do We Care?

Eric Barron, Pennsylvania State University

9:45 A.M.

Introduction to Case Study I: Drought as an Example of a Multiple Stress Scenario

Donald Wilhite, University of Nebraska (Steering Committee)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2007. Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11748.
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10:30 A.M.

Break

11:00 A.M.

Understanding Hazard and Predictability of Drought

Facilitator: Donald Wilhite, University of Nebraska (Steering Committee)

  • Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona

  • Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute

  • Phil Pasteris, National Water and Climate Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Discussion and Questions

12:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 P.M.

Understanding Vulnerability and Response Strategies to Drought

Facilitator: Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona

  • William Easterling, Pennsylvania State University

  • David Breshears, University of Arizona

  • Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/CIRES/Climate Diagnostics Center

  • Donald Wilhite, University of Nebraska (Steering Committee)

  • Discussion and Questions

3:30 P.M.

Break

4:00 P.M.

Case Study I Wrap-up: Research Needs to Understand and Respond to the Multiple Environmental Stresses that Lead to Drought

Facilitator: Edward Miles, University of Washington (Steering Committee)

5:30 P.M.

Adjourn

6:30 P.M.

Dinner

7:30 P.M.

Dinner Speaker: The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA) and How It Helps Us Understand the Impacts of Multiple Stresses

Harold Mooney, Stanford University

8:30 P.M.

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2007. Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11748.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

8:00 A.M.

Introduction to Case Study II: Atmosphere-Ecosystem Interactions and Lessons About Multiple Stresses

Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory

8:45 A.M.

Understanding Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions

Facilitator: Mary Anne Carroll, University of Michigan (Steering Committee)

  • Ronald Prinn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Scott Doney, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

  • Alex Guenther, National Center for Atmospheric Research

  • John Reilly, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Jerry Melillo, Marine Biological Laboratory

  • Discussion and Questions

10:30 A.M.

Break

10:45 A.M.

Understanding Vulnerability of Ecosystem Goods and Services and Response Strategies

Facilitator: Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan (Steering Committee)

  • William Easterling, Pennsylvania State University

  • David Breshears, University of Arizona

  • Patricia Romero Lankao, Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco, Mexico

  • Richard Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley

  • Discussion and Questions

12:30 P.M.

Lunch

1:30 P.M.

Case Study II Wrap-up: Research Needs to Understand and Respond to Multiple Environmental Stresses in Atmosphere-Ecosystem Interactions

Facilitator: Christopher Field, Carnegie Institution (Steering Committee)

2:30 P.M.

Synthesis of Workshop Findings: Multiple Environmental Stresses—Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions

Facilitators: Mary Anne Carroll, University of Michigan, and Rosina Bierbaum, University of Michigan (Steering Committee Co-chairs)

4:30 P.M.

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2007. Understanding Multiple Environmental Stresses: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11748.
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The research of the last decade has demonstrated that ecosystems and human systems are influenced by multiple factors, including climate, land use, and the by-products of resource use. Understanding the net impact of a suite of simultaneously occurring environmental changes is essential for developing effective response strategies. Using case studies on drought and a wide range of atmosphere-ecosystem interactions, a workshop was held in September 2005 to gather different perspectives on multiple stress scenarios. The overarching lesson of the workshop is that society will require new and improved strategies for coping with multiple stresses and their impacts on natural socioeconomic systems. Improved communication among stakeholders; increased observations (especially at regional scales); improved model and information systems; and increased infrastructure to provide better environmental monitoring, vulnerability assessment, and response analysis are all important parts of moving toward better understanding of and response to situations involving multiple stresses. During the workshop, seven near-term opportunities for research and infrastructure that could help advance understanding of multiple stresses were also identified.

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