Thirteenth meeting of the Research Dialogue

01 - 02 Jun. 2021

13:00h - 01:00h

Virtual event

Science

UNFCCC

English

Thirteenth meeting of the Research Dialogue

01 - 02 Jun. 2021

13:00h - 01:00h

Virtual event

Science

UNFCCC

English

Addressing climate change requires understanding of the interconnectedness between all parts of the Earth’s system – climate system (ocean, atmosphere, land), nature and people. The thirteenth meeting of the research dialogue explored some of the latest knowledge on climate system dynamics, the role of nature, and building understand of climate change impacts and risks and implications for decision making. The meeting explored two themes:

Theme 1 (1 June) Climate system dynamics and modelling: New knowledge and its implications for decision making.
Theme 2 (2 June) Resilience for and by nature: Building knowledge and understanding to weave the protection and restoration of nature into decision making on mitigation and adaptation

The meeting consisted of dialogue and poster sessions which took place over two days on 01-02 June 2021.

Moderated dialogue sessions took place at 17:30-19:30 each day. Recordings of each day are linked in the sidebar.

Poster sessions took place at 16:30-17:30 each day via a virtual platform. The posters are available to view below.

Day 1, 01 June 2021 - Theme 1: Climate system dynamics and modelling: New knowledge and its implications for decision making

16:30-17:30	Virtual poster session for registered participants
17:30-19:30	Dialogue Part 1	Chair: SBSTA Chair
17:30	Opening remarks	SBSTA Chair
17:35	The World Climate Research Programme: Future Climate Research	Mike Sparrow, WCRP
17:45	Science for Society: CORDEX	Daniela Jacob, WCRP
17:55	Navigating climate projections for decision making at regional and local level	Ted Shepherd, University of Reading, UK
18:05	Discussion
18:25	New Climate and Adaptation Science and Implications for Decision Making	Cynthia Rosenzweig, WASP
18:35	Discussion
18:45	Insights from recent mitigation pathways and related activities by the scientific community	Keywan Riahi, IIASA
18:55	Country-level experience of incorporating scientific information for decision making and needed future directions for science and scientific capacity building (Mr Isaac Glassie-Ryan delivered an oral presentation)	Ajani Alleyne, Jamaica and Isaac Glassie-Ryan, Cook Islands, on behalf of AOSIS
19:05	Discussion
19:25-19:30	Concluding remarks	SBSTA Chair

Day 2, 02 June 2021 - Theme 2: Resilience for and by nature: Building knowledge and understanding to weave the protection and restoration of nature into decision making on mitigation and adaptation

16:30-17:30	Virtual poster session for registered participants
17:30-19:30	Dialogue Part 2	Chair: SBSTA Chair
17:30	Opening remarks	SBSTA Chair
17:35	Current and projected relationships between climate change and biodiversity and system risks	Hans-Otto Pörtner, IPCC
17:45	Nature-based Solutions to climate change – relevance, scope, and future directions	Minna Epps, IUCN
17:55	Discussion
18:10	Potential synergies between mitigation and adaptation for the land sink and how to evaluate opportunities and tradeoffs	Philippe Ciais, Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL), France
18:25	Potential synergies between mitigation and adaptation for the ocean carbon sink and how to evaluate opportunities and tradeoffs	Minhan Dai, Xiamen University, China
18:40	Discussion
19:00	Going beyond what works in climate: Science and data for decision making and being future-fit	Jyotsna Puri, IFAD
19:15	Discussion
19:25-19:30	Concluding remarks	SBSTA Chair

List of posters

Day 1, 01 June 2021 - Theme 1: Climate system dynamics and modelling: New knowledge and its implications for decision making

16:30 - 17:30, 01 June 2021
Advances in estimating and tracking the remaining carbon budget	Joeri Rogelji, IIASA
Integrating impacts in mitigation pathway analysis reinforces need for ambitious climate action	Franziska Piontek, PIK, and Johannes Emmerling, CMCC
Balancing global sources and sinks under the Paris Agreement decreases overall feasibility concerns but requires faster mitigation early on	Bas van Rujiven and Elina Brutschin, IIASA, and Silvia Pianta, CMCC
Understanding the impact of methane on the climate and human systems	Nathan Borgford-Parnell and Drew Shindell, CCAC, UNEP Secretariat
Improved modelling of permafrost thaw strengthens case for more ambitious emission cuts to meet Paris targets	Pierre Friedlingstein, Sophie Hebden, Gustar Hugelius, Tatiana Ilyina, Ted Schuur, Merritt Turetsky, Future Earth
Findings from the Reduced Complexity Model Intercomparison Project	Junichi Tsutsui, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan
Climate Change Information for Risk Assessment and Decision Making	Erika Hayami, Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Aya Takatsuki and Atsushi Minami, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan (MEXT)
A framework for complex climate change risk assessment: How to increase clarity regarding the interactions that generate risk, including the role of adaptation and mitigation responses	Nicholas P. Simpson and Christopher H. Trisos, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Characterization of the Climate System, from past to the future for risk assessment	Maxx Dilley, Amir Delju and Ilaria Galo, WMO
Climate Services for Adaptation: Case studies	Veronica Grasso, Nakiete Msemo, and Maxx Dilley, WMO GFCS

Day 2, 02 June 2021 - Theme 2: Resilience for and by nature: Building knowledge and understanding to weave the protection and restoration of nature into decision making on mitigation and adaptation

16:30 - 17:30, 02 June 2021
Adjusting land mitigation pathways improves the assessment of global climate progress	Giacomo Grassi, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Land-based mitigation potentials within the agenda for sustainable development	Stefan Frank, Mykola Gusti, Petr Havlík, Pekka Lauri, Fulvio DiFulvio, Nicklas Forsell, Tomoko Hasegawa, Tamás Krisztin, Amanda Palazzo and Hugo Valin, IIASA
State and future of boreal forest natural climate solutions	Julia Pongratz, LMU Munich
Enhancing Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Co-Benefits with NOAA's Blue Carbon Inventory Project	Alec Shub and Lisa Vaughan, NOAA, Stephen Crooks, Silvestrum Climate Associates
Outcomes of nature-based solutions for biodiversity & ecosystem health	Isabel Key and Nathalie Seddon, University of Oxford, UK
Building knowledge to weave the protection and restoration of coastal Blue Carbon ecosystems into decision making on mitigation and adaptation to climate change	Elisabetta Bonotto and Kirsten Isensee, IOC-UNESCO
Vida Manglar: Scientific and traditional mangrove knowledge in practice	Paula Cristina Sierra-Correa, Invemar
The use of environmental services information by social forestry communities and forest management units to support improved forest management in Aceh, Indonesia	Jay H. Samek, Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services, Michigan State University, USA
Local perception as scientific evidence for managing blue carbon ecosystems for climate mitigation and adaptation	Ryo Kohsaka, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Japan
Overview and perspectives of Nature-based Solutions in climate and biodiversity governance	Nan Zeng and Li Huo, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Qihui Gao, Yuanyuan Qin, and Xiang Gao, National Center for Climate Change Strategy, and International Cooperation (NCSC)