Climate change is accelerating and in combination with other drivers (exposure, vulnerability) is increasingly turning risks more dynamic (i.e. harder to assess with standard approaches). There is first evidence of related impacts breaching physical and social adaptation limits, highlighting the need for tackling ‘residual climate-related risks’. Residual risks being defined as potential negative impacts after all feasible mitigation and adaptation measures have been implemented. Identifying policy solutions for dealing with risks “beyond adaptation” – referred to as Loss and Damage – has recently become the third pillar in the international climate policy process next to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Of particular importance for improving the science-policy interface is the development of comprehensive risk assessment methodologies as well as indicators that inform policy and decision makers about climate-related risks beyond adaptation limits. Moreover, the IPCC’s recent report on 1.5C global warming has strongly emphasized the role of, and need for, transformational risk management once adaptation limits are being exceeded. The IPCC defines transformation as “deep, systemic change that requires reconfiguration of socio-ecological systems”.

However, concrete research and evidence remains scarce and existing scientific approaches are reaching their limits when it comes to assessing risks beyond adaptation and designing transformational risk management practice and policy. At the INQUIMUS 2020 workshop scientists and practitioners working in different fields will advance in cross-fertilization scientific concepts, methods and tools and to share best practices in different application contexts.

FORMAT

The workshop will be moderated to foster a highly interactive and generative event. Conventional presentations will play a minor role. Invited keynotes will present the state-of-the- art of particular methods followed by a focused discussion on current achievements and challenges. Case studies will be presented as posters and will accompany the workshop to provide further insights into the application of methodologies.

The workshop will take place in Laxenburg, Austria.

ORGANISING COMMETTEE for 2020

Stefan Kienberger (University of Salzburg/Z_GIS – Austria)
Reinhard Mechler (IIASA – Austria)
Thomas Schinko (IIASA – Austria)
Stefan Schneiderbauer (Eurac Research – Italy)

Marc Zebisch (Eurac Research – Italy)

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD

Jörn Birkmann (University of Stuttgart)
Andrea Critto (CMCC, University Ca’Foscari of Venice)
Alexander Fekete (Cologne University of Applied Sciences)
Michael Hagenlocher (UNU-EHS)
Silvia Torresan (CMCC, University Ca’Foscari of Venice)