1st TURKISH-GERMAN FRONTIERS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
“Changing Climate – Changing Lives”
26 – 29 November 2015
İstanbul, Turkey
»Final program«
Thursday, 26 November
during the day
Individual arrival of German and Turkish participants
until 8:00 p.m.
Registration and check-in
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Session coordination meeting
(OC 2015 members and speakers only)
Gardenya III
7:00 p.m.
Welcome reception and dinner
Fuaye
Gardenya I-II
Ahmet Icduygu, Koç University
Katja Hartmann, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Daniel Grütjen, Stiftung Mercator
Friday, 27 November
from 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Restaurant
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Opening remarks
Gardenya
Ahmet Icduygu, Koç University
Kerstin Krellenberg, Organizing Committee 2015
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
SESSION I - CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON
NATURAL SYSTEMS
Organizers: Patricia Ramey-Balci & Annette Kolb
The impacts of climate change on water resources and its
consequences for human well-being
Barış Yılmaz, Celal Bayar University
Will ocean acidification and warming affect European
societies?
Felix C. Mark, Alfred Wegener Institute Bremerhaven
Gardenya
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Coffee break
Fuaye
11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Continuation of SESSION I
Gardenya
Climate change impacts on freshwater ecosystems and
potential adaptations
Arda Özen, Çankırı Karatekin University
Impacts of climate change on dryland ecosystems
Britta Tietjen, Freie Universität Berlin
12:30 p.m.
Group photograph of all participants
tba
12:40 – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Restaurant
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
SESSION II - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SOCIAL
PRESSURES
Organizers: Zühre Aksoy & Kerstin Krellenberg
Gardenya
Possible population mobility scenarios between
Southeast Europe and Anatolia following the last Ice
Age
Onur Özbek, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
The Late Early Bronze Age regional catastrophe in the
Ancient Near East: Climatic change and the collapse of a
socio-economic System
Tevfik Emre Şerifoğlu, Bitlis Eren University
Transformative psychology? Psychological determinants of
prevention behavior facing climate risks and the inaccuracy
of the information deficit model
Torsten Grothmann, University of Oldenburg
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Coffee break
Fuaye
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Continuation of SESSION II
Gardenya
Strengthening the resilience of cities in the light of climatic
and societal change
Jörn Birkmann, University of Stuttgart
Positioning of the society towards (increasing) flooding in
Turkey: Examining reflections of urban planning, media
and non-governmental organizations at local level
Aslı Öğüt Erbil, Istanbul Technical University
5:30 – 6:30 p.m
Keynote speech
7:00 – 09:30 p.m.
Dinner
Grille
Restaurant
Saturday, 28 November
from 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast (separate table for OC 2015 + 2016)
Restaurant
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
SESSION III - ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Organizers: Baris Karapinar & Katrin Rehdanz
Gardenya
Developing quantitative measures for fair allocation of
emission reduction responsibilities and capabilities across
countries
İzzet Arı, Ministry of Development
The effect of building energy retrofits on daily heating time
Martin Achtnicht, Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and
Regional Development Dresden
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Continuation of SESSION III
Gardenya
The impact of climate change on costs of food and people
exposed to hunger at subnational scale
Anne Biewald, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research
[EU emissions trading system and the opportunities for
reform]
Sabine Fuss, Mercator Research Institute on Global
Commons and Climate Change Berlin
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Presentation of partner organizations
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
Lunch
2:30 p.m.
Departure for cultural tour
7:00 p.m.
Dinner at a local restaurant
9:00 p.m.
Transfer to hotel
Restaurant
Sunday, 29 November
until 12:00 p.m.
Check-out
from 6:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Restaurant
8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
SESSION IV - GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
Organizers: Gonca Ongan & Markus Lederer
Gardenya
The politics of international climate treaty negotiations
Semra Cerit Mazlum, Marmara University Research Center
for International Relations
Power constellations in the international climate regime
Thomas Hickmann, Potsdam University
9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Coffee break
Fuaye
10:00 – 11:30 p.m.
Continuation of SESSION IV
Gardenya
“You can crush us, you can bruise us but you’ll have to
answer too…”: Contentious politics of climate justice in a
warmer world
Ethemcan Turhan, Istanbul Policy Center, Sabancı
University
Righteous climate policies: Exploring institutional interlinkages between the human rights and the climate regime
Andrea Schapper, University of Stirling
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Closing remarks
Gardenya
Bariş Karapinar, Organizing Committee 2015
Katja Hartmann, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Ahmet Icduygu, Koç University
12:30 p.m.
Farewell lunch and individual departure of all participants
Restaurant
1:30 – 5:30 p.m.
TUGFOSS 2016 Organizing Committee Meeting
Brovalya