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NAME:Climate Extremes & Societal Risk event
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LOCATION:Theater 7 NU-building Theater 7 Amsterdam
SUMMARY:Climate Extremes & Societal Risk event
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: Climate Extremes & Soci
etal Risk
Public Event — December 17, 2025 (Late Af
ternoon to Early Evening)
Location: VU Amsterdam,
NU-Building (Theater 3 & Eventspot)
Time: 15.30 – 19.30
As the impacts of climate change in
tensify, the connection between science, risk, and policy has never b
een more crucial. Join us for an open and insightful evening explorin
g the state of the climate, the latest scien
ce on extreme weather and risk, and what must be done now to shape resilient and evidence-based climate policy.<
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
In-person event with livestream and&nbs
p;central collection of online questions
15.30 - 16.00 guests arriving & coffee
(Eventspot) - digital presentations / OCE videos /
Educational material Peter
16.00 - 17.30 SE
SSION 1 (NU-Building, Theater 3)
- 16.00 – 16.45: Prof. Dr. Robert Vautar
d, Chair of IPCC Working Group I (The Physical Science Basis
) – 30 min presentation + 15 min Q&A
-
16.45 – 17.05: Tamara Happé, XAIDA ECS. What have we learned in XAIDA + what should come ne
xt? – 12min presentation + 8min Q&A
- 17.05 – 17.25: Sophie Buijs, MYRIAD ECS.&nb
sp;What have we learned in MYRIAD + what should come next?&n
bsp;– 12min presentation + 8min Q&A
1
7.25 - 18.00 Break, drinks & snacks
;(NU-Building, Eventspot) - digital prese
ntations
18.00 - 19.30 SESSION 2 <
/strong>(NU-Building, Theater 3)
- 18.00 – 18.45: Prof. Dr. Bart van den Hurk, Chair of IPCC Working Group II (Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulner
ability) – 30 min presentation + 15 min Q&A
18.45 – 19.30: Jenty Kirsch-Wood, Head Global Risk Analysis and Reporting Section, UNDRR – 30 m
in presentation + 15 min Q&A
Together, these pr
esentations will illuminate the pathways from scientific understandin
g to effective climate action. Following the talks, there will be ample time for discussion with the audience — includi
ng invited journalists, policymakers, scientists and other stakeholde
rs.
A network dinner will follow, offering an
opportunity for continued exchange among selected participants.
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br>ORGANISATION
The event is organised by the Eur
opean Horizon Projects (Extreme Events: AI for Detection & Attribution)
and . Organising committee:
- Pro
f dr Dim Coumou ()
- Pro
f dr Philip Ward
- Dr Marleen Ruite
r
- Dr Pascal Yio
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM &nb
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In-person event with livestream and central col
lection of online questions 15.30 - 16.00 gue
sts arriving & coffee (Eventspot)&nbs
p;- digital presentations / OCE videos / Educational material Pe
ter 16.00 - 17.30 SESSION 1 (NU-Buil
ding, Theater 3) - 16.00 – 16.4
5: Prof. Dr. Robert Vautard, Chair of IPCC Working
Group I (The Physical Science Basis) – 30 min presentation +
15 min Q&A
- 16.45 – 17.05: Tamara&n
bsp;Happé, XAIDA ECS. What have we le
arned in XAIDA + what should come next? – 12min presentation +
;8min Q&A
- 17.05 – 17.25: Sophie Bu
ijs, MYRIAD ECS. What have we learned
in MYRIAD + what should come next? – 12min presentation + 8min
Q&A
17.25 - 18.00 Break,
drinks & snacks (NU-Building, Ev
entspot) - digital presentations 18.00 -
19.30 SESSION 2 (NU-Building, Theater 3<
/em>) - 18.00 – 18.45: Prof. Dr.&nb
sp;Bart van den Hurk, Chair of IPCC Working Group II (Impact
s, Adaptation, and Vulnerability) – 30 min presentation + 15 m
in Q&A
- 18.45 – 19.30: Jenty K
irsch-Wood, Head Global Risk Analysis and Reporting Sec
tion, UNDRR – 30 min presentation + 15 min Q&A
<
/ul> Together, these presentations will illuminate the pathways from
scientific understanding to effective climate action. Following the t
alks, there will be ample time for discussion with t
he audience — including invited journalists, policymakers, scientis
ts and other stakeholders.
A network dinner w
ill follow, offering an opportunity for continued exchange among sele
cted participants.
ORGANISATION
The event
is organised by the European Horizon Projects (Extreme Events: AI for Detec
tion & Attribution) and . Organising comm
ittee: - Prof dr Dim Coumou ()
- Prof dr Philip Ward
- Dr Marleen Ruiter
- Dr Pascal Yiou
Climate Extremes & Societal Risk
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