Theme: Climate change, food security and resilience of food and agricultural systems in developing countries: Mitigation and adaptation options. The objective of this seminar is to bring together agricultural economists and other scientists working in the field of rural and agricultural...

Topics of interest include: - Technical change and the environment - Sectoral and macroeconomic effects of IT on energy demand - Productivity gains and cost savings through Green IT - Green IT innovations - Energy and resource use of IT products over their life cycle - Smart grids and transport...

Welchen Stand haben Energieeffizienzmaßnahmen in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen und wie wirken sie sich auf die Beschäftigung in den jeweiligen Unternehmen aus? Gibt es Vorreiter und was kann man von ihnen lernen? Der Workshop präsentiert erste Forschungsergebnisse des Forschungsvorhabens...

The following research areas will be at the forefront of the debate: - Climate Change and Energy - Future Technologies - Economic and Urban Development - Global Health and Molecular Medicine - Human Rights and Global Values The main objective of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of...

The conference is based on the themes of the new framework programme “Research for Sustainable Development” released in February 2010 by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This year’s Forum and its sessions will focus on the following topics: - International...

The purpose of the conference is to bring together CESifo members to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between them. All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any topic in the field of...

Die Weltwirtschaft durchlebt die schwerste Krise seit Jahrzehnten. Trotz eines dramatischen Wirtschaftseinbruchs hat der deutsche Arbeitsmarkt sich als erstaunlich robust erwiesen. Dies erklärt sich durch ein hohes Maß an betriebsinterner Flexibilität, die durch Regelungen zur Kurzarbeit...

The summer school’s goal is to learn about innovations in information technologies to generate information on changes of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Such information technologies are Remote Sensing, Web Mapping, Regional Planning Tools and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). In combination...

The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers who are interested in assessing the role of technological change within the context of climate policy and in developing models that promote a better understanding of linkages between climate strategies, induced technological change and...

We invite papers that address the following issues: - Social causes of environmental change - Social consequences of environmental change - Justice, Equity and Distribution - Governance, Institutions, and Policy Integration - Indicators, Assessment, and Monitoring - Theoretical and conceptual issues