2nd DTEClimate Symposium

The symposium aimed to introduce the concept of the DTEClimate Competence Center and to catalyze a national community contributing to climate change adaptation measures. It focused on sharing best practices for vulnerability and risk assessment while also exploring new directions for policies and research strategies related to climate adaptation.

The project consortium presented the Competence Center's concept, showcased a selection of achieved results, and engaged stakeholders in discussing their vision and the impact of collaboration with the DTEClimate Competence Center.

Consult the program here: Agenda Simpozion 25.11.2024

Each specific project presented the current status and recent developments on:

• key advancements in AI-driven Earth Observation for climate prediction,
• measures to restore freshwater lakes and coastal areas affected by eutrophication,
• the exploitation of satellite data for natural capital accounting and biodiversity management,
• research focused on natural disasters and extreme weather, and
• the assessment of climate change impacts on vector-borne diseases within the One Health framework.

Impact demonstrations were showcased.

The symposium then welcomed distinguished invited speakers and stakeholders presenting on key thematic topics:

• wildfire risks (Inspectorate for Emergency Situations Dolj)
• Razelm-Sinoe freshwater lagoon ecosystem (WWF Romania)
• the RO-ADAPT National Platform for Climate Change Adaptation by (METEO Romania)

The session concluded with an open discussion with the entire audience addressing stakeholders' needs, agenda debate, coagulation of Competence Center partners and future improvements of ongoing research strategies for climate resilience.