Martin Beniston
Invited speaker at international meetings
Speaker at international meetings
Invited speaker at national meetings
Speaker at national meetings
Invitations for public lectures, policy briefings and outreach activities
Invited speaker at international meetings
207 > Mountain water resources in a changing climate. Guest lecture at the SCOPES-EMOCLIP project meeting in Belgrade, May 7, 2013
206 > Impacts of climatic change on mountain water resources. Inaugural lecture at the Indo-Swiss Capacity Building Programme on Himalayan Glaciology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, March 2, 2013
205 > Mountain water resources in a changing climate. Mountains Under Watch 2013 Conference, Forte di Bard, Val d'Aosta, Italy, February 20, 2013
204 > Series of guest conferences on climate change and impacts, for a general-public audience, during a voyage to Antarctica. January 31-February 8, 2013
203 > Links between dry conditions and atmospheric temperatures in Europe: 20th century observations and 21st century projections. Annual Conference of the Spanish Climatological Society, Salamanca, Spain, September 27, 2012
202 > Extreme climatic events in the Alps in current and future climates, University of Oslo Workshop, Oslo, Norway, September 13, 2012
201 > Exploring changes in mountain water resources in a changing climate, Norwegian Hydrological Council Workshop, Losby Gods (Oslo), Norway, September 11, 2012
200 > Protection of the Lavaux Vineyards UNESCO World Heritage Site (Lake of Geneva Region, Switzerland) in the face of climatic change. International Association of Climatology General Assembly Meeting, Grenoble, France, September 6, 2012
199 > Climate as a determinant of human health, Geneva Health Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, April 20, 2012
198 > The 2003 European Heat Wave: A shape of things to come?, WCRP Workshop on Drought, ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, April 11, 2012
197 > Water resources in mountain regions under conditions of retreating snow and ice, Guest lecture at the FUTURA Faculty, Singidunum University, Belgrade, Serbia, March 26, 2012
196 > Extreme events in a changing alpine climate, Guest presentation at the Workshop on Regional and Global Climate Change: Physical Observations and Policy Choices, Sabanci University, Istabul, Turkey, March 16, 2012
195 > Changing water mountain resources in a warming climate, Guest Seminar, University of Giessen, Germany, December 14, 2011
194 > Changes in water resources and economic impacts in the Swiss part of the Rhone River Basin (EU/FP7 ACQWA Project Results), World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Conference, Denver, Colorado, United States, October 24-28, 2011
193 > Climate change and the energy sector. European Future Energy Forum (EFEF-2011), Geneva, Switzerland, October 11, 2011
192 > Socio-Economic implications of changing water resources in a warmer climate in vulnerable mountain regions. Gordon Research Conference on "Sentinels of Global Change", Lewiston, Maine, USA, July 11-15, 2011
191 > Climatic change and its impacts, with a focus on Asia and SE Asia. Guest lecture at the National University of Singapore, July 5, 2011
190 > Water resources and climate change in vulnerable mountain regions. Guest lecture at the EU-Centre, Singapore, July 4, 2011
189 > Climate impacts on water resources in mountain regions. Guest Seminar, NEAR-4 (Network for Environmental Assessment and Remediation in aquatic systems) Conference, Mangalia, Romania, May 31, 2011
188 > Fundamentals of climatic change and the hydrological cycle. Guest Seminar, NEAR-4 (Network for Environmental Assessment and Remediation in aquatic systems) Conference, Mangalia, Romania, May 30, 2011
187 > Exploring shifts in water availability and use in the Alps in a warmer climate. Guest Seminar, University of Bayreuth, Germany, May 5, 2011
186 > Impacts of climatic change on a UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the case of the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland. Conference on Climatic Change and Cultural and Natural Heritage, Paris, France, April 7, 2011
185 > Climatic change in the light of recent scientific research. Keynote address at the World Meteorological Day, World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Geneva, Switzerland, March 23, 2011
184 > Data gaps in research related to water and climate. GEO-IPCC Expert Consultation, Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2011
183 > Problems of missing data and scientific information in the EU "ACQWA" Project. ACQWA-sponsored workshop on "Science and Data Gaps in EU Water-Related Projects", Riederalp, Switzerland, January 12-15, 2011
182 > Exploring possible changes in water in mountain regions vulnerable to climate within th EU-FP7 "ACQWA" Project. Guest seminar, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, December 15, 2010
181 > Current and future climatic extremes in the Alps. Keynote lecture, European Science Foundation Workshop on Extreme Events, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, December 14, 2010
180 > Impacts of climatic change on the frequency and intensity of extreme events in the Alpine Region. Jacques Cartier Conferences, Lyon, France, November 22-23, 2010
179 > Impacts of climatic change on mountain hydrology where snow and ice are a major component of the hydrological cycle. Elsevier International Hydrology Conference, San Diego (California), United States, October 12, 2010
178 > Impacts of climatic change on Alpine hydrology. ISCAR (International Scientifc Committee on Alpine Research) Conference 2010, Munich, Germany, October 7, 2010
177 > Climatic change: a global driver. International Congress on Sustainable Development and Responsible Investing, Liechtenstein, September 16, 2010
176 > Climatic change and the transportation sector. UNECE-UNCTAD Conference on Climate and Transport, Geneva, Switzerland, September 8, 2010
175 > Overview of issues related to the impacts of climatic change on natural areas. ISSAOS-2010 (International Summer School on Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences), L'Aquila, Italy, August 30-September 3, 2010
174 > EU water-related projects and their recommendations for science, policy, and outreach. International Workshop on Climate and Water Policies in Europe. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, July 7, 2010
173 > Water and climate in vulnerable mountain regions: an overview of the EU/FP7 "ACQWA" Project. International Workshop on Climate and Water Policies in Europe. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium, July 6, 2010
172 > Issues pertaining to water quality and water quantity in vulnerable mountain regions: a focus on the EU-FP7 "ACQWA" Project. Conference on the European Water Framework Directive, Lille, France, April 26-28, 2010
171 > Climatic change since IPCC 2007. Guest speaker at the UN-ECE (Economic Commission for Europe) meeting on Millenium Development Goals, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, March 17, 2010
170 > Changing water resources in regions dominated by snow and ice. International Forum on Climate Change Impacts on Water: Finding Solutions for Water Utilities. Washington, DC, USA, January 27-29, 2010
169 > Vulnerability of water resources in mountain regions: a focus of the EU/FP7 “ACQWA” Project. Guest seminar, CEAZA Arid Zones Research Center, La Serena, Chile, December 1, 2009
168 > Climatic extremes and their evolution in a warmer climate. Guest seminar, University of Chile in Santiago, November 30, 2009
167 > The scientific issues underlying COP-15 in Copenhagen. Video-Conference with Swissnex Boston, November 20, 2009
166 > Extreme events emerging from the EU-FP6 "ENSEMBLES" Project. Presentation at the Final Conference of the EU-FP6 "ENSEMBLES" Project (www.ensembles-eu.org), Exeter, UK, November 17-18, 2009
165 > Arctic processes and their importance in the climate system. Guest seminar at the Museum for Natural History, Torino, Italy, November 13, 2009
164> Climate and societal change. International Conference on Climatic Change and Impacts on Society. Guest lecture at the Graduate Institute for International Studies and Development HEID), Geneva, Switzerland, October 8, 2009
163> The urgency to act with respect to climatic change. Guest lecture of Green Cross International, in the presence of Mikhael Gorbatchev and UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, Geneva, Switzerland, October 5, 2009
162 > Understanding processes of water vulnerability and adapting to changing water resources. Side-event organized by the climate group at the University of Geneva in the context of the 3rd World Climate Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2, 2009
161 > Water resources in vulnerable mountain regions. Poster presentation during the 3rd World Climate Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2, 2009
160 > Post-Kyoto requirements. A round-table discussion with MEDIA-21, in the context of the 3rd World Climate Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, August 31, 2009
159> Environmental stock-taking: where we are and where we want to go. Green Pioneering Summit, Verbier, Switzerland, August 2, 2009
158 > Extreme climate and weather events in Europe and the Alps for current and greenhouse climates. Latsis Foundation Summer School, Athens, Greece, July 13, 2009
157 > Potential impacts of climatic change on mountain water resources. Conference Ev-K2-CNR: Mountains: Energy, water and food for life, conclusion of the EU-SHARE Project, Milano, Italy, May 27, 2009
156 > Climatic change - beyond the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Meeting on Climatic Change, the Defining Challenge of our Time. HEC (Hautes Etudes Commerciales), Paris, May 5, 2009
155 > Climatic change and impacts in the Black Sea Basin. Guest lecture in the context of the first meeting of the new EU-FP7 EnviroGRIDS project coordinated by UNEP-GRID and the Climate Group at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, April 27, 2009
154 > The physics of the climate system. Guest seminar in the context of a Masters Program, Physics Department, Université Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France, March 23, 2009
153 > Modeling strategies for the EU-FP7 “ACQWA” project. Guest seminar at the IP3 meeting on Water Resources in Cold Regions, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, March 17, 2009
152 > Water resources in vulnerable mountain regions. Guest seminar at the IP3 meeting on Water Resources in Cold Regions, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2009
151 > Adapting to climatic change: where does science help today? Conference in preparation of WCC3 (World Climate Conference 3), Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, February 23, 2009
150 > The impacts of climatic change on maritime transportation. UNCTAD Conference on Maritime Trade and Climatic Change, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, February 16, 2009
149 > Regional Climate Modeling: issues, solutions and climate projections. Transalpine Seminar on Physics, jointly organized by the Universities of Turin, Lyon, and Geneva, Champex, Switzerland, February 6, 2009
148 > Exploring the tails of the distributions of climate variables in Switzerland and Europe. EU-ENSEMBLES Workshop on Climatic Extremes, Riederalp, Switzerland, January 31, 2009
147 > Assessing the economic costs of climatic extremes. EU-FP6 Project ENSEMBLES Workshop on the Socio-Economic Drivers of Climate Change, Venice, Italy, December 11-12, 2008
146 > An overview of water resources in vulnerable mountain regions. Wengen-2008 Workshop and first Annual General Assembly meeting of the new EU/FP7 ACQWA project coordinated by the Climate Group at the University of Geneva, Wengen, Switzerland, October 8-10, 2008
145 > Extreme climatic events and their potential impacts on air quality. Conference on Air Quality and Climatic Change, Sciences-Po (National Institute for Political Sciences), Paris, France, September 15, 2008
144 > Climatic change and possible impacts on forests. IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) International Conference on Climate, Pollution and Forests, Murten, Switzerland, September 8, 2008
143 > An overview of inter-related impacts of climate and anthropogenic change in the Alps. International Conference on Mountains as Early Indicators of Climatic Change, Padua, Italy, April 18, 2008
142 > Entering into the “greenhouse century”: recent Swiss record temperatures comparable to upper quantiles in a greenhouse climate. European Geosciences Union General Assembly Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 14, 2008 (also convenor of Session CL19 dedicated to "Extreme Climatic Events and Impacts").
141 > Climatic change and mountain environments. Guest seminar in the context of the exhibition on climatic change at the Natural History Museum, Turin, Italy, April 4, 2008
140 > Shifts in extreme climates by 2100. QUEST (Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System) Conference, Winchester, UK, March 18, 2008
139 > Potential of remote sensing for assessing climate impacts in the Alps. EURAC Conference on Applied Remote Sensing in Mountain Regions, Bolzano, Italy, March 13, 2008
138 > The Physics of the Climate System. Guest lectures at the University Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France, March 4, 2008
137 > Two lectures at the European Short Course on Atmospheres(ERCA-2008) on Extreme Climatic Events and on Water Resources in a Changing Climate. Grenoble, France, January 28, 2008
136 > How close are the recent record seasons observed in Switzerland to those projected by 2100? EU-ENSEMBLES General Assembly, Prague, Czech Republic, November 14, 2007
135 > Causes of climatic change and regional modeling of future climate and environmental impacts. Research seminar at the Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forêts / ENGREF, Nancy, France, October 25, 2007
134 > Natural and anthropogenic forcing of climate: current knowledge and uncertainties. FORCE Seminar (Forest Resources in a Changing Environment), Freiburg-im-Breisgau, Germany, October 8, 2007
133 > Modeling of extreme events in a warming climate. Guest lecture at the WCRP Scientific Steering Committee Meeting, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland, September 13, 2007
132 > Regional climate modelling: Applications to desertification issues. Wengen-2007 Workshop on Climate and Desertification, Wengen, Switzerland, September 10-13, 2007
131 > Understanding extreme climatic conditions. Guest lecturer at the Summer School of the "Coimbra Group of Universities", Bergen, Norway, July 2, 2007
130 > Humanitarian action in the face of climatic change. Annual Assembly of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Action (OCHA), Montreux, Switzerland, June 26, 2007
129 > Climatic change, droughts and desertification. International Forum on Drought, Sevilla, Spain, June 17-20, 2007
128 > Environmental security of large urban areas. UCLA seminar on Security in Europe and Eurasia, Los Angeles, USA, June 1, 2007
127 > Extreme events, where do they come from and how will they evolve by 2100. WMO-WCRP Side Event in the context of SBSTA-26, Bonn, Germany, May 7, 2007
126 > Hydrology in the Alps under changing climatic conditions. French Hydrological Society General Assembly, Lyon, France, March 27, 2007
125 > Climatic change and its impacts on ski tourism in the Alps. E-CLAT Conference on Climate, Transportation and Tourism, UNESCO-Paris, France, March 15, 2007
124 > Fundamentals of climatic change and future climate projections. Guest seminar, Physics Department, University Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France, March 13, 2007
123 > Persistence of climate patterns in Switzerland.Guest Seminar, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, February 16, 2007
122 > Climatic change and its impacts on mountain regions. Guest Seminar, University of Quebec at Rimouski, Canada, February 13, 2007
121 > Two lectures at the European Short Course on Atmospheres (ERCA-2007) on Extreme Climatic Events and on Water Resources in a Changing Climate. Grenoble, France, February 2, 2007
120 > Climatic variability and persistence in the 20th and 21st centuries in Switzerland. EU-ENSEMBLES Workshop on Climatic Extremes, Riederalp, Switzerland, January 29-February 2, 2007
119 > Climatic change and water resources in the Alps. Polish Academy of Science meeting on Hydrometeorological Extremes, Warsaw, Poland, December 7-9, 2006
118 > Climate variability in the Alpine region in the 20th and 21st Centuries. EU-ENSEMBLES Project Seminar, Lund, Sweden, November 22-24, 2006
117 > Climate, energy and urban areas. Guest seminar, Faculty of Architecture, University of Karlsruhe, Germany, October 30, 2006
116 > An overview of the impacts of climatic change in the European Alps. International Workshop on Adaptation to Climatic Change in the Alps, Wengen, Switzerland, October 4-6, 2006
115 > Changes in variability and persistence of climate in Switzerland. International Workshop on Climate Variability and Extremes During the Past 100 Years, Gwatt, Switzerland, July 24-26, 2006
114 > Extremes of heat and moisture in the Alps. Guest Seminar, University of Torino, Italy, June 15, 2006
113 > Past and potential future extreme climatic events in the European Alps. Guest Seminar, Lamont-Doherty Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, June 8, 2006
112 > NAO forcings in the Alpine region. Guest Seminar, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, USA, June 7, 2006
111 > The August, 2005 Alpine floods: an analogy with future extreme events in the region? EU-ENSEMBLES Workshop on Extreme Climatic Events, Riederalp, Switzerland, March 25-28, 2006
110 > The physics of climate. Series of Masters-level lectures for the "Physics and Environment" course at the University Claude Bernard (Lyon-1), Lyon, France, March 13-14, 2006
109 > The 2005 flood event in Switzerland. International Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India, February 14-17, 2006
108 > Two lectures on "Climatic Extremes" and "Impacts of Climatic Change on the Hydrological Cycle". European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA-2006), Grenoble, France, January 30-31, 2006
107 > Defining "danger" in climate. MIT Forum on Global Change XXIV, Coral Gables, Florida, United States, January 25-27, 2006.
106 > Climatic extremes and their future risks. Conference of the FEDRE (European Foundation for the Sustainable Development of the Regions, Council of Europe) on Climate and Energy, Geneva, Switzerland, January 23, 2006
105 > Climatic change and the risk of climatic extremes. Workshop on Climate and Society, organized by the University of Quebec at Montreal, at the margins of the Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climatic Change, Montreal, Canada, December 2, 2005
104 > Interactions between climate and cities. British Council-Switzerland Youth Summit, Berne, Switzerland, November 24, 2005
103 > Climatic extremes in a changing climate: examples from the Swiss Alps. Sino-Swiss Workshop on Environment and Sustainable Development, Beijing, China, November 20-21, 2005
102 > Education in the climate sciences: the example of Research Theme RT8 of the EU-ENSEMBLES Project. European Meteorological Society, Utrecht, The Netherlands, September 15, 2005
101 > Extreme Events and their impacts on Human Health. Wengen-2005 "10th Anniversary Edition" Workshop on Climate, Climatic Change, and Human Health. Wengen, Switzerland, September 12-14, 2005 (Principal organisor in collaboration with IRI-New York, WHO-Roma, and the EU-ENSEMBLES Project)
100 > Climatic extremes and their impacts: a view from the European Alps. Guest seminar at the UK Met Office and Hadley Center, Exeter, United Kingdom, July 28, 2005
99 > Extreme events in the Alpine region. Guest seminar at the Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, Romania, June 30, 2005
98 > Heat extremes in Europe in current and greenhouse climates. 1st Meeting on Improving Public Health Responses to Extreme Weather, World Health Organization, Rome, Italy, June 20, 2005
97 > Water resources in the Alps in a changing climate. Guest seminar, University of Erlangen, Germany, June 8, 2005
96 > Issues related to the economic costs of extreme events. EU-ENSEMBLES Workshop on Impacts Studies and Climate Model Outputs: Synergies and Challenges, Evora, Portugal, May 9-11, 2005
95 > Extreme events and consequences for environmental systems. Guest seminar at the National University of Singapore, March 21, 2005
94 > Implications of climatic change for the hydrological cycle and for water resources. Lecture at the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA-2005), Grenoble, France, February 1, 2005
93 > Weather extremes in a changing climate. Lecture at the European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA-2005), Grenoble, France, January 31, 2005
92 > The physics of climate. Series of Masters-level lectures for the "Physics and Environment" course at the University Claude Bernard (Lyon-1), Lyon, France, January 17-18, 2005
91 > Extreme events in a chaging climate. Guest seminar at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France, January 10, 2005
90 > Climatic change and its impacts on the hydrological cycle and water management. Guest seminar for the German Student's Association, Bad Leibenzell, Germany, January 6, 2005
89 > Climatic change and its impacts in the Himalayan Region. Conference of the Ramsar Convention on water and wetlands, Evian, France, November 3, 2004
88 > Contributor to the final Workshop of the EU FP5 "MICE" Workshop. MICE: Modeling the Impacts of Climate Extremes, final Workshop, Florence, Italy, October 28-29, 2004
87 > Climatic change and its implications for local planning. Guest seminar at the Commune of Lyon-Caluire, France, September 28, 2004
86 > Agricultural risks related to climatic change. General Assembly of CICA (Confédération Internationale du Crédit Agricole), Nicosia, Cyprus, September 27, 2004
85 > A view of alpine environments in the 21st century. AlpForum Conference, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, September 22, 2004
84 > Introducing dissemination of information and training into the EU-ENSEMBLES project. First General Assembly of the ENSEMBLES project, Hamburg, Germany, September 15-17, 2004
83 > Regional climatic change and its impacts in the European Alps. First conference of the International Association of Broadcast Meteorologists, Barcelona, Spain, June 5, 2004
82 > Mechanisms and impacts of the 2003 heat wave in Europe, General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Nice, France, April 25-30, 2004; Convenor of Session CL13 on "Extreme Climatic Events, their Evolution, and their Impacts"
81 > The physics of extreme climatic events. Guest lecture at the Department of Physics, University Claude-Bernard, Lyon, France, March 4, 2004
80 > Impacts of climatic change on alpine hydrology and water resources. Guest lecture at the Department of Hydrology, University Joseph-Fourier, Grenoble, France, February 5, 2004
79 > Three invited lectures on climate issues (extremes and impacts). European Research Course on Atmospheres (ERCA), Grenoble, France, February 4-5, 2004
78 > The 2003 heat wave: A shape of things to come? Invited lecture of the Royal Meteorological Society, London, UK, January 21, 2004
77 > The record heat wave of 2003 in Europe. Guest lecture at the EU-MICE 5th Workshop, Poznan, Poland, January 14, 2004
76 > Regional Climatic Change in Europe. A joint meeting of the Wengen Workshops on Global Change Research, the EU-PRUDENCE project annual meeting, and the Exploratory Workshop Series of the European Science Wengen, Switzerland, September 29-October 3, 2003. Initiator and principal organisor of the conference
75 > The behavior of the alpine snow-pack in a changing climate: a key to future water resources in Europe. International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on Continental and Coastal Marine Waters. Geneva, Switzerland, July 17-18, 2003
74 > Climatic change and it impacts on heat waves, wind storms and floods.ONERC conference (Office National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique - French National Office for the Effects of Global Warming). Paris, France, June 23-24, 2003
73 > An overview of issues related to climate model outputs and their use in economic impact assessments. Workshop on Coupling Climate and Economic Dynamics, Montreal, Canada, May 2, 2003
72 > Extreme climates and their impacts. Joint General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society and the American Geophysical Union (EGS-AGU-EUG), Nice, France, April 7-11, 2003. Convenor of Session CL13 on "Extreme Climatic Events, their Evolution, and their Impacts"
71 > Defining climatic extremes in terms of frequency and intensity in a warming climate. Guest seminar, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, February 3, 2003
70 > Sensitivity of snow cover and duration in the Swiss Alps to climatic variability. 5ème Rencontre de la Météo - Montagne (5th Annual Meeting on Weather in Mountains), L'Alpe D'Huez, France, December 14, 2002
69 > Remote-sensing data and atmospheric modeling: from local air pollution to global climatic change. Heraeus-Foundation Seminar, Bonn/Bad Honnef, Germany, October 14-15, 2002
68 > Climatic extremes and their impacts. Climate Research Seminar, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, October 1-5, 2002
67 > Quantifying Terrestrial Carbon Sinks: Science, Technology and Policy, Wengen, Switzerland, September 25-28, 2002. Initiator and principal organisor of the conference
66 > Water resources in Europe by 2100. Planning Seminar for EU Framework Program 6, Hamburg, Germany, May 13-14, 2002
65 > Behavior of snow in the Alps: climatic change and other large-scale forcings, University of Reading, England, March 25, 2002
64 > Climate and climatic change in the Swiss Alps: From the 20th to the 21st Century, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, England, March 22, 2002
63 > Climate in mountain regions: from the 20th to the 21st Century. Guest seminar, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, March 6, 2002
62 > Risks associated with climatic change. NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Moscow, Russian Federation, January 28-31, 2002
61 > Extreme climatic events and their impacts. First meeting of the EU Project "PRUDENCE", Helsingor, Denmark, December 3-5, 2001
60 > User consultation meeting. European Space Agency (ESA) meeting on Earth Explorers, Granada, Spain, October 30-31, 2001
59 > Extreme climatic events: a consequence of non-compliance with the Kyoto Protocol? Workshop on Monitoring and Modeling of the Carbon Cycle, JRC-Ispra, Italy, October 19, 2001
58 > Environmentally-forced migrations: an overview. International Workshop on Environmental Change and Population Migrations, Wengen, Switzerland, September 19-21, 2001. Initiator and principal organisor of the conference
57 > Global change in mountain regions: Challenges for the 21st Century. International Conference on Climatic Change at High Elevation Sites, Davos, Switzerland, June 25-27, 2001
56 > Non-linearities in climate. IGBP (International Geosphere-Biosphere Program) Workshop on non-linearities in global environmental change, Duke University, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, USA, May 27-29, 2001
55 > Co-Convenor of the European Geophysical Society General Assembly Meeting, session on Climatic Extremes, their Simulation, Observations and Impacts, Nice, France, March 29, 2001
54 > Linking socio-economic and physical approaches to water resources in a changing global climate. European Forum for Integrated Environmental Analysis (EFIEA) Policy Workshop, Paris, France, October 25-27, 2000
53 > Water resources in a changing global climate. Wengen-2000 Workshop on Climatic Change: Implications for the Hydrological Cycle and for Water Management, Wengen, Switzerland, September 26-29, 2000. Initiator and principal organisor of the conference
52 > Comment réagir face aux changements climatiques dans les régions de montagne. Conference MIES (Mission Interministérielle de l'Effet de Serre, Office of the French Prime Minister), Chamonix, France, 29-30.06.2000 (President of the Scientific Organizing Committee)
51 > Guest seminar: Le climat des Alpes, du passé au futur. University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada, 19.04.2000
50 > World Meteorological Organization 50th Anniversary Conference: The North Atlantic Oscillation, El Nino's young cousin, WMO-Geneva, Switzerland, 23.03.2000
49 > Workshop on the Social and Economic Impacts of Climatic Extremes: How to adapt to climatic extremes in the natural environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14-16.10.1999
48 > ACACIA Workshop: Briefing of members of the European Commission on the Impacts of Climate Change on Europe, Brussels, Belgium, 12.10.1999
47 > International Workshop on Remote Sensing and Climate Models: Synergies and Limitations. Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 20-24.09.1999 (Co-initiator of the Workshop with Prof. M. M. Verstraete, Joint Research Center of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy)
46 > International Workshop on Global Change in Protected Areas: Environmental Change in Mountains and Uplands. A review of the 1995 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, L'Aquila, Italy, 08.09.1999-13.09.1999 (Co-organisor of the meeting)
45 > Soirées Scientifiques de Villeurbane, "El Niño: Le Courant de l'Effet de Serre?", Lyon, France, Feb. 9, 1999
44 > International Workshop on Biomass Burning and its Inter-Relationships with the Climate System , Wengen, Switzerland, Sep 28 - October 2, 1998 (Co-initiator of the Workshop with Prof. M. M. Verstraete, Joint Research Center of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy, and Prof. J. L. Innes, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland)
43 > International Workshop on the Role of Orography in Climate. International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, June 22 - 25, 1998
42 > A Farewell Seminar for the retirement of Prof. Lucien Tessier, Laboratory for Mediterranean Dendrochronology, Marseille, France, Mar. 13, 1998
41 > An Overview of Environmental Change in Mountains. Conference on Global Threats to the Australian Snow Country, Jindabyne, Australia, Feb. 17 - 19, 1998
40 > Ministerial briefing and conference. Climatic change in the Alps: A review prior to the Kyoto COP-3 meeting, Vienna, Austria, Nov 26, 1997
39 > International Workshop on the Impacts of Climate Variability on Forests , Wengen, Switzerland, Sep 22 - 26, 1997 (Co-initiator of the Workshop with Prof. J. L. Innes, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland)
38 > Modeling and parameterization of surface processes in climate models. Summer School of the Department of Meteorology of Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Balatonalmadi, Hungary, Sep 1 - 3, 1997
37 > Economic and social impacts for mountain communities. Meeting of the International Partnership of Small Communes linked by the Climate Change Agenda, Pfunds, Austria, Aug 21, 1997
36 > Regional modeling of climatic change in the Alpine region. 5th Canadian Regional Climate Modeling Workshop, Montreal, Canada, Feb 26-28, 1997
35 > Guest seminar on ecological changes in mountain regions, University of Marseille, Laboratory for Mediterranean Dendrochronology, Marseille, France, Dec 16, 1996
34 > International Workshop on High Resolution Climate Modeling , Wengen, Switzerland, Sep 23 - 26, 1996 (Co-initiator of the Workshop with Prof. L. Bengtsson, Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany)
33 > Special Seminar organized by the Austrian Council on Climate Change, "Austria in a Changing Climate", Vienna, Austria, June 13, 1996
32 > International Workshop on Climatic Change at High Elevation Sites, Wengen, Switzerland, Sep. 11 - 15, 1995 (Two presentations; Co-initiator of the Workshop with Prof. R. S. Bradley, University of Massachusetts, and Dr. H. F: Diaz, NOAA; Boulder, Colorado)
31 > Joint NEC-ETHZ Workshop, Tokyo and Tsukuba, Japan, May 11 - 12, 1995
30 > Workshop on Climate Change, Scenarios, and Impacts in Central and Eastern Europe, Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 28 - 30, 1994
29 > Summer School of the Hungarian Meteorological Service, Balatonalmadi, Hungary, Sep. 5 - 7, 1994
28 > International Geographic Union, Prague, Czech Republic, Aug. 22 - 26, 1994 (Chairman of Session on Regional Climate Change and Variability, and presentation of paper on Aug. 24)
27 > Department of Meteorology, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary, Mar. 3, 1994
26 > Research Seminar, INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France, Dec. 1, 1993
25 > International Workshop on Climate Change and Variability, San José, Costa Rica, Mar. 1 - 3, 1993
24 > Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Feb. 22, 1993
23 > International Conference on Mountain Environments in Changing Climates (Principal organiser of th Conference + Chairman Session 7), Davos, Switzerland, Oct. 11 - 16, 1992
22 > International Conference on Alpine Meteorology, Toulouse, France, Sep. 9 - 11, 1992 (Keynote address and Member of the Scientific Organizing Committee)
21 > IPCC Exchange Seminar, South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme Workshop on Sea-Level Rise, Nouméa, New Caledonia, Apr. 6-10, 1992
20 > Institut für Meteorologie, University of Hannover, Hannover, West Germany, Nov. 14, 1991.
19 > Seminarios de Investigacion, University of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Nov. 22 1990
18 > Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, West-Berlin, Germany, Jul. 4, 1990
17 > Seminarios de Investigacion, Technical University of Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, May 2, 1990
16 > Institut für Meteorologie, University of Hannover, Hannover, West Germany, Nov. 1, 1988.
15 > Special Environmental Health Engineering Seminar, Northwestern University, Chicago-Evanston, USA, May 20, 1988.
14 > ICEA-87, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. ( Principal organiser+ Chairman Session 3). Mar. 6 - 10, 1987.
13 > DFVLR, Institut für Atmosphären Physik, Oberpfaffenhofen near Münich, West Germany, Jun. 18, 1984.
12 > Workshop on cloud organization. University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, May 24 - 25, 1984.
11 > Institut für Meteorologie, University of Hannover, Hannover, West Germany, Jan. 17, 1984.
10 > Institut for Theoretical Meteorology. University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 20, 1983.
9 > Workshop on convection in large-scale models. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasrs (ECMWF), Reading, England, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1, 1983.
8 > GKSS Forschungszentrum (Nuclear Research Institute). Geesthacht, West Germany, Nov. 8, 1983.
7 > Symposium on the KonTur Experiment. Hamburg, West Germany, Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 1983.
6 > Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polarforschung (Polar Research Institute). Bremerhaven, West Germany, Nov. 30, 1982.
5 > Office National de la Météorologie, Alger, Algeria, Mar. 22, 1982.
4 > Office National de la Météorologie, Oran, Algeria, Mar. 21, 1982.
3 > Max-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg, West Germany, May 12, 1981.
2 > Université du Québec, Rimouski, Canada, Jul. 7 - 9, 1980.
1 > Institut für Meteorologie, University of Hannover, Hannover, West Germany, May 9, 1979.
Speaker at international meetings
39 > Assessing water resources in vulnerable mountain regions: the objectives of the EU/FP7 "ACQWA" Project. Copenhagen Climate Conference, Copenhagen, March 10, 2009
38 > The August-2005 flood event in Switzerland. Poster at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 6, 2006 (Convenor of Session CL-13 on "Extreme Climatic Events and their Impacts")
37 > Winter heat waves in the Alps. European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 27, 2005 (Convenor of Session CL-12 on "Extreme Climatic Events and their Impacts")
36 > The 2003 Heat Wave in the perspective of 20th and 21st century climates. WCRP-sponsored workshop on Regional Climate Modeling, University of Lund, Sweden, March 29-31, 2004
35 > Extremes of the North Atlantic Oscillation and their influence on Alpine climate. Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society General Assembly, Rimouski (Quebec), Canada, May 22-25, 2002
34 > Shifts in the distributions of pressure, temperature and moisture in the alpine region on response to the behavior of the North Atlantic Oscillation. American Geophysical Union General Assembly Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 15 - 19, 2000
33 > American Geophysical Union General Assembly Meeting: Climatic Change at High Elevation Sites; An Overview, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 6 - 10, 1998 (Initiator and Chairman of Special Session "Atmospheres-14" at this Conference)
32 > American Geophysical Union General Assembly Meeting: Altitudinal dependency of the correlation between sunshine duration and daily temperature range, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 6 - 10, 1998
31 > American Geophysical Union General Assembly Meeting: Alpine Snow Cover and Links to the North Atlantic Oscillation Index, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 8 - 12, 1997
30 > American Geophysical Union General Assembly Meeting: Regional Climate Modeling in Switzerland, San Francisco, California, USA, Dec. 8 - 12, 1997
29 > Extreme climatic events and variability, GCOS Meeting, Asheville, North Carolina, USA, Jun 3-6, 1997
28 > IBFRA (International Boreal Forest Research Association) Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Boreal Forest Ecosystems, Joensuu, Finland, Jul 31 - Aug 3, 1995
27 > Workshop on Downscaling Techniques in the Alpine Region, Bad Tölz, Germany, Jun 28, 1995
26 > First Open Conference on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, Jun 1 - 3, 1995
25 > AGU Fall General Assembly Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 5 - 10, 1994
24 > International Specialty Conference on Global Climate Change: Science, Policy, and Mitigation Strategies, Phoenix, Arizona, Apr. 8 - 11, 1994
23 > AGU Fall General Assembly Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 6 - 10, 1993
22 > Global Change Coordinators Workshop on Climate Impact Models, Bedford, UK, Mar. 10-12, 1992 (ProClim organization)
21 > Second Meeting of Global Change Coordinators, Zermatt, Switzerland, Sep. 18-20, 1991 (ProClim organization)
20 > Second World Climate Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 29 - Nov. 3, 1990 (Member Working Group 5)
19 > EUROMECH-266 Conference on Flow over Complex Terrain, Bologna, Italy, Aug. 29 - 30, 1990
18 > First Meeting of Global Change Coordinators, Bildhoven, Netherlands, Aug. 21 - 23, 1990
17 > Conference on Sustainable Development, Science and Policy, Bergen , Norway , May 7 - 12, 1990
16 > 5th International Symp. on Numerical Methods in Engineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep. 11 - 15, 1989.
15 > EURASAP Meeting on modeling of transport and dispersion of Tchernobyl release. Vienna, Austria, Nov. 14 - 16 1988. (Chairman Session 4).
14 > 3rd Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 22 - 26, 1987
13 > IUGG/IAMAP, Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 12 - 21, 1987.
12 > Eurotrac/Alptrac Technical Seminar, Rauris, Austria, Sep. 16 - 17, 1986
11 > International Conference of the Society for Optical Engineering, Tucson, USA, Mar. 3 - 6, 1986
10 > European Geophysical Society Meeting. Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Jul. 30 - Aug. 4, 1984.
9 > International Conference on Mesoscale Meteorology. Melbourne, Australia, Febr. 6 - 10, 1984.
8 > 18th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. Hamburg, West Germany, Aug. 15 - 26, 1983.
7 > Journées de la Recherche Atmosphérique. Toulouse, France, Jun. 21 - 24, 1983.
6 > 13th Technical Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Miami, USA, Dec. 1 - 5, 1980.
5 > Research seminars, University of Québec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada, Nov. 27, 1980.
4 > Journées de la Couche Limite Atmosphérique. Marseille, France, Mar. 19 - 21, 1979.
3 > Conference on Meteorology over Tropical Oceans. London, England, Aug. 21 - 25, 1978.
2 > Journées de Recherche Atmosphériques. Palaiseau, France, Mar. 15 - 17, 1978.
1 > 11th Technical Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Miami , USA, Dec. 11 - 16, 1977.
Invited speaker at national meetings
93 > Climatic change and impacts on health. Swiss Society of Nephrology,Geneva, Switzerland, October 4, 2012
92 > Current and future extreme events: Examples from the Swiss Alps. University of Berne, Switzerland, May 4, 2011
91 > Fundamentals of Climate Modeling. MeteoSwiss Seminar, WMO, Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2009
90 > Climatic change impacts on snow and hydrology. Master of Advanced Studies lecture at ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, November 14, 2008
89 > Extreme events in a warmer climate: Examples from Europe and the Alps. Guest seminar, Department of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland, October 29, 2008
88 > Climatic change and its links to humanitarian problems. Guest seminar, Conference on Climate Change and Humanitarian Action, Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2008
87 > Climatic change and impacts on Alpine water resources. Guest seminar, Department of Hydro-geology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, March 31, 2008
86 > Alpine climate change and impacts. Guest seminar, Culture et Rencontre Conference Series, Geneva, Switzerland, February 6, 2008
85 > Climatic impacts on the Swiss environment. Guest seminar, Swiss Bird Monitoring Station (“Vogelwarte”), Sempach, Switzerland, December 5, 2007
84 > Climatic change: key issues and impacts on the Alps. Seminar on Sustainable Development Issues, University of Lausanne, May 24, 2007
83 > The physics of climate and climatic change. Guest seminar, Physics Department, University of Geneva, Switzerland, May 8, 2007
82 > Interactions between climate and cities. FIFEL-07 Conference, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2007
81 > Modeling of climate extremes and outlook to 2100. Guest seminar, Physics Department, University of Geneva, Switzerland, January 15, 2007
80 > The usefulness of a new Swiss weather observation network for climate studies. Guest seminar, MeteoSwiss, Payerne, Switzerland, November 15, 2006
79 > Basic issues of climatic change. Guest seminar, Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, November 7, 2006
78 > Energy and climatic change. Guest seminar, University of Geneva, Switzerland, November 2, 2006
77 > Environmental refugees. Guest Seminar, AGEPOLY Student Association, EPF-Lausanne and University of Lausanne, Switzerland, June 12, 2006
76 > Regional climate modeling: techniques and projections. Masters course at EPF-Lausanne, Switzerland, May 23, 2006
75 > Impacts of climatic change on Switzerland. FEDRE Forum for local city authorities, Geneva, Switzerland, May 20, 2006
74 > Interactions between climatic change and snow. Masters course at ETH-Zürich, Switzerland, May 19, 2006
73 > Interactions between cities and climate. Guest seminar at EMPA (Swiss Federal Materials Testing Agency), Dübendorf, Switzerland, May 9, 2006
72 > Climatic change and health impacts. Swiss Society of Allergology, Montreux, May 4, 2006
71 > Climate models: how they work and what they predict for the 21st century. Guest lecture in the context of the ECOMONT project, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 11, 2006
70 > The interactions between climate and cities. Guest lecture at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, January 13, 2006
69 > Climatic change and the risks for the global financial sector. Guest seminar at the Annual General Assembly of the Credit Suisse Asset Management, Lausanne-Ouchy, Switzerland, December 6, 2005
68 > Climatic extremes and their links to human health. Guest seminar at the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, The University of Basel, Switzerland, November 8, 2005
67 > Global change research: links between Switzerland and developing countries. KPFE Seminar on Synergies between Science and North-South Development Activities, Bern, Switzerland, September 22, 2005
66 > Current and future heat waves in Europe. Workshop on Climate Scenarios for Switzerland, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, September 30, 2005
65 > Climatic change and possible impacts on health and allergies. Essex Pharmaceuticals seminar, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 19, 2005
64 > Extreme events and their impacts on water. NCCR-Climate Conference on "NCCR Research After 4 Years", Bern, Switzerland, May 17, 2005
63 > Economic costs of extreme climatic events in a changing climate. NCCR-Climate Workshop on Interfaces between Climate and Economic Dynamics, Interlaken, Switzerland, March 4, 2005
62 > Changes in Alpine snow and ice: a key to hydrological regimes in Europe. EARSeL-2005 Workshop (Europeam Association of Remote-Sensing Laboratories), Berne, Switzerland, February 21, 2005
61 > Water resources in the Alps with retreating snow and glaciers. Wengen-2004 Workshop on Mountain Glaciers and Society, Wengen, Switzerland, October 6-8, 2004. Initiator and principal organisor of the conference
60 > Climatic extremes in a changing climate. Guest seminar at the Department of Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland, June 16, 2004
59 > The 2003 heat wave as a precursor of future summers in a warmer climate. Joint conference of the University of Lausanne and WWF-Switzerland ("Hot Days"), Lausanne, Switzerland, June 12, 2004
58 > The Physics of climatic change. Guest lecture at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, February 2, 2004
57 > Climatic change and its impacts on countries of the South. Guest lecture at the Swiss Development Agency, Bern, Switzerland, January 29, 2004
56 > Global change and its impacts. Guest lecture at the Fribourg Engineering and Architecture School, Fribourg, Switzerland, December 3, 2003
55 > Sustainable water resources in the Alps in the context of global change. Guest lecture at the General Assembly of the Foundation for Sustainable Development, Martigny, Switzerland, November 21, 2003
54 > Extreme climatic events and their impacts on Switzerland. Guest seminar at the Institute for Applied Physics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, November 14, 2003
53 > Climatic change and tourism in the Alps. EU-5th Framework "MICE" program seminar, Lucerne, Switzerland, November 4, 2003
52 > Globalization: A risk for climatic change? Round-table discussion leader of the meeting on Globalization and Sustainable Development, organized by the World Economic Forum and the Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape. Zürich, Switzerland, October 31, 2003
51 > Climate scenarios for impacts studies. Keynote Lecture at the NCCR-Climate Summer School-2003. Grindelwald, Switzerland, September 2, 2003
50 > The impacts of climatic extremes on agriculture: current situation and future trends. NCCR-Climate and Swiss Association of Agro-Specialists, Bern, Switzerland, May 8, 2003
49 > Climatic change, climatic extremes and their impacts. Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 20, 2003
48 > The influence of climate on health, President's Lecture, Swiss Society of Pneumology, Bern, Switzerland, April 19, 2002
47 > Socio-economic impacts of global warming, NCCR Research Seminar, University of Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2002
46 > Alpine snow cover: sensitivity to climate variability and climatic change. International Workshop of the European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL), Bern, Switzerland, March 11, 2002
45 > Water resources in a changing world. Seminar series of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, January 24, 2002
44 > Current state of knowledge on regional climatic change. Union Vaudoise des Sociétés Scientifiques (UVSS), Lausanne, Switzerland, November 3, 2001
43 > What can dendrochronology bring to the global warming debate? International Conference on Dendrochronology and People, Davos, Switzerland, September 25, 2001
42 > Guest speaker at the WWF-International Staff Seminar. The IPCC Third Assessment Report: Conclusions on the Impacts of Climate Change on Europe, WWF-International Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland, April 11, 2001
41 > Causes and Consequences of "Global Change". Graduate Studies on Ecology Seminars (ECOFOC), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, March 23, 2001
40 > Climate change and its implications for food security. Natural Sciences Society seminar series, Neuchatel, Switzerland, Dec 6, 2000
39 > Guest speaker at the Dies Academicus of the University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, Nov 15, 2000
38 > Les risques multiples dans le milieu montagnard. Conférence CLUSE-2000, Geneva, Switzerland, 22-23.09.2000
37 > Climatic change and the impacts on world agriculture. PartneRe Reinsurance Seminar on Agricultural Risks, Locarno, Switzerland, 05-09.09.2000
36 > General public conferences: Où va la planète, problèmes passés, actuels et futurs. Société Fribourgeoise des Sciences Naturelles, Fribourg, Switzerland, 04.05.2000
35 > Guest seminar: La dimension sociale du "Global Change", Department of Geography, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 20.03.2000
34 > Priority Program on the Environment, Final Workshop of the CLEAR Module: Alpine Climate, from the 20th to the 21st Century, Chexbres, Switzerland, 16.03.2000
33 > Europe -Envirocom Forum on Climatic Change: Managing uncertainty in the climate change debate, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 18.11.1999
32 > Summer School on the Role of Water in the Socio-Economic Development of the Alps, Institut Universitaire Kurt Boesch, Sion, Switzerland, October 6, 1998
31 > Academia Europea Symposium, Basel, Switzerland, October 2, 1998
30 > Fourth Snow Runoff Modeling Meeting, Bern, Switzerland. June 29, 1998
29 > Guest seminar on the energy aspects of climatic change, Centre Universitaire d'Etudes pour les Problèmes de l'Energie (CUEPE), University of Geneva, Switzerland, May 7, 1998
28 > Guest seminar on the causes and consequences of El Niño, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Mar. 19, 1998
27 > Causes et Conséquences du "Global Change". Formation continue en Ecologie (ECOFOC), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Feb. 6, 1998
26 > Conférence de la Société Géographique Neuchâtelloise, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Nov 25, 1997
25 > Guest seminar on climate change and its impacts, University of Geneva (HEI - Graduate Institute for International Studies), Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 18, 1997
24 > The IPCC Second Assessment Report: A Review of the Impacts of Climatic Change, Paul-Scherrer Institute, Würenlingen, Switzerland, Nov 06, 1997
23 > Guest seminar on global change in mountain regions, University of Neuchâtel, Hydrogeological Institute, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Apr 24, 1997
22 > Guest seminar on climate change and impacts, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 10, 1996
21 > Guest seminar on climate change in mountain regions, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec 3, 1996
20 > Guest seminar on climate change and its impacts, University of Geneva (HEI - Graduate Institute for International Studies), Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 18, 1996
19 > Research Seminar, Physics Institute, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, Oct 21, 1996
18 > Annual Assembly of the Swiss Environmental Protection Society, Lausanne, Switzerland, May 6, 1996
17 > Guest seminar on climate change and its impacts, University of Geneva (HEI - Advanced Institute for International Studies), Geneva, Switzerland, Mar 18, 1996
16 > Climate Research Seminar, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jan. 25, 1996
15 > Geography Research Colloquium, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Jan. 10, 1996
14 > International Symposium on Snow and Climate, Geneva, Switzerland, Sep. 22 - 23, 1994 (Chairman of First Scientific Session and Round-Table Discussions on Changes in Snow Amount and Economic Consequences; Member of the Scientific and Organizing Committee)
13 > SLF-Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland, Mar. 9, 1994
12 > Climate Dynamics Seminars, ETH-Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Jul. 12, 1993
11 > First Geneva Environmental Meetings (Chairman of the Session on Fragile Ecosytsems), Geneva, Switzerland, May 14 - 15,1992
10 > European Science Foundation meeting on Natural and Anthropogenically-induced hazards, Davos, Switzerland, Dec. 8-11, 1991. Convenor for Session 3 on Climate Change
9 > Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Jan. 22 1991
8 > Climate Change, Science and Policy. University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 5, 1990
7 > Symposium on Environmental Modeling and Global Climate Changes, Zürich, Switzerland, Mar 15 1990
6 > Geographisches Institut, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Feb. 23, 1990
5 > Closing Lectures of NFP-14, Swiss National Program on Atmospheric Pollution in Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, Jul. 14, 1989.
4 > Physikalisches Institut,University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Jan 16, 1989.
3 > Seminare zür Atmosphärenphysik, ETH-Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 1987.
2 > Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jul. 11, 1983
1 > Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, Lausanne, Switzerland, Jun. 3, 1982.
Speaker at national meetings
17 > ProClim Forum on the links between climate change and finance/insurance, Rüschlikon, Switzerland, Jan. 29-30, 1996
16 > ProClim Forum on the results of the IPCC Second Assessment Report, Bern, Switzerland, Dec. 8, 1995
15 > Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle, Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 10-11, 1995
14 > Colloquium of the Swiss Meteorological Institute, Zürich, Switzerland, Oct. 5, 1995
13 > Annual Meeting of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Sep 8, 1995
12 > Workshop on Climate Impacts Assessment for Switzerland, Joint BUWAL/ProClim organization, Bern, Switzerland, Jun 22, 1995
11 > Public seminar organized by SIA, Sion, Switzerland, Mar. 31, 1993
10 > ERCOFTAC meeting, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 4, 1993
9 > Centro Svizzero di Calcolo Scientifico, Lugano-Manno, Switzerland, Dec. 1, 1992
8 > NFP-31 Workshop on Climate Scenarios for the Alpine Regions, Bern, Switzerland, Oct. 22, 1992
7 > European Science Foundation meeting on EuroClimHist, Bern, Switzerland, Sep. 4, 1992
6 > SPEEDUP Meeting, CSCS Supercomputing Center, Lugano, Switzerland, Mar.19 - 20, 1992
5 > POLLUMET Colloqium, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland, Apr. 19 1991
4 > Journée de présentation du CRAY-2, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 23, 1988.
3 > 4th Meeting on Climatology and Meteorology, Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 4 - 6, 1988.
2 > NFP-14 Colloquium, Zürich, Switzerland, Mar. 17, 1988.
1 > 3rd ALPEX-CH Colloquium, Zürich, Switzerland, Mar. 16, 1988.
Invitations for public lectures, policy briefings and outreach activities
147>Climatic change: functioning of the climate system and potential impacts of a changing climate. Continuing education course for engineers, Technical University for Management, Geneva, Switzerland, February 10, 2012
146>Climatic change and energy issues. Continuing education course for High School teachers, Geneva, Switzerland, February 9, 2012
145>Climatic change and impacts in Switzerland. Guest lecture at the UNEP-GRID "Science Day", Geneva, Switzerland, November 29, 2011
144>Climatic extremes and their evolution. Guest lecture at the Department of Statistics, University of Geneva, Switzerland, March 18, 2011
143 > A review of climatic extremes and their implications for the insurance industry. Guest lecture for the Association of Insurance Specialists, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 10, 2011
142 > Climatic change and impacts in Switzerland. Guest lecture at the Lullier Horticultural School, Jussy-Geneva, Switzerland, January 27, 2011
141 > Exploring changes in hydrology in a warming climate within the EU/FP7 "ACQWA" Project. Guest seminar at EAWAG, Kastanienbaum/Lucerne, November 29, 2010
140 > The role of the global energy sector in the climate change arena. Public lectures on Energy in the Canton of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, November 13, 2010
139 > Climate impacts on Switzerland. Guest Speaker for the "Club du Lundi", Geneva, Switzerland, October 4, 2010
138 > Climatic change and implications for the energy sector. Guest conference during the General Assembly Meeting of the Natural Gas Utiliities Association, Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2010
137 > A climatic change tutorial. Lecture to specialists of ISDR at UNEP European Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, April 21, 2010
136 > A view of Switzerland in 2030. Guest lecture at "Earth Day 2010" at the US Mission to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, April 20, 2010
135 > Climatic change and its potential impacts on Alpine waters. MAS course on hydrology, ETH-Zurich, Switzerland, April 1, 2010
134 > The climate system, its evolution and its impacts. Continuing education course of WWF-Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 26, 2010
133 > The impacts of climatic change on the Alps. High school lecture, Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, January 22, 2010
132 > The mechanisms of global warming. High school lecture, Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, January 21, 2010
131 > Climatic change and its impacts. High School lecture, Burier/Montreux, Switzerland, January 7, 2010
130 > A view of COP-15 in Copenhagen. Special information session involving Swiss COP delegates and other actors of COP-15, organized by ISE at the University of Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2009
129 > Scientific issues in view of COP-15 in Copenhagen. High school lecture, Collège de Stael, Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2009
128 > The climate system and the impacts of climate on global, regional and local systems. Continuing education lectures, AGRIDEA, Yverdon, Switzerland, October 7, 2009
127 > Climate, climatic change and impacts. Guest lecture at the Graduate School for International Studies and Development (HEID), Geneva, Switzerland, October 6, 2009
126 > Climatic change and its potential global and regional impacts. Briefing seminar for local politicians and members of the public, Annemasse, France, May 26, 2009
125 > Climatic change as a risk for security. Seminar series on Issues of Security, Geneva, Switzerland, April 30, 2009
124 > Climatic change and health. Guest lecture for the Masters of Advanced Studies on Health, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, March 27, 2009
123 > Climatic change as an accelerator of natural hazards, famines, and epidemics. Guest lecture for the Integrated Program on Humanitarian Action, University of Geneva, Switzerland, March 9, 2009
122 > Impacts of climatic change on water resources. High School Seminar, Morges, Switzerland, January 27, 2009
121 > Climatic change: causes, consequences, impacts. Guest seminar at AstroChablais, Monthey (Valais), Switzerland, November 20, 2008
120 > Continuing education course for High School science teachers, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, November 11, 2008
119 > Russia as an actor in climatic change and as a recipient of climate impacts. European Institute of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2008
118 > Climatic change and its impacts on Switzerland. Guest lecture for Connaissances-3, University of the 3rd Age, La-Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland, November 3, 2008
117 > The human factor in the climate change debate. Guest lecture for the "Cercle des Amitiés Internationales", Geneva, Switzerland, October 30, 2008
116 > Interactions between climate and forests. Teacher-training course for high-school teachers, Geneva, Switzerland, October 15, 2008
115 > Integrating climatic change in the context of Humanitarian Aid. Guest Lecture for the Master of Advanced Studies on Humanitarian Action, Geneva, Switzerland, October 15, 2008
114 > Climate and cities. Agenda-21 meeting of the Citys of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, October 13, 2008
113 > The complexity of the climate system. Guest lecture at the Institut National Genevois (ING), Geneva, Switzerland, October 1, 2008
112 > Climate, economics and policy. Guest lecture at the Graduate School for International Studies and Development (HEID), Geneva, Switzerland, September 30, 2008
111 > The climate system and the possible consequences of a rapidly changing climate. WWF continuing education course on Environment and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, Swizerland, September 26, 2008
110 > Climate impacts on Swiss UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Guest conference, Commune of Chardonne, Switzerland, September 4, 2008
109 > Uncertainty in climate predictions. Guest seminar, Graduate School for International and Development Studies (HEID), Geneva, Switzerland, September 1, 2008
108> Climatic change, from the global to the local perspective. Guest seminar, Pro Riviera association, Vevey, Switzerland, June 4, 2008
107 > Climatic impacts in the Alps. Guest Seminar, EAWAG (Swiss Federal Research Institute on Water), Dübendorf, Switzerland, May 9, 2008
106 > Climate, oceans, and changing ocean climates. Guest seminar, Swiss Sailing Association CCS, Geneva, Switzerland, April 17, 2008
105 > Impacts of climatic change on the River Rhône and the Lake of Geneva. Guest seminar at the General Assembly Meeting of the Association for the Protection of Lake Geneva (ASL), Geneva, Switzerland, April 16, 2008
104 > Societal changes in Switzerland in a changing climate. Guest lecture at the Spring General Assembly of HOTELA, the pensions association of the Swiss hotel industry, Montreux, Switzerland, April 10, 2008.
103 > Complexity, chaos, and non-linear systems. Guest seminar, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 9, 2008
102 > Impacts of climatic change on natural reserves and Heritage Sites. Guest seminar, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland, April 8, 2008
101 > Climatic change and the human factor in the system. High school seminar organized by GLOBE (Global Learning and Observation to Benefit the Environment) and the Science&Cité Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
100 > Climatic change and its impacts on Europe. Guest seminar for the European Forum, Coppet, Switzerland, April 2, 2008
99 > Climatic change and its impacts on cities and landscape. ETH-Zurich Seminar in Architecture, ETH-Zurich, March 6, 2008
98 > Climate information for environmental impacts in natural reserves in the Alps. ASTER (Association of Natural Reserves of Savoie, France), Museum of Natural History, Geneva, Switzerland, January 25, 2008
97 > Natural and anthropogenic forcings of climate. High school student seminar, Bulle, Switzerland, January 24, 2008
96 > The science of climate change. Policy briefing for Dutch parliamentarians, UNEP European Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland, January 23, 2008
95 > Climatic change and its impacts on Switzerland. "Cercle du Marché" (Business association), Vevey, Switzerland, January 22, 2008
94 > Assessing the impacts of climatic change. High school student seminar, CICG-Geneva, Switzerland, January 22, 2008
93 > Extreme events in a warmer climate. "Connaissance3", University for Senior Citizens, Lausanne, Switzerland, January 7, 2008
92 > Climate, energy and sustainability. “Café Scientifique”, Museum for the History of Science, Geneva, Switzerland, December 17,2007
91 > Climatic impacts on the Alpine region. Guest seminar at the end-of-the-year event of the Swiss Minister for Home Affairs and President of Switzerland (Pascal Couchepin), Bern, Switzerland, December 17, 2007
90 > The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and the outcome of the Bali Conference of the Parties (December 2007), presentation for high-school students, WMO-Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2007
89 > Climatic change and forests. Continuing education for school teachers, Geneva, Switzerland, December 7, 2007
88 > The role of human activities in the climate change debate. Continuing education for high-school teachers (“Gymnase”), Geneva, Switzerland, November 27, 2007
87 > Perception of the role of the Press in reporting on climate change issues. Media-21 Forum, Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2007
86 > Climatic change and the Arctic Zone. Round table discussion in the context of a photo exhibition on the Arctic environment, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 20, 2007
85 > Climatic change and its impacts on the economy. Guest lecture at the Lyons Club, Geneva, Switzerland, November 20, 2007
84 > Climatic impacts in the Alps. Public and local policy information seminar, Vandoeuvres/Geneva, Switzerland, November 8, 2007
83 > The human element in current and future climate. Astronomical Society of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 7, 2007
82 > Climatic impacts in the Alps. Public and local policy information seminar, Boëge, France, October 5, 2007
81 > Climate as a driver of human evolution. Historical Society of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland, October 3, 2007
80 > A summary of the IPCC 4th Assessment Report, focus on mountain regions. ProClim Information Day on the IPCC AR4, Berne, Switzerland, September 5, 2007
79 > Planning for climatic change in the emergency medical community. Guest seminar at Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Geneva, Switzerland, June 29, 2007
78 > The IPCC-2007 Report and Implications for Switzerland. Guest seminar at the General Assembly of the "Green Party", Geneva, Switzerland, June 27, 2007
77 > An overview of the social and economic consequences of climatic change in Switzerland. Festival for Sustainable Development, Geneva, Switzerland, June 9, 2007
76 > Two round-table discussions on climate issues in the context of the International Conference on Disaster Reduction, Geneva, Switzerland, June 6, 2007 and June 8, 2007
75 > A summary of the key findings of the IPCC WGI and WGII Report. International Environment Day, Environment House, UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland, June 5, 2007
74 > Alpine climatic change. High School Seminar, Bulle, Switzerland, May 29, 2007
73 > Climatic change and society. Guest seminar at the Institute for Social Worker Training (HETS-GE), Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 2007
72 > The climate system and its impacts. College for Social Work (Haute Ecole de Travail Social), Geneva, Switzerland, May 14, 2007
71 > Impacts of climatic change in the Alps. High school presentation, Neuchâtel, May 4, 2007
70 > Technological solutions to limit the risks of climatic change. Guest seminar for the Alumni of EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne), Lausanne, April 24, 2007
69 > An overview of climatic change and its impacts. WWF Continuing Education Certificate on Environment and Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 31, 2007
68 > Energy and climatic change. Guest lecture at the Geneva Cantonal Energy Authority, Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2006
67 > Shifts in extreme climates in a warmer global climate. Guest lecture at the Fribourg Society for Natural Sciences, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 30, 2006
66 > Extreme events under current and future climatic conditions. Guest lecture at the Alliance Française, Basel, Switzerland, October 25, 2006
65 > Heat waves and wind storms in Europe in the 21st century. Public discussion forum on Extreme Climatic Events, Thun, Switzerland, July 24, 2006
64 > Climatic extremes in the 20th and 21st centuries: Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, Lausanne, Switzerland, March 29, 2006
63 > Climatic change and risks: Café Scientifique, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, January 18,2006
62 > Alpine snow cover and its links to climate variability and climatic change. Guest Lecture in the context of the Sierre Museum Exhibit "Snow", Sierre, Switzerland, December 15, 2005
61 > Oceanography and its links to climate and biodiversity. High School Lecture, Collège Gambach, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 29, 2005
60 > The risks associated with a warmer climate in the Swiss Alps. Rotary Club of Verbier, Le Châble, Switzerland, November 18, 2005
59 > Climatic extremes in a changing climate. Fribourg Astronomical Society, Fribourg, Switzerland, November 16, 2005
58 > Possible future trends in floods in Switzerland, in the aftermath of the August 21-22 catastrophic floods. Parliamentary Commission on Environment, Regional Planning, and Energy, Bern, Switzerland, November 8, 2005
57 > Climatic change from the past to the future. Lectures for the adult training course of WWF-Switzerland on Environmental Issues, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 24, 2005
56 > The impacts of the transportation sector on climate. Guest lecture in the context of the "Week of Mobility", Fribourg, Switzerland, September 22, 2005
55 > Climatic change and its implications for regional planning. Guest seminar at the Ambassador's Club, Nyon, Switzerland, April 12, 2005
54 > Climatic change and its impacts in the alpine region. Guest seminar for the Nature Protection Association of "Bas Valais and Chablais Regions", Aigle, Switzerland, January 13, 2005
53 > Key issues related to climatic change. Guest seminar for tbe Swiss Association for Gravel Exploitations, Marly, Switzerland, November 30, 2004
52 > Climatic change and its implications the insurance industry. Guest seminar for the French-Swiss Institute for Training in Insurance, Sierre, Switzerland, November 25, 2004
51 > Climatic change and its implications for regional planning. Guest seminar for the Vaud Union of Engineers and Architects (UPIAV), Vevey, Switzerland, November 4, 2004
50 > The economics of climatic change. Adult training school on Economics and Development, Bulle, Switzerland, September 24, 2004
49 > Storms and other extremes in a changing climate. Guest seminar of the Lake Geneva Nautical Society, Lausanne-Ouchy, Switzerland, September 23, 2004
48 > Climate and insurance risks. Seminar for the Directors of the Canton of Vaud Insurance Consortium (ECA: Etablissement Cantonal d'Assurances). Château d'Oex, Switzerland, June 10-11, 2004
47 > Climatic change and its impacts on the ski industry. Technical seminar for TeleVerbier, Martigny, Switzerland, June 4, 2004
46 > Shifts in climatic extremes and their impacts on the insurance industry. Swiss Insurance Association Seminar, Fribourg, Switzerland, May 19, 2004
45 > Views on selection process of EU Projects in Framework Program 6 by external experts. Euresearch-sponsored information day, Bern, Switzerland, May 18, 2004
44 > Global warming and its impacts, Student and general public seminar, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, May 13, 2004
43 > Global warming and its impacts: myths or reality? Training lecture for guides at the technical museum "ElectroBroc", Broc, Switzerland, March 20, 2004
42 > Impacts of climatic change on the French Alps. Guest lecture at the regional headquarters of the "Green Party" of Rhône-Alpes, Thonon-les-Bains, France, February 20, 2004
41 > Water, society and the environment in Africa. Guest lecture at the conference on Africa and the Environment, Fribourg, Switzerland, December 4, 2003
40 > The many faces of global change. Short course on environment and climate for high school teachers of Geography, Geneva, Switzerland, November 24, 2003
39 > Will the Lothar storm return in a warmer climate? Guest lecture at the Forestry Association of the Cantons of Vaud and Valais, Switzerland, Savigny, Switzerland, November 19, 2003
38 > New Climates, New Pathologies. Guest lecture for general medical practitioners (Collège de Médecine de Premier Recours). Lausanne, Switzerland, October 9, 2003
37 > Climatic change and its impacts on health. Guest lecture for medical staff at the Fribourg Cantonal Hospital. Fribourg, Switzerland, October 8, 2003
36 > Future water resources in the Alps in a changing climate. Guest lecture for the Advanced Course on Biodiversity organized by the University of Geneva. Gletsch, Switzerland, September 5, 2003
35 > Water resources in the Alpine environment. A tribute to the work by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and the Bellerive Foundation. Gstaad-Lauenen, Switzerland, August 15, 2003
34 > The consequences of climatic change for Switzerland. Guest seminar organized by the Swiss Foreign Affairs Department for young diplomats. Bern, Switzerland, June 26, 2003
33 > Climatic change and it impacts on human health. Guest seminar organized by the Fribourg Medical Association "Respirer". Fribourg, Switzerland, June 17, 2003
32 > Climatic change and water resources. Guest conference in the context of "2003: International Year of the Mountains", organized by the District of the Veveyse, Canton of Fribourg. Châtel St Denis, Switzerland, June 11, 2003
31 > Climatic change and its influence on parasites. Advanced course for PhD students, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, May 19, 2003
30 > Knowledge and uncertainty in addressing climatic change issues. Guest seminar, Swiss Engineers and Architects Association (SIA), Fribourg, Switzerland, March 19, 2003
29 > Public debate on the science and policy related to climatic change. Association des Jeunes Dirigeants d'Entreprise (Young Commercial Directors' Association), Fribourg, Switzerland, January 16, 2003
28 > Café Scientifique, meeting with the public on issues related to climate, climatic change, impacts and policy, with Prof. A. Guisan (University of Lausanne) and Dr. J. Romero (Swiss Negociator for the Climate Convention, Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, Bern), Fribourg, Switzerland, Dec. 12, 2002
27 > Population migrations in response to environmental change, from the past to the future. Seminar on Environmental Risks, "Swiss Solidarity" (Chaîne du Bonheur), Bern, Switzerland, November 27, 2002
26 > The impacts of climatic change in the Alpine regions. Guest seminar, Association of Alumni of Professional Schools and Colleges, Geneva, Switzerland, November 25, 2002
25 > The Kyoto Protocol and its impacts on the reduction of global warming. Research seminar, Graduate School for International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, November 14, 2002
24 > Climatic change: a view from Switzerland. Public and ministerial briefing conference on the occasion of the launching of the Austrian climate program, AustroClim. Vienna, Austria, November 7, 2002
23 > The Sciences and understanding of risk. Annual meeting of the Academia Europaea, Lisbon, Portugal, October 10-12, 2002
22 > Energy and climate in a warming world. Annual General Assembly of CLIMA-SUISSE (Swiss Association of Engineers for Ventilation Systems in Buildings), Yverdon, Switzerland, June 14, 2002
21 > The Kyoto Protocol: Can it really work? Forum on Rio, 10 years after, and the Kyoto Protocol, Fribourg, Switzerland, May 16, 2002
20 > Press forum on population migrations in response to environmental change. International Book Fair (Foire Internationale du Livre et de la Presse), Geneva, Switzerland, May 4, 2002
19 > High School Seminar on the Issues of Climatic Change, Gymnase de Nyon, Nyon, Switzerland, May 3, 2002
18 > The mechanisms of changing climates over time, Fribourg Astronomical Society, Fribourg, Switzerland, April 10, 2002
17 > Climatic change impacts in Africa. Seminar series of the Institute for Ethical Studies, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland, January 10, 2002
16 > The functioning, observation and prediction of weather. Union Vaudoise d'Astronomie, Yverdon, Switzerland, December 7, 2001
15 > What insurers need to be wary of in terms of climatic change. PartnerRe Reinsurance Company, Agricultural Risk Seminar, Diessenhofen, Switzerland, August 27, 2001
14 > The Lotharwindstorm of december 1999 and its impacts on forests. Perspectives for future storms in a warmer world. AlpAction-Chopard Seminars, Gstaad-Lauenen, Switzerland, July 20, 2001
13 > Global warming and energy: an overview. General Assembly of RegioGaz (Gas Utility of the Canton of Jura), Delémont, Switzerland, June 7, 2001
12 > Forum and Press Conference on the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Bern, Switzerland, March 19, 2001
11 > Guest Conference on the Social, Political and Environmental Aspects of Climatic Change, WWF General Assembly, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, March 14, 2001
10 > Graduate Seminar on the Natural and Socio-Economic Influence of Global Change in the Alps, Institut Universitaire Kurt Boesch, Sion, Switzerland, January 22, 2001
9 > High School Seminar on the Issues of Climatic Change, Gymnase de Sion, Sion, Switzerland, January 15, 2001
8 > Guest seminar on climate change and its impacts, University of Geneva (IUHEI - Graduate Institute of International Studies), Geneva, Switzerland, Nov 8, 2000
7 > Parliamentary briefing session on the Impacts of Climate Change in Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, 20.06.2000
6 > Concepts of Time. Academia Europea Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 15-17.06.2000
5 > Cours Populaire sur l'Environnement, Le réchauffement climatique: Causes et conséquences, Geneva, Switzerland, 21.03.2000
4 > General Assembly of the Swiss Society for Large Dams: Klimaveränderungen; Welche Risiken für Wasserressourcen, Bern, Switzerland, 16.03.2000
3 > Impacts financiers des changements climatiques. Séminaire professionnel de la Compagnie Suisse de Réassurances, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, June 16, 1998
2 > Geography seminar series, University of Fribourg, on Chaos and Applications to Geography, Fribourg, Switzerland, Nov. 5, 1997
1 > Financial impacts of climatic change. Professional seminar of the Swiss Reinsurance Company, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Jun 17, 1997