Start: August 18, 2024
End: August 25, 2024
Location: Davos, Hotel Shima
Organized by: WSL Extremes research program, SwissForestLab, NFZ.forestnet
Language: English
Type of event: Courses
Target group: PhD students, Master students in their final year and postdocs from all countries
Is the premature browning of European forests a harbinger of tree mortality or merely a sign of temporary stress? In 2018, scientists were still unable to answer this question. However, one thing was clear: the frequency of extreme events, including droughts, had increased after the hot summer of 2003. Although there were also droughts in the last century, they were not associated with such high temperatures as today. In addition to global warming, various manifestations of global change are triggering a variety of cascading processes in and around forests. It is complicated...
The summer school "Forests and Extremes: Crisis or Transition?" (August 18-25, 2024, Davos) aims to address the complexity of compound and cascading events. Together with national and international experts from various disciplines, participants will explore the unknown: the future of terrestrial ecosystems with a focus on forests! Through field trips, lectures, group work and numerous opportunities for exchange with colleagues and practitioners, participants will gain practical and theoretical knowledge about future extremes. This includes an understanding of their expected impact on the functioning and performance of forests and other ecosystems, the consequences for society and the economy, and possible response options.
The Summer School is jointly organized by the WSL Extremes research programme, the SwissForestLab and the NFZ.forestnet.
The program and further details can be found in our flyer.
Application for the summer school
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Fees
Fees: 1,000 Swiss francs (excluding VAT). This includes accommodation (shared room!) at Hotel Shima and vegetarian meals from dinner on August 18 to breakfast on August 25, course materials and excursions. Travel costs must be covered by the participants themselves.
Organizing Committee
Dr. Astrid Björnsen (WSL, Extremes)
Prof. Niklaus Zimmermann (WSL, Extremes)
Dr. Peter Bebi (SLF)
Prof. Arthur Gessler (WSL, SwissForestLab, NFZ)
Dr. Stefan Hunziker (WSL)
Dr. Frank Krumm (WSL)
Prof. Charlotte Grossiord (EPFL, SwissForestLab)
Dr. Julia Born (SwissForestLab)
Susanne Senn (WSL)
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