Despite the global nature of biodiversity and climate conservation issues, each region of the world faces these issues differently.
The Caribbean has enormous biodiversity potential, and its ecosystems play an important role in regulating the carbon balance. However, this region also faces a whole range of issues related to preserving natural systems, ensuring the safe use of natural resources, and maintaining climate neutrality. Priority attention is given to studying, assessing, and reducing the negative impacts of climate change, preserving biodiversity, and developing new approaches to managing natural and natural-manmade systems. The aim of the session is to present advanced scientific solutions and research results in biosphere safety and climate neutrality, as well as the practice of their implementation to a wide audience of young researchers and specialists.
Facts and figures
Climate change is expected to lead to a warming of almost the entire Earth’s surface and an increase in average global precipitation.
Potential consequences of the global surface temperature anomaly include rising sea levels, shrinking Arctic ice, and increased catastrophic weather events, including storms, floods, and droughts. In Latin America, sea level rise is generally higher than the global average. In addition to the increase in extreme floods, countries in the region are also facing fires and droughts.
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), nearly half of the world’s population lives in regions which are highly vulnerable to climate change.
Over the past decade, mortality from floods, droughts, and storms has been 15 times higher in highly vulnerable regions.
Latin American countries are facing increased stress on their ecosystems due to increased use of bioresources, melting glaciers, and extreme weather activitys.
Questions for discussion
Climate change models for the region.
Forecasting extreme climate activity.
Conservation of biodiversity resources.
National practices of actions to conserve climate.
National methodologies for assessing ecosystem services.
MR
Margarita Redina
Professor, Department of Environmental Safety and Product Quality Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University
FLPK
Fabio Luiz Peres Krykhtine (Brazil)
Professor, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Key Speakers
Topic of the report
Micropollutants and Heavy Metals in Aquatic Systems and Other Environments in Brazil
Torres Joao Paulo Machado (Brazil)
Professor, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho (IBCCF), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Topic of the report
Biodiversity of the Great Amazon Reef System
Thompson Fabiano Lopez (Brazil)
Professor, Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Topic of the report
Analysis of Agroecological Behavior of Family Farms in Nova Friburgo (Brazil) and Mendoza (Argentina) Based on the Application of Fuzzy Logic
Fabio Luiz Peres Krykhtine (Brazil)
Professor, Polytechnic School, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Topic of the report
Circular Economy of Sediments in Hydroelectric Reservoirs of Ecuador
Chiriboga Gonzalo (Ecuador)
Professor, Central University of Ecuador
Topic of the report
Climate Change and Groundwater: Opportunities and Risks for South American Countries
Sergey Pozdnyakov
Professor, Head of the Department of Hydrogeology, Moscow State University
Topic of the report
Microplastics in the Environment
Jose Kenny (Italy)
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Università degli Studi di Perugia
Topic of the report
Brazilian Approach to Providing Clean and Affordable Energy
Gustavo Bastos de Andrade (Brazil)
Senior Researcher, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Topic of the report
Biodiversity Research and the Role of Universities
Upul Subasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Young Researchers
Topic of the report
Green Diplomacy and Carbon Governance in Latin American Countries
Stepan Kozhemyakov
Topic of the report
Carbon Governance Experience in Kenya: Application Possibilities in Latin America
Zipporah Simiyu Nafula (Kenya)
Topic of the report
Climate Change and Ecosystem Services: Natural Resource Management Practices and Opportunities for Latin American Countries
Mamboleo Martin (Kenya)
Topic of the report
Low Carbon Footprint as a Competitiveness Factor for Latin American Aluminum Producers
