Place: 4274 Chamberlin (Refreshments will be served)
Speaker: John Magnuson, UW Department of Zoology
Abstract: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has three working groups; WG 1 on the climate system, WG 2 on impacts and adaptation, and WG3 on mitigation strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Most of the information in the public realm about the IPCC is about climatic change, per se, and about mitigation. Yet, even under the most optimistic IPCC scenario for mitigation, the challenges for adaptation to climate changes are immense. I will review what IPCC 2007 concluded about impacts and adaptation regarding freshwaters and also fish and fisheries both inland and marine. Additionally, I will describe the Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI) and results to date.