Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a leading figure in climate research, urban sustainability, and agriculture.

Cynthia was honoured with the prestigious World Food Prize in 2022 for her groundbreaking contributions to understanding and predicting the impacts of the interaction between climate and food systems.

Additionally, she has served as co-chair of the New York City Panel on Climate Change and was the lead author in Working Group II (WGII) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (AR4), which was recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 along with Al Gore.

With extensive citations and publications in top-tier journals like 'Nature', her impact on understanding climate change is profound.

Agenda for the day 

Keynote by Professor Cynthia Rosenzweig, Barnard College, NASA

3rd Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3.3) - Early insights from selected Elements of the Urban Climate Change Research Network’s flagship report

• Urban Climate Science, Professor Cynthia Rosenzweig, Barnard College, NASA
• COVID19, Professor Cynthia Rosenzweig, Barnard College, NASA
• Planning, Architecture, and Design, Professor Mattia Leone, University of Naples Federico II
• Circular Economy, Professor MSO Nicola Tollin, University of Southern Denmark
• Case Study Docking Station, Associate Professor Martin Lehmann, PLAN, Aalborg University​

From UCCRN to IPCC; from Rio over Aalborg to Riga – insights into the 7th Assessment Report (AR7) Cycle and the Special Report on Climate Change & Cities

• A special greeting from the SRC3 Scoping meeting in Riga

Panel debate, moderated by Associate Professor Martin Lehmann, PLAN, Aalborg University