II. Natural Hazards and Climate Change Conference
International Conference for identifying and tackling challenges together
Szeged, 21-23 May 2025
Programme Outline
Tuesday 20 May
18:00 - 20:00
Icebreaker - Department of Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged
Wednesday 21 May
8:30 - 10:00
Registration
10:00 - 10:30
Opening Ceremony – Main Hall (1st floor)
10:30 - 11:40
Plenary Session – Main Hall (1st floor)
11:40 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:40
Session 1
Advancing Hydroclimatic Hazard
Assessment -
Main Hall (1st floor)
Session 2
Environmental Stressors and Agricultural
Sustainability -
Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
13:40 - 14:40
Lunch
14:40 - 16:40
Session 3
Climate-Health Nexus - Main Hall (1st floor)
Session 4
Geohazards
- Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
Session 5
Plant Communities in Transition
- Lecture Room 217 (2nd floor)
16:40 - 17:00
Coffee Break
17:00 - 19:00
Poster session – Short Talks I - Main Hall (1st floor)
View AbstractsPoster session – Short Talks II - Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
View Abstracts19:30 -
Conference Dinner
Thursday 22 May
8:30 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 11:00
Session 6
Health, Hazards and
Awareness -
Main Hall (1st floor)
Session 7
Challenges of Water Management
in a Changing Climate -
Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
Session 8
Resilient Landscapes and
Water Systems -
Lecture Room 217 (2nd floor)
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:40
Workshop 1
Public Health in the Context of Climate
Change -
Main Hall (1st floor)
Workshop 2
Predictions and Management of Hydrological
Extremes -
Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
12:40 - 13:40
Lunch
13:40 - 15:00
Workshop 3
Bridging Disciplines: Identifying
Research Priorities on
Nanoplastics and Climate Change
- Main Hall (1st floor)
Workshop 4
EU Funding and Green
Priorities: Experiences and
Expert Insights
- Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
Workshop 5
AI in Natural Hazards Research
- Lecture Room 217 (2nd floor)
15:00 - 15:20
Coffee Break
15:20 - 17:20
Session 9
Towards Resilient Agroecosystems
- Main Hall (1st floor)
Session 10
Environmental Hazards and Management
- Lecture Room 110 (1st floor)
Friday 23 May
09:00 - 16:00
Field day
The detailed programme of the conference can be downloaded from here
Download Detailed ProgrammeKeynote Speakers:
Anna Páldy
Specalist of Public Health and Epidemology, National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy
Presentation: Heatwaves and health – ways of adaptation
András Gelencsér
Atmospheric Chemist, Member of the Hungarian Acadey of Sciences, University of Pannonia
Presentation: Green transition or global green hype?
Workshops
There will be five workshops at the conference. Topics are: prediction and management of hydrological hazards, public health in the context of climate change, identifying research priorities on nanoplastics and climate change, expert insights to EU Fundings and Green Priorities, AI in natural hazards research.
Field trip:
The field programme on the final day will provide insight into the most important natural hazards of the Great Hungarian Plain: droughts and floods. We will visit the sand dunes of the Kiskunság, where water scarcity and groundwater depletion are the most severe in the country, and the floodplain of the Tisza River, where much more water is available, but low water extremes also pose a great challenge to managers. We will introduce you to the background of these problems and discuss mitigation and adaptation strategies and plans.
Organiser and Venue:
University of Szeged Department of Physical and Environmental Geography, Hungary
https://geosci.u-szeged.hu/physgeo/englishLocation of the Conference: Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Szeged Regional Committee, Main Building, 6720 Szeged, Somogyi utca 7.
Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Szeged Regional Committee, Main Building
Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Szeged Regional Committee's Website
Visit the city of Szeged
Szeged is the vibrant heart of southern Hungary! Known as the "City of Sunshine". Szeged has a delightful atmosphere, especially in May, when the festival season starts.
This dynamic university town is full of energy, thanks to its rich academic and cultural life. Renowned for its stunning Art Nouveau architecture, cozy cafés, and lively vibe, Szeged offers an inspiring setting for conferences.
Come for the ideas, stay for the experience!
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As a result of the recent perturbations in the climate system, the frequency and magnitude of natural hazards are expected to increase in the near future. The role of the scientific community in this situation is twofold; firstly, we need to develop techniques to monitor and model natural processes that threaten the operations of our society; secondly, we ought to come up with recommendations and solutions to facilitate the mitigation and adaptation of hazards at the least expense possible.
As natural hazards are very complex, the cooperation of specialists is essential to meet the two expectations outlined above. Consequently, ideas need to be shared continuously, and synergies must be identified from time to time.
Our society's need for solutions is also resembled by the growing number of funding opportunities related to natural hazards and climate change research. This also calls for exchanging ideas since relevant answers to the problems can only be provided if relevant projects are generated, but for these essential projects, the significant cooperation is needed.
After identifying the recent knowledge exchange and cooperation gaps, we decided to organise a regional workshop and conference at the University of Szeged.
Language:
The language of the conference is English
Important dates:
Registration and submission of abstracts: 30. March 2025
Acceptance of the abstracts: 10 April 2025
Finalised programme: 18. April 2025
Ice breaking: 20 May 2025 (18:00-20:00)
Start of on site registration: 21 May 2025 (8:30)
Participation fee:
Early-bird registration until 15 March 2025: Free
From 16 March 2025:
Regular price: 100 EUR
PhD students: 50 EUR
The Registration includes: Admission to the conference, Conference materials, Catering
Post-conference 1-day field trip (23 May 2025): 25 EUR
Organisers and Partners
Department of Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged
Szeged Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Institute of Geosciences, University of Szeged
Department of Public Health University of Szeged
Department of Ecology University of Szeged
General Directorate of Water Management, Hungary
Scientific Committee:
Dr. György Sipos - University of Szeged
Prof. Dr. Gábor Mezősi - University of Szeged
Dr. Edit Paulik - University of Szeged
Dr. Zoltán Bátori - University of Szeged
Prof. Dr. Elemér Pál-Molnár - University of Szeged
Dr. Tamás Mátyás Gál - University of Szeged
Dr. Viktor Pál - University of Szeged
Prof. Dr. Petru Urdea - University of Timisoara
Dr. Alexandru Onaca - University of Timisoara
Prof. Dr. Slobodan Markovic - University of Novi Sad
Dr. Tin Lukic - University of Novi Sad
Organising Committee
Dr. Viktória Blanka-Végi
Olympia Gesztes
Dr. Ferenc Kovács
Dr. György Sipos
If any further questions, please contact us at:
- administrative questions
(Dr. György Sipos) - scientific questions
The conference is supported by the Science Patronage Programme (MEC_24) of the National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary (project ID: MEC_SZ 149401).