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ECCA 2015 : second European Climate Change Adaptation conference (ECCA), sponsored by European Union, Copenhagen, 12–14 May 2015.http://www.ecca2015.eu/--&#62; Call for abstracts deadline : 15 February 2015Integrating climate adaptation action in science, policy, practice and businessDifferent types of sessions have been designed to combine scientific and practical knowledge, policy making processes and business cases.1. Knowledge: including sessions presenting and discussing the latest research results2. Practice: including dialogues on costs and benefits, strategies, governance, tools, and implementation3. Business: focusing on facilitating public-private partnerships and identifying business opportunities and solutionsMajor topics to be covered will include:· Risk assessment· Economics of adaptation· Governance of adaptation· Adaptation strategies and planning· Innovations for climate safe developments· Transitioning to decarbonized societies· Reconciling mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development· Practical experiences and lessons from adaptation efforts· Adaptation in cities and strategic economic sectors· Smart cities of the future· Business opportunities and Public-Private Partnerships for adaptation· Adaptation technologies· Climate-proofing of infrastructures and investments· Examples of adaptation (Case studies) and involvement of citizens and civil society· Site visits of adaptation demonstration projects in Copenhagen· Science, policy, practitioners and business interaction