Climate change mitigation and adaptation

The research in PC3 - Climate change mitigation and adaptation, will be divided into five research topics (RTs). In summary, the research within the RTs will be aimed to answer the following questions;

RT1. How will the Swedish forests respond to new climate scenarios in terms of forest production and risk for damages?

RT2. What is most effective way to use forest for climate change mitigation: to use forests as carbon storage or to manage forests for high yields and utilise forest products for substitution?

RT3. How can silviculture be adapted to utilise future climate conditions while at the same time minimising the risk of damages in an economically feasible way?

RT4. How do crucial international and national forest-­‐related policies and broader adaptation policies impact forest management, and what integration and trade-­‐offs are needed to support long term adaptation to climate change within a multiple stresses framework?

RT5. How do key actors position themselves in relation to the emerging forest related carbon mitigation strategies?