Scientific/Policy Boards

• Scientific Advisory Board of the Second World Landslide Forum/International Programme on Landslides (UNESCO, ICSU, WFEO, WMO, FAO, UNISDR, UNU) 2010/2011
  
• International Advisory Board Member Advanced Centre for Environmental Science and Sustainable Development (ACESSD) at Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam/Kerala India (2010)
  
• Expert panel member: Sustainable Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Olympia concept 2018)
• Visiting Professor at the Mahidol University Bangkok/Thailand (2008/2010).
• Scientific committee member "Climate 2008 & 2010" conference
  
• Member of Steering Committee Potsdam Research Cluster on Geosrisk Analysis, Climate Change and Sustainability (PROGRESS, 2009-2012),
• Advisory Board Member Mahidol University Bangkok, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies (2010).

Memberships

• Member of the International Environmental Modeling and Software Society
• American Geophysical Union
  

Search & Screen Committees

• Full Professorship in Theoretical Physics Hire (Complexity of Natural Systems), Dept. of Physics/Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg (2000/2001).
  
• Full Professorship in Marine Geoscience Hire, Dept. of Chemistry/Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg (1992/1993)
• Full Professorship in Marine Microbiology, Dept. of Chemistry/Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, University of Oldenburg (1992/1993).
  

• Ecological Modeling, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Geologische Rundschau, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal for Economic Dynamics and Control, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Climate Research
  
• Project Evaluation for the Danish and Norwegian Research Councils
  
• Natural and Environmental Research Council (NERC/UK)
  
• Project Evaluation for the European Commission NEST-Pathfinder Initiative (Complexity)
  

Selected Lectures/Presentations for Stakeholders
(Invited)

• KROPP JP (2010): The challenges of climate changes: how to reconcile mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development, Int. Conf. on Climate Change & Development, Islamabad/Pakistan, 21.10.2010
• KROPP JP (2010): Honorable Member of the concluding Panel (together with Pakistani President Zardari, Environmental Minister Afridi and Secretary Environment Malik) summing up the results of  Int. Conf. on Climate Change & Development at President's Residency Islamabad/Pakistan (22. October 2010)
• KROPP JP (2010): Klimawandel und die Folgen: Wie gerecht kann die Welt sein? Tagung Klimagerechtigkeit der Evangelischen Akademie Loccum, 17.10.10
  
• KROPP JP (2010): From barriers to bridges: how tailor made and problem oriented knowledge provision can strenthen climate relateded decision making. Key note Speaker on the on International Conference on Climate Change and Developing Countries, 19.2.2010, Kottayam, Kerala/India
  
• KROPP JP (2010): Key-Note Lecture and High Tea Discussion with Indian Parliamentarians and Nitin Desai (former Undersecretary-General of United Nations) (16. March 2010, Claridges Hotel, New Delhi) 
• Kropp JP (2010) : The conclusions drawn from Copenhagen: The need for sound climate information and solution options. Climate Change in the Baltic Sea Region Conference, 27.1.2010, Kalundborg, Denmark
• Kropp JP (2009): Klimaschutz und Entwicklung der Erzwungene Aufbruch. Hans Seidel Stiftung Berlin, Vortrag & Podiumsdiskussion mit Dr. Christian Ruck CDU/CSU Bundestagsfraktion
  
• KROPP JP (2009): Klimawandel und Entwicklung: Chancen und Risiken für eine moderne Gesellschaft. AG Entwicklungspolitik der CDU/CSU Bundestagfraktion, Bundestag Berlin, 29.6.2009
  
• KROPP JP (2009) Implications of Climate Change for cultural and technological development of societies. OPEN DAYS European Week of Regions and Cities, Brussels, 5-8.10.2009, Invited Lecture, European Comission
  
• KROPP JP (2009) Towards a new quality of policy advice: the challenge of adequate information provisioning. Conference on Regions for Economic Change WS3B: European reaching for the sky – satellite information for risk management, European, Commission DG Regional Policy, Brussels, 17.02.2009
  
• KROPP JP (2009) Klimawandel in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Chancen & Risiken. Sozialdemokratische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, Sauerland, Meschede, 08.05.2009
  
• KROPP JP (2009) Zukunft-Klima – Die Welt im Wandel. 15. DBU Sommerakademie „Zukunft Wasser“, Ostritz Kloster Marienfeldt, 14.-19.06.2009
  
• KROPP JP (2009): Climate Impacts - Global and Regional Adaptation support Platform. Environmental Ministry Brazil, Brasilia, 12.3.2009
  
• KROPP JP (2008): Challenge of climate change: How to improve information gaps by knowledge based systems, Beijing, Ministry of Science and Technology, 19.12.2008.
  
• KROPP JP (2008): Climate Change: is it only a management problem? Keynote on: Global Climate Change: Building Consilience Between Science, Security and Policy, July 14th Singapore
  
• KROPP JP (2008): Climate Change: triggering pathways towards a modern and sustainable civilization? Keynote on ALTERAÇÕES CLIMÁTICAS E SEGURANÇA ENERGÉTICA, Senate Assembleia da República, July 1st, Lisbon, Portugal.
  
• KROPP JP (2008): Globaler Klimawandel: Herausforderung regionale Anpassung: wo liegen die hot-spots, Keynote: Klimatage Thüringen, 11. Juni, Erfurt, Germany
  
• KROPP JP (2008):Nach uns die Sintflut - oder fit für die Zukunft? (keynote) Journalistenseminar, Augsburg, 10. Juni, Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Germany
  
• KROPP JP (2008): Klimawandel: Herausforderung für den Wohnungsbau.2. Juni, Tagung: Energieeffizienz in Wohngebäuden, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie, IHK Potsdam, Germany
• KROPP JP (2008): Climate Change & Development: The challenge for the 21st century? (Keynote) Germanwatch: Internationale Konferenz: Klimawandel als Herausforderung für die Armutsbekämpfung, Streesemanzentrum Bonn, 31. Mai
• KROPP JP (2008): Climate Change: What are the challenges? Siemens Annual Assembly of the international Communication Mangers, Berlin, May 6th.
• KROPP JP (2007): Klimawandel: Chancen & Risiken für die deutschen Küstenregionen, 21. November, FDP Tourismuskongress, Don Bosco Bibliothek, Emden, 20. November.
• KROPP JP (2007): Klimawandel: Herausforderung für die Katastophenvorsorge. Kongress: Entwicklung Hilft, Stresemann Zentrum, Bonn, 14. November.
  
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate Change in the Baltics - Threats and Prospects, European Academy Berlin, 7. December.
  
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate Change and Tourism: Profiteers and Losers, Federal Ministry of Economics; Adisory Council for Tourism to the Federal Government, Berlin, 5. November.
  
• KROPP JP (2007): Vulnerability, Coping & Adaptation. Symposium: Spatial Planning Strategies in the Light of Climate Change. Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning/Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, October 30, Berlin, Umweltforum, Neue Mälzerei.
  
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate Change and South America: whate are the challenges. Roundtable with Latin American Diplomats, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 22 October
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate Change: A scope of a challenge. Federal Ministry of Finance, Sept. 28., Berlin, Germany, Final RegEnergy Meeting.
  
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate change adaptation option, experiences from Germany, the Baltic Sea area and Marocco. Invited Speaker of the Commision of Sustainable Development, Conseil l'Europe, Strasbourg, Sept. 11., France
• KROPP J (2007): Scenari di cambiamento futuro per la aree a rischio idogeologico. Conferenza Nazionale Cambiamenti Climatici, July 10th. Napoli (keynote on invitation of Ministero dell Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare.
• KROPP JP (2007): Klimawandel, Fakten, Folgen, Reaktionen. Bundesverband des Deutschen Groß- und Aussenhandels, Berlin, Juni, 11.
• KROPP JP (2007): Le défi de concilier les activités humaines, le climat et le changement climatique dans la région de Berkane/Nador. Key-Note Lecture on the High Level Meeting/MATEE Morocco, Royaume du Maroc, Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et de Services, May 9., Nador, Morocco
• KROPP JP (2007): Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: We are on the way to the future. State Parliament of Lower Saxony, Roundtable Key-Note on Inviation of the Green Party. Hannover May 2.
• KROPP J (2007): Global Climate Change: what does this imply for the hydrological cycle [in german]. Umwelttage Arnsberg. 26th April.
  
• KROPP J. (2007): Climate change - what does it imply for adaptation [in german], Klimatage Illingen; March 28th, Illingen, Germany, (on invitation of the Environmental Minister of the German state of Saarland).
• KROPP J. (2006): Global climate change - a local threat? [in german], Lecture & stakeholder discussion with county representatives; December 20th, Beeskow, Naturschutzbeirat Landkreis Oder-Spree, Germany.
• KROPP J. (2006): Effects and Impact of Climate Change on the EU Accession and Candidate Countries: How mitigation and adaptation may be possible? The Future Climate Policy in the European Union Accession and Candidate Countries: Looking Beyond 2012, June 14-15th, Sofia, Ministry for Environment, Bulgaria.
• KROPP J. (2006): Screening Climate Change Impacts: How they are perceived. Thyssen Krupp Ideen Park, Workshop: Handling Environmental Risks. May 24th, EXPO 2000 Centre, Hannover, Germany.
• KROPP J. (2006): Natural Disasters: Do nature play up?, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Schönebeck, March 30th, 2006. press response.