Presentations

2025

• Samimi, C.: Die globale Klimakrise und Klimagerechtigkeit - ein Blick auf Afrika. Gießener Geographische Gesellschaft, Gießen (Germany), 23 June. Invited talk.
  
  
• Samimi, C.: Die globale Klimakrise und Klimagerechtigkeit - ein Blick auf Afrika. Gesellschaft für Geographie und Geologie Bochum (Germany), 30 April. Invited talk.
  
  
• Shatto, C.; Samimi, C.: Comparative Assessment of Vapor Pressure Deficit and Fire Weather Index in Predicting Wildfire Occurrence and Burned Area Across European Forest Types Using EFFIS and ERA5 Data. EGU General Assembly 2025. Vienna (Austria), 27 April–2 May. Poster.

2024

• Zandler, H.; Samimi, C.: Remote sensing based analysis of urban tree temperatures during extreme heat and drought. EGU General Assembly 2024. Vienna (Austria), 14–19 April. Pico.

2023

• Samimi, C.: Transdisziplinäre Forschung zum besseren Verständnis des Umwelt- und Klimawandels in Afrika und Zentralasien. Fränkischen Geographischen Gesellschaft. Erlangen (Germany), 23 January. Invited talk.

2022

• Samimi, C.: Neue Daten und Methoden, alte Probleme? Nationales Forum für Fernerkundung (National Forum for Remote Sensing). Berlin (Germany), 22 June. Invited talk.
  
  
• Samimi, C.: Der Pamir Zentralasiens - Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Beziehungen in einem peripheren Hochgebirge. Österreichische Geographische Gesellschaft. Vienna (Austria), 25 May. Invited talk.
  
  
• Samimi, C.: Klimawandel und seinen Auswirkungen im Landkreis Forchheim. Forchheim (Germany), 3 May. Invited talk.
  
  
• Zandler, H.: Approaches and challenges in monitoring high-mountain rangelands of Central Asia with remote sensing data. ESA Living Planet Symposium. Bonn (Germany), 23 April. Poster.

2021

• Samimi, C.: Measurements meet human observations. Integrating distinctive ways of knowing in the Pamir mountains to assess local climate change. International Conference "Rhythms of the Land: Indigenous Knowledge, Science, and Thriving Together in a Changing Climate", Cornell University (USA), 11-13 October. Invited talk.

2020

• Krüger, F.; Samimi, C.: Umweltwandel in Afrika - Entwicklungsdynamiken und Herausforderungen.Weingartener Afrikagespräche 2020. Online, 4 December. Talk.
  
  
• Heisig, J.; Samimi, C.: Detecting drought effects on tree mortality in forests of Franconia (Germany). EGU General Assembly 2020. Online, 4- May. Poster.
  
  
• Nabavi, S.O.; Nölscher, A.; Haimberger, L.; Cuesta, J.; Thomas, C.; Held, A.; Samimi, C.: Site-scale estimation of Ozone in Northern Bavaria using Gradient Boosting Machines, Deterministic Regional Air Quality Models and a Hybrid Model. EGU General Assembly 2020. Online, 4-8 May. Poster.
  
  
• Khan, S.A.; Sass, O.; Samimi, C.: Detecting change in Landsat time series with BFAST in the eastern Hindu Kush region. EGU General Assembly 2020. Online, 4-8 May. Poster.

2019

• Zandler, H.: Resource Use in the Tajic Pamirs as a Predestined Topic for Interdisciplinary Research Cooperation. German Congress for Geography in Kiel (Germany), 25-30 September. Talk.

• Haag, I.: Ecological and Climate Change in the Pamirs - A Interdisciplinary and Methodological Challenge. German Congress for Geography in Kiel (Germany), 25-30 September. Talk.

• Samimi, C.: Climate and Environmental Change - Facts and Fake News. XX Doctoral School Factory of Ideas. Salvador de Bahia (Brazil), 26 August – 6 September. Invited Talk.

• Samimi, C.: Der Pamir Zentralasiens – Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Beziehungen in einem ariden Hochgebirge. Heidelberger Geographische Gesellschaft. Heidelberg (Germany), 7 May. Invited talk.

2018

• Haag, I.; Kassam, K.-A.; Ruelle, M.; Samimi, C.: Large-Scale Climate Data Meets Local Pamiri Reality (ECCAP Project). 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. Washingthon D.C. (USA), 10-14 December. Poster.
  
  
• Lang, F.; Birk, S.; Dreiser, C.; Gärtner, S.; Samimi, C.: LiDAR Based Classification of Forest Structures
  in Conifer-dominated Ecosystems in the Black Forest National Park (Germany). 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. Washingthon D.C. (USA), 10-14 December. Poster.
  
  
• Haag, I.: Large-scale climate change meets Pamiri villages. Looking at climatic change in Central Asia through different spatial and methodological lenses. International Symposium on Water and Land Resources in Central Asia. Almaty (Kazakhstan), 9-11 October. Talk.

• Samimi, C.: Opportunities and Challenges of Remote Sensing and Modelling for Ecological Studies. University of Bayreuth International Research Alumni Conference 2018, Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa. Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)/Kisumu (Kenya), 27-30 September. Talk.

• Samimi, C.: Der Pamir Zentralasiens – Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Beziehungen in einem ariden Hochgebirge. Geographische Gesellschaft Trier. Trier (Germany), 21 June. Invited talk.

• Samimi, C.: Anticipation and Response to Climatic and Environmental Change by Local Communities - An Introduction. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. New Orleans (USA), 10-14 April.

• Haag, I.: Raumzeitliche Veränderung von Temperatur und Niederschlag in Zentralasien. AK Hochgebirge. Innsbruck (Austria), 2-3 February. Talk.

• Mayr, M.: Trockenzeitliche Fernerkundung – Feuer und Vegetation der Savannen Namibias. Geographisches Kolloquium. Erlangen (Germany), 24 January. Invited talk.

2017

• Samimi, C.: Inter-(Trans-)disziplinäre Forschung im Kontext Gesellschaft-Umwelt-Beziehungen - Beispiele aus dem Sahel Westafrikas und Zentralasien. Geographisches Kolloquium. Bonn (Germany), 29 November. Invited talk.

• Reinhardt, K.: Interpolation und erste Befunde zur Mustererkennung von Winddaten in Zentralasien. AK Klima. Marburg (Germany), 27-29 October. Talk.

• Mayr, M.: Die räumliche Modellierung ausgewählter Feuerregimeparameter in Namibia. Deutscher Kongress für Geographie. Tübingen (Germany), 29 September – 4 October. Talk.
  
  
• Haag, I; Jones, P.; Samimi, C.: Spatiotemporal Climate Trend Analysis in Mountainous Western Central Asia. 16^th Swiss Climate Summer School. Ascona (Switzerland), 3-8 September. Poster

• Mayr, M.: Vegetationserfassung mittels Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV): Bestandshöhen und Störungseinflüsse in einer namibischen Savanne. AK Biogeographie. Erlangen (Germany), 12-14 May. Talk.

• Samimi, C.: Renewable energy and energy consumption in the Eastern Pamirs. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Boston (USA), 5-9 April. Talk.

2016

• Samimi, C.: Botswana und Namibia. Musterländer im südlichen Afrika? Frankfurter Geographische Gesellschaft. Frankfurt (Germany), 23 November. Invited talk.

• Mayr, M.: From toys to tools: assessing vegetation structural parameters and potential disturbance impacts using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). 8th BayCEER Workshop. Bayreuth (Germany), 13 October. Talk.

2015

• Samimi, C.: Desertification vs. Greening: Opportunities and Limitations of Remote Sensing for Ecological Studies. SGAS Conference: Participatory and Integrative Approaches in Researching African Environments – Opportunities, Challenges, Actualities in Natural and Social Sciences. Bern (Switzerland), 23 October. Keynote.

• Samimi, C.: Der Sahel Westafrikas. Von der Desertifikation zum Greening? Innsbrucker Geographische Gesellschaft. Innsbruck (Austria), 6 June. Invited talk.

• Samimi, C.: Degradation and greening – two sides of the same coin. International Conference: The presence and future of energy resources in the framework of sustainable development in the Eastern Pamirs. Dushanbe (Tajikistan), 29-30 May. Keynote.