This conference with the theme 'Understanding changing climate and environment and finding solutions’, will take place in Hamburg, Germany. A special focus of this conference will be the assessment of the impact of climate and environmental changes on our aquatic environment as well as the development of suitable adaptation and mitigation measures. Enquiries: Conference Secretariat; Gerlinde Löbkens; Email: loebkens@tutech.de; Visit: www.hic2012.org/