Asian regional workshop on adaptation 11-13 April presentations

11 - 14 Apr. 2007

01:00h - 00:59h

Beijing, China

China

The Department of Science, Technology & Education of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture

English

Asian regional workshop on adaptation 11-13 April presentations

11 - 14 Apr. 2007

01:00h - 00:59h

Beijing, China

China

The Department of Science, Technology & Education of the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture

English

11-13 April, Beijing, China

Presentations

Welcome and opening
Recent developments on adaptation under the UNFCCC

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Ms. Olga Pilifosova	UNFCCC secretariat	Nairobi Work Programme
Mr. Roberto Acosta	UNFCCC secretariat	Recent Developments on Adaptation under UNFCCC

Objectives of the workshop and background

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Youssef Nassef	UNFCCC secretariat	Objectives of the workshop
Mr. Mozaharul Alam	Resource person	Background Paper on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Cimate Change in Asia

Session 1: Integrated impact and vulnerability assessments

Systematic observation, data and monitoring

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr.Buruhani Nyenzi	World Metheorological Organization	Climate Data for Adaptation
Mr. William Westermeyer	GCOS Secretariat	The Global Climate Observing System and Adaptation
Mr. Guoyu Ren	China	Systematic Observation in Asian Developing Countries

Impact, vulnerability and adaptation assessments

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Ms. Tatyana Ososkava	Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan Experience in V&A Assesment, Needs & Concerns
Ms. Xianfu Lu	UNDP	Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilitu and Adaptation Assessments: Methodological Issues

Session 2: Adaptation planning and implementation

Agriculture and food security

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Ngyuyen Mong Cuong	Viet Nam	Activities on Climat Change Adaptation in Vietnam's Agriculture Sector
Mr. Erda Lin	China	Adaptation of Chinese Agriculture to Climate Change: Policy Implications of Mainstreaming
Ms. Nandintsetseg Banzragch	Mongolia	Potential Impacts of Climate Change & Evaluation of Adaptation Measures for Livestock Sector, Magnolia

Water resources

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Ancha Srinivasan	Institute for Global Environmental Strategies	Mainstreaming Adaptation Concerns in Management of Water Resources in Asia: Progress & Challenges
Ms. Nailya Mustaeva	Tajikistan	Impact of Climate Warming on Glaciers and Water Resources in Tajikistan and Central Asia
Mr. Rafig Verdiyev	Azerbaijan	Vulnerability and Adaptation of Water Resources of Azerbaijan to Climate Changes

Costal zones

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Senaka Bandara Basnayake	Sri Lanka	Assessing Adaptation Responses to Climate Change in Coastal Zones of Sri Lanka
Ms. Rosa Perez	Philippines	Adaptation Planning for the Coastal Sector

Health

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Jeffery Spickett	World Health Organization	Planning and Adaptation in the Health Sector: Contribution by WHO

Mountainous regions

Presenter	Party/Organization	Subject
Mr. Iyngararasan Mylvakanam	Asian Institute of Technology	Addressing Glacial Melt in the Asian-Pacific Region
Mr. Purushottam Ghimire	Nepal	Upland-Lowland Interrelationship, Vulnerability and Adaptation