Agenda (29 kB)

Presentations

• Mr. Zbigniew Kundzewicz, Polish Academy of Sciences - “Vulnerability, risk and adaptation to climate change.”
• Mr. Roger Jones, CSIRO Atmospheric Research Australia - “Using risk assessment to inform adaptation.“
• Mr. Mahendra Shah, IIASA - “Impact of climate change on agriculture - towards an integrated global assessment of potential economic and social costs.” (584 kB)
• Mr. Xuedu Lu, Ministry of Science and Technology, China - “The methods for impact study on climate change in China.”
• Ms. Dagmar Schröter, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research - “Global change vulnerability - assessing the European human-environment system.” (895 kB)
• Mr. Donald Lemmen, Natural Resources Canada - “Risk and resilience: a Canadian perspective on climate change adaptation.”
• Ms. Lourdes Tibig, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration - “A perception of climate change risks: a developing country’s perspective.”
• Mr. Antonio Queface, Eduardo Mondlane University - “Vulnerability to the effects of extreme weather events in Mozambique." (138 kB)
• Mr. Saleemul Huq, International Institute for Environment and Development - “Adaptation to climate change and sustainable development: some concepts.”
• Mr. Shardul Agrawala, OECD secretariat - “Towards mainstreaming climate change adaptation in development assistance and planning: challenges and opportunities.” (234 kB)
• Mr. Mohamed El- Raey, University of Alexandria - “Climate change and sustainable development of scarce resources in Egypt.” (317 kB)
• Ms. Ko Barret, United States Agency for International Development - “Incorporating climate-related risks into development planning.”
• Mr. Anthony Nyong, University of Jos - “Adapting to droughts among rural households in semi-arid Nigeria: influencing factors and enhancing opportunities.”
• Mr. Nagmeldin Elhassan, Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources - “Strategies for increasing human resilience in Sudan: lessons for climate change adaptation in the Sahelian Africa.”
• Mr. Ahsan Ahmed, BUP Centre for Water and Environment - "Adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh: Learning by doing." (486 kB)
• Ms. Carmenza Robledo, Intercooperation - “Community management of natural resources as an instrument to increase resilience. Experiences from the past and challenges for the future.” (665 kB)
• Mr. Serge Planton, Météo France - “Adaptation to heat-waves occurrence in France.”

Chair's Oral Report to SBSTA 20 (18 kB)