Program Schedule & Presentations

Vertical Integration - Multi-level Governance, Science and Policy

Challenges and opportunities of hierarchical governance and planning to integrate adaptation into development planning:
• The role of global, regional, national, sub-national and local level governance in planning and its top-down linkages.
• Advantages and limitations

• A. Atiq Rahman, Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Bangladesh

• Peter King, Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), Thailand

• Harjeet Singh, ActionAid International, India

• Hiroyuki Kusaka, Tsukuba University, Japan

• Batugedara Vidanage Ranjith Punyawardena, Natural Resources Management Centre, Sri Lanka

• Nilufa Islam, Water Resource Planning Organisation (WARPO), Ministry of Water Resources, Bangladesh

Horizontal Integration - Cross Sectoral Policy Planning and Implementation

Challenges and opportunities of sectoral policy, plan and implementation for cross-sectoral integration of adaptation from policy to implementation:
• The role of natural resource base, ecosystems and livelihood as potential entry points for cross-sectoral planning and integration
• Scope, possibilities and challenge

• John Soussan, Stockholm Environment Institute, Asia Center, Thailand

• George Varughese, Development Alternatives, India

• Andrew Noble, Regional Director, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Southeast and Central Asia, Lao PDR

• Le Hoang Anh, Official, Standing office of Steering Committee of Climate Change, Vietnam

• Yutaka Matsuzawa, Ministry of Environment, Japan

• Richard Friend, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Cambodia

• Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Global Senior Technical Advisor, Adaptation Programming, UNDP, New York

Financing Adaptation & Aid Effectiveness

Innovation and enhance access to adaptation finance mechanism:
• International and national governance of adaptation financing
• Role of business sector, non-government organization and community

• Gabor Vereczi, Regional Technical Advisor for Climate Change Adaptation – Pacific, UNDP

• Saleemul Huq, Senior Research Fellow, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UK and Director, ICCCAD, Bangladesh

• Bradford Philips, Climate Change Advisor, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Thailand

• Tamara Levine, Policy Analyst, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France

• Leena Wokeck, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Asia Center at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

• Thomas Beloe, Aid Effectiveness Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Asia & the Pacific, Thailand

• Robert Dobias, Senior Advisor, Climate Change Program, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines

• Olivier Gilard, Agence Française de Développement (AFD)

Role of Science in Adaptive Development

What is the role of science in developing coherent and supportive policy?
• Advantages and limitations

• Said Irandoust, President, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

• Kazuya Yasuhara, Ibaraki University, Japan

• Nay Htun, Research Professor, Sustainability Studies Programme, Stony Brook University, USA

• Jean Palutikof, Director, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), Australia

• Sudip K. Rakshit, Vice President, Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change, Thailand

• Charles Rodgers, Senior Environment Specialist (Climate Change Adaptation), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines

Vulnerability-based Adaptation

How do we interpret vulnerability based adaptation, ecosystem based adaptation and trans-boundary issues?
• Scope, possibilities and challenges

• Nessim J Ahmad, Director, Environment and Safeguards & Practice Leader (Environment)Division Director, Asian Development Bank, Philippines

• Gernot Laganda, Regional Technical Advisor, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Thailand

• Megumi Muto, Research Fellow, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan

• Julie Webb, Climate Change Advisor, CARE International, Australia

• Jan Bojö, Sector Leader in Social, Environment, and Rural Unit Sustainable Development Department, World Bank, USA

• Akio Takemoto, Project Researcher, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), University of Tokyo, Japan

• Naderev M. Saño, Commissioner/ Undersecretary, Philippine Climate Change Commission, Philippines

Market-based Mechanism to Adaptation

What are the market-based risk transfer mechanisms to sustainable adaptation?
• Insurance, re-insurance, micro-finance for adaptation actions and implementation

• Richard Welford, Chairman, Corporate Social Responsibility Asia, Hong Kong, China

• Mirey Atallah, Regional Team Leader and Regional Technical Advisor, Environment Finance, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

• Kolli N. Rao, Deputy General Manager, Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited, India

• Thomas Mahl, Innovative Solutions Manager, Munich Re, Singapore

• Rajesh Kalra, Managing Director, Risk Management Software Inc. (RMSI), India

• R. Ramani, Director, Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums (IINRG), India

Adaptation Policies, Legislation & Regulations

What are the polices, legislation and regulations to facilitate climate change adaptation?
• Examine current status and need for the region in terms of existing supportive set of policies, regulations, incentives and their enforcement in adoption.
• Key requirements and gaps

• H.E. Dasho Paljor J Dorji, The National Environment Commission (NEC), Bhutan

• Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Chief Executive, Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association (BELA), Bangladesh

• Purushottam Ghimire, Joint Secretary and National Project Director, Ministry of Environment, Nepal

• Uttam C. Sharma, Municipal Scientist, Centre For Natural Resources Management, International Commission on Water Quality (IAHS), India

• Daisuke Sano, Senior Researcher, Institute of Global Environment Strategies (IGES), Japan

• Liana Bratasida, Assistant Minister, National Council on Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Indonesia

Climate Uncertainty - Is this an impediment to adaptation?

What does current variability and vulnerability to climate change adaptation mean?
• Harmonization of long-term vision of climate change with short-term priorities for vulnerability to current climate variability.
• Key in embarking the mainstreaming process

• Jean Palutikof, Director, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), Australia

• Gavin Kenny, Director, Earthwise Consulting Ltd., New Zealand

• Meen B. Poudyal Chhetri, General Secretary, Nepal Center for Disaster Management (NCDM), Nepal

• Ranjana Piyadasa, Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Xianfu Lu, Secretariat, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany

• Shihiru Date, Transport Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines

Capacity Needs for Mainstreaming

Mainstreaming - building in lessons to policy and planning to make part of adaptation business as usual
• Awareness raising and building scientific capacity - precursor to adaptation
• Targeted information for policy makers, planners, civil society, research community
• Pilot activities on adaptation involving governments, private sectors and NGOs

• Srikantha Herath, Senior Academic Programme Officer, United Nations University, Japan

• Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Director of Asia Network, Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Pakistan

• Manuel Nong C Rangasa, Executive Director, Centre for Initiatives and Research on Climate Adaptation (CIRCA), Albay Province, Philippines

• Peter Hazlewood, Director, Ecosystems and Development World Resources Institute, USA

• Raman Letchumanan, Secetariat, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia

• Wilfredo Hojilla Uy, Institute of Fisheries Research and Development, Mindanao State University, Philippines