Event
28.08.2013 - 28.08.2013
Training Program: Climate Change Adaptation Considering Loss and Damage Issues
There is a growing realization in the scientific community of the world that the adaptation and mitigation actions to build up a climate resilient society have not been at par to the requirements of the day. This calls urgently for a new perspective of understanding of the impacts of climate change on society, especially the areas with a limited ability to adapt to some or all of those impacts. In this scenario, two major factors stand out clearly for the residual impacts; one is the inability of the global community to plan and implement sufficient adaptation measures at scale, place and time they are needed and secondly the failure of adaptation practices, suggesting that there is a limit to which adaptation can take place. This signifies that one should expect high possibilities of unavoidable damages despite planned mitigation and adaptation practices based on known climate change impacts. Thereby, recognizing and considering loss and damage into planning strategies is vital for making adaptation effective and sustainable. Given the complexity and urgency of the issue of loss and damage, there is a pressing need for the international community to provide clarity and leadership to address the residual impacts of climate change.
Within this context, KEI-KACCC in collaboration with UNEP and APAN will organize an one-day training on “Climate Change Adaptation Considering Loss and Damage Issues” on 29 August 2013. This workshop will be followed by the organization of the International Conference on “Adaptation and Loss and Damage Associated with Climate Change in the Asia Pacific: Integrating Scientific Aspects” on 30-31 August 2013.
Part 1: Science of Climate Change
- Climate Change and Human ponses
Changsub Shim, KACCC, KEI - Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management
Moung Jin Lee, KACCC, KEI
Part 2: Climate Change Adaptation
- Emergence of Loss and Damage in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation
Mozaharul Alam, UNEP ROAP - National Climate Change Adaptation Policy and Its Implementation in Korea
Young Han Kwon, KACCC, KEI - Loss and Damage – A Perspective from Bhutan
Lam Dorji, Royal Society for Protection of Nature
Part 3: Climate Change Adaptation Considering Loss and Damage
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- APAN
- KACCC
- KEI
- training
- UNEP