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Workshop Programme

DAY-1

SUNDAY, 16 JANUARY 2005  

INAUGURAL SESSION

INAUGURATION: 9:00 – 11:00

Chief Guest

Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP, Hon’ble Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Chair

Mr. M Fazlur Rahman, Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

9:00 – 9:30

Registration and Guests take seats

9:30 – 9:40

“Welcome Address and Introducing the Workshop” by Dr. A. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

9:40 – 9:50

“Climate Change and Responses: Science, Mitigation and Adaptation” by Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate Change Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, U.K.

9:50 – 10:00

“Key Issues in Negotiations in Climate Convention and Kyoto Protocol” by Dr. Farhana Yamin, Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Sussex University, U.K.

10:00 – 10:10

“Adaptation in the Climate Change Convention and the Kyoto Protocol” by Dr. Youssef Nassef, UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

10:10 – 10:20

“Role of Community in Climate Change Adaptation” by Dr. Barry Smit, University of Guelph, Canada

10:20 – 10:35

Speech by the Chief Guest Barrister Moudud Ahmed MP, Honorable Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

10:35 – 10:45

Speech by Chair, Mr. M Fazlur Rahman, Secretary, Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

10:45 – 10:55

Vote of Thanks by Dr. Mahfuzul Haque, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

11.00 – 11:30

Tea Break

TECHNICAL SESSION: I

UNDERSTANDING ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: 11:30-13.00

Chair

Dr. Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Bangladesh

Rapporteur

Dr. Mahfuzul Haque, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

11:30 – 11:40

“Objectives of the Workshop” by Dr. Anil Gupta, Environment Specialist, CIDA, Canada

11:40 – 11:50

“Concept and Science of Adaptation to Climate Change” by Dr. Richard Klein, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany

11:50 – 12:00

“Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change” by Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate Change Programmer, IIFD, London, UK

12:00 – 12:10

“Technology and Institutions for Adaptation to Climate Change” by Dr. Ashok Khosla, Development Alternatives, India

12:10 – 12:45

Open Discussion

12:45 – 13:00

Concluding Remarks by Chair

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

TECHNICAL SESSION: II

PARTNERSHIPS IN ADAPTATION: 14:00-15:30

Chair

Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate Change Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, U.K.

Rapporteur

 

14:00 – 14:10

“Reducing Vulnerability through Awareness, Action and Advocacy; A Grassroot Adaptation Project being implemented in Southwest Bangladesh” by Claudia Schaerer, Project Coordinator, RVCC Project, CARE, Bangladesh

14:10 – 14:20

“Benefits and Provincial Initiatives and Commitment for Adaptation to Climate Change: CACC Project” by Nguyen Ngoc Thien,  Vice Chairman of People’s Committee, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam

14:20 – 14:30

“Integrating Adaptation to Environment and Development” by Brett Orlando, IUCN, Switzerland

14:30 – 14:40

“Linking Adaptation to Climate Change (LCA)” by Dr. Farhana Yamin, IDS, University of Sussex, UK

14:40 – 14:50

“Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change with Focus on Water Sector” by Dr. Ainun Nishat, Country Representative, IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Bangladesh

14:50 – 15:25

Open Discussion

15:25 – 15:30

Concluding Remarks by Chair

15.30- 16:00

Tea Break

 
TECHNICAL SESSION: III

ADAPTATION IN PRACTICE: 16:00-17:30

Chair

Dr. Murali Lal, Professor, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology India

Rapporteur

 

16:00 – 16:10

“Coping with Climate Change and Climate Variability: Perception of Local People in Bangladesh” by Mr. Mahfuz Ullah, CFSD, Bangladesh and Dr. Ainun Nishat, IUCN, Bangladesh

16:10 – 16:20

Improving the Resilience of Pacific Island Communities: Lessons learnt  based on a CIDA/SPREP CBDAMPIC Project  by Mr. Taito Nakalevu, Climate Change Adaptation Officer, SPREP, Samoa

16:20 – 16:30

“Climate Information for Community-based, risk reduction: Learns from Argentina, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique” by Mr. Pablo Suarez, Research Assistant, Boston University, USA

16:30 – 16:40

“Estimating and Comparing the Benefits and Costs of Adapting to Climate Change in the Water Resources and Agriculture Sectors in the Berg River Basin, South Africa by Dr. Molly E. Hellmuth, Scientist, UNEP RISO, Denmark

16:40 – 16:50

“Learning from Vietnam and Nicaragua” by Elike van Sluis, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Change Centre, the Netherlands

16:50 – 17.20

Open Discussion

17.20- 17.30

Concluding Remarks by Session Chair

 

WELCOME RECEPTION AND DINNER

16 JANUARY 2005

Venue: SPECTRA Convention Centre

19.30- 20.00

Arrival of Guest

20.00-20.30

Speech by Dr. Ashok Khosla, President, Development Alternatives, New Delhi, India on Ecosystem Services, India

20.30- 20.45

Pot Song

20.45- 22.00

Dinner

DAY -2:

MONDAY, 17 JANUARY 2005: 9:30-11:00

TECHNICAL SESSION: IV

COMMUNITY RESPONSES

Chief Guest

Mr. Jafrul Islam Chowdhury MP, Hon’ble State Minister for Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Chair

Dr. A. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), Dhaka, Bangladesh

Rapporteur

Dr. Salimata Wade, Coordinator of Research Programmes, ENDA, Senegal

9:30 – 9:40

A Community-based Flood Risk Management in the Pampanga River Basin by Rosa T. Perez, Climatologist, PAGASA, Philippines

9:40 – 9:50

Pilot Community Adaptation Findings by Mr. Peniamina Doug Ali Leavai, Senior Climate Change Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, Samoa

9:50 – 10:00

“Adaptation in Action: Community Level Adaptation Techniques in the Context of the Southwestern Region of Bangladesh” by Mr. Firoz Mallick and Mr. Nur Muhammad, Bangladesh

10:00 – 10:10

Community Resource to Cope with Global Change: Case Studies from the agriculture sector in India by Ms. Suruchi Bhadwal, Research Associate, TERI, India

10:10 – 10:20

Speech By Chief Guest, Mr. Jafrul Islam Chowdhury MP, Hon’ble State Minister for Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

10:20 – 10:30

Strategies and Lesson learned by Mr. Dang Ngoc Dien, Programme Coordinator, Mr.  Phan Thanh Thuy, Director province  DDMFSC, Vietnam

10:30 – 11:00

Open Discussion

11.00- 11.30

Tea Break

TECHNICAL SESSION: V

CONFRONTING VULNERABILITY: 11:30-13:00

Chair

Dr. Barry Smit, Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

Rapporteur

Mrs. Elike Van Sluis, Marketing and Communications, Netherlands Red Cross Climate Centre

11:30 – 11:40

Weather and Climate Knowledge: Samoan and Mauritanian experiences by Dr. Penehuro Fatu Lefale, Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, New Zealand

11:40 – 11:50

Reflection on Tunisian water resources adaptation to Climate Change by Mr. Yadh LABBENE

11:50 – 12:00

Climate Change in the Sahel Region: Building a collective action to enhance adaptation capacities of village communities by Laurent Lepage, Chaire des ecosystems  urbains, Instut des sciences de 1’ Environment, Canada

12:00 – 12:10

“Climate Change  and DM scenario in Vietnam: Scenario, impact, adaptation/mitigating measures” by Mr. Le Nguyen Tuong, Senior Expert Climatologist and Ms. Hang, UNDP

12:10 – 12:20

“Advocacy of Community to Address Adverse Impacts of Climate Change” by Mr. Goutom Sarker, Advocacy Coordinator, RVCC Project, CARE Bangladesh

12:20 – 12:50

Open Discussion

12:50 – 13:00

Closing Remarks by Chair

13:00 – 14:00

 Lunch Break

TECHNICAL SESSION: VI

MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION: 14:00-15:30

Chair

Dr. Richard Klein, PIK, Germany

Rapporteur

Dr. Anil Gupta, Environment Specialist, CIDA, Canada

14:00 – 14:10

Vulnerability Assessment and Mainstreaming Adaptation in Light of Climate Change by Dr. Barry Smit, Professor, University of Guelph, Canada

14:10 – 14:20

Processes and Methods for Preparation of Bangladesh NAPA: First Step to Mainstreaming Adaptation to Environment and Development by Mr. Mozaharul Alam, National Project Coordinator, Bangladesh NAPA Project, MoEF, Bangladesh

14: 20 – 14:30

Strengthening China’s Climate Adaptation Preparedness with Policy Support Modeling by Dr. Can Wang, Lecturer, Tsinghua University, China

14: 30 – 14:40

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Netherlands by Mr. BertJan Heij, Programme Manager, Netherlands Research Programme on Climate Change, The Netherlands

14:40 – 14:50

Adaptation strategies to cope  with Floods and Droughts by Mr. Madhukar Upadhya, Chairman, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Kathmandu, Nepal

14:50 – 15:00

LDC Perspectives on Adaptation to Climate Change by Mr. Mohammed Reazuddin, LDC Chair, and Director (Technical-1), Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh

15:00 – 15:30

Open Discussion

15:30 – 16:00

Tea Break

TECHNICAL SESSION: VII

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT: 16:00-17:30

Chair

Dr. Jasveen Jairath, SaciWaters, India

Rapporteur

Mr. Pablo Suarez, Research Assistant, Boston University, USA

16:00 – 16:10

Adverse impacts of climate variability on wetlands and coastal productivity (west-coast of India) by Dr. Joseph Sebastain Paimpillil, India

16:10 – 16:20

“Sustainable Development: Moving from Mitigation to Adaptation – A SouthSouthNorth Partnership” by Ms. Lwandle Mqadi, Technical Officer, SouthSouthNorth Project, South Africa

16:20 – 16:30

Weathering the storm: environmental change and dynamic vulnerability. The case of the village of Subarnabad, Bangladesh by Jennifer Pouliotte, Graduate Studwent, University of Guelph, Canada

16:30 – 16:40

Analysis of Vulnerability to Flood Risk in Bangladesh – Bridging Scientific Research and Policy Development by Mohammed F. Karim, Researcher, Ibaraki University, Japan

16:40 – 16:50

Rain Water Harvesting - Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change by Mr. Rohona Lalith Weragoda, Project Coordinator, ITDG, Sri Lanka

16:50 – 17.00

“Awareness to Reduce Vulnerability to Climate Change” by Ms. Umme Kulsom, Coordinator, CDP, Bangladesh

17:00 – 17:20

Open Discussion

17:20 – 17:30

Concluding Remarks by Chair

 

DINNER

17 JANUARY 2005

Venue: EFES Restaurant, Gulshan-1

19.00- 20.00

Arrival of Guest

20.00- 20.15

Speech by Distinguished Speaker, Dr. M. Yunus, Managing Director, Grameen Bank, Dhaka, Bangladesh

20.15- 20.30

Dinner.

DAY 3

TUESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2005

TECHNICAL SESSION VIII

RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: 9:30-11:00

Chief Guest

Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan MP, Hon’ble Minister, Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology

Chair

Dr. A. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Rapporteur

Dr. Tom Tanner, Climate Change Cell, DoE

9:30 – 9:40

Dr. Youssef Nassef, UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn, Germany

9:40 – 9:50

Ms. Leilani Duffy GEF/SGP, UNDP, Samoa

9:50 – 10:00

Dr. Aminul Islam, UNDP, Dhaka, Bangladesh

10:00 – 10:10

Dr. Anil Gupta, Environment Specialist, CIDA, Canada

10:10 – 10:20

Mr. Graham Tyrie, EU, Dhaka, Bangladesh

10:20 – 10:30

Ian R. Nobel, World Bank, USA

10:30 – 11:00

Open Discussion

11.00- 11.30

Tea Break

Concluding Session

LESSONS LEARNT AND WAY FORWARD:11:30 – 2:30

Chief Guest

Mr. Tariqul Islam MP, Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Chair

Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, Climate Change Programme, IIED, London, UK and Chairman, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS)

Rapporteur

Dr. Hannah Reid, Research Associate, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London, UK

11:30 – 11:40

Ms. Rojina Shrestha, IUCN, Nepal

11:40 – 11:50

Ms. Salimata Wade, ENDA, Senegal

11:50 – 12:00

Dr. Can Wang, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

12:00 – 12:10

Mr. Izumi Kubota, NIES, Japan

12:10 – 12:20

Mr. Samrat Sengupta, WWF, India

12:20 – 12:50

Open Discussion

12:50 – 13:10

Concluding Speech by Chief Guest, Mr. Tariqul Islam MP, Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Forests, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh 

13:10 – 13:30

Closing Remarks and Next Steps: BCAS, IIED, IUCN and CIDA

13:30 – 14:30

 Concluding Lunch

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