Regional Workshop on Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Developmental Planning
Agenda

Registration

Opening Session

Welcome Remarks - Masahiro Kawai, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute

Keynote Speech - Magnitudes of Risks with Climate Change in the Region
Tae Yong Jung, Senior Economist, Asian Development Bank

• Presentation: Regional Review of the Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia [ PDF 1.1MB | 27 pages ]

Introduction: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation – Stocktaking and Scope of the Workshop
V Anbumozhi, Capacity Building Specialist, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Developmental Planning [ PDF 1.2MB | 30 pages ]
• Paper: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Developmental Planning [ PDF 87.8KB | 16 pages ]

Coffee Break

Session 1: Vulnerability Assessment, Availability, and Applicability of Planning Tools
Chair: V Anbumozhi, Capacity Building Specialist, Asian Development Bank Institute

Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Water Security
Zhijun Chen, Water Resource Development and Conservation Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

• Presentation: Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Water Security [ PDF 1.5MB | 17 pages ]
• Paper: Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Water Security [ PDF 735.1KB | 16 pages ]

Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Food Security
V R Reddy, Research Leader, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture

• Presentation: Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Food Security [ PDF 1.1MB | 40 pages ]
• Paper: Monitoring the Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning for Food Security [ PDF 87.3KB | 9 pages ]

An Economy Wide Assessment for Global Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change
Fan Zhai, Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: An Economy-wide Assessment for Global Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change [ PDF 308KB | 27 pages ]
• Paper: An Economy-wide Assessment for Global Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change [ PDF 101.1KB | 21 pages ]

Lunch Break

Session 2: Selected Structural Measures of Adaptation
Chair: Taikan Oki, Professor, Institute of Industrial Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• Presentation: Overview of Structural Measures of Adaptation [ PDF 1.5MB | 12 pages ]

Overview of Structural Measures by the Session Chair

Land Use Adaptation: The European Experiences
Meinhard Breiling, Program Coordinator, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

• Presentation: Land Use Adaptation: The European Experiences [ PDF 1.3MB | 44 pages ]
• Paper: Land Use Adaptation: The European Experiences [ PDF 166.4KB | 7 pages ]

Water Adaptation: The South Asian Experiences
Selvarajah Pathmarajah, Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

• Presentation: Water Management Practices and Climate Change Adaptation: South Asian Experiences [ PDF 2.7MB | 38 pages ]
• Paper: Water Management Practices and Climate Change Adaptation: South Asian Experiences [ PDF 30KB | 5 pages ]

Open Discussion

Coffee Break

Coastal Zone Adaptation: Case study of Bangladesh
Taiichi Hayashi, Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

• Presentation: Coastal Zone Adaptation: Case study of Bangladesh [ PDF 2.5MB | 32 pages ]

Adaptation in Urban Settings: Asian Experiences
Jostacio Lapitan, Technical Officer, World Health Organization

• Presentation: Adaptation in Urban Settings: Asian Experiences [ PDF 1MB | 30 pages ]
• Paper: Adaptation in Urban Settings: Asian Experiences [ PDF 85.9KB | 10 pages ]

Selected Country Paper Presentations – Small Islands

• Kiribati - Nuntaake Tokamauea, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
  • Presentation: Country - Kiribati [ PDF 2.5MB | 10 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Kiribati [ PDF 85.7KB | 7 pages ]
• Maldives - Aishath Shafina, Ministry of Housing Transport and Environment
  • Presentation: Country - Maldives [ PDF 504.9KB | 12 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Maldives [ PDF 311.2KB | 11 pages ]
• Sri Lanka - W.M.A.D.B. Wickramasinghe, Department of Agriculture
  • Presentation: Country - Sri Lanka [ PDF 1.4MB | 28 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Sri Lanka [ PDF 130.5KB | 13 pages ]
• Cook Islands - Garth Teariki-Anga Henderson
  • Paper: Country - Cook Islands [ PDF 71.1KB | 5 pages ]
• Fiji Islands - Ovini S. Ralulu
  • Paper: Country - Fiji Islands [ PDF 44.2KB | 8 pages ]

Open Discussion

Welcome Dinner hosted by ADBI

Session 3: Selected Non-Structural Measures of Adaptation
Chair: Serena Fortuna, Program Officer, United Nations Environment Programme

• Presentation: Overview of Non-Structural Measures of Adaptation [ PDF 25.1KB | 4 pages ]

Overview of Non-Structural Measures of Adaptation by the Session Chair

Early Warning Systems for Disaster Prevention
Taikan Oki, Professor, Institute of Industrial Sciences, The University of Tokyo

• Presentation: Early Warning Systems for Disaster Prevention [ PDF 4.5MB | 36 pages ]

Insurance Schemes and Public Private Partnerships
Harumi Yashiro, Manger, Catastrophic Risks Group, Tokio Marine & Nichido Risk Consulting Co., Ltd

• Presentation: Global environment And Insurance Business [ PDF 674.6KB | 30 pages ]
• Paper: Private Sector Adaptation to Climate Change and Public - Private Partnership; Case study: Japanese Insurance Company [ PDF 459.4KB | 6 pages ]

Coffee Break

Community Based Approaches to Adaptation: APFED cases
Masanori Kobayashi, Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

• Presentation: Community Based Approaches to Adaptation: APFED cases [ PDF 6.8MB | 30 pages ]
• Paper: Community Based Approaches to Adaptation: APFED cases [ PDF 113.7KB | 11 pages ]

Learning to Adapt: Case of Gender Alliance in Japan
Midori Aoyagi - Usui, Chief, Environmental Planning Section, Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba

• Presentation: Learning to Adapt: Case of Gender Alliance in Japan [ PDF 523.9KB | 18 pages ]
• Paper: Learning to Adapt: Case of Gender Alliance in Japan [ PDF 44.3KB | 4 pages ]

Open Discussion

Lunch and Presentation on Integrated Flood Analysis Systems - an effective toolkit to implement GFAS
Kazuhiko Fukami, Leader, Hydrologic Engineering Research Team, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management under the auspices of UNESCO

• Presentation: Integrated Flood Analysis Systems - an Effective Toolkit to Implement GFAS [ PDF 3.8MB | 33 pages ]

Session 4: Practices of Adaptation Planning
Chair: Tomonori Sudo, Advisor, Office for Climate Change, Japan International Cooperation Agency

• Presentation: Practices of Adaptation Planning [ PDF 89.7KB | 7 pages ]

Overview of Current Status of Adaptation Planning in the Region by Session Chair

Adapting to Climate Change: Policy Experiences in Japan
Kaoru Kobayashi, Director, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

• Presentation: Adapting to Climate Change: Policy Experiences in Japan [ PDF 723.1KB | 10 pages ]

Adaptation Strategy for Water Related Disaster in Japan
Toshio Okazumi, Director, International Water Management Coordination, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport and Tourism, Japan

• Presentation: Adaptation Strategy for Water Related Disaster in Japan [ PDF 9.6MB | 27 pages ]

Financing the Adaptation Responses: Case of Disaster Mitigation in Viet Nam
Bui Duong Nghieu, Senior Researcher, Institute of Financial Science, Viet Nam

• Presentation: Financing the Adaptation Responses: Case of Disaster Mitigation in Viet Nam [ PDF 949.8KB | 44 pages ]
• Paper: Financing the Adaptation Responses: Case of Disaster Mitigation in Viet Nam [ PDF 211.9KB | 39 pages ]

Selected Country Paper Presentations of Land Locked Countries

• Lao PDR - Immala Inthaboualy, Climate Change Office, Department of Environment, Water Resource and Environment Administration
  • Presentation: Country - Lao PDR [ PDF 968.9KB | 19 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Lao PDR [ PDF 43.5KB | 8 pages ]
• Kazakhstan - Irina Goryunova, Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
  • Presentation: Country - Kazakhstan [ PDF 173.5KB | 13 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Kazakhstan [ PDF 93.5KB | 7 pages ]

Short Commentary and Presentation on Impact Assessment of Agricultural Production Systems
Tsugihiro Watanabe, Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto

• Presentation: Integrated Approach to Climate Change Impact Assessment on Agricultural Production System [ PDF 1.4MB | 25 pages ]
• Paper: Integrated Approach to Climate Change Impact Assessment on Agricultural Production System [ PDF 523.5KB | 13 pages ]

Open Discussion

Coffee Break

Session 5: Partnering for Climate Change Adaptation
Chair: Gerd Droesse, Legal Adviser, Asian Development Bank Institute

Introduction by the session chair

Bilateral Technical and Economic Cooperation
Tomonori Sudo, Advisor, Office for Climate Change, Japan International Cooperation Agency

• Presentation: Partnering for Climate Change Adaptation [ PDF 404.2KB | 20 pages ]

Case of Multilateral Development Assistance Programs
Liza Leclerc, Adaptation Financing and Operations Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department (RSDD), Asian Development Bank

• Presentation: Mainstreaming Adaptation Concerns in Development Assistance Operations [ PDF 211.4KB | 12 pages ]

Knowledge Platform for Climate Change Adaptation
Serena Fortuna, Program Officer, United Nations Environment Programme

• Presentation: Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia [ PDF 656.5KB | 17 pages ]

Adaptation and Developing Local Capacity
Srikantha Herath, Senior Academic Programme Officer, United Nations University

• Presentation: Adaptation and Developing Local Capacity [ PDF 1.7MB | 28 pages ]
• Paper: Adaptation and Developing Local Capacity [ PDF 145.4KB | 11 pages ]

The UNFCCC Context and Support Mechanisms
Youssef Nassef, Manager, Adaptation Subprogramme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• Presentation: Adaptation and the UNFCCC process [ PDF 210.4KB | 22 pages ]

Open Discussion

Logistics for the field visit

Field Visit (Facilitated by Japan Water Agency-JWA)

Leave Hotel by bus

Arrive at Tone Canal Water Station (JWA’s Branch office), Saitama Prefecture

Explanations on Water Allocation at Tone Canal Water Station
Hideaki Yamamoto and Chie Sakuma, Tone Canal Control Station, Japan Water Agency

• Presentation: Outline of Tone Canal Project [ PDF 2.6MB | 42 pages ]

Lunch

Leave Tone Canal Control Station

Arrive at Centre for Environmental Sciences, Saitama

Explanation on Local initiatives for Climate Change Adaptation
Tsuneo Takeuchi, Director, Atmospheric Environment Group, Center for Environmental Science in Saitama

• Paper: Global Warming and Situation of Saitama Prefecture [ PDF 2.4MB | 1 page ]

Leave for Hotel

Arrive at Hotel

Session 6: Current Status and Policy Barriers in Adapting to Climate Change
Chair: V Anbumozhi, Capacity Building Specialist, Asian Development Bank Institute

• Presentation: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Developmental Planning [ PDF 370.4KB | 10 pages ]
• Paper: Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Developmental Planning [ PDF 18.9KB | 2 pages ]

Overview of Constraints in Effective Implementation of Adaptation Planning by the Session Chair

Selected Country Paper Presentations

• People's Republic of China (PRC) - Jiang Zhaoli, National Development and Reform Commission
  • Presentation: Country - People's Republic of China [ PDF 256.5KB | 15 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - People's Republic of China [ PDF 58.3KB | 4 pages ]
• Mongolia - Batsuuri Nantsag, Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism
  • Presentation: Country - Mongolia [ PDF 985.7KB | 27 pages ]
• Bangladesh - Mia Md. Tajul Islam, Ministry of Agriculture
  • Presentation: Country - Bangladesh [ PDF 1.3MB | 29 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Bangladesh [ PDF 382.4KB | 8 pages ]
• India - Parama Sen, Ministry of Finance
  • Presentation: Country - India [ PDF 131.8KB | 28 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - India [ PDF 41.5KB | 7 pages ]
• Nepal - Dhan Raj Ratala, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
  • Presentation: Country - Nepal [ PDF 87.9KB | 35 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Nepal [ PDF 34.8KB | 6 pages ]
• Pakistan - Muhammad Tahir Anwar, Ministry of Food and Agriculture
  • Presentation: Country - Pakistan [ PDF 2.7MB | 31 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Pakistan [ PDF 82.1KB | 8 pages ]

Coffee Break

Selected Country Paper Presentations

• Indonesia - Tuti Riyati and Syamsidar Thamrin, National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas)
  • Presentation: Country - Indonesia [ PDF 326.3KB | 14 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Indonesia [ PDF 125.3KB | 4 pages ]
• Philippines - Resurreccion P. Marinas, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Global Warming and Climate Change
  • Presentation: Country - Philippines [ PDF 560KB | 25 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Philippines [ PDF 28.5KB | 5 pages ]
• Thailand - Natthanich Asvapoositkul, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP)
  • Presentation: Country - Thailand [ PDF 315KB | 13 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Thailand [ PDF 44.2KB | 4 pages ]
• Cambodia - Chan Thou Chea, Ministry of Environment
  • Presentation: Country - Cambodia [ PDF 698.6KB | 26 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Cambodia [ PDF 49.4KB | 8 pages ]
• Myanmar - Tin Oo, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation
  • Presentation: Country - Myanmar [ PDF 5.2MB | 46 pages ]
• Malaysia - Maximilian T. Conrad, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
  • Presentation: Country - Malaysia [ PDF 820.6KB | 21 pages ]
  • Paper: Country - Malaysia [ PDF 37.2KB | 6 pages ]

Short commentary and presentation on Climate Change Impacts on Mekong Delta
Shigeko Haruyama, Professor, Mie University

• Presentation: Climate Change Impacts on Mekong Delta [ PDF 3.5MB | 22 pages ]
• Paper: Climate Change Impacts on Mekong Delta [ PDF 516.4KB | 7 pages ]

Open Discussions

Lunch Break

Session 7: Breakout Groups Discussion
Group discussions covered multiple simultaneous strategies for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into developmental planning within agriculture and water context. Resource persons will facilitate the groups with the following and other related questions.

Group 1: What steps could be taken to strengthen the knowledge base on structural and non-structural measures at national level?
Facilitators: V R Reddy, Shigeko Haruyama, Eiji Yamaji, Srikantha Herath

Group 2: What are the no regret adaptation measures – and how can they be more effectively utilized at sub-national level?
Facilitators: Meinhard Breiling, Serena Fortuna, Koji Suzuki, Selvarajah Pathmarajah

Group 3: What are the critical issues for the developing countries in relation to adaptation finance and other support systems?
Facilitators: Bui Duong Nghieu, Tomonori Sudo, Youssef Nassef, Gerd Droesse

Coffee Break

Presentation by Group 1
(Cambodia, PRC, India, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Sri Lanka)

• Presentation: Group 1 [ PDF 208.5KB | 7 pages ]

Presentation by Group 2
(Bangladesh, Cook Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines)

• Presentation: Group 2 [ PDF 82.2KB | 3 pages ]

Presentation by Group 3
(Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Maldives, Nepal, Tuvalu)

• Presentation: Group 3 [ PDF 36.1KB | 7 pages ]

Open Discussion

Closing Session: The Way Forward
Chair: Worapot Manupipatpong, Director, Capacity Building and Training, Asian Development Bank Institute

Outcomes of the workshop and the way forward

Panelists:

• Youssef Nassef, Manager, Adaptation Subprogramme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• V R Reddy, Research Leader, Crop Systems and Global Change Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture
• Zhijun Chen, Senior Water Resource Management Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Tomonori Sudo, Advisor, Office for Climate Change, Japan International Cooperation Agency
• Koji Suzuki, Executive Director, Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Closing Remarks by the Session Chair

End of the Session and Workshop