Please join us for the COP 11 parallel event: LIVING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE: SHARING ADAPTATION EXPERIENCES
Friday, December 2, 2005, 10:00-18:00 Open to the public. Seating is limited to 250. Guy-Favreau Complex, Room “Salle des Saules” 200 Réné-Levesque Blvd, Montreal Full details available through : http://www.c-ciarn.ca/index_e.asp?CaID=40&PgID=126 During this event, four panel sessions will showcase on-the-ground stories of adaptation to climate change and generate productive discussion among the participants: Food Security Water Resources Coastal Zones Communities/Infrastructure Each panel is 90 minutes and will highlight climate change adaptation as an issue of importance to all countries. PROGRAM: 10:00-10:20 OPENING ADDRESS Dr. Irwin Itzkovitch Assistant Deputy Minister, Earth Sciences Sector Natural Resources Canada 10:20-12:00 FOOD SECURITY “Adaptive Capacity for Food Security in a Changing Climate” This session will focus on how to build adaptive capacity for food security in a changing climate. Case studies from China, Africa, and North America will provide examples of adaptation and related issues from different sectors and world regions. Discussion during this session will emphasize lessons learned about adaptive capacity and point out gaps in our knowledge base. Chair: Dr. Barry Smit Panel Members: Dr. Thomas Downing, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), UK >From risk assessment to screening adaptive options for food security Edward Schultz, Council of Yukon First Nations, Canada Indigenous food security issues Dr. Lin Erda, Institute of Agriculture Environment and Sustainable Development (IAESD), China Climate Change: Building the Adaptive Capacity for Sustainable Food Production Suzanne Belliveau, University of Guelph, Canada Adaptive Capacity of Farmers in Canada: Lessons from Ontario and British Columbia Dr. Henry Venema, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Canadian Prairie Community Resilience Dr. Anthony Nyong, University of Jos, Nigeria Adaptive capacity for food production in the Sahel Region of Africa 12:00-13:40 WATER RESOURCES “Adapting to Changing Water Regimes” This session will discuss issues of adapting to less water (low flows from glacial retreat in the Andes, and community adaptation strategies to low flows in Africa); adapting to extreme events (increased flooding events in Jamaica); adapting to water quality changes in the US; and adapting to changing water demands in selected regions of the world. Chair: Dr. James Bruce Panel Members: Dr. Linda Mortsch, Adaptation and Impacts Research Group (AIRG) Environment Canada Global overview of adaptation in the water resources sector Dr. Walter Vergara, Latin America Environment Department, World Bank (GEF) Climate change impacts on the water cycle in Latin American and the Caribbean Dr. Magali Garcia Cárdenas, Programa Nacional de Cambios Climáticos, Bolivia Towards an efficient adaptation strategy in the Andes; A focus on climate impacts on water resources and water dependent sectors Dr. Barbara Carby, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Jamaica Managing Flooding in Jamaica: Are We Making Progress? Dr. John Prueger, National Soil Tilth Laboratory, USA Water quality and agriculture Dr. Philip Gyau-Boakye, Water Research Institute (CSIR), Ghana Water scarcity and community adaptation Dr. Stewart Cohen, AIRG Environment Canada; University of British Columbia, Canada Climate change and managing for multiple objectives: Experiences from the Columbia Basin. 13:40-14:40 lunch (on your own) 14:40-16:20 COASTAL ZONES “Shifting Shores: Sharing Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Environments” The session will talk about how coastal communities are adapting to climate change in such places as Québec, the Caribbean, small island states; how vulnerable hurricane Katrina made a developed country. Chair: Dr. Yves Michaud Panel Members: Dr. John E. Hay, University of Waikato, New Zealand Climate Change and Coasts: Challenges and Progress in Risk Assessment and Adaptation, Globally and in the South Pacific François Morneau, Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Québec, Canada Jean-Pierre Savard Ouranos Consortium, Canada Community involvement for coastal adaptation in Quebec Dr. Ramón Pichs Madruga, Centro de Investigaciones de la Economía Mundial (CIEM), Cuba Coastal zones in Cuba; vulnerability and adaptation to climate change Dr. Kenrick R. Leslie, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre Climate Change Centre, Belize Special Program on Adaptation in the Caribbean (SPAC) Dr. Will Agricole, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Seychelles Climate Change in the Coastal Zone of the Seychelles Dr. Virginia Burkett, U.S. Geological Survey Storm Surge and Sea Level Rise in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Zone 16:20-18:00 COMMUNITIES / INFRASTRUCTURE “Resilient Communities and Infrastructure: Adapting for a Changing Climate” The session will address cyclones and infrastructure design in India and Bangladesh; decision making tools and frameworks in the UK; the built environment and energy in SE Asia; disaster management options in Canada; as well as community adaptation strategies in northern communities. Chair: Dr. Heather Auld Confirmed Panel Members: Dr. Gerry Metcalf, UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) Adaptation strategies for climate change in the urban environment - decision-making tools and framework in the UK Dr. Ahsan Ahmed, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) Built Infrastructure and Climate Change: Implications and Adaptation Possibilities for Bangladesh Dr. Monirul Mirza, Environment Canada (AIRG), Canada Built environment, energy and climate change with respect to Canada, and southeast Asia. Dr. Peter Höppe, Munich Reinsurance, Germany Adaptation and raising awareness of climate change issues in the insurance industry --- You are currently subscribed to climate-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Subscribe to IISD Reporting Services' free newsletters and lists for environment and sustainable development policy professionals at http://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm
