Scheduled in parallel with the eighteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 18), on 1-2 December 2012, Adaptation Practitioners Days (APD) brought together Adaptation Practitioners working in the field to share experiences of concrete adaptation actions from the field, and provide answers for the question, “what is adaptation in practice?”
It featured a number of presentations that showcased experiences on the ground gained from more than 10 years of innovative adaptation financing through the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change Fund. Combined, the two funds have financed over $680 million for more than 160 projects in vulnerable LDCs and developing countries.
The APD event was held at the Ezdan Hotel and Suites in Doha, Qatar, and was facilitated by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and under the sponsorship of the Governments of Germany, the Gambia and Tuvalu.
Featured Presentations
Day 1: Adaptation in Africa and the Middle East
The Gambia: "Strengthening Climate Change Early Warning Systems"
Speaker - Pa Ousman Jarju [Chair, Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group]
Malawi: "Climate Adaptation for Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture (CARLA)"
Speaker - Aloysius M. Kamperewera [Director of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Management]
Ethiopia: "Coping with Drought and Climate Change"
Speaker - Mathewos Hunde [Director of Early Warning and Response Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD)]
Tanzania: "Adaptation for Water Resources Management in the Pangani River Basin"
Speaker - Richard Muyungi [Chair, Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)]
Morocco: “Promoting Climate Resilience in Agricultural and Water Sectors”
Speaker - Rachid Firadi [Director of the International Cooperation Division]
Egypt: "Adaptation to Climate Change in the Nile Delta Through Integrated Coastal Zone Management"
Speaker - Ibrahim El-Shenawy [Director of Coastal Research Institute (CoRI) - Egypt)]
Djibouti: "Implementing Adaptation in Vulnerable Coastal Zones"
Speaker - Dini Abdallah Omar [Secretary General, Ministry of Housing and Environment - Djibouti]
Rwanda: “Disaster Preparedness and Watershed Management in Flood Prone Areas”
Speaker - Rose Mukankomeje [Director General - Rwanda Environment Management Authority]
Day 1: Adaptation in Asia
Regional: "Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC)"
Speaker - Kyaw Win [Principle Engineer, Land & Water Resource Management Division, Ministry of Primary Industries – Fiji Islands]
Bangladesh: "Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change through Coastal Afforestation"
Speaker - Paramesh Nandy [Project Manager, UNDP-BD Project of Ministry of Environment and Forests – Bangladesh]
Cambodia: "Climate-Resilient Water Management and Agricultural Practices"
Speaker - Sum Thy [Director of Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment]
India: "Adaptation to Climate Change in Drought Stricken Areas in South India"
Speaker - Venkata Govardhan Das Samala [Project Manager, Strategic Pilot on Adaptation to Climate Change (SPACC) Project]
Day 2: Adaptation in Development Sectors - Food Security and Water Resource Management
Niger: "Building Resilience of the Agricultural Sector to Climate Change"
Speaker - Safi Solange [Climate Advisor, Niger National Council on Environment for Sustainable Development]
Sudan: “Building Resilience in the Agriculture and Water Sectors”
Speaker - Adil Mohamed Ali [Deputy Project Manager]
Burkina Faso: “Strengthening Adaptation Capacities for Agriculture”
Speakers - Alain Ky-Zerbo and Dieudonné Damiba [Project Coordinators]
Zimbabwe: "Coping with Drought and Climate Change"
Speaker - Aaron Chigona [Director of Environmental Management Services, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Management]
Sierra Leone: "Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Agricultural Production and Food Security"
Speaker - Denis Sombi Lansana [Climate Change and Environment Officer]
Mali: "Agricultural Production for Food Security in Rural Areas of Mali"
Speaker - Mohamed Soumare [National Project Coordinator]
Day 2: Adaptation in Development Sectors – Disaster Risk Management, Coastal Zone Management and Health
Regional: "Southeaster Europe and Caucasus Catastrophe Risk Facility (CRIF)"
Speaker - Riccardo Ciccozzi [Head of Business Development, Europa Re]
Sao Tome and Principe: “Adaptation to Climate Change for Vulnerable Coastal Communities”
Speaker - Adérito Santana [Climate Change Focal Point for Sao Tome and Principe]
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