Economics of Climate Change Adaptation: Regional Consultation on Capacity Building Needs in Asia

24-26 October 2012, Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok

Wednesday October 24

8:30 AM / Registration
9:00 AM / Session 1: Welcome and Opening Remarks
(Chair: Bob Dobias, ADAPT Asia-Pacific)
Welcome
Winston Bowman (USAID)
Gordon Johnson (UNDP)
Opening Remarks
Ladawan Kampa (NESDB, Thailand)
Setting the stage I: How Economic Analysis Supports National and Sector Planning: what it can and cannot do (experiences from Asia)
Rathin Roy (UNDP)
9:10 AM
9:30 AM
10:10 AM / Session 2: Overview of the UNDP-USAID Capacity Building Programme on the Economics of Adaptation
Setting the stage II; Overview of the Capacity Building Programme and expected results
Q&A
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya (UNDP)
10:30 AM / Break
10:45 AM
11:15 PM / Session 3: Climate Science and the Economics of Adaptation (Chair: Peter King, ADAPT Asia-Pacific)
An Update on Climate Science: what we know about the nature of climate change and its likely biophysical impacts in Asia, and the implications for economic analyses to assist with sectoral and cross-sectoral planning
Xianfu Lu (Asian Development Bank)
Q&A
Economics of Adaptation: an overview of key concepts, methods and tools for assessing bankable investment projects as well as medium-long term planning,
Robert Mendelsohn (Yale University)
Q&A
12:30PM / Lunch
Session 4: Methods and Case Studies on Estimating the Economic Costs-Benefits of Climate Change and Adaptation in Key Sectors (Chair: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP)
Each session will include a dialogue with countries on: (a). Relevance of the economics of adaptation related analysis for national and sectoral planning, (b). Key institutions for whom understanding of the economics of adaptation will be most relevant in terms of their day-to-day work, (c). Capacity development needs of countries to advance the integration of economics of adaptation in existing planning processes.
1:30 PM / Valuing Climate Change Impacts on Crops and Livestock and Adaptation of the Agriculture Sector at the National, Sub-national and Community Level
Methods and Tools, Robert Mendelsohn (Yale)
Case Study: Recent evidence from China, Africa and Latin America, Robert Mendelsohn (Yale)
Q&A
2:45 PM / Break
3:00 PM / Valuing Impacts on Changes in Water Supply in Multiple Use Contexts including Projects to Address Climate Change Risks
Methods and Tools, Leo Dobes (ANU)
A Case Study of the Khulna Water Sector Project, Bangladesh, Enamul Haque (United International University, Bangladesh)
Q&A
4.15 PM / Valuing Climate Change Impacts on Ecosystems: ecosystem modeling for forestry and onservation
Methods and Tools, Brent Sohngen (Ohio State)
Case Study: Using Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis to Decide on Coastal Land Use Options: a comparison of storm protection costs/benefits of mangroves to other engineering approaches in India, Saudamini Das (Institute for Economic Growth/SANDEE)
Q&A (40 mins)
5:45 PM / Summary & Plan for Day 2 ( Pradeep Kurukulasuriya)
6:00 PM / Close
6.30 PM / Reception hosted by ADAPT Asia-Pacific (Four Seasons Hotel)

Thursday October 25

8:30 AM / Recap of Day 1 (Bob Dobias)
8:40 AM / Session 4 Methods and Case Studies on Estimating the Economic Costs-Benefits of Climate Change and Adaptation in Key Sectors (continued) (Chair: Bob Dobias)
Valuing impacts on urban and coastal infrastructure from sea level rise and storms
Tools and Methods, Robert Mendelsohn (Yale)
Case Study: Singapore example
Q&A (30 mins)
10:00 AM / Break
10:15 AM / Valuing Impacts in other Sectors: the role of macroeconomic analytical methods in short-, medium-, and long-term planning
Tools and Methods, Robert Mendelsohn (Yale)
Case Study: Assessing whether adapting to heat waves actually works, Saudamini Das (Institute for Economic Growth)
Q&A (30 mins)
11:20 AM / Session 5: Identifying Country Needs to Strengthen Technical and Functional Capacities on the Economics of Adaptation
(Chair: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP)
A Framework for Integrating Economics of Adaptation in a Sustainable Manner to Support National Adaptation Planning, Ashley Palmer, (UNDP APRC)
Q&A (30 mins)
12:00PM / Lunch
1:00 PM / A Dialogue with Countries to Identify Country-level Capacity Needs
(a) Nirawan Pipitsombat, Office of Natural Resources & Environmental Policy and Planning, Thailand
(b) Ms. Tri Dewi Virgiyanti, Ministry of National Development Planning and Haneda Sri Mulyanto, Ministry of Environment , Indonesia
(c) Ms. Nguyen Thuan, Ministry of National Resources and Investment, Minh Tuan Ngo, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ms. Pham Thi Dung, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Dev’t, Viet Nam
(d) Mongolia [TBC]
(e) Mr. Ali Shareef, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Ms. Shurufa Abdul Wahid, Ministry of Finance and Treasury and Ms. Saeeda Umar, Ministry of Economic Dev’t, Maldives
Panel Discussion (Moderator – Priya Shyamsundar, SANDEE)
-  Each of the countries will come to the workshop with responses to a list of questions posed by the organizers concerning priority sectors, key processes, and other key questions concerning the scope of UNDP/USAID support under this program. This plenary discussion will identify commonalities and concerns, and serve as the basis for tomorrow’s discussion on a calendar of capacity building activities.
6:00 PM / Summary of Day 2 and Close (Bob Dobias)

Friday October 26

8:30AM / Overview of Other UNDP Supporting Initiatives
(Chair: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP)
Poverty/human development impacts of climate change – what we know and what we do not know
(Biswa Tiwari, UNDP APRC) (20 mins)
Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Reviews – summary of experience and way forward
(Paul Steel, UNDP) (20 mins)
Q&A
9:45 AM / Break
10:00 AM / Session 6: Responding to Country Needs to Strengthen Technical and Functional Capacities on the Economics of Adaptation
WHAT, HOW, WHERE, WHEN & EXPECTED RESULTS
Bob Dobias (ADAPT Asia-Pacific) and Pradeep Kurukulasuriya (UNDP)
12:45 PM / Closing Remarks, Gordon Johnson (UNDP) and Lee Baker (ADAPT Asia-Pacific) (15 mins)
1:00 PM / Lunch
2:00 PM / Debriefing for UNDP, ADAPT Asia Pacific, AIT, Yale University, SANDEE (Closed Meeting)

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