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 NAPA Training Workshops
 

Bhutan Presentations and Reports



Documents were made available by Mr. Karma L. Rapten with the team from the National Environment Commission, Thimphu, Bhutan.

LEG Regional Workshop on NAPA
9,10,11 September,
Royal Banquet Hall
Thimphu, Bhutan
For the following Asian LDCs:
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar and Nepal.

Agenda
Participants
Conclusion of the Workshop


Day 1 Tuesday, 9 September

Introduction to the NAPA Process
Mr Taulealeausumai La'avasa Malua
LEG Chair, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Apia, Samoa

PDF FILE - 58KB

Evolution of the NAPA process

Youssef Nassef, UNFCCC Secretariat
PDF FILE - 56KB

Steps 1 & 2: Building the NAPA Team & definition of the goal.
PDF FILE - 53KB

Case of Bhutan
Thinley Namgyel, NEC Bhutuan
PDF FILE - 464KB

Case of The Maldives
Ahmed Jameel, Director General Ministry of Environment, the Maldives
PDF FILE - 332KB

GIS Tools Demonstration: Bhutan Glacial Hazards
Dorji Wangda, Department of Geology and Mines, Bhutan
PDF FILE - 2,324KB


Steps 3/4: Synthesis of available vulnerability assessments and participatory rapid integrated assessment
Vulnerability Assessment for Planning Climate Adaptation

Tom Downing, SEI/UNEP
Vivian Raksakulthai, Asian Disaster Prepardness Center (ADPC)
Mozaharul Alam, Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies (BCAS)
Paul Desanker, Penn State University/LEG member
PDF FILE - 563KB

Nepal: Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Adaptation
PDF FILE - 278K
Nepal NAPA Case Study
Vivian Raksakulthai, Asian Disaster Prepardness Center
PDF FILE - 143KB

Bangladesh Case Study Presentation
PDF FILE - 1,907KB
Bangladesh Case Study
Mozaharul Alam, BCAS
PDF FILE - 308KB

Day 2 Wednesday, 10 September


Poverty and Climate Change -
Reducing the Vulnerability of the Poor through Adaptation

Ravi Sharma, UNEP, Climate Change Unit
PDF FILE - 110KB

NAPAs: Seeking Synergies Among Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Philip Baker, Director General BSP Asia Branch, CIDA, LEG member
PDF FILE - 1,127KB

Synergies with Other Conventions
Janos Pasztor, Coordinator Sustainable Development, UNFCCC
PDF FILE - 94KB

Regional Perspective: Disaster Risk Management in Asia
Kamal Kishore, UNDP Asia Regional Office, Disaster Reduction Advisor, Bureau for Crisis Prevention
PDF FILE - 993KB


Step 5: Overview on Participatory Approaches
Partipatory Approaches for NAPA Preparation: An Overview (background paper)
PDF FILE - 126KB
NAPA Training Workshop Overview of Participatory Approaches (presentation)
Annie Roncerel, Senior Programme Coordinator, Climate Change UNITAR
PDF FILE - 105KB
Demonstration: Vulnerability Assessment Using GIS in Bangladesh
Mozaharul Alam, BCAS
PDF FILE - 2,167KB


Step 6/7: Getting familiar with decision analysis:
selection criteria and ranking tools

NAPA Workshop Presentation: Selection and Prioritisation of Adaptation Options
(presentation)
PDF FILE - 99KB
Selection and Prioritisation of Adaptation Measures (background paper)

Klaus Broersma, LEG member
PDF FILE - 174KB

Day 3 Thursday, 11 September

Step 8: Developing NAPA activities/project profiles
Equity Considerations in Developing NAPAs and
PDF FILE - 44KB
Integration of NAPAs into National Development Policy Framework
Mizanur Khan, Chairman North South University, Department of Environmental Studies,
Bangladesh, LEG member

PDF FILE - 291KB
Introduction to Project Formulation
Olav Lundstrol, UNDP Regional Coordinator Climate change Asia and Pacific
PDF FILE - 34KB

(Background information)
European Commission Proposal for an EU Strategy and Action Plan
Maria Lamin, Directorate General for Development, EC
PDF FILE - 61KB

 

 

 


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