The fifth workshop on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins took place in the Palais des Nations in Geneva in room XII, 14-15 October 2014 back-to-back with the 7th meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate (Geneva, 13 October 2014) under the leadership of the Governments of the Netherlands and Switzerland, with the support of the UNECE secretariat.
The workshop focused on developing and implementing climate change adaptation strategies and measures, considering expected outcomes at the transboundary level. It brought together professionals from all over the world working on adaptation to climate variability and change, with a special but non-exclusive focus on transboundary basins.
Fifth Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins
14 - 15 October 2014
Geneva Switzerland
Documents
Presentations
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| Introduction | |
| Climate change impact on water resources: a summary of recent findings Mr. Pascal Peduzzi, UNEP |
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| How to ensure resilience and robustness in adaptation, including water infrastructure Mr. Casey Brown, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)/ University of Massachusetts |
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| Session 1: Development and implementation of transboundary adaptation strategies | |
| Development of a strategic framework for basin adaptation and implementation plan as well as links with national activities in the Dniester river basin Mr. Yurii Nabyvanets and Mr. Gherman Bejenaru (Moldova-Ukraine) |
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| The climate change strategy for the Nile Basin Initiative, Mr. Abdulkarim Seid, Nile Basin Initiative, NBI |
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| Promoting resilience in African river basins Ms. Jacqueline Tront, World Bank |
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| Serious game | |
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Addressing and resolving transboundary flood issues under climate change, Shariva roleplay, Mr. Pieter van der Zaag (UNESCO-IHE), Marloes Mul (IWMI) |
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| Session 3: Development of basin-wide scenarios | |
| Requirements for basin-wide scenarios Mr. Martin Beniston, Director, Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE), University of Geneva |
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| Modelling impacts of climate change and water use in the Zambezi basin Mr. Lucas Beck, hydrosolutions |
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| Development of basin-wide scenarios and an adaptation strategy by the Mekong River Commission Climate Change Adaptation Initiative (MRC-CCAI) Ms. Nguyen Huong Thuo Phan, head, MRC-CCAI |
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| Session 4: Marketplace of tools: adaptation measures | |
| Adaptive water management: adaptation pathways approach and economic analysis Mr. Ad Jeuken, Deltares |
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| Integration of ecological and engineering approaches Mr. John Matthews, AGWA |
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| Session 5: Maximizing synergies between adaptation and mitigation | |
| Development of models, transboundary vulnerability assesment and a strategic framework for basin adaptation in the Neman basin Mr. Vladimir Korneev, Belarus, and Mr. Vytautas Kalpolkas, Lithuania |
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| Harnessing the Water-Food-Energy-Nexus for transboundary basin management cooperation: a case study of Meghalaya’s climate change adaptation Mr. Arvind Kumar, India Water Foundation |
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| The climate change action plan for the Alpine region Mr. Matteo DALL'AMICO, Alpine Convention water platform, on behalf of the Italian Presidency of the Convention |
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| Adaptation-mitigation and the Adaptation Fund Mr. Mamadou Honadia, Adaptation Fund Board |
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Beginning a discussion: how do we balance mitigation with adaptation? |