Event
27.09.2011 - 29.09.2011
Central Asia Climate Change Focal Points and Experts Consultation Meeting
About 30 climate change focal points and experts from the five Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended and actively participated in the event to meet the climate change mitigation and adaptation focal points from the Central Asian countries; discuss the progress regarding the UNEP project on mitigation in Central Asia; and introduce APAN and its activities to the focal points.
The participants discussed the outcomes of the first phase of the project entitled "Capacity Building in Development of Policy Framework for Promotion of Low Carbon Emission Societies in Central Asia" and developed activity road maps for the second phase. The meeting also addressed adaptation needs in CA. The main output of the meeting was the endorsement of the work plan for the Phase II of the project.
›› Proceedings
Agenda & Presentations
Day 1 – Wednesday, 28 September 2011 | |
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration of the delegates |
09:00 – 11:00 Session 1 – Opening of the Network Meeting | |
09:00 – 09:15 |
Opening remarks Minister of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan Senior Government Official, Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan |
09:15-10:00 |
Opening remarks: · Importance of Climate Change Network and UNEP perspectives, Climate Change initiatives in Central Asia (Mitigation and Adaptation) · Introduction of objectives and expected outcomes of the network meeting Mr Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator, UNEP ROAP |
10:00–10:15 |
Participant introductions All participants |
10:15–10:30 |
Remark by Chair/Moderator Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan |
10:30–11:00 | Group photo & coffee break |
11:00–13:00 Session 2 – Mitigation: Activities conducted, results achieved, and next steps | |
11:00–11:30 |
General overview of Phase I activities and outputs; and goals, outcome, outputs and activities of Phase II Mr Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator, UNEP ROAP |
11:30– 12:30 |
Review the sectors and technologies identified in Phase I assessment and select 2 sectors and 2 technologies per country Moderator: Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator, UNEP · Kazakhstan Country Team (mitigation expert) · Kyrgyzstan Country Team (mitigation expert) · Tajikistan Country Team (mitigation expert) · Turkmenistan Country Team (mitigation expert) · Uzbekistan Country Team (mitigation expert) |
12:30-13:00 |
Discussion All participants |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
16:30–17:30 Session 3 – Planning for Delivering Phase-II Activities under Mitigation | |
14:00–15:30 |
Discussion on Output 2: Support for National Clean Technology Planning (regional and national-level training on development of action plan, types of training needs and technical support, possible venue, date, etc) All participants |
15:30–15:45 | Coffee break |
15:45– 17:00 |
Discussion on Output 3: Support for the development of markets for energy efficient technologies (sub-regional and national training workshops to cover both the technologies, types of training needs and technical support, possible venue, date, etc) All participants |
17:00–17:30 | Wrap-up discussion |
Day 2 – Thursday, 29 September 2011 | |
09:00 – 10:30 Session 4 – Adaptation: Activities conducted, results achieved, and next steps | |
09:00 – 09:20 |
· Introduction of Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) and Adaptation Knowledge Platform (AKP) and their activities in Central Asia Ms Puja Sawhney, Senior Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) · Introduction of CAREC as sub-regional node of APAN Gulzhamal Issayeva, CAREC |
09:20–09:40 |
Importance of Adaptation Knowledge in Central Asia and next step (Knowledge generation, gaps and network and details discussion will happen later) Ms Roopa Rakshit, Senior Knowledge Management Officer, Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) |
09:40–10:40 (30 min. presentation and 30 min. discussion) |
Presentation of “Gap Analysis on Adaptation to Climate Change in Central Asia” and hold discussion (Validation of findings and capacity requirements at countries and sub-regional levels including priority of capacity needs, knowledge needs, existing knowledge network) CAREC APAN and AKP Team All participants |
10:40–11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00–13:00 Session 5 Planning for Delivering Adaptation Activities | |
11.00-12.30 |
Discussion on landscape of climate change knowledge generation and application in Central Asia Ms Roopa Rakshit and Mr Robert Solar All participants |
12:30–13:00 |
Consult stakeholders on the design of the national knowledge management platform in Central Asia and the roles of participating institutions Ms Roopa Rakshit and Mr Robert Solar (facilitate group discussion) All participants |
13:00–14:00 | Lunch |
14:00–15:00 Session 5 – continued | |
14:00–14:30 |
Plan for capacity building activities at regional and national level Ms Le Thi Thu Huong, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
14:30–15:00 | Presentation of CAREC on activity plan for Central Asia (as SRN of APAN) CAREC |
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
15:30–17:00 |
Open discussion on work plan for coming years All participants |
17:00–17:30 |
Wrap up the work plan APAN and AKP |
Day 3 – Friday, 30 September 2011 | |
09:00–10:30 Session 6 – Presentation of Work Plan | |
09:00–09:45 |
Discussion on future Climate Change Network meeting (date and venue, identify possible regional key meeting and possible back-to-back meeting or/and presenting this project results) All Participants |
09:45–10:15 |
Presentation on Phase-II Work Plan (Summary) Mitigation Team |
10:15–10:30 |
Discussion on Work Plan All Participants |
10:30–11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00–13:00 Session 6 – continued | |
11:00–11:30 |
Presentation and Discussion on APAN/AKP Activity Plan in Central Asia (Summary) Adaptation Team (APAN/AKP) |
11:30–12:15 |
Mitigation-Adaptation Interaction Session Mr Mozaharul Alam All Participants |
12:15–12:30 |
Finalisation of Work Plan and Endorsement Mr Mozaharul Alam All Participants |
12:30–13:00 |
Closing of the Network Meeting UNEP Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan |
13:00–14:00 | Lunch |
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