Event

A training on, “Practitioner’s and Policy-makers Exchange on Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture” will be held from 30 August to 1 September 2010 at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The objective of this practitioners’ exchange is to share knowledge of practical examples on climate change adaptation in agriculture among participants from seven South and South East Asian countries. This will be done by sharing experiences and lessons from case studies and current research/development projects that focus on increased resilience of agricultural systems to climate change and by exploring country-specific information and resource needs, and by identifying regional knowledge priorities on climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector

This practitioners’ exchange expects to gather participants and resource people from the following countries: Philippines, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh. An equal representation of field practitioners and policy makers from agricultural departments will be invited to attend. Speakers will comprise lecturers from universities/research institutes and UN organizations. Participants will be fully involved in the workshop through presentation of case studies and national/project experience sharing. 

During the training, participants are expected to bring to the workshop presentations outlining the projected impacts of climate change on the agricultural sector of their country. Participants should also be prepared to discuss specific challenges of at least one agriculture project in which they are involved or a challenge in mainstreaming climate change into agriculture plans. This information will be used for presentation and open discussions in plenary and/or in break-out groups exercises.