Training on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 27 to 29 June 2016 New Delhi, India Representatives from South Asian countries attended the training that offered insights on climate change risks and approaches to climate risk management in sector planning and investment. Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, the three-day training involved presentations, case studies, and interactive sessions that aimed to enhance the knowledge and capacity of participants. The learning event also provided an opportunity for the participants to share their experiences in addressing climate risks in development planning and investment projects. Close to 100 participants from South Asian countries attended the training. Program and Learning Materials 27 June 2016 28 June 2016 29 June 2016 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Welcome Remarks M. Teresa Kho Welcome Remarks Preety Bhandari Welcome Remarks Puja Sawhey Session 1 - Climate Change Risk Management in South Asia and in ADB Climate Risk Management in Planning and Investment Projects: Overall Approach Climate variability and change are a threat to development goals. But when climate risks are managed, the intended outcomes of strategies, policies,… Cinzia Losenno Session 1 - Climate Change Risk Management in South Asia and in ADB Climate Change Risk Management Approach Adopted by TA 7984-NEP Learn how the climate change management framework helps reduce risks of infrastructure damage or loss from climate change and extreme events in Nepal… Pramila Adhikari Session 2 - Climate Change Data and Projections: Scientific Foundation Climate Science, Data, and Projections Today and tomorrow’s climate is not as it used to be. The world will continue to warm, and more than what has been observed despite several… Richard Jones Session 2 - Climate Change Data and Projections: Scientific Foundation Climate Scenarios for South Asia Today and tomorrow’s climate is not as it used to be. The world will continue to warm, and more than what has been observed despite several… J. Sanjay Session 2 - Climate Change Data and Projections: Scientific Foundation Understanding and Managing Uncertainties What is the relevance of managing uncertainties on climate change risk reduction? This presentation describes the main sources of uncertainty in… Joseph Daron Session 3 - Implication of Climate Change and Impact Assessment: Key Considerations Climate Change and Hydrology Countries in South Asia are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Some of the threats that hound South Asia include water shortages, increased… Richard Jones Session 3 - Implication of Climate Change and Impact Assessment: Key Considerations Impact of Climate Change on Glacier Dependent Himalayan River Basins How does climate change affect the Himalayan region? Aside from the apparent increasing temperature, Himalayan region has been experiencing… Santosh Nepal Session 3 - Implication of Climate Change and Impact Assessment: Key Considerations Climate Change, Sea Level, Islands, and Coastal Areas Warming raises averages sea levels from the oceans expanding as they warm and melting of land-ice. This has caused typhoons to become more extreme… Richard Jones Session 3 - Implication of Climate Change and Impact Assessment: Key Considerations Impacts of Climate Change on Economic Sectors in South Asia Many economic sectors are dependent on or sensitive to weather and climate. Extreme weather events that bring multiple hazards have serious economic… Richard Jones Session 3 - Implication of Climate Change and Impact Assessment: Key Considerations Economic Impacts of Climate Change in South Asia Integrated assessment models can be used to assess the economic impacts of climate change. While each has its own limitation, these models can help… Benoit Laplante Session 4 - Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning Vulnerability Assessments: A Review Integrated assessment models can be used to assess the economic impacts of climate change. While each has its own limitation, these models can help… Suruchi Bhadwal Session 4 - Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning Adaptation Planning: Options, Technologies, and Technical Feasibility Adaptation options selected for implementation in a project must be scientifically sound, socially beneficial, and economically viable. In… Charles Rodgers Session 4 - Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Planning Adaptation Assessment: Economic Analysis There is no need to come up with a new type of economic analysis to determine the impacts of climate change. However, there might be a need to use… Benoit Laplante Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 5 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Action Synthesis of Day 1 Session 5 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Action Case Study on Agriculture in South Asia Upasna Sharma Session 5 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Action Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment: The Case of Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project What are climate change-relate risks that could significantly affect essential infratructure systems? This presentation looks into the climate… Benoit Laplante Session 5 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Action Case Study on Urban Coastal Infrastructure: Bangladesh Coastal Cities Improvement Project What are climate change-relate risks that could significantly affect essential infratructure systems? This presentation looks into the climate… Charles Rodgers Session 5 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in Action Climate Change Risk Assessment and Adaptation: Bhutan Case Study Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is… Pema Norbu Session 6 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment: Experiences and Lessons Learned Case Study from India Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is… Jyoti Parikh Session 6 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment: Experiences and Lessons Learned Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment at the National Level Bhutan plans to build its second east-west highway to improve trade and rural connectivity in the southern part of the country. This highway is… Ajay Dixit Session 6 - Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment: Experiences and Lessons Learned Community-Level Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in the Pyanj River Basin Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities… Cinzia Losenno Session 7 - Interactive Session: Decision-Making Under Uncertainty Reflections and Lessons Learned Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities… Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Session 8 - Climate Change and Disaster Management Disaster Risk Management in India Santosh Kumar Session 8 - Climate Change and Disaster Management Disaster Risk Management Managing the Impacts of Extreme Weather and Climate Events Maximum impacts of disasters are largely felt by the poorest members of society. Given this, interventions are needed that would bring in development… Arghya Sinha Roy Session 8 - Climate Change and Disaster Management Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in… Charles Rodgers Session 8 - Climate Change and Disaster Management Ecosystem Based Adaptation in Urban Settings Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in… Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio Session 9 - Climate Change Financing: Where, What Type, and How? Updates on the Green Climate Fund and Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in… Preety Bhandari Session 9 - Climate Change Financing: Where, What Type, and How? Maldives on Green Climate Fund Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in… Hamdhoon Mohamed Session 10 - Building Resilience in South Asia: Next Steps and Closing Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in… Charles Rodgers Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Rexel Abrigo ADB Organizer/s Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster Partner Organization/s Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, UK Met Office Topics Climate Change Disaster Risk Management Capacity Development