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Agenda for the event on forests and climate change

Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
CIFOR-FAO
Hanoi, April 23, 2008, 08.30 -12:00 (Room 313)

Session I: Forests and Climate Change Mitigation

"Reduction of emission from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD): A readiness index for a full implementation", by Dr. Daniel Murdiyarso, CIFOR Environmental Services Programme, Indonesia.

Panelists

Main questions to be addressed:

What are the implications of Bali conference for the forest sector in Southeast Asia?
What are the governance and livelihood issues related to REDD?

By:

Dr. Nguyen Hoang Nghia (Forest Science Institute, Vietnam)
Dr. Nur Masripatin (Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia)
Dr. Markku Kanninen (CIFOR Environmental Services Programme, Indonesia)

Session II: Forests and Climate Change Adaptation

"Vulnerability of forests to Climate Change: Current research in tropical areas", by Dr. Boone Kauffmann, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service.

Panelists

Panelists

Main questions to be addressed:

What are the main climate-related threats to tropical forest in Asia, and their consequences for forest-dependent communities and economic sectors?
What are the policy options for reducing vulnerability?

By:

Dr. Nguyen Van Tai (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam) (tbc)
Dr. Rex Cruz (University of the Philippines, College of Forestry and Natural Resources)
Dr. Allen Solomon (US Forest Service)

Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
CIFOR advances human wellbeing, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to inform policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is one of 15 centres within the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).