Southeast Asia Kick-off Meeting

CIFOR Bogor, Indonesia, 29-30 May 2006

The regional kick-off meeting of Tropical Forests and Climate Change Adaptation (TroFCCA) in Southeast Asia was held at CIFOR Headquarters, Bogor, Indonesia on May 29-30, 2006. It served as the first meeting with potential partners and it carried the title "Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change into the development agenda: policy and scientific challenges".

The objectives of the meeting were:

1. to formally initiate the activities of TroFCCA in Indonesia and to present the project to government organizations;
2. to discuss needs, opportunities and challenges in mainstreaming adaptation to climate change into national development policies;
3. to analyze forest fires in the context of adaptation to climate change and climate variability, including methodologies for such purpose;
4. to explore the contribution of TroFCCA to national processes of adaptation to climate change in Indonesia.

Participants collectively identified priority development issues relating to adaptation, forests and climate change, namely, increased risk of forest fires and landslides. Through lively discussions, the meeting also identified existing gaps between science and policy; and indicators of vulnerability and resilience of forest ecosystems and forest dependent communities, specifically linked to forest fires and landslides. Participants also discussed how to synergize mitigation and adaptation to climate change and forest fires.

Following are the documents produced from this event:

1. Report of Kick-off Meeting, containing the agenda for the meeting, a synopsis of presentations and a summary of working group discussions, conclusions and ways forward;

2. Summary of the meeting, containing main points, conclusions and ways forward, for a quick reference;

3. Briefing document and Agenda, containing logistical information about the meeting, including the objectives;

4. Background Documents, to provide background knowledge on issues discussed at the meeting;

   1. Impacts of climate change and vulnerability of forests

   2. Climate change projections for Indonesia

   3. Forest fires and climate change in Indonesia

5. List of participants

6. Meeting pictures

For more information, please contact Heru Santoso at: h.santoso@cgiar.org