TroFCCA News
Linking Climate Change Adaptation, Tropical Forests and Biodiversity
Poznan - Poland, 1-12 December 2008
The aim of the side event is to highlight the role of tropical forests for climate change adaptation including the co-benefits and lessons learned as they relate to managing forests and biodiversity. There will be contributions from activities that provide examples of the multiple ways forests serve for adaptation to climate impacts. To achieve this, we propose to use the 'speakers' corner approach to encourage interactive learning and personal networking. Posters will be used in this process. This will be followed by a general discussion whereby questions will be directed to each presenter to analyze the poster in more detail.
Contact:
Thomas E. Downing,
Tahia Devisscher,
Johnson Nkem
Regional Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation in West Africa
East Legon Accra, Ghana, November 18-20, 2008
The workshop will cover topics on the following:
- Knowledge on Climate change in Africa
- Regional climate Scenarios for impact assessment
- Adaptation of forest management practices in West Africa
- Using forest goods and services for adaptation to climate change
- Tools and methods for climate change assessment
- Forest, policies, institutions and governance for climate change adaptation
Linking Climate Change Adaptation, Tropical Forests and Biodiversity
Poznan - Poland, 1-12 December 2008
The aim of the side event is to highlight the role of tropical forests for climate change adaptation including the co-benefits and lessons learned as they relate to managing forests and biodiversity. There will be contributions from activities that provide examples of the multiple ways forests serve for adaptation to climate impacts. To achieve this, we propose to use the 'speakers' corner approach to encourage interactive learning and personal networking. Posters will be used in this process. This will be followed by a general discussion whereby questions will be directed to each presenter to analyze the poster in more detail.
Contact:
Thomas E. Downing,
Tahia Devisscher,
Johnson Nkem
Regional Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation in West Africa
East Legon Accra, Ghana, November 18-20, 2008
The workshop will cover topics on the following:
- Knowledge on Climate change in Africa
- Regional climate Scenarios for impact assessment
- Adaptation of forest management practices in West Africa
- Using forest goods and services for adaptation to climate change
- Tools and methods for climate change assessment
- Forest, policies, institutions and governance for climate change adaptation
International Workshop on "Adaptation to climate change: the role of ecosystem services"
CATIE-Turrialba-Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2008
The workshop are organized for having a view of the state the art in the different aspects involved in the design of adaptation strategies to climate change; sharing experiences from the Latin American region; and building up the basis for a research network on the role of ecosystem services for adaptation to climate change.
TroFCCA at Conference on Sustainable Forest Management in Africa
Stellenbosch, South Africa, 3 – 7 November 2008
In a continuous process of mainstreaming climate change into forest management practices, TroFCCA has successfully included a session on "Forests and climate Change Response – Can we balance adaptation and mitigation in Climate Change Response Programmes?".
TroFCCA at Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate
Umeå- Sweden, 25-28 August 2008
TroFCCA & CIFOR has organized a ½ to 1 day session on “Tropical Forest management and Climate Change Adaptation” in the context of the upcoming IUFRO-FAO-SLU Conference entitled Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review of Science, Policies, and Practices. We will include papers that cover the biophysical/silvicultural, social, institutional, and economic basis of tropical forest management (natural and planted stands) in the context of global climate change. more
TroFCCA at Asia-Pacific Forestry Week, Hanoi- Vietnam, 21-26 April 2008.
In collaboration with FAO, TroFCCA & CIFOR will hold a session on Forests and Climate Change in the Forestry Week. Topics that will be discussed are including climate change Mitigation and Adaptation, Emerging opportunities such as voluntary carbon markets and Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, etc. Read more about Forestry Week
2008 Graduate Research Fellowship Awards
TroFCCA–West Africa is seeking applications from interested candidates for graduate research fellowship awards (12 months for M.Sc.) for the academic year 2007-2008 for vulnerability assessment of climate change impacts on selected forest ecosystem sectors. more.
Bourses de recherche 2008
TroFCCA- Afrique de l’Ouest est en train de chercher des candidatures de personnes intéressées pour une bourse de recherche diplômante (12 mois pour le M. sc.) pour l’année académique 2007-2008 pour l’évaluation de la vulnérabilité des impacts aux changements climatiques sur les secteurs sélectionnés de l’écosystème forestier. Plus de détails ».
Research Scholarship: A call for Proposal
CIFOR's TroFCCA Southeast Asia Project invites applications / proposals for research scholarship in the area of climate change adaptation. The research will have to be in Indonesia.
More information available more >
The twenty-fourth session of the SBSTA took place in Bonn,
during the first two weeks of May 2006. Parties, under the AWG agreed to engage into negotiations for a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. However, Parties could not agree on the implementation of the adaptation workprogramme of action. More information here ».
TroFCCA's first year activities
Activities and objectives for the first year of TroFCCA have been succesfully accomplished. A summary of activities and regional reports is available in TroFCCA's first annual report, available here.
CIFOR is looking for an Associate Professional Officer
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is looking for an Associate Professional Officer (APO) to work on CIFOR research. The position is specifically to develop policy relevant research on adaptation in Burkina faso, Mali and Ghana.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINES FOR APPLICATION HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 12 FOR DUTCH AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY CANDIDATES RESIDING IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND MAY 19 FOR OTHER CANDIDATES.
More information here ».
Graduate Research Fellowhips for West Africa
TroFCCA-WA is offering PhD and Master fellowships to undertake some of its research activities in Burkina Faso, Mali and Ghana. More information available here.
UNFCCC launches programme of work on adaptation
The eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC launched the five-year programme of work on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, which has the objective of assisting Parties to understand and plan adaptation.
The Kick Off meeting of the Central American chapter of TroFCCA
took place in Turrialba in April 2006. Participants recommended TroFCCA to engage in the assessment of water and energy issues.
More information here.