TroFCCA Presentations

TroFCCA at Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate, Umeå- Sweden, 25-28 August 2008

TroFCCA has participated at “Conference on Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review of Science, Policies, and Practices” that was held at Umeå- Sweden, 25-28 August 2008. Presentations that cover the biophysical, social, institutional, and economic basis of tropical forest managementin the context of global climate change has been presented in the conference.

TroFCCA’s presentations presented at "Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate" Conference are as follows:

Powerpoint Presentations:

A Conceptual Model for Studying the Effects of Landscape Connectivity on Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change in Central America (Locatelli, B and Imbach, P)

The Future of Forest Fires in Central America Under Climate Change and Socio-Economic Scenarios (Locatelli, B., Imbach, P., Guillermo, M.L. and Palacios, E.)

Burning regimes and Dynamics of the Sudanian Savanna Ecosystems: The Case Study of Katiali, Côte d’Ivoire (Koné, M., Bassett, T.J. and Nkem, J.N.)

Impacts of Climate Change on Hydrological Ecosystem Functions in Mesoamerica (Imbach Pablo, Locatelli, B. and Guillermo, M. L.)

Impacts of Climate Change on Landslides and Using Vegetation as an Adaptation Option to Reduce the Landslide Risk (Santoso, H., Hairiah, K., Tohari A., Soedradjat , G. M., Herawati, H.)

Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in Forest and Natural Resources Management in The Philippines: The Role of Local Governments (Lasco, R., Jaranilla-Sánchez, P., Delifino, R. and Rangasa, M.)

Tropical Forests and Adaptation to Climate Change: The TroFCCA Policy Research Framework on Actors, Decision-Making and Policy Networks (Brockhaus, M., Vignola, R., Santoso, H., Sanchez, P., Siagian, Y. and Lasco, R.)

Using Forest Ecosystem Goods and Services for Climate Change Adaptation inBurkina Faso and Ghana: Policy Gaps and Constraints (Kalame, F. B., Brockhaus, M., Nkem, J., Idinoba, M. and Kanninen, M. )

A Framework for Vulnerability Assessment of Non-Timber Forest Goods for Planning Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in West Africa (Idinoba, M.E., Nkem, J., Kalame, F. and Coulibaly , Y. )

Coping with Climate Change: How Local Communities Use Traditional Knowledge in Rural Ghana (Gyampoh, B. A., Amisah, S. and Idinoba, M.)

The Challenges of Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability Using an Ecosystem Approach (Murdiyarso, D., Santoso, H. and Idinoba, M.)

Tropical Forests, Water and Carbon Sequestration: Exploring the Opportunities to Link Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (Murdiyarso, D., Malmer, A. and Ilstedt, U.)

Poster presentations:

Adaptation of Water Resources in West Africa (Coulibaly, Y. N., Idinoba, M., Verbeeten, E. and Nkem, J)

The conference book of abstracts is available here.
Link to the conference website