Download 27 May - Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training

Survey
yes no Was this document useful for you?
   Thank you for your participation!

* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project

Document related concepts

Economics of climate change mitigation wikipedia , lookup

Global warming hiatus wikipedia , lookup

Myron Ebell wikipedia , lookup

Instrumental temperature record wikipedia , lookup

German Climate Action Plan 2050 wikipedia , lookup

Global warming controversy wikipedia , lookup

Soon and Baliunas controversy wikipedia , lookup

2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference wikipedia , lookup

Fred Singer wikipedia , lookup

Michael E. Mann wikipedia , lookup

Climatic Research Unit email controversy wikipedia , lookup

Heaven and Earth (book) wikipedia , lookup

Global warming wikipedia , lookup

ExxonMobil climate change controversy wikipedia , lookup

Climate change feedback wikipedia , lookup

Climatic Research Unit documents wikipedia , lookup

Climate change denial wikipedia , lookup

Politics of global warming wikipedia , lookup

Effects of global warming on human health wikipedia , lookup

Climate sensitivity wikipedia , lookup

Climate change in Australia wikipedia , lookup

Climate resilience wikipedia , lookup

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change wikipedia , lookup

Climate engineering wikipedia , lookup

Climate change in Saskatchewan wikipedia , lookup

General circulation model wikipedia , lookup

Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment wikipedia , lookup

Economics of global warming wikipedia , lookup

Citizens' Climate Lobby wikipedia , lookup

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme wikipedia , lookup

Climate governance wikipedia , lookup

Effects of global warming wikipedia , lookup

Solar radiation management wikipedia , lookup

Climate change in Tuvalu wikipedia , lookup

Attribution of recent climate change wikipedia , lookup

Climate change in the United States wikipedia , lookup

Media coverage of global warming wikipedia , lookup

Climate change and agriculture wikipedia , lookup

Scientific opinion on climate change wikipedia , lookup

Public opinion on global warming wikipedia , lookup

Climate change adaptation wikipedia , lookup

Effects of global warming on humans wikipedia , lookup

IPCC Fourth Assessment Report wikipedia , lookup

Climate change, industry and society wikipedia , lookup

Surveys of scientists' views on climate change wikipedia , lookup

Climate change and poverty wikipedia , lookup

Transcript
Ist Latin American and the Caribbean Regional Workshop
Assessment for Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change
in Multiple Regions and Sectors (AIACC)
Agenda
Tuesday, 27 May 2003
Participants Registration
Session I: Opening
 Dr. Neil Leary, Science Director (AIACC).
 Lic. Ronald Arias, President for Board of Directors (FUNDECOPERACION-GEF) Costa Rica.
 Dr. Ravi Sharma, Climate Change Program Officer, UNEP.
 Lic. Max Campos, Executive Secretary Regional Committee on Hydraulic Resources (CRRH – SICA).
 Dr. Walter Fernández, President Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica and Principal Investigator at
University of Costa Rica.
Workshop objectives and agenda presentation…………………..……………………..… Max Campos
Session II: Science of Climate Change and Understanding of Global and Regional Climate.
Co-Chairs: Carlos Gay and Gustavo Nagy



Observed changes in atmosphere, land and coasts in Latin America and the Caribbean.
…………………………………………………..Vicente Barros, Victor Magaña and Jorge Amador.
AIACC Data, Methods and Synthesis Website……….………………….…….. Cynthia Rosenzweig.
Regional climate outlooks, enhancing adaptation capacity…LA06 Patricia Ramírez/Manuel Jiménez
Session III: Observed Climate Change and Climate Variability
Co-Chairs: Luis Jose Mata and Xianfu Lu








Introduction to climate extreme events and climate change……………………..… Luis José Mata.
Climate extremes and changes in precipitation patterns (1940-2002) in the vicinities of Montevideo,
Uruguay…………………..……………………….….…LA-32……G. Nagy/Lagomarsino/Bidegain
Climate extreme events, analyses of variability…………..………….……..LA-29…Monica Wehbe
Signals of climate change in Central America during last decade...LA-06.....Erick Rivera / G. Mora
Climate variability in the Pampas region-ENSO and other sources..LA-27........Graciela Magrin
Developing a Caribbean climate interactive data base…................……SIS-06..Amar Amarakoon
Observed La Plata River level and wind field change.……..…………….LA-26…Vicente Barros
Agriculture, water and climate variability …….………...……………… LA 29….Monica Wehbe
AIACC Small Group Consultations and Interactions
Wednesday, 28 May 2003
Session IV: Social and Economic Information for Climate Change Projects
Co-Chairs: Claudia Natenzon and Gustavo Sención







Socio economic data ….………………………….……….......................LA29..... Mónica Wehbe
Social Vulnerability Climatic Change and floods…………………..LA26…….Claudia Natenzon
Vulnerability and adaptation information for dengue fever- a socioeconomic scenario
………………………..……………………………………………..…SIS06……Wilma Bailey
Impact of climate variability on Aedes Aegypti indices and dengue cases in the Caribbean region: a
prospective study ……………..……………………………..….........SIS06……David Chadee.
Water capital and water uses in Central America…..…………..…LA06………..Joaquin Chacon
Socio economic data for projection on water uses……………….LA06…….…Jaime Echeverría
Estuarine artisanal fisheries in the Rio La Plata Pajas Blancas ……...…..…LA32…..G. Sencion
Session V: Climate Scenarios
Co-Chairs: Jose Marengo and Vicente Barros.







Climate scenarios for regional applications, selected cases of Latin America…….…..Abel Centella.
Regional climate change scenario supporting activities for studies on detection, impacts, assessments
and mitigation - CPTEC ………………………………………………….…………...José Marengo.
Statistical downscaling…………………..…………………………...SIS06…..…Anthony Chen
Climate baseline scenarios and GCM performance (Rio de la Plata region)……LA32 & LA26 ..Mario
Bidegain .
Precipitation downscalling with SDSM over Rio de la Plata basin...........LA32 ……Mario Bidegain
Hydrodynamic model for La Plata River………….…………….……..…LA26 ……Mariano Re.
Validation of GCMs and the need of a high resolution atmospheric and hydrological model….LA 26
………………………………………………………………………………………....Vicente Barros.
Session V: Climate Scenarios (continued)




Climate change scenarios ……………………..………………LA27 ............Walter Baethgen
Assessment of some GCM features and applications of downscalling in the Central America region
……………………………..………………………………..………..…..LA06….Erick Alfaro
Integrated assessment of social vulnerability to climate variability and change among farmers in Mexico
and Argentina ………………….................................................................. LA29.... Carlos Gay
Short term climatic scenarios …………….............................................................Rafael Terra.
Session VI: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
Co-Chairs: Cynthia Rosenzweig and Anthony Chen

Impacts and vulnerability to climatic and non climatic conditions, and the ecosystem adaptation
response. Development of a highly aggregated index of trophic state....LA32……Gustavo Nagy.
Thursday, 29 May 2003
Session VI: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (continued)






Impacts, vulnerability and adaptation of the agriculture/livestock sector to climate change, results from
the Crop/pasture model………………………………………………….…LA27…Maria I. Travasso.
Impacts of global change to coastal areas: coastal vulnerability …………………..LA26…R.Kokot.
Epidemiological patterns of dengue under climate change .... ………..… SIS06 ..Amar Amarakoon
Changes in runoff under climate change and variability in El Salvador present tendencies
…………………………………………………………………………………...LA06 Deisy Lopez.
Economic implications of hydrometeorological events in Costa Rica 1996 2001 LA06….Edwin Vega
and Luis Gamez
Climate change impacts on agriculture and water and its relationship with commercial farming
………………………….…………………………………………………….…LA29 Monica Wehbe
Session VII: Adaptive Capacity
Co-Chairs: Freddy Picado and Ian Burton






Adaptation capacity, an introduction…………………………………………………..Ian Burton
Strategic framework for adaptation to climate change of water resources in Central America
………………………………..………………………………….…...LA06….Alejandro Jiménez
Establishing applied systems network for building regional adaptation capacity
……………………………………… ………………..………..LA27……….. Walter Baethgen
Pilot project on forecasting climate related dengue……………….…SIS06……Anthony Chen
Framework for adaptation control information system in the Rio de la Plata system: the case for coastal
fisheries and harmful algal blooms.…………………………….…….LA32…..Walter Norbis
Changes in politics for the agriculture sector and its relationship with climate adaptation capacity
…………………………………………………………………………………LA29 Monica Wehbe
Session VIII: AIACC: Links with National Communication, Synthesis and 2nd phase
Co-Chairs: Neil Leary and Agustin Giménez




Linking of AIACC to National communications………………………………...Martha Perdomo
Summary and synthesis for AIACC……………………….………………………..Sara Beresford
AIACC Database: tool for synthesis and communication………………..…..Cynthia Rosenzweig
A second phase for AIACC ?……………….………………………………………….Neil Leary
AIACC Small Group Consultations and Interactions
Friday, 30 May 2003
(At University of Costa Rica)
Session IX: Climate Change Agenda in Latin America and Caribbean
Co-Chairs: Max Campos and Neil Leary






Welcome and Introduction: The role of International Organization in the Climate Change Agenda of
Latin America.
Inter American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI)………………..……...Walter Fernández
IUCN Global coalition for adaptation to climate change….……………………… Rocío Córdoba
CATHALAC-UNDP Adaptation initiative for Central America, Cuba and México….Emilio Sempris.
Global Water Partnership Associated Program on Climate Change…………………Liliana Arrieta.
Desertification Convention, the Global Mechanism…………………………………Oscar Lucke.
Session X: Closing Session
Co-Chairs: Max Campos and Walter Fernández
Neil Leary, Science Director of AIACC.
Walter Fernandez, President Academy of Sciences of Costa Rica and University of Costa Rica.
Gabriel Macaya, Head of University of Costa Rica.
Max Campos, Executive Secretary Regional Committee on Hydraulic Resources (CRRH – SICA).