Download Coastal Resources Training – Provisional Agenda

Coastal Resources Training – Provisional Agenda
Training Workshop on Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for the Latin America and Caribbean region
Thursday, 12 July 2012
Venue: Jolly Beach Hotel, Antigua
Schedule/time
No
Session
Activity
Time
09:00-10:30
1
Overview of drivers and
potential impacts of
climate change on coastal
zone
1.1 Welcome/Aloha
9:00-9:15
1.2 Reflect on priority
themes
1.3 Presentation
Overview of drivers, and
potential impacts
1.4 Q & A
(small group reflection)
2.1 Presentation
Overview of
methodological approach
to assess impacts of
coastal climate change
2.2 Q & A
2.3 Presentation
Operational
methodology-ENSO-sensitive (Small
Island) CASE STUDY
10:30-10:45
10:45-12:30
2
COFFEE BREAK
Methods, tools and data
requirements covering an
overview on coastal zone
integrated assessment
methods and models
Worksheet/
Software
Focus question
9:15-9:30
Worksheet 1.2
What is your priority?
9:30-10:15
PowerPoint
What are the key climate
change impact drivers on
the coastal zone?
10:15-10:30
Worksheet 1.4
10:45-11:10
PowerPoint
What are the methods,
tools, and data available
for impact assessments?
What are the impacts of
ENSO on sea level?
11:10-11:15
11:15-12:00
PowerPoint
What are the experiences
of short-to-medium range
operational schemes for
ENSO-sensitive coastal
zones?
on seasonal sea level
variability and change
2.4 Q and A
2.5 Reflect on priority
themes
12:30-14:00
14:00-15:30
15:30-15:45
15:45-18:00
3
4
LUNCH
Methods, tools and data
requirements:
hands-on exercise
COFEE BREAK
Adaptation planning in
the coastal Sector
12:00-12:10
12:10-12:30
Worksheet 2.5
14:00-14:15
PowerPoint
3.2 Group exercise on
14:15-15:15
(i) El Niño/La Niña years,
(ii) low/high sea level
years, and
(iii) SST/wind features
3.3 Feedback on ENSO15:15-15:30
based schemes for
adaptation planning
Computer/
Web-based
applications
(Local Sealevel data)
Group
discussion
Sea-level variability on
month-to-seasonal time
scales!
How ENSO is related to
local variability!
4.1 Presentation
Adaptation option -Forecasts, warning, and
response opportunities:
CASE STUDY (Small
Island)
4.2 Q and A small group
reflection
4.3 Group exercise in
adaptation planning
15:45-16:15
PowerPoint
What are the adaptation
options to the overall
planning in climate
sensitive coastal zone?
How can ENSO-based
option contribute!
16:15-16:30
Worksheet 4.2
16:30-17:15
Group
discussion
4.4 Feedback
4.5 Final Q and A
17:15-17:45
17:45-18:00
3.1 Introduction to group
exercise
What kind of operational
scheme is potentially
helpful for national
communication?
How can adaptation
options be chosen using
this case study example?