The Regional Climate Weeks 2021 will set the stage for regional stakeholders to contribute to COP26. The events will explore climate challenges and opportunities and showcase solutions. Side events will enable grassroots exchange of knowledge and best practices on the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Global Climate Action.
Agenda
Utilizing forest functions for mitigating and adpating to climate change
Led by REDD-plus and Forest-DRR Research and Development Centre.
This side event will explore the potentials of forests for mitigating and adpating to climate change in the tropic. The event will incude six presentations on REDD+ and Forest-based Disater Risk Reduction, followed by an interactive panel discussion.
Opening remarks
Seeking synergies between REDD-plus and F-DRR
Dr. Takeshi Toma (FFPRI)
Presentation
- Japanese forest technologies for disaster risk reduction in developing countries
Dr. Wataru Murakami, Dr. Takashi Okamoto and Dr. Takahisa Furuichi (FFPRI) - Halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation: legal and sustainable supply chains
Dr. MA Hwan-Ok (ITTO) - Climate change and forest-related issues with special reference to the gender and finance-related studies in CIFOR
Dr. Houria Djoudi (CIFOR) - Forest-based mitigation and adaptation in the Philippines
Dr. Rodel D. Lasco (ICRAF/ OML Center) - Forest based mitigation and adaptation in Vietnam
Dr. Vu Tan Phuong (Vietnam Academy of Forest Sciences) - Forests for community well-being as an approach for climate change mitigation and adaptation
Dr. Makino Yamanoshita and Dr. Hideyuki Kubo (IGES)
Discussion
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Asia Pacific Climate Week 2021 is hosted by:
In collaboration with global partners:
And regional partners:
