Agenda for Stakeholders Consultations

Time

Panelists

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

9:30 – 11:30

Inaugural Session

9:30 – 9:40

Welcome Address

Dr. Lam Dorji

9:40 – 9:55

Setting the Stage

Dr Ashok Abhaygunawardhne

9:55-10.05

Key Note Address (recorded)

Dr. Saleemul Huq

10:05 – 10:30

Chief Guest Address

Dr. Pema Gyamtsho, Hon Minister, MoA&F

10:30 – 10:55

Launching Adaptation and Brief presentation on South Asia Adaptation Cooperation

Prabin Mansingh

10:55 – 11:00

Thanking Note

Sanjay Vashist

Tea Break

11:30 – 13:30

Technical Session 1 – Implementing Ideas with Communities

Chair – Dr. Mozaharul Alam Babu

11:30 – 11:45

Climate Impacts – Himalayan Ecosystem

11:45 – 12:00

Regional Response – Analysis of SAARC Declaration

Tirthankar Mandal

12:00 – 13:00

(15 mins each)

Climate Actions in Himalayas – Case Studies

Nepal: Case study on Himalayan adaptation in Nepal

Bangladesh: Coastal region and impact of Himalayan Glacier Melting

India: Designing community-based adaptation actions – examples from Eastern Himalaya

Dinanath Bhandari, Practical Action

Dr Sayed Ahfizur Rahman

Sangeeta Agarwal, WWF India

13:00 – 13:30

Moderated Discussion

13:30 – 14:30

Lunch

14:30 – 15:30

Technical Session 2 – Policy Initiatives (National and Regional)

Chair – Avanish Kumar

14:30 – 14:50

Options for Regional Cooperation on Energy

K Srinivas / Ashok Abhayagunawardhne

14:50 – 15:10

Sharing Adaptation Experiences from South Asia: Framework for Regional Cooperation

Tanjir Hossian, ActionAid

15:10 – 15:30

Discussions and Conclusion

Tea