Climate Change and Sustainable
Development
An international workshop to strengthen
research and understanding
Co-organized by the:
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India,
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
and
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
7-8 April 2006
New Delhi, India
Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
DAY 1- FRIDAY, 7 APRIL
9:30-10.00
REGISTRATION
OPENING SESSION
10:00-10:05
WELCOME ADDRESS
Dr. R. K. Pachauri
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
10:05-10:15
WELCOME ADDRESS
Mr Kui-Nang Mak, United Nations Department of Economic
& Social Affairs
10:15-10:30
SPECIAL REMARKS
Dr Prodipto Ghosh, Secretary, Ministry of Environment &
Forests, Government of India
VOTE OF THANKS
SESSION 1: KEY ELEMENTS OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE-SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
NEXUS (10:30 AM- 11:30 AM)
Chair: Mr Nitin Desai, Former Under- Secretary- General to the United Nations
KEYNOTE SPEECH 1: THE UNFCCC AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – PROGRESS &
PROSPECTS
Dr. Richard Kinley, Officer-in-charge, UNFCCC Secretariat
KEYNOTE SPEECH 2: UNDERSTANDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE
Dr. R. K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI
KEYNOTE SPEECH 3: CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: SHIFTING
THE P ARADIGM
Mr. Mohammad Reza Salamat, Senior Programme Officer on Sustainable
Development (UNDESA)
11:30-11:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION 2: IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(11:45AM- 13:00 PM)
Chair: Dr. David Warrilow, Head, Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation, DEFRA, UK
OVERVIEW OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
Dr David Warrilow, DEFRA, UK
IMPACTS ON ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY
Dr Pisupati Balakrishna, Global Biodiversity Forum; Mr. Raquibul Amin, IUCN
CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON WATER SUPPLY AND
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Ajaya Dixit, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation
IMPACTS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS – IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES
Dr. Shardul Agrawala, OECD
12:45-13:00
DISCUSSION
13:00-14:00
LUNCH
SESSION 3: CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(14:00PM- 16:30PM)
Chair: Mr. Kui-Nang Mak, Chief, Energy and Transport Branch/DESA
BUILDING ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AND RESILIENCE
Dr. Marcus Moench, ISET
NAPAS – MOVING FROM ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING TO ACTION
Mr. Mozaharul Alam, BCAS
SELECTED REGIONAL CASE STUDY ON ADAPTATION
Dr. Q.K. Ahmad, Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad
SELECTED REGIONAL CASE STUDY ON ADAPTATION
Ms Ulka Kelkar, TERI
15:30-15:45
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
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IMPLICATIONS FOR THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCS) AND SMALL ISLAND
DEVELOPING STATES (SIDS)
Ms. Anastasia Calnick, Director, Pollution Control, Ministry of Land and
Environment- Jamaica
16:00-16:30
DISCUSSION
18:30 ONWARDS
RECEPTION TO BE FOLLOWED BY DINNER
DAY 2- SATURDAY, 8 APRIL
SESSION 4: INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS INTO SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (9:00AM- 11:30AM)
Chair: Mr. Kui-Nang Mak, Chief, Energy and Transport Branch/DESA
DEFINING OPTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PATHS
Dr. Mohan Munasinghe, MIND
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS – COUNTRY/REGIONAL CASE STUDIES
Dr. Chen Ying, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Mr Amit Garg, UNEP- Risoe
PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE & ENERGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Dr. Leena Srivastava, TERI
10:15-10:30
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
10:30-11:30
PANEL DISCUSSION ON ALTERNATIVE MITIGATION STRATEGIES AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
(Dr Ajay Mathur, Senergy Global, Mr. Juergen Lefevere- European Commission; Mr.
Promode Kant, IFS, Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corp., Mr. Edwin Aalders, IETA)
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SESSION 4: INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS INTO SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (11:30AM- 12:30 PM)
Chair: Dr Mohan Munasinghe, MIND
OPTIONS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Mr John Smith- Sreen, USAID
CARBON SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGY – OPTIONS FOR NEAR-TERM ADOPTION
Dr. Pernille Holtedahl, NORAD, Norway
INTEGRATING CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS – COUNTRY/REGIONAL CASE STUDY
Dr Veena Joshi, SDC
DISCUSSION
12:30-14:00
LUNCH
SESSION 5: OPTIONS FOR RESPONSE MEASURES (14:00PM-16:00 PM)
Chair: Ambassador C Dasgupta
AN OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE OF MARKET MECHANISMS
Mr. Juergen Lefevere- European Commission, Mr. Edwin Aalders, IETA
TAKING STOCK OF THE CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
Mr Chaitanya Kalia, Ernst and Young
Sra. Alejandra Lopez, Mexico
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, R&D AND INNOVATION
Dr Harlan Watson, Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative, U.S.
Department of State
DISCUSSION
15:45-16:00
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 6: PANEL DISCUSSION – IDENTIFYING CONCRETE OPTIONS AND
MEASURES FOR ABATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE CONTEXT OF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (16:00- 17:30 PM)
Chair: Dr. R .K. Pachauri, Director General, TERI
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16:00-17:30
THE PANEL DISCUSSION WILL CONSOLIDATE KEY POINTS RAISED IN THE COURSE OF THE
WORKSHOP, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON CONCRETE OPTIONS AND MEASURES.
Mr Mohammad Reza Salamat, UNDESA; Dr. Mohan Munasinghe, MIND; Ambassador C
Dasgupta, TERI
CLOSING
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