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APN Liaison Officer Report for Southeast Asia
• Overview of work carried out on behalf of the APN:
IGM/10/10
SPG/10/10
1. During 2004/2005, the Liaison Officer (hereinafter referred to as LO) submitted a
total of 17 reports in all 4 issues of the APN Newsletter: Vol.10, No.2-4, and
Vol.11, No. 1.
2. The LO attended seven conferences and workshops in the region, on behalf of the
APN. Some of the major workshops and conferences were:
a. CAPaBLE 2003-CB01, in Lao PDR and Thailand; CAPaBLE CRP Theme II,
in Patumthani, Thailand.
b. The Dialogue: Climate-Sustainable Development – Society: Implications
and Response, in Bangkok, Thailand.
c. The ESCAP Subcommittee on Environment and Sustainable Development
First Session, in Bangkok, Thailand.
d. The Second AIACC Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific, in Manila,
Philippines.
• Overview of Regional Activities:
During 2004/2005, there were a number of regional and international activities on
global change organised in the Southeast Asia Region.
1. One of the major activities on climate change impacts and climate variability was
the CAPaBLE CB-01 project on ‘Building Capacity of Mekong River Countries to
Assess Impacts from Climate Change - Case Study Approach on Assessment of
Community Vulnerability and Adaptation to Impact of Climate Change on Water
Resources and Food Production,’ which was jointly funded by the APN and the
AIACC. The objective of this project was to study the regional climate scenarios
and impacts of climate change of food products and water resources. Workshops
and training sessions on theoretical foundations and computer models and
techniques were organised with the objective to build human resources capacity
in Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam, as well as to develop networks at local,
national, and regional levels. Following the workshops, research studies were
carried out in four selected pilot sites within the lower Mae Kong catchments,
comprising the three countries. The project was concluded during the regional
synthesis workshops, which delivered impressive results on capacity building and
collaboration networks of scientific communities, within the region. Additionally,
public awareness was raised through public media in Lao PDR and Thailand; with
emphasis on the importance of climate change to the livelihood and socialeconomic
development of countries in the region.
2. Besides this integrated comprehensive regional program, there were other
activities such as:
a. The 5th APN workshop on indices and indications for monitoring trends
in climate extremes in Melbourne, Australia.
b. The CAPaBLE CRP Theme II workshop on integrated assessment
models for developing countries: assessing sustainable development of
greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities in Patumthani, Thailand
c. The 2nd AIACC regional workshop for Asia and the Pacific in Manila,
Philippines Dialogue: climate-sustainable development-society:
implications and response in Bangkok, Thailand.
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