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SPG/10/10
Mr. Sakhone Chaleunvong, Vice-Chair of STEA gave the opening address at the
workshop. The following key people on climate change in the region presented and
made comments during the workshop: an IPCC Working Group I vice chair and
Bureau member, Dr. Kansri Boonpragob, an official Representative of Thailand and
representative of the APN national Focal Point, Dr. Asdaporn Krairapanond, the APN
SPG member from Lao PDR, Mr. Chanthanet Boualapha, and, the APN SPG member
from Thailand, Dr. Jariya Boonjawat. Prior to the main workshop, an information
assembly for project team members and the media from Lao PDR and Thailand was
organised. The purpose of this information assembly was to establish community
awareness on the importance of climate change to the livelihood and socialeconomic
development of countries in the region.
Participants of the workshop included 22 scientists from Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet
Nam; they represented over ten government line agencies, national research
institutes, and universities. The participants presented their research findings from
selected sites since the two earlier training workshops on theoretical foundations and
computer modeling applications in the assessment of climate change impacts,
especially on water resources and the agriculture sector. The regional outcomes of
the impacts of future climate change on the two sectors were compiled from pilot
site studies and synthesised by respective focus group leaders, Drs. Anond
Snidvongs and Attachai Jintrawet.
The research outcomes and capacity gained by the scientists that participated in the
CAPaBLE CB-01 were very impressive. Participants and policy-makers from the
workshop are looking forward to Phase 2 of this APN CAPaBLE project which will
cover the human dimensions of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change.
Studies will also include the assessment of human and institutional adaptive capacity
and policy analysis for appropriate strategic development in order to manage the
future impact of climate change as part of the sustainable development process.
9-10 August 2004. CAPaBLE CRP Theme II Workshop on Integrated
Assessment Models for Developing Countries: Assessing Sustainable
Development and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities. Pathumthani,
Thailand
The objective of this CAPaBLE workshop, led by Professor P. R. Shukla of the Indian
Institute of Management, was to make researchers and policy-makers in Asia aware
of the efforts of using Integrated Assessment Models for policy analysis on
sustainable development, in developing countries. Participants of the workshop
included approximately 25 policy-makers and senior technical experts from
Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam,
as well as the United Nations and other international agencies. During the workshop,
there was detailed discussion on the integrated assessment models and their
applications, and on the state-of-the-art environmental innovations and strategies
for sustainable development. Since the topic of greenhouse gas emissions is quite a
sensitive issue among countries in the region, a recommendation was made to
increase communications between the countries concerned. This should not only be
at the national Focal Point level but also with academics, agencies and civil society
as well. To facilitate this, it was proposed that the APN, as a global change research
network, could potentially be a mechanism for such communications.
19 August 2004. Dialogue: Climate—Sustainable Development—Society:
Implications and Response. Bangkok, Thailand
The Dialogue was an event of the 5th Princess Chulabhorn International Science
Congress held during 16-20 August 2004. It was co-hosted by the following
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