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DAY 1: 21 SEPTEMBER 2004
Opening Session
09:00-09:20 Opening Addresses and Keynote Presentations
  • Tentatively proceeded by the Secretariat
  • Welcome address[PDF 40KB]
    by Mr. James Shevlin, Branch Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office , Australia
  • Opening address[PDF 30KB]
    by Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, Deputy Director-General, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
09:20-09:30 Election of the Chairpersons
  • (After the election, the session will be proceeded by the Chairperson)
09:30-10:10 Keynote Speeches
  • Keynote Speech
    by Ms. Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, Manager, Transfer of Technology, Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
  • Keynote Speech
    by Mr. Kohji Iwakami, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
  • Keynote Speech Japan's Climate Change Policy[PDF 265KB]
    by Mr. Osamu Mizuno, Director, Office of International Strategies on Climate Change, MOEJ
10:10-10:30 Discussion
  • Asia-Pacific Seminar generally and the 14 th Seminar specifically, focusing on what participants see as the most important aspects of the seminar and what they hope to get out of it
10:30-10:50 Coffee Break
Session I
Updates on Efforts to Address Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific
10:50-12:00 Introduction by the Chair of the Session
Presentations
12:00-12:45 Discussion
  • Experiences of Asia-Pacific countries in implementing climate change activities
12:45-13:45 Lunch
Session II
Lessons Learned on Approaches to Climate Change Capacity Building in the Asia-Pacific Region
13:45-13:50 Introduction by the Chair of the Session
13:50-14:35 Presentations
14:35-15:00 Discussion
  • Priority areas for climate change capacity building activities in the Asia-Pacific Region
15:00-15:20 Coffee Break
15:20-16:20 Presentations
16:20-17:00 Discussion
  • Lessons learned on approaches to climate change capacity building in the Asia-Pacific region
18:00-20:00 Cocktail function hosted by the Australian Greenhouse Office
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DAY 2: 22 September 2004
Session III
Two Small Group Discussions to be run concurrently
Small Group Discussion 1: Clean Development Mechanism
Sub session I: Updates of Institutional Development of CDM
09:00-09:10 Introduction by the Chair of the Session
09:10-09:40 Technical Matters
09:40-10:20 Presentations
10:20-10:40 Coffee Break
Sub session II Putting CDM in business mode
10:40-11:40 Presentations
11:40-12:30 Discussion
  • How to drive CDM forward in operational mode in the region
Small Group Discussion 2: Global Environment Facility
09:00-09:20 Introduction by the Chair of the Session
09:20-09:50 Case Studies - Regional Approaches to Climate Change
09:50-10:20 Discussion
  • Opportunities and processes for accessing GEF funding for climate change projects
10:20-10:40 Coffee Break
10:40-11:40 Case Studies - Project Development
11:40-12:30 Discussion
  • Designing effective projects and options for leveraging 3 rd party involvement
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Session IV
International Cooperation for Adaptation Strategies
13:30-13:40 Introduction by the Chair of the session  
13:40-14:25 Presentations
14:25-15:00 Discussion
  • Approaches to adaptation and opportunities for cooperation in the Region
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-16:10 Presentations
16:10-17:00 Discussion
  • Developing national adaptation strategies and options for incorporating adaptation responses into policy making at the national and local levels
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DAY 3: 23 September 2004
Session V
Cooperative approaches to Science And T echnology in Asia-Pacific
09:00-09:05 Introduction by the Chair of the session  
09:05-10:05 Presentations
10:05-10:45 Discussion
  • Opportunities for practical cooperation on technology development and diffusion in the Asia Pacific region including opportunities to benefit from international technology initiatives.
10:45-11:05 Coffee Break
Session VI
Lessons learned for the future - Moving forward on practical climate change cooperation
11:05-11:15 Introduction by the Chair of the session
11:15-12:15 Presentations
Discussion
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:45 Presentations
13:45-14:15 Discussion
15:00-18:00 Excursion to be organized by the AGO
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DAY 4: 24 September 2004
Session VI
Lessons learned for the future-Moving forward on practical climate change cooperation (continued)
09:00-09:10 Key points of the Seminar for the future by the Chairperson
09:10-10:30 Discussion
  • Discussion on lessons learned in climate change responses, and what aspects of existing responses Asia-Pacific countries see as successful and how they envisage moving forward at national, regional and global levels, drawing on outcomes from previous discussions during the seminar.
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Closing session
12:00 Close of the 14 th Asia-Pacific Seminar
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