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DAY 1: 11 SEPTEMBER 2005

Opening Session
10:00-10:40	Opening Remarks Tentatively proceeded by the Secretariat Welcome address by Mr . Toshiro KOJIMA, Vice-Minister for Global Environment Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
	Keynote Address Montreal 2005: Key Issues on the road to SB23, COP-11 & COP/MOP-1[PDF 74KB] by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat
	Election of Chairpersons
	General Guidance by the Chairperson Chairperson's Guidance on how to enjoy your event[PDF 231KB] by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
10:40-10:50	Coffee Break
Session 1 Co-benefits of GHG Mitigation Efforts
10:50-11:40	Presentations Co-Benefits: A Personal Thought Starter[PDF 39KB] by Mr. Taka HIRAISHI, Senior Consultant, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation, Energy Efficiency - a case study[PDF 176KB] by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Co-Benefits and U.S. EPA's Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) Program[PDF 527KB] by Mr. Kevin ROSSEEL, US Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Cobenefits Approach to Urban Air Quality Management and GHG reduction in Asian Cities[PDF 753KB] by Mr. Cornelius HUIZENGA, Secretariat for the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
11:40-12:30	Discussion
12:30-14:00	Lunch
Session 2 Clean Development Mechanism
Part I	Operational Mode for CDM, Working for Environment with the Business Sector
14:00-14:50	Presentations Current development of International Institutions[PDF 4.6MB] by Mr. Yuvaraj Dinesh BABU, Head of Climate Change Division, Asia Carbon B.V., Singapore CDM in India Host Country Experience[PDF 396KB] by Ms. Monali RANADE, Consultant, Ministry of Environment and Forest, India CDM Status and Current Issues - Perspective of DOE[PDF 168KB] by Mr. Akira SEKINE, Manager, Sustainability Audit Service, Det Norske Veritas AS, DNV Certification, Japan
14:50-15:30	Discussion
15:30-15:45	Coffee Break
Part II	Enabling Environment for CDM
15:45-16:50	Presentations CDM/JI Supporting Programmes by Government of Japan[PDF 186KB] by Mr. Yasushi NINOMIYA, Environmental Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Japan DNAs and Participants - What will help the realization of CDM projects?[PDF 185KB] by Ms. Mariko FUJIMORI, Manager / Senior Consultant, Global Environment Department, Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd., Japan CDM Capacity Buiding: Lesson Learned from Cambodia[PDF 305KB] by Mr. THY Sum, Chief of Climate Change Office, Cambodia CDM Policy in Thailand[PDF 655KB] by Ms. Prasertsuk CHAMORNMARN, Director, Office of National Environmental Board, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
16:50-17:30	Discussion
18:00-20:00	Reception hosted by Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City

DAY 2: 12 September 2005

Session 3 Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
Part I	Managing Climate Risks
09:10-09:50	Presentations Updates of Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change[PDF 1.6MB] by Prof. Nobuo MIMURA, Professor, Ibaraki Univeristy, Japan Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation , Vulnerability and Assessment[PDF 2.9MB] by Mr. Hiroki HASHIZUME, Director, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Philippine Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Experience[PDF 1.4MB] by Ms. Joyceline GOCO, Head, Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change Secretariat, Philippines
09:50-10:10	Coffee Break
Part II	Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning
10:10-11:35	Presentations Australia's Approach to Adaptation and Lessons Learned[PDF 106KB] by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Mainstreaming Adaptation Concerns in Development: Options and Challenges for the Asia-Pacific[PDF 408KB] by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan Vanuatu's Experience of Mainstreaming Adaptation Issues[PDF 4.3MB] by Mr. Brian PHILIPS, Climate Change Coordinator, Vanuatu National Meteorological Services, Vanuatu Climate Change and India: Adaptation Issues and Concerns: Brief Overview[PDF 128KB] by Ms. Rajasree RAY, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, India
11:35-12:15	Discussion
12:15-14:00	Lunch
14:00-18:00	Study Tour organized by Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City

DAY 3: 13 September 2005

Opening Session
09:00-10:20	Welcome and Opening Remarks Opening Remarks by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Effective Implementation of Art. 6 of the Convention - Message from the Government of Japan[PDF 318KB] by Mr. Osamu MIZUNO, Deputy Director-General, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Communicating Climate Change - What Australia has learned by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Salient Findings of the 15th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change[PDF 1.3MB] by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
10:20-10:40	Coffee Break
Session I Setting the Scene - General Introduction
10:40-10:50	Introductry Remarks by the Chair of the Workshop
10:50-11:30	Presentations Article 6 of UNFCCC & the New Delhi Work Programme - An Overview[PDF 52KB] by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Questionnaire Survey on Article 6 in Asia/Pacific Region[PDF 30KB] by Mr. Michael WILLIAMS, Information Officer, Information Units for Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Session II Panel on Activities and Lessons Learned
Panel A	Public Awareness, communication, public access to information and public participation
11:30-13:00	Presentations Indonesia's Current and Future Programs Relating to Art. 6 of the UNFCCC[PDF 129KB] by Mr. Dadang HILMAN, Head, Division of Adaptation to Climate Change, State Ministry of Environment, Indonesia Climate Change Public Awareness and Communication: The Philippine Experience[PDF 1.7MB] by Ms. Ma. Gerarda Asuncion D. MERILO, Environmental Management Specialist, Environmental Management Bureau-DENR, Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change Secretariat, Philippines Public Awareness on Climate Change in Thailand[PDF 1MB] by Ms. Natarika Vayuparb COOPER, Climate Change Coordinator, ONEP, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand The Experience of Uzbekistan in Implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC[PDF 797KB] by Ms. Gulnara ZUBKOVA, Deputy Chief, Centre of Hydro Meteorological Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan Questions and Answers
13:00-14:30	Lunch
Panel B	Education and training
14:30-16:00	Presentations Awareness and Training need for Integrating Climate Change Issues into Policies and Programme[PDF 1.5MB] by Mr. Md. Nasir UDDIN, Senior Assistant Secretary, Bangladesh Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Adaptation Though Education and Training[PDF 803KB] by Mr. Amjad ABDULLA, Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Maldives The Smiling Universe - UNFCCC Art.6 Education, Training and Public Awareness - Pakistan's Response[PDF 181KB] by Mr. Fida MUHAMMAD, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan Questions and Answers
16:00-16:30	Coffee Break
Session III Pandl on Opportunities for International and Regional Cooperation
16:30-18:00	Presentations Climate Change Public Awareness, Education and Training: Experience from China[PDF 341KB] by Ms. GAO Yun, Vice Director, Climate Change Division, Department of Scientific and Technological Development, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China An Information Network Clearing House for Art. 6 of the Convention[PDF 28KB] by Mr. David PATERSON, Networking Assistant, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Article 6, International Cooperation and UNEP[PDF 616KB] by Mr. Michael WILLIAMS, Information Officer, Information Units for Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Hints for our Art. 6 Related Activities - Lessons Learned from Japan's International Cooperation Activities[PDF 444KB] by Mr. Makoto KATO, Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), Japan
18:00-18:30	Questions and Answers
18:30-18:40	Conclusions of the DAY 3

DAY 4: 14 September 2005

Session IV Working Groups
09:00-09:30	Introduction to the Working Groups
09:30-11:00	Discussion Group A Public Awareness, Communication and Public Participation Group B Education, Training and Access to Information Group C International and Regional Cooperation
11:00-11:20	Coffee Break
11:20-13:00	Discussion
13:00-14:30	Lunch
14:30-16:00	Discussion
16:00-16:20	Coffee Break
16:20-16:40	Special Lecture Target at Audience - A Case Study in Sweden[PDF 877KB] by Prof. Akemi ORI, Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Kanto Gakuin University, Japan
Session V Reports from Working Groups
16:40-18:20	Presentations Group A[PDF 752KB] Group B[PDF 35KB] Group C[PDF 49KB] Discussion
18:20-18:30	Conclusions of the DAY 4

DAY 5: 15 September 2005

Final Session Joint Wrap-up of the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change and the Regional Workshop on the Article 6 of the Convention "Voice from the Asia-Pacific"
09:00-09:10	General Guidance
09:10-09:55	Discussion on the 15th Asia-Pacific Seminar Themes: Co-benefits, CDM and Adaptation
09:55-10:25	Presentation Summary of Discussions and Conclusions: Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention[PDF 257KB] by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat
10:45-11:00	Coffee Break
11:00-11:50	Presentation of the Chairperson's Summary[PDF 95KB] Presentation by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
11:50-12:00	Closing Remarks