       Symposium Overview Venue: The Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW (Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle) (9-11:45 a.m.) Opening Plenary – Advancing Climate-Resilient Development Roger-Mark De Souza, Wilson Center (opening remarks and moderator) Kit Batten, USAID (opening plenary) Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) Speakers: Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation Peter Schultz, ICF International John Furlow, USAID (Noon-1:15 p.m.) Interactive Lunch Keynote Pablo Suarez, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre (1:30-4:30 p.m.) Panels – Lessons Learned from the Climate-Resilient Development Framework and its Annexes I and II Jenny Frankel-Reed, USAID (moderator) Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) Speakers: Mary A. Ackley, USAID Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute Edward R. Carr, University of South Carolina Jonathan Cook, USAID Michael Cote, Engility Corporation Charlotte Mack, ICF International Joanne Potter, ICF International Joel Smith, Stratus Consulting Jason Vogel, Stratus Consulting (4:30 p.m.) Reception – Celebrating Four Years of the Climate-Resilient Development Project Rolf Anderson, USAID (opening remarks) Tuesday, March 17, 2015 AM Venue: U.S. Department of State, 320 21st Street NW (Nearest Metro: Foggy Bottom GWU) IMPORTANT NOTE: Identification required for all upon checking in. Anyone who is not a U.S. Government employee, must go through security at the visitor's entrance, where a badge will be provided at the front desk. All non-USG participants must be escorted by a State Department employee throughout the entire event; there will be assigned escorts available for this Symposium session. PM Venue: Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Nearest Metro: Dupont Circle) (9-10:30 a.m.) The Adaptation Partnership: A Model for Sustainable Program Design Christina Chan, U.S. Department of State (opening remarks and rapporteur) John Furlow, USAID (moderator) Speakers: Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute Alex Guerra Noriega, Climate Change Research Institute, Guatemala Joyce-Lynn Njinga, Engility Corporation Joanne Potter, ICF International Peter Schultz, ICF International Stephen Zebiak, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (3-5 p.m.) Lessons Learned from the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP) John Furlow, USAID (moderator) Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) Speakers: Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute Jonathan Cook, USAID Ulyana Horodyskyj, University of Colorado Gregory Leonard, University of Arizona Cesar Portocarrero, The Mountain Institute Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Venue: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Nearest Metro: Dupont Circle) (9-10:30 a.m.) Panel – Urban Day: Adaptation Planning in Developing Cities John Furlow, USAID (opening remarks) Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation (opening remarks) Charles Cadwell, The Urban Institute (opening remarks and moderator) Heather McGray, World Resources Institute (lead rapporteur) Speakers: Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design Group Monica Bansal, USAID Maria Sofia Dunin-Borkowski, Independent Consultant Joanne Potter, ICF International (10:30-Noon) Panel – Urban Day: Applying Technical Research and Tools in Developing Cities Charles Cadwell, The Urban Institute (moderator) Heather McGray, World Resources Institute (lead rapporteur) Speakers: Luu Duc Cuong, Viet Nam Institute for Urban-Rural Planning Ammar Malik, Urban Institute Andrea Martin, Cascadia Consulting Group Joanne Potter, ICF International (Noon-1:30 p.m.) Panel and Lunch – USAID Adaptation Community Meeting – Mainstreaming the CRD Framework into Development Planning in Macedonia John Furlow, USAID (opening remarks) Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation (moderator) Speakers: Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation Aleksandar Karaev, Milieukontakt Macedonia Vladimir Ognjanovski, Milieukontakt Macedonia Igor Slavkoski, Milieukontakt Macedonia (1:30-2:30 p.m.) USAID Demo Session – Institutional Capacity Assessment Speakers: Rebecca Nicodemus, USAID Kathryn Stratos, USAID Thursday, March 19, 2015 Venue: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW (Nearest Metro: Dupont Circle) (9-10:30 a.m.) Panel – Leadership Perspectives of Climate Services Walter Baethgen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (opening keynote and moderator) James Buizer, University of Arizona (rapporteur) Speakers: Glenroy Brown, Jamaica Meteorological Service Jenny Frankel-Reed, USAID Lisa Goddard, International Research Institute for Climate and Society Stephen Zebiak, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.) Panel – Technical and Economic Assessments of Climate Services Walter Baethgen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (moderator) James Buizer, University of Arizona (rapporteur) Speakers: Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation Edward Carr, University of South Carolina Sheila Onzere, University of South Carolina Catherine Vaughan, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (12:15-1:45 p.m.) Rapporteur’s Report and Lunch – A Look Back at the Week – Advancing Climate-Resilient Development Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) (2-3:30 p.m.) Panel – New Directions for USAID on Climate Change Adaptation Speakers: Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation Becky Chacko, USAID Jonathan Cook, USAID Amy Daniels, USAID Rick Driggers, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy John Furlow, USAID Fabien Laurier, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy André Mershon, USAID |
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