        REGISTER NOW FOR SYMPOSIUM WEBINARS — SPACE IS LIMITED INSTRUCTIONS: Registration is set up per session; please sign-up soon for each session you are interested to tune-into the webinar. Click the hyperlink below each session description, "TO REGISTER CLICK HERE" to guarantee your spot in online participation at the USAID Advancing Climate-Resilient Development Symposium. Monday, March 16, 2015, Wilson Center Opening Plenary: Advancing Climate-Resilient Development, 9-11:45 a.m. The Advancing Climate-Resilient Development Symposium kick-off event with opening remarks from the Wilson Center’s Roger-Mark De Souza and USAID’s Global Climate Change Coordinator Kit Batten. The Session led by Jonathan Cook and John Furlow from USAID will provide an overview of the symposium and introduction of the Climate Resilient Development Framework and associated USAID activities. o Roger-Mark De Souza, Wilson Center (opening remarks and moderator) o Kit Batten, USAID (opening plenary) o Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) Speakers: o Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation o Jonathan Cook, USAID o John Furlow, USAID o Peter Schultz, ICF International > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Lessons Learned from the Climate-Resilient Development Framework Part I and II, 1:30-4:30 p.m. A closer look at the Climate-Resilient Development Framework and several sector-specific annexes. Lessons learned from applying the CRD Framework in national and local adaptation planning, implementation through small grants as well as various other pilot activities around the world will be shared. o Jenny Frankel-Reed, USAID (moderator) o Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) Speakers: o Mary Ackley, USAID o Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation o Jonathan Cook, USAID o Michael Cote, Engility Corporation o Charlotte Mack, ICF International o Joanne Potter, ICF International o Joel Smith, Stratus Consulting o Jason Vogel, Stratus Consulting > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Tuesday, March 17, 2015 Lessons Learned from the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (Cosmos Club), 3-5 p.m. An in-depth look at the High Mountains Adaptation Partnership including work on local adaptation planning in Nepal and Peru as well as planning for glacial lake outburst floods. Session will include short field expedition videos and presentations from two climber-scientist grantees. o John Furlow, USAID (moderator) Speakers: o Alton Byers, The Mountain Institute o Jonathan Cook, USAID o Ulyana Horodyskyj, University of Colorado o Greg Leonard, University of Arizona o Cesar Portocarrero, The Mountain Institute > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Wednesday, March 18, 2015, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Urban Day: Adaptation Planning in Developing Cities, 9-10:30 a.m. Lessons learned from speakers at USAID, the Urban Institute, and MASS Design Group on implementing urban adaptation projects. Charles Cadwell, Urban Institute, will give opening remarks and moderate Urban Day. o Charles Cadwell, The Urban Institute (opening remarks and moderator) Speakers: o Sierra Bainbridge, MASS Design Group o Maria Sofia Dunin-Borkowski, Independent Consultant o Joanne Potter, ICF International o Peter Schultz, ICF International > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Applying Technical Research and Tools in Developing Cities, 10:30-12 p.m. A closer look at the various tools and approaches used in urban adaptation planning, including lessons learned from the CCRD Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services program and application of the Climate IMPACTs-Decision Support Tool in Vietnam. o Charles Cadwell, The Urban Institute (moderator) Speakers: o Luu Duc-Cuong, Viet Nam Institute for Urban-Rural Planning o Andrea Martin, Cascadia Consulting Group o Joanne Potter, ICF International o Ammar Malik, Urban Institute > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Adaptation Community Meeting – Mainstreaming the CRD Framework into Development Planning in Macedonia, 12-1:30 p.m. Mainstreaming Climate into Development Planning in Macedonia: As part of a series of monthly adaptation community meetings, representatives from Milieukontakt Macedonia will present on their work integrating climate change adaptation into municipal sustainable development strategies in the Balkans. o John Furlow, USAID (moderator) Speakers: o Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation o Aleksandar Karaev, Milieukontakt Macedonia o Vladimir Ognjanovski, Milieukontakt Macedonia o Igor Slavkoski, Milieukontakt Macedonia > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Thursday, March 19, 2015, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Leadership Perspectives of Climate Services, 9-10:30 a.m. An overview of activities under the CCRD project that support climate services, including the development of the Climate Services Partnership and various capacity building initiatives for meteorological agencies around the world. The session will also look at other USAID efforts around climate services including a presentation of the SERVIR project, a joint venture between NASA and USAID, led by USAID’s Jenny Frankel-Reed as well as IRAP, a joint project between USAID, NOAA, Columbia University, and the University of Arizona. o Walter Baethgen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (opening keynote and moderator) o Jim Buizer, University of Arizona (rapporteur) Speakers: o Glenroy Brown, Jamaica Meteorological Service o Jenny Frankel-Reed, USAID o Lisa Goddard, International Research Institute for Climate and Society o Steve Zebiak, International Research Institute for Climate and Society > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Technical and Economic Assessments of Climate Services, 10:45-12:15 p.m. An in-depth look at a number of technical assessments supported by CCRD around climate services. Presentations including lessons learned from assessments in Mali and Senegal, mid-level climate services assessments, and the economic valuation of climate services. o Walter Baethgen, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (moderator) o Jim Buizer, University of Arizona (rapporteur) Speakers: o Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation o Edward Carr, University of South Carolina o Sheila Onzere, University of South Carolina o Cathy Vaughan, International Research Institute for Climate and Society > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE Report: A Look Back at the Week – Advancing Climate-Resilient Development, 12:15-1:45 p.m. A summary of the Advancing Climate-Resilient Development Symposium including presentation of key takeaways and discussion from the week’s various rapporteurs. o Lawrence Buja, National Center for Atmospheric Research (lead rapporteur) > TO REGISTER CLICK HERE New Directions for USAID on Climate Change Adaptation, 2-3:30 p.m. A look ahead at some of USAID's newer activities related to climate change adaptation including a presentation on the USAID ATLAS project by Andre Mershon (USAID), responses to the Executive Order on Climate-Resilient International Development by Becky Chacko (USAID), a new Public-Private Partnership on Climate Data and Information, and a knowledge management portal by Amy Daniels (USAID). Speakers: o Glen Anderson, Engility Corporation o Kit Batten, USAID o Becky Chacko, USAID o Jonathan Cook, USAID o Amy Daniels, USAID o John Furlow, USAID o Fabien Laurier, Office of Science and Technology Policy (TBC)
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