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Training Needs Assessment Meeting |
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 As a part of an ongoing project funded by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), for which IGES operates the regional hub with AIT-UNEP RRC.AP, has held a Training Needs Assessment (TNA) Meeting on 31 January 2011 in AIT Campus, Bangkok, Thailand.
The meeting reviewed the current status of training programmes/modules for agriculture sector and designs TNA surveys in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia and Nepal with an aim to mainstream climate change adaptation concerns in the ongoing capacity building programs. Subsequent to this meeting, training modules will be drafted in a module design workshop tentatively planned in June/July 2011 which subsequently will be pilot tested and scaled-up to other countries and sectors in collaboration with various Network partners. The event was participated by project partners from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Mongolia and Nepal; faculty of AIT, and the staff of UNEP-ROAP, AIT-UNEP RRC.AP, USAID, and Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN), and IGES. |
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Key Messages
The following key messages have emerged out of ensued presentations and discussions:
- Climate change adaptation is also an issue of capacity building and hence capacity building of key stakeholders is of paramount importance for promoting climate change adaptation in some of the most vulnerable sectors and countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Awareness generation and capacity building of policy makers is the key since they are crucial to bring change in various government related processes and in the society at large.
- There have already been several initiatives by various international and national agencies for training and capacity building of key stakeholders. Training and capacity building of various government staff and trainers in the region have been facilitated by both formalized systems consisting of induction and on-the job training programs and ad-hoc training programs that are conducted from time to time when resources are available. However, they are too few and in adequate in terms of their design and implementation.
- Discussions have identified the presence of pilot training and capacity needs assessments for adaptation in some of the project countries. However, the nature and details of these training and capacity needs are not yet clear and have to be taken into consideration before making any further interventions in this area.
- Formulation of draft training modules and pilot programs shouldn’t be seen as an end but only as a beginning for creating enabling environment for engagement of different stakeholders. Active and coordinated engagement of national and local governments and other stakeholders is crucial to regularize training and capacity building programs in the Asia-Pacific region.
- The Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network is well placed to play an important role as a facilitator to bring various stakeholders together and to initiate training needs assessment and formulation of draft training modules and pilot training programs for the most vulnerable sectors in the Asia-Pacific region. However, piloting and scaling up of these initiatives require proactive participation of various stakeholders including the support from governments, NGOs, national and local institutions and donor agencies.
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Agenda
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| 09:00-09:30 |
Welcome speech and introduction of participants |
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Dr. Toshinao Okayama, Coordinator of the Regional Hub for Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Network (APAN) |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Overview, background and activities of Asia-Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) |
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Dr. Toshinao Okayama  (404KB) |
| 10:00-10:20 |
Capacity building component of APAN |
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Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist, IGES Bangkok Office - APAN(218KB) |
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| 10:40-11:00 |
Climate change adaptation and SRI@AIT |
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Dr. Abha Mishra, Senior Research Specialist-cum-Affiliated Faculty, Agricultural Systems & Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology(1.6MB) |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Brief presentations by national partners on institutional framework and policy priorities for capacity building in agriculture and allied sectors including climate change adaptation |
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-Bangladesh: Dr. Abul Kalam Azad, Chief Scientific Officer, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
-Cambodia: Dr. Kang Kroesna, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Management, Royal University of Agriculture(2.5MB)
-Lao PDR: Dr. Silinthone Sacklokham, Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Lao
(746KB) |
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| 13:00-13:40 |
Brief presentations by national partners on institutional framework and policy priorities for capacity building in agriculture and allied sectors including climate change adaptation (cont.) |
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-Mongolia: Dr. Erdenetsogt Tumurtogtokh, Director, School of Ecology and Technological Development, Mongolian State University of Agriculture(101KB)(326KB)
-Nepal: Mr. Ram Bhakta Shrestha, Director, Centre for Organization Development, Nepal Administrative Staff College(59KB) |
| 13:40-15:10 |
APN project: Training Needs Assessment (TNA) for Agriculture Sector (purposes, process, guidelines, and introducing questionnaires) |
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Dr. SVRK Prabhakar, Policy Researcher (Adaptation), Natural Resources Management Group, IGES and Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong(744KB) |
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| 15:30-17:00 |
Discussion on overall process, TNA questionnaires, national reports, and guidelines, expectations for 2nd TNA meeting in February 2011, and final outputs |
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Dr. SVRK Prabhakar and Dr. Le Thi Thu Huong |
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Closing address |
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Dr. Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator, United Nations Environment Program - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP-ROAP), Thailand |
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Adaptation Team, IGES Natural Resources Management Group
Tel: +81-46-855-3880 Fax: +81-46-855-3809
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