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Adaptation with a Human Face | Adaptation Futures Pre-Conference Webinar Series

April 29, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Day 2 – 29 April 2020: Adaptation with a Human Face
16:00 – 18:00 IST | 20:30 – 22:30 AEST | 12:30 – 14:30 CET | 06:30 – 08:30 EST | 10:30 – 12:30 GMT
The webinar on 29 April 2020 will focus on ‘adaptation with a human face’. Climate change is often
seen as a remote, abstract problem expressed in terms of temperature change of mere degrees, or in
sea-level rises predicted decades into the future, and is often lost in number and figures, but it most
often brings with it a human cost. Climate change is happening now and it is destroying livelihoods,
infrastructure and communities, forcing people to move from their homes, towns and countries around
the world. The planet’s poorest and most vulnerable are suffering the worst effects, despite having
contributed the least to its cause. Climate change is a primary threat to our natural environment, but is
most essentially a human rights issue, threatening livelihoods, development and security. Through this
virtual event, we aim to view climate change adaptation through a human lens, furthering the
discourse on safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable people and on ensuring the equitable and
fair sharing of burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts. This dialogue will also
highlight that the urgent action needed to adapt to climate change must be based on community-led
solutions.


16:30-17:35 Panel Discussion: Adaptation with a Human Face – Moving Towards Climate
Justice
Climate change is happening now, and it is destroying livelihoods, infrastructure and communities, forcing people to move from their homes, towns and countries around the world. The planet’s poorest and most vulnerable are suffering the worst effects, despite having contributed the least to its cause. The panellists will view climate change adaptation through a human lens, furthering the discourse on safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable people and on ensuring equitable and fair sharing of the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts. This dialogue will also highlight the role of community-led solutions, knowledge sharing and empowerment for local action.
Facilitator
Dr Saleemul Huq: Director, ICCCAD, Independent University,
Bangladesh; Senior Fellow, IIED, London; Member, Science Committee,
Adaptation Futures 2020
Panelists
• Dr Richard Klien: Senior Research Fellow, SEI
• Prof Coleen Vogel: Distinguished Professor, University of the
Witwatersrand; Member, Science Committee, Adaptation Futures 2020
• Dr Ashish Chaturvedi: Director-Climate Change, GIZ India
• Dr Georgina Cundill Kemp: Senior Program Officer, IDRC, Canada;
Member, Science Committee, Adaptation Futures 2020
• Mr Liviu Stirbat: Deputy Head, Adaptation Unit, Directorate-General,
Climate Action European Commission
• Ms Christina Chan: Climate Resilience Director, World Resources Institute
17:35 – 17:50 Q&A
na17:50– 18:00 Closing Remarks:
• Dr Anand Patwardhan: Professor, School of Public Policy, University of
Maryland; Chair, Science Committee, Adaptation Futures 2020

Details

Date:
April 29, 2020
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Website:
http://adaptationfutures2020.in/

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