DIIS seminar: Klimaforandringer og Institutioner i landdistrikter: Læring fra det lokale niveau

TID: Torsdag d. 7. november kl. 12.30-15.30

STED: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Main Auditorium, Østbanegade 117, ground floor, 2100 København Ø.

Climate Change and Rural Institutions: Learning from the Local Level

TID: Torsdag d. 7. november kl. 12.30-15.30

STED: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Main Auditorium, Østbanegade 117, ground floor, 2100 København Ø.

Climate Change and Rural Institutions: Learning from the Local Level

While the global discussions on climate change adaptation continue, there is already a range of efforts underway in provinces, districts and municipalities in developing countries to begin adapting to climate change.

In this seminar we will discuss findings from an on-going research programme which looks at how institutions at these levels are making sense of climate change, and how they are integrating an adaptation perspective into parallel efforts to manage disasters, decentralization and overall development.

The seminar will discuss and give examples of how local governments, agricultural advisory services, natural resource management agencies and farmer’s organisations in rural areas are responding to climate change, and how they relate to policies and actors at the national level.

Programme

12.30-13.00: Sandwiches and Registration

13.00-13.15: Introduction: Why Rural Institutions Matter for Climate Change Adaptation, Ian Christoplos, Senior Researcher, DIIS

13.15-13.35: When the Tank is Empty you hitch a Ride: How District Institutions Respond to Climate Change in Zambia, Mikkel Funder, Senior Researcher, DIIS

13.35-13.55: The Gap between Climate Change Policy and Decentralisation in Uganda, Esbern Friis Hansen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

13.55-14.15: Coffee Break

14.15-14.35: Local Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Management in Vietnam, Ian Christoplos, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.35-14.45: Reflections and Comments, Mike Speirs, Senior Technical Advisor, Danida, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14.45-14.55: Reflections and Comments, Thomas Sikor, Professor of Environment & Development, University of East Anglia. Possibly one other discussant

14.55-15.30: Plenary Discussion

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Please registrar here: http://en.diis.dk/home/seminars/2013/climate+change+and+rural+institutions-c3-+learning+from+the+local+level no later than Wednesday, 6 November 2013 at 12.00 noon.

Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.