Localization of NDCs through community-led ‘adaptation innovation’in the Asia-Pacific region: Needs and Pathways
31 March 2022
10:00-11:30 (Bangladesh Standard Time); UTC+6
Session registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hP_iGVykTUSSXb7Q6R8vWA
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The session is a continuation of the GGC1 session “Capacity Building for Promoting “Local Adaptation Innovation” throughregional collaboration on 22nd January 2021. The session aims to discuss regional capacity building initiatives on localizing
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through community (locally)-led adaptation innovation. This initiative is jointly
led by IGES and APN in collaboration with several regional partners as part of the capacity building pillar of the Asia-PacificClimate Change Adaptation Information Platform (AP-PLAT), which is an initiative of the Japanese Government to support
adaptation action in the Asia-Pacific region. In this session, the breakout groups and the ensuing panel discussion will bringfresh insights to capacity building that will be jointly implemented to support the mainstreaming of local adaptation innovation
into NDC implementation. The session will highlight cases and examples that will form a basis for designing a robust capacity
building programme for scaling up locally adaptation through channels like AP-PLAT and in line with the goals of theUNFCCC Paris Agreement.
10:00-10:05 Welcome remarks from the Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ)
Mr Gen’ichiro Tsukada, Director, Climate Change Adaptation Office,Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ
10:05-10:10 Overarching introduction
Dr Binaya Raj Shivakoti, IGES, Japan
10:10-10:18 Audience engagement with Mentimeter
Dr Linda Anne Stevenson and Ms Rieko Tamura, APN, Japan
10:18-10:40 Breakout Sessions responding to key questions
Group 1: NDC mainstreaming led by Ms Vositha Wijenayake (SLYCAN Trust)Group 2: Local level capacity gaps and needs led by Prof Patrick Nunn (University of the Sunshine
Coast, APN Capacity Development Committee)
10:40-11:20 Panel discussion and audience Q&A session
Moderator: Dr Binaya Raj Shivakoti, IGES, Japan
This session will outline key points from the discussion at the Breakout sessions. This will be followedby 3-minute comments from panellists who will share their experience, cases, and lessons learned on
locally-led initiatives. Panellists and audience will also provide insights on breakout session outcomesas it relates to regional collaboration on capacity building to promote locally led adaptation.
Panellists (in alphabetical order):● Dr Chi Huyen Truong, Programme Coordinator, Himalayan University Consortium, International
Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Nepal● Dr Hoon Chang, Thematic Climate Advisor at United Nations Capital Development Fund(UNCDF), Thailand; Former Director, Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change(KACCC),
Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Korea● Prof Mizan R. Khan, Deputy Director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD), Bangladesh

● Ms Ofa Ma'asi-Kaisamy, Manager, Pacific Climate Change Centre, Secretariat of the PacificRegional Environment Programme (SPREP), Samoa● Prof Patrick Nunn, APN Capacity Development Committee; University of the Sunshine Coast,Australia● Ms Vositha Wijenayake, Executive Director, SLYCAN Trust, Sri Lanka● Dr Yuki Yoshida, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan
11:20-11:25 Follow-up action
Mr Tetsuo Kuyama, Director, IGES Bangkok Regional Center
11:25-11:30 Vote of thanks from IGES and APN
Mr Yoichi Toyama, Secretariat Director, APN
Mr Osamu Mizuno, Programme Director, IGES