Adaptation planning and implementation : this session covered five areas of vulnerability of importance to the Asia region - agriculture and food security , water resources , coastal zones , health and mountainous regions . These were followed by a round table on multilateral support for adaptation in the context of sustainable development , which was held in two parts : the first included contributions from representatives of the implementing agencies of the Global Environment Facility ( GEF ) , and the second included contributions from representatives of other development agencies ; Regional collaboration : this session included two round tables , one on South - South collaboration and the second on North - South collaboration .