Agenda

Opening Session
MC: Dr. Kollawat Sakhakara, MONRE/ONEP, Thailand

Opening Remarks from Thailand and Japan

• Dr. Phirun Saiyasitpanich, Office of National Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand
• Mr. Nobuhiro Kino, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
• Introduction of Participants
• Photo Session
  

Session 1-1: Introduction of the workshop        
MC: Mr. Shiro Chikamatsu, 2ES

• Mr. Yusuke Teraoka, MOEJ, Japan: Objective of two-day workshop and Japan's activities (including current situation about NAP process in Japan)
• Mr. Takuya Nakashima, MRI, Japan: Introduction of case studies (cases on NAP process except Thailand)
• Dr. Kollawat Sakhakara, ONEP, Thailand: NAP process in Thailand
• Q&A Session and Discussion
  

Session 1-2: Panel Discussion on coordination among relevant stakeholders for expanding NAP process into local level
Facilitator: Ms. Anne Hammill, IISD

Guiding questions for panel discussion:

• What are the coordination structures between central government and local government, and how do they work?
  
• How is the central government going to disseminate NAP process into sub-national and local level? Are there any regulations or mechanisms for effective dissemination?
  
• How does the government raise local people's awareness of climate change impacts and enhance private sector's engagement?
  

How to proceed:
After brief oral presentation from each panellist, panel discussion will be held for 50 minutes, followed by Q&A session for 15 minutes.

Panellists:

• Dr. S. Satapathy, India
  
• Ms. Karuna Adhikaree, Nepal
  
• Mr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Bangladesh
  
• Ms. Ye Ye Nyein, Myanmar
  
• Ms. Dao Minh Khue, Vietnam
  
• Presentation on NAP Global Network by Ms. Anne Hammill, IISD
  

Request for panellists:

Panellists will be asked to give a brief oral presentation based on the guiding questions (per 5 minutes)

Session 1-3: Plenary session on how to coordinate national and international funding to advance NAP process
MC: Ms. Reina Maeda

• Dr. S. Satapathy, Utilizing both International and National Adaptation Funds for implementing adaptation actions
  
• Ms. Diane McFadzien, The overview of GCF's support on NAP process
  
• Mr. Kentaro Yoshida, The overview of JICA's support on NAP process
  
• Ms. Marie Rossetti, The overview of GIZ's support on NAP process
  
• Mr. Glenn Hodes, The overview of UNDP's support on NAP process
  
• Ms. Anne Hammill, The overview of IISD's work on NAP Global Network
  

Q&A Session

Request for panellists:
Panellists will be asked to give a presentation on each topic (per 10 minutes)

Session 1-4: Breakout group discussion on mainstreaming adaptation into development plans and ensuring national budget and international funding sources
MC: Ms. Reina Maeda

Guiding questions for group discussion:

• How are governments incorporating climate risk into development plans and budgets?
  
• How and from whom are budgets for adaptation plans/projects collected (e.g. national budget, fund from international organizations and private finance)? What were some of the difficulties in budgeting?
  
• How do the governments coordinate and manage national and international funding to advance NAP process?
  
• How should the national adaptation policy and development plan be aligned with international agreements such as Paris agreement, SDGs and Sendai Framework?
  

How to proceed:
After explanation of guiding questions from a facilitator, ice-breakers will share their experiences and views for 5 minutes. Then, each group will discuss for 60 minutes, followed by report back session for 15 minutes.

Ice-breaker:

• Dr. Gary W. Theseira, Malaysia
  

Facilitators:

• Mr. Glenn Hodes, UNDP
  
• Mr. Michael Mullan, OECD
  

Remarks:

* Participants from countries and experts will be divided into two groups.
* Experts will be kindly requested to facilitate and report each discussion.

Session 2-1: Panel discussion on data utilization and management in the implementation of adaptation actions
Facilitator: Ms. Anne Hammill, IISD

Guiding questions for panel discussion:

• How do you utilize the data and knowledge in the implementation of adaptation actions, not only in the planning phase?
  
• How do you gather data and information scattered among different sectors and regions? On the contrary, how do you disseminate scientific data and information into local level and various stakeholders?
  
• What should be the role for the central and local government, private sector and academia to gather and utilize these data? Do you have any coordination mechanism among them?
  
• What are the hurdles that need to be overcome to gather and/or utilize those data? 
  

How to proceed:
After brief oral presentation from each panellist, panel discussion will be held for 50 minutes, followed by Q&A session for 15 minutes.

Panellists:

• Dr. Akarapon Houbcharaun, Thailand (Data based economical evaluation in the agricultural sector)
  
• Dr. Mahendra Kumar, Fiji (Data utilization for efficient disaster risk management in Samoa)
  
• Mr. R.M.R.D Weerasooriya, Sri Lanka (Effective impact assessment by making format for sharing information)
  
• Dr. Thanya Kiatiwat, Thailand, Kasetsart University (JICA ADAP-T Project)
  

Request for panellists:
Panellists will be asked to give a brief oral presentation based on the guiding questions (per 5 minutes)

Session 2-2: Breakout group discussion on scaling up adaptation activities
MC: Mr. Yusuke Yoshida / Mr. Yusuke Teraoka, MOEJ

Guiding questions for group discussion:

• Do you have any mechanism among different communities for sharing information and experiences obtained through certain projects?
  
• What kinds of stakeholders should be involved with these projects to scale up the project? How do you allocate responsibilities to those stakeholders?
  
• How do you balance the top-down and bottom-up (community-based) approach to link up adaptation projects to national development plans and/or NAP process?
  
• How do you consider the regional characteristics including livelihood, culture and history in implementing adaptation activities practically (e.g. utilizing indigenous knowledge)?
  

How to proceed:                    
After explanation of guiding questions from a facilitator, ice-breakers will share their experiences and views for 5 minutes. Then, each group will discuss for 60 minutes, followed by report back session for 15 minutes.

Ice-breakers:

• Dr. Heng Chan Thoeun, MOE, Cambodia
  
• Dr. Paramesh Nandy, Bangladesh
  

Facilitators:

• Dr. Feisal Rahman, ICCCAD
  
• Ms. Vositha Wijenayake, SLYCAN Trust
  

Remarks:
* Participants from countries and experts will be divided into two groups.
* Experts will be kindly requested to facilitate and report each discussion.

Session 2-3: Panel Discussion on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of adaptation plans, policies, programs and actions in each country
Facilitator: Ms. Rohini Kohli, UNDP

Guiding questions for group discussion:

• How do you update plans and programs on adaptation periodically (e.g. organizing regular meetings, developing M&E guidelines etc.)? Who will be responsible for the updating process?
  
• How do you grasp and monitor local adaptation-related activities all over the country? How do you link these local activities to a national adaptation plan?
  
• What are the opportunities to incorporate adaptation M&E into national M&E systems (or PDCA cycle) that exist for development planning?
  

How to proceed:
After brief oral presentation from each panellist, panel discussion will be held for 50 minutes, followed by Q&A session for 15 minutes.

Panellists:

• Ms. Karuna Adhikaree, Nepal
  
• Mr. Ali Muharam, Indonesia
  
• Ms. Wiriya Puntub, GIZ Thailand
  
• Mr. Umberto Labate, UNDP
  
• Mr. Prakash Bista, UNEP
  

Request for panellists:
Panellists will be asked to give a brief oral presentation based on the guiding questions (per 5 minutes)

Sharing views for 2-days' session

Closing Remarks from Japan

Mr. Nobuhiro Kino, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)