Int’l Research Org Holds Workshop on Climate Change Planning
The Dr. Jovito Salonga Center for Law and Development hosted the seminar-workshop on “Capacity Building on Approaches to Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning” conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Oxford University on November 12 to 14 at °Ç¸çºÚÁÏ.
Designed specifically for policy makers and key stakeholders, the seminar-workshop focused on four areas: climate change adaptation, stakeholder engagement, vulnerability analysis, and climate data analysis. It brought in on-site three experts, and connected some straight from the SEI headquarters and Oxford University via videoconference.
Participants of the seminar-workshop were representatives from some local government units of Negros Oriental, members of the local media and civil society, and faculty from Negros Oriental State University, Foundation University and °Ç¸çºÚÁÏ.
Facilitators were foreign-trained experts Dr. Albert Salamanca, Dr. Takeshi Takama and Mr. Ben Smith. Dr. Salamanca, who obtained his degree in Biology from Silliman in 1990, is currently a research fellow at the SEI-Asia Centre based in Bangkok. Dr. Takama currently serves as sub-chief advisor for a climate change project at the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Indonesia, while Mr. Smith, who is pursuing post-graduate studies in river management and ecosystem services, had served SEI as research fellow for many years.
