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Plans for Synthesis

Plans for Synthesis. Dakar 25 March 2005. Synthesize common lessons for selected themes. Two themes selected: Vulnerability to a changing climate Managing risks to food, water, health and livelihoods from a changing climate Not meant to be a comprehensive synthesis of all AIACC research.

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Plans for Synthesis

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  1. Plans for Synthesis Dakar 25 March 2005

  2. Synthesize common lessons for selected themes Two themes selected: • Vulnerability to a changing climate • Managing risks to food, water, health and livelihoods from a changing climate • Not meant to be a comprehensive synthesis of all AIACC research

  3. Vulnerability to a changing climate • Who is vulnerable? • What is the nature of their vulnerability? • Why are they vulnerable? • How vulnerable are they?

  4. Managing risks to food, water, health and livelihoods • Are there lessons from managing present risks for adapting to future climate change? • What are the options? How effective? What are their costs and benefits? • What are the capacities to implement these options? • Can capacities to adapt be enhanced? How?

  5. Conference on each theme • Papers to be invited from submitted abstracts • Papers to be prepared in advance • Author(s) to answer thematic questions based upon their case study • Papers will be reviewed, revised prior to conference • At conference, participants will • Refine, revise their papers • Jointly write a synthesis paper

  6. Outputs • Book volume on each theme • Contents: • Case study papers/chapters • Joint synthesis paper/chapter • Submit synthesis papers to journal for publication • Distribute synthesis papers to COP, other stakeholders

  7. Schedule: vulnerability to a changing climate • Call for abstracts 12 April 2004 • Abstracts due 14 June 2004 • Select participants 9 August 2004 • 1st draft of papers due 29 November 2004 • Conference dates: March 2005 • Bellagio Conference Center, Italy • Supported by grant from Rockefeller Found.

  8. Schedule: managing risks • Call for abstracts 12 July 2004 • Abstracts due 20 September 2004 • Select participants 8 November 2004 • 1st draft of papers due 21 February 2005 • Conference dates: July 2005 • Venue to be decided

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