Inception Workshop for the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 17 February 2005
Workshop Program
Thursday, 17 February 20051
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| 08.30 - 08.45 |
Welcoming address
C.R. Rajendran
Director
ADB
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| 08.45 - 09.00 |
- Introduction of participants
- Overview of RETA and progress to date
Javed H. Mir
Sr. Natural Resources Specialist
ADB |
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| 09.00 - 09.30 |
- Biodiversity corridors and landscapes
- Potential biodiversity corridors in the GMS
- Designing the strategic framework and action plan
Hasan Moinuddin
GMS BCI Team
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| 09.30 - 10.00 |
Clarification of concepts and technical approach(es)
Facilitator and participants |
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| 10.00 - 10.30 |
Coffee/Tea break |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 |
Spatial data (GIS) and identification of gaps
Yuwaree In-na and Tin Moe
UNEP RRCAP |
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| 11.00 - 11.30 |
Clarification of GIS technical sources and access
Facilitator and participants |
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| 11.30 - 12.00 |
- Identification of poverty, policy, and institutional data and gaps
- Identification of institutional arrangements
Pavit Ramachandran and Hasan Moinuddin
GMS BCI Team |
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| 12.00 - 12.30 |
General agreement on institutional arrangements and Technical Advisory Panel (Quality Control)
Facilitator and participants |
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| 12.30 - 13.30 |
Lunch break |
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| 13.30 - 13.45 |
Break up into 5 working groups (per country)
Facilitator |
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| 13.45 - 15.00 |
Working group session
Expected outputs from each country:
- Agreement on institutional arrangements and partners (January-June 2005 and 2006-2008)
- Agreement on potential sites
- Field visit arrangements to sites
- Agreement on institutional support to be provided
Group facilitators
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| 15.00 - 15.15 |
Coffee/Tea break |
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| 15.20 - 16.30 |
Working group report to plenary
- Cambodia
- Lao PDR
- People's Republic of China
- Thailand
- Viet Nam
Rapporteurs
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| 16.30 - 16.45 |
General discussion, feedback, and documentation of consensus and way forward
Facilitator and participants |
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| 16.45 - 17.00 |
Closing remarks
Country Representatives
Closing of workshop
C.R. Rajendran
Director
ADB
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- There are pre- and post-workshop consultations scheduled separately on 16 and 18 February 2005.
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