Purpose / Background

The event is jointly organized by the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform), the Asia and the Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). APAN is facilitated by ADB together with UNEP, Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), AIT/UNEP RRC.AP and other partners.

Objectives

The objective of the Forum is to deliberate on the theme - the need for "Mainstreaming Adaptation into Development: Adaptation in Action". It will provide a unique opportunity to share frontline findings and innovations, opportunities and challenges in mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development signifying a shift from deliberations to decisions, plans to policies and policies to practices.

The Adaptation Forum 2011 will be organized around:

• Linking knowledge to adaptation actions;
• The governance of adaptation decision-making;
• Insights from practices – Learning from experiences on the ground

The Forum 2011 will gather adaptation practitioners at global, regional, national, and sub-national levels. These could include government representatives from various line ministries, researchers, practitioners, NGOs, international organizations, regional intergovernmental bodies, youth, media and the private sector.