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Thursday, 30 April 2009

How do we adapt institutions to address global change?

The day would begin with a plenary debate, looking at three elements of this theme: legal, academic, and institutional. There should also be a “practical” element to this discussion, meaning the inclusion of policy perspectives. This debate should give good ground for discussions during the rest of the day, with the possibility of a semi-plenary following the full plenary, as well as applicable parallel sessions.

A potential semi-plenary later that morning would have a focus on Asia, where the two levels of global trends and local realities coincide.

Issues for the plenaries and parallel sessions could include but not be limited to: regional perspectives on broader questions, ongoing experiments and experience, and methodological issues – such as how to design effective institutions, governance structures and strategies so that they have the capacity to change existing systems towards sustainable structure, regional institutional approach/ alliances/ networks, devolution/ decentralization processes in a broad context, as well as international agreements development pathways (particularly of China and India), and institutional conditions under which they can transform towards sustainability.

Programme

Plenary Session - Adaptive Institutions and Governance Overview	Session Chair: Michael Zuern Dean, Hertie School of Governance, Germany Plenary Speakers: Mark Fulton Managing Director, Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research, Deutsche Asset Management (DeAM), USA Roberto Guimarães Vice-Chair, Scientific Committee, IHDP, Brazil Laurence Tubiana Director, Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), France Jan Pronk Institute of Social Studies, The Haag, The Netherlands Oran Young Chair, Scientific Committee, International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change and Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, USA
Special Sessions Overview	Financing Adaptation to Climate Change: What's the Role for Europe? EADI, EDC2020
Parallel Sessions Overview	View the complete list of papers and sessions on "Adaptive Institutions and Governance"
Closing Ceremony Overview	Session Chair: Andreas Rechkemmer Executive Director, International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change

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