Agenda
April 19    and    April 20

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
7:00 pm Michael MacCracken Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs.Climate Institute (USA)

  Joel Pérez Fernández

Climate and Temperature Technologies Expert. Latin American and Caribbean Humid Tropic Water Center (CATHALAC) (Panama)

  Niky Fabiancic Resident Coordinator, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Dominican Republic

Thursday, April 20, 2006

8:30 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks by FUNGLODE

 

9:30 a.m. Climate Change: A global approach.

  Michael MacCracken Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs. Climate Institute (USA)

  Moisés Alvarez National Climate Change Office. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic.
10:00 a.m. Questions and Answers  

10:15 a.m. Coffee Break  

10:30 a.m. International and national Legal Framework on Climate Change  

  Mario Leiva Vega Legal Advisor. Costa Rican Office for Joint Implementation. (Costa Rica)
  Rafael Almonte Coordinator, Graduate Program in Environmental Law. Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD).
11:00 a.m. Questions and Answers  

11:15 a.m. Climate Change and its impact on key areas:  

 
Agriculture
 

  Thoric Cederstrom Sustainable Development and Food Security Vice President. Counterpart International (USA).
  Nostanling Díaz Ferreira Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic.
  Edward Matos Climate Change Project. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic.

12:00 p.m. Questions and Answers  

12:10 p.m.
Sustainable Development
 

  Sixto Inchaustegui Program Officer, Environment Unit. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Dominican Republic.
12:25 p.m. Questions and Answers  

12:40 p.m.
Coastal Marine Ecosystems
 

  Robert Ginsburg Marine Geology Professor. University of Miami. Caribbean Sea Coral Reefs Monitoring Center (AGRRA). (USA).
  William Gutierrez Management and Conservation Director, Coastal-Marine Under Ministry. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic.
1:10 p.m. Questions and Answers  

1:25 p.m. Morning wrap up  

1:30 p.m. Lunch time  

3:00 p.m.
Tropical Storms and other Atmospheric Phenomenon
 

  Joel Pérez Fernández Climate and Temperature Technologies Expert. Latin American and Caribbean Humid Tropic Water Center (CATHALAC) (Panama)
  Antonio Cocco Quezada CODIA

3:30 p.m. Questions and Answers  

3:45 p.m.
Biodiversity
 

  Daneris Santana Under Secretary for Protected Areas. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of the Dominican Republic.
  Sixto Incháustegui Program Officer, Environment Unit. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Dominican Republic.
4:15 p.m. Questions and Answers  

4:30 p.m.
Hydro Resources
 

  Héctor Rodríguez National Institute of Hydro Resources of the Dominican Republic (INDHRI).
5:00 p.m. Questions and Answers  

5:15 p.m. Managing Climate Change: Policies and Strategies  

  Christiana Figueres Founder and former Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Americas (USA)
  Luis Rodrigo Chaparro National University of Colombia. (Colombia)
5:45 p.m. Questions and Answers  

6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks