“Workshop for Developing Capacities on Climate Change Adaptation and
Disaster Risk Reduction in the Asia-Pacific Region”


Jeju, Republic of Korea, 16-18 October 2013 (Wed-Fri)



“Disaster risk is increasing with every passing day. Poverty, rapid urbanisation, climate change ? these and
other factors are leaving people and communities ever more exposed.”

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon


Event Background and Introduction

Over the past 20 years disasters have affected 4.4 billion people, caused USD 2 trillion of damage and killed
1.3 million people. Natural disasters affected people living in developing countries and the most vulnerable
communities within those countries. Over 95 percent of people killed by natural disasters are from developing
countries.

The Asia-Pacific is the world’s most vulnerable region when it comes to natural disasters. According to the
World Disaster Report released by International Federation of the Red Crescent, as many as 85 percent of the
people reported affected by disasters belonged to Asia-Pacific Region in the period 2000-2009.

In this regard, building resilience and adapting to climate change is crucial for cities especially those in the
Asia-Pacific region. Efforts to build resilience in cities can benefit from integrating climate change adaptation
with existing efforts in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and other similar planning processes.

A resilient city is one that is able to adapt to disaster and climate impacts now and in the future, thereby
limiting the magnitude and severity of those impacts.

This capacity building training workshop, while promoting the importance of effective climate change
adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction, will provide:

i) an opportunity for countries in the Asia-pacific region to enhance capacities in climate change adaptation
and disaster risk reduction
ii) a platform to exchange in-depth learning from experts in the related area and to share good practices
among participants
iii) a venue for city-to-city cooperation in building resilience in cities by integrating disaster risk principles into
local climate change adaptation plan

Event Type
Workshop

Date
16-18 October 2013

Venue
CIFAL Jeju/Jeju International Training Center (JITC),
Seogwipo City, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea

Organizer
CIFAL Jeju and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Targeted Audience
High-level authorities and experts from local governments, representatives from NGO and community-based
organizations, academic institutions, and other local actors within the Asia-Pacific region

Website
www.cifaljeju.org

Content:
The workshop contents are composed of the following:
? Introduction to Climate and Climate Change: The Basics
? Climate Change and Disaster Risk as Global, Regional, and Local Threats
? Integrating Disaster Reduction Principles in Our Own Action to Tackle Climate Change: Preparedness,
Response, Recovery, and Reduction
? Local and Regional Cooperation towards ‘Global Resilient Cities’
? Republic of Korea’s National Climate Change Adaptation Master Plan
? A review of challenges and lessons learned in implementing policies

Learning Objectives
Participants will
? understand the concept of climate change
? understand how climate change and disaster risk affect each other globally, regionally, and locally
? apply UNISDR-developed Local Government Self-Assessment Tool (LG-SAT) and UNITAR-developed
CityShare methodology to rate and compare each others’ climate change adaptation policies and
disaster risk reduction strategies for their local implementation
? understand the roles of local governments and other stakeholders in adaptation to climate change
? be able to find ways to cooperate with other participating cities


Structure:
The workshop structure consists of the following four pillars:
? Keynote presentations and participatory discussion
? UNISDR LG-SAT and group discussion
? Overview of good practices, key challenges, and lessons learned
? UNITAR CityShare methodology
? Site visit


Requirements
Participants are required to attend and actively participate in all workshop sessions/activities, complete
assignments interact with resource persons, complete pre-workshop readings/assignments and come with
prepared questions.
Fluency in English, spoken and written.

Course Certificates
CIFAL Jeju and UNITAR will jointly issue a certificate to participants upon completion of the full program.

How to apply
? Application form can be downloaded from www.cifaljeju.org
? Please send the Application Form, CV, Country Information, Letter of Nomination and Letter of Commitment
(form attached to ‘Application Form’) by 31 August 2013 to: cifaljeju.jitc.1@gmail.com.

Note
? Participation is subject to approval of the application by CIFAL Jeju.
? Notification will be sent once the selection process has been finalized.


Assistance with Travel Cost
? Self-sponsored (airfare and accommodation) participants are welcome.
? CIFAL Jeju provides a limited financial assistance to participants for air travel. Please refer to the table
below for the sponsorship amount.
? The following table represents the maximum amount of financial assistance for air travel to Jeju Island to
participate in workshops of CIFAL Jeju.
? All local expenses (transportation, accommodation, and meals during the 3-day workshop) will be covered by CIFAL Jeju.


Travelling from: Air fare limit
Eastern Asia $300 (participants travelling from Mongolia will receive $350)
South-Eastern Asia $400 (participants travelling from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar will receive $550)
Southern Asia $700 (participants travelling from Nepal will receive US $750)
Pacific Islands $1,200
* Other points of departure ? please consult the CIFAL Jeju office.
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