Adaptation futures in developing countries: UK perspectives on research, practice and collaboration
This event is now fully booked
As part of a series of events planned to celebrate the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment’s (GRI) 10-year anniversary, the Institute is holding a one-day event to facilitate exploration and identification of new UK research priorities for adaptation in developing countries.
The day will feature thematic sessions on: Private sector adaptation; Governance and institutions for adaptation; Climate information and Infrastructure; and Economic and financial environments. These will feature short presentations from the Institute, including insights from the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-Arid Economies (PRISE) project, the Uncertainty reduction in models for understanding development (UMFULA) project, and the Institute’s work on insurance and adaptation governance. In addition, one session will showcase the research of PhD students in GRI working on adaptation. The afternoon will feature a panel discussion on future directions and priorities for adaptation research with external speakers from academic, policy and donor communities.
Confirmed external speakers include:
- Bruce Currie-Alder (International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada)
- Eva Ludi (Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, UK)
- Rosalind West (Department for International Development (DFID), UK)
- Binny Prabhakar (African Development Bank (AfDB))
- With a keynote talk from Camilla Toulmin (International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), UK).
Lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided.
Workshop Agenda
| Time | Title | Presenters | Chair |
| 9am | Registration and Tea/Coffee | ||
| 9.30-9.45 | Framing presentation: Introduction to the sustainable development team and meeting aims and agenda. | Declan Conway (GRI, LSE) | N/A |
| 9.45-10.10 | Session 1: Private sector adaptation
• 10min presentation from GRI sustainable developmentteam • 5min response by the chair • 10min Q&A |
Florence Crick (GRI, LSE) | Paddy Abbott (LTS
International) |
| 10.10-10.35 | Session 2: Governance and Institutions for adaptation
• 10min presentation from GRI sustainable developmentteam • 5min response by the chair • 10min Q&A |
Alina Averchenkova (GRI, LSE) | Lisa Schipper (ECI, Oxford University) |
| 10.35-11.00 | COFFEE BREAK | ||
| 11.00-11.25 | Session 3: Climate information & infrastructure
• 10min presentation from GRI sustainable developmentteam • 5min response by the chair • 10min Q&A |
Declan Conway (GRI, LSE) | Andy Dougill (Leeds University) |
| 11.25-11.50 | Session 4: Economic & Financial Environment
• 10min presentation from GRI sustainable developmentteam • 5min response by the chair • 10min Q&A |
Swenja Surminksi (GRI, LSE) | Nicola Ranger (DFID) |
| 11.50-12.35 | Session 5: Early Career Perspectives on Adaptation
• Five 5min presentations from GRI PhD students • 10min Q&A |
Subjective resilience – Lindsey Jones; Adaptation finance in Bangladesh – Marina Nazneen; Adaptive social protection – Janna Tenzing; Regional mechanisms in East Africa – Martin Munene; Monitoring and evaluation – Timo Leiter | Estelle Rouhaud (GRI, LSE) |
| 12.35-1.30 | LUNCH | ||
| 1.30-2.15 | Keynote: Priorities and challenges to achieve the ‘leave no one behind’ agenda: Future directions for adaptation research (30min) with Q&A (15 mins) | Camilla Toulmin (IIED) | Judith Rees (GRI, LSE) |
| 2.15-3.45 | Panel discussion of key note: Priorities and challenges to achieve the ‘leave no one behind’ agenda: Future directions for adaptation research. | Eva Ludi (ODI)
Bruce Currie-Alder (IDRC) Rosalind West (DFID) Binny Prabhakar (AfDB) |
Maarten van Aalst (Red Cross) |
| 3.45pm | Closing remarks followed by coffee and networking | Sam Fankhauser | n/a |
This event is now fully booked