Climate Change and Impact Assessment

Special Symposium on Climate Change and Impact Assessment

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Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
(i) Organizers' Welcome and Remarks & Housekeeping	Will Knowland	Playlist
(ii) Host's Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker	Stephen Lintner
(iii) Keynote: The State of Climate Science, The Role of Impact Assessment	Robert Watson

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
Part 1: Aalborg in Brief - Telecast Report on the October Meeting	Lone Kørnøv & Martin Lehmann	Playlist
Part 2: Panel on Climate Change and Impact Assessment	Chair:Courtney Lowrance
	Michael Gerrard	Abstract
	Courtney Lowrance	Abstract
	Peter Croal

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
A.) Multilateral Development Banks: Emerging Standards and New Guidance for EIA	Chair: Elizabeth Brito	Playlist
Strategic Implications of Climate Change for Institutional Investors	Alan Miller	Abstract
European Investment Bank (EIB)	Eva Maria Mayerhofer
MDBs: Emerging Standards and New Guidance for EIA	Michele de Nevers /Fernando Loayza
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)	Alistair Clark
Asian Development Bank (ADB)	Nessim Ahmad / Vijay Joshi
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)	Janine Ferretti
B.) OECD DAC Panel on Strategic Environmental Assessment and Climate Change	Chair:Peter Croal Co-Chair: Barry Dalal-Clayton	Playlist
Climate Change and Adaptation Mainstreaming	Jess Ayers	Abstract
The Aalborg Lessons: Available Guidance and Practice in Using SEA for Climate Issues in Developing Countries	Rob Verheem
Climate Change Policy Making and SEA in Indonesia	Tomonori Sudo	Abstract
Adaptation Tools in an SEA in Mali	Bernhard Frey	Abstract
SEA, Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change in Malawi	Peter Nelson	Abstract
C.) Tools, Methods and Information Resources (Part 1)	Chair: Josefina Doumbia	Playlist
Addressing Climate Change Uncertainties in Project EIA	Phil Byer	Abstract
Climate Change and Ecosystem Services	Evan Girvetz	Abstract
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	Jon Harrison	Abstract
World Bank Group Climate Change Portal	Fernanda Zermoglio	Abstract
	Ana Bucher
	Vladimir Stenek
Challenge of Low Carbon Development: Lessons from a Recent Evaluation	Kenneth Chomitz	Abstract

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
A.) National Governments: Climate Change and EIA - North America	Chair: Michael Gerrard	Playlist
US Climate Change and National Environmental Policy Act	Michael Smith
Canada Climate Change and Environmental Assessment	Dean Stinson O'Gorman	Abstract
Proposed Climate Change Law in Mexico	Luis Vera	Abstract
B.) Insuring Against Climate Change	Chair: Rowan Douglas	Playlist
Insuring Against Climate	Debra Ballen	Abstract
Climate Risk and Opportunity: An Insurer’s Perspective	Lindene E. Patton
Insuring Against Climate Change	Francis Ghesquiere
Impact of Climatic Events – Avoidance and Mitigation	Chris Johnson	Abstract
Identifying and Mitigating the Risks Associated with Climate Change	Rick Hawkinberry
C.) Tools, Methods, Information Resources Part 2	Chair: Richenda Connell	Playlist
EIA of Coal-Fired Power Plants	Emmanuel Boulet	Abstract
EIA of Low-Income Housing Sector in Mexico	Tobias Contreras	Abstract
Environmental Flows in Water Resources Policies, Plans and Projects	Rafik Hirji	Abstract
Climate Risks and Adaptation in Asian Coastal Mega-Cities	Poonam Pillai	Abstract

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
Chair:	Andrew Steer	Playlist

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
Chair:	Craig Davies	Playlist
The Human Response to Climate Change: Reflections on the Big Picture	Ralph Torrie	Abstract
Hydro-Québec's Experience in Adapting to Climate Change	Ralph Silver	Abstract
MacKenzie Valley Gas Pipeline - Sustainability Assessment	Steven Hazell	Abstract
Climate Change Adaptation Decisions in the Private Sector - The Role of EIA	Richenda Connell	Abstract

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
A.) National Governments: Climate Change and EIA - Beyond North America	Chair: Ronald Hoffer	Playlist
Incorporating Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in EIA: Opportunities and Challenges	Shardul Agrawala	Abstract
Planning for climate change in water supply and flooding in the UK	Glenn Watts	Abstract
Climate change & EIA in The Netherlands	Rob Verheem	Abstract
Incorporating climate change considerations into the agriculture sector in Australia	Simon Smalley
Abstract	Kenneth Markowitz
B.) EIA as an Input to Climate Change Adaptation Planning	Chair: Joe Foti	Playlist
National Policy Frameworks on Adaptation: A Survey	Joe Foti	Abstract
Participatory Climate Vulnerability Assessment	John Furlow	Abstract
Practical Measures for Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Impacts	Cameron Ells	Abstract
Adaptation of Sea Level Rise to Coastal Urban Planning in Australia	Garry Middle	Abstract
C.) Disaster Management, Rapid Environmental Assessment Response and Climate Change	Chair: Charles Kelly	Playlist Abstract
Impact of Climate Variability and Change on Vulnerable Populations	Erika Clesceri	Abstract
WWF Experience on Disaster Management and Climate Change	Jonathan Randall	Abstract

Presentation	Presenter	Abstract
A.) Bilateral Donors: New Guidance for EIAs	Chair: Michael Smith	Playlist
Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Greenhouse Gas Policy	Diane Brown	Abstract
Export-Import Bank: New Requirements for High Carbon Intensity Projects	Stephen Parsons	Abstract
Millennium Challenge Corporation: Challenges and Opportunities	Ben Campbell	Abstract
B.) Special Topics in EIA and Climate Change Decision-Making	Chair: Ben Cave	Playlist
Health Impact Assessment in Climate Change Decision-Making	James Berner/Elizabeth Gordon	Abstract
Assessing Displacement/Resettlement due to Climate Change Adaptation Projects	Alex de Sherbinin	Abstract
Biodiversity Assessment and Climate Change	Nick King	Abstract
C.) SEA and Cumulative Impacts: Case Studies	Chair: Fernando Loayza	Playlist
Cumulative Impact Assessment	Norval Collins	Abstract
SEA Approaches in the Envirionmental Sustainability and Climate Change Program: Case of the State of Michoacan, Mexico	Ann J. Glauber	Abstract
Climate Change and Country Environmental Analaysis: Case of Indonesia	Helena Al-Naber
An Innovative Approach to Preparing a Sub-National Climate Change Action Plan: Case of Orissa State, India Part I	Upendra Behera	Abstract
An Innovative Approach to Preparing a Sub-National Climate Change Action Plan: Case of Orissa State (India) Part II	Muthukumara Mani

Presentation	Presenter	Organization	Abstract
Chair:	Weston Fisher	The Cadmus Group	Playlist
Panel of Session Chairs