7 pm, Tuesday, October 19 2010 at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) Penthouse, Maneeya Center Building 518/5 Ploenchit Road (connected to the BTS Skytrain Chitlom station) Patumwan, Bangkok 10330 Tel.: 02-652-0580-1 Fax: 02-652-0582 Web Site: http://www.fccthai.com
As world leaders continue to grapple with strategies to reign in global CO2 emissions, millions across Asia are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Left unaddressed these impacts will greatly affect livelihoods and economic development across the region. Under the banner of the Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum 2010, leading researchers and policy makers will gather in Bangkok from 21-22 October to outline strategies to mainstream adaptation into development planning.
Join the discussion and the debate with eminent experts from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Stockholm Environment Institute - Asia, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific (AIT-UNEP RRC.AP).
Highlights of the Evening
* Welcome & Opening by Dr. Anders Granlund, Director, Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA)
* Video Message from Dr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Under Secretary General The informal deliberations on media’s role in Climate Change Adaptation and Development with,
* Professor John Soussan, Stockholm Environment Institute - Asia * Mozaharul Alam, Regional Climate Change Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme * Dr Peter King, Senior Policy Advisor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
* Mahesh Pradhan, Director ai, AIT-United Nations Environment Programme Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific * Invitation to the Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, 21 & 22 October 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
Moderator & Provocateur: Stuart Ward, Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA)
Complimentary wine & beer with snacks will be offered at 7.30 pm For more information: 
