CONTENTS Acknowledgements iv List of abbreviations v Abstract vii 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 About the Workshop 2 1.2 Programme Schedule 3 1.3 Participants 3 1.4 Inaugural Remarks 3 2.0 TECHNICAL SESSION -I 5 2.1 Introducing the proposed study & expectations from the workshop 5 2.2 Climate Change Adaptation Approaches for Sustainable Livelihoods 5 2.3 Multi scale Approaches for Global and National Climate Change Adaptation 8 3.0 TECHNICAL SESSION - II 11 3.1 Defining the research boundary (Part 1): Assessing climate change impacts and strategies for adaptation at national scale examples from international collaboration projects 11 3.2 Defining the research boundary (Part 2): Demography, economic development, climate change, water and land resources 13 4.0 TECHNICAL SESSION - III 17 4.1 Trends of Rural Livelihoods in Gujarat 17 4.2 Current Governance Systems and Institutions of Land, Water and Ecosystem Management in Gujarat 19 4.3 Response by the Government of Gujarat with respect to Climate Change 20 5.0 TECHNICAL SESSION - IV-V: Methodological issues for assessing impacts of climate change 21 6.0 TECHNICAL SESSION - VI: Modelling tools for assessing impacts of climate change and adaptation options of rural livelihoods27 7.0 WAY FORWARD AND CONCLUSIONS 30 Annexure- 1 Programme Schedule 33 Annexure -2 List of Participants 35