International Conference on Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change January 05-07, 2006, New Delhi, India List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ix Executive Summary ..- .. xi DAY-1: INAUGURAL SESSION__________________________ WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Dr. Marcus Moench, President, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) 2 Dr. Kinsuk Mitra, President, Winrock International India (Wll)..- 3 SPECIAL ADDRESS Perspectives of IPCC on Adaptation Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)..- 4 Climate Affairs Program: Usable Science for Society Dr. Michael H. Glantz, Director, Center for Capacity Building (CCB), National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 7 Key Points Raised in the Discussions .10 DAY-1: SESSION 1_____________________________________________ Concepts and Insights on Adaptation - The Water Sector Chair: Marcus Moench, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) Practical Implications of Climate Change Marcus Moench, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET).. 12 Policy Processes in Water Resource Management and Climate Change Tony Allan, King's College.- 16 Resilience and Vulnerability in Nested Social-Ecological Systems: in IWRM's Context Victor Galaz, Centre for Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (CTM) 17 Coping Compendium on Water Related Risks Henk van Schaik, Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC) .19 Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Climate Change in India Santosh Kumar, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM)22 Development Issues in Rajasthan, India Rajinder Singh, Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS)..- ..28 Key Points Raised in the Discussions 29 DAY-1: SESSION 2__________________________________________ Concepts and Insights on Adaptation - Views from the Field Chair: Sara Ahmed, Independent Researcher Understanding Vulnerability: Implications for Community-led Adaptation Sara Ahmed, Independent Researcher- 32 Successful Adaptation to Climate Change in South Asia Critically Depends on Regional Collaboration in Research for Interdisciplinary Water Systems Knowledge Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) .35 Livelihood Services for Tribal Migrants in South Rajasthan Sudhir Katiyar, SUDRAK (Aajeevika Bureau) 36 Adaptation Research: Scalar and Disciplinary Aspects Preety Bhandari, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) .38 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..- 42 DAY-1: SESSION 3______________________________ Concepts and Insights on Adaptation - Views from the Field Chair: Ajaya Dixit, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation (NWCF) Flood Control Where Technology Gets Stuck: A Case Study of the Ganga-Brahmaputra Basin of India Dinesh K. Mishra, Barn Mukti Abhiyan.- 44 Responding to Water Scarcity and Floods Ajaya Dixit, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation (NWCF) ..- ..45 Existing Coping Strategies to Climate Change and Variability: Findings from NAPA Stakeholder Consultation Workshops Mozaharul Alam, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) .. 47 Where is Bangladesh in terms of Climate Change? Johny M. Sarker, Department for International Development (DFID), Bangladesh49 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..-50 DAY-2: OPENING SESSION___________________________ KEYNOTE ADDRESS Adaptation Related Activities in India Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) .. 52 From Impacts to Decision Support: the Evolution of the EPA Global Change Research Program Mr. John Furlow, US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA) ..- ..54 DAY-2: SESSION-1________________________________ PARALLEL SESSION 1 Tools and Approaches for Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change - Enabling Adaptation, the Role of Technology, Infrastructure and Institutions Chair: John Furlow, US Environment Protection'Agency (USEPA) Sea Level Rise and Groundwater Sourced Community Water Supplies in Florida John Furlow, US Environment Protection Agency (USEPA)..,.- .60 Evaluating Impact of Future Climate Scenarios on Agricultural Water Management: An Application of the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) System David Purkey, Natural Heritage Institute (NHI) ..- 63 The Pileus Project: Development of Techniques and Tools to Help Assess the Impact of Climate Variability and Change on an Intensively-Managed Agricultural Crop J.A. Andresen, Michigan State University (MSU)..- ..66 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..- . 68 PARALLEL SESSION 2 Adaptive Livelihood Strategies in Drought Areas - Views from the Field Chair: Shashikant Chopde, Winrock International India (Wll) Watershed Development through the Adaptation Lens Shashikant Chopde, Winrock International India (Wll)..- 70 Enhancing Resilience of the Poorest Community Groups to Droughts through Rural Livelihood Approaches in the Western Orissa Livelihoods Project WORLP Subodh Kumar Mahapatra, Orissa Watershed Development Mission (OWDM) 74 Adaptive Potential of Innovative Water Management Practices in Coping with Climate Uncertainties: A Case Study of Purulia, West Bengal, India Shrinivas Badiger, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC)77 Women in Livelihoods: Self-help Groups as a Medium of Empowerment Srinivas Mudrakartha, Vikram Sarabhai Centre for Development Interaction (VIKSAT)..80 Key Points Raised in the Discussions 84 DAY - 2 : SESSION - 2______________________________ PARALLEL SESSION 3 Groundwater, Drought and Climate - Adaptation in the Water Sector Chair: Marcus Moench, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) Climate Change and Drought: A Rajasthan Experience M.S. Rathore, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) ..- ..86 Groundwater Management in Highland Balochistan: Karez vs. Tubewell in Adaptation to Climate Change Daanish Mustafa, University of South Florida.- 87 Improving Adaptation and Developing Livelihood Resilience Himanshu Kulkarni, Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM). 92 Community Initiatives in Enhancing Resilience to Cope with Climatic Variability and Extreme Weather: A Case Study in Maharashtra Suruchi Bhadwal, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) ..94 Key Points Raised in the Discussions .. 97 PARALLEL SESSION 4 Policy Level Flood and Drought Issues - From Reconstruction to Resilience Chair: S. Janakarajan, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) Playing with Disasters: Politics of Flood and Drought in Tamil Nadu S. Janakarajan, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS) .. 100 Household and Community Responses to Floods, Droughts and Climatic Variability NafisaBarot, UTTHAN..- 102 Development Alternative's Experience in Addressing Adaptation to Climate Change Anish Chatterjee, Development Alternatives (DA)- 108 Livelihood Challenges of Central India Vivek Sharma, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD) .. 111 Key points Raised in the Discussions ..- .. 115 DAY-2: SESSION-3__________________________________ PARALLEL SESSION 5 Coastal Vulnerability and Disaster - FromReconstruction to Resilience Chair: Neeraj Mittal, Joint Commissioner, Relief and Rehabilitation, Tamil Nadu Approaches to Assessing Disaster Vulnerability and Building Sustainable Livelihoods: Insights from Sri Lanka one Year after the Tsunami Frank Thomalla, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)..- 118 Strengthening Resilience of Communities to Disasters using the DRSL Framework: ITDG's Experience in South Asia Practical Action, [Formerly Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG)].. 123 From Relief and Restoration to Resilience: Strategic Development Initiatives with Disaster-Affected Communities in India Somnath Bandyopadhyay, Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), India .. 125 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..- 128 PARALLEL SESSION 6 Disaster and Vulnerability - From Reconstruction to Resilience Chair: Kalipada Chatterjee, Winrock International India (Wll) Disaster and Vulnerability: Reconstruction to Resilience Kalipada Chatterjee, Winrock International India (Wll) .. 130 Water and Sanitary Interventions in Post-tsunami Rehabilitation Work in Southern India R. Srikanth, WaterAid India ..- 132 Enabling Adaptation: The Role of Technology, Infrastructure and Institutions Prabodh Mohanty, i-Concept Initiative- 134 Risk Reduction and Livelihoods Promotion: A Community Initiative Pradeep Mohapatra, Udyama..- 137 DAY-3: SESSION-1______________________________________ Climate Information, Communications and Early Warning - The Role of Technology, Infrastructure and Institutions Chair: Darryl D'Monte, Media Consultant The Media's Role in 26/7 in Mumbai Darryl D'Monte, Media Consultant- 142 Communications and Early Warning: Building Alive Systems Vijay Pratap Singh Aditya, Ekgaon Technologies . 146 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..- 149 DAY-3: SESSION-2________________________________________________ Institutional Issues - The Role of Technology, Infrastructure and Institutions Chair: Dipak Gyawali, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) Risk Resilience, Adaptation to Disasters and Data DemocratizaVion Dipak Gyawali, Institute for Social and Environmental Transition (ISET) 152 Development Alternative's initiative in Tsunami Affected Regions Ashish Bahal, Development Alternatives ..- .. 157 Mapping and Managing Floods in India: Perceptions, Policies and Realities Sanjay Chaturvedi, Punjab University- 159 Post-Tsunami Interventions by UNDP GEF Small Grants Program (SGP)- India PS. Sodhi, UNDP GEF Small Grants Program (SGP) - India . 163 Mitigating Natural Disasters through Preparedness Measures Aditi Kapoor, Oxfam (India) Trust..- .. 166 Key Points Raised in the Discussions ..- .. 169 Moderated Panel Discussion- . 171 Key Points Raised in the Open Dialogue ..- 178