China’s strategies and actions on climate adaptation

This event will discuss policies and actions related to adaptation to climate change, share experience and cases, and publicize China’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 and other major achievements

Event description:

This event at COP27 is co-hosted by the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA).

PROGRAM

Opening remarks
Moderator: Director General LiGao, Climate Department, MEE

• Zhao Yingmin, Deputy Minister, MEE
• Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
• Selwin Hart, Special Adviser and Assistant Secretary-General, UN Climate Action Team
• Ahmed Saeed, Vice President, ADB
• Patrick Verkooijen, CEO, GCA

Section I: China’s policies and actions on adaptation
Moderator: Zhou Zeyu, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC)

• Keynote speech: Overall introduction of National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 (NCAS): Xu Huaqing, Director General of NCSC
• Keynote speech: Progress of pilot construction of climate adaptive cities: Tian Yongying, Researcher of the Technology and Industry Center of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development
• Keynote speech: Future actions on climate resilient cities: Fang Li, Chief Representative of World Resources Institute China
• Keynote speech: Effectiveness of local adaptation in China: Xiang Liu, Energy and Climate Change Research Center of Sichuan

Section II: Actions and Experience sharing of adaptation
Moderator: Tom Panella, Director of Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, ADB

• Keynote speech: Key points for the implementation of NCAS: Jiang Zhaoli, Deputy Director General, Climate Department, MEE
• Keynote speech: ADB’s approach to support the new NCAS: Dr. Tom Panella, Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, ADB
• Keynote speech: Climate change adaptation plan for the yellow river basin: Silvia Cardascia, Water Resources Specialist, ADB
• Keynote speech: Community adaptation planning: GE Le, Director of Climate Change Energy, TNC
• Keynote speech: Implementation of NCAS within the yellow river basin: Christian Fischer, Water Resources Specialist, ADB Consultant

Section III: Sectoral approaches and adaptation visions
Moderator: Ede Ijjasz, Senior Advisor to the CEO, GCA
Panel: Focused discussion on governance, finance and collaboration for building resilient infrastructure

• Douglas Noble, Representative a.i. UNICEF China
• Martin Shouler, Associate Director, Arup
• Julija Kuklyte Polycarp, Climate Change Specialist-Adaptation, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
• Nitin Jain, Global Program Lead, Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions, GCA

Closing remarks
Jiang Zhaoli, Deputy Director General of the Climate Department, MEE