Conference Programme - May 2014 th 08:00 08:30 08:30 09:20 09:50 10:00 10:30 10: 12 May Registration Opening Ceremony Conference Co-Chairs: S. Huq, J. Marengo (10’ each) , Representatives of State and Federal Govrenments Keynote Speaker 1: Marina Silva, Rede Sustentabilidade (30’) +10’ discussion Opening Voice of the Youth: Iranildo de Souza Break Plenary 1 Themes A, B (20” each) Keynote Speaker 2: Dr. Dr. Chris Field, IPCC and Stanford Univ Keynote Speaker 3: Dr. Diana Liverman, Univ, of Arizona Keynote Speaker 4: Dr. Gina Zeirvogel, Univ Cape Town +30’ discussion th 13 May Registration 8:30 Summary of Day 1 (10’) Plenary 3 8:30 Summary of Day 1 (10’) Plenary 3 Themes B, C (20” each) Keynote Speaker 9: Laura Canevari, Acclimatize Keynote Speaker 10: Mark Stafford-Smith, CSIRO Keynote Speaker 11: th th 14 May Registration 8:30 Summary of Day 2 (10’) Plenary 5 Themes C, D (20” each) Keynote Speaker 16: Dr. Carlos Klink, MMA Keynote Speaker 16: Dr. Mark New, Uni Cape Town Keynote Speaker 18: Dr. Rodney Martinez, CIIFEN +30’ discussion 15 May Registration 8:30 Summary of Day 3 (10’) Plenary 6 Themes D, E (20” each) Keynote Speaker 19: Balgis Elasha, African Development Bank Keynote Speaker 20: Edwin Castellanos, Univ del ValleGuatemala Keynote Speaker 21: Dr. Paulina Aldunce, Univ de Chile. +30’ discussion Break Parallel sessions (6 sessions) Themes C, D 6 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Break Parallel sessions (7 sessions) Themes D, E 7 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Marcus Moench, ISET th 16 May Registration 9:00-10:00 Opening ceremony Dr. Cid Gomes, Governor of Ceara (15’) Dr. Mariano F. Laplane, CGEE (10’) Dr. Deborah Wetzel, World Bank (10’) Dr. Slaeem Huq, PROVIA (5’) Dr. Jose Marengo, INPE (5’) Dr. Francisco J. Teixeira, Ministry of Integration (15’) +30’ discussion Break Parallel sessions (6 sessions) Themes B, C 6 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Keynote Speaker 24: Dr. Donald Wilhite, Univ of Nebraska (45’) Session 1: High level Panel of the United Nation Agencies Chair: Francisco J. Teixeira, Ministry of Integration (20’each) Dr. Michel Jarraud, WMO Dr. Monique Berbut, UNFCCD Dr. Jose Graziano da Silva, FAO 12:00 13:30 14:00 Lunch Posters (all themes) Side Event 1 Presentation PROVIA Plenary 2 Themes A, B (20” each) Keynote Speaker 5: Dr. Caroline Adler, ETH, Keynote Speaker 6:Dr. Coleen Vogel, Univ of Pretoria Keynote Speaker 7: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA GISS +30’ discussion Keynote Speaker 8: Bruce Hewitson, Univ Cape Town/TGICA +25’ discussion 15:30 Lunch + Posters (all themes) Lunch + Posters (all themes) Side Event 3 Lunch + Posters (all themes) Plenary 4 Themes C, D(20” each) Keynote Speaker 12: Dr. Anand Pattwardhan, UMDIITB, Keynote Speaker 13: Dr. Keith Alverson, UNEP, Keynote Speaker 14: Dr. Pauline Dube, Univ of Botswana Keynote Speaker 15: Dr. Mikko Ollikainen , Adaptation Fund +10’ discussion Parallel sessions (4 sessions) Themes C, D 4 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Panel sessions 4-5 (2 parallel sessions) Themes C, D, E 5 invited Panelist Speakers (5’ intro from each + 1 hour panel debate) Break 15:45 Break Side Event 2 Side Event 4 16:00 Parallel sessions (6 sessions) Themes A, B, 6 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Parallel sessions (6 sessions) Themes C, D 6 oral presentation (15 minutes each) Lunch 12:15-14:00 Panel I: National Drought PoliciesInternational perspectives Chair: Antonio D. Moura, INMET (20’each) Dr. Mannava Sivakumar (Ed. Chief Weather and Climate ExtremesElsevier) Representative of FAO Dorte Verner, IDB Elena Abraham, IADIZA Break Break Keynote Speaker 25: Dr. Carlos Nobre, MCTI/SEPED (30’) Session 2: National Drought PoliciesNational Perspectives Panel sessions 1-3 (3 parallel sessions) Themes B, C, D 5 invited Panelist Speakers (5’ intro from each + 1 hour panel debate) Closing Plenary- Themes D, E (20” each) Keynote Speaker 22: Dr. Sergio Margulis, SAE, Brazil Keynote Speaker 23: Dr. Xianfu Lu, UNFCCC +30’ discussion Session 2: National Drought PoliciesNational Perspectives Chair: Jose Machado, Ministry of Integration (20’each) Key Note Speaker 24: Mr. Iranildo Souza F. Rice, Young Scientist-International Climate Champion/Climate Generation British Council (10’) 17:10 17:30 19:00 Dr. Erwin De Nys, World Bank Dr.Joaquin Andreu, Spain Dr. Mario Lopez Perez, Mexico Closing ceremony (40’) Conference Co-Chairs: S. Huq, J. (10’) Representative of of the federal government of Brazil (10’) Posters Posters Conference Reception and cocktail (at the Vila Gale Hotel) Posters Sid Event 5 Closing Ceremony (30’) Representatives of MI, PROVIA, INPE, World Bank CGEE,