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Training Workshop on Assessing the Vulnerability and Adaptation of Coastal Zones to Climate Change -Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 08-12, 2004.

The goal of this workshop was to increases awareness, use, and application of methods for the assessment of sea level rise impacts and adaptation options, as well as extreme events. The workshop is targeted primarily for use in context of climate change National Communications, but is also relevant for use in a broader policy context.

The workshop addressed four objectives, as follows:

  • to provide a broad overview of the methods and tools available for conducting vulnerability and impact assessments for coastal regions;
  • to provide participants with a structured application of an assessment methodology in a set of case study based exercises;
  • to develop a practical workplan for undertaking an actual study by country teams, given constraints in data availability.
  • to initiate a network of sea level rise analysts in Africa and Arab States

This site provides links to the presentations and information provided at this workshop, as well as links to other useful information which can assist those concerned with the issue of coastal zone vulnerability in the context of climate change.

Overall Agenda

List of Participants

Day 1: Introduction, Coastal zones and methodologies
Day 2: Impacts, Methodological issues and Senegal case study
Day 3: Quantitative and qualitative methods and tools, Case Studies for Bahrain, Morocco
Day 4: Adaptation, Adaptive Capacity and Stakeholders, Egypt Case Study
Day 5: Implementation and Workplanning

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