Session Details | |
Section | HS - Hydrological Sciences |
Session Title | Development of Guidelines for Assessment of Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources |
Main Convener | Dr. Ti Le-Huu (UNESCAP, Thailand) |
Co-convener(s) | Prof. Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen (McGill University, Canada) Mr. Thierry Facon (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Thailand) |
Session Description | The Session aims to provide an interface between researchers on impacts of climate change on water resources and tools and methodologies of downscaling on the one hand and water resources management experts responsible for the development of adaptation strategies to climate change. The interface is expected to strengthen technical capacity of developing countries in the region to integrate climate change adaptation into the socio-economic development process. |