29 September 2025 to 3 October 2025
United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC - BKK)
Asia/Bangkok timezone

Sessions Details

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  1. Krystel Montpetit (IISD)
    09:00 - 17:00: Peer Learning Cohort Event on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for NAP Processes (Closed)
    Deep-dive Session
  2. Linda Anne Stevenson, Osamu Mizuno
    09:00 - 17:00: Regional workshop on developing a blueprint for upscaling Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) built on Indigenous/traditional and local knowledge system in the Asia-Pacific (Closed)
    Deep-dive Session
  3. Hongyu Guo, Angel Chan, Tata Mustasya, Raju Pandit Chhetri, Martin Voss (Moderator), Governor Noel, Jeffrey Tong, Saffanah Rezky Azzahrah Andrian, Priyadarshini Karve, Geeta Pandey, Myron Mendes
    09:00 - 12:30: Financing Transformational Adaptation: Catalyzing Equitable and Scalable Action in Asia-Pacific (Open)
    Deep-dive Session
  4. Krystel Montpetit (IISD)
    09:00 - 18:00: Peer Learning Cohort Event on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) for NAP Processes (Closed)
    Deep-dive Session
  5. Osamu Mizuno
    09:00 - 12:30: Regional workshop on developing a blueprint for upscaling Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) built on Indigenous/traditional and local knowledge system in the Asia-Pacific (Open)
    Deep-dive Session
  6. Athena Denise GALAO (UN Women)
    09:00 - 17:00: Co-creating transformative and gender-responsive climate adaptation in Asia – A multistakeholder dialogue (Closed)
    Deep-dive Session
  7. Benjamin Hickman
    09:30 - 12:30: Transformational Strategies for Scaling up Extreme Heat Adaptation: Regulations, Finance and Capacities for Integrating Sustainable Cooling (Open)
    Deep-dive Session
  8. Chawanangwa Nyirenda (UNEP), Sally Janzen (UNU), Jessica Troni (UNEP), Lisa Hartmann (UNU), Diana Patricia Mosquera Calle (UNDRR), Rahul Sengupta (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)), Noralene Uy (Philippines), Mozaharul Alam (UNEP), Julie Amoroso-Garbin (UNFCCC), Potter David Thomas (ICIMOD)
    13:30 - 16:30: FRAME-ECO: Contextualization of Framework for Assessing Climate and Disaster-Induced Losses of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Asia-Pacific (Open)
    Deep-dive Session
  9. Nisha Krishnan (ADB)
    13:00 - 16:00: Private Sector and Adaptation at the Local Level (Closed)
    Deep-dive Session
  10. Linda Anne Stevenson
    14:00 - 15:30: Unlocking collaboration: Scaling adaptation through partnerships (Open)
    Deep-dive Session
  11. Mozaharul Alam (UNEP Asia and the Pacific Office), Beau Damen (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)), Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank), Karma Lodey Rapten (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP))
    16:30 - 18:00: Speakers and Moderators Briefing Session
    Deep-dive Session
  12. Mozaharul Alam (UNEP), Antoinette Taus (UNEP Goodwill Ambassador), Dechen Tsering (UNEP), Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (ESCAP), Doi Kentaro (Vice Minister of Global Environment Affairs, Japan), Anouj Mehta (Thailand/ADB), Monthip Sriratana Tabucanon (National Research Council of Thailand), Jim Skea (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Aisulu Uatta (Mongolia), Youssef Nassef (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank)
    09:00 - 10:30: APAN Forum Opening
    Plenary Session
  13. Antoinette Taus (UNEP Goodwill Ambassador), Winston Chow (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Doi Kentaro (Vice Minister of Global Environment Affairs, Japan), Syeda Rizwana Hasan (Advisor, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh), Noralene Uy (Philippines), Anouj Mehta (Thailand/ADB), John Warburton (British High Commission – New Delhi), Dechen Tsering (UNEP), Sangmin Nam (UNESCAP)
  14. Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Winston Chow (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), Robert Simpson (Deputy Regional Representative of FAORAP), Revati Phalkey (United Nations University, International Institute for Global Health), Achala Abeysinghe (Green Climate Fund), Potter David Thomas (ICIMOD), Timoci Nakalevu (SPREP), Dilovarsho Dustzoda (CAREC), Linda Anne Stevenson (APN for Global Change Research)
    16:00 - 17:30: Plenary 1: Diversities and Synergies Across Systems
    Plenary Session
  15. Benjamin Hickman, S Rakesh Kumar (NDMA, India), Teresa Kerber, Rajesh Sharma, Parimita Mohanty (UNEP), Raman Kumar Singh, Moumita Shaw
    14:00 - 15:30: Cities on the Frontline: Insights from India and the region on long-term mitigation of extreme heat in cities
    Technical Session
  16. Mukand Babel (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)), Srinivasan Ancha, Dibesh Khadka, Parichat Pinsri, Guillaume Lacombe, Stefano Zenobi (The Asia Foundation), Jean Paula Regulano-Lee (UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific), Jessica Troni (UNEP), Thanapon Piman (Thailand), Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
    14:00 - 15:30: Integrating top-down and bottom-up approaches for climate adaptation planning and resilient water management.
    Technical Session
  17. Jinsun Lim, Sugar Gonzales (Asian Development Bank), Yukihiro Haisa (Director, MoEJ), Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank), Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc, Pakkasem Tongchai (Thailand, IUCN), Matt Benson, Michael Mullan, Brady Allin, Narutoshi Sakano, Gibson Holemba, Manjusha Rai
    14:00 - 15:30: Nature-based Solutions and Standardization for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
    Technical Session
  18. Cristina Gregorio (UNDP), Ahmaed Zubaer Mahbub, Angeline Callista (Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) Task Force member), Khaliut Baasansuren, Mamta Kohli, Menka Goundan` (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)), Neha Khanna, Syed Abdul Momen (Bangladesh), Zainab Bie, Arjan de Haan (International Development Research Centre)
    14:00 - 15:30: Financing transformational adaptation from the ground up
    Technical Session
  19. Shail Joshi, Sandeep Chamling Rai (WWF Nepal), Seng Kong Cheo (WWF-Malaysia), Charlotte Hicks (UNEP-WCMC), Dean Maynard Roxas, Hazel Ruth
    14:00 - 15:30: From Barriers to Breakthroughs: Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation
    Technical Session
  20. Nambi Appadurai (WRI India), Theresa Wong (IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit), Sonam Tashi (Bhutan), Dissabandara Sunimal Jayathunga Rajamunilage (Addl. Secretary), Kazi Shahjahan (Joint Secretary, ERD, Bangladesh), Ju Youn KANG (Research Specialist, Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC) / Korea Environment Institute (KEI)), Jessica Troni (UNEP), Osamu Mizuno (IGES, Japan)
    9:00-10:30: Plenary 2: Measuring What Matters
    Plenary Session
  21. Anna Kilponen (UNEP), Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Jessica Troni (UNEP), M.K.S. Pasha, Waleed Hassan Aboouelhassan (FAO), Daisuke Horikoshi (Green Climate Fund), Petch Manopawitr (Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) )
    14:00 - 15:30: Transformative Adaptation in Asia-Pacific: From Water & Food Systems to 30x30 Resilience Pathways
    Technical Session
  22. Jean Paula Regulano-Lee (UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific), Albert Dela Cruz (Philippines), Menka Goundan` (Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW)), Julie Amoroso-Garbin (UNFCCC), Federica Tornincas, Keeva Duffey (ChildFund International)
    16:00 - 17:30: Regional Youth Adaptation Dialogue: Strengthening Youth Engagement for Climate Resilience in Asia-Pacific
    Technical Session
  23. Yukihiro Haisa (Director, MoEJ), Guilberto Borongan (AIT RRC.AP), Aslam Perwaiz (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Masachika Nishibayashi, Satoshi Negoro, Solomon Kofi Mensah Huno, Tran Thi My Hanh, Ahmad Faiz Ibadurrahman, Rishiraj Dutta (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Nguyen Minh Thai, Somkuan Tonjan, Rommier Nickol Cotejar, Peeranan Towashiraporn (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Yi-Ann Chen (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)), Nuchuda Mongkolchar
    16:00 - 17:30: Harnessing Adaptation Tools, Early Warning Systems, and Public–Private Partnerships to Unlock Climate Finance and Build Resilience
    Technical Session
  24. Cristina Gregorio (UNDP), John Warburton (British High Commission – New Delhi), Dave Sivaprasad, Asad Maken (United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)), Noralene Uy (Philippines), Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank), Patrick Yeung (Assistant Director, Climate Action), Muhammad Didi Hardiana
    16:00 - 17:30: Transformative Adaptation Finance: From Strategy to Scaled Investment​
    Technical Session
  25. Homolata Borah (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Nayeem Rubaiyet, Veena Vidyadharan (Oxfam in Asia), Sushmita Mandal, Anil Kumar (ADPC), Shanta Soheli Moyna, Chinaporn Meechaiya (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Chang I Ho (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center)
    16:00 - 17:30: Water Governance for Climate Resilience: Priorities for Investments for Transboundary River Basins
    Technical Session
  26. Imelda Bacudo (FAO), Marilique Nijmeijer (FAO), Maria Elena Rebagay (Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development), Theresa Wong (IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit), Setiari Marwanto, Buddhisrilal Marambe (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniysa, Sri Lanka), Cherie Tan, Agenes Catherine T. Miranda, Abu Zafur Al Munsur, Hazel Tanchuling
    11:00 - 12:30: Policy Action Towards Resilient Agrifood Systems: The Road to COP30
    Technical Session
  27. David Potter (ICIMOD), Vanessa Carriedo (ICIMOD), Youssef Nassef (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), Mozaharul Alam (UNEP), Raquibul Amin (IUCN), Timoci Nakalevu (SPREP), Jessica Troni (UNEP), Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
    11:00 - 12:30: From knowledge gaps to transformational adaptation: Catalyzing actions through regional knowledge networks
    Technical Session
  28. Conrad Rein (Crop Trust), Gingles Afful, Hino Samuel Jose, Ingyin Hmwe, Le Dong, Mega Maskey, Nantaporn Thirapongphaiboon (The Global FoodBanking Network), Ngan Nguyen Hoang, Rachel Lau, Rajasurang Wongkrasaemongkol (UNICEF Youth Advisory Board), Rathana Peou Norbert- Munns (Thailand), Thomas Mog, VIKRANT SRIVASTAVA (Universal Versatile Society Nagathana, Ta./Dist.:Washim), Xinyue Han, Yoga Fauzan Renardi
    11:00 - 12:30: Galvanizing Asia-Pacific Youth Innovations in Food Systems for Better Climate Adaptation: Technology, Foresight and Strategy
    Technical Session
  29. Ruchi Gupta, Moumita Shaw, Nisha Krishnan (ADB), Peeranan Towashiraporn (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Myron Mendes, Shreya Wadhawan (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Henriette Imelda (Indonesia Research Institute for Decarbonization (IRID)), Dulari Parmar
    11:00 - 12:30: Bridging the Gap: Upscaling Climate Inclusive Cities
    Technical Session
  30. Emilie Beauchamp (IISD / NAP Global Network), Krystel Montpetit (IISD), Patrick Guerdat, Dao Minh Khun
    11:00 - 12:30: From data to decisions: strengthening MEL for NAP processes for transformational adaptation
    Technical Session
  31. Rathana Peou Norbert- Munns (Thailand)
    14:00 - 15:30: From Fragmentation to Convergence: Indigenous and Local Action for Climate-Resilient, Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems
    Technical Session
  32. Shravan Prabhu, Shreya Wadhawan (Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)), Kirti Jain, Mrunmayee Velukar, May Aung (IIED), Karma Lodey Rapten, Dulari Parmar
    14:00 - 15:30: Mainstreaming Locally Led Climate Action for Health & Wellbeing: Unlocking Social Capital & Finance for Strengthening Community Resilience
    Technical Session
  33. Pushp Bajaj, John Warburton (British High Commission – New Delhi), Cristina Gregorio (UNDP), Neha Khanna
    14:00 - 15:30: From Risk to Resilience: Financing Climate-Proof Cities
  34. Kei Kurushima (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Yukihiro Haisa (Director, MoEJ), Osamu Mizuno, Mr.Teerapat Kamnuantip (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment), Patrick Guerdat
    14:00 - 15:30: Enabling Adaptation Pathways: Policy and Partnerships for Climate Resilience in the Asia-Pacific
    Technical Session
  35. Marlene Nilsson (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)), Shobhakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology), Albert Dela Cruz (Philippines), Maheshwar Dhakal (Nepal), Theresa Wong (IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit), Liakath Ali (BRAC), Hanna Cho (Director, KEI), Tshewang Dorji, Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank), Yukihiro Haisa (Director, MoEJ)
    9:00-10:30: Plenary 3: Interplay of Enablers
    Plenary Session
  36. Antoinette Taus (UNEP Goodwill Ambassador), Alexander Rendell (UNEP Goodwill Ambassador), Beau Damen (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)), Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Arghya Sinha Roy (Asian Development Bank), Muyeye Chambwera, Mozaharul Alam (UNEP), Yukihiro Haisa (Director, MoEJ), Marlene Nilsson (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP))
    16:00 - 17:30: APAN Forum Closing
    Plenary Session
  37. Breshna Belal Khel, Fidakama Dwiyani, Hari Krishna NIBANUPUDI (HelpAge International), Chrysant Lily Kusumowardoyo (ASB Indonesia and the Philippines), Hanif Falah (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Jean-Marc Champagne, Kitty Tam, Robeliza Halip, Renuka Naik
    14:00 - 15:30: Power in Many Forms: Inclusive Leadership Driving Transformational Adaptation
    Technical Session
  38. Breshna Belal Khel, Ajay Kumar Jha (Centre for Community Economics and Development, Consultants Society ), Aldilla Noor Rakhiemah, Anhaar Raza, Suneha Kandpal, Sara Duerto Valero (United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women))
    11:00 - 12:30: Scaling Climate Justice: Gender and Inclusive Data for Transformational Adaptation
    Technical Session
  39. Julie Amoroso-Garbin (UNFCCC), Jean Paula Regulano-Lee (UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific), Noralene Uy (Philippines), Augusto Manuel Pinto, Nisha Krishnan (ADB), Julie Teng
    11:00 - 12:30: Scaling up Implementation of NAPs to Ensure Transformational Adaptation
    Technical Session
  40. Mahesh Pradhan (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP))
    11:00 - 12:30: Building Coastal and Community Resilience: From Nature-based Solutions to Inclusive Fisheries
    Technical Session
  41. Theresa Wong (IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit), Maria Elena Rebagay (Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development), Beau Damen (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)), Agenes Catherine T. Miranda, Ulambaatar Emmel, Julie Teng, Shalini Sehgal, Tang The Cuong, Md. Maruf Mohaimen (Bangladesh), Anousack Maitrychith (Department of Planning and Finance, MONRE), Perla Gines
    11:00 - 12:30: From Evidence to Action: Enabling Transformational Adaptation in Agrifood Systems
    Technical Session
  42. NILADRI GUPTA (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Raquibul Amin (IUCN), Sanjay Kumar Srivastava, Andreas Flouris (La Isla Network), Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)), Aslam Perwaiz (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center), Anouj Mehta (Thailand/ADB), Dindo Campilan (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Jeeranuch Sakkhamduang (Thailand Environment Institute), Vanh Mixap
    11:00 - 12:30: Protecting People, Protecting Systems: Transformational Adaptation to Rising Heat
    Technical Session
  43. Biplav Pradhan, Shobhakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology), Pavan Srinath, Nazia Khan Lina, Flora Monica Belinario, Md Lutfor Rahman (International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD))
    14:00 - 15:30: Enablers and barriers to transformational adaptation: Lessons from CLARE projects in Asia
    Technical Session
  44. Shravan Prabhu, Ivy Leung, Heather Doyle (UNDP), Mayank Virmani, Phua Shi Hui, Hiu Chung Kwok (CarbonCare InnoLab)
    14:00 - 15:30: Strengthening Urban Adaptation & Resilience: Climate Change, Extreme heat and Health Systems
    Technical Session
  45. Cristina Gregorio (UNDP), David Potter (ICIMOD), Vanhthone Phonnasane (Department of Climate Change, MONRE, Lao PDR), Charlotte Hicks (UNEP-WCMC), Jessica Troni (UNEP)
    14:00 - 15:30: Sustainable and inclusive NAPs: leveraging the nexus/connections between adaptation, finance and nature
    Technical Session
  46. Jinsun Lim, Jenna Jadin, James Scott (Queensland State Government), Jiraroth Sukolrat (Thailand), Amilcar da Costa Victor, Becky Jay Harrington (Adam Smith International), Toby Brennan
    14:00 - 15:30: Resilience Gateways: Embedding Adaptation Across the Infrastructure Lifecycle
    Technical Session