Side event at UNFCCC conference

Date: December 2nd 2008 Location: Poznań, Poland Contact person: Abdramane Dembele, info at drylands-group.org

Monday, December 01 2008

Tearfund UK, Relief Society of Tigray and the Development Fund Norway will organize a side event during the UNFCCC conference on December 2nd at 19.30 – 21.00pm at the GREBE room. Both REST and the Development Fund are members of DCG, they share new research, on the ground experience and lessons learnt on:

  • How developing country governments can manage water resources in the light of climate change

  • Ways for poor communities to develop long-term solutions to water scarcity and climate variability

  • Means to maximise the impact of adaptation funding

  • how to identify sustainable adaptation pathways which reduce vulnerability

There will be presentations, panel discussion and plenty of opportunity to ask questions and make comments. For further information please visit the Tearfund exhibition stand.