Annex 3. Programme

REGIONAL WORKSHOP

“Salt-affected Soils from Sea Water Intrusion:
Strategies for Rehabilitation and Management”
Programme

31 March to 1 April 2005
Bangkok, Thailand

DAY 1
Time	Activity
8.00-9.00	Registration of participants
9.00-9.15	Welcome address - *Mr He Changchui, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific*
	Session 1: Country report on impacts of tsunami on soil and water resources *Moderator: Mr Gamini Keerthisinghe*
9.15-9.30	Introduction of the workshop - Thierry Facon
9.30-9.50	Presentation - India
9.50-10.10	Presentation - Indonesia
10.10-10.30	Presentation - Maldives
10.30-10.50	Coffee/tea
10.50-11.10	Presentation - Sri Lanka
11.10-11.30	Presentation - Thailand
11.30-11.50	Presentation - Myanmar
11.50-12.30	Plenary discussion
12.30-13.30	Lunch break
	Session 2: Technical considerations on tsunami-affected land and water resources *Moderator: Dr John Skerritt*
13.30-13.40	Introduction - Yuji Niino
13.40-15.30	Working group discussion
15.30-16.00	Coffee/tea
16.00-17.00	Reporting
17.00-17.30	Open discussion forum
18.00	Dinner
DAY 2
	Session 3: Mitigation methods and strategies for tsunami-affected land and water resources *Moderator: Dr S.L. Weerasena*
8.30-9.45	Presentations: 1. Mr Ronald Dijk - FAO Indonesia 2. Dr John Skerritt - ACIAR 3. Dr Andrew Noble - IWMI (Short break) 4. Dr Vethaiya Balasubramanian - IRRI 5. Dr Henk Ritzema - ILRI
9.45-10.00	Plenary discussion
10.00-10.30	Coffee/tea
	Session 4: Regional strategic framework *Moderator:* Mr Daniel Renaut
10.30-10.40	Introduction
10.40-12.00	Working group discussion
12.00-12.30	Intermediate reporting
12.30-13.30	Lunch
13.30-14.30	Working group discussion
14.30-15.00	Coffee/tea
15.00-16.00	Reporting and discussion
16.00-17.00	Endorsement of the framework
17.00	Closing remarks