Forest Adaptation 2008

Session 11. Tropical forest management and climate change adaptation

Chair: Manuel Guariguata

Oral presentations

• The TroFCCA Policy Research Framework on Actors, Decision-Making and Policy Networks - Brockhaus M., Vignola R., Santoso H., Sanchez P., Siagian Y. and Lasco R.
• Impacts of and Adaptation to Climate Change of Forest Biodiversity in The Philippines - Pulhin Florencia B. and Lasco Rodel D.
• Using Forest Ecosystem Goods and Services for Climate Change Adaptation in Burkina Faso and Ghana: Policy Gaps and Constraints - Kalame Fobissie B., Brockhaus Maria, Nkem Johnson, Idinoba Monica and Kanninen Markku
• Tropical Forest Values and Vulnerability to Climate Change - Nkem J.N. and Locatelli B.
• Estimating Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Sri Lanka – A Pilot Project of a Potential REDD Mechanism - Mattsson Eskil, Ostwald Madelene, Nissanka S.P. and Achard Frédéric
• Impact of Climate Change on Distribution and Performance of Tropical Pine Species in Central America and Southeast Asia - van Zonneveld M. J., Jarvis A., Dvorak W., Koskela J., Vinceti B. and Snook L.
• Climate Change Considerations in Management of Mangrove Forests: Review and Recommendation for Sundarbans Reserve Forest, Bangladesh - Khan M.S.I.
• The River Between: Innovative Fringing Forest Management in Response to Climate Change by Two Communities Lying Across the White Volta River - Atibila J. M.
• A Framework for Vulnerability Assessment of Non-Timber Forest Goods for Planning Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability in West Africa - Idinoba M.E., Nkem J., Kalame F. and Coulibaly Y.
• The Use of Indigenous Knowledge in Monitoring and Prediction of Climate Change and Seasonal Cycles among the Local Communities in Kenya - Mhando Nyangila Jacob
• Exploring Forest Management Solutions in Traditional Knowledge System to Address Climate Change Issues - Rijal Arun
• Coping with Climate Change: How Local Communities Use Traditional Knowledge in Rural Ghana - Gyampoh, B. A., Amisah, S. and Idinoba, M.

Posters

• Forest Assessment for Improved Mangrove Forest Management in Kenya - Lang’at J.K.S., Kirui B., Kairo J.G. and Bosire J.O.
• Traditional Knowledge on Adaptation to Climate Change with Reference to Woody Species Composition and Socio-Economic Roles of Traditional Agroforestry Practices in South Eastern Langano, Oromiya, Ethiopia - Asfaw Biruk, Lemenih Mulugeta and Achalu Negussie
• Climate Change and Indigenous Coping Responses in West Africa – Cobbinah J.R.
• Assessing Indigenous Knowledge for Evaluation, Propagation and Conservation of Indigenous Multipurpose Fodder-Trees Towards Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation in Northern, Ethiopia - Eniang Edem A. and Balehegn Mulubrhan