Hue University has organized and is hosting the “Vulnerability Workshop and Training in Cost-Benefit Analysis” on 7-11 January. The training-workshop is conducted as part of the three-country research “Building Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Southeast Asia” funded by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
Hue is the Vietnam study site of said research project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of local government units to design and adopt effective adaptation measures to reduce the negative impacts of climate change.
The Cambodian and Philippine project components are implemented by the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), respectively.
SEARCA, headed by Director Gil C. Saguiguit Jr., is the regional center for agriculture of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), of which Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines are charter members.
The country study teams discussed initial results of mapping and survey activities at the workshop. They were joined by local government personnel from each participating country for the training in economic analysis of adaptation options that will run from 9 to 11 January.
Dr. Saguiguit said SEARCA believes that more attention should be given at the local and farm levels which are the most affected and vulnerable to climate change. The Center has thus intensified efforts to assist local government units in Southeast Asian countries.
