CELA International Capacity-Building seminar
“Coping with climate change in Latin America – challenges and opportunities for clean technologies”
Thursday 1st March 2012
La Paz, Bolivia
- Draft Programme -
Background
Latin American (LA) developing countries are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Despite the fact that adaptation to climate change has a high priority among many LA governments, a current lack of technology and access to resources hinder these countries to adapt successfully. Therefore, there is a need for international assistance to enable Latin America countries to cope with the many challenges climate change poses to them. It is on the basis of the above needs, that the project CELA – Network of Climate Change Technology Transfer Centres in Europe and Latin America is been implemented.
It is widely known that the LA region is among the most vulnerable regions in the world in respect of the impacts of climate variation, climate change and extreme events. Technology can provide a concrete contribution towards addressing current problems.
In order to discuss the extent to which “green technologies” can assist government agencies, universities and businesses to cope with climate change, the Capacity-Building Seminar “Coping with Climate Change in Latin America- challenges and opportunities for clean technologies” is being organized. It will introduce and disseminate experiences on technology-based adaptation to climate change in the Latin American region and foster information exchange and networking among actors in the field.
This event is part of the ALFAIII-funded project “Network of Climate Change Technology Transfer Centres in Europe and Latin America” (CELA -http://www.cela-project.net/), a project which promotes joint research collaboration, technology transfer and exchanges of experiences between Europe and Latin America in the field of climate change and its related technologies.
Aims
The specialist seminar aims to:
a) present the project CELA and its regional relevance as a tool to support cooperation in the field of climate change among European and Latin American universities, as well as its first results;
b) debate the extent to which “green technologies” can assist government agencies, universities and businesses to cope with climate change, as well as the financing schemes which may be used to support them
c) present some of the current experiences on technology-driven adaptation to climate change in the region.
Furthermore, the Seminar will provide a unique opportunity for information exchange and networking among organizations active in the field of climate change in Latin America and in Europe.
Partners
The CELA Partnership:
Draft Programme
Thursday 1st March 2012
08.45 Registration
09.00 Welcome by the Vice-Minister of Science and Technology, Bolivia (MSc Pedro Crespo)
09.15 Welcome by the host, Rector of Catholic University of Bolivia (Dr. Hans Van den Berg)
09.30 Fostering Cooperation and Technology Transfer on Climate Change between Europe and Latin America: the CELA Project (Prof. Walter Leal, HAW Hamburg)
09.55 Green Technology Financing Scheme (MSc Daniel Suazo, National Program of Climate Change, Bolivia)
10.20 Questions
10.45 Coffee Break
11.10 Sustainability and Carbon Footprint Solution: Mapping the Future of Clean Technologies (MSc. Nicky Scordellis, Servicios Ambientales, Bolivia)
11.35 Green Technology Perspectives in Bolivia (MSc Pedro Crespo, Vice-Minister of Science and
Technology of Bolivia)
12.00 Questions
12.30 Closure
13:00 Lunch
14.30 Investing in Clean Energy (Dr. Javier Aliaga, IISEC, Bolivia)
14.45 Climate Change Technology Transfer Centers (MIBA Franziska Mannke, HAW Hamburg)
15.00 Needs of Technology Transfer in Latin America (Dr. Nelson Amaro, Universidad Galileo – Guatemala)
15.15 Questions
15.30 Coffee break
16.00 The role of technologies in implementing the Central America strategy for climatic change adaptation (Frederick Bergman, Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales – Nicaragua)
16.15 Technology for coping with Climate Change in Perú (M. Sc. Luís Camacho Caballero,
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú)
16.30 Technology-driven adaptation to climate change in the region in Estonia (Dr. Arvo Iital,
Tallin University of Technology)
16.45 Panel discussion
17.00 Final Remarks and end of Seminar
Organizers
- Institute of Socio-Economic Research, UCB, Bolivia
- Centre for Research and Technology Transfer on Climate Change, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Organizing Committee
- Dr. Javier Aliaga,
- Prof. Walter Leal, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- M. Sc. Horacio Villegas, Catholic University of Bolivia
- MIBA Franziska Mannke
- Ing. Felman Ruiz
- Ing. Daniela Zenteno
Secretariat
Team Europe: Walter Leal, Franziska Mannke, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences; and Marija Kloga, Tallinn Technical University, Estonia
Team Latin America: Javier Aliaga and Horacio Villegas, Catholic University of Bolivia
Registration and further details:
For registration to the event and further information, please contact:
Institute of Socio Economic Research (IISEC)
Catholic University of Bolivia
Supervisor: Dr. Javier Aliaga Lordemann
E-mail: jaliaga@ucb.edu.bo
Tel. 591 2 2784159
Project Manager: Horacio Villegas Quino
E-mail: hvillegas@ucb.edu.bo
It is on the basis of the above needs, the project CELA – Network of Climate Change Technology Transfer Centres in Europe and Latin America is being proposed as part of the ALFA Programme. The purpose of the project is not only to improve the academic quality of European and Latin American higher education institutions (HEI), but also to strengthen the role of HEI to contribute to sustainable development and social cohesion.
De izquierda a derecha: Prof. Walter Leal, socio líder HAW Hamburg; Dr. Gilberto Bergman, UCC; Dr. Cyrano Ruiz, Universidad Galileo