Exploring the Potential for Linking International and National Platforms in the Asia-Pacific Region

1. Exploring the Potential for Linking International
and National Platforms in the Asia-Pacific Region
Yuji Masutomi
Center for Climate Change Adaptation, NIES
KE4CAP; BKE EU-Japan #2 ,29-30 June, 2021

2. Objective and today’s contents
• Part I: Introduction of 6 CAPs and organizations in the Asia-Pacific
region (1hr)
• understand and recognize the current situation of CAPs in the AP region.
• Key Q: how they see the value to CAPs of linking across the region?
• Part II: Plenary discussion (1hr)
• Moderated by Kim van Nieuwaal
• Key Qs:
1. What are practical uses of international/national adaptation platforms for promoting
adaptation action in the Asia-Pacific region?
2. What functions and content should/could be included in international/national
adaptation platforms to promote adaptation action across the Asia-Pacific region?
3. What are effective ways of collaboration between international/national adaptation
platforms and international organizations?
To enhance the utilization of CAPs for promoting adaptation action
at the transnational level

3. Japan: Kazutaka Oka@NIES, AP-PLAT and A-PLAT
Australia: Geoff Gooley@CSIRO
Pacific: Ofa Kaisamy@PCCC, SPREP
Philippines: Marianna Vargas-Morada, eCCET
Korea: Young-II Song@KACCC
Taiwan: Hsin-Chi Li@TCCIP
Part I: Examples of climate adaptation platforms
and organizations in the Asia-Pacific region
• How they see the value to CAPs of linking across the region?
1. What are the benefits of having connections with other platforms
in the Asia Pacific region?
2. What do you see as the challenges of working in a regional
network setting?
3. To what insights has working in a regional setting lead?

4. Part II: Q1 What are practical uses of
international/national adaptation platforms for
promoting adaptation action in the Asia-Pacific region?
Public
• Multiple users/stakeholders and sectors
Water Disaster Life
Agriculture Ecosystem health Industry
Industry
Policy makers
Users Sectors

5. Part II: Q2 What functions and content should/could be
included in international/national adaptation platforms to
promote adaptation action across the Asia-Pacific region?
Scientific data
Basic
information
Capacity building
Guidelines
Fund information
Scientific
tool
Case study
Good practice
Local knowledge
News
Language
SNS
Which are
useful/necessary?
for national adaptation platforms
for International adaptation platforms

6. Part II: Q3 What are effective ways of collaboration
between international/national adaptation platforms
and international organizations?
Nat Nat Nat
Int
Int
Nat
Nat
Nat
Int
Nat
Nat
Nat
Int Int
Structure
Institution, framework, organization,…

7. Let’s get started
Discussion!!