cc: djgriggs@meto.gov.uk, ddokken@earth.usgcrp.gov, smaccrac@usgcrp.gov date: Wed, 31 May 2000 15:41:07 -0400 from: nleary@usgcrp.gov (Neil Leary) subject: IPCC Proposal to GEF for Capacity Building to: gjjenkins@meto.gov.uk, hewitson@egs.uct.ac.za, giorgi@ictp.trieste.it, m.hulme@uea.ac.uk, cubasch@dkrz.de, bo.lim@undp.org To: Geoff Jenkins Bruce Hewitson Filippo Giorgi Mike Hulme Ulrich Cubasch Bo Lim Bob Watson, IPCC Chair, is seeking assistance with preparation of an IPCC/UNEP proposal to the Global Environment Facility (GEF) for funds to build capacity for vulnerability and adaptation assessment by developing countries. The initial idea is to request $5 million to $10 million for a 5 year effort to engage researchers in developing regions in the assessment of climate change vulnerability and adaptation in their regions. Bob is asking that a group of WGI and WGII authors meet with him in Lisbon on August 12 & 13 (following the WGII LA meeting August 8-11 in Lisbon) to help develop a scientifically sound and detailed proposal to submit to GEF. David Griggs recommended you as someone who could make a valuable contribution to this effort. Please reply immediately to either accept or decline this invitation. If you accept, you will be provided with instructions for making hotel reservations. Because hotel rooms are scarce in Lisbon in August, you will need to act on this information quickly. Attached for your information is a proposal prepared by Bob Watson, in collaboration with UNEP, for GEF assistance to develop a full project proposal. A list of WGII authors/review editors who have been invited to participate in the meeting is appended below. Best regards, Neil Leary WGII Participants: Carlos Nobre, Brazil (RE chapter 14, TGCIA member) Sandra Diaz, Argentina (RE chapter 5) - accepted Max Campos, Costa Rica (CLA chapter 14) Andrew Githeko, Kenya (CLA chapter 9, LA chapter 10) - accepted Bubu Jallow, Gambia (CLA chapter 5, LA chapter 10) Chris Magadza, Zimbabwe (CLA chapter 10) Su Jilan, China (RE chapter 11) Anand Partwardhan, India (LA chapter 11, RE chapter 18) - accepted Saleemul Huq, Bangladesh (LA chapter 8 and 18) - accepted Graham Sem, Papua New Guinea (CLA chapter 17) Cynthia Rosenzweig, USA (TGCIA member, LA chapter 19) Bob Scholes, South Africa (LA chapter 10) --- declined Martin Parry, UK (TGCIA chair, CLA chapter 13) - accepted Linda Mearns, USA (TGCIA member, LA chapter 3, also LA WG1 chapter on regional scenarios) Olga Pilifosova (CLA chapter 18, UNFCCC Secretariat) - accepted Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\IPCC UNEP21pdfB.doc" Neil A. Leary, Ph.D. Head, Technical Support Unit Working Group II Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 400 Virginia Avenue SW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20024 USA General number: 1 202 314-2225 Direct number: 1 202 314-2224 Fax: 1 202 488-8678 email: nleary@usgcrp.gov or ipcc@usgcrp.gov