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



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Neil A. Leary, Ph.D.
Head, Technical Support Unit
Working Group II
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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