Experts from countries around the Indian Ocean rim are meeting this week in India to discuss ways to improve their disaster resilience and improve management of future climate risk.
The meeting of Indian Ocean Rim Climate Change Adaptation Officials, under the auspices of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), is the first meeting of delegates from around the Indian Ocean rim to discuss the implications of future climate risk. The workshop, which is being co-organised by CSIRO, was announced as part of a $1.175 million package during the IORA Council of Ministers’ Meeting in Perth in November 2013.
Workshop convenor, Ms Jennifer Sutton from the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, said the workshop would share information and plans about practical ways to help communities, farmers, industry and policymakers adapt to climate changes expected around the Indian Ocean rim, including for small island developing states. The meeting would discuss what actions are being taken and determine possible options for future action.
“Around 50 delegates will share knowledge of the impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of the people of the Indian Ocean rim, to identify the best ways to increase resilience,