1. Strengthening Capacity in Climate Change Adaptation: connecting science and practice Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Fons Jaspers, Caroline van Bers, Peter van der Keur, Humaira Daniel, and Matt Hare May 2013

2. Content 1.Introduction 2.Challenges in the water sector, related to climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development 3.CATALYST project 4.Think Tank Approach 5.Results and outcomes 6.Lessons learned 7.What next?

3. Purpose of 5th Symposium Challenges in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development Flooding and flood management Drought Earthquakes  Lot of knowledge available  Need for the right format  Need for capacity development

4. Purpose of 5th Symposium Need for capacity development In different stages in the capacity cycle: - Preparedness - Response - Recovery - ‘Mitigation’

5. Purpose of 5th Symposium CATALYST project

6. Purpose of 5th Symposium Think Tank: 75 members Worldwide Activities in 4 regions Title

7. Purpose of 5th Symposium - TT process suitable to identify and upscale best practices - TT quickly operational (hardware); process difficult (software) – to have the face to face meeting first would have been good - TT good for creating common understanding DRR/CCA - Implementing activities in parallel / different emphasis – interlinked - Need to develop capacity at local level Results and outcomes

8. Purpose of 5th Symposium - TT process suitable to identify and upscale best practices - TT quickly operational (hardware); process difficult (software) – to have the face to face meeting first would have been good - TT good for creating common understanding DRR/CCA - Implementing activities in parallel / different emphasis – interlinked - Need to develop capacity at local level Lessons learned

9. Purpose of 5th Symposium Implementation in local context / demonstration  CATALYST Local?  How to organize knowledge sharing from national to local level? We like to discuss with interested partners! What next?

10. Purpose of 5th Symposium Thank you for your attention Contact details: www.catalyst-project.eu www.catalyst-project.eu Catharien Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Director, Wageningen UR Project Office Dhaka Alterra, Wageningen UR; Catharien.Terwisscha@wur.nlCatharien.Terwisscha@wur.nl