Central American Kick-off meeting, CATIE, April 2006

Costa Rica, April 4 - 5, 2006

The Kick off (KOM) meeting of TroFCCA in Central America took place from 4 - 5 April 2006 in CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica). About 30 participants attended the meeting, including representatives from national meteorology, forestry and climate change institutions from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras.

In line with the objectives of the meeting, several outcomes were achieved as follows:

1. Firstly, links to local partners were established including for the coordination of activities.
2. Second, an exchange of climate change activities and experiences in the region provided the background and starting point for the project.  It is in the interest of national partners and the project staff that TroFCCA complements what is already taking place in each country.
3. Third, and most important, participants identified development topics on which TroFCCA will focus its activities in the region.  These were: drinking water (collection and distribution) and energy (bioenergy and hydropower).  The staff will explore the possibility of adding tourism and non-timber forest products.
4. Fourth, it was agreed that the project will link its activities to the process of the second national communication (206-2009), which is being initiated in the three countries.  The results of the project will be added to the documentation of each country.
5. Finally, the project will seek cooperation with UNDP/GEF for supporting the formulation of adaptation projects in the areas relevant to TroFCCA.

Available documents:

Proceedings and list of participants (in Spanish)
Agenda
Summary in English or Spanish
Meeting picture
Background papers (in Spanish) on:

1. Vulnerability of forests and their environmental services to climate change

2. Importance of forests for the adaptation of society to climate change

3. How to include forests in adaptation?

For more information, contact Mr. Carlos Perez at cjperez@catie.ac.cr