The University of Waterloo is pleased to invite you to theFINCAPES Project Launch on April 14th, 2023 atthe Student Life Centre’s Black and Gold Room.
FINCAPES is an international research and teaching project in collaboration with Indonesian partners on climate-change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the country.
Jointly
undertaken
by
the
University
of
Waterloo’s
Faculty
of
Mathematics
and
Faculty
of
Environment,
the
project
is
funded
by
Global
Affairs
Canada
and
is
a
5.5-year
gender
responsive
initiative
to
help
Indonesia
build
capacity
to
adapt
and
mitigate
the
impacts
of
climate
change
and
conserve
biodiversity.
Date:
Friday,
April
14th,
2023
Time:
11:00am
–
12:40pm,
luncheon
to
follow
Venue:Student
Life
Centre
(SLC)2144
(Black
and
Gold
Room)
FINCAPES,
which
stands
for
implementing
agency
for Flood Impacts, Carbon Pricing,
and Ecosystem Sustainability
will
provide
technical
assistance
and
capacity
building
to
help
our
Indonesian
partners
strengthen:
- Quantification and modelling of climate change-exacerbated flood risks, and identification of strategies to mitigate related financial loss and damage
- Conservation and restoration of peatland and mangrove ecosystems
- Biodiversity conservation
- Policy research to support the Government of Indonesia’s ambitious climate finance programs
At its heart FINCAPES is a multidisciplinary collaboration. This exclusive launch is an opportunity to meet and connect with diverse members of the UWaterloo community who might want to learn more and get involved with the project. It’s also an opportunity to meet our Indonesian partners whose first-hand experience with the fight against climate change is the inspiration for the program.
Event Speakers include:
Vivek Goel: University of Waterloo President & Vice-Chancellor
Mark Giesbrecht: Dean of Mathematics
Please join us to celebrate the Canadian launch of FINCAPES.
FINCAPES Project Launch Agenda
11:00 a.m. –12:40 p.m.
Welcome and Overview of Agenda
-
Moderator, Jean Lowry, FINCAPES
Opening Remarks
-
Mr. Audri Mukhopadhyay, Director of Southeast and Oceania Division 1 – OSP, Global Affairs Canada
-
Mr. Daniel Tumpal S. Simanjuntak, Ambassador of Indonesia to Canada
-
Vivek Goel,President Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo
-
Mark Giesbrecht,Dean of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
-
Johanna Wandel,Acting Dean of Environment, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, University of Waterloo
Overview of the FINCAPES Project
-
Bill Duggan, FINCAPES Director
Panels Discussion: Canada and uWaterloo as a Force for Addressing Climate Change
Moderator: Jean Lowry
Panelists:
-
Audri Mukhopadhyay, Director of Southeast and Oceania Division 1 – OSP, Global Affairs Canada
-
Vivek Goel,President Vice-Chancellor, University of Waterloo
-
Mark Giesbrecht,Dean of Mathematics, University of Waterloo
-
Brent Doberstein, Associate Professor – Geography Environmental Management
Official Project Launch Gong Striking Ceremony
Gamelan Performance
Note of Thanks /Close of Launch Ceremony/Announcement of Lunch
-
Jean Lowry, FINCAPES
12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch