CACCE Conference-Workshop

Agenda Wednesday, February 1

7:30 – 8:20	Breakfast and Registration
8:20 – 8:30	Opening of the Conference Fernando Gilbes, CoHemis Director, UPRM Jeffrey G. Ryan, CACCE PI, USF
8:30 – 8:40	Welcoming Remarks Jorge Rivera Santos, Chancellor, UPRM Walter Silva, Director, R&D Center, UPRM
8:40 – 9:20	The Coastal Areas Climate Change Education (CACCE) Partnership: Development and Planning Efforts for Climate Change Education in Florida and the Caribbean Jeffrey G. Ryan, Professor and Chair, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, USA See Abstract >
9:20 – 10:00	Sea Level Rise Frank Muller-Karger, Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, USA See Abstract >
10:00 – 10:20	Break
10:20 – 11:00	Climate Change and the Coastal and Marine Resources of Puerto Rico Ruperto Chaparro Serrano, Director, Sea Grant Program, Puerto Rico See Abstract >
11:00 – 11:40	The San Juan Bay Estuary and its Initiative toward a Climate Ready Estuary Jorge Bauzá, Scientific Advisor, San Juan Bay Estuary Program, Puerto Rico See Abstract >
11:40 – 12:20	Climate Change: Jamaica and the Caribbean; Really what must we expect? Anthony Chen, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, The University of West Indies, Mona, Jamaica See Abstract >
12:20 – 1:30	Lunch
1:30 – 2:10	The Virgin Islands Response to Climate Change – Achieving Climate Resilient, Low-Carbon Development Cynara Benjamin Duncan, Environmental Education Officer, Conservation & Fisheries Department, British Virgin Islands, Tortola See Abstract >
2:10 – 2:50	Role of Tertiary Institutions in HCFC Elimination: Challenges and Required Capacities for Refrigeration Sector Gurmohan S. Kochhar, Professor, Faculty of Enginnering, University of West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago See Abstract >
2:50 – 3:30	Minimizing the Risk of Making Poor Adaptation Choices in the Caribbean Leonard Nurse, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), Barbados See Abstract >
3:30 – 3:50	Break
3:50 – 4:30	Dominican Republic: Articulating the National Development Strategy (NDS) Educational Plans and Emission Reduction Omar Ramírez Tejada, Executive Vice-President, National Council on Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism, Dominican Republic See Abstract >
4:30 – 5:10	Puerto Rico: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Strategies Ernesto L. Díaz (Director) & Kasey Jacobs (NOAA Fellow), Puerto Rico Coastal Zone Management Program, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico See Abstract >
5:10 – 5:50	Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Coastal Management in the U.S. Virgin Islands Collin Daugherty, Conservation Planner, The Nature Conservancy Virgin Islands Office, St. Croix See Abstract >
6:30 – 8:00	Tour to local brewery and products testing Sponsored by Cervecera de Puerto Rico The first brewery in the Island, Cervecera de Puerto Rico is Puerto Rico’s premier brewing company and a market leader in the non-alcoholic beverage industry. Cervecera de Puerto Rico is a quality driven company, supported by almost a century of brewing experience and a strong commitment to investing in the future. It is located very close to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

Thursday, February 2

7:30 – 8:30		Breakfast and Registration
8:30 – 9:10		Coastal Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), A SIDS Education Imperative Lorna Inniss, Deputy Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit, Barbados See Abstract >
9:10 – 9:50		Promoting Education for Public Engagement in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Initiatives in Guyana Paulette Bynoe, Former Director and Lecturer II of the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana See Abstract >
9:50 – 10:30		Climate Change Education at the University of Technology, Jamaica Ruth H. Potopsingh, Director of Sustainable Energy, School of Graduate Studies, Jamaica See Abstract >
10:30 – 10:50		Break
10:50 – 11:30		Formal Education Programs in the CACCE Partnership Allan Feldman, Professor, Department of Secondary Education, University of South Florida, & Larry Plank, Director of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education for Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, USA See Abstract >
11:30 – 12:10		Climate Change Education - unique linkages and opportunities between the Caribbean and CACCE Maya A. Trotz, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, USA See Abstract >
12:10 – 1:30		Lunch
1:30 – 2:10		The State of Monkey River Village Percy A. Lewis, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belize See Abstract >
2:10 – 2:50		Resisting Disasters: Four Coastal Communities against All Odds Lillian Ramírez (Research Associate) & Carlos Carrero-Morales (Research Assistant), Coastal Development, Sea Grant Program, Puerto Rico See Abstract >
2:50 – 3:30		The Vulnerability of Coastal Communities to Sea-Level Rise: A Case-Study of Grande Riviere, Trinidad and Tobago Sandra Sookram, Fellow Sir Arthur Lewis, Institute of Social & Economic Studies, The University of The West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago See Abstract >
3:30 – 3:50		Break
3:50 – 4:30		Communicating Climate Change: The Caribbean Experience Indi Mclymont Lafayette, Regional Director, Media Community & Environment, Panos Caribbean, Jamaica Office, Jamaica See Abstract >
4:30 – 5:10		Building Resilience to Climate Change through Effective Communication Judi Clarke, Regional Coordinator, The CARIBSAVE Partnership, Barbados See Abstract >
6:30 – 10:30		Cultural Event & Dinner at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Museum Sponsored by the Municipality of Mayagüez A trip to “Barrio Río Cañas”, in the countryside of Mayagüez, to learn more about the life and work of Eugenio María de Hostos, known as the Citizen of America. This experience will also include dinner and a cultural event with a traditional Puerto Rican group.

Friday, February 3

8:30 – 9:30		Breakfast and Registration
9:30 – 10:00		Instructions to the Groups CACCE Executive Committee
10:00 – 12:00		Working Groups
12:00 – 1:30		Lunch
1:30 – 3:30		Working Groups
3:30 – 4:00		Break
4:00 – 5:00		Groups Presentations
5:00 – 5:30		Summary & Closing Remarks Fernando Gilbes, CoHemis Director, UPRM Jeffrey G. Ryan, CACCE PI, USF
5:30 – 6:30		Cocktail at the Hotel Swimming Pool