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Agenda

Introduction & Overview

• Introduction to UNDP Activities to support ABS and TK
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  Dr. John L. Hough, UNDP/GEF
• Analysis and Findings of Capacity Assessment Reports undertaken by Selected Countries through the UNDP/GEF Biodiversity Enabling Activities
  Ms. Tehmina Akhtar, UNDP/GEF
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Country Case Studies

• The Philippines: National Capacity Assessment on Indigenous Knowledge, Systems and Practices related to Biodiversity
  Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim, Director, Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau, and Ms. Norma M. Molinyawe, Chief, Biodiversity Management Division
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• Samoa: National Capacity Assessment of Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge
  Mr. Faumuina Pati Liu, Official Representative to the CBD COP7, Samoa
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• I. R. Iran: National Capacity Assessment on Traditional Knowledge
  Mr. Asghar Fazel, CBD Focal Point, and Dr. Mostafa Panahi, Department of Environment, Iran
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• Sri Lanka: The Experience of the UNDP/GEF Small Grants Programme in supporting measures to build capacity on ABS and TK
  Ms. Shireen Samarasuriya, National SGP Coordinator, UNDP/GEF Sri Lanka
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Discussion with Panelists

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