FINCAPES Project Launch

Friday, April 14, 2023 11:00 am - 12:40 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

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The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ is pleased to invite you to theFINCAPES Project Launch on April 14th, 2023 atthe Student Life Centre’s Black and Gold Room.Ìý

FINCAPES is an international research and teaching project in collaboration with Indonesian partners on climate-change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the country.Ìý

Jointly undertaken by the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµâ€™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. Ìý
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Date: Friday, April 14th, 2023Ìý
Time: 11:00am – 12:40pm, luncheon to followÌý
Venue:Student Life Centre (SLC)2144 (Black and Gold Room)Ìý
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FINCAPES, which stands for implementing agency forÌýFloodÌýImpacts,ÌýCarbonÌýPricing, andÌýEcosystemÌýSustainability will provide technical assistance and capacity building to help our Indonesian partners strengthen:Ìý

  • Quantification and modelling of climate change-exacerbated flood risks, and identification of strategies to mitigate related financial loss and damageÌýÌýÌý
  • Conservation and restoration of peatland and mangrove ecosystemsÌýÌýÌý
  • Biodiversity conservationÌýÌý
  • Policy research to support the Government of Indonesia’s ambitious climate finance programsÌýÌýÌý

At its heart FINCAPES is a multidisciplinary collaboration. This exclusive launch is an opportunity to meet and connect with diverse members of the UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 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.ÌýÌý

Event Speakers include:Ìý

Vivek Goel: University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ President & Vice-ChancellorÌý

Vivek Goel Headshot

Mark Giesbrecht: Dean of Mathematics

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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 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

  • Mark Giesbrecht,Dean of Mathematics, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

  • Johanna Wandel,Acting Dean of Environment, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

Overview of the FINCAPES Project

  • Bill Duggan, FINCAPES Director

Panels Discussion: Canada and uÀ¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ 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 À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

  • Mark Giesbrecht,Dean of Mathematics, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓÆµ

  • 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