GIAHS Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean

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1 GIAHS Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean 8:00 8:30 to 9:00 Opening Event - Wednesday 27 th April 2016 Venue: Vice-regal Court, City Hall Palace of Mexico City. Plaza Constitución N.2 Meeting at hotel reception Arrival of participants and group photo with flags 9:00 to 9:10 Introduction Presidium - Master of Ceremoies 9:10 to 9:20 9:20 to 9:30 Welcome Remarks - Lic. Erastus Ensastiga Santiago Coordinator General AZP, Authority of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage Zone in Xochimilco and Tláhuac and Milpa Alta. Opening Speech - Dr. Fernando Baquero Soto FAO representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Mexico 9:30 to 9:40 9:40 to 9:55 Words on GIAHS Workshop - Dr. Yoshihide Endo Coordinator of GIAHS Secretariat, FAO, Rome Inauguration Speech - Dr. Miguel Angel Mancera Espinosa, Head of Government of Mexico City 9:55 to 10:00 Closing of opening ceremony Master of Ceremonies Walking Tour around the Historical Center of Mexico City 10:00 to 10:30 Visit to Salon Cabildos, inside the building of Government of Mexico City Guided tour to Temple Mayor 10:30 to 11:45 Seminar 8 11:45 to 12:00 Arrival at meeting venue: Fideicomiso Centro Histórico 74 Brazil 1

2 Day 1: Wednesday 27 April 2016 Introduction to GIAHS concept and sharing experiences Venue: Fideicomiso Centro Histórico 74 Brazil Session 1: GIAHS concept and its implementation 12:00 to 12:10 12:10 to 12:30 12:30 to 12:50 12:50 to 13:15 Message from Dr. Jesús González Schmal, Coordinator of the Authority of the Historic Centre Self-introduction of participants Introducing the GIAHS Concept Dr. Yoshihide Endo, Coordinator of GIAHS Secretariat, Rome FAO GIAHS designation process, Ms. Clelia Maria Puzzo, Member of GIAHS Secretariat, FAO Rome Session 2: Experiences in implementing the GIAHS concept in pilot countries: challenges and lessons learned 13:15 to 13:30 13:30 to 13:45 GIAHS in China: a Government's perspective Dr. Linan Guo, Center of International Cooperation, Ministry of agriculture, China Practical implementation of GIAHS concept in China: GIAHS and NIAHS Prof. Qingwen Min, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the GIAHS Scientific Advisory Group- FAO 13:45 to 14:45 Lunch 14:45 to 15:15 Experiences of GIAHS in Chile: Chiloe Island and future perspectives Ms. Pamela Bertin, Paso, Office of Studies and Agricultural Policies, Ministry of Agriculture, Chile Ms. Carla Melillo, INIA, Ministry of Agriculture, Chile. 2

3 GIAHS experiences in the corridor Cuzco - Puno and future perspectives of Peru 15:15 to 15:45 Prof. Alipio Canahua Murillo, national coordinator of the GIAHS project in Peru ( ) Tulio Medina, specialist in genetic resources for agrobiodiversity Ministry of the Environment, Peru. Dr. Fredesvinda Carrillo, Ministry of Agriculture, Peru. Session 3: Recent experiences of GIAHS in the Region: developing new GIAHS strategies 15:45 to 16:00 Current experiences in Ecuador: developing a stable GIAHS process, Erika Zarate, Ministry of Agriculture, Ecuador 16:00 to 16:15 Experiences and challenges of GIAHS in Brazil João Roberto Correia, EMBRAPA researcher, Brazilian company of agricultural research, Brazil. 16:15 to 16:45 Chinampas and their origin Dr. Ignacio Armillas Gil, Associate Researcher UAMX, Mexico Session 4: Round table, Q & A and final discussion 16:45 to 17:15 Final Comments and closing Lic. Erastus Ensastiga Santiago, Coordinator General AZP, Dr. Ruz Varas, Dr. Yoshihide Endo, Ms. Clelia Maria Puzzo, Prof. Min Qingwen, Dr. Linan Guo 17:15 to 17:45 Walk back to the Hotel 18:00 Welcome cocktail and dinner at hotel 3

4 Day 2: Thusrday 28 April 2016 Field visit to Traditional Agricultural System of Chinampas in Xochimilco Venue: Xochimilco District. 8:00 Meeting at hotel reception 9:00 to 9:10 Arrival to Cuemanco Jetty 9:10 to 10:00 Transfer in trajinera (traditional boat), around the Chinampa zone, to see the landscape, biodiversity, native flora and fauna. 10:00 to 12:00 Arrival to an active Chinampa, explanation by farmers of their production ancestral system, how to build a chinampa, chapines and ajolotario 12:00 to 13:00 Back to Cuemanco, observation of channels and features of landscape. Lunch on the Trajinera (traditional boat) 13:00 to 13:30 13:30 to 13:45 Transfer to Xochimilco meeting venue Message from Prof. Avelino Méndez Rangel, Mayor of Xochimilco, and from the Coordinator General of AZP, Mr. Erasto Ensástiga Santiago 13:45 to 14:00 Recent experiences and the traditional Chinampa System Dr. Norma Ruz Varas, Executive Director of AZP Projects, Government of Mexico City 14:00 to 14:20 Identification and classification of Chinampas in the Heritage Area of Xichimilco and Tláhuac, Dr. Alberto González Pozo, Researcher UAMX, México 14:20 to 14:45 Presentation and introduction to the candidate GIAHS Site in Mexico. Dr. Pablo Torres Lima, researcher UAMX, México 4

5 14:45 to 15:15 Presentation of other potential GIAHS sites The case of Peninsular Milpa Maya in Yucatan, Mexico. Dr. Eduardo Adolfo Batllori Sampedro, Secretary of Urban Development and Environment, Government of the State of Yucatan, SEDUMA 15:15 to 15:30 Coffee Break Presentation of Potential GIAHS Site in participating countries 15:30 to 15:45 Panama Irene Gallego, Vice Minister of Indigenous Affairs 15:45 to 16:00 Guyana Paul Cleveland, Researcher and expert in Agriculture and Phytogenetic Resources 16:00 to 16:15 Bahamas Yeri Kelli, Expert in Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture 16:15 to 16:30 Bolivia Juan Pablo Torrico, Ministry of Environment and Water 16:30 to 16:45 Venezuela Bernardo Aray, Ministry of Popular Power for Indigenous Peoples 16:45 to 17:00 Jamaica Grady David Johnson, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 17:00 to 17:15 Dominican Republic Raulín Manuel Zapata, Ministry of Agriculture 5

6 17:15 to 17:30 Cuba Shagarosdky Scull, Institute of Research in Tropical Agriculture Alejandro de Humboldt INIFAT. 17:30 to 17:45 Belize Emilio Montero, Ministry of Agriculture 17:45 to 18:00 Q&A Session Dr. Norma Ruz Varas, Dr. Alberto González Pozo, Dr. Ignacio Armilla Gil, Dr. Yoshihide Endo, Ms. Clelia Maria Puzzo, Mr. Ramón Costa 18:00 Return to Hotel 6

7 Day 3: Friday 29 April 2016 Field Visit to Chinampas in Tláhuac Venue: Tláhuac District. 8:00 Meeting at hotel reception 9:00 to 9:10 Arrival to Municipality building in Tláhuac Room Morelos 9:10 to 9:30 Message from Mr. Rigoberto Salgado Vázquez, Mayor of Tláhuac and Mr. Erasto Ensástiga Santiago, Coordinador General AZP, Room Morelos Presentation of Potential GIAHS in participating countries. 9:30 to 9:45 9:45 to 10:00 10:00 to 10:15 10:15 to 10:30 Colombia Judith Magali Torres Mejia, Ministry of Social Protection Guatemala Osmin de Jesús Pineda Melgar, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, MAGA. Costa Rica Olger Benavides, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Honduras Ph.D. Narcizo Meza Linares, Chief of National Program of Technology Research, Directorate of Science and Agricultural Technology DICTA, Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock, SAG 10:30 to 11:00 Identification of chinampas in Tláhuac and pilot projects Explanation and visit of the area, Dr. Alberto González Pozo, Investigador UAMX, México. 11:00 to 11:15 Questions and comments 7

8 11:15 to 11:30 Transport to wharf Los Reyes Aztecas, by walking 11:30 to 12:30 Visit on trajinera boat around the Lake Los Reyes Aztecas. Observation of landscape 12:30 to 13:30 Arrival and visit to Chinampa Zone Interview with producers of a chinampa in San Pedro Tláhuac, in the Lake of Los Reyes Aztecas. 13:30 to 13:45 Visit to chinampa La Isla In trajinera, Observation of Channels, native flora and fauna. 13:45 to 14:45 Lunch at chinampa La Isla 14:45 to 15:00 15:00 to 15:30 Wrap up of field visit. Q&A Session Dr. Norma Ruz Varas, Dr. Alberto González Pozo, Dr. Ignacio Armilla Gil, Dr. Yoshihide Endo, Ms. Clelia Maria Puzzo and Mr. Oswaldo Vázquez Pineda. Distribution of Certificates Round table, closing session Lic. Erasto Ensástiga Santiago, Coordinador General AZP, Mayor of Tláhuac Mr. Rigoberto Salgado Vázquez, Dr. Yoshihide Endo, Ms. Clelia Maria, Prof. Min Qingwen, Dra. Linan Guo 15:30 to 15:45 Closing remarks from a participant, representing the group 15:45 to 16:00 Message from Dr. Yoshihide Endo 16:15 to 16:30 Closure of event, Mr. Erasto Ensástiga Santiago, Coordinator-General of AZP and Mayor of Tláhuac, Mr. Rigoberto Salgado Vázquez 16:30 to 17:00 Transfer to Los Reyes Wharf, by trajinera 17:00 Return to Hotel 8