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Intercontinental Hotel Asiana Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam19 23 May 2013
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letter from the Organizers .................................................................................................... 1
Schedule at a Glance............................................................................................................ 2
Site Tours.............................................................................................................................. 3
Conference Program............................................................................................................. 4
Design Charrettes ............................................................................................................... 12
Intercontinental Hotel Meeting Rooms ................................................................................ 14
DELTAS2013 Steering Committee ..................................................................................... 17
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................. 18
Cooperating Organizations ................................................................................................. 19
Americas WETLAND Foundation Board & Leadership...................................................... 20
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Dear DELTAS2013 Participants,
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, and the magnificent Mekong Delta, one of the most productive andbeautiful deltas on earth. We are pleased to have been invited here to convene DELTAS2013VIETNAM:World Delta Dialogues II.
This is the second such international conference initiated by the Americas WETLAND Foundation; the first washeld in the United States in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2010. Representatives from 15 deltas throughout theworld focused dialogue on deltaic sustainability challenges in the context of the Mississippi River Delta.
As we begin our dialogues here in Viet Nam, it is the desire of the partners who have come together to hostthis conference to enable an exchange of ideas and passion for sustaining these prolific deltaic regionsworldwide. While this exchange may focus on examples of the Mississippi and Mekong Deltas, it is our hopethat the diverse group of attendees from across the globe will address challenges that impact all great deltasof the planet, with the promise of solutions to sustain them - environmentally, economically and culturally.
Decisions made many years ago in the Mississippi River Delta by those with the best of intentions have led tounintended consequences both costly and tragic. If during the course of this meeting that experience can beshared, perhaps it will help to inform future decisions as all deltas face unprecedented vulnerabilities.
The Dutch delta has become one of the best protected and safest deltas in the world. Still, the delta is not yetrobust enough and requires constant attention, research and investment. The Netherlands will share its latest
insights in delta management during this conference based on the Dutch Delta program and internationalexperience. Viet Nam and the Netherlands have been working closely together in drafting a Mekong DeltaPlan to adapt to climate change. Experiences will be presented for the benefit of all.
To create a healthy future for our deltas requires true compromise and the will to make sustainability a reality.It is only through open and sincere cooperation that we will be able to move from concepts to results fromvulnerability to adaptation. Agreeing where global cooperation is possible and setting priorities for action iskey. We must address short-term impacts to avert the demise of entire systems and the permanent loss ofnatural, economic and societal assets over the longer term.
It is the intent for this gathering to address the issues before us at a level broad enough to allow creativethinking and dynamic discussion. With no wrong or right viewpoints, let us pursue new ways to cooperate,setting a course to ensure a continued exchange of ideas and practices that will allow our grandchildren to
write their histories in verdant and flourishing lands.
We invite you to vigorously participate in all conference sessions, knowing that your work will be disseminatedwidely as these dialogues come to a close in Viet Nam.
R. King MillingChairman
Americas WETLAND FoundationNew Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Prof. Dr. Le Quang MinhVice PresidentViet Nam National UniversityHo Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Mr. Joop ScheffersAmbassador (Viet Nam)Kingdom of the NetherlandsHanoi, Viet Nam
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Sunday19 May 2013
Monday20 May 2013
Tuesday21 May 2013
Wednesday22 May 2013
Thursday23 May 2013
Registration9:00 am 5:00 pm
Registration6:00 am 8:00 pm
Registration
7:00 am 5:00 pm
Opening PlenarySession
8:30 am 10:30 am
Plenary Session 38:30 am 9:45 am
SustainabilitySalons 5 & 6
8:30 am 10:30 am
Site Tours(departure times vary)
Plenary Session 210:45 am 12:00 pm
Sustainability Salon 310:00 am - 11:00 am
Plenary Session10:45 am 11:45 am
Lunch12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Design CharretteTeam Meetings
1:00 pm 2:30 pm
Design CharretteTeam Meetings
11:00 am 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm 1:45 pm
Lunch12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Charette LeadersOrientation
5:00 pm 7:00 pm
Sustainability Salon 12:45 pm 4:15 pm
Sustainability Salon 24:30 pm 5:45 pm
Gala Reception5:45 pm 7:30 pm
Sustainability Salon 41:45 pm 3:15 pm
Design CharretteTeam Meetings
3:45 pm 5:45 pm
Final Plenary Session1:00 pm 2:00 pm
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SITE TOURS OVERVIEW
20 May 2013 (Departure Times Vary)
Pre-Registration Required
TRAN CHIM NATIONAL PARK
Hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Viet Nam National University, HCMC, this tour will travelto a valuable wetland restoration site in the historic Mekong River floodplain. WWF-Viet Nam and ParkManagement have collaborated here on a project to restore the wetlands by piloting and applying an
ecosystem-based approach to management. This approach allowed for the rehabilitation of theecosystem while providing legal access for communities to wetland resources. In 2012, the parkbecame the fifth RAMSAR site in Viet Nam. Officials continue to work to enhance the community'ssustainable access to wetland resources, and to apply the hydrology management strategies and othertools developed in the past four years with WWF. This site is a biological wonder and home totremendous species diversity, including more than a quarter of all waterfowl species in Viet Nam.
CAN GIO MANGROVE FOREST
About 50 km southeast of Ho Chi Minh City, the Can Gio Forest was recognized as the first mangrovebiosphere reserve in Viet Nam by UNESCO in 2000. Can Gio is a scenic area of tremendous biologicaldiversity. Guests of this tour will visit the Can Gio Museum and then take a guided walking tour of theforest, followed by a guided boat tour of the reserve. The Can Gio tour also includes a visit to theMausoleum of the 'Water Emperor.' This tour is hosted by Viet Nam National University, HCMC and the
Americas WETLAND Foundation.
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PROGRAMIntercontinental Hotel Asiana Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet NamMay 19-23, 2013
SUNDAY 19 May 2013
9:00 AM -5:00 PM REGISTRATION (First Floor)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CHARRETTE LEADERS ORIENTATION SESSION
Welcome Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, Americas WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President, Viet Nam National University-HCMC Mr. Martien Beek, First Secretary, Water & Climate, Embassy of the Kingdom
of the Netherlands, Viet Nam
DELTAS2013: Charrette Orientation Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, Americas WETLAND Foundation Mrs. Sidney Coffee, Senior Advisor, Americas WETLAND Foundation
MONDAY 20 May 2013
6:00 AM -8:00 PM REGISTRATION (Lobby)
All Day SITE TOURS (Tram Chim National Park or Can Gio Reserve)
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TUESDAY 21 May 2013
7:00 AM -5:00 PM REGISTRATION (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM OPENING PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom)
Welcome Remarks
Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, Americas WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Phan Thanh Binh, President, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi
Minh City Mr. An T. Le, Consul General, United States Consulate General, Ho Chi Minh City Mrs. Renske Peters, Program Director, Water Business and International
Water Relations, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, The Kingdomof the Netherlands
Keynote Address
H.E. Vice Minister Nguyen Thai Lai, Ministry of Natural Resources &Environment, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
Opening AddressesSeeking Solutions Beyond Unintended Consequences
Mr. T. Stephen Gambrell, Executive Director, Mississippi River Commission Dr. Robert Twilley, Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana
State University
Introduction to Charrette SessionsMr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, Americas WETLAND Foundation
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
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TUESDAY 21 May 2013 (CONTINUED)
10:45 AM -12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom)
Featured PanelThe Mekong Delta: A Long-term Integrated VisionChair: Prof. Dr. Ir. Marcel Stive, Mekong Delta Consortium, TU-Delft
Panelists: Prof. Dr. Tran Thuc, Director, Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology,
Hydrology & Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, TheSocialist Republic of Viet Nam
Prof. Dr. Ir. Marcel Stive, Mekong Delta Consortium, TU-Delft Dr. Martijn van de Groep, Chief Technical Advisor, Mekong Delta Plan Mrs. Renske Peters, Program Director, Water Business and International
Water Relations, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, TheKingdom of the Netherlands
Discussants: Mr. Koos Neefjes, Policy Advisor, Climate Change, United Nations
Development Program Mr. Jake Brunner, Program Coordinator, Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Myanmar,
International Union for the Conservation of Nature Ms. Jennifer Sara, Manager, Sustainable Development, The World Bank, Viet Nam
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants)
1:00 PM -2:30 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES(Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2)
Session IQuestion to be addressed:How do we define sustainability in the Mekong Delta and in deltas worldwide?What solutions are achievable?
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
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TUESDAY 21 May 2013 (CONTINUED)
2:45 PM -4:15 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 1 (Grand Ballroom)
Resiliency & Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mississippi &Mekong DeltasModerators: Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, Americas WETLAND Foundation Mr. Jeffery Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America
Panelists: Mrs. Rebecca Templeton, Executive Director, Bayou Grace Community Services Mr. Daniel Nguyen, Program Director, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community
Development Corporation Ms. Binh Hoang, Policy Director, Green ID (Green Innovation and
Development Center) Mrs. Nga Dao, Director, WARECOD (Center for Water Resources Conservation
and Development), and Founder, Viet Nam Rivers Network
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
4:30 PM -5:45 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 2 (Grand Ballroom)
Living with Water & Building with Nature: Solutions for the MekongRiver & Viet Nam Coastal AreasModerators: Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf
Panelists: Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Senior Advisor, Ecosystem Analysis and
Assessment, Deltares Prof. Dr. Duong Van Ni, Can Tho University; Founder & CEO, University
Network for Mekong Basin Wetland Research & Conservation Mr. Arthur Gleijm, Senior Advisor, Financing Climate Change Adaptation,
Rebel Group Dr. Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director, Greater Mekong Program,
Conservation International
5:45 PM -7:30 PM DELTAS2013 GALA RECEPTION (Ballroom Foyer)
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WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013
8:30 AM -9:45 AM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom)
Special Presentation"Global Experience in Measuring & Managing Tradeoffs in DeltaRegions
Moderator: Dr. Claudia Sadoff, Lead Economist, The World Bank
Panelists: Dr. Ebenizario Chonguica, Executive Secretary, The Permanent Okavango
River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), Botswana Dr. Chen Kelin, Director, Wetlands International, China Dr. Rich Beilfuss, President & CEO, International Crane Foundation, USA Dr. Genevieve Connors, Senior Water Resources Specialist, The World Bank,
India Dr. Dang Kieu Nhan Dept. Head and Vice Director, Agricultural Systems
Department, Mekong Delta Development Research Institute, Can ThoUniversity, Viet Nam
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
10:00 AM -11:00 AM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 3 (Grand Ballroom)
Strategies for Trans-boundary Leadership & Decision MakingModerator: Dr. Richard Cronin, Director, Southeast Asia Program, TheStimson Center
Panelists: Dr. Le Duc Trung, Director General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee
Mr. Mark Davis, Senior Research Fellow & Director, Tulane University Instituteon Water Resources Law & Policy
11:00 AM -12:45 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES(Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2)
Session IIQuestion to be addressed:What changes are needed to preserve the landscape, its values and assets, andwhat are the tradeoffs for diverse interests of deltaic regions?
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WEDNESDAY 22 May 2013 (CONTINUED)
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants)
1:45 PM -3:15 PM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALON 4 (Grand Ballroom)
A Tale of Two Cities: Ho Chi Minh City & New Orleans Face theRising TideModerator: Mr. Enrico Moens, Team Leader, Consortium for Ho Chi Minh CityClimate Change Adaptation Strategy, Grontmij
Panelists: Mr. Frits Dirks, Project Leader, Flood and Inundation Management Programme
(FIM), Ho Chi Minh City, Royal Haskoning DHV Mr. David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner and Ball Architects Mr. Derek Hoeferlin, Assistant Professor, Washington University-St. Louis Mrs. Vu Thuy Linh, Vice Manager, Climate Change Bureau, Ho Chi Minh City
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
3:30 PM -5:45 PM DESIGN CHARRETTES(Cham, Hon Ong, Con Dao 1 & 2, Cat Ba 1 & 2, Pho Quoc 1 & 2)
Session IIIQuestion to be Addressed:What issues should be included in a global deltaic Communiqu of Cooperation?
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THURSDAY 23 May 2013
8:30 AM -10:45 AM SUSTAINABILITY DEMONSTRATION SALONS (Grand Ballroom)
Sustainability Salon 5Filling the Gaps: The Benefits of Integration Research & DataSharing Throughout the Mekong Watershed Moderator: Dr. Wim Douven, Associate Professor of Integrated River Basin
Management, UNESCO-IHE
Panelists: Mr. Chau Tran Vinh, Deputy Director General of Water Resources
Management Department, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, TheSocialist Republic of Viet Nam
Mr. Florian Moder, CIM Expert Consultant, WISDOM Project Mr. Cees van de Guchte, Manager, Climate Adaptation & Risk
Management, Deltares
Sustainability Salon 6Filling the Gaps: Building Information Networks to Improve
Livelihoods & Community AdaptationModerator: Prof. Dr. Ho Long Phi, WACC, Viet Nam National University-Ho ChiMinh City
Panelists: Mr. Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection &
Restoration Authority Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hieu Trung, Can Tho University, Member Scientific Board,
Dragon Institute Dr. Ir. Fons Nelen, Water Management Information Systems, Nelen &
Schuurmans Consultants Dr. Mohammad Rezaur Rahman, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood
Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM BREAK (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
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THURSDAY 23 May 2013 (CONTINUED)
11:00 AM -12:00 PM PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom)
Report of Findings: Design CharettesBeyond DELTAS2013: A Communiqu for World DeltaicCooperationModerator: Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, AmericasWETLAND Foundation
Panelists: Design Charrette Chairs
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH (Buffet Luncheon Served in Yu Chu and Purple Jade Restaurants)
1:00 PM -2:15 PM FINAL PLENARY SESSION (Grand Ballroom)
Closing KeynoteFinding Common Ground: From Generational to Legacy SolutionsIntroduction: Dr. Lynne McNamara, Executive Director, Viet Nam EducationFoundation
Keynote: Dr. Donald Boesch, President, Center for Environmental Science,University of Maryland
Closing RemarksAnnouncement and Presentation of the Americas WETLAND FoundationLifetime Achievement Award Drs. Simon van der Burg, Consul General, Consulate General of The Kingdom
of the Netherlands, Ho Chi Minh City
Mr. R. King Milling, Chairman, Americas WETLAND Foundation Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi
Minh City
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DESIGN CHARRETTES
One of the most important outcomes of DELTAS2013 will be the ideas generated during the interactive designcharrettes. Charrette facilitators will guide their teams through three working sessions over the course of theconference. These discussion sessions will seek solutions for sustainable deltas using the Mekong Delta as afocal point. On the final day of DELTAS2013, charrette leaders will report on their groups recommendationsconcerning priorities for global cooperation.
There will be 8 different charrette teams that will meet in parallel sessions. Each charrette team will discussthe same set of critical questions and try to move towards consensus on a number of topics that are importantto the Mekong Delta - and to deltas around the world. Teams may also choose to graphically design solutionsto challenges, referring to maps found in this program and in charrette meeting rooms. Recorders will beprovided for each of the groups to document the main discussion points and proceedings from the sessions.
Please refer to the symbol on your name tag and the list on the next page to determine your charretteteam and room assignment.
Each charrette team will likely produce different ideas based on their approach to the following discussiontopics. The organizers believe these topics are a helpful way to organize a more general discussion of deltaicsustainability. Topics to be considered include:
Governance Structure Sustainable Agriculture Functional Floodplains Compatible Infrastructure Political & Societal Will
On Wednesday evening, 22 May, charrette leaders will meet to review findings and agree on a summary ofrecommendations to be delivered during the final plenary session on 23 May.
After the conference, these recommendations will be compiled into a report of findings to be presented to theGovernment of Viet Nam and to sponsor country embassies in Hanoi. This Communiqu of Cooperation willbe disseminated to organizations interested in comprehensive forecasting, best practices, technology transfer,research and policy for delta regions. It is hoped that the findings report will lead to the development of one or
more pilot projects identified by potential partners during the conference, such as the Blue Ribbon ResilientCommunities forums in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico states, which were inspired by recommendations fromDELTAS 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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DESIGN CHARRETTES ROOM LISTING
Each DELTAS2013 participant has a symbol on their name tag that corresponds to one of the symbols below.Please refer to the symbol on your name tag and the list below to determine your charrette team and roomassignment. Participants will meet with their respective teams in the same room during each of the threecharrette sessions.
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
SECOND FLOOR LAYOUT
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT
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INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
GROUND FLOOR ROOM LAYOUT
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STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Martien Beek, First Secretary, Water & Climate, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Donald Boesch, Ph.D., President, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
Jake Brunner, Mekong Program Coordinator, International Union for Conservation of Nature
James in Bi, Senior Operations Director East Meets West Foundation
Stan Bronson, Executive Director, Florida Earth Foundation
Jeffrey Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America
Richard Cronin, Ph.D, Director, Southeast Asia Program, Stimson Center
Doug Daigle, Hypoxia Program Director, Mississippi River Basin Alliance
Stephen G. Dehmer, Chevron Corporation
Do Hong Lan Chi, Ph.D, Vice Director, Science and Technology,Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Duong Van Ni, Ph.D., Director, Hoa An Biodiversity Research Center, Can Tho University
Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director & Freshwater Lead Greater Mekong, Conservation International
Gerry Galloway, Ph.D, Glenn Marting Institute Professor of Engineering, University of Maryland
Karen Gautreaux, Director of Government Relations Louisiana Chapter, The Nature Conservancy
Garret Graves, Chair, Louisiana Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority
Charles Chip Groat, Ph.D., President & CEO, The Water Institute of the Gulf
Ho Long Phi, Ph.D, Director, Center of Water Management and Climate Change,Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Huynh Tien Dung, Mekong Delta Landscape Manager, World Wildlife Fund
Julien Katchinoff, Water Advisor, U.S. Department of State
David Keane, Vice President, BG Group
Stijn Koole, Senior Advisor, Urban Planning and Climate Chang Adaptation,Bosch Slabbers Landscape + Urban Design
Le Quang Minh, Ph.D, Vice President, Viet Nam National University, Ho Chi Minh City
Thanh Le, Viet Nam Country Chairman, Shell Corporation
Camille Manning-Broome, Director of Planning, Center for Planning Excellence
Steve Mathies, Ph.D, Vice President, Coastal Restoration & Protection, AECOM
Lynne McNamara, Ph.D., Executive Director, Viet Nam Education Foundation
V.J. Han Meyer, Professor of Urban Design, Department of Urbanism, TU-Delft, The Netherlands
The Honorable Michael Michalak, U.S. Ambassador to Viet Nam (Ret.)
Dale Morris, Senior Economist, Embassy of The Kingdom of the Netherlands, Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Ng, Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund
Chris Paola, Ph.D., Professor, University of Minnesota, Department of Geology & GeophysicsDenise Reed, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf
Nathan Sage, Southeast Asia Program Director, Pacific Disaster Center
Jennifer Sara, Sector Manager, The World Bank Viet Nam
Yvonne Scannel, Professor, Trinity College of Dublin, Ireland
William Clifford Smith, Member-designee, Mississippi River Commission
Gregory Smith, Director, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey
Lauren Sorkin, Country Specialist, Viet Nam Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
Robert Twilley, Ph.D., Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner & Ball
Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Ph.D, Senior Advisor, Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Deltares
Jeff Williams, Director, Climate Consulting, Entergy Corporation
Linda Yarr, Director, PISA, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Americas WETLAND Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that has acted as a neutral arbiterfor coastal interests since its inception in 2002, elevating issues facing the Gulf Coast, specifically those of
coastal land loss, to regional and national attention. Through its Americas Energy Coast initiative, theFoundation has brought together a diverse group of major U.S.- based businesses and industries, nationalenvironmental organizations, renowned scientists and researchers, and coastal interests from across the fourenergy-producing states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Learn more about the Foundation and its initiatives by visiting www.americaswetland.com.
ORGANIZERS & PARTNERS
The Americas WETLAND Foundation would like to thank the sponsors and underwriters whose support madeDELTAS2013VIETNAM possible.
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COOPERATING ORGANIZATIONS
ASEAN Business Council
Asian Development Bank
Can Tho University
Center for Biodiversity and Development
Conservation International
Delta Alliance
Deltares
East Meets West Foundation
Environmental Defense Fund
Florida Earth Foundation
IUCN Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi River Basin Alliance
Pacific Disaster Center
SIGUR Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University
Sub-Institute for Hydrometeorology and Environment
Southern Institute of Ecology
Stimson Center
The Asia Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
Trinity College Dublin School of Law
United States Chamber of Commerce
U.S.-Viet Nam Trade Council
The Water Institute of the Gulf
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AMERICAS WETLAND FOUNDATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORS
R. King Milling, ChairmanNew Orleans, LA
In Memoriam: Paul McIlhenny 1944 - 2013The America's WETLAND Foundation acknowledges the loss of Paul McIlhenny, Chairman and CEO of theMcIlhenny Company and Vice Chairman of the Americas WETLAND Foundation Board of Directors. Thispast year, Paul received the AWF Lifetime Achievement Award, a most fitting tribute to a man who dedicatedcountless hours and attention to restoring Louisiana's coast and its precious wetlands.
LEADERSHIP
Valsin A. MarmillionManaging Director
Sidney CoffeeSenior Advisor
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, CONFERENCEMANAGEMENT, EDITORIAL & MEDIA
www.marmillion.com
With support from:Compose Digital Design Baton Rouge, LA
www.composedigitaldesign.com
Special Thanks To:Indochina Heritage
The staff of the Intercontinental Asiana Saigon
Mark Davis
Tulane University
Berwick Duvall, Esq.
Duval, Funderburk,Sundberr , Lovell & Watkins
Honorable Randy Roach
Mayor, Lake Charles, LA
Karen Gautreaux
The Nature Conservancyof Louisiana
Dale Hall
Ducks Unlimited
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