Climate change and its impacts on Asian countries was the focus of a high-level dialogue, hosted by the Asian Development Bank in Manila, on June 16-17. The event convened climate change policy leaders to discuss the path forward for the region and was co-hosted by Dr. R. K. Pachauri (Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda. Prominent participants included UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon via video. Dr. Mark Rosegrant, Director of IFPRI's Environment and Production Technology Division, delivered a presentation on "Building Climate Resilience in the Agriculture Sector in Asia and the Pacific " (5.5 Mb). Based on a project commissioned by ADB for IFPRI, Dr. Rosegrant described the serious but varied impacts of climate change across Asia (see "Impacts on Asian Rice Production" above), using the results of IFPRI's modeling. He also proposed policies for adaptation and mitigation, with a focus on benefiting poor, smallholder farmers. More information on the event can be found on the ADB website.