Session 1.1 What do we know about climate change that is meaningful for rubber production? Chairperson: Dr James Jacob, Director, RRI India Impact of Climate Change on Natural Rubber Cultivation in India Dr James Jacob, Director, RRI India Worldwide climate typologies of rubber tree cultivation. Risks and opportunities linked to climate change E. Gohet (P. Thaler, Y. Nouvellon, R. Lacote and F. Gay), CIRAD Climate change and rubber tree ecophysiology, what do we know ? P. Thaler (E.Gohet, Y. Nouvellon, R. Lacote, F. Gay and F Do), CIRAD Impact of climate change on latex harvesting Mr Tajuddin Ismail (Dr Eric Gohet), IRRDB Fellow Climate change: Effect of diseases and pest outbreaks on rubber productivity Dr Nguyen Anh Nghia, IRRDB, Liasion Officer for Plant Protection