1st Annual Meeting
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| List of Participants | |||
| Day 1 | |||
| Introductory Session | |||
| Opening Remarks | |||
| I_1 | Supachai Watanangura (Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization), Thailand Soichiro Seki (Ministry of the Environment Japan) Japan |
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| Introduction of LoCARNet | |||
| I_2 | Mobilising Wisdom for Low‐Carbon Asia Low Carbon Asia Research Network Shuzo Nishioka (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies / Secretary-General, International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies / Low Carbon Asia Research Network) |
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| Keynote Speech – 1 | |||
| K_1 | On Thailand Green Policy – The Role of STI and STI Policy Pichet Durongkaveroj (National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office), Thailand |
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| Breakout Sessions – 1 | |||
| Session 1-1 : Policy Making Process and Use of Integrated Assessment Model Session Leader : Bundit Limmeechokechai (Thammasat University) Thailand |
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| S1_1_1 | Integrated Models Assessment and Climate Policy Development Ram Manohar Shrestha (Asian Institute of Technology) |
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| S1_1_2 | Role Asia-Pacific Integrated Assessment Model (AIM) towards Asia Low Carbon Society Mikiko Kainuma (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Japan |
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| S1_1_3 | Merge Modelling Study and Policy Making Process Jiang Kejun (Energy Research Institute), China |
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| S1_1_4 | Policy Making Process and Use of Integrated Assessment Model Bundit Limmeechokechai (Thammasat University), Thailand |
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| S1_1_5 | Strengthening Planning Capacity for Low Carbon Growth in Developing Asia: Project Overview Suphachol Suphachalasai (Asian Development Bank) |
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| S1_1_6 | Mozaharul Alam (United Nations Environment Programme), Thailand | ||
| Session 1-2 : Land Use and Forestry Lead Coordinator/Chair : Rizaldi Boer (Bogor Agriculture University), Indonesia |
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| S1_2_1 | Challenges toward Low Carbon Development: Land Use and Forestry Rizaldi Boer (Bogor Agriculture University), Indonesia |
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| S1_2_2 | Towards a Low Carbon Development: Programs and Policies in the Philippine Forestry Sector Florencia Pulhin (University of the Philippines Los Banos), Philippines |
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| S1_2_3 | Designing Low Carbon Farming and Challenges for Its Implementation Savitri Garivait (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand |
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| S1_2_4 | Papua New Guinea Initiatives Bruno Kuroh (Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute), Papua New Guinea |
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| S1_2_5 | Implication of REDD+: Opportunity and Challenges for Livelihood Improvement in Local Community, Lao PDR Daovorn Thongphanh (National University of Laos), Laos |
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| Session 1-3 : GHG Inventory Lead Coordinator/Chair : Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand |
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| S1_3 | Introduction: GHG Inventory Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand |
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| S1_3_1 | Local Inventory to support Low Carbon City Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand |
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| S1_3_2 | Linking National GHG Inventory and Low Carbon Society: Some thoughts Amit Garg (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad), India |
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| S1_3_3 | Needs for Capacity Building on National Greenhouse Gas Inventory in Non-Annex I Countries Takako Ono (Former JICA expert), Vietnam |
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| S1_3_4 | National GHG Inventory of INC Project, Myanmar Khin Lay Swe (Yezin Agriculture University / Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation), Thailand |
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| Keynote Speech – 2 | |||
| K2 | Gilhong Kim (Asian Development Bank) | ||
| Keynote Speech – 3 | |||
| K3 | On Thailand’s Green Growth Policy – A Contribution to Low-Carbon Transition Ladawan Kumpa (National Economic and Social Development Board), Thailand |
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| Breakout Sessions – 2 | |||
| Session 2-1 : Low Carbon City Lead Coordinator/Chair : Ho Chin Siong (University Teknologi Malaysia), Malaysia/ Junichi Fujino (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Japan(NIES) |
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| S2_1_1 | Introduction: Low carbon city Ho Chin Siong (University Teknologi Malaysia), Malaysia |
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| S2_1_2 | Responding to Climate Change: Role of Low Carbon Human Settlements Manmohan Kapshe (Government of India), India |
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| S2_1_3 | Drivers and Barriers of Mainstreaming the Low-Carbon City Policy in Urban Local Authorities L.A.S. Ranjith Perera (Sultan Qaboos University), Omen |
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| S2_1_4 | International Contributions of ”Future City” Yokohama Masanori Shoji (Yokohama City Government), Japan |
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| S2_1_5 | Request from a Policy Maker to Researchers on Low Carbon City Kotaro Kawamata (Ministry of the Environment Japan), Japan |
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| Session 2-2 : Local Level Practices, Local Decisions, and Local Initiatives Lead Coordinator/Chair : Atsushi Watabe (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| S2_2_1 | Values/Practices to Anchor Sustainable & Low carbon Development Atsushi Watabe (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| S2_2_2 | Gotong Royong Spirit for Community Initiatives Based Low-Carbon Local Development Lala M. Kolopaking (Bogor Agricultural University), Indonesia |
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| S2_2_3 | Midori Aoyagi (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Japan | ||
| S2_2_4 | Traditional and Emerging Values and Practice to Anchor sustainable and Low-Carbon Development in Asia: A Survey Study in Central Thailand Opart Panya (Mahidol University), Thailand |
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| S2_2_5 | Solot sirisai (Mahidol University), Thailand | ||
| S2_2_6 | Harin Sachdev (Mahidol University), Thailand | ||
| Session 2-3 : Institutionalisation of Low-Carbon Green Growth Lead Coordinator/Chair : Kentaro Tamura (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies) |
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| S2_3_1 | Institutionalization towards Low-Carbon Green Growth Framing Presentation Koji Fukuda (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| S2_3_2 | National Institutional Arrangements for Realising Low-Carbon Green Growth Le Duc Chung (Ministry of Planning and Investment), Vietnam |
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| S2_3_3 | Institutionalisation towards Low-Carbon Green Growth Sitanon Jesdapipat (Rangsit University), Thailand |
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| S2_3_4 | Rizaldi Boer (Bogor Agriculture University), Indonesia | ||
| Breakout Sessions – 3 | |||
| Session 3-1 : Technology Lead Coordinator/Chair : Shobhakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology) |
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| S3 | Technology Needs and Enabling Policies in Asia Shobhakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology) |
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| S3_1 | Technology Needs and Enabling Policies in Asia Charles Marpaung (Asian Institute of Technology), Thailand |
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| S3_2 | Technology Needs in Asia: Lessons from Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project in Asia John Rogers (consultant to the Asian Development Bank) |
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| S3_3 | Strengthening Planning Capacity for Low-Carbon Growth in Developing Asia Girish Sethi (The Energy and Resources Institute), India |
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| S3_4 | Energy Efficient Technologies and Enabling Policies: Examples from Indian Industry Sector The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) |
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| S3_5 | Daisuke Sano (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Thailand Regional Office | ||
| Day 2 | |||
| Dialogue with Researchers and Policy-makers | |||
| Science-policy Interaction and the Low Carbon Transition – Part I Chair : Hideyuki Mori (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| D1-1 | Policy Making Process and Use of Integrated Assessment Model Bundit Limmeechokechai (Thammasat University), Thailand |
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| D1-2 | Science-Policy Interaction and the Low Carbon Transition Rizaldi Boer (Bogor Agriculture University), Indonesia |
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| D1-3 | GHG Inventory Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand |
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| D1-4 | Low Carbon City Ho Chin Siong (University Teknologi Malaysia), Malaysia/ Junichi Fujino (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Japan |
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| D1-5 | Local Practices, Local Decisions and Local Initiatives Atsushi Watabe (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| D1-6 | Institutionalisation of Low-Carbon Green Growth Kentaro Tamura (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan |
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| D1-7 | Technology Shobhakar Dhakal (Asian Institute of Technology) |
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| Science-policy Interaction and the Low Carbon Transition – Part II Chair : Hideyuki Mori, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
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| D2-1 | Integrated Assessment Model for Low Carbon Growth Policy and the Importance of GHG Emissions Reductions in Cities Soichiro Seki (Ministry of the Environment Japan), Japan |
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| D2-2 | Science-Policy Interaction and The Low Carbon Transition Nguyen Lanh (Institute of Strategy and Policy On Natural Resources and Environment), Vietnam |
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| D2-3 | Perspectives on Science-Policy Interaction and Low Carbon Transition Natarika Wayuparb (Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization), Thailand |
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| D2-4 | Paul Wong Kok Kiong (Green Tech Malaysia, Kettha), Malaysia | ||
| D2-5 | Science-Policy Interaction and the Low Carbon Transition Nguyen Manh Hai (Central Institute for Economic Management), Vietnam |
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| D2-6 | Nguyen Le Thuy (Ministry of Planning and Investment), Vietnam | ||
| Dialogue with Researchers, Policy-makers, and other stakeholders concerned | |||
| “Networking”, “Regional Cooperation in Asia”, and “Future of LoCARNet” Chair : P. R. Shukla (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad), India |
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| D3-1 | LoCARNet: Expectations Suphachol Suphachalasai (Asian Development Bank) |
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| D3-2 | What is APN? Akio Takemoto (Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research Secretariat) |
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| D3-3 | GGGI Country Program (Indonesia Case) & the Necessity of Regional Cooperation Rin San Joung (Global Green Growth Institute) |
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| D3-4 | Networking, Regional Cooperation in Asia, Future of LoCARNet Hiroshi Enomoto (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Japan |
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| D3-5 | How UNEP works in Asia and Pacific? Dechen Tsering (United Nations Environment Programme) |
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| D3-6 | Regional Cooperation on GG Masakazu Ichimura (United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) |
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| D3-7 | Regional Cooperation in Asia: the LEAD program and the Asia LEDS Partnership Khan Ram-Indra (USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia) |
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| Wrap-up Session | |||
| Co-chairs : Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Sirintornthep Towprayoont (Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment / King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi), Thailand and Mikiko Kainuma (National Institute for Environmental Studies), Japan |
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| W_1 | Key Findings | ||
| W_2 | Networking | ||
| W_3 | Summary | ||
| Closing | |||
| Masaya Fujiwara (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies), Japan | |||