– Positive Action from Asia – Towards COP21 and Beyond – 4th Annual Meeting of the LoCARNet in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
■ Date : 11-13 October 2015
■ Venue : Johor Bahru, Malaysia
■ Theme : Positive Action from Asia – Towards COP21 and Beyond
■ Co-organisers:
Universty of Technology Malaysia (UTM)
Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan (NIES)
The Fourth Annual Meeting of LoCARNet was held on 11-13 October 2015 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
A total of 200 scientists and policy makers from research institutes, government agencies, municipalities, universities and NGOs around Asia gathered in Johor Bahru to discuss how Asia will proceed with low-carbon development. The meeting concluded with the launch of the LoCARNet Iskandar Malaysia Declaration. This declaration will be disseminated at COP21 as well as other international opportunities.
One main issue at this meeting was the focus on concrete actions for implementation in every sector towards and beyond COP21. In this regard, the meeting featured three city sessions (adaptation, education, low-carbon), as well as sessions on Finance after COP21;, and LULUCF and SCP.
The meeting also intended to share the direction of the research agenda from the perspective of global climate policy with keynote speeches on:; Finance in Cities (Prof. Lohani, AIT); the developing path of Asia as seen from the perspective of SDGs and climate policy (Dr. Kainuma, IGES); the superiority of climate policy with SDGs (Prof. P.R.Shukla, IPCC) and technology strategy (KETTHA ).
In each session, the progress of research by each country in the run up to COP21 could be seen, and active opinion exchanges took place during and outside the sessions.
After discussions by participants, the LoCARNet Iskandar Malaysia Declaration was launched. This declaration shows Asian countries’ positive intention to contribute to the promotion of scientific climate policy by recognising their respective responsibility. The Declaration will be disseminated to the world at COP21 and at other international opportunities.
■Program
LoCARNet 4th Annual Meeting PROGRAM BOOK
■LoCARNet Iskandar Malaysia Declaration
LoCARNet Iskandar Malaysia Declaration_as of 20151013
■Presentations
| Day 1 | ||
| Opening Ceremony and Key Note Speeches | ||
| 1_1 | Welcoming Speech Dr. Shuzo Nishioka, Senior Research Advisor, IGES, Japan, Secretary General, LoCARNet Prof. Datuk Ir Dr Wahid Omar, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) HE Ambassador Christophe Penot, French Ambassador to Malaysia |
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| 1_2 | Opening Speech Mr. Nobuhiro Kino, Director, International Cooperation Office, Ministry of the Environmnent Japan (MOEJ) |
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| 1_2 | Officiating Speech YAB. Dato Mohamed Khaled Nordin,Menteri Besar Johor |
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| KS1-1 | Keynote Speech 1-1 French Government’s Expectation for Asia and COP21 and Beyond HE Ambassador Christophe Penot, French Ambassador to Malaysia |
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| KS1-2 | Keynote Speech 1-2 National Green Technology Master Plan Paul Wong, Ministry of Energy, Green Technology, and Water (KeTTHA), Malaysia |
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| KS1-3 | Keynote Speech 1-3 Bridging the Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Dr. Mikiko Kainuma, Senior Research Advisor, IGES, Japan |
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| KS1-4 | Keynote Speech 1-4 Pursuing Green Growth for Sustainability and Resilience in Malaysian Cities Prof. Dr. Ho Chin Siong, Director, UTM – Low Carbon Asia Research Centre, UTM, Malayasia |
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| Brief Introduction on UTM – Low Carbon Asia Research Centre, Exhibitions, Special Issues on Low Carbon Asia Assoc Prof. Dr. Lee Chew Tin, Director for Global Education, UTM International, Malaysia Prof. Dr.Jirí Jaromír Klemeš, University of Pannonia, Hungary; Appointed Executive Editor, Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier |
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| Breakout Session 1 : Business, Finance and Industry Chair: Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Distinguished Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)/Special Advisor, Y-Port Centre, City of Yokohama/Distinguished Fellow, IGES, Japan |
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| BS1-1 | Domestic and International Finance Assoc Prof. Dr. Tomonori Sudo, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan |
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| BS1-2 | Progress of Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Mr. Nobuhiro Kino, Director, International Cooperation Office, Ministry of the Environmnent Japan (MOEJ) |
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| BS1-3 | International Conference of Low Carbon Asia Mr. Boyd Dionysius Joeman, Head, Environment, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia |
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| Breakout Session 2 : Low Carbon Society, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Local Actions Chair: Yasuhiko Hotta, Area Leader, SCP Area, IGES, Japan |
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| BS2-1 | Low Carbon Society and Sustainable Consumption and Production Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, Area Leader, SCP Area, IGES, Japan |
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| BS2-2 | Household Electricity Demand Forecast and Energy Savings Potential for Selected Countries in Southeast Asia Dr. Pongsun Bunditsakulchai, Research Fellow, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand |
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| BS2-3 | Climate Benefit of Sound Waste Management and Recycling Dr. Shazwin Taib, Faculty of Civil Engineering, UTM, Malaysia |
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| BS2-4 | Lifestyle Change for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient City – Transformative Actions by City of Sapporo, Japan Ms. Misato Nojima and Ms. Maya Kudo Eco-City Promotion Department, Environmental Bureau, City of Sapproro, Japan |
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| Day 2 | ||
| KS2-1 | Climate Change: Key Findings of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) Prof. Dr. Fredolin Tangang, Vice-Chair WGI, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), UKM, Malaysia |
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| KS2-2 | Finance and Resource Mobilization for Low Carbon in Asia Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Distinguished Adjunct Faculty, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)/Special Advisor, Y-Port Centre, City of Yokohama/Distinguished Fellow, IGES, Japan |
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| KS2-3 | Climate Mitigation: From Global to Regional and Local Levels Datuk Dr. Mohd Yusoff Sulaiman, President/Chief Exective Officer, Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT), Malaysia |
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| KS2-4 | Japan’s INDC and International Cooperation for Low Carbon Society through SATREPS Prof. Kenji Yamaji, Director-General, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Japan |
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| KS2-5 | Aligning Long-term Climates Stabilization Target with Near-term Actions Prof. P.R. Shukla, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India |
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| Breakout Session 3 : Resilient Cities Chair: Mr. Toshizo Maeda, Director, IGES Regional Centre, Thailand |
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| BS3-1 | Evaluation of the Resiliency of the Silang – Santa Rosa Subwatershed Laguna, Philippines Prof. Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines |
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| BS3-2 | Develop and Implement the Climate Change Resilience Action Plan in Can Tho City Dr. Ky Quang Vinh, Director, Climate Change Coordination Office of Can Tho City, Vietnam |
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| BS3-3 | Managing Natural Disaster for Resilient Urban Transportation Infrastructure Prof. Dr. Kwang Sik Kim, Faculty of Built Environment, UTM, Malaysia |
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| BS3-4 | Sources of Financing for Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Stresses Dr. Peter N. King, USAID Adapt Asia- Pacific |
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| Breakout Session 4 : Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Chair: Dr. Toshihiko Masui, NIES, Japan |
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| BS4-1 | Assesment of INDCs toward 2 degree target and Discussion Process in Japan Dr Toshihiko Masui, NIES, Japan. |
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| BS4-2 | Experience and Challenges in Preparing INDC Mr. Uy Kamal, Deputy Director, Climate Change Department, National Council for Sustainable Development, Cambodia |
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| BS4-3 | Thailand’s INDC Dr. Bundit Limmeechokchai, SIIT Thammasat University, Thailand |
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| BS4-4 | India’s INDC 2015 : An Assessment Prof. P.R. Shukla, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), India |
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| BS4-5 | INDC China Dr. Hancheng Dai, Research Associate, Integrated Assessment Modelling Section, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, NIES, Japan |
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| Breakout Session 5 : GHG Reduction Planning and Concrete Actions Chair: Dr. Junichi Fujino, NIES, Japan |
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| BS5-1 | Vietnam’s GHG emission reduction planning and actions Dr. Nguyen Tung Lam, Director, Centre for Information, Consultancy, Training, Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietman |
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| BS5-2 | Indonesia GHG Reduction Planning, Mitigation Actions and INDC Dr. Ucok Siagian, Senior Researcher, Center for Research on Energy Policy, Insitute of Technology, Bandung (ITB), Indonesia |
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| BS5-3 | Climate Change International Technical and Training Center (CITC) Ms. Chanyaphak Wathanachinda, Climate Change International Technical and Training Center (CITC) / Capacity Building and Outreach Office, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Public Organization) |
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| BS5-4 | Introduction of “Kyoto Environmental Activities Association” and our activities Mr. Shunsuke Shimbori, Miyako Ecology Center, Japan |
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| Breakout Session 6 : Policies and Strategies on LULUCF toward Low Carbon Societies and Challenges in Their Implementation Chair: Prof. Rizaldi Boer, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia |
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| BS6-1 | Policies and Strategies on LULUCF toward low carbon and challenges in Their Implementation Prof. Rizaldi Boer, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia |
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| BS6-2 | Designing Low Carbon and Climate Resilience Watershed Management through Multi-Stakeholder Process: Study Case in Philippines Prof. Dr. Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog, University of the Philippines Los Banons, Philippines |
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| BS6-3 | Saving Tropical Forest through Governor Climate Forum: Challenge and opportunities Mr. Bernadinus Steni, Governors Climate and Forest Task Force (GCF) Coordinator, Earth Innovation Institute (Yayasan Penelitian Inovasi Bumi – INOBU), Indonesia |
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| BS6-4 | Policy and Strategies for the Implementation of REDD＋ and Development of its MRV System: Malaysia Case Dr.Mohd Azuwan Abdullah / Dr. Elizabeth Philip Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia |
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| BS6-5 | Land Use Innovative Modelling and Monitoring Research for Land Use Scenarios of Eco – Cities Prof. Tsuyoshi Fujita, Director, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, NIES, Japan |
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| BS6-6 | Monitoring and Detection of Carbon Cycle Change using an Integrated Observation, Modeling and Analysis System Dr. Nobuko Saigusa, Deputy Director, Center for Global Environmental Research, NIES, Japan |
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| Wrap-up and The Way Forward Chair: Assoc Prof. Dr. Sirintornthep Towprayoon, JGSEE, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand Moderators: Dr. Mikiko Kainuma, IGES, Japan / Prof. Dr. P.R. Shukla, IIMA, India |
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| WU_BS1 | Breakout Session 1 : Business, Finance and Industry Mr. Boyd Dionysius Joeman, Head, Environment, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia |
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| WU_BS2 | Session Summary Breakout Session 2 : Low Carbon Society, Sustainable Consumption and Production, and Local Actions Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES, Japan |
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| WU_BS3 | Session Summary Breakout Session 3 : Resilient Cities Mr. Toshizo Maeda, Director, IGES Regional Centre, Thailand |
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| WU_BS4 | Session Summary Breakout Session 4 : Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) Chair: Dr. Toshihiko Masui, NIES, Japan |
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| WU_BS5 | Session Summary Breakout Session 5 : GHG Reduction Planning and Concrete Actions Dr. Junichi Fujino, NIES, Japan |
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| WU_BS6 | Session Summary Policies and Strategies on LULUCF toward Low Carbon and Challenges in Their Implementation Prof. Rizaldi Boer, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia |
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| Closing Remarks | ||
| Finalizing LoCARnet Iskandar Malaysia Declaration (Message to COP21) Mr. CHAU Loon Wai , Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning / UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre |
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| Discussion on LoCARNet Future Plan Dr. Shuzo Nishioka, LoCARNet/IGES, Japan |
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| Remarks By the next Chair of the 5th Annual Meeting of LoCARNet Dr. Ucok Siagian, Senior Researcher, Center for Research on Energy Policy, Insitute of Technology, Bandung (ITB), Indonesia |
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| Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Nordin Yahaya, Senior Director, UTM International, UTM, Malaysia |
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