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Kick-off Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to
Climate and Development
25 April 2008
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), and the Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) jointly organized the "Kick-off Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to Climate and Development" at Bangkok, Thailand in 23 April 2008.
Meeting participants made their own presentations and discussed the issues relating to Integrated Adaptation to Climate Change and Co-benefits Approach to climate change.
Presentation materials are available in the below agenda.
Website of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to Climate and Development:
www.climateanddevelopment.org
[Date]
- Wednesday, 23 April 2008
[Venue]
- United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok (Thailand)
[Organizers]
- Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
- Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
[Participants]
- More than 50 participants of senior officials of climate and development policies, researchers and officials of international organizations
- List of Participants
[Other Information]
- Press release of the "Kick-off Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to Climate and Development" by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) is now available here. (in the Japanese language only.)
[Agenda]
| Opening session | |
|---|---|
| 9:00- (10 minutes) |
<Opening Remarks> "Keynote Address" by Mr. Toshiro Kojima, Vice-minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) |
| (10 minutes) | <Welcome Address> "Welcome Address" by Mr. Shigeru Mochida, Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) |
| (5 minutes) | <Designation of Co-Chairs> by Mr. Toshiro Kojima, MOEJ and Mr. Shigeru Mochida, UNESCAP |
| Session1 -Introduction to the AP-Gateway | |
| (20 minutes) | <Main Presentation> "Initiatives of the Japanese Government to Promote the Co-benefit Approach and adaptation in developing countries" "Cool Earth Partnership" by Ms. Akiko Nakagawa, Deputy Director, Climate Change Division, MOEJ |
| (20 minutes) | "Concept of the Asia-Pacific Gateway to Climate and Development" "Concept Paper" Jointly by Mr. Masakazu Ichimura, UNESCAP and Mr. Makoto Kato, AP-Gateway Secretariat/Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) |
| (15 minutes) | Question & Answer Session and Discussion |
| Session 2 -Focal Areas of the AP-Gateway Part 1: Adaptation Issues |
|
| 10:50- (15 minutes) |
<Presentation> "A Development Co-operation perspective on Mainstreaming Climate Change" by Mr. Shardul Agrawala, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |
| (15 minutes) | < Presentation> "Use of Earth Simulator and its Application to Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation" by Mr. Hiroki Kondo, Principal Scientist of Global Environment Modeling Research Program, Frontier Research Center for Global Change of Japan (FRCGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "Assistance on Adaptation to Climate Change" by Mr. Masato Kawanishi, Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "Mainstreaming Climate Change into National Development Planning" by Ms. Ir. Umiyatun Hayati Triastuti, Deputy Minister for Nation and Environment Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Indonesia |
| (30 minutes) | Question & Answer Session and Discussion |
| Session 2 -Focal Areas of the AP-Gateway Part 2: Co-benefits Issues |
|
| 14:00- (15 minutes) |
<Presentation> "UNESCAP's Initiative to Promote Co-benefits Approach" by Mr. Masakazu Ichimura, Chief, Environment Section, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "CDM & Co-benefits: Developing linkages between sustainable development and climate change" by Ms. Jan Corfee-Morlot, Senior Advisor, Climate Change, OECD |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "USEPA and Climate Co-benefits by Mr. Jack Fitzgerald, Program Manager, Integrated Environmental Strategy (IES) Program, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "Co-benefits of Pollution Control in China" by Ms. Li Liping, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy (PRCEE), Ministry of Environmental Protection, China |
| (15 minutes) | <Presentation> "JBIC Financial Assistance Scheme for Regional Climate Change" by Ms. Yuka Murakami, Office for Climate Change, Development Assistance Strategy Department, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) |
| (15 minutes) | Question & Answer Session and Discussion |
| Session 3 -Future visions of AP-Gateway | |
| 16:00- (20 minutes) |
<Elements of Discussion in the Kick-Off Meeting> "Future vision of the AP-Gateway: Essential Elements from Presentations and Discussions" Jointly by Co-Chairs (MOEJ and UNESCAP) |
| (30 minutes) | Question & Answer Session and Discussion |
| 16:50- | Future Visions of the AP Gateway -Planned and Potential Activities- |
| 17:00 | Conclusions of the events |
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