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SDplanNet-AP held its 2010 Network Annual Conference between 18-20 October 2010 at UNCC Bangkok, Thailand
The three-day conference vigorously exchanged various viewpoints, stimulated by presentations from distinguished speakers from 10 countries:Bhutan, Canada, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, Thailand, and USA.
We owe a special thank you to our sponsors: GTZ and IDRC, and co-organizers: UNEP, AIT/UNEP RRC.AP, UNESCAP, IISD, and IGES, whose generosity made the conference possible. |
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See conference detailed program information
Below please find the presentation and vdo of the SDplanNet-AP conference 2010
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Monday, 18 October 2010
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Session 1: Adaptive Governance Approaches and Tools
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“Creating Adaptive Policies: A Guide for Policy-Making in an Uncertain World” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Mr. Darren Swanson , Director, Measurement and Assessment Program, IISD, Canada |
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“Climate Change Adaptive Strategies: Adaptive Governance Approaches and Tools” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4); (5))
Dr. Pichet Durongkaveroj, Secretary-General, National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI), Thailand |
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“Governing Adaptation: Inclusive, Deliberative and Adaptive” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Dr. Louis Lebel, Director, Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand |
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“Urban Adaptation in Practice: Experiences from the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4); (5))
Mr. Samuel Kernaghan, Senior Consultant, ARUP, Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network |
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Session 2: Accountability through Sustainable Development Measurement
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“Are Visions Measureable?” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4); (5); (6))
Dr. Gunther Bachmann, Secretary-General, German Council for Sustainable Development, Germany |
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“Ecological Footprint: Cities, Sub-National and National” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Ms. Pati Poblete, Communications Director, Global Footprint Network, USA |
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“Accountability of Successful Business Toward Sustainable Development” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Dr. Qwanruedee Chotichanathawewong, Executive Director, Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD) and Vice President, Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) |
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Closing Keynote Address
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“Gross National Happiness and Climate Change in Bhutan’s Context” (vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
H.E. Dasho Plajor J Doji, Deputy Minister, The National Environment Commission (NEC), Bhutan
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010
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Session 3: Developing Eco-Efficiency and Sustainable Economic Growth
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“Green Growth: Sustainable Development of Value Chains by Eco-Efficiency” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4); (5))
Dr. Torsten Fritsche, Director, Resource-Efficiency and Energy, GTZ |
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"Mainstream Economics and Sustainable Development: Are they compatible?" (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Dr. Stefanos Fotiou, Regional Coordinator (Asia Pacific), Resource Efficiency, UNEP |
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"Development of Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure –A Path to Sustainability” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2); (3); (4))
Dr. Banashri Sinha, Sustainable Urban Development Section (SUDS), EDD, UNESCAP |
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“Models for Scaling Up Financing of Small and Medium 'Sustainable' Clean Energy Projects” (ppt, vdo: (1); (2))
Dr. Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program USAID Contractor, International Resources Group (IRG), Thailand |
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“Rice Production and Exports from Asia: Key Concerns Surrounding Future Exports” (ppt, vdo)
Mr. V. Subramanian, Vice President-Asia, Africa & Europe, The Rice Trader, Singapore |
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“Rice Self-Sufficiency Policy and The Challenges” (ppt, vdo)
Dr. Arief Iswariyadi, Center for Agriculture Socio Economic and Policy Study, Research and Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia |
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"CSR-SCG Vision and Experience" (ppt,vdo)
Mr. Cholathorn Dumrongsak, Director, Corporate Total Quality Promotion Center, The Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand |
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Mr. Sumeth Laomoraporn, CEO, CP Intertrade Co., Ltd ,Thailand |
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Special Keynote Address
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“Reflections on Preparations for Rio+20" (vdo)
Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, Strategic Resource Mobilization/Special Initiatives, UNEP Nairobi |
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010
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Training Workshop on Adaptive Policymaking to Deal with Risks, Uncertainty and a Changing Climate
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Instructors:
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Mr. Darren Swanson , Director, Measurement and Assessment Program, IISD, Canada
Ms. Sreeja Nair, Associate Fellow, Centre for Global Environment Research, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India |
| Session 1: Experiences with Uncertainty (ppt, vdo) |
| Session 2: Learning Objectives and Overview of Adaptive Policies (ppt, vdo) |
| Session 3: Analytic and Deliberative Approaches for Adaptive Policy-Making (ppt, vdo) |
| Session 4: Equipping Policies to Deal with the Unforeseeable (ppt, vdo) |
| Session 5: The Importance of Variation in Policy Design and Implementation (ppt, vdo) |
| Session 6: Formal Policy Review and Built-In Policy Adjustment (ppt, vdo) |
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