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UNFCCC COP12 & COP/MOP2
side event
Asian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012
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10 November 2006 (Fri.)
15:15-16:45 |
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Room Acacia, ICRAF, Nairobi |
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Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES |
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Summary
Ancha Srinivasan, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), overviewed the report gAsian Aspirations for Climate Regime Beyond 2012h and outlined key issues of the regional and national consultations.
Srinivasan proposed that future climate regime discussions must consider complementarities between climate change, energy security and development more proactively and provide clarity on adaptation financing.
Joanna Lewis, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, summarized the gInternational Climate Efforts Beyond 2012 Report of the Climate Dialogue at Pocantico.h She noted the clear scientific justification for stronger action on climate change and proposed elements to strengthen multilateral action.
Lu Xuedu, Ministry of Science and Technology, China, noted that Asian countries share the common experience of extreme climate events yet they do not yet develop common positions on climate issues. He urged for integration of climate change within sustainable development.
PR Shukla, Indian Institute of Management, emphasized that developing economies should have access to technologies that do not lock them in to conventional energy intensive development paths.
Jin-Gyu Oh, Korea Energy Economic Institute, stated that the Asian aspiration for the post-2012 regime would be to develop sustainable energy systems such as renewable energy.
Gerarda Asuncion D. Merilo, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines stressed that adaptation and mitigation should be placed on an equal footing.
Dadang Hilman, Ministry of Environment, Indonesia, named taxation of private companies using fossil fuels as a possible adaptation funding source.
Amjad Abdulla, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Maldives, indicated that mainstreaming of adaptation in national planning is taking place in most countries of the region.
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Agenda and presentation materials |
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Opening
remarks
Prof. Akio Morishima, IGES |
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Salient findings from IGES consultations on climate regime beyond 2012 98KB
Dr. Ancha Srinivasan, IGES |
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Stakeholder consultations on the future climate regime -A personal assessment-39KB
Dr. Joanna Lewis, Pew Center, USA |
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Panel discussion on ways to strengthen climate regime beyond 2012 from an Asian Perspective (panel
questions30KB)
Moderator: Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, IGES
Panellists:
- Dr. Lu Xuedu, Ministry of Science and Technology, China
- Prof. P.R. Shukla, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India
- Dr. Jin-Gyu Oh, Korea Energy Economic Institute, Republic of Korea
- Ms. Ma. Gerarda Asuncion D. Merilo, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines
- Mr. Dadang Hilman, Ministry of Environment, Indonesia
- Mr. Amjad Abdulla, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Maldives
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Q&A session |
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Closing
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Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, IGES |
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