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International Forum for
Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) |
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ISAP is a two-day forum, held once a year with a timely theme, to promote diverse discussions on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. It also aims to provide opportunities to boost information-sharing and strengthen collaborative efforts with front-line experts and diverse stakeholders from international organisations, governments, business and NGOs, drawing upon the international/regional networks in which IGES plays an important role. |
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ISAP2012 |
Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future: Beyond Rio+20
ISAP2012, under the umbrella theme of "Steering towards a sustainable and resilient future: Beyond Rio+20", will be convened focusing on four timely issues - follow-up to Rio+20, climate change, resilience, and green economy. ISAP2012 will also serve as a platform to launch two new publications - the regional launch of the fifth Global Environmental Outlook (UNEP/GEO5); and the fourth IGES White Paper entitled gGreening Governance in Asia-Pacifich.
Diverse stakeholders from across the region including high level officials, industry leaders, and cutting-edge researchers will gather to discuss and develop messages from the region on sustainable development pathways.
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24-25 July 2012
* Pre- and post-events will be held on 23 and 26 July. |
| Venue |
PACIFICO YOKOHAMA >> Access
(1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan) |
| Organisers |
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) |
| Collaborators(tbc) |
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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| Supporters (tbc) |
Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Kanagawa Prefectural Government, Hyogo Prefectural Government, Kitakyushu City, Yokohama City, Kawasaki City, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Yokohama City University GCI (Global Cooperation Institute for Sustainable Cities) |
speakers
Speakers
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 Mr. Bindu N. Lohani,
Vice-President (Finance and Administration), Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Ms Amina Mohamed, Deputy Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director
Environment and Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Dr. Rajendra Pachauri,
Chairman, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/ Director-General,
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V.
Prof. Hiroshi Suzuki,
Professor Emeritus, Fukushima University /
Chairman, Fukushima Prefecture Reconstruction Committee
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| Participants |
Guest and general audience (business, policy-makers, experts, students,
media, etc.)
(ISAP2011: 850 persons in two days) |
| Registration |
Registration will start from early June 2012.
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Schedule(tentative)
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Pre
(23 July Mon) |
Day 1
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Day 2
(25 July Wed) |
Post
(26 July Thu) |
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9:00-
12:30 |
Expert Workshops
Network Meetings |
Opening |
Plenary3
<Climate Change> |
Expert Workshops
Network Meetings
IGES International Partnership Forum
(tbc) |
Plenary1
<Green Economy> |
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| Parallel
Sessions |
Parallel
Sessions |
Lunch
Break |
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Lunch Session
UNEP GEO5 |
Lunch Session
White Paper Launch |
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PM
14:00-
17:30 |
Special Pre-Event
IGES/TERI Symposium: India-Japan Collaboration on SD Technologies
(tbc) |
Plenary2
<Resilience> |
Plenary4
<Rio+20 Follow-up>
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| Parallel Sessions |
Parallel
Sessions |
| Closing |
* Detailed information will be updated on this page. |
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Previous ISAP
 The third International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2011)
26-27 July 2011, Yokohama, Japan
In line with the main themes of Rio+20, ISAP2011 addressed the issues of a green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication and the institutional framework for sustainable development.
In addition, ISAP2011 focused on the implications of the recent triple disasters in Eastern Japan, an event which obliges us to review the resilience and outlook of our current political and social systems in the face of climate change and natural disasters.
A total of about 850 people participated for this two-day event.
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 The second International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2010)
12-13 July 2010, Yokohama, Japan
Under the main theme of "low-carbon development in Asia and the Pacific," ISAP 2010 focused on Climate Change and Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) as well as other important issues in the region.
The Third IGES White Paper was also launched at this forum. Entitled "Sustainable Consumption and Production in the Asia-Pacific Region: Effective responses in a resource constrained world" with unique insights and proposals on SCP.
A total of about 780 people participated for this two-day event.
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 The first International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP2009)
26-27 June 2009, in Hayama, Japan
Under the main theme of "low-carbon development in Asia and the Pacific," ISAP2009 invited front-line experts and representatives from businesses, international organisations, governments and NGOs in Asia, Europe and the US to have open presentations and discussions. Raising hot issues such as low-carbon economy, biodiversity, green consumption, REDD, biofuels, co-benefit approach and capacity development, the participants conducted discussions based on IGES's latest research results to explore the solutions together with the audience.
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About ISAP
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ISAP is a two-day forum, held once a year with a timely theme, to promote diverse discussions on sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. It also aims to provide opportunities to boost information-sharing and strengthen collaborative efforts with front-line experts and diverse stakeholders from international organisations, governments, business and NGOs, drawing upon the international/regional networks in which IGES plays an important role.
ISAP is made up of the three components: i) Open Sessions, in which the latest research activities are presented and shared, ii) Expert Workshops, where specific themes are discussed in depth, and iii) Network Meetings in which important issues facing this region are discussed with relevant international/regional networks.
This comprehensive structure is designed to create synergy to promote a sustainability agenda in the region through various discussions and networking among participants. |
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Contact
ISAP Secretariat
Tel. +81-46-855-3720 Fax. +81-46-855-3709
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