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The 15th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change

The Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the UNFCCC

11-15 September, 2005 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Conference Venue: Pacifico Yokohama

CONTENTS

Background
Objectives
Organizers
Date and Venue
Participants

Documents of the 15 th Seminar and the Regional Workshop

Concept of the Seminar (PowerPoint/PDF)
Agenda (PDF)
Overview of Discussion (PowerPoint/PDF)
Information Note for Participants (PDF)
References (PowerPoint/PDF)
Chairperson's Summary (PDF)

Background

The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has been convening the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change since the early 1990s in support of regional efforts to address climate change. The seminar has been steadily growing in significance as a regional forum to promote awareness and exchange experiences on many issues of common interest to Asia-Pacific countries.

Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, both at a national and international level, have made substantial efforts to address climate change in many ways. The Asia-Pacific Seminar offers an opportunity to discuss these achievements at a regional level, and increase awareness and understanding of the lessons they offer as countries continue to develop their responses to climate change. Also, the Seminar promotes international cooperation to address climate change, under the normative guidance provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other related documents.

The Fifteenth Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change will be organized back-to-back with the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convetion on Climate Change. In this context, in addition to its regular activities to discuss climate change issue, the Seminar is also expected to provide an effective vehicle for the Regional Workshop, where participants will exchange views and experiences on the issues relating to education, training and public awareness in the field of climate change.

Documents from previous Asia-Pacific Seminars can be found at "AP Seminar Archives".
Objectives

The objective of the Asia-Pacific Seminar is to provide a forum for the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, as well as international organizations working in the region, to share information and build relationships in an informal working environment. In addition to informative presentations, the seminar programme will allow ample time for questions and discussion, so that all participants can contribute and the opportunities for learning from the experiences of others will be greater.

Also participants are encouraged to explore the possibility of providing insights to the Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention, through the exchange of views and experiences in each respective thematic issue to be discussed in the Seminar.
Organizers

Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO), New Zealand Climate Change Office, Ministry for the Environment, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Kanagawa Prefecture, City of Yokohama and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
Date and Venue

11-15, September 2005 (five days)
(Symposium event for citizens of Kanagawa / Yokohama (Pre-AP Seminar event) will be held on 10th September)

"Pacifico Yokohama", Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan
Participants

Officers and researchers from Asia and the Pacific region, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Institutes, Universities and etc.

List of Participants (newly updated!!)

Documents of the 15 th Seminar and the Regional Workshop

FIFTEENTH ASIA PACIFIC SEMINAR ON CLIMATE CHANGE
ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP
AGENDA

DAY 1: 11 SEPTEMBER 2005

Opening Session
10.00-10.40	Opening Remarks Tentatively proceeded by the Secretariat Welcome address by Mr . Toshiro KOJIMA, Vice-Minister for Global Environment Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Keynote Address Montreal 2005: Key Issues on the road to SB23, COP-11 & COP/MOP-1 by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat Election of Chairpersons General Guidance by the Chairperson Chairperson's Guidance on how to enjoy your event by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
10. 40-10.50	Coffee Break
Session 1	Co-benefits of GHG Mitigation Efforts
10.50-11.40	Presentations Co-Benefits: A Personal Thought Starter by Mr. Taka HIRAISHI, Senior Consultant, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation, Energy Efficiency - a case study by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Co-Benefits and U.S. EPA's Integrated Environmental Strategies (IES) Program by Mr. Kevin ROSSEEL, US Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Cobenefits Approach to Urban Air Quality Management and GHG reduction in Asian Cities by Mr. Cornelius HUIZENGA, Secretariat for the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
11.40-12.30	Discussion
12.30-14.00	Lunch

Session 2	Clean Development Mechanism
Part I	Operational Mode for CDM, Working for Environment with the Business Sector
14.00-14.50	Presentations Current development of International Institutions by Mr. Yuvaraj Dinesh BABU, Head of Climate Change Division, Asia Carbon B.V., Singapore CDM in India Host Country Experience by Ms. Monali RANADE, Consultant, Ministry of Environment and Forest, India CDM Status and Current Issues - Perspective of DOE by Mr. Akira SEKINE, Manager, Sustainability Audit Service, Det Norske Veritas AS, DNV Certification, Japan
14.50-15.30	Discussion
15.30-15.45	Coffee Break
Part II	Enabling Environment for CDM
15.45-16.50	Presentation CDM/JI Supporting Programmes by Government of Japan by Mr. Yasushi NINOMIYA, Environmental Officer, Ministry of the Environment, Japan DNAs and Participants - What will help the realization of CDM projects? by Ms. Mariko FUJIMORI, Manager / Senior Consultant, Global Environment Department, Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd., Japan CDM Capacity Buiding: Lesson Learned from Cambodia by Mr. THY Sum, Chief of Climate Change Office, Cambodia CDM Policy in Thailand by Ms. Prasertsuk CHAMORNMARN, Director, Office of National Environmental Board, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
16.50-17.30	Discussion

18.00-20.00

Reception hosted by Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City

DAY 2: 12 September 2005

Session 3	Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region
Part I	Managing Climate Risks
09.00-09.50	Presentation Updates of Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change by Prof. Nobuo MIMURA, Professor, Ibaraki Univeristy, Japan Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation , Vulnerability and Assessment by Mr. Hiroki HASHIZUME, Director, Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Philippine Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Experience by Ms. Joyceline GOCO, Head, Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change Secretariat, Philippines
09.50-10.10	Coffee Break
Part II:	Mainstreaming Adaptation Planning
10.10-11.35	Presentations Australia's Approach to Adaptation and Lessons Learned by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Mainstreaming Adaptation Concerns in Development: Options and Challenges for the Asia-Pacific by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan Vanuatu's Experience of Mainstreaming Adaptation Issues by Mr. Brian PHILIPS, Climate Change Coordinator, Vanuatu National Meteorological Services, Vanuatu Climate Change and India: Adaptation Issues and Concerns: Brief Overview by Ms. Rajasree RAY, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, India
11.35-12.15	Discussion
12.15-14.00	Lunch

14.00-18.00

Study Tour organized by Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama City

DAY 3: 13 September 2005

Opening Session
09.00-10.20	Welcome and Opening Remarks Opening Remarks by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Effective Implementation of Art. 6 of the Convention - Message from the Government of Japan by Mr. Osamu MIZUNO, Deputy Director-General, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Communicating Climate Change - What Australia has learned by Mr. James SHEVLIN, Head, International and Strategies Branch, Australian Greenhouse Office, Australia Salient Findings of the 15th Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
10.20-10.40	Coffee Break
Session I	Setting the Scene - General Introduction
10.40-10.50	Introductry Remarks by the Chair of the Workshop
10.50-11.30	Presentations Article 6 of UNFCCC & the New Delhi Work Programme - An Overview by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Questionnaire Survey on Article 6 in Asia/Pacific Region by Mr. Michael WILLIAMS, Information Officer, Information Units for Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Session II	Panel on Activities and Lessons Learned
Panel A	Public Awareness, communication, public access to information and public participation
11.30-13.00	Presentations Indonesia's Current and Future Programs Relating to Art. 6 of the UNFCCC by Mr. Dadang HILMAN, Head, Division of Adaptation to Climate Change, State Ministry of Environment, Indonesia Climate Change Public Awareness and Communication: The Philippine Experience by Ms. Ma. Gerarda Asuncion D. MERILO, Environmental Management Specialist, Environmental Management Bureau-DENR, Inter-Agency Committee on Climate Change Secretariat, Philippines Public Awareness on Climate Change in Thailand by Ms. Natarika Vayuparb COOPER, Climate Change Coordinator, ONEP, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand The Experience of Uzbekistan in Implementation of Article 6 of the UNFCCC by Ms. Gulnara ZUBKOVA, Deputy Chief, Centre of Hydro Meteorological Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan Questions and Answers
13.00-14.30	Lunch
Panel B	Education and training
14.30-16.00	Presentations Awareness and Training need for Integrating Climate Change Issues into Policies and Programme by Mr. Md. Nasir UDDIN, Senior Assistant Secretary, Bangladesh Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Adaptation Though Education and Training by Mr. Amjad ABDULLA, Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water, Maldives The Smiling Universe - UNFCCC Art.6 Education, Training and Public Awareness - Pakistan's Response by Mr. Fida MUHAMMAD, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan Questions and Answers
16.00-16.30	Coffee Break
Session III	Pandl on Opportunities for International and Regional Cooperation
16.30-18.00	Presentations Climate Change Public Awareness, Education and Training: Experience from China by Ms. GAO Yun, Vice Director, Climate Change Division, Department of Scientific and Technological Development, China Meteorological Administration (CMA), China An Information Network Clearing House for Art. 6 of the Convention by Mr. David PATERSON, Networking Assistant, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat Article 6, International Cooperation and UNEP by Mr. Michael WILLIAMS, Information Officer, Information Units for Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Hints for our Art. 6 Related Activities - Lessons Learned from Japan's International Cooperation Activities by Mr. Makoto KATO, Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (OECC), Japan
18.00-18.30	Questions and Answers
18.30-18.40	Conclusions of the DAY 3

DAY 4: 14 September 2005

09.00-09.30	Introduction to the Working Groups
Session IV	Working Groups
09.30-11.00	Discussion Group A Public Awareness, Communication and Public Participation Group B Education, Training and Access to Information Group C International and Regional Cooperation
11.00-11.20	Coffee Break
11.20-13.00	Discussion
13.00-14.30	Lunch
14.30-16.00	Discussion
16.00-16.20	Coffee Break
16.20-16.40	Special Lecture Target at Audience - A Case Study in Sweden by Prof. Akemi ORI, Assistant Professor of Law, School of Law, Kanto Gakuin University, Japan
Session V	Reports from Working Groups
16.40-18.20	Presentations Group A Group B Group C Discussion
18.20-18.30	Conclusions of the DAY 4

DAY 5: 15 September 2005

Final Session	Joint Wrap-up of the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change and the Regional Workshop on the Article 6 of the Convention "Voice from the Asia-Pacific"
09.00-09.10	General Guidance
09.10-09.55	Discussion on the 15th Asia-Pacific Seminar Themes: Co-benefits, CDM and Adaptation
09.55-10.25	Presentation Summary of Discussions and Conclusions: Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the Convention by Mr. Janos PASZTOR, Coordinator, Sustainable Development Programme, UNFCCC Secretariat
10.45-11.00	Coffee Break
11.00-11.50	Presentation of the Chairperson's Summary Presentation by Mr. Ancha SRINIVASAN, Principal Researcher & Manager, Climate Policy Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
11.50-12.00	Closing Remarks