6th International Forum on Sustainable Future in Asia “Linking Climate Change Action with Sustainability: New Ways of Building a Sustainable Asia after COVID-19 and the Role of Environmental Sciences”

  • Date：
    Wed, Jan 20, 2021
  • Time：
    13:15-18:15(JST)
  • Location：
    Online Webinar style (Zoom)
  • Host：

    National Institute for Environmental Studies(NIES-Japan)

  • Co-Hosts：

    The University of Tokyo, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI, UTokyo-Japan)
    AIT Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (AIT RRC.AP-Thailand)

  • Language：

    English

  • Registration：

    Participation is free, Pre-registration required.

    Registration(external link)
    Flyer(PDF)
Abstract

The 2019 Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) caused the ongoing global public health and economic crisis.While COVID-19 continues to present social, economic and health challenges in Asian countries, climate change and related anthropogenic activities also continue to impact vulnerable environments in the region.The idea of a “green recovery” is a new concept that aims to facilitate economic recovery from COVID-19 while simultaneously pursuing actions to address climate change. A green recovery represents a new opportunity for a transition to an environmentally sustainable society and is indispensable if Asian countries are going to realize economically and environmentally sustainable cities and regions in the face of both COVID-19 and the rapidly growing risks related to climate change.

To accelerate social transformation and fundamental changes under a green recovery strategy, adaptive and mitigative measures to climate change are being considered with increased urgency as solutions that facilitate smarter economic growth and improved public welfare in response to scientific forecasting of global warming impacts. This Open Symposium aims to facilitate exchanges of knowledge to link climate change actions with sustainability and to catalyze dialogue at the policy–research interface for a green recovery as well as to consider new ways of building a sustainable Asia after COVID-19 and the role of the environmental sciences in keynote speeches and panel discussions.

Program (Please refer the flyer for details)
  • 13:15-13:30
    Opening Address
  • 13:30-15:15
    Keynote Speeches

    Prof. Dr. HO Chin Siong (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
    Dr. Soojeong Myeong (Senior Research Fellow, Korea Environment Institute)
    Prof. Kensuke FUKUSHI (Vice Director, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)

  • 15:15-15:30
    Summary of the Expert Workshop
  • 15:45-18:15
    Panel Discussion and Closing Address

    【Facilitator】
    Dr. Yuichi MORIGUCHI, Vice President (National Institute for Environmental Studies)

    【Panelists in addition to keynote speakers】
    Prof. Dr. HO Chin Siong (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
    Dr. Soojeong Myeong (Senior Research Fellow, Korea Environment Institute)
    Prof. Kensuke FUKUSHI (Vice Director, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)
    Prof. Akimasa SUMI (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo)
    Prof. Tsuyoshi FUJITA, Professor (Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
    Dr. Naoya TSUKAMOTO, Director (AIT Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific)
    Prof. Dr. Than Htut (Honorary Professor, Preventive and Social Medicine Department, UM1 and Occupational Health and Environmental Health Department, UPH, Myanmar)
    Dr. Toshihiko MASUI (Head, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, NIES)
    Dr. Yuji MASUTOMI (Senior Researcher, Center for Climate Change Adaptation, NIES)

Inquiry

Secretariat of the NIES International Forum
Email:forum_2020★nies.go.jp(★→@)