Provisional Programme

<day1>: 25th October</day1>

• 13:00-13:30 Registration
• Opening 13:30-13:55

  Opening and welcoming remarks

  • Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
  • H.E. Mr. Sang-jun Lim, Vice Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea
  • Mr. Byung-ok Ahn, CEO, Korea Environment Corporation (K-ECO)
• Part 1 - Best practices of the climate action in Asia and the Pacific
• 14:00-14:20
  • [Overview & Introduction]

    Accelerating climate action in Asia and the Pacific for sustainable development - Mr. Sangmin Nam, Director of EDD, ESCAP

• 14:45-16:25
  • Session 1-1: National climate action strategy of Asia and the Pacific Moderator: Ms. Achala C. Abeysinghe, GGGI
  • The goal of achieving Net Zero in India - Ms. Leena Nandan, Secretary, Ministry of EFCC, India
  • Carbon reduction strategies in Vietnam - Mr. Luong Quang Huy, Head of GHG and Ozone Division, MONRE, Vietnam
  • The platform for carbon neutrality and climate action in Armenia - Ms. Nona Budoyan, Head of Climate Policy Department, MOE, Armenia
  • Net Zero strategy in Pakistan - Ms. Sofia Khalid, Associate Professor, Allama Iqbal Open University
  • Best practice of the NDC establishment support project - Mr. Deo Gabinete, Regional manager for Asia Pacific, NDC Partnership
• 16:45-18:15
  • Session 1-2: Cases of sectoral policy and project for carbon neutrality Moderator: Sangmin Nam, UN ESCAP
  • Integration of renewable energies into the Indian electricity system - Mr. Sunil Kumar Sharma, Project Lead, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
  • Sustainable energy projects in Central Asia - Ms. Nana Gurgenidze, Energy specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • Climate active carbon neutral certification in Australia - Mr. Daniel Sheedy, General manager, Climate Active
  • Forest Carbon Management Strategies and Policies in Pacific Island Countries - Mr. Woo-kyun Lee, Professor, OJERI at Korea University
• 18:20-19:30 KME's Welcome Dinner

<day2>: 26th October</day2>

• Part 2 Climate action cooperation between Asia and Pacific Island countries
• 09:30-09:40 Opening
• 09:40-10:00 [Overview & Introduction] Introduction and operation case of climate change impact assessment system - Mr. Young-il Song, Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
• 10:10-12:00 Session 2: Best practices of the adaptation and resilience improvement / Moderator: Mr. Jinhyung Chon, OJERI at Korea University
  • Adaptation and resilience policy cases in the Pacific Island (Tuvalu case) - Ms. Anne Juepner, Director, UNDP Seoul Policy Center
  • Vanuatu's policies for climate change adaptation and resilience enhancement - Mr. Montin Romone, Director of the VMGD, Ministry of CCA, Vanuatu
  • Actions for climate resilient in the Republic of the Marshall Islands - Mr. Clarence Samuel, Director of the Climate Change Directorate, Ministry of Environment, Republic of the Marshall Islands
  • Best practices of adaptation project in the Pacific region - Ms. Deepitika Chand, Senior officer, Climate Change Division, Fiji
  • Lesson learned from the Solomon Island's climate adaptation challenges and resilience policy - Mr. Barnabas Zeron Bago, National Programme Coordinator, Ministry of ECDM, Solomon Islands
• 12:00-13:00 KECO Welcome Lunch
• Part 3 - International collaborative projects to accelerate the climate action and green growth
• 13:00-14:50 Session 3-1: Financial support programs for climate action and green growth / Moderator: Mr. Sonam Wangyel Wang, OJERI at Korea University
  • Strategy of the Korean green ODA in the Asia-Pacific region - Mr. Sungjin Kim, Korea Environment Institute (KEI)
  • Climate solution best practices and lessons learned in Asia - Ms. Achala C. Abeysinghe, Director and Head of programs, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
  • ODA projects on climate action in the Asia-Pacific region
    • - Mr. Dohyun Park, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Best practices of entering the global carbon market using the GCF fund
    • - Ms. Samantha Rabine, Regional Officer, Green Climate Fund (GCF)
  • Best practices of waste management projects in Asia-Pacific region - Mr. Donmin Lee, National Institute of Green Technology (NIGT)
• 15:10-17:00 Session 3-2: SINGG pilot project and MDB project cases for green growth / Moderator: Mr. Hyungsup Lee, KME
  • Eco-Labeling certification for Cambodia's construction and building sector - Mr. Sovichea Leang, Deputy director, Ministry of Env., Cambodia
  • Pre-feasibility study on ICT-based waste monitoring system - Ms. Ainura Djumanaliyeva, Expert, Ministry of NRET, Kyrgyzstan
  • The improvement of school hygiene and introduction of separate discharge of domestic waste - Mr. Souksamone Pathammavong, Deputy director general, Ministry of NRE, Lao PDR
  • Implementation of the mitigation actions to achieve GHG emission reduction and air quality improvement - Mr. Munkhbat Tsendeekhuu, Officer of Sustainable Development Goal, Ministry of ET, Mongolia
  • Green Growth Project Cases with the MDB in the Asia-Pacific Region - Ms. Seungmin Ryu, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute(KEITI)
• 17:15-18:15 Group activity: Practice writing new proposals for SINGG pilot & Green ODA project (KECO & KEITI)
  • (KECO) SI project process and template
  • (KEITI) Green ODA project process
• 18:15-18:30 Closing remark

<day3>: 27th October</day3>

• Field Trip 08:00-15:00 Model project site for Korea's carbon neutrality implementation - Mapo Resource Recovery Facility (RRF), Sudokwon Landfill Site (SLC)

For more information, please contact: ban-seok.oh@un.org, samgi.son@un.org