Globalisation has allowed for economic growth amongst regional players in Asia, but has also intensely aggravated the environment. China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand and the ASEAN countries will not be able to celebrate their success in a true sense unless their success accompanies workable solutions for the problem of climate change. Civic Exchange and SIIA firmly believe that climate change issues should be placed in all nations’ agenda as individual awareness alone does not improve the immediate situation. Regional cooperation should be dealt jointly and actively and we would like to invite you to join us in this advocacy.
The conference aims to educate the public towards the risks, opportunities and cooperation on climate change in Asia, and possible strategies to tackle the issue of Climate Change.
Session 1: Environment and Energy: What’s happening to our world?
Thomas Heller, Professor, International Legal Studies, Stanford University
Christine Loh, CEO, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong
Session 2: Climate Change and Asia – Understanding the urgency for action against climate change in ASIA
Louis Lebel, Director, Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Thailand.
Zhang Shiqiu, Professor, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University
Session 3: Mechanisms to Address Climate Change - The political, economic and social context
Thomas Heller, Professor, International Legal Studies, Stanford University
Roger Raufer, Consulting Engineer, International Environmental Trading Group
Shigeru Sudo, Directory of the Energy and Environment Program, International Development Center of Japan
Conclusion: What Can Asia Do?
Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Christime Loh, CEO, Civic Exchange, Hong Kong
The conference is organised by Civic Exchange and Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).
The event is free but seating is limited and registration is required, by 2 May. Register by emailing connie.wong@siiaonline.org
More details on the Civic Exchange website
Time: 8.30am-1pm
Venue: Singapore Management University, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065, Administration Building, Conference Hall, Level 5
Website: http://www.civic-exchange.org/
Contact: Connie Wong connie.wong@siiaonline.org
