Asia Leadership Program 2012
10 September 2012 to 14 September 2012
Manila
PhilippinesEmerging leaders in Asia met to discuss finance, governance, and communications in this inaugural meeting of the Asia Leadership Program.
The Asia Leadership Programs are yearly face-to-face learning events held in various cities in Asia that provide hands-on learning sessions for government officials, complemented with field visits for on-the-ground experiences, and case study analysis. It was offered by invitation only and targets key policy makers and technical officers in Asia-Pacific who are emerging leaders committed to sustainable development and climate change adaptation and mitigation. The pilot run of the program focused on three key areas: finance, governance, and communications.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2012 | Welcome and Introduction - Sustainability for Leadership | Welcome Remarks | S. Chander |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Welcome and Introduction - Sustainability for Leadership |
Sustainable Asia This document explains the definition and concept of sustainable development. It also presents the current status of the world with the effects of climate... |
Vinod Thomas |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Welcome and Introduction - Sustainability for Leadership | Introduction of Facilitators and Program Outline | Jitu Shah |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Global Sustainable Development and Climate Change Policy and Governance | Presentation | James Leape |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Global Sustainable Development and Climate Change Policy and Governance |
Climate Change Policies and Governance: Empowering the Most Vulnerable This presentation highlights the importance of utilizing the vulnerable countries’ and communities’ experience in the development of global solutions ... |
Achala Chandani Abeysinghe |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Climate Change in Asia-Pacific – Risks and Opportunities |
The Climate Change Challenge and Place of Asia and the Pacific This material outlines the global investment challenges for sustainability and lack for long-term commitment for climate change. |
David McCauley |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Climate Change in Asia-Pacific – Risks and Opportunities | Panel Discussion | Dr. Gemma Narisma, Dr. Ajay Mathur and Edward Cameron |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Case Studies - Leadership |
Leadership for Adaptation in Albay, Philippines This presentation showcase how the Philippine province of Albay successfully mitigated socio-economic impacts of calamities through disaster risk reduction... |
Jose Clemente "Joey" Salceda |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Case Studies - Leadership | Presentation | Rev. Delbert Rice |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Case Studies - Leadership |
The Solution of Climate Change River Revival This presentation identifies the benefits of river revival and its importance to climate change adaptation. |
Rajendra Singh |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Effective Communication for Sustainable Development Leadership |
Leadership Communication: Influencing for Action The presentation highlights the importance of effective communication for leaders. |
Carolyn Dedolph Cabrera, Jitendra Shah |
| 10 Sep 2012 | Effective Communication for Sustainable Development Leadership | Panel Discussion | Rajat Nag, Stephen Groff, Vinod Thomas and Joey Salceda |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2012 | Low Carbon Growth | Initial Remarks | Dr. Bindu Lohani |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Low Carbon Growth | Panel Discussion | Dr. Ajay Mathur and Sophie Punte |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Low Carbon Development in Asia-Pacific – Scaling Up and Out | Presentation | Edward Cameron |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Low Carbon Development in Asia-Pacific – Scaling Up and Out |
Achieving the Promise: Delivering on the Green Economy This presentation explains the opportunities for energy generation using low carbon development. It also outlines key lessons for solar and wind power... |
Priya Barua |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Low Carbon Development in Asia-Pacific – Scaling Up and Out | Responses | Gil-Hong Kim and Lloyd Wright |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Cities |
Sustainable Cities This presentation speaks identifies the key critical factors in order to achieve urban sustainability. It enumerated various city government initiatives... |
David Cadman |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Cities | Presentation | Liu Zhe |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Break Out 1: Case Studies - Climate Change Mitigation | Renewable energy development in Thailand | Lutz Weischer |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Break Out 1: Case Studies - Climate Change Mitigation |
Indonesia: New Opportunities for Climate Compatible Agriculture This case study presentation shows how Indonesia can successfully reduce green house gas emissions through a two-year forest moratorium to eliminate agricultural... |
Kemen Austin |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Break Out 1: Case Studies - Climate Change Mitigation |
How China Builds the World's Biggest Wind Power Market This case study presentation explains how China have successfully implemented its wind power initiative through the renewable energy law and other supporting... |
Ailun Yang |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Break Out 1: Case Studies - Climate Change Mitigation | Low Carbon Mobility for Urban India | Ashwin Prabu |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2012 | Vulnerability and Resilience | Presentation | Gov. Joey Salceda |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Vulnerability and Resilience |
Adaptation Through Resilience Strengthening This presentation explains the characteristics of climate change adaptation, and distinguishes between climate change mitigation and adaptation. It also... |
Xianfu Lu |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development and Climate Change | Presentation | Kiki Stinnett |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 2: Climate Risk and Adaptive Capacity | Presentation | Edward Cameron |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 2: Climate Risk and Adaptive Capacity | Presentation | Carina Bachofen |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 3: Investing in Natural Capital | Presentation | Jose Ma. Lorenzo “Lory” Tan |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 3: Investing in Natural Capital | Presentation | Anna Van Paddenburg |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 4: Case Studies - Climate Change Adaptation |
The Maldives: Climate Change as Existential Threat This presentation showcases good practices on climate change adaptation in Maldives. |
Edward Cameron |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 4: Case Studies - Climate Change Adaptation | Bangladesh Comprehensive DRM Program | Dr. M. Alimullah Miyan |
| 12 Sep 2012 | Break Out 4: Case Studies - Climate Change Adaptation |
Creating and Sharing Knowledge on Community-Based Adaptation This presentation explains the top-down approach of community-based adaptation and why local community good practices are at the center of the approach... |
Achala Chandani Abeysinghe |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2012 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development Finance |
The Mosaic of Climate Finance The presentation defines climate finance and provides an overview of the sources and activities of the climate funds. |
Preety Bhandari |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development Finance |
Global Climate Funds The World Resources Institute outlines the governance structure and mechanics of the Clean Technology Fund and the Strategic Climate Fund. These program... |
Clifford Polycarp |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Climate Change and Sustainable Development Finance | Presentation | Bruce Dunn |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Leading the Charge - Promoting Sustainable Business in the Private Sector | Presentation | Alfonso Sevilla |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Leading the Charge - Promoting Sustainable Business in the Private Sector |
Waste to Worth (W2W): Innovating to Solve Solid Waste Challenge Procter & Gamble (P&G) presents it sustainable business plan to help eliminate municipal solid waste and convert it for economic development. ... |
Clint Navalles |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Leading the Charge - Promoting Sustainable Business in the Private Sector | Presentation | Jose Maria P. Zabaleta |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Leading the Charge - Promoting Sustainable Business in the Private Sector | Presentation | Coy Navalles |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Break Out 5: Case Studies - Regional Departments | Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Tajikistan | Ilhomjon Rajabov |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Break Out 5: Case Studies - Regional Departments |
Climate Resilient Coastal Infrastructure Development in Bangladesh The presentation explains the impacts and benefits of the Climate Resilient Infrastructure project that is spearheaded by the Asian Development Bank in... |
Saifuddin Ahmed, Rezaul Khan |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Break Out 5: Case Studies - Regional Departments |
ADB Driving Innovation and Delivering Results to Meet PRC’s Climate Change Mitigation Challenges This presentation explains the role of ADB in supporting China implement its Clean Energy Development through innovation, policy and financing. |
Ashok Bhargava |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Break Out 5: Case Studies - Regional Departments |
Mobilizing Communities to Take Responsibility for Their own Disaster Risks The presentation explains the results of the study done to help communities that are at high risk for natural disasters and calamities. The study focused... |
Jay Roop |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Break Out 5: Case Studies - Regional Departments | Optimizing adaptation: Mitigation synergies to enhance developmental co-benefits in Vietnam | Le Cong Thanh |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Partnerships - Sharing Knowledge and Helping to Develop Financing Solutions |
Journey Toward Green Growth - Shaping the Green Future with GGGI The presentation by the Global Green Growth Institute presents the roadmap to achieving sustainability. It also showcases relevant case studies from ... |
Joo Sueb Lee |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Partnerships - Sharing Knowledge and Helping to Develop Financing Solutions | Presentation | Tae Yong Jung |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Development and Governance: Role of Green Courts and Environmental Lawyers | Keynote Talk | Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Development and Governance: Role of Green Courts and Environmental Lawyers |
Environmental Justice in Philippine Courts: The Story in Trial Courts and the Court of Appeals This presentation presents various environment legal case studies in the Philippines. It outlines the legal process and identifies the various Philippine... |
Marilyn Lagura-Yap |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Development and Governance: Role of Green Courts and Environmental Lawyers | Presentation | Terry Ridon |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Development and Governance: Role of Green Courts and Environmental Lawyers | Presentation | Anna Oposa |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Sustainable Development Governance and Payment for Ecosystem Services | Keynote Speech | Carlos Manuel Rodriguez |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Wrap-up and feedback from participants and facilitators |