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Asia Leadership Program 2013: Senior and Technical Level Sessions

Series: Asia Leadership Program

Asia Leadership Program 2013: Senior and Technical Level Sessions

05 February 2013 to 17 February 2013
New Delhi
India

The Asia Leadership Program 2013 focused on the food-energy-water-climate nexus and climate change challenges in the Asia-Pacific.

The first face-to-face program offering was organized in 2013 and held in New Delhi, India. The Asia Leadership Program partnered with The Energy and Resources Institute to deliver the various key topics and learnings on sustainable development and climate change.

The executive-level sessions were held on 2-4 February, while the senior- and technical-level sessions were conducted on 5-17 February. The program focused on leadership for sustainability, global sustainable development governance, the food-energy-water-climate nexus, and systems thinking for sustainable development. It also provided the audience with updated information on the climate change challenges in Asia-Pacific.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
04 Feb 2013 Introduction Introduction Sally Pedersen and Arabinda Mishra
04 Feb 2013 Introduction Welcome Suresh Prabhu
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05 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Natural Capital Interactive session with local scientists and researchers from Forest Research Institute P.P. Bhojvaid
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06 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Natural Capital Meeting with district magistrate, dam officials, local panchayat (village government) and NGO representatives
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
07 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Natural Capital Interactions with Government of India’s civil service (IAS) trainees at the LBSNAA Kush Verma
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
08 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Community-Driven Development Lecture Rajendra Singh
08 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Community-Driven Development Interaction with Community Leaders Swami Tattwajnanananda and Tushar Kanjilal
08 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Community-Driven Development Interaction with officials of Government of West Bengal Shri Manish Gupta
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09 Feb 2013 Field Lecture on Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Lecture Atanu Raha
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10 Feb 2013 Departure Leave for villages affected by Cyclone Aila for field discussions
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
11 Feb 2013 Recap of Week 1, Introduction to Week 2 Presentation Catherine Cameron
11 Feb 2013 Leadership for Sustainability Presentation R.K. Pachauri
11 Feb 2013 Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Presentation Catherine Cameron
11 Feb 2013 Strategic planning for sustainability Presentation Gil-Hong Kim
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
12 Feb 2013 The Food-Energy-Water-Climate Nexus and the Challenge to Sustainability Presentation Ralph Sims
12 Feb 2013 The Food-Energy-Water-Climate Nexus and the Challenge to Sustainability Presentation Jun Pacalioga
12 Feb 2013 Energy, Transport, Land Use, Waste: Drivers of Climate Change Energy Rahul Shah
12 Feb 2013 Energy, Transport, Land Use, Waste: Drivers of Climate Change Transport Sophie Punte
12 Feb 2013 Energy, Transport, Land Use, Waste: Drivers of Climate Change Land Use Doddy Surachman Sukadri
12 Feb 2013 Low Carbon Development Presentation Frauke Roser
12 Feb 2013 Low Carbon Development Presentation Suresh Prabhu
12 Feb 2013 Case Study Marketplace: Climate Change Mitigation Energy Rahul Shah
12 Feb 2013 Case Study Marketplace: Climate Change Mitigation Transport Madhav Pai
12 Feb 2013 Case Study Marketplace: Climate Change Mitigation Land Use Doddy Surachman Sukadri
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
13 Feb 2013 Sustainable Development Models and Tools for Decision Makers Ecological Tax and Fiscal Reform for Sustainable Development
This presentation explains the importance of implementing environmental tax/fiscal reforms to push green growth in the economy. 		Rae Kwon Chung
13 Feb 2013 Sustainable Development Models and Tools for Decision Makers Presentation Pati Poblete
13 Feb 2013 Sustainable Development Models and Tools for Decision Makers Presentation Junichi Fujino
13 Feb 2013 Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience Presentation Achala Chandani
13 Feb 2013 Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience Presentation Anil Markandya
13 Feb 2013 Case Study Marketplace: Climate Change Adaptation Case Study 1: Adaptation in Bangladesh Alimullah Miyan
13 Feb 2013 Case Study Marketplace: Climate Change Adaptation Case Study 2: Case study for mountain ecosystems (e.g. Himalayas) Ajaya Dixit
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
14 Feb 2013 Technology for Sustainable Development Presentation Chintan Shah
14 Feb 2013 Technology for Sustainable Development Presentation Rajiv Garg
14 Feb 2013 Technology for Sustainable Development Presentation Sarath Naru
14 Feb 2013 Parallel Sessions Green Cities David Cadman
14 Feb 2013 Parallel Sessions Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Lida Pet-Soede and Jun Pacalioga
14 Feb 2013 Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development Presentation Erna Witoelar
14 Feb 2013 Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development Presentation Alimullah Miyan
14 Feb 2013 Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development Presentation Mahesh Pradhan
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
15 Feb 2013 Financing Sustainable Development Presentation Achala Chandani
15 Feb 2013 Financing Sustainable Development Presentation Ralph Sims
15 Feb 2013 Engaging the Private Sector Presentation Alexandra Boakes Tracy
15 Feb 2013 Engaging the Private Sector Presentation Dipankar Sanyal
15 Feb 2013 Engaging the Private Sector Presentation Catherine Cameron
15 Feb 2013 Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into National Planning Presentation Cielito Habito
15 Feb 2013 Mainstreaming Sustainable Development into National Planning Presentation Pronab Sen
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
16 Feb 2013 Remarks Keynote WooChong Um
16 Feb 2013 Group Work
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17 Feb 2013 Enabling Behavior Change Presentation Catherine Cameron
17 Feb 2013 Outlook and Introduction to SD Leaders' Network Presentation Sally Pedersen
17 Feb 2013 Closing of Program and Reflections Keynote Speech WooChong Um

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