Capacity Building Workshop on Carbon Governance in Asia: Bridging Scales and Disciplines

1-3 November 2010, Yokohama, Japan
Venue: Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS)
6th Floor, Yokohama International Organization Center Pacifico Yokohama
1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012

Co-organizers

Supported by:

the Asia-Pacific Network
for Global Change Research

Workshop Proceedings

Day 1: Monday, 1 November 2010

09:00 - 10:30	Opening session
Chair	Ruben Zondervan ESG
	Welcome from the organizers Welcome from Govindan Parayil (Director UNU-IAS and vice-rector UNU) Welcome from Tetsuro Fujitsuka (APN Director) and Kristine Garcia (APN) Welcome and workshop introduction by Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP) Tour de table

11:00 - 12:30	Plenary Session 1: Introduction on Governance and Carbon Management
Chair	Jose Puppim de Oliveira UNU-IAS
	Ruben Zondervan (ESG): Earth System Governance - A Research Framework Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP): Overview of Global Carbon Emissions and the Nature of Carbon Management Challenges


14:00 - 16:00	Plenary Session 2: Governance and Carbon Management
Chair	Shobhakar Dhakal GCP
	Lorraine Elliott (Australia National University): Democratising Carbon Governance Elizabeth Malone (Joint Global Change Research Institute): Society, Carbon and Climate: Linkages and Implications Michele Betsill (Colorado State University): Cities and the Multilevel Governance of Climate Change Q&A and Discussion

16:30 - 18:00	Working Sessions 1
	Frameworks to Manage Carbon (WS 1A)
Tutor	Michele Betsill Colorado State University
	Xin Tian Meeting the challenge: develop an effective financial mechanism for China carbon emissions reduction Julius Ibukun Agboola Strategic Institutional Framework (SIF) for Effective Carbon Management in Asia Discussion
	Carbon Governance (WS 1B)
Tutor	Ma Zhong Renmin University
	Amir Bashir Bazaz Towards an integrated carbon governance structure in Asia: Context, Issues and Role of India Wanxin Li Unequal Distribution of Pollution and Environmental Governance Capacity in China and the Implications for Carbon Reduction Discussion

Day 2: Tuesday, 2 November 2010

09:00 - 10:30	Plenary Session 3: National Regimes on Carbon Management
Chair	Tetsuro Fujitsuka APN Director
	Yasuko Kameyama (National Institute for Environmental Studies): International and National Carbon Governance: Border Adjustment in Japanese Climate Policy: Why they do not care for it? Ma Zhong (Renmin University): China’s Low Carbon Development in the Context of Rapid Economic Growth Q&A and Discussion

11:00 - 12:00	Plenary Session 4: REDD Regime in Carbon Governance
Chair	Shobhakar Dhakal GCP
	Hwan Ok Ma (ITTO): Governance in REDD+ Planning and Implementation

13:00 - 15:00	Plenary Session 5: Climate Change Sociology and Network Analysis
Chair	Ruben Zondervan ESG
	Jeffrey Broadbent (Universtiy of Minnesota): COMPON: Comparing Climate Change Policy Networks Yoshiki Yamagata (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan): Dynamic Social Network Analysis of the Formation of International Environmental Regimes Q&A and Discussion

15:00 - 16:15	Plenary Session 6: International and Sub-national Regimes on Carbon Governance
Chair	Lorraine Elliott Australia National University
	Jose A Puppim de Oliveira (UNU-IAS): Role of Subnational Governments in Carbon Governance: A Study on the Policy Process and Challenges for Implementation in Three Countries Q&A and Discussion

16:30 - 18:00	Plenary Session 7: Policy Maker Perspectives
Chair	Shobhakar Dhakal GCP
	Kazuhiko Takemoto (UNU-IAS): Low‐carbon Business and Environmental Policy Q&A and Discussion Toshiko Chiba and Yuko Nishida (Tokyo Metropolitan Government): Low Carbon Metropolis Tokyo’s Climate Change Measures Q&A and Discussion

Day 3: Monday, 3 November 2010

09:00 - 10:30	Working Sessions 2
	REDD in Carbon Governance (WS 2A)
Tutor	Jose A Puppim de Oliveira UNU-IAS
	Yogesh D. Jadhav Linking participatory carbon governance and rural energy systems: lessons from indigenous carbon management practices in Indian tropical forests Tim Cadman The Governance of Climate Change: Evaluating the Governance Quality of the United Nations’ REDD‐plus Programme Discussion
	Networks (WS 2B)
Tutor	Jeffrey Broadbent University of Minnesota
	Jue Yang The Role of Social Networks in Environmental Governance: Applying Social Network Analysis on the Treaty Ratification Liguang Liu Network Development in China’s Climate Change Governance Discussion

11:00 - 12:30	Working Sessions 3
	REDD II Community Forest Management (WS 3A)
Tutor	Elizabeth Malone Joint Global Change Research Institute
	Anar Koli Emerging Role of Community Forest Management in Reducing Carbon Emission ―Insights from Land Tenure & REDD+ Nexus Tek Jung Mahat Developing governance and payment system for Nepal’s community forest management under the REDD framework Discussion
	Transition to Low Carbon Economies (WS 3B)
Tutor	Jose A Puppim de Oliveira UNU-IAS
	Aumnad Phdungsilp Transition Governance for a Low-Carbon Energy System in Thailand Joni Jupesta Energy, Climate Change and Economics Development: Indonesia case Discussion

14:00 - 15:30	Working Session 4 : Wrap Up. Main Lessons: Opportunities, Obstacles and Recommendations to Improve Carbon Governance in Asia
Tutors	Shobhakar Dhakal (GCP) and Ruben Zondervan (ESG)
	Discussion

15:30 - 16:00	Plenary Session 8: Reports from Working Sessions
Chair	Jose A Puppim de Oliveira (UNU-IAS)

16:30 - 17:30	Closing Session
Chair	Ruben Zondervan (ESG)
	Summary, Feedback, Next Steps - Follow Up