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Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change

21st Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change Development and Transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies
in the Asia-Pacific Region
26-27 July, 2012 Tokyo, Japan
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CONTENTS MENU

  1. Background
  2. Objectives
  3. Proposed Organization
  4. Date and Venue
  5. Participants

1.Background

The Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change (hereafter, AP Seminar) has served for over twenty years as an important vehicle for countries in the region to exchange views and information on their respective efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change in a practical manner, thereby contributing to capacity and confidence building among them. As such, the AP Seminar – jointly organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia – is now well recognized by both developed and developing countries alike within and outside the region as a forum for the purpose indicated above.

In the 21st AP Seminar, the organizers propose to take up "Climate technology development and transfer in the Asia-Pacific region" as the topic of discussion. The development and transfer of climate friendly technologies have always attracted the attention of policy makers and experts in charge of the implementation of efforts to address climate change. This has been especially true in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), leading to the establishment of the Technology Mechanism in 2010. While the negotiation forum continues to evolve its decisions, it is equally important to approach the issue of the development and transfer of technology from a practitioners’ point of view.

In recognizing that technology will play a major role in advancing our efforts toward achieving a low carbon and climate resilient Asia-Pacific, it is extremely useful to revisit the issue of technology, and discuss how we can accelerate actions, and promote international and regional cooperation.

As a forum for policy makers and practitioners of climate change, the 21st AP Seminar will provide a useful opportunity for countries in the region to build expertise and exchange information and lessons learned on their ongoing and future efforts on the development and transfer of technology.

Documents from past Asia-Pacific Seminars can be found at "AP Seminar Archives".


2.Objectives

The objectives of the 21st AP Seminar as follows:

  • Produce a stock of the current status of development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies in the Asia-Pacific;
  • Share useful experiences and lessons learned for the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies, in view of possible replications; and
  • Discuss possible ways to promote environmentally sound technologies in the Asia-Pacific.

To the objectives above, the below topics were discusses as the agenda of the 21st AP Seminar:

Opening session: Overview of current actions in the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies in the Asia-Pacific

Session 1: Lessons Learned and issues from Climate (Mitigation) Technology Development Projects and Programs

Session 2: Lessons Learned and issues from Climate (Adaptation) Technology Development Projects and Programs

Session 3: Identification of financial support necessary to realize the Development and Transfer of Technologies in the Asia Pacific

Session 4: Possible schemes and platform for Climate Technology Development and Transfer in the Asia-Pacific


3.Organization

The organization of the 21st AP Seminar is as follows:

Organizers: Ministry of the Environment, Japan; and the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Government of Australia

Supporter: Asian Development Bank

Secretariat: Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan


4.Date and Venue

26-27 July 2012 (two days)
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)(Link:Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)), Tokyo

Address
Kasumigaseki Building 8F, 3-2-5,
Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan


5.Participants

Participants: Representative of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, international organizations, and selected research institutions
(total of 52 participants)