UNESCO event “Fostering Collaboration between UNESCO in the Field and Networks towards the 2030 Agenda”, organized by UNESCO Regional Sciences Bureau for Asia and the Pacific with the generous support of the Japan Funds-in-Trust, the Indonesian Funds-in-Trust and the Malaysia Funds-in-Trust, gathered more than 80 stakeholders including UNESCO representatives from Headquarters, Field Offices, National Commissions and Category 2 Centres, in Bali (Indonesia) from 21 to 24 July 2016. The event included the 3rd Strategic Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Biosphere Reserves Network.
The objectives of this strategic coordination event were to :
- Discuss and elaborate strategies for fostering dialogue, cooperation, networking and sharing of knowledge as well as resources among the UNESCO field offices and its network to support the delivering of the Agenda 2030 and its SDGs through the UNESCO mandate on Natural Sciences.
- Discuss on a joint strategy and approach for the implementation of the Lima Action Plan for Biosphere Reserves in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Support interdisciplinary and interregional initiatives and develop joint proposals for Sciences projects.
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Programme Agenda
Day 1
21 July 2016
| 08.15 | Registration | |
| 08.45-09.00 | Safety briefing | |
| 9.00-09.30 | Opening Session Opening remarks: – Message from Ms Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director General for Sciences UNESCO – Mr Shahbaz Khan, Director UNESCO Jakarta – Bali Government (TBC) – Mr. Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman, Secretary General, Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO – Message from Mr. Koichi Morimoto, Secretary-General, Japanese National Commission for UNESCO Photo Session Master of Ceremonies: Ardito Kodijat, UNESCO Jakarta | Download Materials : Event Introduction |
| 9.30-10.30 | Session 1 Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Global Action – The Role of Science Technology and Innovation, Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Harare (15 min) Consultation meeting on Natural Sciences priorities for the new biennium and challenges from the field: 39C/5 EXB Planning for Asia-Pacific and SAGA, Ms Anathea Brooks, UNESCO Sciences Executive Officer (45 min) Nt. Ms Ai Sugiura, UNESCO Jakarta & Mr Jayakumar Ramasamy, UNESCO Bangkok | Download Materials : – First indications of Natural Sciences Sector priorities for next biennium challenge – Improved Measurement of Gender Equality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee break | |
| 11.00-12.30 | Session 2 (Part 1) 3rd APBRN Chair: Ms Patricia McPhillips, UNESCO Kabul Lima Action Plan in Asia and the Pacific (15 min) – Ms Marie Prchalova, UNESCO MAB Secretariat Network Reports (10 min each) – EABRN – Mr Hans Thulstrup, UNESCO Beijing & Mr Shinsuke Nakamura, JBRN – SACAM – Mr Ram Boojh, UNESCO New Delhi & Ram Chaudhary, Nepal – SeaBRnet – Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta & Mr Hoang Tri, Vietnam MAB. – PacMAB – Ms Serena Heckler, UNESCO Apia & Mr Sunny Prasad, MOEHC Fiji – Q&A (30 min) Nt. Ms Joana Vitorica, UNESCO Jakarta & Ms Natalya Kim, UNESCO Almaty | Download Materials : – Lima Action Plan in Asia and Pacific – The East Asian Biosphere – Building a local lead national network – SACAM (South and Central Asia MAB) – Initiation of Biosphere Reserve in Nepal – The South East Asia Biosphere Reserves Network – Vietnam MAB Research Project – Pacific MAN and Biosphere Network – Potential Biosphere Reserves Sites in Fiji |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.30 | Session 2 (part 2) 3rd APBRN and partners Silk Road Initiative for Sustainable Development Chair: Mr Christian Manhart, UNESCO Kathmandu Panel Discussion: – Mr Roman Jashenko (MAB Kazakhstan), Mr Asghar Mohammadi-Fazel (Iran), Ms Chimeddulam (NatCom Mongolia), Mr Y. Purwanto (MAB Indonesia), Mr Hong Tianhua (HIST China), Mr Mohammad Ashraf (PCRWR and IHP Pakistan) – Nt. Niloofar Sadeghi, UNESCO Tehran & Raza Shah, UNESCO Islamabad | Download Materials : – Silk Road Sustainability concept – Silk Routes : Issues and Options (Pakistan) – Contribution of Mongolia to the Silk Road initiative – Silk Road Initiative : Connecting Sustainable Development through the Biosphere Reserves in Indonesia – HIST | Platform Serve Conservation Management of UNESCO Biosphere |
| 15.30-16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00-17.30 | Session 3 Parallel 3A – Posters exhibition and stakeholders networking: Success stories for Sustainable Development (part 1) – PMr Ganni R. Mulya & Ms Felicia Angelina, UNESCO Jakarta Parallel 3B -UNESCO Field Coordination Mechanisms to promote field and inter-regional cooperation (UNESCO staff only) – Mr Axel Plathe, UNESCO FC (via Skype) – Mr Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Harare – Nt. Mr Junaid Naseem, UNESCO Islamabad & Ms Maria Iniguez de Heredia, UNESCO Phnom Penh Office | |
| 19.00-end | Welcome Dinner Impressions from participants |
Day 2
22 July 2016
| 09-09.15 | Introduction to Day 2 Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta Master of Ceremonies: Ms Sharizad Sulaiman, UNESCO Jakarta | |
| 09.15-11.00 | Session 4 International Hydrological Programme Perspectives Chair: Mr Andrei Chevelev, UNESCO Almaty (5min/presenter) IHP activities in the region and the regional delivery of SDGs water related goals – Report from 22nd IHP Council, Paris, June 2016 – Ms Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, UNESCO IHP (10min) – Water activities in the region: presentation from the Water Cat 2 Centres, IHP NatCom, IHP-RSC members and other water projects (14) – – Mr Mahboubullah Afkhami, MOFA Afghanistan – Mr Hery Harjono APCE, IHP Indonesia – Mr Delviyandri PDAM Tirtanadi, Indonesia – Mr Putu Santikayasa IPB, Indonesia – Ms Niloofar Sadeghi Komjani RCUWM-Tehran, IDI, IHP Iran – Mr Katsuhito Miyake ICHARM, IFI, IHP Japan – Mr Kenichiro Kobayashi, Kobe University, IHP Japan – Mr Shigenobu Tanaka, Kyoto Nagoya IHP-Training course, Kyoto University, IHP Japan – Mr Mohd Abdul Nassir bin Bidin Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (MIHP), IHP Malaysia – Mr. Mohd Nazim Keling – HTCKL, IHP Malaysia – Ms Chimeddulam, IHP NatCom Mongolia – Mr Muhammad Ashraf RCWMRIAZ IHP Pakistan UNESCO ISB/JAK (JICA project in Pakistan) – Mr Ulrich Looser, GRDC and ICWRGC, WMO/IHP Germany Setting directions for water security and Agenda 2030 in the region (Group discussion: Water related disaster, Urban Water, Water education) (20min) Nt. Ms Ai Sugiura, UNESCO Jakarta & Ms Natalya Kim, UNESCO Almaty | Download Materials : – International Hydrological Programme – Sarantuyaa – Afghanistan Transboundary water Management – Water and Ecohydrology Challenge – Bali – Water security in Medan City – Sustainable Water Management in Yogyakarta City and Borobudur Area – Water activities in the region : RCUWM IDI – International Center for Water Hazard and Risk Management – Catalogues of Hydrologic Analysis – successive series of Catalogues of Rivers – MIHP Activities Delivery of SDGs water Related Goals – MSMA SME HTC Kuala Lumpur – IHP activities in Mongolia – Pakistan National Committee on IHP – Pakistan Project Update – International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change – Global Runoff Data Centre |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee break | |
| 11.30-12.30 | Session 5 (Part1) Interdisciplinary Perspectives Chair: Ms Beatrice Kaldun, UNESCO Dhaka (5 min/presenter) JFIT Science projects in the region: Sustainability Science, PCB, Innovation and Technology Sustainability Transformation Across the Region (STAR): Maintenance of the Rice Terraces of the Philippines Cordilleras– Mr Ivan Henares IH+MD Heritage + Tourism, Philippines Restoring and Managing Langat River, Malaysia for Future– Ms. Rahmah Elfithri LESTARI, Malaysia Restoring and Enhancing Angkor World Heritage Site and Water Management system at Siem Reap City and Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve – Ms Maria Iniguez de Heredia, UNESCO Phnom Penh Office Biotechnology School in Asia Phase II and – Mr Takuya Nihira, Osaka University, Japan COMprehensive Program to Enhance Technology, Engineering and ScieNCE Education in Asia (COMPETENCE) – Mr Achmad Husni Thamrin, Keio University, Japan IFIT Science projects in the region: Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra – Mr Joshua van Berkel (DHI) DRR – Mr Ardito Kodijat, UNESCO Jakarta French cooperation: BIO ICT Asia – Ms Philomene Robin, UNESCO Jakarta Beijing Action Plan – Ms Liu Chang, IKCEST, China Nt. Mr Jayakumar Ramasamy, UNESCO Bangkok & Mr Kristanto Sinandang, UNESCO Jakarta | Download Materials : – Sustainability Science Pilot Project Langat River Malaysia – Sustainability Science Pilot Project Rice Terraces Philippine Cordilleras – UNESCO Biotechnology School ASIA – SEA Cumulative Effects Bukit Barisan Sumatera – DRRTIU Presentation UNESCOAPSC – Presentation UNESCO- FRANCE Philo – Beijing Action Plan IKCEST Indonesia – Enhancing and Restoring Water Systems in World Heritage Site in Cambodia |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch | |
| 14.00-15.30 | Session 5 (part 2) Interdisciplinary Perspectives Chair: Mr Hubert Gijzen, UNESCO Harare (5 min/presenter) MFIT Science projects in the region: AP-FAST: Facilitating for Accelerating Science & Technology Knowledge Services for SDGs into National Development Plans in Asia and the Pacific; – Mr. Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta Science Harnessed for ASEAN Regional Policy (SHARP): Establishment of the sustainability science demonstration site in Langkawi – Ms. Rahmah Elfithri, LESTARI Upscaling Water: Putrajaya Lake & Wetland Ecosystem Services Economic Assessment – Mr. Ahmad Zubir Sapian, PPJ ISTIC- an International Platform for Enhancing Science, Engineering and Technology Standards through South-South Cooperation – Mr. Samsudin Tugiman, ISTIC Climate Change Education: A Fiji Context (Title to be advised), – Mr. Sunny Prasad, MOEHC Fiji Towards Economic Resilience in the Pacific – Ms Serena Heckler, UNESCO Apia Presentation by Malaysian institution: Mr. Nor Azazi Zakaria, River Engineering and Urban Drainage Research Centre (REDAC), USM Mr. Zulkifli Yusop, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), UTM Mr. Ismail Yusoff, Dept. of Geology, UM Ms Rashidah Shuib, Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), USM Nt. Ms Sharizad Sulaiman, UNESCO Jakarta & Mr Junaid Naseem, UNESCO Islamabad | Download Materials : – AP FAST-Facility Accelerating Science Technology – Establishment Sustainability Demonstration Site Water Environment – Demonstration of Ecohydrology Biotech – International Platform in Enhancing Science Technology Standard – Climate Change Education in Fiji – Towards Economic Resilience in the Pacific and Southeast Asia – Research progress on groundwater resources in Malaysia – KANITA Gender Matters UNESCO – Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management – Sustainable Water Management |
| 15.30-16.00 | Coffee break | |
| 16.00-17.30 | Session 6 Parallel 6A Posters exhibition and stakeholders networking: Success stories for Sustainable Development (part 2) Mr Ganni R. Mulya & Ms Felicia Angelina, UNESCO Jakarta Parallel 6B UNESCO Science Coordination Regional science coordination mechanisms (UNESCO staff only) Ms Anathea Brooks, UNESCO SC/EO Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta Nt. Mr Hans Thulstrup, UNESCO Beijing & Mr Nazar Hassan, UNESCO Cairo | Download Materials : |
| 19.00-end | Dinner Impressions from participants |
Day 3
23 July 2016
Day 4
24 July 2016
