Fostering Collaboration between UNESCO in the Field and Networks towards the Agenda 2030

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

• Event Introduction

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

• First indications of Natural Sciences Sector priorities for next biennium challenge
• Improved Measurement of Gender Equality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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

• 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

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

• 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

Impressions from participants

Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta

Master of Ceremonies: Ms Sharizad Sulaiman, UNESCO Jakarta

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

• 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

Impressions from participants

Breakout discussion on regional and inter-regional joint project proposals (1h)

Chair: Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta

Master of Ceremonies: Ms Dinanti Erawati, UNESCO Jakarta

1. Sciences Policy
   Moderators: Mr Christian Manhart, Mr Andrei Chevelev, Ms Philomene Robin
2. Earth Sciences
   Moderators: Ms Marie Prchalova, Mr Ardito Kodijat, Ms Niloofar Sadeghi
3. Water Sciences
   Moderators: Ms Patricia McPhillips, Mr Raza Shah, Ms Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa
4. Interdisciplinary
   Moderators: Ms Beatrice Kaldun, Mr Nazar Hassan, Mr Ram Boojh

Presentation of proposals (10 min each + 20 min discussion)

39C/5 Planning, Reflections of the meeting and Way forward

Mr Shahbaz Khan, UNESCO Jakarta