Capacity Building Workshop on “Transition towards Resource Efficiency and a
Green Economy”, Ulanbaatar, Mongolia, 3 March 2011
UNEP and the Mongolian Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism (MNET)
will jointly organize a small group capacity building workshop on transition towards resource efficiency and a green economy on 3 March 2011 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This is aimed at awareness raising and capacity building to support MNET's plan to develop a national roadmap for transition toward resource efficiency and a green economy. UNEP will also work with MNET to define the scope and the elements of the national roadmap for resource efficiency, Sustainable production and consumption and a green economy.
Workshop on Law to Promote Resource Efficiency, Sustainable Consumption
and Production and Green Economy, Hanoi, Vietnam, 4 March 2011
UNEP and the Vietnam Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) will jointly organize a workshop on Law to promote resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production and green economy on 4 March 2011 2011, Hanoi, Vietnam, with funding from Hanns Siedel Foundation. This is an inception workshop to launch a project in Vietnam to support the plan of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to develop a national legal framework for promoting resource efficiency, sustainable consumption and production and a green economy.
6th NEAYEN Regional Meet: The Road to Rio 2012: “Sustainable Lifestyles for a Green Economy”, 21-24 May 2012, Beijing, China
The Road to Rio 2012: Sustainable Lifestyles for a Green Economy is the theme of 6th North East Asia Youth Environment Network (NEAYEN) meeting, which will take place on 21-24 May 2012 in Beijing, China. The meeting is hosted by the National Committee for the Republic of Korea and jointly organized by UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. It will gather young leaders from North East Asian countries and aims to foster cooperation, exchange and discussion among North East Asian youths and strengthen the capacity of these young leaders on themes and issues related to Rio+20. Themes will mirror key themes of Rio+20, the green economy in the context of poverty eradication and sustainable development and an institutional framework for sustainable development.
The meeting will provide a platform for North East Asian youth to craft a document on Rio+20 and North East Asian youth views. This document will be incorporated into an Asia Pacific Youth Rio+20 document and submitted to the 2012 summit so that their views can be heard.
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Completion Workshop for GEF/UNEP/UNU Project Sustainable Land Management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai Mountains
This workshop, which will take place on 22-23 May 2012 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, will summarize and present the final results as well as the achievements of this UNEP/GEF funded project, executed by the UN University in Bonn, the National Center for Mountain Region Development in Kyrgyzstan, and the Center for Support and Development of Protected Areas in Tajikistan. This transboundary initiative which started late 2007, targets sustainable land management in the High Pamir and Pamir-Alai mountains by developing capacity and investing in farmers and local partner agencies, applying adaptive research, and establishing an enabling legal and policy environment, to tackle land degradation and poverty in one of Central Asia's crucial freshwater sources and biodiversity hot-spots.
Project website: http://www.ehs.unu.edu/palm
Asia-Pacific countries strive to achieve 2013 HCFC phase-out target
Governments of Asia-Pacific are set to meet in Paro, Bhutan for the Joint Network Meeting of Ozone Officers of South Asia and South East Asia from 15-17 May followed by a workshop on Climate and Energy Use Linkages to HCFC Phase-out from 18-19 May. The meetings are organized by UNEP in cooperation with the National Environment Commission of Bhutan. The Network Meeting will discuss strategy and progress of action plans to enable countries in the region to achieve HCFC phase-out targets under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, with an emphasis on freezing production and consumption of HCFCs in developing countries by 1 January 2013. The Climate and Energy Use will explore ways to connect energy efficiency benefits with the transition to non-HCFC technologies.
Strengthening National Capacity to Plan and Manage Coastal Marine Zones: Incorporating climate change and disaster risk reduction into national spatial planning
UNEP COBSEA will conduct a regional training course on 14-18 May 2012 in Phuket, Thailand to train a team of prospective trainers from national and local governments and academic institutions from six countries to incorporate emerging issues such as climate change and disaster-risk reduction, and modern management principles such as ecosystem-based management, into their national spatial planning regimes. Participants-trainers are expected to develop a curriculum for national training courses and deliver them in their respective countries.
The Second Global Green Growth Summit
Government policymakers and experts from around the world will gather in Seoul on 11-12 May 2012 to discuss ways to strengthen international cooperation to support countries that wish to pursue green growth and green economy strategies. Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the government of the Republic of Korea will host the event with OECD and UNEP.
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, OECD Environment Director Simon Upton, GGGI Chairman Han Seung-soo, Danish Crown Prince Frederik, Kiribati's President Anote Tong and the Chairman and Chief Executive of Japan's Softbank Corp. Masayoshi Son, are key participants to the Summit.
HCFC phase-out Mangement Plan in Pacific Island Countries
UNEP is organizing a Network Meeting of Ozone Officers in the Pacific Islands in Port Villa, Vanuatu, with Vanuatu’s Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources from 30 April-3 May 2012. The meeting will focus on the regional HCFCs phase-out management plan, the establishment and enforcement of HCFC import and export quota system, an update of ozone protection work at global level as well as new technologies and alternatives of HCFCs in refrigeration sector.
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