Suwon Conference on Low Carbon, Green Cities in North-East Asia
Suwon Conference on Low Carbon, Green Cities in North-East Asia was jointly organized by the UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA) - the NEASPEC Secretariat, and Suwon City on 17-18 October in Suwon, Republic of Korea.
The conference was attended by high profile senior figures of Suwon City and more than 150 participants including 18 international experts and city officials from China, Japan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation. The conference was convened to (1) discuss the technical measures and policy instruments and strategies for developing low carbon, green cities in North-East Asia; (2) review the existing and planned initiatives for low carbon city development and identify good practices in North-East Asia; and (3) build a partnership among North-East Asian cities for developing and implementing eco-efficiency approach at the local level.
- Opening Remark, Mr. Tae Young YEOM, Mayor of Suwon City
- Congratulatory Remark: Mr. Jang Bong KANG_ Chairman of Suwon City Council
- Keynote Speech: Climate change and low carbon cities in North-East Asia, Mr. Kilaparti RAMAKRISHNA, Director of UNESCAP SRO-ENEA
Moderator: Mr. Jong-geel JE, President, City and Nature Institute
Presenters:
- Low carbon, green cities and its application to the Republic of Korea, Mr. Jaejoon LEE, Vice Mayor of Suwon City
- The strategic framework for low carbon, green city development in China, Mr. Guiyang ZHUANG, Deputy Secretary, Sustainable Development Institute, China Academy of Social Sciences
- Policies and practices of low carbon, green cities in Japan, Ms. Ikuyo KIKUSAWA, Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
- Green Frontier Plan to Eco Model City, Mr. Teruo KOUGU, Director of Office for Environmental Future City Promotion, Environment Bureau of Kitakyushu City
- Development strategies of low carbon economy and urban ecology in Guangdong Province, Ms. Cuiping LIAO, Research Director, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Discussion Panel
- Mr. Jong Kwan JUNG, Senior Research Fellow, Chungnam Development Institute
- Mr. Kwangik WANG, Senior Researcher, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements
Moderator: Mr. Hoi-Seong JEONG, President, Institute for the Environment and Civilization
Presenters:
- Low carbon city planning, Professor Kyu-In LEE, Ajou University
- Zero carbon building: approaches and cases, Ms. Insun REE, Head of Korean Division, ZedFactory Ltd
- GHG reduction strategies and accounting framework, Mr. Wee Kean FONG, Associate GHG Protocol China, World Resources Institute Beijing Office
- Low carbon, green cities and renewable energy, Professor Jong-dall KIM, Kyungpook National University
- Sustainable transport initiative for low carbon, green cities, Mr. Hyun Gon SUNG, Senior Research Fellow, The Korea Transport Institute
Discussion Panel:
- Mr. Sang-Hun LEE, Professor, Hanshin University
- Mr. Tae Kyun KIM, Senior Researcher, The Land & Housing Institute
Moderator: Mr. Myung Rae CHO, Professor, Dankook University
- Building “Environmental Capital” and stakeholders’ participation, Mr. Jeong Soo KIM, Director of Environment Bureau, Suwon City
- Public bike-rental program “Nubija”, Mr. Jong Bu KIM, Vice Mayor of Changwon City
- Transformation towards low carbon city infrastructure: the challenge of Yokohama, Environmental Model City, Mr. Tetsuya Nakajima, Deputy Executive Director, Climate Change Policy Headquarters of Yokohama City
- Market mechanisms for urban energy efficiency improvement in China, Mr. Douglas WHITEHEAD, Communication Officer, Global Environmental Institute
- Act locally and network globally: translocal collaboration in the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Mr. Taedong LEE, Assistant Professor, Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong
Discussion Panel
- Mr. Tack Cheon KIM, Secretary General, Greenstart Network
- Ms. Jaekyung KOH, Senior Researcher, Gyeonggi Research Institute
Case Presentations
- China Redesign Programme and low carbon cities in China, Mr. Eric WALKER, Head of Technology and Innovation, The Climate Group, Greater China Office
- Guangzhou City in China, Mr. Peng WANG, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian City in China, Mr. Yu WANG, Assistant Research Fellow, Dalian Municipal Government Development Research Center
- Hainan Province in China, Ms. Jia HAN, Director of Administrative Office, National Institute for the South China Sea Studies
- Ulaanbaatar City in Mongolia. Mr. ORGIL Batsukh, Environmental Specialists, Millennium Challenge Account Mongolia
- Ussuriysk City in Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitriy SAIKO, Leading Specialist, The Centre of the Environmental Protection of Ussuriysk City
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