Inception Meeting for NEASPEC Project on Implementing the Regional Master Plan for the Prevention and Control of Dust and Sandstorms in North-East Asia
19 April 2011
Ulaanbaatar and Zamyn-Uud, Mongolia
Co-organizers: UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia (SRO-ENEA), the Ministry of Nature, Environment and Tourism of Mongolia and Mongolian National Committee to Combat Desertification
19 Apr 2011
Opening Session
- Welcome address and opening speech
- Ministry of Environment, Nature and Tourism, Mongolia
- Introduction to goals and objectives of the meeting
- Mr. Sangmin Nam, Secretariat of NEASPEC
Session 1: Review of subregional cooperation on combating desertification in North-East Asia with focus on Mongolia
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- Bilateral and multilateral activities on combating desertification in Mongolia and the way forward, National Committee to Combat Desertification, Mongolia
- Current status and potential areas of collaboration on combating desertification between China and Mongolia, State Forestry Administration, China
- Activities of Civil Society Organizations on combating desertification in Mongolia, Green Asia Network
- The work of UN and international organizations on combating desertification in Mongolia, UNDP Mongolia Office
Tea Break
Discussion
- What are the lessons from the existing bi-/multilateral cooperation?
- What are the potential areas and desirable approaches for scaling up bi-/multilateral cooperation?
- What mechanisms should be required to facilitate effective and efficient subregional cooperation?
Session 2: Overview of policy aspects and technical approaches to combating desertification
- Policy tools, strategies and approaches to combating desertification in China: local, provincial, national levels, Mr. Wang XinPing, Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Mongolian national programmes and strategies on combating desertification, members of Mongolian delegation
- Technical tools and approaches to combating desertification in China, with focus on Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, members of Chinese delegation
- Technical tools and approaches to combating desertification in Mongolia, with focus on Gobi Desert region, members of Mongolian delegation
Tea Break
Session 3: Modality and approaches of the NEASPEC Project on Implementing the Regional Master Plan on Prevention of Dust and Sandstorms in North-East Asia, NEASPEC secretariat
- Introduction to pilot project activity in Zamyn-Uud
- Discussion of the training programme component
- Open discussion
Wrap-up of the day
Meeting Report