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International Symposium
Globally-Integrated Environmental Assessment Modeling
Formal Launch of the GLEAM Forum
17 January 2003
Rose Hall 5F, UNU Centre, Tokyo
Free and Open to the Public
Symposium Description:
In the wake of the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg last year, many nations and institutions are accelerating their actions towards sustainability. Global assessments of environmental resources and services have become central to this dialogue on achieving sustainable development.
In this context, a number of environmental experts will meet during an International Symposium at the UNU Centre on 17 January 2003 to discuss approaches for global and thematic integration of environmental assessments. Successful strategies for global integration of assessments have to link the environmental, social, economic and institutional domains of sustainable development. These domains relate to health of ecosystems, vulnerability and poverty reduction, economic development, and mechanism for implementation, respectively.
This symposium provides perspectives on the challenges faced in integrating environmental assessments. A key element is linking of environmental sustainability to poverty reduction and economic development. This will be discussed in view of the on-going poverty reduction programmes in Asia, which provide numerous lessons for the global dialogue. The work already undertaken to integrate various modeling systems will also be discussed as a starting point for further discussion. Experts from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM, the Netherlands), UNU Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES, Japan) and UNU will participate in the discussion.
This international symposium is a part of the GLEAM Forum and coincides with the formal launching of the GLEAM forum.
Symposium Programme:
| 10:00-10:15 | Opening Remarks Prof. J.A. van Ginkel UN Under Secretary General and Rector UNU |
| 10:15-10:30 |
Introduction to the GLEAM Forum Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki UNU Vice Rector, Environment & Sustainable Development |
| 10:30-11:00 | Keynote Speech Multiple Domains of Sustainability and How to Integrate Them Dr. Fred Langeweg Director, Office for Environmental Assessment, RIVM, the Netherlands |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break |
| Technical Session - Chairs: Dr. Fred Langeweg, Prof. Hans van Ginkel | |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Links between Poverty, Environment and Development Dr. Thangavel Palanivel Regional Programme Coordinator, UNDP-SURF, Nepal |
| 12:00-12:30 |
An Asian Perspective for Integrated Environmental Assessments Dr. Tsuneyuki Morita Director, Social & Environmental Systems Division, NIES, Japan |
| 12:30-13:00 |
The Role of GLEAM in Integration of Environmental Assessments Dr. Zafar Adeel UNU Environment & Sustainable Development |
For more information, please contact Dr. Zafar Adeel