UNOSD/2013/01

Meeting Report

Expert Consultation

on Knowledge and Capacity Needs

for Sustainable Development

in the Post Rio+20 Era

Convened by

United Nations Office for Sustainable Development Incheon, Republic of Korea

In Partnership With

United Nations Center for Regional Development

Nagoya, Japan

Asia-Europe Foundation

Singapore

Korean Environment Institute

Seoul

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Executive Summary

Over fifty country representatives, together with over forty-five experts from United Nations

agencies and other institutions, gathered in Incheon, Republic of Korea, during a three-day

period, 6-8 March 2013. Through presentations, plenary discussions, working groups, and

small-group conversations, they explored the current state of the art in the area knowledge

and capacity building for sustainable development, taking into account the special needs of

countries in the post-Rio+20 era. They considered success stories, failures, gaps, and

strategies for meeting the complex and increasing needs expressed by member states and

other stakeholders. The conversations summarized and reported in this proceedings document

were rich and productive and captured a large diversity of views, reflecting a wide range of

international experience.

The deliberations of this Expert Consultation resulted in a consensus Framework for Action

whose purpose is to help align knowledge sharing and capacity building efforts with each

other, with present day needs and realities, and with the emerging needs of the future, as the

international community moves to finalize a new set of Sustainable Develop Goals for the

world as a whole.

This Framework for Action (Section 1) captures the essential conclusions of the Expert

Consultation, which were derived from careful analysis of input from the delegates. In

Section 2 of this report, a narrative summary describes the overall flow and content of the

Consultation, showing how the Framework for Action took form in relation to the

presentations and delegate discussions. Note that this summary narrative does not identify

presenters, speakers or questioners by name, with the exception of the dignitaries who spoke

during the opening ceremonies.

The Framework for Action first notes the progress as well as the gaps and challenges in the

field of knowledge sharing and capacity development for sustainable development (a phrase

shortened to the acronym “KCSD” throughout this report). The Framework then provides a

list of eight “Priority Action Areas”: all institutional actors and practitioners in the field of

KCSD are strongly encouraged to adopt these, spread them further, and implement them in

whatever way is most appropriate to their situation. These Action Areas include the

integration of KCSD into national, regional, and local planning processes; a focus on

long-term, institutional processes (instead of individuals); enabling legislative environments;

continuously updated tools for cooperation among programs and initiatives; better language

for communicating KCSD across boundaries of all kinds; and the pursuit of a truly integrated

approach, in anticipation of the adoption of new Sustainable Development Goals.

All presentations are summarized and the presenters are documented in Section 3. These

summaries are generally linked to presentation files, which may be downloaded and viewed

at this URL: http://unosd.org/index.php?page=view&type=13&nr=9&menu=177

The Expert Consultation was hosted at the Hyatt Hotel Incheon by the United Nations Office

for Sustainable Development, in partnership with three other institutions: The United Nations

Office for Regional Development, based in Nagoya, Japan; the Asia-Europe Foundation,

based in Singapore; and the Korea Environment Institute in Seoul.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... 3

Glossary of Acronyms and Shortened Terms ............................................................................ 4

Section 1. The Outcome Document ........................................................................................... 6

Section 2. A Narrative Summary of the Expert Consultation .................................................... 9

DAY 1: Wednesday, 6 March 2013 .................................................................................... 9

DAY 2: Thursday, 7 March 2013 ..................................................................................... 12

DAY 3: Friday, 8 March 2013 .......................................................................................... 14

Section 3. Presentation Summaries .......................................................................................... 19

Opening Session, March 6, 2013 [Day 1] ............................................................................ 19

Session 1 (Plenary): Knowledge and capacity needs and gaps for sustainable development

[Day 1] ................................................................................................................................. 21

Session 2: Parallel Working Group Sessions [Day 1] ......................................................... 22

Mapping of who is doing what and how: sharing of experiences and lessons learned ....... 22

Working Group 1: Experiences from different knowledge and capacity building

programmes and networks in sustainable development: what has worked and what has

not? .................................................................................................................................. 22

Working Group 2: SD knowledge management for capacity building in the post Rio+20

era .................................................................................................................................... 24

Session 3: Unlocking the potential of water-energy- agriculture nexus for poverty

eradication [Day 2] .............................................................................................................. 25

Session 4: Parallel Working Group Sessions [Day 2] ......................................................... 27

Bridging knowledge and capacity gaps in post Rio era ....................................................... 27

Working Group 3: Building capacities for adapting to climate change in water

management ..................................................................................................................... 27

Working Group 4: Knowledge and capacity needs for providing energy access to all .. 28

Working Group 5: Sustainable agriculture, food security and climate change .............. 29

Session 5: Implementing Rio+20 outcomes: the way forward for knowledge sharing and

capacity building [Day 3] ..................................................................................................... 30

Expert Panel 1: Sustainable development goals and a new architecture for sustainable

development governance .................................................................................................. 30

Expert Panel 2: Knowledge and capacity needs for accelerating transition towards

sustainability including green economy........................................................................... 32

Appendix A: Meeting Agenda ................................................................................................. 34

Appendix B: Remarks and Presentations ................................................................................. 44

Day 1 ................................................................................................................................ 44

Day 2 .............................................................................................................................. 120

Day 3 .............................................................................................................................. 292

Appendix C: Biographies of Speakers ................................................................................... 320

Appendix D: List of Participants ........................................................................................... 334

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Glossary of Acronyms and Shortened Terms

ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEF Asia-Europe Foundation

ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

Cap-Net Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management

CEU Central European University

COMSATS COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Pakistan)

CSO Civil Society Organization

DESA Same as UNDESA

DSD Division for Sustainable Development (within UNDESA)

ENVForum Asia-Europe Environmental Forum

ESD Education for Sustainable Development

FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

GA General Assembly of the United Nations

GCF Green Climate Fund

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GDP+ GDP augmented or extended with other complementary indicators

GEC Green Economy Coalition

GEF Global Environmental Facility

GGGI Global Green Growth Institute

GHG Greenhouse gas

ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability (before 2003, “ICLEI” stood for

“International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives”)

ICT Information and communications technology

IGES Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

IISD International Institute for Sustainable Development

IRDR Integrated Research on Disaster Risk

KCSD Knowledge and capacity building for sustainable development (also

Knowledge sharing and capacity building for sustainable development)

KEI Korea Environment Institute

KM Knowledge management

LEAP Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System

Major Groups The nine sector groups officially identified by Agenda 21: Business and

Industry, Children and Youth, Farmers, Indigenous Peoples, Local

Authorities, NGOs, Scientific and Technological Community, Women,

Workers and Trade Unions

MDG Millennium Development Goals

NCSDS Global Network of Councils for Sustainable Development

nef new economics foundation (lower-case letters in the name and the acronym

are part of the organization’s brand)

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

ODA Official Development Assistance

ODI Overseas Development Institute

OWG Open Work Group on Sustainable Development Goals

Post-2015 The agenda of UN sustainable development activity expected after 2015,

when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are to be replaced by

new Sustainable Development Gaols (SDGs), among other changes

R&D Research and development

Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2012)

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RoK Republic of Korea

SD Sustainable Development

SDG Sustainable Development Goals

SDPlanNet Network for Integrated Planning and Sustainable Development Strategies

SEI Stockholm Environment Institute

SF Stakeholder Forum

SIWI Stockholm International Water Institute

SUNY State University of New York

UN United Nations

UNCRD United Nations Center for Regional Development

UNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP United Nations Development Program

UNEP United Nations Environment Program

UNESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

(often shortened to “ESCAP”)

UNF United Nations Foundation

UNOSD United Nations Office for Sustainable Development

UNSG United Nations Secretary General (sometimes shortened to “SG”)

WEAP Water Evaluation and Planning System

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Section 1. The Outcome Document

Bridging Knowledge and Capacity Gaps

for Sustainability Transition: A Framework for Action

1. We, representatives and experts of countries, the United Nations system, advocacy

networks, civil society, and academic and policy institutions, participated in the “Expert

Consultation on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post

Rio+20 Era” organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development

(UNOSD) together with its partners in Incheon, Republic of Korea from March 6 to 8, 2013

(see participant list in Annex 1).

2. We took stock of existing knowledge and capacity building models, platforms and

initiatives contributing towards sustainability transition; examined how Member States and

other stakeholders could make best use of available resources and platforms to meet their

knowledge and capacity needs; assessed success stories, trends, needs, and gaps in

knowledge and capacity for advancing sustainable development in a post-Rio+20 context;

and examined ways to facilitate communication and collaboration between knowledge

providers and users.

3. We considered the impressive quantity and quality of knowledge already developed,

shared, and applied to policy innovation and implementation, and how such knowledge is

evaluated for further improvement in a continuous cycle of development, exchange and use.

A number of new knowledge sharing initiatives have emerged in the post-Rio+20 context.

4. We noted with concern the persistent gaps in certain areas of knowledge

development, exchange and application, particularly with respect to: the transformation of

knowledge management from treating knowledge as a stock to managing knowledge flows;

use of knowledge in sustainability governance; integrated planning methods; sustainability

measurement, monitoring and evaluation; and the lack of knowledge development, exchange

and use specific to sustainability transition policy processes, notably on stakeholder

engagement strategies and options for mobilising them towards accelerated transitions

towards more sustainable lifestyles and carbon footprints.

5. We recognized the urgent need for transitioning towards sustainability, especially in

the post Rio+20 era, because our path to progress is threatened with growing obstacles,

including exceeding several planetary boundaries – most prominent among them being

climate change. We are of the view that transition towards sustainability requires efforts on

several fronts, but knowledge sharing and capacity building should be the fundamental

platform for these efforts.

6. Accordingly, during this meeting, we discussed how to build further on existing

knowledge and contributed to defining future needs with regard to the mapping of

sustainability research and capacity building organisations; preparation for the

implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals; and facilitation of greater exchange

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through tailored dissemination, training, mentoring, peer assistance, and other forms of

capacity building.

7. Against this background and the mandate that Member States have explicitly given

the UN System in paragraph 66 of the Rio+20 Outcome Document, The Future we Want,

which calls for identifying and matching knowledge sources and providers to the various

needs of Member States, we propose the following “Framework for Action”. We consider

this Framework for Action to be an essential step towards consolidating, aligning and

strengthening global efforts to advance knowledge and capacity building for sustainable

development.

8. This Framework for Action identifies a number of “Priority Action Areas” based on

our assessment of needs relative to knowledge sharing and capacity building for sustainable

development. We believe that these Priority Action Areas are of the utmost importance if the

pace of transition towards sustainability is to be accelerated. These actions are:

Priority Action Areas

a. Ensure inclusion of sustainable development knowledge and capacity building in

formal planning processes, such as National Sustainable Development Strategies,

for effective planning and implementation at the national, regional, and local

levels.

b. Spread the understanding that knowledge and capacity building for sustainable

development needs to be fully integrated from national to local levels, and broadly

across all relevant sectors of society

c. Focus capacity building efforts not on individuals, but on the long-term

development of organizations and institutions, to ensure continuity and

long-lasting impact

d. Create an enabling environment for knowledge sharing and capacity building by:

(i) integrating sustainability principles into legislative frameworks and actions, (ii)

revitalizing national sustainable development councils and roundtables, and (iii)

facilitating peer learning, whether between countries at similar levels of

development, cities, rural communities, or individual farmers

e. Maintain a continuously updated map of initiatives and programs, and facilitate

cooperation, collaboration, and partnership among them

f. Catalogue the most successful working models, and spread them, acknowledging

that all such models need to be tailored and adapted to national and local

conditions, including the areas where peace building and conflict resolution

efforts are underway

g. Develop a concrete and practical language to communicate about knowledge

sharing and capacity building across different cultures, disciplines, and institutions

h. Emphasize an integrated approach to addressing the core sustainability challenges

of climate change adaptation and mitigation, water management, food security,

and sustainable energy in anticipation of the adoption of Sustainable Development

Goals.

9. Implementation of these recommendations should be pursued by practitioners and

organizations at all levels, including regional and sub-regional levels, through their own

modeling of these practices as well as in the development of partnerships among them, to

accelerate the spread of these principles to others. Moreover, implementation of these

recommendations should be backed by strengthened international resolve and cooperation.

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10. The UNOSD, together with other interested partners, can serve as a point of meeting

and collaboration to support the mapping of initiatives and to help spread these principles

further, as well as by providing access to a wide variety of knowledge and capacity building

tools and services that will advance the implementation of these principles globally.

11. The above Framework for Action represents a shared consensus among the

participants of this Consultation. Therefore, we recommend that all relevant ministries,

agencies, departments, organizations, and other institutional stakeholders engaged in the

pursuit of sustainable development consider this Framework when devising their own work

programs and agendas for action. We further recommend that UNOSD should collaborate

with other knowledge providers, and both promote and facilitate the linking and sharing of

data and knowledge through open networks, avoiding the duplication of existing initiatives.

12. We call upon the UNOSD to disseminate this Framework for Action to all

governments, United Nations agencies, multi-lateral organizations, and other institutions and

stakeholders and to propose that they embrace it as an agenda for the advancement of

knowledge and capacity building for sustainable development. The UNOSD should also

submit this Framework for Action to the high-level political forum on sustainable

development upon its establishment, as well as to the Open Working Group on Sustainable

Development Goals, the Expert Committee on a Sustainable Development Financing Strategy,

and other appropriate fora.

Incheon, Republic of Korea

March 8, 2013

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Section 2. A Narrative Summary of the Expert Consultation

DAY 1: Wednesday, 6 March 2013

The meeting opened with a series of short speeches and welcome messages from dignitaries,

including Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA; Mr.

Mohamed Aslam Chaudhry, Director, UNOSD; Mr. Song Jae-Young, Deputy Minister of

Environment, Republic of Korea; and Mr. Young-Gil Song, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan

City. All speakers stressed the importance of this meeting and its topic, in the context of the

challenges of sustainable development.

These challenges noted stretched from global resource, food, energy, water, economic, and

ecosystem stresses such as climate change, to the local problem of transboundary air

pollution experienced in Incheon (described in telling detail by Mayor Song). “We all know

how urgent this is,” said Mr. Seth. Increasingly extreme weather and hydrological events “are

all reminders of our perilous state.” Mr. Song Jae-Young, who summarized also the evolution

of his own country’s steadily increasing engagement with sustainable development over more

than a decade, expressed certainty that the Expert Consultation would be a “very meaningful

meeting.”

Mr. Seth noted that this meeting was a call for the participants’ “candid observations and

analysis.” Mr. Chaudhry, in welcoming participants to UNOSD’s second formal expert

consultation, emphasized that the discussions should be “open and frank” and that there were

“no political stakes involved here.” These comments set an honest and welcoming tone that

quickly carried over into the presentations and discussions.

In Session 1, the presentations focused on the “state of the art” with regard to knowledge and

capacity building for sustainable development, and considered the needs and gaps that

characterize the field today. (For simplicity, we will use the acronym “KCSD” for the

remainder of this report.)

Two short keynotes set the scene. The first

focused on the central importance of

knowledge-sharing and the transfer of

technology to sustainable development, as

well as south-south cooperation. The second

used a metaphor to describe the predicament

of sustainable development in the early 21st

century, likening the current state of the

global economy to a gondola or balloon. The

economy aspires to go higher and higher,

attempting to meet the needs and aspirations

of the world. But as it rises, it is increasingly

weighed down by ballast in the form of debts

and risks, economic, social, and ecological. Bailouts work for a time shed the economic debts

(as though one were casting out ballast) and keep the balloon rising; but the social and

ecological debts and risks continue to grow. The balloon needs better instruments and

Slide courtesy László Pintér

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indicators to help it understand what is happening and to navigate this challenging situation;

but ultimately, it also may need a new strategy, one that is not dependent on rising endlessly

higher, since social and ecological debts cannot be “bailed out.”

The opening panelists then mapped out the extremely complex topical, institutional, and

network terrain that characterizes knowledge for sustainable development. Professionals must

navigate effectively through dozens of demanding intellectual topics ranging from human

rights to poverty eradication to climate change, while also being familiar with the hundreds of

different programs, institutions, agencies, networks, tools, and methodologies on offer. They

must then apply that knowledge to their own complicated national or local contexts.

Meanwhile, the quantity and complexity of this information continues to grow exponentially.

Faced with this enormous challenge, it is possible to see topics such as Green Economy,

Green Growth, Education for Sustainable Development and other current concepts as

clustering strategies for managing complexity. These clusters are used in different contexts

and attract different supporters and constituencies; and yet they all “belong” to the concept of

sustainable development. For users, these clusters help to define aspects of sustainable

development in somewhat more narrow terms, without losing its systemic and cross-cutting

nature, to support action within their domains of interest.

Clustering makes the complexity more manageable, but other new concepts are needed to

make sense of the changes caused by the accelerating production of knowledge, its expanding

availability through Internet-enabled media devices, and the way this fuels the expectations

of citizens who want to have a greater say in how decisions are made. Drawing on

background studies performed by UNOSD, several key phrases and metaphors were

introduced to the participants, who quickly adopted them in their own questions and

interventions during the remainder of the meeting. These phrases and metaphors are

increasingly shaping the practice of KCSD (and indeed the practice knowledge management

and capacity development generally). They include:

The shift in knowledge management from “stock” to “flow.” It is more important to focus

on the movement of knowledge through systems and to people, rather than on its

accumulation within knowledge bases and institutions.

The increasing emphasis on “boundary work.” The spread of sustainable development

knowledge and capacity requires better two-way communication across sectoral and

disciplinary boundaries of all kind.

The rise of “networked governance.” Policy formation and implementation increasingly

depend on governance processes that extend far beyond governments to more actively

include other institutions and civil society.

The need for improved integration in decision-making. Integration was a recurring theme

throughout the Consultation and refers to very practical considerations, such as how to

optimize policy making at the nexus of water, energy, and agriculture in the context of

climate change.

These terms and ideas are spreading relatively quickly. However, even among experienced

practitioners and network managers, managing the flow of knowledge — and linking this

flow effectively to integrated policy making and decision processes — is very challenging.

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Significant problems were reported in establishing and maintaining vital “communities of

practice” for KCSD, where knowledge, tools, and experience are exchanged and commented

on, usually in a virtual or online environment.

Partnership was identified as a key strategy for success by several speakers, and the metaphor

of “dancing” was introduced as a way to describe how partnership works in practice. Partners

must learn each other’s dance steps and rhythms, avoid stepping on each other’s toes, and

even learn to change partners once in a while.

While the focus of the Expert Consultation was on the present and future of KCSD,

participants were also reminded that there are many important lessons to be harvested from

the past. The 1990s in particular, in the aftermath of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio and

Agenda 21, saw an explosion of experimentation in the form of national councils of

sustainable development, round tables, and Local Agenda 21s, each with their own

approaches to learning, sharing knowledge, building capacity, and assessing performance.

These lessons should not be lost as the world moves deeper into the post-Rio+20 period; and

indeed, some of those models might need to be revived and updated for a new era of

sustainable development policy and practice.

The dialogue session after the presentations focused on practical concerns. Ideas such as

these must be expressed in clear terms with practical examples, and applied at the regional

level. They must also be translated into local languages and made more accessible, especially

to grassroots and civil society groups. KCSD does not immediately solve the problem of

perceived trade-offs, especially when there appear to be winners and losers on shorter time

scales. The gap between policy makers and KCSD practitioners needs to be bridged — or

even erased entirely, as one country representative noted, so that “all policy makers become

practitioners” of sustainable development.

Finally, despite the growing importance of more group- and institution-based

capacity-building approaches, the role of leaders and champions is still crucial to advancing

sustainable development. “Unless we have that, we won’t have people focusing on [KCSD].”

The afternoon session divided the meeting in two, with Working Group 1 focused on lessons

learned from current practice (what makes KCSD initiatives successful or not), and Working

Group 2 looking a bit more forward toward the changing landscape of SD practice in the

post-Rio+20 era, including the impact of new technologies and institutional as well as other

social relationships. These Working Groups (sometimes working in small discussion group

formats) produced a set of insights that proved important to the development of the

Framework for Action, including the need for:

High-level government commitment to capacity building efforts.

Including sustainability principles into national constitutional or legislative

frameworks.

Greater integration between capacity building efforts at international, regional,

national and local levels.

Clear public reporting on the results of sustainability initiatives.

Coordinating capacity building programs so that successful approaches are spread and

so that coalitions can leverage the strengths of diverse partners.

Focusing capacity building efforts on the organization rather than the individual.

Integrating capacity development into planning process (which requires political

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will).

Supplementing online interactions with face-to-face meetings to sustain network

relationships over the long term.

DAY 2: Thursday, 7 March 2013

After a recap of the previous day’s main points, the Consultation turned its attention to the

KCSD needs in the specific topical areas of water, energy, and food, and to their systemic

inter-linkages in the context of poverty eradication — a concept increasingly known by the

term “nexus.”

The day opened with a cautionary keynote address on the severity of global challenges, using

photographic images. These images (showing, for example, mountains of plastic and its

effect on wildlife) reminded the participants that use of the term sustainable development can

often lack precision or even meaning, and labeling a thing as “green” does not make it so.

Even education itself may not be unambiguously “good” if it is equipping people to be forces

of more efficient destruction. But there are many relevant competencies that are inherent in

approaches to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and these can inform an

overall approach to KCSD, including ESD’s emphasis on integration, innovation, and a

systems orientation.

Panelists then presented perspectives on KCSD in the context of water, energy, and food

production. The cautionary tone persisted: while great progress has been made in building

capacity for integrated water resource management, for example, real impacts from these

approaches are still lagging in transboundary water management. The UN Sustainable Energy

for All campaign sets new and important goals, and shows great promise to deliver on those

goals, but it has taken up to forty years for awareness of energy’s centrality (in the context of

sustainable development and poverty eradication) to reach this level of global attention. And

while focusing on the “nexus” to address food security is a rising and promising area of

practice, working tools and good examples are still relatively scarce.

Tools and success stories do exist, in all of these domains, and they can be built on. With a

long-term approach, meaningful partnerships, a focus on “big win” areas of action (such as

the deployment of more efficient technologies), and prioritizing the building of more capacity

and tools for systemic approaches tackling these problems, real and more accelerated change

is possible. The potential in energy efficiency alone is truly enormous, because energy

systems are so hugely inefficient: a car, for example, can be as little as 1% efficient in

transporting a person from point A to point B.

Knowledge management and knowledge sharing is a key foundation in any of this work, and

good practice examples abound, from FAO’s knowledge-oriented “Share Fairs” to the

decades-old Japanese practice of “Satoyama,” which uses cultural practices to ensure a long

term, sustainable approach to food production, combining low-carbon agriculture with good

stewardship of forests in mountainous regions. (Satoyama is enjoying a comeback lately, as

increasing numbers of Japanese young people choose to leave the cities and take up smaller

scale rural lives that they find more meaningful and satisfying. The transfer of knowledge

from Satoyama’s mostly elderly practitioners to this new generation is happening “just in

time.”)

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Effective tools for integration are also being used in practice, from Stockholm Environment

Institute’s “LEAP” and “WEAP” modeling software — which model energy and water

scenarios respectively, and which can talk to each other to make sure the water and energy

policy choices make sense when operating together — to the “Sustainable Food Lab,” which

brings both systems insights and multi-sectoral decision-makers together in the “nexus”.

The dialog among delegates after this second set of plenary presentations focused mainly on

“how to” questions, such as:

How do we integrate cultural and religious practices?

How can the interlinked “nexus” approach be made to work in practical terms?

How do we engage the business sector while avoiding “greenwashing”?

How have working models like Satoyama been sustained so long, and what can we

learn from them?

How do we optimize capacity building given the multiple challenges at the nexus,

such as water management and climate change?

Respondents noted that many of the “how to’s” in this area were highly dependent on the

local context, including local value sets, which can be very “sustainable” in another sense

(i.e. resistant to change) themselves. Focusing on the working models that do exist — such as

successful efforts to model the “nexus” with integrated modeling tools for policy

development, or changes in economic price signals that have unlocked innovation and change

— is a place to start, adapting these to local needs, conditions, languages, etc. We cannot

avoid addressing the complex nexus between domains if sustainable development is to

become an operational concept; but much more needs to be done to achieve such integration.

Improved, accelerated knowledge flow and capacity building, adapted to local conditions, is

critical.

The afternoon Working Groups focused on three key aspects of the “nexus” and the special

knowledge and capacity needs attached to them: water management, sustainable energy

access for all, and sustainable agriculture and food security. Climate change severely impacts

both the urgency and the difficulty of meeting global needs in all three domains.

Presentations in the water group cautioned against an over-reliance on traditional water

control mechanisms, and for adopting a more flexible risk-management approach, given

multiple challenges such as urban flooding and the need to adapt agricultural practices to new

precipitation regimes.

In the energy group, presenters noted that energy access for the poor is still advancing much

too slowly, but that existing mechanisms for technology development, transfer and finance

restrict the available diffusion pathways and provide limited alternative options.

The food security group considered the enormous complexity of the challenge now put

forward by the UN Secretary-General: zero hunger by 2030. Declining land and resources

plus the increasing pressure of climate change is pushing humanity to accelerate innovation

toward ever more efficient agricultural technologies and food distribution regimes. These can

be supported by intensified information and telecommunications, to spread knowledge of all

kinds (from technology advances to market shifts) faster, all the way to small farmers.

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The discussions in these Working Group sessions also underscored the extreme diversity of

conditions that confront different countries on all of these issues, from dealing with local

post-conflict (or current conflict) conditions to grappling with the turbulent economic

demands of a globalized world market. However, in spite of that diversity, and also because

of it, all groups recognized the urgent need for greater levels of international cooperation,

coordination, and tapping into local and indigenous wisdom in the provision of knowledge

and capacity building; and for doing this across sectors, among countries, and vertically from

national to local level.

Key conclusions from the Working Group sessions on Day 2 included the need to:

Focus on resilience in order to cope with a wide range of climate change scenario

impacts

Incorporate local and indigenous knowledge

Consider adaptation and mitigation together, and to include indigenous knowledge as

well as the private sector when doing so

Optimise and integrate training, facilitation and networking

Involve a wide range of actors

Help countries acquire the key competencies necessary to implement Sustainable

Energy for All

Increase institutional cooperation and partnership, including expanding partnerships

across sectoral and international boundaries

Identify key actors in any KCSD process, including educational centers, small and

medium-sized enterprises, local community groups, and the media

Continuously map the needs and available resources

Carefully monitor emerging innovations in fields such as “agro-ecology”,

biotechnology, synthetic biology, and more.

DAY 3: Friday, 8 March 2013

The final day of this Expert Consultation focused on the Post-Rio+20 process itself, and

specifically on the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are

now in development, and the needs that these goals would generate for knowledge and

capacity building. The presenters, working in two Expert Panels, provided delegates with an

executive briefing on the status of the SDG process and related governance issues. They also

provided a set of diverse perspectives on those topics, stretching from UN headquarters in

New York to grassroots NGOs in Asia.

Expert Panel 1 This panel focused on the Sustainable Development Goals themselves and on issues related

to SD governance. (See the attached Meeting Agenda, Issues Note 1, for more details.)

The SDG process, which was mandated by the outcome document from Rio+20, The Future

We Want, is just getting started. (Indeed, it had still not formally started at the time of this

Expert Consultation.1) The SDG agenda, and the vision the SDGs must reflect for the 21st

century, is hugely ambitious: all human needs met, and zero poverty, by 2030, combined with

the protection of Earth’s ecosystems. The long-lived dichotomy between development and

1 The first meeting of the UN Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals was held on March 14-15, 2013.

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environment must be closed — and it must be closed by a global population that is rapidly

aging as well: by 2030, one-third of humanity will be 60 years of age or older. This

demographic shift, dubbed by some the emergence of the “wisdom generation,” creates

additional challenges, but also opportunities to learn from experience and make change.

The development of new Sustainable Development Goals means that we must also have new

Sustainable Development Indicators. Efforts to produce these should learn the lessons of

recent history and not be relegated to statistical offices, leaving little contact with policy

making. The indicators must be fully integrated with SD visions and goals, firmly wedded to

implementation mechanisms, and acceptable to multiple audiences. The recent developments

in the “Beyond GDP” movement are promising, as new complementary indicators are being

developed around the world covering different aspects of sustainable development such as a

Green Economy or National Wellbeing. But we must avoid creating an indicator “Tower of

Babel,” and use our experience and our existing knowledge to fashion indicators for the

SDGs that truly meet our needs. This will, of course, require significant knowledge sharing

and capacity building.

These processes could be effectively supported by civil society organizations (CSOs), which

have played an increasingly important role and have been integrated into UN processes more

effectively over time. In the spirit of “boundary work” and “networked governance,” CSOs

would be essential partners in anchoring the SDGs through regions and sub-regions down to

the local level, and in spreading the essential knowledge and capacity needed for

implementation.

But getting the Goals “right” is a critical first step, because otherwise the priorities for other

things, including finance and investment, will not be aimed in the right direction. The Goals

will have to deal with “the dilemma of growth”: some places need significantly more of it,

while others need to significantly shrink their material footprints, even as they grow their

economies in GDP terms.

The question of financing the SDGs is an important puzzle to solve. The MDGs had no

explicit financing mechanism. Money flows were indirectly related, and this could end up to

be the same for the SDGs; but that would not likely be sufficient to achieve the necessary

results. A more integrated approach to finance and implementation is called for, one that is

much larger scale and that “bakes in” the need for climate adaptation and resilience, as well

as proven transformation strategies such as feed-in tariffs for renewable energy. There is a

strong possibility that Official Development Assistance (ODA) might increasingly be

“performance based” — tied to key indicators and outcomes — in order to increase the

willingness of donor countries to provide the levels of investment needed. Clearly, all these

issues signal a need for greater knowledge and capacity building.

The interactive discussions after the first morning panel added the following insights from the

delegates:

There are already many indicators and conceptual policy frameworks available to

support a more expanded and integrated view, but incentives to use these in working

policy frameworks are still lacking.

Policy frameworks alone are not enough, as the achievement of SD goals is

intertwined with capacity building needs, especially in developing countries.

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CSOs are a vital and increasingly important part of the process, both in formulating

policies and in implementing them. But they are underfunded, and creative, integrated

financing mechanisms are needed to support their effective participation. (Even some

governments have trouble paying for participation in processes such as the Open

Working Group on the Sustainable Development Goals.)

It is important that money from new sources such as the Green Climate Fund not act

as a replacement for Official Development Assistance, as many countries are still

struggling with structural adjustment. The private sector also needs to be integrated

more effectively.

The “Major Groups” system developed after Agenda 21 may be in need of reform to

include other groups that are currently marginalized in official consultations.

It may be difficult to link new financing to performance outcomes when many of

those outcomes are intangible and difficult to measure, especially in the area of

capacity development.

Expert Panel 2

This panel dealt with “Accelerating transition towards sustainability including green

economy”; and it focused on concepts, procedural mechanisms, and financing challenges.

(See the attached Meeting Agenda, Issues Note 2, for more details.)

The presenters in this panel took up the issues of Green Growth, the Green Economy, and

their relationship to Sustainable Development. These concepts often get “mixed up in the

literature,” but one increasingly sees the following formulation taking root: Green Growth

is one strategy for achieving a Green Economy, which in turn is one necessary (but not

sufficient) element of Sustainable Development. These concepts can, in turn, be viewed in

light of the increasing emphasis on moving “beyond GDP” to new measures of economic

progress that include human well-being and happiness and that do not assume the necessity

of ever-expanding resource use on a finite planet. (United Nations statisticians may initially

have been resistant to such formulations, but acceptance of “GDP+” has grown, and work is

beginning on a post-2015 formulation for indicators attached to the Sustainable Development

Goals.2)

But new concepts such as the Green Economy are not the only tools available. Other

implementation mechanisms were also a significant focus of discussion, picking up on

themes from earlier in the day: CSOs have an increasingly important role to play, and there

were lessons to be learned from the previous twenty years of work on sustainable

development. Some of the mechanisms invented after the 1992 Earth Summit — most of

which died away at the end of the 1990s — may have some value going forward, at least in

terms of what their intent was at the time: to enhance citizen participation and anchor the

global Agenda 21 outcomes in regional and local practice.

Financing and investment, as noted earlier in the day, is a particularly important piece of the

2 Note that at the recent World Forum on Measuring Well-Being for Development and Policy-Making, hosted by the OECD

and the Government of India, it was widely reported by many national statisticians that numerous country governments are

also moving solidly in this direction. See: http://www.oecd.org/site/worldforumindia/

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puzzle. One of the biggest puzzles is how to deal with existing capital investments in

high-carbon infrastructure: should those be retired early in favor of low-carbon

infrastructure? Yes, if we are to have any hope of protecting the climate. But how? By

looking closely at two key factors: the discount rates that determine their present and

perceived future value (these are too high given the damage they will cause over time); and

consideration of the net benefit of shifting to a low-carbon economy while preserving a

perceived high quality of life. Changes here would make early retirement of apparently

“locked-in” capital investment more attractive, and other similar policy and investment

mechanisms could make the alternatives more attractive as well.

Changes such as these are, however, demanding and difficult. One of the demands included

in such approaches is a shift to more evidence-based policy-making — a general need in

many sustainability domains. While the Consultation discussions were mostly focused on

knowledge flow up to this point, the issue of knowledge creation (e.g. research) now entered

the dialogue, but in a similarly collaborative spirit. Involving decision-makers more actively

in relevant research processes (e.g. on how to retire high-carbon infrastructure and replace it

with the low-carbon variety, or how to develop climate-smart agriculture) could increase

confidence in the results of those research efforts and speed their path to implementation.

This is an example of what “networked governance” looks like in practice.

Returning to the issue of Green Growth and the Green Economy, regardless of how one

interprets these concepts, it remains the case that there is “a lack of capacities at all levels:

knowledge, finance, institutional, etc.” Things are moving in the right direction, but “not fast

enough” — though there are good examples of knowledge sharing and capacity building

programs in a number of countries. The host country for this meeting, Republic of Korea,

received special appreciation for the many programs and initiatives it has sponsored to help

accelerate change in this direction.

The dialog sessions in connection with this plenary discussion focused mainly on the needs

of countries in implementing sustainable development and related policy approaches such as

Green Growth and Green Economy. Delegates who spoke sought clarification and help in

order to:

Involve civil society effectively, not just in giving input but in doing real policy

implementation

Not just define what a Green Economy looks like, but receive real guidance on how to

get there

Bridge the gap between policy and implementation, and also build genuine

national-level support for both the policies and the implementation (it was noted that

perhaps Green Growth approaches can provide part of the answer to this, in a

developing country context)

Secure sufficient financing, not only to implement strategies associated with the

Sustainable Development Goals, but even just to participate in the Open Working

Group and the other processes that will define the SDGs (many countries lack budgets

for this)

Reach out beyond the “Major Groups” defined twenty years ago to include other

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groups and sectors of society that are not yet represented adequately in these

processes

Ensure that the financing that accompanies the SDGs is additional and not a

replacement for existing Official Development Assistance.

Do the “boundary work” between the statistical community and the policy making

process (since engagement in policy making is not the mandate of the statisticians)

The Closing Plenary

Over lunch, a draft of the Framework for Action — whose core Priority Action Areas had

been distilled from the Working Group discussions and plenary inputs — was circulated to

the delegates for review. In the final plenary itself, Working Group Rapporteurs first

presented short summaries of the key findings from each discussion. Then Mr. Nikhil Seth,

chair of the session, opened the floor for comments and suggestions on the draft Framework

for Action. He requested that suggestions be provided in written text form to the UNOSD

staff.

The general tone of the comments was very positive. Delegates approved of the text, and

offered several suggestions by way of addition and improvement. No requests to remove any

part of the draft text were received.

On this sense of general approval of the outcome document, and with the promise of the

UNOSD staff to carefully consider all the suggestions for improvement that had been

received, Mr. Seth warmly thanked all the delegates as well as the UNOSD staff for their

hard work and their active participation, and adjourned the meeting.

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Section 3. Presentation Summaries

Opening Session, March 6, 2013 [Day 1]

Opening remarks: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/UNDESA, New York

Mr. Seth welcomed the participants and described this Expert Consultation’s purpose in the

context of Rio+20 and the post-2015 agenda. He summarized the threats and challenges

facing humanity and underscored the urgency of leadership, engagement and action,

especially in the area of knowledge and capacity building (KCSD). He noted that the UN is

generally responding to this call and described the close cooperation between the UNOSD

and the Division for Sustainable Development in enhancing knowledge exchange. This

consultation was important, he said, for three reasons: (1) responding to the Member States’

request at Rio+20 for more support on KCSD; (2) learning what needs and gaps exist that

UNOSD can fill; and (3) providing guidance on the development of UNOSD’s programming

in the future. The Consultation was also a chance for the sharing of experiences among

countries and the exploration of how to integrate policy making more effectively, as well as

how to close the gap between policy and implementation. He noted that there were many

experienced people in attendance who could contribute to this exploration and to the

development of the proposed “Framework for Action.” He also thanked the two other

partners for this event, the Asia-Europe Foundation, and the United Nations Center for

Regional Development.

Introduction of the expert consultation: Muhammad A. Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD

Mr. Chaudhry extended a warm welcome to all the participants and noted that the purpose of

the consultation was to explore what technical and policy knowledge and capacities were

needed to foster transition towards sustainability. He noted that many of the delegates in

attendance had also participated in UNOSD’s November, 2012 expert consultation on

national sustainable development planning, and that the number of practitioners attending

UNOSD’s events was growing. Progress on sustainable development generally was,

however, slow and uneven. Actions outlined in The Future We Want were intended to speed

up that progress, but they would also require new knowledge, ideas and skills, as well as

effective approaches to capacity building. The purpose of this multi-stakeholder dialogue was

therefore to take stock of the present situation in KCSD, examine how countries can make

used use of available resources, identify gaps and needs, and find ways to increase

collaboration among stakeholders to fill those needs. He described the flow of the meeting

over three days and the intent to produce a “Framework for Action”, those areas which

should assume “center stage” in the development of KCSD going forward. He encouraged

the participants to be open and frank in sharing their views.

Welcoming remarks: Mr. Song Jae-Young, Deputy Minister of Environment, Republic of

Korea

Mr. Song Jae-Young also welcomed the participants on behalf of the Republic of Korea and

described the meeting and its purpose as “very meaningful.” He described the Republic of

Korea’s history of engagement with sustainable development, starting with its national

Commission on Sustainable Development in 2000, the “National Vision on Sustainable

Development” launched in 2005, and the launch of its low-carbon green growth strategy in

2008. These efforts were paradigm-shifting in RoK, and will continue under the new

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government’s administration, which has made a “clean and sustainable environment” one of

is 23 key strategies. He further asked for the continued support and engagement of all

participants in building better understanding between countries and pursuing this very

important agenda. He offered a well-known Korean saying, “Great things are done by a series

of small things brought together,” and offered his sincere wish that this Expert Consultation

would be a contribution to the overall goal of sustainable development.

Welcoming remarks: Mr. Song Young-Gil, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City.

Mr. Song Young-Gil welcomed participants to Incheon and, departing from his prepared

remarks, described some of the challenges his city is grappling with now, such as

transboundary air pollution. He also described several of the initiatives that Incheon is

pursuing in order to “transform ... into a green city.” To underscore the importance of

sustainable development, he described how deforestation in neighboring regions have left

some mountain areas denuded, so that “even small rainstorms can cause big floods.” It is

important to break the “vicious circle” of environmental damage causing economic problems,

which in turn drive more unsustainable harvesting of natural resources. Incheon is becoming

a hub of United Nations activity, with the latest addition being the Green Climate Fund

(GCF), whose secretariat will be opened in Incheon next year. He hoped that UNOSD would

work closely with the GCF in the years to come.

Keynote remarks: Mr. Byung-Wook Lee, President, Korea Environment Institute, Seoul,

ROK

Mr. Lee expressed strong support for UNOSD’s focus on knowledge and capacity building of

practitioners around the world. He noted that four years after the financial crisis began, we

are still facing great challenges economically; and that while progress was made on the

Millennium Development Goals, there remains much to be done. The interlinked nature of

sustainable development issues makes them especially challenging, requiring strong political

will, effective financing, technological development, strengthened institutional capacities,

international cooperation, and strong governance at all levels. He stressed the importance of

technology transfer. The Green Economy, he noted, should be flexible and tailored to

accommodate each nation’s circumstances. He expressed appreciation to UNOSD and the

other sponsoring partners in hosting this Expert Consultation.

Keynote remarks: Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences

and Policy, CEU, Budapest, Hungary.

Mr. Pintér addressed the importance of using stories and metaphors to convey the challenging

complexity of sustainable development problems. When asked to explain his work to school

children, for example, he uses the metaphor of being an astronaut: we are all astronauts on

“Spaceship Earth” and must take care of it. To the explain the challenge of economic growth

on a finite planet, he uses the metaphor of a balloon voyage. We want to go higher and

higher, but we are weighed down by increasing debts and risks, economic as well as social

and ecological. The economic debts can be dealt with through bailouts, which are like

shedding ballast from the balloon; be we cannot shed the social and ecological debts and risks

so easily. Meanwhile, the balloon is heading into storm conditions (climate change, water

shortages, etc.). We need better instruments (indicators, goals, a map), as well as better

knowledge and capacity for our pilots: hence the importance of this meeting for helping the

world change course and head for sustainable outcomes.

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Session 1 (Plenary): Knowledge and capacity needs and gaps for

sustainable development [Day 1]

Chair: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Rapporteur: Ms. Chikako Takase, Director, UNCRD, Nagoya

Mr. Alan AtKisson, UNOSD Consultant, Stockholm: Knowledge and capacity needs for

sustainable development in post Rio era

Mr. AtKisson presented a summary of the background global review he prepared for this

meeting (available at the UNOSD.org website). The field of knowledge for sustainable

development is enormous and is growing exponentially (as is all knowledge). This is

prompting important shifts in how knowledge is managed, shared, and validated, including a

fundamental shift from seeing knowledge as a “stock” to managing it as a “flow”. He also

introduced two key terms of increasing importance: “boundary work” for managing the

transfer across sectors, disciplines, etc.; and “networked governance” for making the policy

process more inclusive and effective. Terms such as “Green Economy,” “Green Growth” or

“Education for Sustainable Development” can be seen as reflecting different knowledge

management strategies, linked to different constituencies. He reviewed the global data

gathered for UNOSD on KCSD providers, programs, and networks, and emphasized that

partnership among these diverse actors was an important key to success going forward.

Mr. François Fortier, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD, Incheon:

Mapping of issues, strategies and initiatives in sustainable development: a preliminary

analysis

Mr. Fortier began with the essentials: knowledge is what we use to change reality, and

knowledge management processes enhance the building, exchange, and use of knowledge.

He presented a knowledge management (KM) model for the UNOSD, in three main parts: the

production and organizing of knowledge; its dissemination (“knowledge sharing”); and its

application in decision and design processes. This circular model was surrounded by an

enabling environment, which includes all the institutional and technological elements that

make the KM cycle possible. He noted that there are large stocks of knowledge, but it does

not flow where it needs to, in order to accelerate sustainability transition. He reported on

UNOSD’s preliminary network mapping of KM institutions and programs and on how these

reflect the ongoing shift to networked governance in policy formation, formulation, and

implementation. He also showed how the UNOSD will be responding to these needs, through

further mapping and matching exercises, knowledge brokering, training, guiding, networking

and sharing.

Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok: Strengthening

knowledge-policy-practice interface towards sustainable development.

Mr. King reported on the efforts of his organization to maintain a vital knowledge sharing

platform for sustainable development practitioners in Asia. It is challenging: the secretariat of

“SDPlanNet” has made 40 tools available and over 100 articles, but the blog attached to its

web portal has received no comments (as an indicator of engagement). He noted that

knowledge of SD is abundant, but practice is scarce. Moreover, SD practitioners are so

spread out into different types of ministries and sectoral positions that “they may not actually

recognize each other as peers.” In sum, the challenge of doing KCSD even among

professionals in the SD community should not be underestimated, and we do not really know

how to do it effectively yet, even though it remains essential. Passive online portals are no

longer effective. Reducing the totality of SD to “bite-size bits” such as Green Economy could

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help.

Ms. Grazyna Pulawska, Project Executive, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Singapore:

Knowledge sharing and capacity building for sustainable development: lessons learned,

challenges, and opportunities

Ms. Pulawska reported on her organization’s efforts to “make knowledge flow” between

diverse stakeholders, through programs such as ENVForum, which brings together actors

from Asia and Europe in a knowledge exchange setting. She invoked the metaphor of

dancing: it involves learning steps, matching speed, signaling clearly to each other, etc.

Collaboration in a knowledge-sharing context requires similar adjustments. The Asia-Europe

Environmental Forum (also know as ENVForum, a project of the Asia-Europe Meeting, aka

ASEM) has been “dancing” since 2003, with 49 country partners, and two international

organizations: ASEAN and the European Commission. She also affirmed that the shift from

“stock” to “flow” in knowledge management was real and tangible in the exchange programs

she manages. Not only is the knowledge itself changing constantly; so are the people, the

“dance partners.” One has to be aware of and adapt to this continuous change to make

conferences, case study exchanges, and other collaboration processes work effectively. She

also shared numerous recommendations for the SDG process that have emerged through

ASEM’s exchanges (see the slide presentation at UNOSD.org).

Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute, USA: Stakeholder engagement in knowledge sharing and

capacity building for sustainable development: experiences and lessons learned

Mr. Dodds drew on his personal experience over twenty years to make links between the

knowledge sharing challenges of today, and those that were experienced in earlier “post-Rio”

era (the 1990s after the Earth Summit in Rio, 1992). Processes were created then, many of

which no longer exist, whose purpose was to facilitate capacity development for the

implementation of Agenda 21. In some ways these were most effective at the local level,

mediated by NGOs such as ICLEI. The NGO he formerly ran, Stakeholder Forum, was

involved in many similar efforts, such as a “Toolkit for Women” after the Johannesburg

meeting of 2002. He called for re-invigorating some of these earlier efforts, such as the

Capacity 2015 program that was created to support the MDGs. “Maybe we need a Capacity

2030 process,” said Dodds, focused around the SDGs and the post-2015 agenda. This

initiative would build on the lessons of 1993-2012 build capacity, share experience, and focus

on clear deliverables linked to the SDGs.

Session 2: Parallel Working Group Sessions [Day 1]

Mapping of who is doing what and how: sharing of experiences and lessons

learned

Working Group 1: Experiences from different knowledge and capacity building

programmes and networks in sustainable development: what has worked and what

has not?

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Alan AtKisson, UNOSD consultant

Rapporteur: Mr. Khalid Riaz, Professor of Management Sciences, Comsats University,

Islamabad

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Mr. Felix Dodds, Tellus Institute, USA: Growth of SD knowledge and trends in its

dissemination — are knowledge networks competing or complementing?

Mr. Dodds used the experience of Stakeholder Forum (SF) in creating the Global Transition

2012 initiative, in the run-up to Rio+20, as a case study. With partners at the New Economics

Institute and new economics foundation [lower case letters for “nef” are on purpose and are

part of the foundation’s brand], a well as support from the Green Economy Coalition, SF had

created platform for the exchange of papers, the development of common principles for a

Green Economy (built from previous UN declarations), and an interactive mapping function

which he demonstrated live on the web (http://gtne.org). This worked reasonably well but

experienced challenges that are common to all such efforts. He noted that bottom up

approaches like Global Transition 2012 depend on constant promotion; if they do not achieve

self-sustained “virality,” they are difficult to maintain. Working with UN and partner

governments to ensure common database structures is also important. Finally, Mr. Dodds

introduced a new initiative, the newly formed “Global Network of National Councils for

Sustainable Development” (http://ncsds.org) which is also being administered by Stakeholder

Forum.

Mr. Kees Leendertse, Cap-Net UNDP, South Africa: Revisiting capacity building

approaches and models: successes and failures

Mr. Leendertse focused on “what works”, drawing on over ten years of experience with

UNDP’s “Cap-Net” program, which is focused on developing capacity in the water sector.

His presentation picked up on earlier themes such as the need to focus more on institutions

than individuals, and to integrate capacity building vertically “from local to global.” He

suggested focusing on “challenges and solutions” rather than successes and failures. He listed

many challenges, including limited access to knowledge generally as well as to formal

relevant degree programs. Once capacity is raised, management regimes may also need to

change, which can be an obstacle. But he listed equally many solutions, such as partnership

development, study tours, mentoring, awards for performance, and the assembling of

multi-discipinary teams and networks. Cap-Net has its own knowledge cycle as well

(somewhat different than the one presented by Mr. Francois Fortier), noting that the specific

choice of model was less important than having a model. He detailed some tools for

managing networks effectively, and extended an invitation to participants to engage with

such networks and with Cap-Net’s dialogues and programs.

Ms. Jane Rovins, Executive Director, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk, Beijing: Have

knowledge platforms helped in strengthening capacities of developing countries in

sustainable development?

Ms. Rovins proposed that lessons from the disaster risk and preparedness community were

highly relevant to sustainable development, and noted that many capacity building programs

in that domain suffer from similar challenges, including lack of interest, capacity, knowledge,

continuity (officials change jobs frequently), investment, planning, and commitment. The

speed and scale of the growing problems in disaster risk are also similar to the situation in

SD: disaster losses (in human and in financial terms) have rocketed up over the past twenty

years. She raised the question: why do losses increase, when we already know so much, and

are continually adding to our knowledge? One of the answers she pointed to was a lack of

integration of such knowledge, especially at the local level where it is mostly needed. We

have good data now proving that risk reduction strategies work; what is needed is to build a

culture of prevention that fully integrates this learning into daily practice, from school

children to senior officials. To this end, she has been working to establish common principles

for disaster research and risk reduction that can be adopted and integrated internationally as

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well as vertically, from national to local level.

Working Group 2: SD knowledge management for capacity building in the post

Rio+20 era

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and

Policy, Central European University, Budapest

Rapporteur: Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom

Mr. Kimo Goree, Director Reporting, IISD: Impact of knowledge platforms and networks

in advancing sustainable development

Mr. Goree’s presentation focused on the changing knowledge management terrain and on

what it takes to become a trusted source of information. He quoted author Clay Shirky: “It’s

not information overload. It’s filter failure.” He described IISD’s many years of building trust

as an information provider, reporting from countless UN meetings and negotiating sessions,

and demonstrated its most recent offerings in knowledge management, which take advantage

of recent concepts and technologies in the field. He emphasized the critical role of open

linked data, and described a possible role for UNOSD as the curator of a central open linked

database of SD information to which other actors could relate themselves.

Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université du Québec:

Challenges in connecting traditional capacity building models to new agendas and

knowledge

Mr. Prescott focused on the issue of empowerment as a critical success factor, emphasizing

that can “only be achieved through local ownership and participation.” He took the example

of the Seychelles’ national self-assessment of its own readiness to implement mutlilateral

environmental agreements as an example: knowledge and capacity issues were at the heart

of several “key challenges.” This result, said Mr. Prescott, can likely be extrapolated to many

other countries. He detailed some of the solutions or needs identified, such as multi-party

agreements on data sharing and joint research, as well as the general need to upgrade

education and awareness programs with better tools, technology, and equipment. Returning

to the theme of empowerment, he noted that sustained capacity advances depend on

endogenous development of five key capabilities: self-organization, generating development

results, establishing supportive relationships, adapting and self-renewing, and achieving

coherence. KCSD programs should therefore focus on reinforcing these national (local) level

capabilities and supporting the empowerment of local actors.

Ms. Patrizia Cocca, Communication Officer & KM Coordinator, Global Environment

Facility, Washington: Informing global stewardship from local experience: the GEF KM

strategy

Ms. Cocca reported on the experience of the Global Environment Facility and its Knowledge

Management Strategy, which is closely tied to GEF’s mission of helping countries to

implement policies and programs that are funded by GEF to achieve outcomes with

agreed-upon global benefits. These benefits, tied to international conventions, can include

reducing desertification, mercury pollution, and biodiversity loss among others. GEF’s role

has turned it into “a champion of the global commons” and an engine for innovation, using its

extensive funding power. KCSD activities are essential to achieving its goals, as GEF has

experienced the common challenges related to integrating knowledge of new policies and

practices into institutions. Ms. Cocca described GEF’s extensive KCSD activities as well as

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its future priorities: focusing on global-level solutions, promoting innovation, prioritizing a

smaller number of key topics, staying practical, and building partnerships.

Session 3: Unlocking the potential of water-energy- agriculture nexus for

poverty eradication [Day 2]

Chair: Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD

Rapporteur: Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok

Keynote address: “Education and Capacity Building for Sustainability”. Speaker: Mr.

Arjen Wals, Professor of Social Learning and Sustainable Development, Wageningen

University, The Netherlands

Mr. Wals began his address with a set of shocking photographic images illustrating the scale

of just one sustainable development problem: plastics in the environment. We plainly can

what is not sustainable, he noted; defining what is sustainable is more difficult. Wikipedia,

for example, identifies “sustainable development” as a form of “growth”, which is a sharply

contested way to think about it. He noted that education may be equipping people to be more

effective at destroying natural resources and consuming, rather than to be good stewards of a

sustainable future. He presented several “lenses” for a more holistic educational approach

which could also be applied to professional training and competence building: it should be

“integrative, critical, and transformative.” Mr. Wals described sustainability competencies,

which include understanding the dynamics of SD from an integrative, systems-oriented

perspective, as well as from an innovation perspective. Sustainability, he said, needs more

space, not just in formal curricula, but also in informal learning processes that blur the

boundaries between institutional, community, and workplace-based learning.

Mr. Anton Earle, Director, Capacity Development, SIWI, Stockholm: Capacity building in

strengthening water cooperation for sustainable development - trends and results

Mr. Earle linked his talk to the previous day’s discussions on the shift from “stock” to “flow”

in knowledge management, and he noted that the same could be said of river management.

Rivers, he said, are still managed as stocks rather than flows, even though flowing is “the

essence of what it means to be a river.” He described the Stockholm International Water

Institute’s approach to capacity building, to increase that “flow” sensibility among over 1,000

water management officials in transboundary contexts. Water, he noted, is too scarce, too

plentiful (flooding), or too dirty in too many parts of the world. To address these challenges

SIWI pursues an integrated approach to KCSD which involves technical water management

issues; the politics of building trust and confidence; and institutional development. Training,

facilitation, and networking are critical skills. But, he asked, will we be able to recognize

success when we achieve it? Indicators globally are still moving in the wrong direction, when

it comes to water withdrawals and water quality. However, water-based conflict has been

reduced considerably over the past 50 years, and cooperation has increased — a very

positive trend, but one whose obvious benefits are harder to measure. He advocated a

long-term approach to capacity building in organizations, working for years, using multiple

formats, in partnership with several institutions, and rooted in ongoing processes such as

institution-building or relevant political negotiations.

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Mr. Mark Hopkins, International Energy Efficiency Director, United Nations Foundation,

USA: Providing sustainable energy for all: need for additional knowledge and capacities

Mr. Hopkins noted at the outset that access to energy was at the heart of humanity’s major

advances over thousands of years, and especially the rise of industrial societies in the past

two hundred years. This historic underscores the need for the UN Secretary-General’s

Sustainable Energy for All initiative, and its ambitious goals to make energy access universal,

to double the global rate of improvement on energy efficiency, and to double share of

renewable energy in the global mix by 2030. We have a tremendous stock of knowledge, said

Mr. Hopkins, that has been assembled over decades. What’s missing is the effective

communication of that knowledge, the capacity to use and implement it at the country level,

and a global platform linking the global finance sector to national government leaders

attempting to reform policy. He provided introductions and links to several of the best sites

and organizational sources for energy information (see his slide presentation), and made a

strong argument for a focus on energy efficiency, because of the enormous gains that remain

to made there.

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Director and Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute,

Bangkok: Managing the water-energy-agriculture nexus for poverty eradication: evidence

from the field

Mr. Kemp-Benedict reflected on the tools available for managing the water, energy and

agriculture nexus for poverty eradication. He gave several examples of using WEAP and

LEAP, two widely available software tools developed by the Stockholm Environment

Institute that deal with water and energy respectively, and described how the models “talk to”

each other to help policy makers develop optimal planning scenarios. He described the

benefits of solving water, energy, and agriculture problems in this more integrated way: for

example, linking night-time illumination (which expands time for work and learning) and

expanding pumping capacity can contribute to better agricultural yields and poverty

eradication. He provided a conceptual model and some additional examples of this approach

in his slide presentation, as well as an extended case study from northern Thailand where an

integrated approach assisted local decision makers in evaluating options regarding biofuels

production.

Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université du Québec:

Learning from best practices in water, energy and sustainable agriculture

Mr. Prescott described several initiatives he is working on that attempt to model best practice

at the “nexus”, including work with the Sustainable Food Laboratory

(http://sustainablefoodlab.org). He called for the promotion of energy efficiency as a

high-leverage strategy for improving integrated performance, and emphasized the need to use

knowledge management techniques specifically to improve and facilitate access to

technologies. He applauded the work of FAO’s knowledge forum, which facilitates and

promotes collaboration using “Share Fairs” and other innovations. FAO also has excellent

training to build awareness and competence, and provides knowledge sharing toolkits.

Explaining these complex and necessary relations between water, food and energy is a

critical task, so that people can adapt to changing situations. Existing tools need to be

promoted, people need to be empowered, all the way down to smaller farmers. Prof. Prescott

described several initiatives to do that; see his slides for details and web links.

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Mr. Masao Takano, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environment Studies,

Nagoya University, Japan: Advancing sustainable development: mainstreaming

water-energy-sustainable agriculture in regional development planning context

Mr. Takano presented a case study of regional KCSD in a sustainable context from Japan, the

“Satoyama” movement. He emphasized the need to share not just knowledge, but a vision or

image of a sustainable community. Satoyama communities, which practice a form of

sustainable agriculture integrated with forest management in mountainous terrain, are one

such image. The Satoyama process is low-carbon and promotes restoration of natural

habitats, among other benefits. It had been close to dying out in Japan, but a recent influx of

young people escaping from the cities to a more “meaningful life” in rural areas has breathed

new life into it. The transfer of knowledge is happening “just in time,” before the older

generation dies out. He showed “before and after” photos of abandoned lands transformed by

Satoyama techniques, and models indicating how human interventions — including

small-scale electricity and biogas production, in addition to agricultural and forest practices

— are critical to such transformations and to achieving sustainability goals.

Session 4: Parallel Working Group Sessions [Day 2]

Bridging knowledge and capacity gaps in post Rio era

Working Group 3: Building capacities for adapting to climate change in water

management

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Anton Earle, Director Capacity Development Office, SIWI,

Stockholm

Rapporteur: Mr. Mr. Kees Leendertse, Cap-Net UNDP, South Africa

Mr. Michael Douglass, Professor, University of Singapore: Capacity building needs for

water management vis-à-vis current practices

Mr. Douglass described the transition to urbanization in Asia and the enormous implications

for water management attached to this demographic shift. Dam building, for example, is

exploding in many sensitive areas, such as in the Himalayas and along the Mekong.

Meanwhile, climate change will bring sea level rise and other challenges to low-lying areas.

We have entered an “Age of Chronic Flooding,” he noted, and he used the recent experiences

in Jakarta as a case study. “Megaprojects” (large scale developments) and peri-urban sprawl

in the region have exploded, creating many pressures and increasing vulnerability of both

people and economic development to flooding and water pollution. He emphasized that these

issues could not be treated as “water sector issues” alone. They are linked to environment,

livelihood, and social welfare concerns as well. More integrated, coordinated, and

participatory approaches to planning are called for.

Mr. Khalid Riaz, Professor and Head of Management Sciences Department , COMSATS

Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad: Strengthening linkages between research

and farmers for improving agricultural water management

Mr. Riaz began by reflecting that the role of water use in climate change adaptation is

“pivotal”, and agricultural water management — accounting for 90% of water use in many

countries — is therefore doubly central. Current responses generally favor “trying to increase

control over water” (e.g. through reservoirs, groundwater use, evaporation control), but this is

a limited approach leaving many vulnerabilities and risk factors in place. He described some

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strategies for “risk transfer” and risk minimization, such as weather insurance, livelihood

diversification, drought-tolerant plants, and conversation techniques at appropriate scale.

Research into such methods as well as government implementation needs to be done in

collaboration with farmers (another example of both “boundary work” and “networked

governance”).

Working Group 4: Knowledge and capacity needs for providing energy access to all

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Mark Hopkins, International Energy Efficiency Director, UNF, USA

Rapporteur: Mr. Kang Sang-In, Senior Development Management Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Mr. Arjen Wals, Prof of Social Learning and SD, Wageningen University, The

Netherlands: Knowledge and capacity needs and solutions for sustainability transition in

post Rio era

Once again making use of arresting images, Mr. Wals reflected on the importance of relevant

and realistic knowledge and capacity development for engaging younger people in

sustainability. He suggested bringing an integrative, critical and transformative lens to

understanding sustainability in post Rio era, as the issue is globally and locally

interconnected. He also proposed that we should be critical of consumption and

consumerism, and cautious about the quality of the information placed in front of us. His

vision of education and capacity building for sustainable development was a vision of

transformation — of oneself of the people around us. He advocated sharing not just

knowledge, but wisdom.

Mr. Dilip Ahuja, Prof of Science & Technology Policy, Nat. Institute of Adv. Studies,

Bangalore: Addressing the energy gap in developing countries through capacity building

and knowledge sharing

Mr. Ahuja described the different kinds of “energy gaps” that exist in our world, for example

rural and urban, as well as showing data on the different levels of energy access that can still

correspond to a relatively high quality of life (as measured by the Human Development

Index). He focused most of his talk on India as a case study. At current rates of growth,

India will not reach the Universal Energy Access until 2051. Though the access gap between

urban and rural does seem to be narrowing, the consumption gap is widening, as urban

dwellers consume more and more of the available electricity. Addressing such gaps requires

having an historical as well as a social analysis of the development and problems of rural

electrification. The knowledge and capacity needs are many, ranging from analysis skills for

matching technology to available resources, to effective methods of collecting bill payments.

Once again integration is key: including local employment opportunities, cross-subsidies,

and local capacity for maintenance and repair in rural electrification planning can make the

difference between success and failure.

Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee, Prof of Technology & Society, SUNY Korea: Technology transfer and

capacity building for enhancing access to energy

Mr. Lee presented a Korean case study in technology transfer and commercialization. He

provided details of how incentives, legislation, research and other factors worked together,

through multiple institutions, including government, universities and research institutes. In

general, technology acquisition happens through different channels depending on the

development stages of an economy: concessional production, foreign direct investment,

technology transaction, and domestic and international R&D activities. Public technology

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policies also follow the life cycle of technological innovation ranging from experimental and

applied R&D to final commercialization of developed technology. Mr. Lee concluded, based

on his analysis, that there is no “King’s way” (standard approach) for enhancing and

providing energy access to all.

Working Group 5: Sustainable agriculture, food security and climate change

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment

Institute, Bangkok

Rapporteur: Mr. François Fortier, Senior SD Expert, UNOSD

Mr. David O’Connor, DSD/DESA, UN, New York: Food security and sustainable

development in post Rio+20 era

Mr. O’Connor provided a “big picture” overview, noting first how food security is framed in

The Future We Want. Food is named as a right, and is acknowledged to be a “pressing global

challenge.” The world’s predominantly industrial agricultural systems are seen as

problematic and many areas in need of improvement were highlighted, especially with regard

to rural development issues. Mr. O’Connor detailed the challenge set by the UN Secretary

General — no hunger, malnutrition, or starvation by 2030 — and our present-day starting

point of one billion living in food insecurity, with another one billion deficient in

micro-nutrients. Climate change poses the biggest challenge, but land degradation, land

scarcity, water insecurity and other issues are important as well (and often linked to climate

change). Responses currently fall into two categories: science and technology improvements

(intensification, new crops varieties, efficiency, etc.) and changes linked to markets and

institutions (land tenure, knowledge sharing, risk insurance among many others). He

identified three critical action areas for knowledge sharing: sustainable agricultural

techniques (appropriate to local conditions), sustainable water management, and

“climate-smart” agriculture linked to global climate finance mechanisms. UNOSD could

partner with other more topic-specific institutions to enhance such knowledge sharing.

Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom: Sustainable agriculture

and adaptation to climate change: knowledge gaps and needs

Ms. Ludi spoke of a “triple challenge” to agriculture. The first is economic, social, and

demographic. With rising and urbanizing populations, food and feed production will need to

rise by around 70% (cereals 33-50%, meat 43-85%) to feed 9 billion people by 2050.

Production is still rising, but prices are falling, land is getting more degraded, and there is

increasing competition over water. The second is climate change: the world must adapt its

agricultural systems to higher temperatures and variable precipitation regimes. The third

challenge is greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation: agriculture contributes up to 15% of GHGs,

land clearance for 18%. Ms. Ludi showed numerous models and examples for more

sustainable resource management, but noted that many questions remain regarding how to

finance, build capacity, collaborate, develop the right policy mixes, and help people to adapt.

Mr. Gerard Sylvester, Knowledge and Information Management Officer, FAO, Bangkok:

Knowledge management for agriculture: FAO Experience

Mr. Sylvester spoke on the use of information technology in KCSD for agriculture, and the

FAO’s “eAgriculture” initiative, a global online community of 10,000 practitioners,

supported by fifteen institutional partners. Forum discussions on topics such as climate-smart

agriculture attract hundreds of participants. Drawing on a forum discussion about information

and communications technology (ICT) and Green Growth, Mr. Sylvester listed many benefits

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of using this technology to improve adaptation, resilience, reform initiatives, and much more

(see slides). He spoke of putting “big data” to the service of small farmers, to help them find

resources and information and link to markets, as well as “hyper-local” information flows.

These build local capacity as well as trust. Challenges they face include analyzing complex

climate data, making hyper-local data available, building local capacity to access and use the

information, providing incentives for knowledge producers to participate in these information

flows, and managing the costs of these systems. (See http://e-agriculture.org)

Session 5: Implementing Rio+20 outcomes: the way forward for knowledge

sharing and capacity building [Day 3]

Expert Panel 1: Sustainable development goals and a new architecture for sustainable

development governance

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Thierry Schwarz, Director for Intellectual Exchange, ASEF,

Singapore

Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Olsen, IGES, Tokyo

Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Special Advisor and Focal Point for SDGs, United Nations

Environment Programme, New York: Post-2015 challenges

In introducing the process for defining the Sustainable Development Goals, Mr. Shrestha

spoke of closing the perceived dichotomy between environment and development, and of

articulating a vision for where we want to go in terms of development over the next 15 to 30

years. He provided a timeline of planned milestones on the SDG process and noted several

challenges that must be overcome along the way, including the facilitation of a convergence

of views from international, national, and local levels; differences among members regarding

the process of defining the SDGs; and the need to find SDGs that inspire the public, integrate

all the various inputs, and generate positive political capital. He offered a framework for

moving forward that consisted of (1) articulating a clear vision for the 21st century (one that

reconciles human wellbeing with planetary wellbeing; (2) developing a clear methodology

that integrates the many priorities and goals endorsed at Rio+20 and translates them into a

smaller number of east-to-communicate goal statements; and (3) following a strict timeline

keyed to the General Assembly meetings in 2013, 2014, and 2015 (GA68-70). He also

expressed a set of personal wishes, that the world would shift from individual to collective

perspectives, from “greed to need,” from competition to collaboration, from reactive policies

to preventative ones, and generally from rhetoric to transformative change.

Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU,

Hungary: Indicators and the SDGs

Mr. Pinter emphasized the importance of developing SD indicators aligned with the SDGs,

and noted that the indicators should be fully integrated with SD visions and goals, firmly

wedded to implementation mechanisms, and acceptable to multiple audiences. The recent

developments in the “Beyond GDP” movement are promising, as new complementary

indicators are being developed around the world covering different aspects of sustainable

development such as a Green Economy or National Wellbeing. But he warned against

creating an indicator “Tower of Babel,” and said we must use our experience and our existing

knowledge to fashion indicators for the SDGs that truly meet our needs. This will, of course,

require significant knowledge sharing and capacity building — relevant tasks for UNOSD.

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Ms. Ella Antonio, President, Earth Council Asia Pacific, Philippines: Post-2015

imperatives for civil society participation

Ms. Antonio argued that, while the space afforded to civil society organizations (CSOs) and

the quality of their participation have both improved, more improvements could be made to

enhance the relevance, effectiveness, and legitimacy of CSO participation post-2015. She

reminded us that current challenges to effective CSO participation in decision making relate

mostly to financial means, representation, accountability, and political fallout. She also

argued that the current system of CSO participation (i.e. the Major Groups) is not fully

inclusive and needs to be revamped to allow more access to groups that are currently

marginalized. She suggested that future participation could be theme-based rather than

defined by groups, as this could enhance the relevance of CSO inputs; but that such change

might require additional knowledge sharing and capacity development.

Ms. Zeenat Niazi, Vice President, Development Alternatives (India): Stakeholder

participation and engagement for sustainable development

Ms. Niazi shared information about the situation in India and emphasized that a great many

CSO initiatives exist, at many levels, to define and implement sustainable development and a

green economy. These include programs to promote jobs skills, technology, finance, equality,

and information sharing, among others. She demonstrated the vitality of such programs at all

the different levels of engagement (sub-province, province, national, regional) with relevant

case studies but emphasized that knowledge gaps still exist on how SD plans (and related

initiatives) can be implemented on the ground. She shared ways that powerful

communication technologies can help to engage people, such as community radio,

participatory learning platforms, face-to-face platforms (meetings, award ceremonies etc.),

and much more. Successful initiatives, she said, start with a clear and relatively narrow focus

before trying to broaden out to the whole sustainable development agenda. Simple

communications using media engages people — and engaging both the mind and the heart

(does this touch me? affect my village? make me angry? give me hope?) is an essential

ingredient.

Mr. David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Analysis Branch, DESA, United Nations, New York:

Financing and the SDGs

Mr O’Connor shared that the MDGs did not have a clear financing element, at least not

upfront, but because they were accepted they indirectly generated financial support. He

remarked that this could be the same in the case of the SDGs, but that a formal process is in

place to respond to Rio+20’s call for a financing strategy. He described the SDGs as “MDGs

plus” for the poor countries, to finish the “unfinished work” of poverty eradication and lifting

human development; and “Beyond the MDGs” for all people, to deal with the problem of

growth within ecological limits while preserving natural, human, and physical capital. He

argued for a “2-pronged financing strategy” that reflects this dual aspect of the SDGs: (1)

supporting “development with a difference (low-carbon, low impact, inclusive), and (2)

mobilizing resources to the protect the global commons of the atmosphere, oceans, climate,

and biodiversity. He reflected that the implications of such a strategy might include a change

in how official development assistance (ODA) is conducted, “baking in” climate adaptation

and resilience and other factors, while assuring that financing for low-carbon development

was systematically made part of ODA (while being additional and without replacing

traditional ODA flows). Clearer policy frameworks would be necessary to attract funding,

and he wondered whether the new Green Climate Fund (to be based in Incheon) might “bring

coherence to a crowded field.” He also noted that the UNOSD could play a role in helping

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countries develop SD financing strategies, perhaps in synergy with the Green Climate Fund.

Expert Panel 2: Knowledge and capacity needs for accelerating transition towards

sustainability including green economy

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Rapporteur: Mr. François Fortier, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD,

Incheon

Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, USA/Bangkok: Can the green economy help

to eradicate poverty?

Mr. King asked what evidence existed that Green Growth contributed to poverty eradication,

and how could that evidence be put to use? He listed a number of Green Growth’s benefits as

a stabilizing influence in resource, employment, climate adaptation and other areas. He noted

that Green Growth could therefore contribute to poverty eradication while also being “a way

to a Green Economy,” but that these terms get mixed up in the literature. They all need to be

seen at the intersection of the three pillars of sustainable development (which he

diagrammed, see slides). For this shift in perspective to happen, however, growth must be

reconceptualized, and jobs must be “greener”. Current GDP-defined growth must shift

towards quality of life objectives such as happiness and wellbeing, because growth as

currently defined is unsustainable. Policies that favor employment in sectors such as

agriculture can be seen as pro-poor growth policies in poor countries that are nonetheless in

alignment with a green economy. The role of indicators and measurements in assessing both

the “greenness” and the poverty reduction benefits of various policies is crucial here.

Mr. Felix Dodds, Tellus Institute, USA: Matching KCSD needs to supply

Mr. Dodds first addressed some of the issues raised in previous session, notably the inclusion

of CSOs and the problem of exclusion caused by the system of Major Groups. He recounted a

conversation with a senior UN official (at the time the Major Groups were formed after Rio

‘92) that demonstrated that the Major Groups were in response to the vocal demands of the

time, rather than any well-considered framework. There are certainly gaps to fill as a result.

CSOs could be better financed, perhaps even by governments, if there were political will. He

noted that the Rio+20 outcomes included a lot of ideas on how to more forward, and that

knowledge needs to be better managed. He saw a need “not so much for a one-stop-shop, but

for a clearing house” that would map, connect, and direct flows of information to address the

needs.

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok:

How to green investments?

Mr. Kemp-Benedict read a prepared statement dealing with the difficult problem of existing,

high-carbon capital investments (such as coal-fired power plants or low efficiency production

facilities). More drastic action to preserve climate stability would require countries to retire

such investments early. How and why would they do so? Mr. Kemp-Benedict proposed

stepping back from the ordinary operations of the economy to consider two key factors: (1)

the discount rates that determine the present and perceived future value of those investments,

because these rates are currently too low given the damage that such infrastructure will cause

over time; and (2) finding ways to highlight the net (financial) benefit of shifting to a

low-carbon economy, while preserving a perceived high quality of life. He noted that

transitions away from high-carbon development could involve some sacrifices, but that they

would be transitory and would lead to higher qualities of life in the long run. Mr.

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Kemp-Benedict noted that “no country is doing as well as it must to reduce emissions” but

that some countries, as well as cities, are doing better than others. These examples can be

studied and scaled up. Yes, there would be uncertainties; but the developing countries

themselves are living case studies of building up economic systems under conditions of

uncertainty.

Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom: Knowledge exchange to

accelerate sustainability: the need to bridge evidence-bases research with policy-making

Ms. Ludi explored the need to bridge the evidence-base research with the policy-making

process, starting by contrasting the two worlds of research and policy. Standards of evidence,

for example, are quite different in the research and policy worlds: research is “scientific”

(context-free), demands empirical proof, is slow-moving, and embraces caveats and

qualifications. Policy is colloquial (contextual), accepts informal but reasonable evidence, is

time sensitive, and demands clarity without caveats. For these two world to meet requires a

trans-disciplinary research approach that would open the space for co-construction of

knowledge, with participation from the scientific community, policy-makers and other parts

of society. In practice, this means involving decision-makers in the research process (eg ODI

in Ethiopia), which also improve knowledge flows and resources along the policy-making

and implementation channels. Bringing researchers and others together in this way, often

from different parts of the world, contributes to knowledge building, transfer, and testing of

good strategies in various contexts, such as in climate change research and adaptation

strategy). (The Rapporteur for this session noted that this description was an example of what

networked governance and policy formation looks like.)

Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon, Director, Capacity Building and Knowledge Integration, GGGI,

Seoul: Green growth and the green economy

Mr. Lee noted that, being from the Global Green Growth Institute, he also saw Green Growth

as a way of developing less harmful activities and getting to a green economy. Green Growth

is the transformation strategy. The chief problems, however, are lack of capacities to

implement it at every level, in terms of knowledge, finances, institutions, etc. So KCSD is

essential to moving Green Growth strategies and speeding up the sustainability transition.

GGGI has a program in knowledge sharing (see http://www.greengrowthknowledge.org)

directed at government officials and experts. Mr. Lee gave the example of Cambodia, where

GGGI is helping to identify opportunities, raise awareness, build capacity, and develop

institutions and policies through a national Green Growth Master Plan, to be adopted this

March. Other countries they are working close with include Viet Nam, Laos and Ethiopia.

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Appendix A: Meeting Agenda

Day 1 (6 March, Wednesday)

Registration of participants: 08:00 to 09:00 hrs

Opening Session (09:00 to 09:40 hrs)

Venue: The Ballroom B, C

Opening remarks: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/UNDESA, New York

Introduction of the expert consultation: M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD, Incheon

Welcome remarks:

- Mr. Yoon Jong-Soo, Vice Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea (tbc)

- Mr. Young-Gil Song, Mayor of Incheon City

Keynote remarks:

- Mr. Byung-Wook Lee, President, Korea Environment Institute, Seoul, ROK

- Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU,

Budapest

Coffee/Tea Break and departure of guests (09:40 to 10:00 hrs)

Session 1: Knowledge and capacity needs and gaps for sustainable development

(10:00 to 13:00 hrs with 20 minutes nutrition and networking break)

Venue: The Ballroom B, C

Chair: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Rapporteur: Ms. Chikako Takase, Director, UNCRD, Nagoya

Chair’s remarks/reflections

Presentation 1: Knowledge and capacity needs for sustainable development in post Rio era

Speaker: Mr. Alan AtKisson, UNOSD Consultant, Stockholm

Presentation 2: Mapping of issues, strategies and initiatives in sustainable development: a

preliminary analysis

Speaker: Mr. François Fortier, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Presentation 3: Strengthening knowledge-policy-practice interface towards sustainable

development

Speaker: Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok

Presentation 4: Knowledge sharing and capacity building for sustainable development: lessons

learned, challenges, and opportunities

Speaker: Ms. Grazyna Pulawska, Project Executive, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF),

Singapore

Presentation 5: Stakeholder engagement in knowledge sharing and capacity building for

sustainable development: experiences and lessons learned

Speaker: Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute, USA

Interactive discussion will focus, inter-alia, on the following questions: o How close is your perception of the needs and gaps to what you have heard presented? Is there some

important aspect that has been missed or overlooked?

o Can the needs and gaps identified so far be clustered into categories? What are those categories?

o This meeting’s goal is, in part, to produce a Framework for Action for knowledge sharing and Capacity

Building. What would make such a framework particularly useful to you?

Lunch Break (13:00 to 14:30 hrs),Venue: Restaurant, 1st Floor

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Session 2: Parallel Working Group Sessions:

Mapping of who is doing what and how: sharing of experiences and lessons learned

(14:30 to 17:30 hrs with 20 minutes nutrition and networking break)

Working Group 1

Experiences from different knowledge and

capacity building programmes and

networks in sustainable development: what

has worked and what has not?

Venue: The Ballroom A

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Alan AtKisson,

UNOSD Consultant, Stockholm

Rapporteur: Mr. Khalid Riaz, Professor of

Management Sciences, Comsats University,

Islamabad

Chair’s/Facilitator’s reflections

Presentation 1: Growth of SD knowledge

and trends in its dissemination-- are

knowledge networks competing or

complementing?

Speaker: Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute,

USA

Presentation 2: Revisiting capacity

building approaches and models: successes

and failures

Speaker: Mr. Kees Leendertse, Cap-Net

UNDP, South Africa

Presentation 3: Have knowledge

platforms helped in strengthening

capacities of developing countries in

sustainable development?

Speaker: Ms Jane Rovins, Executive

Director, Integrated Research on Disaster

Risk, Beijing

The Working Group will focus its discussions,

inter-alia, on the following questions:

o What are 3-5 key takeaways (reflections

and insights) from the presentations that

can inform the development of knowledge

and capacity building programmes going

forward?

o Are there any common patterns in the

examples of what has “not” worked?

o What do the “most effective and

successful” examples have in common?

What can we learn from these?

Summary Question: What appear to be the key

elements of a successful programme for

knowledge and capacity building?

Working Group 2

SD knowledge management for capacity

building in post Rio+20 era

Venue: The Ballroom B

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. László Pintér, Professor,

Department of Environmental Sciences and

Policy, Central European University, Budapest.

Rapporteur: Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas

Development Institute, United Kingdom

Chair’s/Facilitator’s reflections

Presentation 1: Impact of knowledge

platforms and networks in advancing

sustainable development

Speaker: Mr. Kimo Goree, Director Reporting,

IISD

Presentation 2: Challenges in connecting

traditional capacity building models to new

agenda and knowledge

Speaker: Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate

Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université

du Québec

Presentation 3: Informing global

stewardship from local experience: the GEF

KM strategy

Speaker: Ms. Patrizia Cocca,

Communication Officer & KM Coordinator,

Global Environment Facility, Washington

DC

The Working Group will focus its discussions,

inter-alia, on the following questions:

o The landscape for SD knowledge

management and capacity building is

changing rapidly, in complex ways. In order

to address this, what key messages need to be

communicated to decision makers?

o What new technologies and methods appear

to be most important in putting SD

knowledge to use, and in increasing our

capacity to use it?

o What is different about knowledge and

capacity for SD in the post-Rio+20 era? What

has changed?

Summary Question: How can these insights be

translated into effective strategy and

programming?

Reception hosted by the Korea Environment Institute (18:00 to 20:00 hrs)

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Venue: Main Bar Room, 1st Floor

Day 2 (7 March, Thursday)

Session 3: Unlocking the potential of water-energy-agriculture nexus for poverty eradication (09:00 to 13:00 hrs with 20 minutes nutrition and networking break)

Venue: The Ballroom B, C

Chair: Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD, Incheon

Rapporteur: Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok

Recap of day 1 and organization of day 2: Mr. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD

Keynote address: “Education and Capacity Building for Sustainability”. Speaker: Mr. Arjen Wals,

Professor of Social Learning and Sustainable Development, Wageningen University, The

Netherlands

Chair’s/Facilitator’s reflections

Presentation 1: Capacity building in strengthening water cooperation for sustainable

development - trends and results

Speaker: Mr. Anton Earle, Director, Capacity Development, SIWI, Stockholm

Presentation 2: Providing sustainable energy for all: need for additional knowledge and

capacities

Speaker: Mr. Mark Hopkins, International Energy Efficiency Director, United Nations

Foundation, USA

Presentation 3: Managing water-energy and agriculture nexus for poverty eradication:

evidence from the field

Speaker: Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok

Presentation 4: Learning from best practices in water, energy and sustainable agriculture

Speaker: Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université du

Québec

Presentation 5: Advancing sustainable development: mainstreaming water-energy-sustainable

agriculture in regional development planning context

Speaker: Mr. Masao Takano, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environment Studies,

Nagoya University, Japan

Interactive discussion will focus, inter-alia, on the following questions:

o Food security: How can we use the extensive knowledge that we already have (on how to

increase food security) more effectively?

o Climate change: Despite ample knowledge and great efforts in the area of capacity

development, most observers agree that progress on climate change remains too slow, in every

dimension of the issue. Is there something we can do differently, in the area of knowledge and

capacity development that will help us overcome roadblocks and accelerate change?

o Poverty eradication: What specific types of knowledge and capacity are most needed now, in

your experience? And needed by whom?

o The nexus: Our “capacity for capacity development” is already limited, and the complex

interactions among these areas (water, energy, food, poverty, climate) stretch us even further.

What are the most effective ways of “integrating” knowledge and capacity building programmes

to advance progress in several areas at once?

Lunch Break (13:00 to 14:30 hrs)

Venue: Restaurant, 1st Floor

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Session 4: Parallel WG Sessions: Bridging knowledge and capacity gaps in post Rio era (14:30 to 17:30 hrs with 20 minutes nutrition and networking break)

Working Group 3

Building capacities for

adapting to climate change

in water management

Venue: The Ballroom A

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Anton

Earle, Director Capacity

Development Office, SIWI,

Stockholm

Rapporteur: Mr. Kees

Leendertse, Cap-Net UNDP,

South Africa

Chair’s/Facilitator’s

reflections

Presentation 1: Capacity

building needs for water

management vis-à-vis

current practices

Speaker: Mr. Michael

Douglass, Professor,

University of Singapore.

Presentation 2: Strengthening linkages

between research and

farmers for improving

agriculture water

management

Speaker: Mr. Khalid Riaz,

Professor of Management

Sciences, Comsats

University, Islamabad

Working Group 4

Knowledge and capacity needs for

providing energy access to all

Venue: Regency Room A

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Mark

Hopkins, International Energy

Efficiency Director, UNF, USA

Rapporteur: Mr. Kang Sang-in,

Senior Development Management

Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Chair’s/Faciliator’s reflections

Presentation 1: Knowledge and

capacity needs and solutions for

sustainability transition in post Rio

era

Speaker: Mr. Arjen Wals, Prof of

Social Learning and SD,

Wageningen University, The

Netherlands.

Presentation 2: Addressing the

energy gap in developing countries

through capacity building and

knowledge sharing

Speaker: Mr. Dilip Ahuja, Prof of

Science & Technology Policy, Nat.

Institute of Adv. Studies, Bangalore

Presentation 3: Technology

transfer and capacity building for

enhancing access to energy

Speaker: Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee,

Professor of Department of

Technology and Society, SUNY

Korea, Incheon

Working Group 5

Sustainable agriculture, food

security and climate change

Venue: Regency Room B

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Eric

Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director,

Stockholm Environment Institute,

Bangkok

Rapporteur: Mr. François Fortier,

Senior SD Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Chair’s/Facilitator’s reflections

Presentation 1: Food security

and sustainable development in

post Rio+20 era

Speaker: Mr. David O’Connor,

DSD/DESA, UN, New York

Presentation 2: Sustainable

agriculture and adaptation to

climate change: knowledge gaps

and needs

Speaker: Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas

Development Institute, United

Kingdom

Presentation 3: Knowledge

management for agriculture:

FAO Experience

Speaker: Mr. Gerard Sylvester,

Knowledge and Information

Management Officer, FAO,

Bangkok

One key objective of this expert consultation is to gain a better understanding about the “Framework

for Action for Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building”. Towards this aim:

o What are the key competencies (both the knowledge and capacity to use that knowledge) that are most needed, to help countries adapt to climate change in water management?

o What are the top priorities for action (maximum three), in order to make knowledge sharing and capacity building more effective? What needs to happen?

o There are several key actors, in addition to the gov’ts, who will contribute towards the implementation of this framework for action. What are your views as to who can do what?

o What are the key competencies (both the knowledge and capacity to use that knowledge) that are most needed, to help countries to accelerate the provision of sustainable energy for all?

o What are the top priorities for action (maximum three), in order to make knowledge sharing and capacity building more effective? What needs to happen?

o There are several key actors, in addition to the governments, who will contribute towards the implementation of this framework for action. What are your views as to who can do what?

o What are the key competencies (both the knowledge and capacity to use that knowledge) that are most needed, to help countries to secure food supplies sustainably in an era of climatic change?

o What are the top priorities for action (maximum three), in order to make knowledge sharing and capacity building more effective? What needs to happen

o There are several key actors, in addition to the governments, who will contribute towards the implementation of this framework for action. What are your views as to who can do what?

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Day 3 (8 March, Friday)

Recap of day 2 and organization of day 3: Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of UNOSD

Session 5: Implementing Rio+20 outcomes: the way forward for knowledge

sharing and capacity building

(09:00 to 13:00 hrs with 20 minutes nutrition and networking break)

Venue: The Ballroom B, C

Expert Panel 1

Sustainable development goals and new architecture for

sustainable development governance

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Thierry Schwarz, Director for Intellectual Exchange, ASEF, Singapore

Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Olsen, IGES, Tokyo

Panel:

Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, United Nations Environment Programme, New York

Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU,

Hungary

Ms. Ella Antonio, President, Earth Council Asia Pacific, Philippines

Ms. Zeenat Niazi, Vice President, Development Alternatives, India

Mr. David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Analysis Branch, DESA, United Nations, New York

See Annex 1 for Issues Note

Expert Panel 2

Knowledge and capacity needs for

accelerating transition towards sustainability including green economy

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Rapporteur: Mr. François Fortier, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Panel:

Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, USA/Bangkok

Mr. Felix Dodds, Tellus Institute, USA

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, Bangkok

Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, UK

Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon, Director, Green Growth Planning and Implementation, GGGI,

Seoul

See Annex 2 for Issues Note

Lunch Break (13:00 to 14:30 hrs)

Venue: Restaurant, 1st Floor

Closing session (14:30 to 16:30 hrs)

Chair: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Presentation of working groups reports

Discussion on summary of conclusions and recommendations

Closing statements and next steps

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Annex 1

Issues Note on

Expert Panel on Sustainable Development Goals and New Architecture for

Sustainable Development Governance

8 March 2013 from (09:00 to 11:20 hrs)

Context

The expert panel will discuss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) state of play

including the political framework of the process.

Coherent action to achieve sustainable development is an important factor to advance global

discussions on sustainability. The development of goals could also be useful for pursuing

focused and coherent action on sustainable development. In Rio, leaders “recognize the

importance and utility of a set of sustainable development goals, based on Agenda 21 and the

Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, which fully respect all the Rio Principles, taking into

account different national circumstances, capacities and priorities, are consistent with

international law, build upon commitments already made, and contribute to the full

implementation of the outcomes of all major summits in the economic, social and

environmental fields, including the present outcome document.” The development of these

goals should build upon the lessons learnt from the achievements of the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs).

The SDGs can offer a coherent vision for sustainable development and be an effective tool for

addressing wider development challenges in a comprehensive manner. They can ultimately do

so by capitalising on the successes and learning from the shortcomings of the entire MDGs

process and integrating efforts with the on-going process to develop a post-2015 development

framework.

Determining a new development agenda must be an urgent priority for the international

community.

The ultimate aim over the next two and half years for the post-2015 and SDGs process must

be to ensure that a single set of global goals which are action-oriented, concise and easy to

communicate, limited in number, aspirational, global in nature and universal in application

are agreed in the year 2015. As stated in the Rio+20 outcome document, it is imperative that

the Rio+20 and post-2015 processes fully converge to arrive at one post-2015 UN

development agenda, with sustainable development at its center.

The political coherence needs to be ensured and the process on post 2015 and SDGs should

come to a joint position on post-2015 agenda.

Issues to be discussed

Issue 1, Status of on-going negotiations: Many countries have already expressed their

viewpoints on what should be the guiding principles to be applied to SDGs and how they

should be articulated with MDGs. The High Level Panel and the Open-Ended Working Group

have been established. Now what is the discourse development regarding SDGs and

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post-MDGs? Questions to be discussed are:

How are countries positioning themselves, what are the main lines of divides, what will be

the main obstacles to the finalization of an agreement?

Discussant: Mr. Surendra Shrestha

Issue 2, SDGs, SDGs’ Indicators (SDGIs) and the green economy: One of the reasons why

MDGs were successful was their simplicity. Anyone could understand them and no one could

disagree with them. Therefore, the same rule is recommended for SDGs creation. In parallel,

the Rio+20 established a connection between the promotion of the green economy concept

and the development of SDGs. The development of new indicators creates a big opportunity

for mainstreaming growth related indicators beyond GDP. Questions to be discussed include:

What are the possibilities and concepts that are relevant for this discussion? Is this a right

moment to define new measurement for development?

What could be the conceptual framework for creating SDGs and SDGIs? And what kind of

existing approaches could be used for making it happen?

Could SDGs be an opportunity to promote new indicators incorporating externalities

and/or promote the use of “green accounts”? What can be taken from existing statistics

(for example bi-yearly Eurostat report)?

Discussant: Mr. László Pintér

Issue 3, Political framework of the process and Stakeholder involvement: Rio+20

outcome document encourages to “acknowledge the role of civil society and the importance

of enabling all members of civil society to be actively engaged in sustainable development.

(We) recognize that improved participation of civil society depends upon, inter alia,

strengthening access to information and building civil society capacity and an enabling

environment. Participation is considered as a key for building up consensus on SDGs and to

ensure successful implementation. Key questions to be discussed include the following:

What are the processes in place to ensure stakeholders participation?

What are the initiatives taken by the UN, international organizations, regional

organisations, countries, NGOs to encourage participative processes?

Are there good case studies of stakeholders’ participation in Asia or in Europe? What are

the existing initiatives on the country level concerning SDGs?

Discussants: Ms. Ella Antonio and Ms. Zeenat Niazi

Issue 4, Funding SDGs: The Rio Declaration states: “In view of the different contributions

to global environmental degradation, States have common but differentiated responsibilities.

The developed countries acknowledge the responsibility that they bear in the international

pursuit of sustainable development in view of the pressures their societies place on the global

environment and of the technologies and financial resources they command.”

Similar language exists in the Framework Convention on Climate Change; parties should act

to protect the climate system “on the basis of equality and in accordance with their common

but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.”

It can be taken for granted that a large part of the negotiations on SDGs will focus on the

means of implementation. In times of crisis and rising new economies, it is very unlikely that

developed countries will accept to commit additional funding for the implementation of

SDGs. Emerging countries will be required to do more and new forms of financing that are

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not restricted to transfers from “ rich countries” to “ poor countries”(but also by rich people in

poor countries) will have to be examined: Tax on airlines tickets, Tax on financial

transactions, trading of carbon credits, carbon tax or end to subsidized fossil fuels… Key

questions requiring some insights include:

Will financial issues be the main obstacle to an agreement on SDGs?

Is the divide between the so-called group of 77 and the rich countries still relevant?

Are the new forms of financing likely to be supported by a sufficient number of countries?

Discussant: Mr. David O'Connor

Process

The discussion will be organized in three rounds.

First round: The Chair/Moderator will invite each expert to reflect his/her thoughts on one of

the above issues. There will be no provision for Power Point overheads. (5 minutes per

speaker, total 25 minutes).

Second round: The Chair/Moderator will invite each panel member to comment on the views

expressed by other members of the panel, especially their agreement/disagreement and

important issues not touched upon. (5 minutes per panelist, total 25 minutes).

Third round: Participants will engage into an interactive dialogue with the panel based on the

discussions of the first two rounds.

Finally, the Chair will summarize the key points of discussion.

Panel

Chair: Mr. Thierry Schwarz, Director for Intellectual Exchange, Asia-Europe Foundation

Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Olson, IGES

Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, United Nations Environment Programme, New York

Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at the

Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary

Ms. Ella Antonio, President, Earth Council Asia Pacific, Philippines

Ms. Zeenat Niazi, Vice President, Development Alternatives, India

Mr. David O'Connor, Chief, Policy Analysis Branch, DSD/ UN DESA, New York

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Annex 2

Issues Note

Expert Panel on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for

Accelerating Transition towards Sustainability including Green Economy

(8 March 2013 from 11:40 to 13:00 hrs)

Context

The expert panel will discuss knowledge and capacity needs for making successful transition

towards green economy. The importance of this subject could hardly be overemphasized

given that countries are attempting to translate outcomes mentioned in Rio+20 outcome

document into their national contexts. However, evidence shows that most countries are

facing many challenges and obstacles in moving their economies to more environmentally

friendly paths. Some of these challenges and obstacles relate to target setting, formulating

strategies to achieve these targets, and mobilizing institutions and resources to support the

transition. In this regard, knowledge sharing and capacity building can be instrumental in

accelerating the transition process.

Issues

The panel will discuss the following issues:

Issue 1: Eradicating poverty is one of the most pressing issues of our times. Advocates of

green economy are of the view that moving towards green economy could help in eradicating

poverty in a number of ways. What is the evidence from the real world and how can such

evidence translate more efficiently into pro-poor green policies?

Discussant: Mr. Peter King

Issue 2: Paragraph 66 of the Rio+20 outcome document called upon the UN system and its

partners “to coordinate and provide information about matching interested countries with the

partners best suited to provide requested support.” There are several initiatives that either

provide or can potentially provide technical support and advice, but these remain dispersed.

Will a one-stop shop or portal be more useful or if the current mix of sites and initiatives be

the best option to meet countries' needs? In other words, how shall we move ahead with this

process of matching supply and demand?

Discussant: Mr. Felix Dodds

Issue 3: Over the years, developing countries made huge investments in technology and

infrastructure with support from international financing institutions, but some of these

investments were not green. A more drastic climate action will require these countries to

abandon existing high carbon capital stock. Will it make sense? Also, how to steer future

infrastructure build-out away from high carbon intensity to low, especially if such investments

remain unattractive (unless international concessional carbon finance is available)? What

should both developing countries and their developing partners do to deal with this dilemma

and, towards this aim, what sort of knowledge sharing and capacity building programs are

needed?

Discussant: Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict

Issue 4: Despite numerous SD-specific knowledge building and capacity development

initiatives over the past 25 years, progress has been slow, and the situation is now urgent as

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we are crossing several planetary boundaries, notably climate change. What key

knowledge-generation and exchange process should be strengthened to accelerate transitions

towards sustainability?

Discussant: Ms. Eva Ludi

Issue 5: At Rio+20, Several Major Groups and some governments criticized the green

economy for not moving fast enough, even though it goes in the right direction. Is this the

case, and how can knowledge sharing and capacity building speed-up transitions to

sustainability?

Discussant: Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon

Process

The discussion will be organized in three rounds.

First round: The Chair/Moderator will invite each expert to reflect his/her thoughts on one of

the above issues. There will be no provision for Power Point overheads. (5 minutes per

speaker, total 25 minutes).

Second round: The Chair/Moderator will invite each panel member to comment on the views

expressed by other members of the panel, especially their agreement/disagreement and

important issues not touched upon. (5 minutes per panelist, total 25 minutes).

Third round: Participants will engage into an interactive dialogue with the panel based on the

discussions of the first two rounds.

Finally, the Chair will summarize the key points of discussion.

Panel

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

Rapporteur: Mr. Francois Forteir, Sr. Sustainable Development Expert, Incheon, ROK

Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES

Mr. Felix Dodds, Tellus Institute, USA

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute

Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, UK

Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon, Director, Director, Green Growth Planning and Implementation,

GGGI

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Appendix B: Remarks and Presentations

Day 1

Opening Remark: By Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/UNDESA, New York

Excellency, Mayor Song

Deputy Minister of Environment, Mr. Song

Dr. Lee, President of the Korea Environment Institute

Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen

It is my great pleasure to welcome you all to this “Expert Consultation” being organized by

the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, which is affiliated with my Division,

the Division for Sustainable Development of the UN Secretariat in New York. This Expert

Consultation is taking place 8 months after Rio+20 at a time when Governments and other

actors are gearing up for translating the outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference into action.

Implementation, integration, coherence and engagement were the key messages of Rio+20

Conference.

We all know how urgent this is. Our path to progress is threatened by resource scarcities,

notably of water and fertile land; food and energy insecurity; persisting social and economic

crises; and ever growing stresses on ecosystem and planetary life-support systems like the

climate, manifesting in extreme weather and hydrological events. These are all are reminders

of our perilous state.

To address these challenges effectively will require leadership and engagement. It calls for

support on several fronts, especially in knowledge sharing and capacity building. In response,

an increasing number of global institutions, think tanks and research institutes are putting in

place knowledge management as a core strategy to facilitate access to knowledge for

achieving development goals and objectives.

The UN is also responding to this call, and this includes the work of UNOSD, in close

cooperation with the rest of the Division for Sustainable Development, in enhancing its

capacity to act as sustainable development knowledge hub, brokering knowledge between

sources and users, and enhancing science-policy interface.

This is the broad canvas for this Expert Consultation. And we are most grateful that you have

accepted our call to gather here and take stock of knowledge and capacity needs, learn

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lessons from our collective experiences, debate priorities, and guide the development of a

“framework for action” describing where to go next and how.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We see this Expert Consultation as important for several reasons.

First, this responds to the explicit request of Member States at the Rio+20 Conference, for

matching countries that seeks support in knowledge and capacities with the partners best

suited to assist.

Second, through sharing experiences, we want to learn 3 things: what has been done, what is

most needed, and what are the gaps that UNOSD and other similar organizations must

endeavor to bridge.

And third, as the Office is now getting up to speed in mapping and brokering sustainable

development knowledge, and connecting sources and users, this Consultation will inform and

steer its programme on the tools, contents, and services it should provide to its clients.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

There is a huge amount of technical knowledge already available, exposing sustainability

challenges, and proposing sustainable solutions. UNOSD is an integral part of the knowledge

sharing capacity of the Division for Sustainable Development. UNOSD’s efforts complement

those based on Division’s Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. For its part,

UNOSD aims to facilitate access to sustainable development knowledge-- much of which

already sits with you in your countries and institutions. This means finding and sharing

success stories and examples of good practice, often directly between developing countries.

So, this meeting provides us a great opportunity to share our experiences and insights for

identifying critical knowledge needs of national decision makers and developing the means to

respond effectively to those needs.

One critical challenge faced by policy makers is how to improve integrated decision making,

taking into account cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral perspectives, and giving due weight

to the three dimensions of sustainable development –the economic, the social and the

environmental.

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Over the years, much has been said about the importance of such integrated decision making,

but I would venture to say that we still need to tap better the wealth of knowledge and

experience on how to do it practically.

That is why this meeting provides the opportunity to explore the knowledge dimensions of

such integration and cross-sectoral linkages for moving sustainable development from an

abstract concept to an operational reality.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We expect this event to be a learning experience for all of us, improving our understanding of

pressing issues, and of solutions that have worked or not. But the next important step is to

plot the road ahead for bridging critical knowledge and capacity gaps. We are very fortunate

to have the presence of high level experts and senior government policy makers representing

key disciplines and areas of knowledge in this Consultation. So this is a great opportunity to

learn and be informed on ways to contribute to filling the knowledge and capacity gaps.

It is also a good opportunity to evaluate our own knowledge management and knowledge

sharing strategies, and strengthen our capacity building programmes. For this partnerships

can be very valuable. So, it is good to have to have so many knowledge partner organizations

in the room, to learn from your wisdom and experience but also to see what sorts of

partnerships we may wish to forge going forward.

In concrete terms, this Consultation will produce documented observations, lessons learned,

good practices, and most importantly a “framework for action” for knowledge sharing and

capacity building. In this regard, we very much look forward to your candid observations,

analyses, and actionable recommendations to guide and inspire our respective organizations

both individually and collaboratively.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Before concluding, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our partners for their

invaluable contributions to this event, namely: the Asia-Europe Foundation, the Korea

Environment Institute, and the UN Centre for Regional Development in Nagoya, Japan.

I look forward to a lively and enlightening discussion. Thank you, and with this I declare the

meeting open.

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Introduction of the Consultation

By Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of Office, UNOSD, Incheon

Excellency, Mayor Song

Mr. Song, Deputy Minister of Environment

Dr. Lee, President of the Korea Environment Institute

Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/UNDESA

Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen

On behalf of the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, I would like to extend

you very warm welcome for coming here to Incheon to participate in this Expert Consultation

on “Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post Rio+20Era”.

The purpose of this consultation is to serve several objectives, but mainly to support the

implementation of Rio+20 outcomes by exploring what technical and policy knowledge and

capacities are needed to foster transition towards sustainability.

I am very pleased to see colleagues and delegations who also attended our last event in

November on NSDS planning and implementation capacities. And it is promising that the

community of sustainable development practitioners with whom UNOSD started working a

few months ago is gradually growing.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Rationale for this Expert Consultation stems from one very important reality. And that reality

is--that despite notable efforts made over the last few decades, the progress in advancing

sustainable development has been slow and uneven.

Therefore, Rio+20 Conference reaffirmed the need to maintain course and accelerate

transition to sustainable development through implementation of wide ranging actions

outlined in the Conference’s outcome document: The Future We Want.

However, experience tells us that this will not be as straightforward as it may sound.

There is already a strong recognition that we need innovative thinking and approaches to deal

with the challenges at hand. This means that post-Rio implementation, in addition to political

will and new commitments, will require new sets of knowledge resources, creative ideas and

skills, as well as effective approaches to capacity building.

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This context, Ladies and Gentlemen, sets the stage for this Expert Consultation.

Let me now walk you through the objectives, methods and what we expect in terms of results

of this meeting. In terms of the objectives to be achieved, this meeting will focus on the

following four issues:

1. take stock of adequacy of existing knowledge and capacity building models and initiatives

contributing towards sustainability transition;

2. examine how Member States and other stakeholders could make best use of available

resources to meet their knowledge and capacity needs;

3. assess critical knowledge and capacity gaps for advancing sustainable development; and,

finally

4. examine possible ways to facilitate communication and collaboration between knowledge

providers and users.

In terms of the methodology, the Consultation will follow the format of a multistakeholder

dialogue. Colleagues present in this room include senior policy-making officials of

governments and experts representing a broad spectrum of organizations such as: civil

society, private sector, knowledge providing networks, academic institutions, multilateral and

bilateral agencies, and international NGOs. This mix of experts makes this meeting a perfect

setting for a multi-stakeholder dialogue.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The Consultation will consist of 3 thematic-based plenary sessions, to be further enriched

through in-depth discussions in 5 working group sessions. In addition, we will have two

panel discussions with reference to major outcomes of the Rio+20 Conference—one dealing

with the SDG and the other in relation to transition towards sustainability, including through

green economy.

As you probably have noticed from the detailed agenda, each session will start with a set of

presentations aimed at introducing different aspects to be covered under the session, followed

by an interactive dialogue on 3-4 key questions. These questions were developed through an

extended exchange of ideas and deliberations with experts and other relevant stakeholders.

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

The schedule over the next 3 days will be intensive, yet I’m sure will be extremely

productive.

Today’s program is devoted to provide an initial mapping of sustainability transition

knowledge assets, activities and actors. This will help us in defining the needs and priorities

in policy-making knowledge and capacity that better reflect the post-Rio+20 institutional

context and the ever evolving sustainable development parameters.

Tomorrow, we will move from more generalized level of discussion to the empirical

coverage of three thematic areas: water management, energy access, and sustainable

agriculture. All these areas are closely related and will be crucial for eradicating poverty and

achieving sustainable development.

The first half of the final day could be seen in a more forward-looking context in the form of

two panel discussions, while the second half will see wrapping up of the meeting including

discussions on key recommendations emanating from the Consultation and next steps for

following up the recommendations.

Finally, Ladies and Gentlemen:

In terms of results, in line with the overall theme of this meeting, our intent is to produce a

framework for action for bridging knowledge and capacity gaps consistent with the needs and

demands of post-Rio+20 era. In this regard, we do not aim to come up with a long list of

generic actions. Instead, the idea is to identify 3-4 critical areas which should assume the

centre stage for knowledge sharing and capacity building for accelerating progress through

multiplier effects, especially in the three areas to be discussed during this meeting. These

needs, in turn, will guide the design and delivery of products and services by the knowledge

and capacity building service providers.

Before closing, let me say that we look forward to your active participation in this debate.

This is not an intergovernmental meeting, so please feel free to share your ideas and thoughts

openly and frankly.

I hope you will enjoy the discussions as much as we are looking forward to benefit from this

meeting. I thank you.

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Welcome Remark 1:

By Mr. Jae-Yong Song, Deputy Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea

Good morning, Your Excellencies and distinguished guests!

I am honored to welcome distinguished delegates and experts who have traveled far to

Incheon city from abroad.

Especially, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Director Nikhil Seth of Division

for Sustainable Development within DESA and Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, Head of

UNOSD, for hosting this significant workshop.

My special appreciation also goes to Mayer Song Yong-Gil of Incheon Metropolitan City

who spares no effort in supporting smooth operation of the office, and president Lee

Byung-Wook of KEI who supported organizing this workshop.

It is a great privilege and pleasure for me to have the opportunity to deliver congratulatory

remarks at the workshop of UNOSD, for which we have long had a special affection even

before it launched.

"Sustainable development" has become the priority goal of the entire humanity regardless of

nationality or region, since 1992 when it was first incorporated in Rio Declaration. 20 years

later, RIO+20 also reaffirmed the importance of "green economy" as a critical tool for

sustainable development and set forth Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), providing a

new starting point of the future discussion.

And today, we are embarking on a very meaningful workshop, for it will enable us to get the

picture of up to date trend of international discussion by reflecting RIO+20 outputs.

In particular, we will be more keen-eyed in the area of sustainable development, by

integrating various studies which have been conducted independently so far and searching for

measures to connect those studies with newly required knowledge and capacities

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Despite the global consensus on the necessity of sustainable development, delivering it into

reality is never an easy work.

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Korea, for example, achieved a rapid economic development over the debris of the Korean

War only in half a century, surprising the entire world and successfully shifting itself from an

aid recipient to a donor country.

In the process of the unprecedentedly rapid economic growth famously-called "miracle on the

Han river," however, Korea society did not afford to pay much attention to environmental

conservation and social equity which previously were hardly believed to go hand in hand

with economic development.

In order to confront the difficulties, the Korean government launched the "Commission on

Sustainable Development" in 2000 and declared the "National Vision on Sustainable

Development" in 2005, thereby fundamentally shifting the paradigm of national policies.

Furthermore, Korea set up a new national vision for the next 60 years - "low carbon green

growth" in 2008.

Thanks to the implementation of green growth policies, Korea has become the first

non-Annex I country to introduce the Emissions Trading Scheme, which will be enforced

from 2015. In addition, Korea made many achievements at the international level such as

hosting GCF secretariat.

Sustainable development policy will continue to be a top priority of the 18th administration

of ROK, as “Clean and sustainable environment” is one of the 23 major national strategies set

by the newly launched administration.

Distinguished guests,

Although sustainable development is a common challenge of the entire humanity, we should

recognize the differences in each country's situation and capacity.

Last year, the biggest obstacle standing on the way of the creation of the Rio+20 outcomes in

respect to “green economy” and “institutional frameworks for sustainable development” was

difference of views between developed and developing countries.

Against this backdrop, the most needed is having as many opportunities of communication as

possible to gather, share each country's experience and understand each other.

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In that sense, Korea is willing to share its experience in sustainable development so that the

international community can find the way for co-prosperity of the global community.

I have no doubt that UNOSD will play ever more important role in the future as a channel of

international cooperation and knowledge sharing. Seeing much larger audience than the first

workshop in last November makes me think that UNOSD is already getting on the right track

even less than a year since it launched.

I sincerely hope that UNOSD will grow into a flagship organization in the sustainable

development area by expanding the role and scope of business. To that end, I would like to

kindly ask for continued attention and support of all the participants here.

MOE of Korea will do its part as a host nation representative of UNOSD by actively sharing

the experience of growing into a developed country and providing every support to the office

along with Incheon City and Yonsei University.

Distinguished Guests,

Sustainable development and green economy are not options anymore but musts for every

country to cope with the global climate change.

There's a well-known saying that "Great things are done by a series of small things brought

together." It is my sincere hope that this workshop will be meaningful one step towards the

ultimate goal of sustainable development.

And on a personal note, I wish that you will take time to visit Songdo area which is evolving

into a state-of-the-art green city, and enjoy beautiful scenery and food of Korea during your

stay.

Once again, I would like thank all of you to be here today and share your precious time with

us. I wish you all the happiness and wellness.

Thank you very much.

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Welcome remark 2:

By Mr. Young-Gil Song, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City

Good morning.

On behalf of 2.9 million Incheon citizens, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to all

the attending government representatives and UN officials. I also wish to express my

particular gratitude to Director Nikhil Seth of UN DESA and Aslam Chaudhry of UNOSD

for arranging this 3-day workshop.

I hope that the participants will have productive discussions on the knowledge and capacity

needs for sustainable development in post-Rio and NSDS during this workshop.

At the UNCED, which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the leaders of the world adopted

the Rio Declaration and Agenda 21, which set sustainable development as the common goal

of the humankind. However, over the past 2 decades environmental problems have become

worse despite our best efforts.

At the same time, the gap between the richer and the poorer nations has continued to widen,

while within each of our countries the issue of social inequality has become more serious.

These crises are intertwined, and the seriousness of the situation is becoming ever more

acute. Moreover, the nature of their impact is completely different from that experienced in

the past.

In this context, there is great expectation that this workshop will produce solutions that will

raise awareness of the severity of these crises and at the same time find ways out of them.

Accordingly, I hope you are successful in sharing your knowledge and experiences to achieve

the outcome we are all looking for.

Distinguished guests!

As you know, last year our city succeeded in its efforts to invite the UNGCF Secretariat to

our city. To us, it was something of a miracle. It still seems remarkable that the core

organization to resolve the world's biggest challenge - climate change - will be operating in

Incheon. The UNCED which was held in Rio in 1992 established the concept of "sustainable

development" as a goal for humanity, a goal which the GCF is now pursuing.

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I hope that UNOSD and the GCF will work closely together in jointly responding to climate

change, developing green technologies and renewable energies, and addressing the many

issues which concern us all.

Our city will do its best by making Incheon a model city of low carbon and green growth.

To achieve this, we will spare no efforts in getting the GCF Secretariat operational as early as

possible. At the same time, we will continue to transform Incheon into a global green city

befitting the GCF.

We will transform Incheon into a green city by setting a new 5R campaign as our top priority:

Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle; Revitalization; and Renewable energy. In addition, we will

partner global companies and civil groups to create the 'Incheon Hope Forest' in Mongolia to

prevent desertification.

Incheon was hit hardest during the Korea War, with 80% of the land destroyed in the early

1950s. But now it is the third largest city in Korea with 2.9 million people. It is also home to

Incheon International Airport - the best airport in the world - and Incheon Port.

These, along with Incheon Free Economic Zone, are making Incheon a business-friendly

ubiquitous city. Beginning with the opening of UNAPCICT in 2006, Incheon has attracted 10

international organizations to the city, including the UNESCAP Sub regional Office and

UNOSD.

More international organizations, global companies and universities will move to Incheon in

the future, making it possible for Incheon to play a significant role in realizing the ideals of the

UN.

Distinguished guests!

The 17th Asian Games will be held in Incheon for 16 days from September 19th next year.

We are making an unprecedented effort to prepare for this festival of sport which will be

enjoyed by almost 4 billion Asians.

In addition to making it a cutting-edge, eco-friendly event, we especially wish to make it a peace

festival at which North and South Korea will be united. For this, I need your strong support.

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In closing, I once again express my wish that this event will generate innovative ideas and

solutions to the environmental problems which concern us all.

In addition to wishing you success in this endeavor, I would like to finish my remarks by

wishing you all good health and happiness.

Thank you.

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Keynote remark 1:

By Mr. Byung-Wook Lee, President, Korea Environment Institue, Republic of Korea

It is a great pleasure for me to deliver keynote remarks for today’s event, “Expert

Consultation on Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in

Post-Rio+20 Era”, organized by UNOSD in partnership with the Asia-Europe Foundation

(ASEF), the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the UN Centre for Regional

Development (UNCRD).

Since officially launched in October 2011, UNOSD is devoting it efforts to promote

sustainable development through knowledge exchange, research and policy analysis, capacity

development, and partnership and networking activities. As someone who has been both

scholar and practitioner in my career, I firmly believe in the power of knowledge as a tool to

enhance the effectiveness of policies, and in that sense I am very much in support of OSD’s

focus and also of today’s Expert Consultation. As the President of Korea Environment

Institute which also endeavors to produce high-quality research on sustainable development

and to share it with the sustainable development practitioners around the world, I would like

to express that it is our great pleasure to support and co-organize this Expert Consultation in

partnership with OSD.

Sustainable development has been at the forefront of international discussion now for more

than two decades. Since the Rio Summit in 1992 officially recognized the sustainable

development as a key to relieve global environmental problems, the concept of sustainable

development has continually evolved upon numerous discussions.

One of the major achievements in the conceptual discussion of sustainable development is the

integration of so-called “three pillars” of economic growth, social development, and

environmental protection. On account of such integrated approach, sustainable development

can be an effective solution to the multi-faceted crises that our world is facing today.

The world economy is still struggling to recover after four years since the eruption of the

global financial crisis; although the world leaders committed themselves to achieving the

Millennium Development Goals more than a decade ago, the hunger, lack of universal

primary education, and gender inequality still remain global challenges; suffering of our

global environment continues, with rapid buildup of greenhouse gases and erosion of

biodiversity.

One of the challenges of today’s crises is that the problems are complex and interlinked. The

global financial crisis is hampering the alleviation of poverty; lack of universal education is

restricting the social development in many other aspects; global climate change is affecting

natural habitats and agricultural activities, complicating the effort to improve food security

and relieve hunger. The integrated approach of sustainable development encompassing the

economic, social, and environmental dimensions can be an effective means to address such

complicated and interconnected nature of today’s global crises.

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Despite such conceptual evolution, realization of sustainable development takes so much

more than a well-refined idea. It calls for strong political wills and commitments from each

nation, effective financing mechanisms, technological development, strengthened

institutional capacities, international cooperation with knowledge sharing and capacity

building, and strong governance structure in international, national, and sub-national levels.

Among those many factors, today I would like to stress the importance of knowledge sharing

and capacity development. In order to implement the sustainable development at the global

level, the transfer of technologies and experiences from developed to developing countries

and also through South-South cooperation, and the communication among diverse groups as

policymakers, research communities, non-governmental organizations, and local

communities can be critical factors. Sharing the development experience of one country with

another, and sharing scientific, technological, and empirical knowledge from research

communities with policymakers and practitioners are valuable activities that can accelerate

the implementation of sustainable development. Providing such venues and opportunities is a

critical contribution to sustainable development, and I firmly hope this Expert Consultation

will stimulate such flow of knowledge.

The green economy was adopted as one of the main themes of last year’s Rio+20

Conference, and is being recognized as an effective tool to achieve sustainable development.

In this post-Rio+20 era, it is on the forefront of development agenda, and the role of

knowledge sharing and capacity building is even further emphasized.

Rather than being a rigid set of rules, the green economy should be flexible means tailored to

accommodate each nation’s circumstances. Developing such country-specific green economy

strategies can be greatly facilitated by flow of knowledge in technologies, developmental

experiences, and policy research.

Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen,

This Expert Consultation we are holding today is providing valuable opportunities for

exchanging views on knowledge sharing and capacity building towards sustainable

development. I sincerely hope that this Expert Consultation will produce in-depth and lively

discussions and many valuable lessons, which will show us the way forward.

Last but not least, I would like to express once again my deep appreciation to UNOSD and

our partner, ASEF and UNCRD for organizing and supporting this Expert Consultation, and I

also would like to recognize the great effort of UNOSD staff who have worked very hard to

prepare for this event. At the same time, I wish ladies and gentlemen, experts, scholars,

researchers and distinguished participants good health, and great success of the Expert

Consultation’s activities.

Thank you for your kind attention.

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Appendix C: Biographies of Speakers

Opening Remarks: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/UNDESA, New York

Mr. Nikhil Seth is the Director of the Division for Sustainable

Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

During his career with the United Nations since 1993, Mr. Seth has

served as Special Assistant and Chief of Office to the

Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, as Secretary

of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Second

Committee of the General Assembly, and, most recently, as Director of

the DESA Office for ECOSOC Support and Coordination (OESC). Prior to joining the

United Nations, Mr. Seth served in the Indian diplomatic service, where his diplomatic

assignments included Geneva, DRC, Central African Republic, Gabon and Equatorial

Guinea, as well as the Permanent Mission of India, New York.

Introduction of the Consultation: Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of Office, UNOSD

Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry is the Head of Office of United Nations

Office for Sustainable Development, administered by the Division for

Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

(DESA). Mr. Chaudhry is an experienced Programme Manager and

Natural Resources Economist with expertise in development,

management, implementation, and evaluation of sustainable

development programs. His career with the United Nations Secretariat

spanned over more than 22 years. Prior to joining the UNOSD, he was the Chief of Global

Policy Branch of DSD/DESA, and Head of the intergovernmental cluster of Rio+20

Secretariat.

Welcome Remarks: Mr. Yoon Jong-Soo, Vice Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea

(*Deputy Minister Jae-yong Song delivered remarks on his behalf)

Mr. Yoon Jong-soo is the Vice-Minister of Environment and an

environmental expert in sustainable development and green growth.

With over 15 years at the Ministry of Environment, he has focused on

the establishment and delivery of policies through various projects in

planning and budget, personnel management and other major

tasks. Previous roles include Director of the Environmental Policy

Department, Chief of Water Supply and Sewerage Bureau and Director

of the Waste Policy Division, among many others. Yoon has also contributed at the

international platform on environment as an Environmental Counsellor at the Permanent

Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations. He has also played a pivotal role for

the successful establishment of the second National Strategy for Sustainable Development

(2011-2015). Yoon is a PhD holder in Environmental Engineering from Seoul University.

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Welcome Remarks: Mr. Young-Gil Song, Mayor of Incheon City

Mr. Young-Gil Song is the mayor of Incheon. Before going into

politics, he started his career working as a human rights lawyer and a

labour movement activist. In 2000, Song was elected as the

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National Assemblyman, with a determination to serve in the

interests of the general public. He continued as a member for three

terms during which time he played a crucial role in creating a law on the

National Human Rights Commission. With two publications and various

awards from the National Assemblyman and the Order of Legion d’honneur from the French

Government, Mr. Song’s top priority as current mayor is to enrich his city in economic terms.

Along with his political career, Song is actively involved in various other positions including

President of Ethical Committee at the Korea National Open University, Chief Educational

Advisor of Dongseonambuk Forum, Vice Chairman of Foundation of Inter-Korea

Cooperation, Advisor of Asia Peace and History Education Network, among others.

Keynote Remarks: Mr. Byoung Wook Lee, President, Korea Environment Institute, Seoul

Mr. Byoung Wook Lee is currently the President of Korea Environment

Institute, Professor at Sejong University, and the Chairman of Korea

Environmental Policy and Administration Society. Mr. Lee is a former

Vice Minister of the Ministry of Environment, and has held senior

positions including chairing and membership of several international and

national committees and forums. Notable positions included: President,

LG Environmental Strategy Institute; President, Business Institute for

Sustainable Development, Korea Chamber of Commerce & Institute; Director, Environmental

Management Center, POSCO Research Institute, among others. He also served as Chairman

and Director of several Korean research and development institutes.

Keynote Remarks: Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Central European University (CEU)

Mr. László Pintér is a professor with the Department of Environmental

Sciences and Policy at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest,

Hungary. Mr. Pintér lectures on sustainable development, integrated

environmental assessment and adaptation at graduate levels, and leads

summer courses on adaptive management and green industry. He joined

IISD in 1994 and served as the Director of the Measurement and

Assessment Program between 2003 and 2010. During his time at the

Institute he conceptualized, contributed to and led projects with emphasis on the state of the

environment and sustainability reporting, sustainable development indicators and scenarios,

performance evaluation, and integrated assessment in place-based, sectoral or global

contexts.

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Session 1: Knowledge and Capacity Needs and Gaps for Sustainable Development

Chair: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York (please see

previous page)

Presentation 1: Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Sustainable Development in Post Rio

Era

Speaker: Mr. Alan AtKisson, UNOSD Consultant, Stockholm

Mr. Alan AtKisson is a Consultant with the UN Office for Sustainable

Development, and also the President and CEO of AtKisson Group. He

draws on over twenty years of leadership experience in sustainable

development and advises large companies, governments, cities,

foundations, NGOs, and the United Nations in the areas of sustainability

indicators and reporting, climate change strategy, renewable energy

finance, green economic transformation, and multi-stakeholder process

facilitation. He also coaches executives on how to sharpen their knowledge, capacity, and

effectiveness at leading change. Alan is the author of several books on sustainability theory

and practice, as well as dozens of articles and reports.

Presentation 2: Mapping of Issues, Strategies and Initiatives in Sustainable Development: A

Preliminary Analysis

Speaker: Mr. François Fortier, Senior Sustainable Development Expert, UNOSD, Incheon

Mr. François Fortier is Senior Specialist with the UN Office of

Sustainable Development. Over the past 20 years, he has worked with

the UN and NGOs in over 40 countries, notably as Chief of Knowledge

Operations (PAHO/WHO), Chief of Evaluation and Knowledge (WFP

Bangladesh), Senior Regional Advisor (UNDP Bratislava), as well as

programme consultant with ADB, FAO, IFAD, UNFPA and several

other agencies. He has also taught at the University of Ottawa in Canada

for six years and lectured at the Institute of Social Studies in The Netherlands in areas of

information technologies for development, knowledge management and, more recently, on

the climate, energy and food security crises.

Presentation 3: Strengthening Knowledge-Policy-Practice Interface Towards Sustainable

Development

Speaker: Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok

Mr. Peter King is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Institute for Global

Environmental Strategies (IGES) and has been an avid environmentalist

for more than 30 years. King started his career by joining the Soil

Conservation Authority of Victoria and then as a Research Fellow in the

Environment and Policy Institute, East West Center in Hawaii. From

1982-1990, his consulting companies, Terra Firma Environmental

Consultants and ACIL Australia, worked on environmental issues

throughout Asia and the Pacific. In 1991, he joined ADB as an Environment Specialist,

Office of Environment. Mr. King was appointed Manager, and subsequently Director, Pacific

Operations, ADB. He currently holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science)

degree from Murdoch University in Perth.

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Presentation 4: Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building for Sustainable Development:

Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Opportunities

Speaker: Ms. Grazyna Pulawska, Project Executive, Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF),

Singapore

Ms. Grazyna Pulawska is the Project Executive at the Asia-Europe

Foundation (ASEF). Her priority is for the Asia-Europe Environment

Forum programme, which aims to strengthen co-operation between

Asian and European stakeholders in the field of international framework

for sustainable development. Most recently, she has been working on

inter-regional consultations with regard to research on sustainable

development governance. Prior to joining ASEF, Ms Pulawska worked

for the Ministry of Economy in Poland in the field of regional development. She is active in

the NGO community and has been working as a freelance trainer specialising in project

management, citizenship and volunteering for the different international youth organizations.

Presentation 5: Stakeholder Engagement in Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building for

Sustainable Development: Experiences and Lessons Learned

Speaker: Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute, USA

Mr. Felix Dodds is an independent consultant focusing on stakeholder

engagement in the sustainable development process. He was the

Executive Director of Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future from

1992-2012, and is an Associate Fellow at Tellus. He has been active at

the UN since 1990, attending various forums including the World

Summits of Rio Earth Summit, Habitat II, Rio+5, Beijing+5,

Copenhagen+5, the World Summit on Sustainable Development, and

chairing the 64th UN DPI NGO Conference on Sustainable Societies Responsive Citizens

feeding into Rio +20. He has written or edited nine books; his latest book, Only One Earth:

the Long Road via Rio to Sustainable Development (2012) with Michael Strauss and Maurice

Strong, covers the last forty years and the challenges for the future.

Session 2, Working Group 1: Experiences from Different Knowledge and Capacity Building Programmes and Networks in SD: What Has Worked and What Has Not?

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Alan AtKisson, UNOSD Consultant, Stockholm (please see previous

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Presentation 1: Growth of SD Knowledge and Trends in its Dissemination-- Are Knowledge

Networks Competing or Complementing?

Speaker: Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute, USA (please see previous page)

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Presentation 2: Revisiting Capacity Building Approaches and Models: Successes and

Failures

Speaker: Mr. Kees Leendertse, Cap-Net UNDP, South Africa

Mr. Kees Leendertse is the Human Resources Specialist and Deputy

Director at Cap-Net UNDP. He specialized in rural and economic

development issues, with special focus on aquatic resources. Mr.

Leenderste has contributed to international forums and published

several position papers on social, economic and institutional aspects of

water resources management. His previous positions include Ministry

of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands, FAOs Fisheries Department in

Rome, and WL|Delft Hydraulics in Egypt. He also worked as an independent consultant on

projects related to resources management and knowledge transfer on relevant subjects.

Presentation 3: Have Knowledge Platforms Helped in Strengthening Capacities of

Developing Countries in Sustainable Development?

Speaker: Ms. Jane Rovins, Executive Director, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk,

Beijing

Ms. Jane Rovins is the Executive Director for the Integrated Research

on Disaster Risk and Head of Office for the International Programme

Office in Beijing, China. She has over 16 years of experience in

international development and disaster management. Her role includes

coordinating and implementing disaster risk research globally and

developing and establishing international networks. Previous positions

include Associate Professor at the American Military University,

President of Global Disaster Solutions, LLC, and Coordinator at Center of Disaster

Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CDMHA), among others. In addition, she

serves on global advisory boards for a variety of hazard and disaster projects and

programmes, and is a chair and member of various committees.

Session 2, Working Group 2: SD Knowledge Management for Capacity Building in Post Rio+20

Era

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and

Policy, Central European University, Budapest (please see previous page)

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Presentation 1: Impact of Knowledge Platforms and Networks in Advancing Sustainable

Development

Speaker: Mr. Kimo Goree, Director Reporting, IISD

Mr. Langston James Goree VI, also known as "Kimo", directs IISD's

Reporting Services and is responsible for building and maintaining the

relationships between IISD and the various programs and agencies of

the UN and other multilateral organizations. His expertise is in the use

of the emerging information technologies to provide information and

knowledge products for decision makers in the areas of environment

and sustainable development policy. Goree is also a senior advisor to

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for information and communication.

Presentation 2: Challenges in Connecting Traditional Capacity Building Models to New

Agenda and Knowledge

Speaker: Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université du

Québec

Mr. Jacques Prescott is an Associate Professor at the University of

Quebec, and also an international consultant in the field of biodiversity,

sustainable development and environmental governance. He started his

career as the curator and director of the Quebec zoological garden and

subsequently joined the Quebec Department of Environment to

coordinate the implementation of the UN biodiversity Convention and

the development of the province’s sustainable development framework

and strategy. He is a well-known author, and has published books and hundreds of articles on

zoology, biodiversity, environment and sustainable development.

Presentation 3: Informing Global Stewardship from Local Experience: the GEF KM

Strategy

Speaker: Ms. Patrizia Cocca, Communication Officer & KM Coordinator, Global

Environment Facility, Washington

Ms. Patrizia Cocca joined the GEF's External Affairs team, on May 5

2008, as Communications Officer. She is responsible for managing the

GEF website and coordinates the development and dissemination of

electronic content, including social media. More recently she has been

coordinating the development and implementation of the GEF

Knowledge Management Initiative. Previously, she worked in Costa

Rica as coordinator for Regional Unit for Technical Assistance

(RUTA), and World Bank's EXT Development Communication (DevComm) division,

focusing on free trade and rural development issues in Central America.

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Day 2, Session 3: Unlocking the Potential of Water-Energy-Agriculture Nexus for Poverty

Eradication

Chair: Mr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Head of Office, UNOSD (please see previous page)

Keynote Address: Education and Capacity Building for Sustainability

Speaker: Mr. Arjen Wals, Professor of Social Learning and Sustainable Development,

Wageningen University, The Netherlands

Mr. Arjen Wals is a Professor and holds the UNESCO Chair of Social

Learning and Sustainable Development as well as an Associate

Professor in Environmental Education. In addition he is an Adjunct

Faculty member at Cornell University and a Visiting Professor at the

University of Gothenburg. His teaching and research focuses on

learning processes that contribute to a more sustainable world. He has

(co)published and (co) edited over 150 articles, chapters and books on

topics like: action research & community problem-solving, whole school approaches to

sustainability, biodiversity education, multi-stakeholder social learning, and sustainability in

higher education.He is also a co-editor of “Learning for Sustainability in Times of

Accelerating Change” which was launched at the Rio+20 Earth Summit.

Presentation 1: Capacity Building in Strengthening Water Cooperation for Sustainable

Development - Trends and Results

Speaker: Mr. Anton Earle, Director, Capacity Development, SIWI, Stockholm

Mr. Anton Earle joined SIWI in 2008 as Programme Director of

Capacity Building. He is responsible for organising, facilitating and

lecturing at SIWI’s International Training Programmes (ITPs) in

Transboundary Water Management (Global, MENA and Lake Victoria)

and the Integrated Water Resources Management (Global, Zambezi and

West Africa). Prior to his work at SIWI, Mr. Earle was Director of the

African Centre for Water Research and Deputy Head at the African

Water Issues Research Unit (AWIRU) at the University of Pretoria, where he led projects and

research on diverse water resource management and governance issues on rivers.

Presentation 2: Providing Sustainable Energy for All: Need for Additional Knowledge and

Capacities

Speaker: Mr. Mark Hopkins, International Energy Efficiency Director, United Nations

Foundation, USA

Mr. Mark Hopkins is an internationally recognized expert in energy

efficiency, with more than 30 years of experience in policy and program

development. He is the former executive vice president of the Alliance

to Save Energy, where he developed an international program that

helped to improve energy efficiency in 20 transitional and developing

countries. More recently, Mr. Hopkins served in the private sector,

developing a new clean-energy business model for Lockheed Martin.

He is leading the UN Foundation’s new initiative to organize the energy efficiency business

community to help UN member countries set specific energy efficiency improvement goals

and implement quantifiable policies to achieve those goals.

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Presentation 3: Managing Water-Energy and Agriculture Nexus for Poverty Eradication:

Evidence From the Field

Speaker: Mr. Eric Kemp-Bendict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute,

Bangkok

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict is a Centre Director at the Stockholm

Environment Institute. His work focuses on sustainable development

planning and scenario analysis. Past and current projects include

scenario development for the Center for International Forestry

Research, the Global Scenario Group, UNEP’s Global Environment

Outlook, the Comprehensive Assessment of Freshwater in Agriculture,

and studies in West Africa, the Baltic Sea, and China. In his facilitation

and capacity-building work, Dr. Kemp-Benedict actively develops and applies tools and

methods for participatory and study-specific sustainability analyses. As a scenario modeler,

he specializes in the development of application-specific models within a participatory

framework. In addition to scenario analysis and scenario modeling in general, Dr.

Kemp-Benedict’s particular areas of interest include water, livestock, and land use; poverty

and income distribution; and social dynamics.

Presentation 4: Learning from Best Practices in Water, Energy and Sustainable Agriculture

Speaker: Mr. Jacques Prescott, Associate Professor, Chair on Eco-Advising, Université du

Québec (please see previous page)

Presentation 5: Advancing Sustainable Development: Mainstreaming

Water-Energy-Sustainable Agriculture in Regional Development Planning Context

Speaker: Mr. Masao Takano, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environment Studies,

Nagoya University, Japan

Mr. Masao Takano is an Associate Professor at Nagoya University’s

Graduate School of Environment Studies, which he helped establish. He

is also an associate professor at the Graduate School of Science.

Takano’s earlier research at the University, The Decoding Earth

Evolution Program, was to investigate the history of the earth and

approach geohistory from the concept of the co-evolution of life and

earth. He is currently working with experts to launch the Millennial

Sustainability Studies program, designed to create systems for societies to survive in a

thousand years’ time. Mr. Takano envisions a Millennial Sustainable Society in his

community within Nagoya thus contributes in his capacity through collaboration with

government and local NPOs.

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Session 4, WG 3: Building Capacities for Adapting to Climate Change in Water Management

Chair/Facilitator: Mr. Anton Earle, Director Capacity Development Office, SIWI,

Stockholm (please see previous page)

Presentation 1: Capacity Building Needs for Water Management vis-à-vis Current Practices

Speaker: Mr. Michael Douglass, Professor, National University of Singapore

Mr. Michael Douglass is a Professor at the National University of

Singapore. Prior to 2012 he was the Executive Director of the

Globalization Research Center at the University of Hawai’i. He is also

Co-Editor of the journal, International Development Planning Review.

He previously taught at the Institute of Social Studies (Netherlands) and

at the University of East Anglia (U.K.). He has also been a Visiting

Scholar/Professor at Stanford University, UCLA, Tokyo University,

Thammasat University and the National University of Singapore. He has joined numerous

research and planning projects and has been a consultant for international development

institutions as well as national and local governments in Asia.

Presentation 2: Strengthening Linkages between Research and Farmers for Improving

Agriculture Water Management

Speaker: Mr. Khalid Riaz, Professor of Management Sciences, Comsats University,

Islamabad

Mr. Khalid Riaz is the Head of Management Sciences Department at

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

His work has focused on issues at food, agriculture and water nexus. He

has studied rural food consumption patterns, agricultural productivity

growth, dairy cooperatives, and integration of agricultural commodity

markets. As Chief Technical Advisor for UNDESA water program in

Yemen, he was engaged in water policy and regional water resources

management planning. He was one of the main contributors to Yemen’s National Water

Sector Strategy and Investment Plan (2004-08). He served as Natural Resource Economist at

the World Bank, and as Agricultural Economist at the International Irrigation Management

Institute (now IWMI). He has 15 journal publications and about 30 research reports to his

credit.

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Working Group 4: Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Providing Energy Access to All

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Mark Hopkins, International Energy Efficiency Director, UNF, USA

(please see previous page)

Presentation 1: Knowledge and Capacity Needs and Solutions for Sustainability Transition

in Post Rio Era

Speaker: Mr. Arjen Wals, Professor of Social Learning and SD, Wageningen University, The

Netherlands (please see previous page)

Presentation 2: Addressing the Energy Gap in Developing Countries through Capacity

Building and Knowledge Sharing

Speaker: Mr. Dilip Ahuja, Professor of Science and Technology Policy, National Institutes of

Advanced Studies, Banglore

Mr. Dilip Ahuja is the ISRO Professor of Science and Technology

Policy and Anchor of the Energy and Environment Policy Programme

at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Previously, he was a

Senior Policy Advisor to the Global Leadership for Climate Action at

the UN Foundation in Washington, DC. Earlier, Mr. Ahuja worked as a

Senior Environmental Specialist at the Global Environment Facility

Secretariat in Washington, DC. He has carried out research at notable

institutions, and his research included estimating global warming potentials of greenhouse

gases, energy savings from changes in Indian Standard Time, emission factors from

small-scale biomass burning and national inventories of greenhouse gases.

Presentation 3: Technology Transfer to and Capacity Building of Developing Countries

Speaker: Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee, Professor at the Department of Technology and Society, State

University of New York (SUNY), Korea

Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee is a Professor of DTS(Department of Technology

and Society), at SUNY Korea located in Incheon. His professional

interest is in international technology cooperation and R&D project

evaluation. Dr. Lee has played a major role in developing Korea’s

technology policy and led Korea to become an associate member of

EUREKA network. He laid the foundation of Korea’s international

programs by developing and implementing many R&D programs such

as the Korea-US Technology Program(KORUS). As a CE(chief executive) of the

KORIL-RDF(Korea-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation) and the first Korea’s NPC(National

Project Coordinator) for EUREKA, he has contributed to the R&D globalization in Korea. He

is also consulting many developing countries for technology policy and international

cooperation strategy, taking advantage of rich experiences on international collaboration and

technology transfer.

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Working Group 5: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment

Institute, Bangkok (please see previous page)

Presentation 1: Food Security and Sustainable Development in Post Rio+20 Era

Speaker: Mr. David O’Conner, Chief of Policy and Analysis Branch, DSD/DESA, UN

Mr. David O'Connor is Chief of the Policy and Analysis Branch of the

Division for Sustainable Development at the UN Department of

Economic and Social Affairs. He led the substantive support to the

negotiation of the Rio+20 outcome document, The Future We Want.

Before joining the UN, O’Connor was Senior Economist at the OECD

Development Centre, researching the many areas of sustainable

development. He has also published extensively on climate policies and

their co-benefits in developing countries. O'Connor and his team are now centrally engaged

in supporting the Rio+20 processes to define sustainable development goals (SDGs), to

develop a financing strategy for sustainable development and to explore options for a

technology facilitation mechanism to encourage international cooperation in development

and transfer of clean and environmentally sound technologies.

Presentation 2: Sustainable Agriculture and Adaptation to Climate Change: Knowledge

Gaps and Needs

Speaker: Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom

Ms. Eva Ludi is Research Fellow in the Water Policy Programme at

the Overseas Development Institute. She is a member of the Protected

Livelihoods and Agricultural Growth (PLAG) Programme and the

Water Policy Programme (WPP). She is a geographer with a diverse

project portfolio. She has over ten years of experience in research and

policy with a special focus on Ethiopia and other East African

countries particularly related to sustainable rural development and

sustainable natural resource management, having previously worked at the Centre for

Development and Environment, Bern University.

Presentation 4: Knowledge Management for Agriculture: FAO Experience

Speaker: Mr. Gerard Sylvester, Knowledge and Informational Management Officer, FAO,

Bangkok

Mr. Gerard Sylvester is the Knowledge and Information

Management Officer at the FAO office in Bangkok. He is responsible

for initiating and managing collaborations with partners around the

Asia and Pacific region to improve sustainable development through

the application of modern information and communication technology

(ICT). Gerard has worked on ICT related projects in many countries in

the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. He is pursuing his PhD in

Knowledge Management with expertise in Semantic Technologies in

support of Knowledge Management, Information and Communication Technology for

Development (ICT4D), e-Learning technologies, IT & Network security.

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Day 3, Session 5:

Implementing Rio+20 Outcomes: The Way Forward for Knowledge Sharing and Capacity

Building

Panel 1: Sustainable Development Goals and New Architecture for SD Governance

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Thierry Schwarz, Director for Intellectual Exchange, ASEF,

Singapore

Mr. Thierry Schwarz is the Director for Intellectual Exchange at

ASEF by being nominated by the French government in 2012. Prior to

his secondment to ASEF, he was Adviser to the Council for

Administrative Reform and Founder and Director of the Joint Master

Degree program of Public Management between the French National

School of Public Administration (ENA) and the Royal University of

Law and Economics in Phnom Penh. From 2001 to 2007, Thierry was

Regional Counsellor for Cooperation in South-East Asia with the French Embassy in

Bangkok and Deputy Counsellor for Cooperation with the French Embassy in Beijing.

Thierry’s other prior experiences include CEO Asia-Pacific Region of the Waste

Management Division, Suez Environment in Singapore, CEO Moulinex-Krups North

America in New Jersey and Executive Vice President International Operations,

Moulinex-Krups in Paris, among others.

Panelist 1: Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Director, United Nations Environment Programme, New

York

Mr. Surendra Shrestha is the Director of Strategic Resource

Mobilization and Special Initiatives with UNEP. Working closely with

various development partners, he oversees their strategic resource

mobilization and relevant policy development projects. Before joining

UNEP, he held senior positions at the Asian Institute of Technology

(AIT) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain

Development (ICIMOD). He brings to UNEP more than twenty years of

expertise in mobilizing political and financial support for UNEP's programmes and leading

multi-disciplinary teams in the areas of assessment, policy development and multilateral

agreements at regional and global level. Prior to his current position, Shrestha worked as

UNEP's Regional Director and Representative for Asia and the Pacific where he spearheaded

the formulation of the UNEP Asia Pacific strategy and implementation plan.

Panelist 2: Mr. László Pintér, Professor, Central European University (CEU), Budapest

(please see previous page)

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Panelist 3: Ms. Ella Antonio, President, The Earth Council Asia Pacific, Philippines

Ms. Ella Antonio is the President of Brain Trust: Knowledge and

Options for Sustainable Development, Inc., a Philippine-based think

tank that has been conducting research studies and capacity building

projects for government, private sector and international development

institutions. She has been very much involved in NGO work as

President of Earth Council Asia-Pacific, Inc; Vice President of EARTH

Institute Asia, Inc.; and Founding Trustee of pagbabago@pilipinas.

Formally, Ms Antonio had an extensive career in the public service, primarily at the National

Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the national planning agency of the

Philippines.

Panelist 4: Ms. Zeenat Niazi, Vice President, Development Alternatives, India

Ms. Zeenat Niazi is the Vice President and Head of Communications

Solutions Branch at Development Alternatives in India. With over 22

years of experience in the field of habitat processes and housing

technology involving women construction workers, masons and

Women’s Self Help Groups, she has managed, coordinated and built

capacities in numerous projects in both social housing and post-disaster

situations. Her engagement with climate change issues has included

coordination of knowledge development and dissemination for low carbon rural construction

in India and South Asia with the support of the Climate and Development Knowledge

Network, as well as GHG reduction and climate change capacity building for the semi-arid

Bundelkhand region in collaboration with the Swiss Agency for Development and

Cooperation.

Panelist 5: Mr. David O’Conner, DSD/DESA, UN, New York (please see previous page)

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Panel 2: Knowledge and Capacity Needs for Accelerating Transition Towards Green Economy

Chair/Moderator: Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, DSD/DESA, United Nations, New York

(please see previous page)

Panelist 1: Mr. Peter King, Senior Policy Adviser, IGES, Bangkok (please see previous

page)

Panelist 2: Mr. Felix Dodds,Tellus Institute, USA (please see previous page)

Panelist 3: Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict, Centre Director, Stockholm Environment Institute,

Bangkok (please see previous page)

Panelist 4: Ms. Eva Ludi, Overseas Development Institute, United Kingdom (please see

previous page)

Panelist 5: Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon, Director, Green Growth Planning and Implementation,

GGGI, Seoul

Mr. Lee Myung Kyoon is the Director of Green Growth Planning and

Implementation at Global Green Growth Institute. Previously, he has

been a professor at Keimyung University in the faculty of environment

as well as Senior Economist at UNEP Risoe Center for Energy, Climate

and Sustainable Development, where he managed its “Capacity

Development for the CDM (CD4CDM)” programme and led its Climate

Change cluster. He previously worked for LG Economic Research

Institute and Korea Environment Institute and has published widely on energy, environment

and development issues.

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Appendix D: List of Participants

Country Delegations

Albania

Mr. Rrezart Fshazi

Head of Integration Unit

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water Administration

Tel: (355) 67 2051 962ⅠFax: (355) 4 2270 627

E-mail: rezart.fshazi [at] moe.gov.al

Angola

Mr. Milton Reis

Head of Department

Ministry Planning and Territorial Development

Tel: (244) 222 390 001ⅠFax: (244) 923 588 383

E-mail: miltonreisk [at] gmail.com

Azerbaijan

Mr. Shahin Allahverdiyev

Chief Advisor of Monitoring Department

Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Water Resources Agency

Tel: (994) 50 3818 685ⅠFax: (994) 12 512 4802

E-mail: sh.allahverdiyev [at] gmail.com

Belize

Ms. Tanya Santos

Forest Officer, Forest Department

Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development

Tel: (501) 802 1524ⅠFax: (501) 802 1523

E-mail: sfm.fd [at] ffsd.gov.bz

Bhutan

Mr. Tenzin Dhendup

Director General, Department of Agriculture

Ministry of Agriculture and Forests

Tel: (975) 2 322805ⅠFax: (975) 2 323562

E-mail: tenzind10 [at] yahoo.com

Burundi

Mr. Faustin Habimana

Program Director

Ministry of Finance and Planning

Tel: (257) 79 92 6897

E-mail: habi_f [at] yahoo.fr

Dominican Republic

Mr. Jefrey Lizardo

Director General of Economic and Social Development

Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development

Tel: (809) 221 5140 ext. 2276ⅠFax: (809) 221 8627

E-mail: jlizardo [at] economia.gov.do, jefreylizardo [at] gmail.com

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Egypt

Mr. Atwa Hussien

Head

Egyptian National Secretariat for Sustainable Development

Tel: 01227190225

E-mail: dr_atwaatwa [at] yahoo.com

Finland Ms. Kaisa Leidy

Deputy Head of Mission, First Secretary

Embassy of Finland, Seoul

Tel: (82) (0)2 732 6737 ext. 203ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 732 4969

E-mail: kaisa.leidy [at] formin.fin

France Mr. Eric Sanson

Counsellor

Embassy of France, Seoul

Tel: (82) (0)10 9385 3273ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 3149 4327

E-mail: eric.sanson [at] diplomatie.gouv.fr

Gabon

Mr. Erick Rona Ntchorere

Permanent Member of the Committee on Sustainable Development

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development

Tel: (241) 74 30 65, (241) 06 26 75 25ⅠFax: (241) 74 30 65

E-mail: ntchorere [at] yahoo.fr

Ghana

Mr. Rudolf Sandy Kuuzegh

Director

Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology

Tel: (233) 24 415 8319ⅠFax: (233) 30 266 0005

E-mail: sandykuuz [at] yahoo.co.uk

Guyana

Mr. Veetal Rajkumar

Head of Policy Planning Coordination Unit

Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment

Tel: (592) 612 8652

E-mail: vrajkumar [at] nre.gov.gy

Honduras Mr. Marco Lainez Ordonez

Sub-secretary of Environment

Secretary of National Resources and Environment

Tel: (504) 9719 5465

E-mail: cooperacionserna [at] gmail.com, marco_lainez [at] hotmail.com

Indonesia

Ms. Dra. Liana Bratasida

Special Assistant Minister for Sectoral Cooperation

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Ministry of the Environment

Tel: (62) 21 580 9633

E-mail: lianab125 [at] yahoo.com

Ms. Laksmi Dhewanthi Rustiawan

Assistant Deputy Minister for Environmental Data and Information

Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia

Tel: (62) 21 858 0081ⅠFax: (62) 21 858 0081

E-mail: ldhewanthi [at] gmail.com

Iran

Mr. Javad Momeni

Expert, Councillor

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Tel: (98) 21 6115 4450ⅠFax: (98) 21 6115 4515

E-mail: javadmomeni2012 [at] gmail.com

Israel

Mr. David Levy

Deputy Chief of Mission

Embassy of Israel to Korea

Tel: (82) 2 3210 8502ⅠFax: (82) 2 3210 8555

E-mail: dcm [at] seoul.mfa.gov.il

Kenya

Mr. Charles Konyango

Director of Infrastructure and Physical Planning

Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Arid Lands

Tel: (254) 020 2214339

E-mail: konyangonet [at] yahoo.com

Korea, Republic of

Mr. Ho-Joong Lee

Director, Policy Coordination Division

Ministry of Environment

Tel: (82) 44 201 6640ⅠFax: (82) 44 201 6654

E-mail: hohojoong [at] hanmail.net

Mr. Song-Jun Ohm

Ambassador for International Relations

Incheon Metropolitan City

Tel: (82) (0)32 440 3020ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 440 8606

E-mail: songjunohm [at] hotmail.com, songjunohm [at] gmail.com

Mr. Jun Wan

Deputy Director, Policy Coordination Division

Ministry of Environment

Tel: (82) 44 201 6645ⅠFax: (82) 44 201 6654

E-mail: moejw [at] naver.com

Laos

Mr. Boonsri Phuthavong

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Deputy of Head of Division

Lao Academy of Social Sciences

Tel: (856) 20 56917876ⅠFax: (856) 21 900814

E-mail: boonsri22 [at] gmail.com

Liberia

Mr. Lee Mason

Development Planning Coordinator

Ministry of Planning and Economics Affairs

Tel: (231) 886 546346

E-mail: lmason [at] mopea.gov.lr, leesonnymason [at] yahoo.com

Mauritius Ms. Davetee Rajkoomar

Divisional Environment Officer

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Tel: (230) 212 0589ⅠFax: (230) 208 7866

E-mail: drajkoomar [at] mail.gov.mu

Mongolia

Ms. Manaljav Turbayar

Adviser to the Minister

Ministry of Environment and Green Development

Tel: (976) 51 262830ⅠFax: 976 11 326595

E-mail: turbayar_lawyer [at] yahoo.com

Ms. Bayasgalan Naranzul

Officer of the Environmental Protection Fund

Ministry of Environment and Green Development

Tel: (976) 51 262830ⅠFax: (976) 11 326595

E-mail: naranzulb [at] yahoo.com

Montenegro Ms. Bosiljka Vukovic

Head of Division for the Support to the National Council for Sustainable Development

Ministry of Sustainable Development

Tel: (382) 67 634 248, (382) 20 241 536

E-mail: bosiljka.vukovic [at] kor.gov.me

Morocco Mr. Rachid Tahiri

Head of Service, National Council of Environment

Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment

Tel: (212) 661550043ⅠFax: (212) 537716730

E-mail: r_tahiri [at] yahoo.fr

Nepal

Mr. Nabaraj Gautam

Graduate School of International and Area Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Tel: (82) (0)10 4486 3137

E-mail: nabarajgautam [at] gmail.com

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Philippines

Ms. Maria Diosa L. de Mesa

Senior Economic Development Specialist

Natural Resources Division - NEDA Agriculture Staff and Coordinating Secretariat for the

Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD)

Tel: (63) 2 631 0945 local 305ⅠFax: (63) 2 6317345

E-mail: MLdeMesa [at] neda.gov.ph

Rwanda Mr. Peter Katanisa

Sector Wide Approach (SWAP) Coordinator

Ministry of Natural Resources

Tel: (250) 788 414 201ⅠFax: (250) 252 582 628

E-mail: katanisapeter [at] gmail.com

Senegal Mr. Antoine Faye

Consultant and Member

Senegalese Committee on Climate Change

Tel: (221) 77 120 7014

E-mail: fayan1161 [at] yahoo.com

Seychelles Ms. Jeanette Larue

Technical Advisor for Environmental Education

Ministry of Environment and Energy

Tel: (248) 272 3997ⅠFax: (272) 461 0648

E-mail: j.larue [at] env.gov.sc

South Sudan

Mr. Paul Demetry

Inspector for Biodiversity

Ministry of Environment

Tel: (211) 95 660 0801

E-mail: ladolodemen [at] yahoo.com

Sri Lanka

Mr. K.D. Perera

Director

Department of National Planning

Tel: (94) 11 2484567ⅠFax: (94) 11 2448063

E-mail: pererar [at] npd.treasury.gov.lk

Swaziland

Mr. Stephen Zuke

Director of Policy, Research and Information

Swaziland Environment Authority

Tel: (268) 24 04 7893ⅠFax: (268) 24 04 1719

E-mail: stephen_zuke [at] hotmail.com, szuke1959 [at] gmail.com

Sweden

Mr. Petter Lycke

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Second Secretary, Embassy of Sweden

Tel: (82) 2 3703 3700ⅠFax: (82) 2 3703 3701

E-mail: petter.lyke [at] gov.se

Tanzania

Mr. Albinus Mugonya

Principal Economist, Prime Minister's Office

Regional Administration & Local Government

Tel: (255) 26 2322848ⅠFax: (255) 26 2322116

E-mail: nyegolo [at] yahoo.com

Tajikistan

Mr. Umed Davalatzod

Deputy Minister

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Tel: (992) 37 221 52 07ⅠFax: (992) 37 227 34 34

E-mail: umed75 [at] mail.ru

Togo

Mr. Oyetounde Djiwa

Coordonateur de Programme

Ministere de l'Environnement et des Ressources Forestieres

Tel: (228) 900 93551ⅠFax: (228) 222 10333

E-mail: oyedjiwa [at] hotmail.fr

Turkey

Ms. Ayse Yildirim Cosgun

Head of Division

Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs

Tel: (90) 312 207 63 97ⅠFax: (90) 312 207 51 87

E-mail: aycosgun [at] ormansu.gov.tr

USA

Mr. Matthew Steed

Second Secretary

United States Embassy

Tel: (82) 2 397 4484

E-mail: steedmm [at] state.gov

Uzbekistan

Mr. Salamat Erejepov

Head of Logistics Department

Center of Hydro Meteorological Service at Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan

Tel: (998) 71 150 86 05ⅠFax: (998) 71 235 8359

E-mail: erejepovs [at] gmail.com, uzhymet [at] meteo.uz

Vietnam

Ms. Tran Thu Huong

Agenda 21 Official

Ministry of Planning and Investment

Tel: (84) 4 3747 4824ⅠFax: (84) 4 3747 3602

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E-mail: huongtran [at] mpi.gov.vn

Yemen Mr. Ibrahim Sharafuddin

Director General of International Organizations

Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation

Tel: (967) 773879090ⅠFax: (967) 1 250 630

E-mail: iuddin1957 [at] yahoo.com

Zambia

Mr. Ackim Mwape

Natural Resources Management Officer

Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Tel: (260) 211 251927ⅠFax: (260) 211 224765

E-mail: ackimsdream [at] yahoo.com

United Nations United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Ms. Chikako Takase

Director

Tel: (81) 52 561 9377ⅠFax: (81) 52 561 9374

E-mail: takase [at] un.org, takasec [at] uncrd.or.jp

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) Mr. Nikhil Seth

Director

Tel: (1) (212) 963 1811ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 4260

E-mail: seth [at] un.org

Mr. David O’Connor

Chief, Policy Analysis and Networks Branch

Tel: (1) (212) 963 4677ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 4260

E-mail: oconnor3 [at] un.org

Capacity Development Office (CDO) Ms. Marie Oveissi

Head of Office

Tel: (1) (212) 963 0215

E-mail: oveissi [at] un.org

United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD)

Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry

Head of Office

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9084ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: chaudhry [at] un.org

Mr. Francois Fortier

Senior Sustainable Development Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9085ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: fortier [at] un.org

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Mr. Sang-In Kang

Senior Development Management Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9086ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: kangs [at] un.org

Mr. Ola Goransson

Expert

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: goransson [at] un.org

Ms. Ilae Kim

Administrative Assistant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9087ⅠCell: (82) (0)10 4434 7282ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: kim23 [at] un.org

Ms. Shelley Choi

Team Assistant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠCell: (82) (0)10 8620 2140ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: choi9 [at] un.org, choi9un [at] gmail.com

Ms. Jee Hae Jun

Consultant

Tel: (82) (0)32 822 9088ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 822 9089

E-mail: jeehae.jun [at] gmail.com

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr. Kees Leendertse

Senior HRD Specialist and Deputy Director, Cap-Net

Tel: (27) 12 3309074ⅠFax: (27) 12 3314860

E-mail: Kees.leendertse [at] cap-net.org

Mr. Seong-Min Cho

Energy Policy Research Assistant UNDP Seoul Policy Centre

Tel: (82) (0)2 3290 5203ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 3290 5210

E-mail: seong.min.cho [at] undp.org

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Mr. Surendra Shrestha

UNEP Office, New York

Tel: (1) (212) 963 8210ⅠFax: (1) (212) 963 7341

E-mail: Surendra.Shrestha [at] unep.org

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

(UNESCAP)

Mr. Sangmin Nam

Environmental Affairs Officer, Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia

(SRO-ENEA)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6602ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6699

E-mail: nams [at] un.org

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United Nations Foundation (UNF)

Mr. Mark Hopkins

Director of International Energy Efficiency

Tel: (1) (202) 778 3518ⅠFax: (1) (202) 650 5350

E-mail: mhopkins [at] unfoundation.org

Ms. Lauren Gritzke

Program Associate, Energy Efficiency

Tel: (1) (202) 778 1625ⅠFax: (1) (202) 650 5350

E-mail: lgritzke [at] unfoundation.org

United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR) Mr. Glenn Dolcemascolo

Head of Office, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute

(GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6551 ext. 182ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6598

E-mail: dolcemascolo [at] un.org

Mr. Armen Rostomyan

Programme Officer, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute

(GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6551 ext. 185ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6598

E-mail: rostomyan [at] un.org

Mr. Yongkyun Kim

Institute Coordinator, Office for Northeast Asia and Global Education and Training Institute

(GETI)

Tel: (82) (0)32 458 6580ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 458 6599

E-mail: kim68 [at] un.org

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia

and the Pacific (FAORAP)

Mr. Gerard Sylvester

Knowledge and Information Management Officer

Tel: (66) 2 697 4000ⅠFax: (66) 2 697 4445

E-mail: gerard.sylvester [at] fao.org

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Mr. Dal-ho Chung

Executive Director, Centre Int’l de Formation des Autorités/Acteurs Locaux (CIFAL) Jeju

Tel: (82) (0) 64-735-6580ⅠFax: (82) (0) 64 738-4626

E-mail: dhchung49 [at] gmail.com

International Institutions, NGOs, Other Experts

Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)

Mr. Thierry Schwarz

Director, Intellectual Exchange

Tel: (65) 6874 9700ⅠFax: (65) 6872 1125

E-mail: Thierry.schwarz [at] asef.org

Ms. Grazyna Pulawska

Project Executive, Intellectual Exchange

Tel: (65) 6874 9738ⅠFax: (65) 6872 1207

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E-mail: grazyna.pulawska [at] asef.org

Asia Europe Meeting Small & Medium Enterprises Eco-Innovation Center (ASEIC)

Mr. Hong-Ju Park

Senior Manager, Green Business & Technology Support Department

Tel: (82) 2 769 6861 ⅠFax: (82) 2 780 3892

E-mail: itogod [at] sbc.or.kr

Ms. Yae Rin Oh

Assistant Programme Officer

Tel: (82) 2 769 6969ⅠFax: (82) 2 769 6919

E-mail: oyr118 [at] sbc.or.kr, oyr118 [at] hanmail.net

AtKisson, Inc.

Mr. Alan AtKisson

President, Consultant to UNOSD/UNDESA

Tel: (46) 70 992 6979

E-mail: Alan.AtKisson [at] AtKisson.com

Development Alternatives Mr. Zeenat Niazi

Vice President

Tel: (91) 11 2656 4444ⅠFax: Fax: (91) 11 2685 1158

E-mail: zniazi [at] devalt.org

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Mr. Myung Kyoon Lee

Director of Green Growth Planning and Implementation

Tel: (82) (0)70-7117-9958ⅠFax: (82) (0)2-2096-9990

E-mail: mk.lee [at] gggi.org

Global Environment Facility

Ms. Patrizia Cocca

Communication Officer and KM Coordinator

Tel: (1) (202) 458 0234ⅠFax: (1) (202) 522 3240

E-mail: pcocca [at] TheGEF.org

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Mr. Peter King

Senior Policy Advisor

Tel: (66) 85811948ⅠFax: (82) 2 6518798

E-mail: king [at] iges.or.jp

Mr. Simon Olsen

Policy Researcher, Governance and Capacity Team

Tel: (81) 46-826-9603ⅠFax: (81) 46-855-3809

E-mail: olsen [at] iges.or.jp

Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR)

Ms. Jane Rovins

Executive Director

Tel: (86) 10 8217 8905

E-mail: jane.rovins [at] irdrinternational.org

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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Mr. Langston James Kimo Goree VI

Vice President, Reporting Services and United Nations Liaison

Tel: (1) 973 273 5860

E-mail: kimo [at] iisd.org

Korea Environment Institute (KEI)

Mr. Byung Wook Lee

President

Tel: (82) (0)2 380 7777ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 380 7799

E-mail: bklee [at] kei.re.kr

Ms. So Hyun Kim

Researcher, Global Strategy Center

Tel: (82) (0)2 6922 7871ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 6922 7866

E-mail: shkwon [at] kei.re.kr

Overseas Development Institute

Ms. Eva Ludi

Research Fellow

Tel: (44) 20 7922 0401, (44) 77 24 980 192

E-mail: e.ludi [at] odi.org.uk

Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC)

Ms. Dora Almassy

Expert

Tel: (36) 26 504 000 ext. 309ⅠFax: (36) 26 311 294

E-mail: dalmassy [at] rec.org

Stockholm Environment Institute

Mr. Eric Kemp-Benedict

Centre Director

Tel: (66) 225 144 15

E-mail: eric.kemp-benedict [at] sei-international.org

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Mr. Anton Earle

Director, Capacity Building

Tel: (46) 8 121 360 83

E-mail: anton.earle [at] siwi.org

The Earth Council Asia Pacific

Ms. Ella Antonio

President

Tel: (632) 4014023, 5710485ⅠFax: (632) 7484620

E-mail: ella.antonio [at] gmail.com

Tellus Institute

Mr. Felix Dodds

Fellow

Tel: (1) 347 2073919

E-mail: felix [at] felixdodds.net

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Academic and Research Institutions

Central European University

Mr. László Pintér

Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy Tel: (36) 1 327 3000, ext. 2017

E-mail: lpinter [at] iisd.ca

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Mr. Ekra Miezan

Assistant Professor

Tel: (82) (0)2 2173 3943ⅠFax: (82) (0)2 2173 3369

E-mail: ekra [at] hufs.ac.kr

Nagoya University

Mr. Masao Takano

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies

Tel: +81-90-4182-7306

E-mail: masao [at] nagoya-u.jp, takanomasao7306 [at] gmail.com

National Institute of Advanced Studies

Mr. Dilip Ahuja

Dean, Academic Affairs, ISRO Professor of S&T Policy

Tel: (91) 80 2218 5135ⅠFax: (91) 80 2218 5028

E-mail: drahuja [at] gmail.com

National University of Singapore

Mr. Michael Douglass

Professor, Asia Research Institute

Tel: (65) 6516 5243ⅠFax: (65) 6779 1428

E-mail: arimike [at] nus.edu.sg

SUNY (The State University of New York) Korea

Mr. Johng-Ihl Lee

Professor, Department of Technology and Society

Executive Director, International Center for Innovative Policy and Regional Development

Tel: (82) (0)32 626 1314ⅠFax: (82) (0)32 626 1198

E-mail: anothermile [at] sunykorea.ac.kr

Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi

Mr. Jacques Prescott

Associate Professor

Tel: (1) 819 772 4723

E-mail: jacquesprescott [at] sympatico.ca

University of Comsats

Mr. Khalid Riaz

Professor and Head of Management Sciences Department

Tel: (92) 51 90495151, (92) 321 534 2636

E-mail: kriaz100 [at] gmail.com

Wageningen University

Mr. Arjen Wals

Professor and UNESCO Chair of Social Learning and Sustainable Development, Education

and Competence Studies

Tel: (31) 317 484184

E-mail: arjen.wals [at] wur.nl