DATE / TIME: 2017•10•20 14:00 - 17:00
LOCATION: United Nations University Rose Hall, 5F (5-53-70 Jinguemae Shibuya-ku Tokyo)
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UNU-IAS and GEOC will organize an international symposium “Achieving SDG 13: Climate Change & the Republic of Kiribati”. This event is also supported by the Tohoku Environmental Partnership Office (EPO). Small Island States are exposed to an increasing threat of coastal erosion due to sea level rise caused by climate change. The Republic of Kiribati, a nation in the central Pacific Ocean comprising 33 atolls and reef islands, also faces extensive coastal erosion. This symposium will explore such challenges with invited representatives from the Kiribati government and an NGO. It will also include a presentation on the UNU-IAS Low-Carbon Technology Transfer Project and will discuss partnerships to accelerate the commitment to SDG 13 and the Paris Agreement. Also, a poster exhibition on the SDGs will be on display. Japanese and English interpretation will be provided. |
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Programme (Tentative)
MC: Tsunao Watanabe, Senior Programme Coordinator, UNU-IAS
Opening Remarks
Kazuhiko Takemoto, Director, UNU-IAS
Presentations
• Kentaro Ono, Honorary Consul, Republic of Kiribati
• Meere Riwata, President, Kiribati Climate Action Network (KiriCAN)
• Kireua Bureimoa, Energy Planner, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy, Government of the Republic of Kiribati
• Lisanne Groen, JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU-IAS
Panel Discussions
Moderator: Tomoko Hoshino, Vice Representative, EPC
• Kentaro Ono, Honorary Consul, Republic of Kiribati
• Meere Riwata, President, Kiribati Climate Action Network (KiriCAN)
• Kireua Bureimoa, Energy Planner, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy, Republic of Kiribati
• Toaki Arinoko, Executive Member, KiriCAN
• Lisanne Groen, JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow, UNU-IAS
Contact
Mr. Eguchi, Ms. Fujiwara
TEL：03-3407-8107 email：geoc.info@geoc.jp
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