3rd International Forum on Low Carbon Cities: City-led climate actions in North-East Asia

29 August 2023 | Open meeting

Incheon (Hybrid), Republic of Korea

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The 3rd International Forum on Low-Carbon Cities will be jointly organized by ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office and Incheon Metropolitan City on 29 August 2023 during the Korea Global Adaptation Week, in collaboration with Green Climate Fund, Incheon Carbon Neutrality Center, ICLEI, innovative Green Development Program, CityNet, Climate Change Center and Local Government Association for Climate and Energy Transition. The Forum is expected to facilitate information sharing and strengthen partnership and peer-learning among cities and city networks in North-East Asia and beyond, by bringing together local governments, international and regional organizations, national and regional city networks and various stakeholders.

29 Aug 2023

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08:30

09:00

Registration

09:00

10:00

Opening session

Opening remarks

Ms. Armida Salsia Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP

Welcoming remarks

Mr. Park, Deok-soo, Vice Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City

Congratulatory remarks

Mr. Lee, Chang Hoon, President, Korea Environmental Institute
Ms. Ou, Boqian, Secretary General, Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat

Keynote speech

Mr. Yoo, Yeon-chul, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Korea Network and Former Deputy Minister and Ambassador for Climate Change, Republic of Korea

Introduction of the Forum

Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office

10:20

12:00

Session 1. Roles of Cities and City Networks in local climate action

Moderator: Ms. Park, Hyun-jung, Deputy Director, Institute for Climate Change Action and Member of the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth of the Republic of Korea

Ms. Kang, Min-kyung, Research Fellow, Incheon Carbon Neutrality Center
Ms. Tatiana Naumova, Head of Official Events and Protocol Division, Moscow, Russian Federation
Ms. Nozomi Shimazu, Global Environment Policy Office, Kyoto, Japan
Mr. Xuan Xie, Programme Officer, ICLEI East Asia
Mr. Chris Di Gennaro, Program Officer, CityNet Secretariat

13:30

15:10

Session 2. Technology and Innovation for local climate action

Moderator: Mr. Bapon Shm Fakhruddin, Water Resources Management Senior Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund

Mr. Enkhtuvshin Ganbaatar, Director of Investment and Production Division, Ministry of Energy
Ms. Junko Akagi, Research Manager, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Ms. Xingxing Cai, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
Mr. Amgad Elmahdi, Water Sector Senior Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
Mr. Kang, Dongkyun, Director, Green Transition Initiative Secretariat, K-Water

15:30

17:10

Session 3. Public-Private-Citizen Engagement towards low-carbon cities

Moderator: Prof. Park, Hyeon, Professor, International School of Urban Sciences, University of Seoul

Mr. Kim, Mookhan, Research Fellow, Seoul Institute
Mr. Chung, Junsung, Senior Business Development Manager, Samsung Electronics
Mr. Liuchuan Tong, Senior Strategy Manager, Tencent, China
Ms. Zolzaya Enkhtur, Founder and Managing Director, Climate Campaign, Mongolia
Ms. Xueye Liu, Analyst, Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress, China
Mr. Lee, Kwon-Pyo, Youth representative from U-Savers (Youth Climate Activist Group)

17:10

17:20

Closing session

Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office

Concept Note

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LCC Compendium Summary Cases - Circular Economy

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LCC Compendium Summary Cases - Governance and Policies

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LCC Compendium Summary Cases - NBS and Innovations

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LCC Compendium Summary Cases - Stakeholder Engagement

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Subregional Office for East and North-East Asia +82-32-458-6600 [email protected]

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