Opening session and the keynote address

• Opening remarks by Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP
  
  
• Keynote speech by Dr. Soogil Young, Chairman, Presidential Committee on Green Growth, Republic of Korea
  
  
• Introductory remarks by Dr. Paul Ekins, Professor of Energy and Environment Policy, Energy Institute, University College London

Session 2: Improving quality of growth and maximizing net growth

Green growth strategies can maximize net growth by reducing hidden GDP losses that erode human, social and natural capitals. This session will discuss a concept of net growth and three dimensions of qualitative growth and how these can be integrated into national socio-economic development planning.

• Presentation by Ms. Eunyoung Lee, Consultant, ESCAP

Chair: Kilaparti Ramakrishna, Director, ESCAP Subregional Office for East and North- East Asia

• Discussant 1: Ms. Tenzin Wangmo, Deputy Chief Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission (GNHC), GNH Commission, Bhutan

• Discussant 2: Ms. Myrna Clara Asuncion, Director III, National Economic and Development Authority, Philippines

Q&A and discussion

Session 4: Invisible system change: Institutions, regulations and fiscal policy reform

The transition to a green economy requires a set of enabling conditions for effective policy reform. The most important factor will be allowing prices to reflect the real costs of production and consumption. This section will discuss concrete policy tools and strategies, including environmental tax reforms (ETR) and environmental fiscal reforms (EFR) aimed at shifting tax base from income to pollution, while generating higher growth and employment.

• Presentation by Mr. Lorenzo Santucci, Environmental Affairs Officer, ESCAP
  
  
• Presentation by Dr. Seung-Joon Park, Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University

Chair: Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

• Discussant 1: Dr. Paul Ekins, Professor of Energy and Environment Policy, Energy Institute, University College London

• Discussant 2: Prof. Seung Rae Kim, Department of Economics, Hallym University

• Discussant 3: Ms. Liana Bratasida, Technical Adviser to the Minister for Environment, Indonesia

Q&A and discussion

Session 5: Green as a business opportunity

Greening the economy will require new and upgraded infrastructure, greening current industries and creating new green industries and better goods and services. This section will discuss how to create enabling conditions for businesses to thrive in a green economy.

• Presentation by Mr. Lorenzo Santucci, Environmental Affairs Officer, ESCAP

Chair: Mr. Joong-Wan Cho, Chief, Trade Policy Section, Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP

• Discussant 1: Ms. Liana Bratasida, Technical Adviser to the Minister for Environment, Indonesia
  
  
• Discussant 2: Prof. Jeong-in Kim, Department of Industrial Economics, Chung-ang University
  
  
• Discussant 3: Dr. Sungwoo Kim, Head of Climate Change & Sustainability, KPMG Asia-Pacific

Discussion and Q&A

Session 6: Low carbon development strategies

A low-carbon development strategy allows combining national economic development and climate change planning into a more integrated, comprehensive, consistent and coordinated approach. This session will discuss important elements of a low carbon development strategy including nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), GHG inventories and GHG emission reduction targets.

• Presentation by Ms. Makiko Koriyama, Lead Consultant, ESCAP

Chair: Dr. Ryokichi Hirono, Professor Emeritus, Seikei University

• Discussant 1: Dr. Kyoung-sik Choi, Professor, Department of Environment Engineering, Silla University
  
  
• Discussant 2: Jinkyu Oh, Senior Researcher, Korea Energy Economics Institute

Session 7:  Way forward: Implementing the Roadmap and opportunities for regional cooperation

This session will focus on the next steps on how to promote green growth and work together, including awareness raising, sharing of experiences and knowledge.  It will also discuss the role of ESCAP in facilitating regional cooperation pursuing green growth in the Asia and the Pacific.

Chair: Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Development Division, ESCAP

• Discussant 1: Dr. Sokha Chrin, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
  
  
• Discussant 2: Dr. Asif Qayyum Qureshi, Executive Director, Centre for Green Growth and Green Economy Pakistan
  
  
• Discussant 3: Mr. Paula Nakabea Cirikiyasawa, Principal Economic Planning Officer, Ministry of Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, Fiji
  
  
• Discussant 4: Dr. Ryokichi Hirono, Professor Emeritus, Seikei University

Discussion and Q&A