1st Annual Meeting of the LoCARNet in Bangkok, 16-17 October 2012, Thailand

1st Annual Meeting of the LoCARNet in Bangkok, Thailand

■ Date: 16-17 October 2012

■ Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

■ Co-organisers (to be confirmed) (in alphabetical order)

   - APN: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

   - ADB: Asian Development Bank

   - JGSEE: Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Thailand

   - LoCARNet/IGES: Low Carbon Asia Research Network / Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

■ Supporters (to be confirmed) (in alphabetical order)

   - MOEJ :Ministry of the Environment, Japan

   - TGO: Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization

■ Background:

The Low Carbon Asia Research Network (LoCARNet) was launched as a knowledge-sharing network of researchers who are deeply involved in domestic policy-making processes, being aware of the importance of facilitating the realisation of a low-carbon and sustainable society, as well as looking at the  formulation and better enabling implementation of science-based policies for low-carbon development in the region.

■ Objective:

Towards sound science-based low-carbon policy in the region, the annual meeting aims:

-       to exchange up-to-date scientific knowledge on common LC Growth research topics in this region (through dialogues among researchers/research institutes)

-       to exchange views on research needs between policy-makers and the research community (through dialogues between policy-makers and researchers/research institutes)

-       to explore potential collaboration areas for joint research in the region (S-S cooperation)

-       to develop plans for LoCARNet future activities

-       to pick-up/extract recommendations from research communities in this region, addressed to world leaders on climate change and low-carbon development

■ About LoCARNet:

The Low Carbon Asia Research Network (LoCARNet) was launched as a knowledge sharing network of researchers who are deeply involved in domestic policy-making processes, in being aware of the importance to facilitate the realisation of a low-carbon and sustainable society, formulation and better enable implementation of science-based policies for low-carbon development in the region. The LoCARNet Kick-off meeting was held in the occasion of ISAP (International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific) 2012, on 23 July 2012 in Yokohama, Japan as our very first planning session on LoCARNet. More details of LoCARNet

For more details: http://lcs-rnet.org/meetings_locarnet/2012/10/1st_annual_meeting_of_the_locarnet.html