It was informed that the action plan made at the 9th Asia Pacific RCE Regional Meeting in Cha-am, did not work for RCE Chubu because the concerned person left, and there was no further work on the same. The RCE Cha-am informed the group that the learning process has been embedded in various ways such as research and capacity building. Some of the strategies adopted by RCE Cha-am include- a revised the action plan, commitment of the counterparts and contact of each PIC, this was finalized after inputs from a number of RCEs on what has worked for them so far. The group discussed the strategic design of activities and the Methodology (community engagement work, mapping the methodology of each RCE) on how the RCEs and different stakeholders could be done in publications or case studies. It was further discussed that mapping of needs will be done based on the problems faced by different RCEs. Furthermore expertise will be invited to deal with those problems. The group also discussed that the Global RCE website will be made keyword searchable; the RCEs which need resources can search RCEs which have those resources. Also, the website will have a map of the resources and needs of all RCEs. An Editorial team has been formed including the following members- Dr Sakkhamduang Jeeranuch (RCE Greater Phnom Penh), Dr Zinaida Fadeeva (UNU-IAS) and Priya (RCE Delhi) who will work towards writing down a methodology for the same. In the context of resources and details on RCEs th e grou p d iscu ssed th at th e RCE‟s An n u al assessm en t is a n ecessary an d im p ortan t w ay of checking the progress of each RCE and it also helps in finding any gaps and making further modifications in the methodology if needed. It was agreed that it is important to engage youth in operations. A Facebook group to be made by Dr Purnomo Chandra Wahyu (RCE Yogyakarta) so that there is regular contact among the RCEs. An Email list will also be made to further discuss and share information with the group members. Engage youth in operations, Facebook group to be made by Chandra so that there is regular contact among the RCEs. In order to give a d irection to the group and base their future work and discussions, the members identified key thematic areas including, biodiversity and ecosystem (Bio-regional/ watershed management), Ecosystem services and associated TK (Knowledge sharing of traditional an d indigenous knowledge), Climate change and d isaster risk reduction . 10 Breakout Session on Community Facilitator: Ms Puji Astuti, RCE Yogyakarta Key discussion points
10th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting Report
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