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Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand

9th  Asia-Pacific  RCE  Meeting 30  June  2016 Sirindhorn  International  Environmental  Park The  Sirindhorn  International  Environmental  Park  and  RCE  Cha-am  hosted  the  9th  Asia- Pacific  RCE Meeting  on  30  June  2016  along with  the  Intergovernmental  Platform  on  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  (IPBES)  Capacity  Building Workshop  on  Policy  Support  Tools  on  1-2  July  2016.  Before  that  the  RCE  members  participated  in  and  were  involved  in  the  academic  roles,  by  way  of  presenting  case  studies,  at  the  International  Conference  on  Climate  Change,  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  for  the  Sustainable  Development  Goals:  Policy  and  Practice  in  Celebration  of  HRH  Princess  Maha  Chakri  Sirindhorn’s  5th  Cycle  Birthday Anniversary  held  during  27  to  29  of  June  2017.  Knowledge  sharing,  and  learning  of  the  pertinent  issues  including  Ecosystem  Services  which  enhanced  the  clear  understanding  of  Ecosystem  Services  that  helped  the  RCE  participants  proceed  to  the  IPBES Workshop.  All  events  were  very  successful  due  to  the  immense  cooperation  of  the  Asia- Pacific  RCE  Community,  UNU-IAS  and  all  the  co-organizers. The  9th  Asia-Pacific  RCE  Meeting  RCE  Cha-am  and  UNU-IAS  hosted  the  9th  Asia-Pacific  RCE Meeting  on  30  June  2016,  at  the  Sirindhorn  International  Environmental  Park.  The  meeting  was  aimed  to  introduce  new  RCEs  in  Asia-Pacific,  to  inform  and  report  to  the  RCE  members  the  progress  of  the  RCE  network  and  to  exchange  the  ideas  and  opinion  and  share  their  experiences  during  the  discussion  for  further  cooperation. Achievement:  There  were  26  RCEs  and  RCE  candidates  from  Asia-Pacific  countries  –  namely  Japan,  Indonesia,  Mexico,  New  Zealand,  India,  China,  Malaysia,  Philippines,  Cambodia,  Vietnam  and  Thailand  –  that  attended  the  Meeting  along  with  delegates  from  UNU-IAS,  GIZ,  UNESCO,  and  USAID. The  meeting  introduced  new  RCEs  in  Asia-Pacific,  informed  and  reported  to  the  RCE members  the  progress  of  the  Global  RCE  network.  The  achievements  of  the  8th  Asia- Pacific  RCE  Conference  was  informed  as  well  as  the  UNU-IAS  ESD  strategic  directions  and  strategy/roadmap  for  the  RCE  community/  and the  progress  on  Global  Action  Programme  (GAP)  on  ESD/and  updates  of  Asia-Pacific  RCE  collaborative  activities.  The  evaluation  of  multi-stakeholder  initiatives  was  also  discussed in  the  meeting. Break-out  sessions  were  divided  into  three  groups,  namely  School  and  Youth,  Community,  and  Higher  Education. Each  group  developed  working  drafts  of  the  Asia-Pacific  regional  action  plan  and  the result  on  cooperation  among  the  network  is  to  be  followed  up  after  the  meeting.  The  action  plan  drafts  were  presented  at  the  plenary  session. 352 Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand


Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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