Home Policy Forum 2007 Introduction
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:20
 
Opening Session 
Welcome
Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP

Remarks
Mr. Boonam Shin, Director-General, International Cooperation Office, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
09:20-10:45
 
Session 1: Concepts of Economic Instruments and Current Status in Asia
and the Pacific
Moderator: Dr. Anselm Gorres, President of Green Budget Germany 
09:20-09:50
 
Introduction to the theme of the Forum: Green growth in Asia and the
Pacific
Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP  
Discussion
 
09:50-10:00
10:00-10:20 Coffee/Tea Break
10:20-10:50 Addressing Market Failures: Concepts of Economic Instruments for Environmental Protection

Prof. Jeong In Kim, Department of Industrial Economics, Chung Ang University,
Republic of Korea

10:50-11:20 Current Status of Economic Instruments for Environmental Protection in the Region: Focusing on the case of Sri Lanka

Dr. Stefan Speck, environmental economist
11:20-11:30 More about Sri Lankan case
 

Mr. M. Sumanadasa, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Sri Lanka

11:30-12:00 Discussion
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break  
13:30-17:00
 
Session 2: Experiences of Implementing Economic Incentives: Financial
Incentives, Environmental Charges, Deposit-Refund System, and Tradable
Permits     [TOP]
Moderator: Mr. Boonam Shin, Director-General, International Cooperation Office,
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
13:30-13:50

Country presentation - Singapore

Mr. Choon Howe Alvin Lim, Senior Policy Executive, Policy Department, National Environmental Agency, Singapor
13:50-14:10

Indonesian experience for addressing financial obstacle for environmental investment

Ms. Laksmi Dhewanthi, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister for Incentive and Environmental Fund, Ministry of Environment, Indonesia
14:10-14:20 Discussion      
14:20-14:40 Environmentally Related Tax, Charge, Fee System in Thailand

Prof. Adis Israngkura, Director of Training Center, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand

14:40-15:00

Waste charge system and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) System in the Republic of Korea

Dr. Sang-Hun Lee, Korea Environment and Resources Corporation, Republic of Korea

15:00-15:20 Discussion   
15:20-15:40 Coffee/Tea Break    
15:40-16:00

Country presentation - Bangladesh

Mr. Mohammad Nazim Uddin, Deputy Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
16:00-16:20

Economic instruments for environmental protection in the Russian Federation

Mr. Konstantin Romanov, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
16:20-16:40

Economic instruments related to climate change in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ms. Mandana Mansouri, Department of the Environment, Islamic Republic of Iran
16:40-16:50 Discussion
16:40-17:00 Summary of Day 1
09:00-12:00
 
Session 3: Opportunities and Perspectives for Green Tax and Budget Reform
in Asia     [TOP]
Moderator: Dr. Wonik Son, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Institute of Public Finance
09:00-09:30

Green tax and budget reform as a public policy promoting Green Growth: Principles and Applications

Dr. Seung-Rae Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance

   
09:30-09:50

Green tax and budget reform as a public policy promoting Green Growth: European experiences

Dr. Stefan Speck, environmental economist

09:50-10:05 Discussion    
10:05-10:20 Coffee/Tea Break    
10:20-10:50 Green budget reform in Germany and Europe: Some of the lessons
Dr. Anselm Gorres, President of Green Budget Germany
10:50-11:10 Review on the green tax and fiscal reform in China
Prof. SONG Guojun, Remin University of China    
11:10-11:40

Carbon tax/ environmental tax reform: Cases of Japan and other industrial countries

Prof. Park Seung-Joon, Kyoto Sangyo University , Japan
11:40-12:00 Discussion    
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break   
13:30-16:45
 
Session 4: Incentivising Climate Actions     [TOP]
Moderator: Mr.Masakazu Ichimura, Chief of Environment Section, UNESCAP
13:30-14:00

Valorizing forests for their climate benefits through payments for environmental services

Dr . Sheila Wertz-Kanounnikoff, Program Manager, Natural Resource Economics, Institut du developpement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)
14:00-14:10 Discussion
14:10-14:40 Incentivizing renewable energy in developing countries in the Asia and the Pacific region

Mr. Conrado S Heruela , Chief Technical Advisor, Sustainable Rural Energy Development Programme, UNDP-DPR Korea 
14:40-14:55

Deployment of renewable energy technologies ? Barriers to green growth through MBIs in India

Mr. Anbumozhi Venkatachalam, Senior Policy Researcher/ Project Manager
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)    
14:55-15:10 Discussion
15:10-15:30 Coffee/Tea Break   
15:30-15:50

Environmentally related taxes and energy tax reforms in the Republic of Korea

Dr. Manok Kang, Korea Environnent Institute  
15:50-16:10

Green tax reform in Thailand

Prof. Adis Israngkura, Director of Training Center, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand     
16:10-16:40 Discussion and Summary of Day 2
09:00-10:40
 
Session 5: Towards Successful Application of Economic Instruments for Green Growth in Asia and the Pacific     [TOP]
Moderator: Dr. Pak Sum Low, Regional Advisor on Environment and Sustainable Development, UNESCAP
09:00-09:10

Presentation by Asian Development Bank

Mr. Jay Roop, Environment Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
09:10-09:20 Discussion
09:20-09:50

Effective policy design and implementation for the application of economic instruments

Prof. A.T.M. Nurul Amin, Asian Institute of Technology
09:50-10:10

Governance and politics of environmental fiscal reform

M. Paul Steele, Environment Advisor, UNDP

10:10-10:30 Discussion 
10:30-10:50 Coffee/Tea Break
10:50-11:10 The Way Forward
11:10 Closure of the Meeting