UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE“East Asia Low Carbon Growth Dialogue”
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan (MOFA), Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ),
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES),
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) &University of Technology Malaysia (UTM)
DATE

7 DECEMBER 2015 (MON) TIME

18:30PM – 20:00PM

VENUE

Observer Room 04

The East Asia Summit (EAS) region is described as the global growth center and the area where emits
GHG the most. Stakeholders will discuss concrete steps to realize low carbon development throughpromotion of public private partnership and introduction of environmental technologies.
TimeAgenda

18: 30 – 18:40

Opening Remarks

H. E. Tamayo Marukawa, Minister of the Environment, Japan
Welcome Remarks
Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES
18:40 – 18:45

Key note presentation“Achievement of East Asia Low Carbon Growth Partnership”
Ambassador Masahiko Horie, MOFA

18:45 – 19:55

Sharing Best Practices- NAMA/MRV framework in Vietnam
Dr. Luong Quang Huy, Director, DMHCC/MONRE Vietnam- Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Cambodia
Mr. Sum Thy, Director, MoE Cambodia- Implementation of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Asia
Mr. Kazuhisa Koakutsu, Area Leader, IGES
- Putrajaya Building Sector Carbon Emissions Monitoring & Reporting Program&PGC2025 updates
Datuk Haji Hasim Bin Haji Ismail, President of Putrajaya Corporation, Malaysia
Way Forward(1) National planning and city actions(2) Role of non-governmental organizations
Panelist:Ambassador Masahiko Horie (MOFA),
Mr. Kentaro Tamura (IGES),
Prof. Ho Chin Siong (UTM),
Dr. Dr. Luong Quang Huy (Vietnam),
Mr. Sum Thy (Cambodia)

19:55 – 20:00

Closing Remarks
Datuk Ismail Ibrahim, Chief Executive, Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)
Moderator: Dr. Junichi Fujino, Senior Researcher, NIES

Speaker’s Profile
H.E. MS. TAMAYO MARUKAWA

UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

Minister of the Environment and Minister of state for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Japan. After elected to
the House of Councillors, she has served for as Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, andChairperson of Committee on Health, Welfare and Labour (House of Councillors).

PROF. HIRONORI HAMANAKA
Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). He has played an activerole for over 35 years in the field of global environmental policy in the Ministry of the Environment of Japan,
especially in intergovernmental negotiations in areas including the Kyoto Protocol and its implementation.

AMBASSADOR PROF. MASAHIKO HORIE
Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs.
He attends a series of COPs of Climate Change, Biological Diversity etc. He was appointed as Advisory Board
member of SE4All and established the SE4All Energy Efficiency Improvement Facilitating Hub in Tokyo.

DR. LUONG QUANG HUY
Director, Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (DMHCC), Minsitry of Natural Resourcesand Environment (MONRE) Vietnam, Dr. Luong Quang Huy has academic and managerial experiences in thefield of environmental management, climate change and sustainable development.

MR. SUM THY
Director, Climate Change Department (CCD), Ministry of Environment (MoE) , Cambodia.

Mr. KAZUHISA KOAKUTSU
Principal researcher and Area Leader of Climate and Energy Area, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies.
Specialized in the application of market-based mechanism in climate policy. Engaged in the capacity buildingactivities for the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in Asia.

DATUK HAJI HASIM BIN HAJI ISMAIL
The President of Putrajaya Corporation, Datuk Haji Hasim bin Haji Ismail has vast experience in land
administration and management of local government as well as national security aspects during his 32-year
tenure in the Malaysian civil service.

DR. KENTARO TAMURA

Deputy Director of Kansai Research Centre and Area Leader of Climate and Energy Area, Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies (IGES). His research themes include international cooperation for climate change, aswell as policy-making processes in major economies.

PROF. DR. HO CHIN SIONG

Professor of Faculty of Built Environment and Director of International Relation of Chancellery University ofTechnology Malaysia (UTM). Project Manager of joint research project with Japan on Development of Low
Carbon Society Scenarios for Asian regions and Director of UTM Low Carbon Asia centre.

DATUK ISMAIL IBRAHIM
Chief Executive of Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA). His many achievements in IRDA include
securing a total cumulative investment worth USD40 billion for the period 2006 to June 2015 and thesuccessful execution of public infrastructure projects worth USD2 billion for Iskandar Malaysia.

DR. JUNICHI FUJINO
Senior Researcher, NIES and Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) member since 2000. He has joined Japanese energy
and climate change policy discussions, Future City Initiative (FCI), Iitate village (in Fukushima) revitalization as acommittee member. He has visited many Asian countries/cities to support Low Carbon Society (LCS) development.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS / CONTACT INFO
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan
Ms. Shihori MAEDA
shihori.maeda@mofa.go.jp
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Mr. Kazuhisa KOAKUTSU
koakutsu@iges.or.jp
National Institute for Environmental Studies
Dr. Junichi FUJINO
fuji@nies.go.jp

Ministry of the Environment, JapanMr. Shuji FURUISHUJI_FURUI@env.go.jp
University of Technology Malaysia
Mr. Koichi OKABE
Koichi.Okabe@gmail.com