IESD 20112011 IESD Board Meeting

Held in Beijing

Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development

NEWSLETTER (November 2011)

On the occasion of the approaching ten years’ anniversary,

2011 IESD Board Meeting has been successfully held in

Beijing on Nov.16th. Prof. WANG Guangtao, Chairman

of Environment and Resource Protection Committee of

NPCC and Chairman of IESD Board, Prof. WAN Gang,

Minister of Ministry of Science and Technology of China

(MoST), Mr. Achim Steiner, Under-Secretary-General

of United Nations and Executive Director of UNEP, Mr.

ZHENG Guoguang, Administrator of China Meteorological

Administration (CMA), Prof. XU Jianmin, China's National

Satellite Meteorological Center, Dr. Young-Woo Park,

Regional Director and

Representative for Asia

and the Pacific of UNEP,

Prof. PEI Gang, President

of Tongji University, Prof.

WU Jiang, Vice President

o f T o n g j i U n i v e r s i t y ,

Dean of IESD and Prof.

LI Fengting, Vice Dean

o f I E S D a t t e n d e d t h e

meeting. It was chaired by

Prof. WANG Guangtao.

At the meeting, the IESD

2011 Annual Report and

2 0 1 2 W o r k P l a n w e r e

approved. Besides, the

Cooperation Agreement

b e t w e e n M o S T a n d

UNEP, CMA and Tongji

University, UNEP and

Tongji were signed during

the meeting.

UNEP - Tongji

The Sino-European Academic Symposium

on Climate Change and Energy Efficiency &

Awarding Ceremony of First "Klaus Töpfer

Environment Innovation Competition”

Chongqing University, Dong Hua University, Liaoning

University, Lanzhou Jiaotong University and Shan Dong

University received the first "Klaus Töpfer Environment

Innovation Award". The new Klaus Töpfer Environment

Innovation Award underlines once more our conviction that

environment protection

and the struggle against

climate change can only

be achieved by our joint

effort. This competition

will be annually held in

IESD.

T h i s s y m p o s i u m a n d

competition provided an

open platform for young

generations to brainstorm

o n e n v i r o n m e n t a n d

sustainable development. The experts expressed their

hopes for the innovation progress in China and Europe and

underlined the important role of the young researchers.

On Nov.14, 2011,the Sino-European Academic

Symposium on Climate Change and Energy

Efficiency in China, co-organized by IESD and

German Consulate General in Shanghai, was

held successfully held in Tongji

University . At the symposium,

Mr. GAO Guangsheng, Director of

National Coordination Committee

on Climate Change (NCCCC) of

National Development and Research

C o m m i t t e e ( N D R C ) d i s c u s s e d

with German and French experts.

The French expert Prof. Laurence

Tubiana, Director of the Institute

for Sustainable Development and

International Relations (IDDRI)

in Paris and German Expert Dr. Felix Matthes,

Research coordinator for Energy and Climate

Policy, Öko-Institut in Berlin participated in the

symposium. Experts from the Tongji University

include Prof. Zhu Dajian, Fellow Professor of

IESD, Prof. Zhang Xu, Director of Heating, Air

Conditioning and Gas Institute Sowie delivered

keynote speeches. Prof. LI Fengting, Vice Dean of

IESD chaired the symposium.

Meanwhile, the Awarding Ceremony of First "Klaus

Töpfer Environment Innovation Competition”,

h o s t e d b y I E S D a n d G e r m a n C o n s u l a t e

General in Shanghai, was also launched in the

symposium. It was sponsored by Hainan Yijing

Environment Protection Co., Ltd. Postgraduate

and bachelor students of Tongji University,

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On Nov.24th, the MOU on Eco-Chongming Island Construction and Development was signed between the

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai

Municipality (STCSM). Mr. SHEN Xiaoming, Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipality attended the signing ceremony

and delivered his welcome address. Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, Director of Division of Regional Cooperation of UNEP

and Mr. LU Xiaochun, Deputy Director of STCSM signed the MOU on behalf of each side. Mr. WANG Zhijia,

Special Coordinator of UNEP, Mr. David Osborn, Coordinator for Ecosystem Management Programme of UNEP,

Mr. ZHANG Shigang, Director of UNEP China Office, Prof. LI Fengting, Vice Dean of UNEP-Tongji Institute

of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) and representatives from STCSM, Chongming County

Government, Chongming Science and Technology Promotion Center attended the ceremony.

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MOU on Eco-Chongming Island Construction and

Development Signed between UNEP and STCSM

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Cooperative Agreement on Eco-Chongming

Island Construction and Development Signed

between UNEP and Tongji University

On N o v . 2 5 t h , t h e C o o p e r a t i v e

Agreement on Eco-Chongming Island

Construction and Development was

signed between the United Nations

Environment Programme (UNEP) and

Tongji University. Prof. WU Jiang, Vice

President of Tongji University, Dean

of IESD and Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto,

Director o f Div is ion o f Regional

Cooperat ion of UNEP s igned the

Agreement. Mr. WANG Zhijia, Special

Coordinator of UNEP, Mr. David

Osborn, Coordinator for Ecosystem

Management Programme of UNEP, Mr.

ZHANG Shigang, Director of UNEP

China Office, Prof. ZHANG Yalei ,

Deputy Director of Chongming Science

and Technology Promotion Center, Prof.

LI Fengting, Vice Dean of IESD and Ms.

YANG Yanyun, Director of IESD office

attended the signing ceremony.

Under the framework of this Cooperative

Agreement, UNEP and Tongji University

have agreed to reinforce collaboration to

promote the ecological and sustainable

development of eco-Chongming Island

through the platform of IESD.

Under the framework of this Memorandum, UNEP and STCSM have agreed to facilitate collaboration between the Parties

to promote the medium and long-term construction and development of eco-Chongming island through the platform

of IESD. Both parties will jointly establish an international expert committee to provide consultancy for the policy and

technical issues encountered during the development of eco- Chongming island, and make it a demonstration base for

other similar regions. In addition, UNEP and STCSM have agreed to jointly organize an international forum on eco-

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communication on the eco-Chongming Island development and promote its ecological and sustainable development.

UNEP has a 15-year’s close cooperation with Shanghai Municipal Government. In 2007, Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive

Director of UNEP, was appointed as consultant of Shanghai Government and provided strategic guidance for the

host of Shanghai World Expo and for the development of Eco-

Chongming. In 2010, both parties co-hosted the 2nd Chongming

Eco-island Forum in UN Pavilion of Shanghai Expo. As one of the

significant outcomes, the Environmental Assessment Report on

Expo has been published during the World Expo. On the meetings

between Mr. Achim Steiner and Mr. HAN Zheng, Mayor of

Shanghai and Mr. SHEN Xiaoming, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, they

reached consensus to promote Eco-Chongming development and

build it to be a benchmark for the low-carbon development.