Asia-Pacific Working Group
2011 Symposium

PUBLIC EVENT – OPEN TO ALL

8:45am – 9:15am           Registration

9:15am – 9:30am           Welcoming remarks
Geneviève Talbot, Development & Peace, co-chair of the APWG

OVERVIEW OF CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN ASIA

9:30am – 10:00am        
CSO activism and mobilization in Asia around issues of agriculture and climate change: Different CSO perspectives
Maria Theresa Nera-Lauron, Peoples’ Movement on Climate Change

10:00am – 10:30am      Discussion
Moderator: Jocelyne Dubois, Canadian Labour Congress

10:30am – 10:45 am     Break

PANEL ON CANADIAN CSOS SUPPORT FOR MOBILIZATION EFFORTS IN ASIA ON CLIMATE JUSTICE AND AGRICULTURE ISSUES

10:45am – 11:00am     
Strengthening indigenous governance in forest-dependent communities: Recent experiences and challenges from West Papua, Indonesia
Todd Biderman, Pacific Peoples’ Partnership

11:00am - 11:15am      
Financing climate justice: the role of international financial institutions
Geneviève Talbot, Development & Peace

11:15am – 11:30am     
Supporting Mining Affected Communities' Struggle to Defend Land and Water
Connie Sorio, Kairos

11:30am – 12:00pm     
Discussion      
Moderator: Jalal Bhuiyan, CARE Canada



12:00pm – 1:30pm     Lunch and networking

WORKING SESSION – FOR APWG MEMBERS ONLY

BIOFUELS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1:30pm – 1:50pm          
Presentation of the draft APWG discussion paper on biofuels
Denis Côté, APWG coordinator

1:50pm – 2:15pm           Discussion
Moderator: David Bruer, Inter Pares

APWG BUSINESS

Note: This session will be chaired by David Bruer (Inter Pares), co-chair of the APWG.

2:15pm – 2:45pm         
Member updates on upcoming activities and priorities

2:45pm – 3:00pm           Break

3:00pm – 3:45pm          
Research, regional events, virtual presentations and meeting with CIDA  

 

3:45pm – 4:20pm           Financial situation of the APWG

4:20pm - 4:30pm            Concluding remarks
David Bruer (Inter Pares), co-chair of the APWG