Mountain Conference Workshop and Programme

Workshop Day 1: Monday 5 September 2011 Venue: ICIMOD Headquarters
09:00-10:00	Opening of the workshop Chair: Mr Krishna Gyawali, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal Welcome address: – Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD – Mr Matthias Jurek, UNEP Purpose, goal, expected outcome, structure and process – Dr Golam Rasul, ICIMOD Speech by the Special Guest – Mr MF Farooqui, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India Keynote Speaker – Dr RK Pachauri, Director General, TERI, India and Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Opening speech by the Chairperson
10:00-10:30	Photo and Refreshments
10:30-12:00	Setting the stage of the workshop Chair: Ms Shoko Noda, UNDP Country Director, Nepal Presentation of the Conference background paper – Dr Golam Rasul, ICIMOD Possibilities of mountain regions to go on green economy path – Prof. Gopal Kadekodi, Honorary Professor, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research, India Green economy framework – Mr Matthias Jurek, UNEP Perspectives from mountains – Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Discussion
12:00-13:00	Mountain ecosystem services – scope, opportunities and challenges in the context of the green economy Chair: Mr MF Farooqui, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India Role of Himalayan water and hydropower in the context of green economy – Dr Ramesh Anand Vaidya Carbon sink potential in mountain land use systems with special reference to the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region – Dr Promode Kant Mountain biodiversity and recreational ecosystem services in the context of green economy – Prof. SP Singh
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:00	Mountain ecosystem services (continued) Valuation and accounting of ecosystem services – connection with environmental finance: Himalayan forest perspective – Prof. Madhu Verma Governance options for sustainable mountain development: examples from the different mountain regions – Mr Matthias Jurek, UNEP
15:00-16:30	Parallel panels and working group discussions 1. Managing water for green economy and green growth Panel chair: Dr David Molden, Deputy Director General, IWMI and Director General designate, ICIMOD Panellists: Mr Sardar Muhammad Tariq: Policies for improving water governance for better livelihoods Mr. Naseer Ahmad Gillani: Integrating development policies for water , climate change, economic growth,water markets through IWRM Prof. Nayan Sharma: Management of mountain water for enhancing livelihood and promoting green economy Prof. Lee Macdonald: Thoughts on quantifying payments for environmental services Discussion 2. Carbon services in mountain systems Panel Chair: Mr Gulam Mohammad Malikyar, Deputy Director General, National Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Afghanistan Panellists: Prof. Dr Zhen Lin: Impacts of changing energy consumption patterns on emissions in Northwestern China Dr Promode Kant: Market for carbon services: Many challenges ahead Dr Purnamita Dasgupta: Beneficiaries and governance issues in promoting carbon services in mountains Mr Mohammad Hashim Barakzai: Role of Rangeland in Environmental services Discussion 3. Mountain biodiversity for promoting green economy Panel Chair: Dr Myint Oo, Rector, University of Forestry, Myanmar Panellists: Ms Susanne Wymann von Dach: Green economy and agrobiodiversity conservation for poverty reduction: Considerations drawn from The Agrobiodiversity Initiative (TABI) in Lao PDR Prof. Amin Mridha: Conserving mountain biodiversity: policies and institutions Dr Kirti Avishek: Policy gaps in mountain ecosystem of Asia: Examples from Central Asia Dr LMS Palni: Sustainable Economic Development of the mountains based on its Biological Wealth Mr Sworaj Kumar Banerjee: Enterprises, communities and biodiversity conservation Mr Farid Uddin Ahmed: Community based conservation and management of medicinal plants Discussion 4. Recreational and cultural services from mountain systems Panel Chair: Dr Ganesh Raj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal Panellists: Prof. Dr NA Khan: Policies and institutions in promoting mountain cultural and recreational services Dr Iyatta M Upreti: Ecotourism and green economy Prof. Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq: An appraisal of recreational and cultural services from mountain systems with a special focus on ecotourism Discussion 5. Valuation of ecosystem services and policies for crediting these services Panel Chair: Prof. Gopal Kadekodi, Honorary Professor, Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research, India Panellists: Dr Priya Shyamsundar: Green accounting for promoting green economy Dr Haripriya Gundimeda: GDP of the poor: Forests as a sustainable income for the poor Mr Zuhair Munawar: Central Karakoram National Park ecosystem assessment Mr Ghulam Samad: Economic instruments for promoting green economy in mountain regions – Challenges, opportunities and way ahead Dr Satoshi Kojima: The importance and the limitations of conventional valuation: an alternative approach Discussion 6. Poverty, equity, and sustainable mountain development Panel Chair: Mr Jorn Sorensen, Deputy Country Director (Programme), UNDP, Nepal Panellists: Dr Michael Kollmair: Role of bio-trade in green economy and green growth Padma Shri Dr Anil Joshi: Rural resources – towards ecology and economy Dr Mohsin Iqbal: Mountain food security in the context of climate change and green economy Dr Sarah Ahmed: Social equity in Green Economy Dr Tian Huifang: Global policy/governance mechanisms for compensating the mountain ecosystem services Discussion Panellists in each group deliver 5-8 minute commentary on key issues of beneficiaries, upstream-downstream linkages, governance, markets, value of ecosystem services, role of public and private sectors, and policy issues (national, regional, and international)
16:30-17:00	Refreshments
17:00-18:00	Presentation of key messages from parallel discussions (Plenary) Chair: Prof. Wang Yi, Deputy Director General, Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Workshop Day 2: Tuesday 6 September 2011 Venue: ICIMOD Headquarters
09:00-10:00	Key learning, experiences, and messages from the Asia-Pacific mountain regions Chair: Mr Krishna Gyawali, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Government of Nepal Presentation by Dr Madhav Karki, Deputy Director General, ICIMOD Panel discussion: Mr Naseer Ahmad Gillani, Pakistan Mr Marlo Mendoza, the Philippines Mr BMS Rathore, India Discussion
10:00-12:30	Group work Chair: Prof. Madhu Verma Identification of issues and challenges in promoting a green economy in mountain regions Identification of the potential and opportunities for sustainable mountain development in the context of the green economy How to create enabling conditions for promoting green economy for sustainable mountain development (policies, strategies, institutional mechanisms) Identification of principles and actions that demand priority in the global green economy and Rio+20 Small task group: revision of conference background paper
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-14:45	Presentation and discussion of key messages from working groups (Plenary) Chair: Mr BMS Rathore, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India
14:45-15:30	Reflections from the representatives of other mountain regions of the world (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Europe) Chair: Mr Olman Serrano, Coordinator, Mountain Partnership Secretariat Speakers: Mr Miguel Saravia, Latin America Matthias Jurek, Europe Prof Reginald Victor, Middle East Dr Chad Dear, Central Asia Mr Augustino Polenza
15:30-16:00	Drawing key messages and recommendations from Workshop Days 1 and 2 Chair: Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Presentation by a group representative

Conference Day 1: Tuesday 6 September 2011 Venue: Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza
18:30-19:30	Inauguration of the conference Welcome remarks: Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Inauguration of the conference: Lighting of the Panas by the Right Honourable President of the Republic of Nepal, Dr Ram Baran Yadav Brief opening speech: Mr Robert Piper, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nepal Overview and brief results of the two-day green economy workshop: Dr Golam Rasul, ICIMOD Brief opening speech: The Special Guest – Prof Dr Surendra Raj Kafle, Vice Chancellor, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) Brief opening speech: The Special Guest – Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Honourable Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan Speech by the Chief Guest: The Right Honourable Dr Ram Baran Yadav, President of the Republic of Nepal Vote of thanks: Dr Madhav Karki, Deputy Director General, ICIMOD
19:30-21:00	Dinner reception for all participants

Conference Day 2: Wednesday 7 September 2011 Venue: Hotel Soaltee Crowne Plaza
09:00-09:30	Presentation of key messages and recommendations from the green economy workshop Chair: Dr. Andreas Schild, Director General ICIMOD Presenter: Mr Yuba Raj Bhusal, Member Secretary, National Planning Commission, Nepal
09:30-11:30	Panel discussion with key stakeholders from mountain regions and international agencies Chair: His Excellency Mr Thomas Gass, Ambassador of Switzerland to Nepal Panellists: Mr MF Farooqui, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India Dr Pema Gyamtsho, Honourable Minister for Agriculture and Forests, Royal Government of Bhutan Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Mr Olman Serrano, Coordinator, Mountain Partnership Secretariat Dr Arzu Deuba Rana, Honourable Member of the Constituent Assembly, Republic of Nepal and Regional Councillor, IUCN World Conservation Congress Prof. Wang Yi, Deputy Director General, Institute of Policy and Management, Chinese Academy of Sciences Reflection on workshop messages, recommendations, and key questions Interactive discussion between the panellists and audience Conclusion of the conference messages
11:30-12:00	Refreshments
12:00-13:00	Way forward: sustainable mountain development and Rio+20 Chair: Dr Andreas Schild, Director General, ICIMOD Linking to the Global Mountain Conference in Lucerne, Switzerland – Mr Olman Serrano, Coordinator, Mountain Partnership Secretariat Vision and commitment to advance the mountain agenda Representatives from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region
13:00-14:00	Lunch
14:00-15:30	Way forward: sustainable mountain development and Rio+20 (contd.) Representatives from other mountain regions Representatives from international agencies Scientists/experts • Conference declaration – Road map to Rio+20
15:30-16:00	Closing remarks by Mr Mathias Jurek, UNEP and Dr Andreas Schild, ICIMOD Next steps and vote of thanks – Dr Eklabya Sharma, Director of Programme Operations, ICIMOD
16:00-16:30	Press conference
16:30-18:00	Cocktail reception