2019/2020 CLAIR FORUM

2019/2020 CLAIR Forum

When: Thursday 20 February, 2020  1:00pm – 4:30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney Seminar Room On 20 February, CLAIR Sydney held the 2019/2020 CLAIR Forum in collaboration with the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:IPPG). This year’s theme was ‘Local Governments and Environmental Challenges’. Mr Bligh Grant, Associate Professor, Politics, Policy and Applied Ethics, IPPG, UTS; Ms Suzanne Dunford, Manager, Sustainability and Resilience, Waverley Council; and four of our staff members presented on different historical and current environmental strategies and policies implemented by local governments and other organisations in Australia and Japan. The attendees were intrigued by the presentations and there were many productive discussions during the Q&A sessions. We thank all the attendees for their participation on the day. We will continue sharing knowledge with local governments, universities and other relevant organisations in Australia and New Zealand. The presentations on the day were as follows.

1. Overview of CLAIR & Local Governments and Environmental Challenges in Japan – Mr Daisuke Kikuta, Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney
2. Local Government Responses to the Water Crisis – Mr Bligh Grant, Associate Professor, Politics, Policy and Applied Ethics, IPPG:UTS
3. Yokkaichi Asthma and Environmental Health Policy – Ms Hiroko Nishi, Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney
4. Urban Agriculture: Farms of the Future – Ms Sarah Laverty, Research and Liaison Officer, CLAIR Sydney
5. Kuroishi City’s Approaches to Waste Management – Mr Suguru Takahashi, Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney
6. The Governance of Climate Commons in Waverley Local Government Area – Ms Suzanne Dunford, Manager, Sustainability and Resilience, Waverley Council