2016 CLAIR FORUM
“Local Government Environment and Sustainability”
Date: Wednesday 24 February Time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm Venue: Aerial UTS Function Centre
The Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR) and the University of Technology Centre for Local Government (UTSCLG) are co-hosting the 2016 CLAIR Forum to be held at the University of Technology Sydney on Wednesday 24 February between 2pm and 5pm. All are welcome to attend.
The theme of this year’s Forum is ‘Local Government and Sustainability’, and will feature presentations from senior staff and researchers from both Australian and Japanese local governments, UTS and CLAIR, on how local governments can implement policies and initiatives that effectively address both local and global environmental issues.
This is an issue that is of utmost importance for both Japan and Australia – the steps we take now to prevent global warming will ensure a clean and safe future for our generation and future generations. Local governments will need to engage their communities and work in collaboration with all stakeholders to achieve real and sustainable results.
The Forum will be divided into two sessions: ‘Waste management and recycling’, and ‘Global environment and local government’. Speakers include Dr Alice Howe (Sustainability Manager at Lake Macquarie City Council) who will talk about how local governments can make an equitable contribution to reducing global emissions and Prof Damien Giurco (Professor of Research Futures at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS) who will give a presentation on waste and sustainability in Australia. The Director of CLAIR, Mr Katsunori Kamibo, will outline the keys for local governments to tackle global warming, the Deputy Director, Mr Masahisa Yoshimi, will talk about waste management in Nagoya city, Assistant Director, Mr Tomohiro Koike, will do a presentation on Japan’s response to the Paris Agreement at COP21, and Researcher, Mr Jason Khoh, will highlight the differences between waste management in Japan and Australia from a resident’s perspective. UTSCLG Director, Associate Professor Roberta Ryan will facilitate discussion.
○ Programme
| 13:30 | Registrations open |
| 14:00 | Session 1 “Waste management and recycling”:
Waste management and recycling is an ongoing concern for all local authorities. In this session, speakers will discuss efforts to more efficiently reduce, reuse and recycle, using case studies from both Australia and Japan, outlining the differing approaches both countries are taking and will employ in the future. There will be a Q&A session after these presentations. Panellists: · Mr Masahisa Yoshimi (Deputy Director, CLAIR Sydney) · Prof Damien Giurco (Professor of Research Futures at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS) · Mr Jason Khoh (Researcher, CLAIR Sydney) |
| 15:15 | Afternoon tea |
| 15:45 | Session 2 “Global environment and local government”
The term ‘glocalism’ reflects local regions’ attempts to relevantly adapt their processes to more environmentally friendly methods, working with enviro-projects in their jurisdictions and engaging with other levels of government. In this session, panellists will share cases of the role local government plays in global environmental challenges, followed by a Q&A session. Panellists: · Mr Tomohiro Koike (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney) · Dr Alice Howe (Sustainability Manager at Lake Macquarie City Council) · Mr Katsunori Kamibo (Director, CLAIR Sydney)
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| 17:00 | Networking |