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Academic Sessions
The Academic Sessions hold high-quality panel discussions to address major issues in the region, bringing together prominent East Asian scholars and experts from around the world.
Five Thematic Sessions
Environment
Challenges and opportunities for East Asian environmental cooperation
Security challenges and opportunities in the Taiwan Strait
Political
Philosophy
Confucian democracy and the politics of civil society
Economic
Development
East Asian economic development cooperation and the struggle for international influence
Gender roles within the household and beyond - the incomplete gender revolution in East Asia
Security
Gender

Academic Session 1
Environment
East Asian countries such as China, Japan, and South Korea have been significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions due to their rapid economic growth during the last few decades. To deal with the aftermaths of their industrial
developments, each government has introduced several strategies. By discussing the differences and similarities in their approaches, this academic session will focus on seeking new ways forward for greater inter- and intra-regional cooperation
on emission reduction.
Goals
• To understand how each country has contributed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
• To discuss dynamics of interregional cooperation and tensions among East Asian countries on mitigating climate change and reducing emissions.
Challenges and opportunities
for East Asian environmental
cooperation
Date:
Tuesday, October 12th 2021
Time:
11:00 - 12:30 CET
Format:
Online [Webex]
Associate Dean of the School of International Studies, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor and Dean of Department of International Organizations and International Public Policy at Peking University

Dr. Haibin Zhang

Dr. Giacomo Luciani
Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs,
Scienco Po, and at the Graduate Institute of International
and Development Studies (IHEID)

Director of the United Nations ESCAP East & North East Asia Office. Former Ambassador-at-large for Sustainable Development for the Ministry of Foreign of Affairs of Mongolia
Dr. Ganbold Baasanjav

Professor and Programme Lead of the Centre for International Environmental Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva