Academic Forum
The academic forum holds 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
Flashpoints and
escalation on the
Korean Peninsula and
in the Taiwan Strait
Political
Philosophy
Are ‘Asian Values’
compatible with
democracy? A look
back at East Asian
political thought
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
This academic session will focus on seeking new ways forward for greater inter- and intra-regional cooperation between China, Japan, and South Korea on emission reduction to tackle climate change issues.
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:
[TBC]
Format:
Online [Webex]