“Towards Regional Solutions: Glacial Melt, Water Challenges, and Science Diplomacy in the Hindu Kush Himalayas”

日時：３月21日　18：30～20：00（日本時間）
参加登録（無料）: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U7p3VT7yTFC2uPM-jxLmfg

1月21日に開催した「2025年国際氷河保全年」キックオフ・サイドイベントでの議論を深め、科学期知見を活用した越境協力の具体策を検討します。

基調講演で、氷河、水資源、地域安定の関連性を分かりやすく解説した後、パネルディスカッションで、課題対処に資する国際協力と科学外交の推進方法を議論し、短期・中期で実行可能な取り組みを提案します。

Program (90 minutes)

Webinar Introduction:
Ms. Yumiko Asayama, Chief Manager, APWF Secretariat c/o Japan Water Forum
Opening Remarks
Dr. Shahbaz Khan, APWF Vice Governing Council Chair c/o Director of the UNESCO Office in Beijing and UNESCO Representative to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea
Remarks
Dr. Arun B. Shrestha, Senior Advisor, ICIMOD
 
Keynote Presentation (10 mins)
Dr. Qianggong Zhang, Strategic Group Lead, ICIMOD
 
Panel Discussion (Including Q&A) ( 60 mins)
Panelists:
・ Ms. Bushra Nishat, Environmental Specialist, Bangladesh – World Bank
・ Dr. Anamika Barua, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
・ Prof. A. P. Dimri, Director, Indian Institute of Geomagnetism
・ Dr. Muhammad Arif Goheer, Executive Director, Global Climate-Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC), Pakistan
・ Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction, ESCAP
・ Dr. Arun B. Shrestha, Senior Advisor, ICIMOD
 
Engage with the audience to gather diverse perspectives and refine recommendations (15 Mins)
 
Moderator:
Dr. Faisal M. Qamer, Intervention Manager, Resilient River Basins, ICIMOD
 
Closing Remarks:
Dr. Shahbaz Khan

IYGP 2025 Task Force(s):

TF-2: International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, Regional Workshops and Capacity Building