Publication

The Southeast Asia sub-regional consultation meeting began during the afternoon session of the APEC Symposium in Manila, Philippines on February 8, 2012. Delegates from APAN held a two-hour session in the Symposium program to:

1. open the Consultation Meeting by introducing its objectives and expected outputs;
2. introduce APAN and its knowledge management and capacity building activities; and
3. introduce ICLEI and SEARCA as SRN and TN of APAN respectively.

Participants included both groups, the Symposium group (40 participants ) and Consultation Meeting group (24 government officials working on climate change and coming from 9 Southeast Asia countries including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam)

On the second day of Consultation Meeting, several presentations were delivered on subjects such as COP17 outcomes related to capacity building and training on climate change adaptation, climate change adaptation and mitigation in Southeast Asia, integrating climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in urban management, etc. The presentation of ICLEI on overall climate change activities in the sub-region and the needs of countries showed three major gaps and needs, including:

1. How to mainstream the climate change adaptation and mitigation into development planning process at both national and local levels?;
2. How to translate science, experiences and best practices into decision making processes, especially at local government level?; and
3. How to link the policy to effective implementation?

Visit the meeting’s page for proceedings and presentation files.