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Southeast Asia's Challenge to Sustainable and Inclusive Development

Southeast Asia is currently facing major challenges regarding climate change, biodiversity loss, and increasing inequalities reinforced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Donors, regional and international organisations, and the private and public sectors are all working towards the same goals and facing the same challenges. Aiming at sharing their experience and discuss solutions for a sustainable future in the region, this conference will bring together key development actors present in France and Southeast Asia.
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Conference: Southeast Asia's Challenge to Sustainable and Inclusive Development
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From Thursday 30 September 2021 to Friday 01 October 2021

On the first day, after a plenary session to present the development challenges in the region, panelists will discuss cooperation between ASEAN and development actors to support Southeast Asian countries in their transitions. 

On the second day, several round tables will explore three key issues, in line with the main priorities identified in AFD's strategy to the region: 

  • the cooperation between private and public sector for promoting the energy transition in Southeast Asia
  • the importance of biodiversity preservation in the context of the permanent transformation of the Mekong basin
  • and finally the challenges of ensuring access to environmental justice for all in Southeast Asia. 

The conference will be held online, in order to gather people based in France and in Southeast Asia. It will be divided over two half days, in the morning in France and in the afternoon in Southeast Asia, to take into account the 5-hour time zone difference.

The conference will be held in English only.

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From Thursday 30 September 2021 to Friday 01 October 2021
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Speakers
Yasuyuki
SAWADA
Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Jean-Pierre
MARCELLI
Director of Operations, AFD
Long
NARO
Director General, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA)
Robert Matheus Michael
TENE
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN
Igor
DRIEDSMANS
EU Ambassador to ASEAN
Armida S.
ALISJAHBANA
Executive Secretary, UNESCAP
Beni
SURYADI
Manager of Power, Fossil Fuels, Alternative Energy and Storage (PFS), ASEAN Center for Energy
Sirpa
JARVENPAS
Director, Energy Transition Partnership
Raphaël
DE GUERRE
Regional Head for North and Southeast Asia, Proparco
Anoulak
KITTIKHOUN
Chief Strategy and Partnership Officer, Mekong River Commission
Carl
MIDDLETON
Director at the Center for Social Development Studies, Chulalungkorn University
Jake
BRUNNER
Head of IndoBurma Group, IUCN
Georgina
LLOYD
Regional Coordinator, Environmental Law and Governance, UNEP
Jean Philippe
RIVAUD
General substitute of the General Attorney at the Paris Court of Appeal, co-founder and President of the Association of Magistrates for Environmental Law and Environmental Health Law
Christina
PAK
Environmental justice programme manager, Asian Development Bank

Location of the event

Paris
5 rue Roland Barthes
75012
PARIS