Report of Activities

of Regional Office

for Asia and the Pacific

(ICSU ROAP)

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About ICSU ROAP

Activities

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Established in September 2006

at the 29th General Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique in 2008

the first report of 2006 – 2008 development

at the 30th General Assembly in Rome, Italy in 2011

report of 2009 – 2011 achievements

at the 31th General Assembly in Auckland, New Zealand in 2014

report of 2012 – 2014 activities

Four priority areas of 2nd ICSU Strategic Plan

hazards and disasters

urban health and wellbeing

sustainable energy

ecosystems

Other activities in support of ICSU

Hazards and Disasters

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A global-regional integration workshop on hazards and disasters

was held in Kuala Lumpur in 2012.

Workshops on disasters by

International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS),

Chinese Psychological Society of the Chinese Academy of

Sciences

Psychological Association of China of the Chinese Association

of Science and Technology

The two capacity building workshops on

psychological interventions supported by ROAP (2012 – 2013)

The IRDR ICoE Center of Excellence future support capacity

building programme annually until the year 2017

ROAP Natural Hazards

and Risk Steering Group

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The 3rd meeting of ICSU ROAP Natural Hazards and

Risk Steering Group for Asia and the Pacific held

in April 2014 in Kuala Lumpur

Acts as the focal point and coordinator for the Natural

Hazards and Risk projects for Asia – Pacific

Oversee the implementation of initiatives, and identify

opportunities for research funding

Lead by RCAP Member Jianxin Zhang

Health and Wellbeing

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Two capacity building workshops

on the systems approach held in 2012 and 2013

Proposals from Thailand and Taiwan are ready for funding

pending approval from the Regional Science Committee on

urban health and wellbeing

NEW PARTNER : In 2014 the United Nations University International

Institute for Global Health (UNU/IIGH) became a partner of ICSU ROAP

Organised a short course on systems approaches in urban health

funded by the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) in June

UNU IIGH course taught city management professionals and

researchers how to approach urban problems

ROAP Regional Science

Committee on Urban Health

and Wellbeing

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Collaborative knowledge transfer cum knowledge laboratory

will be held in October 2014.

Members on Urban Health and Wellbeing participate in the launch of the

urban health and wellbeing International Programme Office in Xiamen

The Chair of Urban Health and Wellbeing present a keynote lecture to

inaugurate the Urban Health programme, co-sponsored by United

Nations University (UNU) and the Inter-Academy Medical Panel (IAMP)

Lead by RCAP Member Javed Iqbal & Soottiporn Chittmittrapap

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Sustainable Energy

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ICSU ROAP contributed to workshops on sustainable energy,

one in Latin America and the other in Africa

The Global – Regional Integration Workshop on Sustainable

Energy aimed to integrate the regional science plans and activities

on sustainable energy

The workshop identified important common issues, problems

and themes and made recommendations for collaborative research

Workshop on Sustainable Energy in Sub-Saharan Africa organised

by the ICSU Regional Office for Africa

Lead by RCAP Member B.V.R. Chowdari

Ecosystems

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Sustainability Initiative for the Marginal Seas of East Asia

(SIMSEA) was launched upon receipt of funding from ICSU

A pre-scoping workshop was held at the Japan Agency for

Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in Kyoto in

February 2014

A planning meeting of the Core Group

of initiators of the programme in June 2014.

Establish a programme office in Manila to coordinate activities

Developed as a Future Earth project in Asia.

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ROAP has been instrumental in the development of Future

Earth.

The Regional Workshop on Future Earth in Asia and the

Pacific in November 2012 Kuala Lumpur

ROAP has contributed to raise awareness of the scientific

community about Future Earth / WS in 12 countries.

Supported, organised and participated in Future Earth

meetings

Regional Consultations

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4th in Kuala Lumpur 2011, 5th in Seoul 2013

The 2011 consultation provided input from S&T Major Group in Asia

and the Pacific to UNESCAP for RIO+20

Organised a symposium on the green economy in Asia

at the Planet Under Pressure conference in London

A thematic session on urban health and wellbeing at the Forum on

Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development

The outcome of the forum in Current Opinion in Environmental

Sustainability (Elsevier)

ROAP Partners

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Collaboration partners:

the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) in Kobe, Japan,

the Monsoon Asia Integrated Research Study (MAIRS) in Beijing

the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU/IIGH) in

Kuala Lumpur.

Science Council of Asia : Int. Conf. Future Earth

Established new linkages:

Research Institute for Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX)

of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, an Inter-University Research

Institute Corporation of the National Institutes for the Humanities Japan.

Enhance work in the field of science and society

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Hong Kum Lee as RCAP Chair

Javed Iqbal and Soottiporn Chittmittrapap : urban health and wellbeing

Jianxin Zhang : hazards and disasters B.V.R. Chowdari : sustainable energy

Chuluun Togtokh : ecosystems Lourds Cruz : science and society

Toshio Yamagata : marine S&T Noble Jayasuria : food security

Nordin Hasan as ROAP Director

Ka pai !!!