Pathways of regional development are sequences of interrelated changes in social, economic, and governance systems. They vary from place to place and over time, in ways that are likely to have different net consequences for carbon stocks and fluxes, which in turn may constrain or in other ways feed back upon development processes. Thus, the climate problem is not just a cumulative and systemic problem at the global level but has different features causes, and impacts at different levels of governance. These mutual interdependencies and feedbacks place demands on the science community to establish a common, mutually agreed knowledge base to support policy debate and action, and to develop integrated systems of governance, from the local to the global level, that ensure the sustainable development of the coupled socio-ecological system.
Asia is a key region which is rapidly growing economically. Asian contribution is already dominating the global carbon emissions. It will play a greater role for global carbon management in the foreseeable future. However, within Asia, huge differences in welfare, governance systems, and carbon emission trajectories exist and thus pose a carbon governance challenge. A better understanding of the carbon management challenges across multiple scales is necessary for Asia, which is less understood, as of now. Such understanding will provide important insights to design an optimized carbon governance structure. In order to address this, the workshop aims at bringing together leading and early-career Asian-Pacific researchers from natural- and social sciences, to enhance their interdisciplinary capacity, stimulate dialogue, and initiate disciplinary synergies toward sustainable development.
The workshop will include lectures by leading scientists in the field, and presentations of the papers of early-career participants, as well as extensive opportunities for discussion.
http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=35&ddlID=1268
