UNESCO RRING coordination meeting possible contribution from Asia and the Pacific region

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1 UNESCO RRING coordination meeting possible contribution from Asia and the Pacific region 17July 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Dr Ai Sugiura, PS/PCB/JAK Regional Sciences Bureau for Asia and the Pacific UNESCO Office Jakarta

2 UNESCO Regional Sciences Bureau for Asia and the Pacific 49 countries in Asia and the Pacific Vision: Fostering Sciences for Sustainable Development in the Asia Pacific Region Mission: The Bureau will carry out the mission to mobilize science, technology, innovation and policy to enable MS in the region on addressing new and emerging challengesthatcouldfacilitate to set a course for a sustainablefuture.

3 Natural Sciences Programmes Linking Global and Regional Medium Term Strategic Objectives Linking Global and Regional Medium Term Strategic Objectives and SDGs

4 UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for AP Activities and RRI approach pillars UNESCO Jakarta Office Sustainability Science projects RRI pillars Societal Engagement All projects as UNESCO priority L OrealFWIS COMPETENCE COMPETENCE UNESCO Biotechnology School in Asia Gender in Research Open Access Science Education Ethics

5 Sustainability Science projects in Asia and the Pacific

6 From the literature review, the components of Sustainability Science are: Focus on dynamic interactions between nature and society Transdisciplinary approach Normative function What is Sustainability Science? Transformational function. 6

7 Background 2013 Sustainability Science in Kuala Lumpur, 4 5 April Sustainability Science in Kuala Lumpur, 3 5 March 2015.

8 Background 1) Sustainability Science needs to be implemented through a unified integrated approach between the social and human sciences and the natural sciences. Kuala Lumpur Statement Sustainability Science A Science based Approach to Realize 4) There is a need for developing sustainability indicators to monitor progress towards agreed goals and publish results to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer. the Future We Want for All Kuala Lumpur 4, 5 April, ) It is recommended to establish pilot demonstration projects for applying sustainability science using existing networks such UNESCO IHP, MAB and IOC. Science%20Statement KL%20April% final.pdf 8

9 STAR Sustainability science implementation framework SugiuraA., RahmawatiA., MacarombonH., I. de Heredia M. and Khan S. (2016). Sustainability Transformation Across the Region Introduction to Sustainability Science Pilots Project Implementation in Asia Pacific, g14 11, p1 6, 7th ICWRER, 5 9 June 2016, Kyoto, Japan. 9

10 STAR Sustainability science implementation framework The implementation framework is expected to present the following characteristics: It promotes participation, cooperation of the maximum numbers of stakeholders and generate innovation and integration including indigenous communities. It promotes the pursuit of better solutions that adapt to changing circumstances and values. It facilitates consensus building and stakeholder ownership at each step and each turn of the spiral. 10

11 Eight case studies in the Asia and the Pacific region including UNESCO designated sites. UNESCO Designated sites BR WH UGGp And HELP RB s/0025/002593/259341e.pdf

12 How to take advantage of UNESCO site monitoring framework? Problems being a UNESCO site? 1. Co realization of a common problem If linked, how do UNESCO site nomination monitoring criteria score? Is there any UNESCO site in the future? Which score, which indicators? 5. Monitoring and evaluation Advanced stakeholder involvement And social learning 2. Co envisioning futures If yes, how and which score? Is there any UNESCO site in the future? How to include synergistic implementation to UNESCO site management? Which score, which indicators? 4. Coimplementation 3. Co shaping into envisioned future society If yes, how and which score? Which hard and soft infrastructures are needed? What changes and transformations are needed? UNESCO site nomination status: Societal vision Biophysical system Link with CIVILIZATION and TERRITORY 12

13 Presentation and validation of the framework to SeaBRnet, ASEAN Heritage Parks in AP New questions Co envisioning does not mean one vision. There are different scales of sustainability How to address different co envisioning issues of scale? How to deal with equity or ethical aspects in getting consensus or choosing one vision? How to reach consensus and links between the different scales? Is participatory process sustainable? The challenge is how conduct multi spiral multi scale approaches: micro (individual), meso(unesco site), macro (national) There is a need for local championsand an institutional framework as there is a need for both bottom up and top down approaches have to be driven together. 13

14 Next The main challenges remain in linking, upscaling smoothlydifferentlevelsandspiralsofsustainability Applied Sustainable Science Framework (MOST SchoolsonSustainabilityScience) Role of both local champions and the existence of an institutionalframework Questions: How to deal with equity or ethical aspects in getting consensus or choosing one vision? Isparticipatoryprocesssustainable? mages/0025/002593/ E.pdf Necessary Future work: thedevelopmentofguidelinestoidentifyornurturelocalchampions thedevelopmentofguidelinesforinstitutionalsustainabilitysciencebasedframework TranslationintotheMABcontext implementationoflimaactionplan

15 COMprehensive Programme to Enhance Technology, Engineering and ScieNCE Education (COMPETENCE) in Asia: The Role and Contribution of Higher Education Institutions UNESCO Office, Jakarta

16 Objectives 16

17 Activities to be continued Active advocacy work with science and technology institutional partners, especially National Research and Education Network (NREN) to be established and strengthened the drive institutional infrastructure development. Maintenance of active collaboration with regional and national ICT networks. AI3/SOI Asia Secretariat bi monthly coordination meeting to enhance collaboration. Capacity building in the region on development and delivery of MasterClasses for selected partners and network building and/or enhancement. 17

18 UNESCO BIOTECHNOLOGY SCHOOL IN ASIA 18

19 Objectives The UNESCO JAPAN International Post Graduate University Course in Microbiology (1973 to 2003) and the UNESCO JAPAN Postgraduate Inter University Course in Biotechnology (2004 to 2007) were successful, longrunning human resource development programmes. These two courses trained 459 young researchers from Asian countries who are now playing active and leading roles in biotechnology research and education in the region, contributing both to the development of their own country and consequently Asia, and to the establishment of a stronger biotechnology network spanning theregion. To establish an international graduate programme in biotechnology for talented individuals from less developed countries in AsiaPacific, as well as to increase the ability of the host countries in the region to accept and educate studentsfromless developedcountries. The new UNESCO Masters degree programme integratesadvancedresearch training with pre existing or newly launched Masters courses in universities of Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam and create regional platformforbiotechnologyuniversities. 19

20 Outputs and next needed activities In addition to UNESCO contribution through JFIT, the project capitalised on existing funding schemes in Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The project results have been developed from partnerships between five consortia of universities in Asia with the leadership of Osaka University, thus ensured the ownership of project outputs by the local partner universities in Asia, and the long term sustainability of the project results. Building on previous success: This project is building on previous UNESCO-JAPAN initiatives in Microbiology and Biotechnology outcomes Providing a model building for the region: The upcoming documentations of know-how, experience and lessons learnt in establishing a working multi-country platform for biotechnology research and education. Including to ASEAN S&T sector. Need to upscale and include more or other countries: - Cambodia, Laos DPR and Myanmar ASEAN Biotechnology Working Group representatives acknowledge the need for such programme to be upscaled. 33 Master Thesis Research 39areas Bioremediation Biomedicine Agro industry 20

21 Thank you very much,

22 VISION as the regional sciences bureau for Asia and the Pacific Vision: Fostering Sciences for Sustainable Development in the Asia Pacific Region Sustainable solutions whether at the global, regional or country level will require creativity, new advances in scientific knowledge, discoveries and innovations. Innovation geared towards sustainable development has the potential to lift economic growth, create green jobs, and boost social development while at the same time contributing to environment protection and conservation. By fostering dialogue, cooperation, networking, capacity building and knowledge sharing with the scientific community, decision makers, and civil society in the Asia Pacific regionaswellasat country level, the UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific will contribute to the ultimate Vision where Member States will be able to meet society s needs via science based solutions.