APRU World Institute Workshop on
Climate Change: Challenges and Strategies for Sustainable Cities
April 4-6, 2007 University of California, San Diego 
NUS President Shih, UCSD Chancellor Fox, AWI Exec. Director Drobnick Sponsored by:
National University of Singapore
Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH)
University of California, San Diego
The University of Melbourne
The University of Tokyo
University of Southern California 2:00 » Welcome and Introduction of Participants - Choon Fong SHIH, President, National University of Singapore
Chair, APRU World Institute Governing Board
2:30 » Climate Changes Overview - Richard C.J. SOMERVILLE, Distinguished Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Coordinating Lead Author for the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
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3:30 » Break 4:00 » Trans-Pacific Panel of City Planners, Officials & Advisors What are the most significant challenges and opportunities for cities in dealing with climate change – what is your city doing; what would you like from academia and industry to help you move toward sustainability? Chair: Kwok Wai THAM , Associate Professor, Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore - Howard SHAW, Executive Director, Singapore Environment Council
» slides (ppt) - Koji SHIMADA, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto
Former Official, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
» slides (ppt) - Jim WARING, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Land Use and Economic Development, City of San Diego
5:15 » First bus back to hotel 6:15 » Bus from hotel to reception 6:30 » Reception - Host: Peter PREUSS, Regent, University of California
8:00 » Coffee and conversation 8:30 » Welcome Recap of Wednesday, outlook for the day, comments and questions. 8:45 » Energy Issues Lessons learned, challenges, opportunities for cities to meet their energy needs, especially in light of climate change impacts. Chair: Victor R. SAVAGE , Associate Professor, Department of Geography, National University of Singapore 9:30 » Water Issues Lessons, challenges, opportunities for cities to meet their water needs, especially in light of climate change impacts. Chair: Yi XING, Deputy Director and Research Fellow, Asia Pacific Department, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) - Linda Giannelli PRATT, Chief, Office of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (OEPS), City of San Diego Environmental Services Department
» slides (ppt) - Keisuke HANAKI , Professor, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo and Vice President, Japan Society on Water Environment
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10:15 » Break 10:45 » Food and Agriculture Issues How will climate change impact food security, especially for growing cities in developing countries? Chair: Sang-Myon RHEE, Professor, College of Law, Seoul National University 11:15 » Panel of Business Leaders What opportunities are there for business to work with academia and civic leaders to address climate change and move to more sustainable practices. Chair: Richard DROBNICK, Managing Director
APRU World Institute Director Center for International Business Education and Research
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California - Rod LANTHORNE, President & Chairman of the Board, Kyocera Wireless Corp. President, Kyocera International, Inc., Director, Kyocera Corporation
» slides (ppt) - Byron WASHOM, President, Spencer Management Associates
» slides (ppt) - Mary WENZEL, Vice-President, Environmental Affairs, Wells Fargo
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12:15 » Lunch 1:30 » Environmental & Human Security Issues How is climate change affecting human security, particularly in urban areas? Chair: Roger HAMILTON, Director, Government and Community Affairs, Resource Innovation and Climate Leadership Program, University of Oregon - Richard MATTHEW, Director, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, School of Social Ecology; Associate Professor, International and Environmental Politics, Schools of Social Ecology and Social Science, University of California, Irvine
- Yi YANG, Research Fellow, China Institute of International Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2:15 » Break and move to discussion sessions 2:30 » Multi-Disciplinary Discussion Sessions (4 groups) How can academia work more effectively with industry and city managers to address climate change and find sustainable strategies? How can best practices and new scientific knowledge be disseminated effectively? Identify key challenges and specific recommendations for teaching, research, and outreach activities that APRU/AWI and its member universities can do to contribute to more sustainable cities. Facilitators:
Jim FALK, Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, The University of Melbourne Lisa SHAFFER, Assistant Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego; Executive Director, UCSD Environment and Sustainability Initiative Cornelius W. SULLIVAN, Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Southern California Kuo-Yen WEI, Professor, Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University 5:00 » Keynote Speaker - Tony HAYMET, Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences
Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
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5:45 » Optional -- buses available to return to hotel 6:00 » Reception at Birch Aquarium hosted by UCSD Chancellor Fox (dinner at 7:00) 8:00 » Coffee and conversation 8:30 » Synthesis of Multi-Disciplinary Groups Facilitators from each group will present highlights of their discussion and recommendations for future action. Chair: Choon Fong SHIH, President, National University of Singapore; Chair, APRU World Institute Governing Board Facilitators:
Jim FALK, Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society, The University of Melbourne Lisa SHAFFER , Assistant Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego; Executive Director, UCSD Environment and Sustainability Initiative Cornelius W. SULLIVAN , Professor, Biological Sciences, University of Southern California Kuo-Yen WEI, Professor, Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University 10:00 » Trans-Disciplinary Solutions Speakers are invited to respond to what has been said during the workshop and present their views on challenges and priorities for the future. Chair: Lisa SHAFFER , Assistant Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego; Executive Director, UCSD Environment and Sustainability Initiative - Mario MOLINA, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for Atmospheric Sciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and 1995 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
» slides (ppt) - Robert CORELL, Global Change Director, H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
» slides (ppt) - Peter ENGLERT, Professor, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, former Chancellor of University of Hawaii
» slides (ppt) - Thai Ker LIU, Director, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers
former CEO, Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB), former Chief Planner, Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
12:00 » Closing Remarks - Marye Anne FOX, Chancellor, University of California, San Diego and Member of the APRU World Institute Governing Board
12:30 » Adjourn
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