Transcript Presentation BOG Climate change

2nd EU-ASEAN Perspectives Dialogue
Results BOG Climate Change
March 28, 2015
Nelly Stratieva,
Priska Arianti, Juliene Svetlana Cruz, Katarzyna Anna
Nawrot, Agathe Anne Schibler, Kenneth Wong
Research process
• Identification of dimensions for climate change
engagement between ASEAN and the EU
• Identification of stakeholders with the role to play
in combating climate change
• Defining gaps and status quo in certain dimensions
• Formulating policy implications
Dimensions for policy implications
• Institutional
Goal: increase efficiency of regional governance
• Green economy
Goal: build green economy through promoting
technologies and innovations, energy use
diversification (RES), public-private partnership and
Triple Helix cooperation
• Civil society
Goal: optimizing civil society engagement in climate
change mitigation
Identification of stakeholders with a
role to play in combating climate
change
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Institutions – regional, interregional level
States – national level
Private sector
Academia
Civil Society
Gaps and status quo – institutional
dimension
• Absence or difficulty of a single voice representation
ASEAN
EU
• Member states differentiation and dividing lines
ASEAN
EU
• Duplication of actions
EU/MS with ASEAN
• Effective implementation issues - gap between the
declarations and implementations in ASEAN
Gaps and status quo – green economy (1)
• Importance of technology transfer
• Technology gap:
o ASEAN (implementer) vs EU (technology inventor, IPRs owner)
o Between member states (different development level)
=> differentiated capabilities to use new technologies and innovations for
CC issues
• Technology transfer to address ASEAN’s local needs
• Green initiatives economic growth, job creation, poverty
alleviation.
• Role of private sector
o efficient in technology absorption and diffusion
o incentivize better involvement in CC
• Not sufficient discussions and regulations for compensation to
technology producers; agreements to protect IPRs
Gaps and status quo – green economy (2)
• Projected dependence of ASEAN countries on
fossil fuels in the next decades.
• Energy diversification
renewable energy.
• Prioritizing renewables – need for political
support/ coordination between governments,
decision makers, private sector.
• Coherent efforts between individual states and
regional institutions in support of TT .
Gaps and status quo – civil society
• Disconnection between active civil society at national and
subnational level and its representation at ASEAN level.
• Civic engagement in ASEAN level second tier compared to the
EU, despite existing tracks of CSO (Civil Society Organisation).
• Different possibilities of CSO at the EU and ASEAN level
(funding, lobbying).
• Application processes, guidelines and requirements to be
included in ASEAN-accredited organisations => opaque.
Policy implications – general (1)
• ‘Top-down’: long term strategic policy making to avoid mal-adaptation and
ensure coherence between measures and sectors.
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‘Bottom-up’: adaptation through sector-specific measures that reflect local
realities.
• Policy framework at regional level or inter-regional level
o guidelines for particular countries and their CC strategies, action
plans/regulations in certain dimensions
o elaborate on measures, actions, policies, commitments.
• Identifying institutions of similar or common character at the EU and
ASEAN level - possibilities for cooperation; increase effectiveness; eliminate
overlapping regional institutions; avoid duplications.
• Linking identified institutions with relevant institutions at national level.
• Strengthening the enforcement capabilities of regional institutions on MS.
Policy implications – general (2)
• Strengthen partnerships and mutual learning between
ASEAN and the EU
=> direct cooperation and dialogue between relevant sectorial
ministries and authorities
=> experts, policy makers, researchers dialogue
=> solving issues on regulation and technical sides, supporting the
institutional implementation of policies
• Promote direct and para-diplomatic cooperation at
subnational level
=> cities /smart cities / universities / institutes
• Strengthen and expand dialogue platforms between
Europe and SE Asia
=> i.e. READI (Regional EU – ASEAN Dialogue Instrument)
Policy implications – institutional
dimension
Regional level
Recommendations to ASEAN based on the EU experiences:
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Institutional coordination with a high profile head of ASEAN CC Negotiations
Bringing the ASEAN negotiations to a new level of expertise
Recognizing inequalities with different sharing of efforts
Formulate long-term goals or vision instead of short-term roadmaps
Timely manner on sharing of information
National level
• Setting of research and technical capacities (esp. monitoring mechanisms)
• Consolidation of environmental laws
• Coordination of one’s national policies to remove barriers and inclusion of
regional agreements
• Ensure intergovernmental cooperation – bottom up governance
Policy implications – green economy
• Build public private partnership dialogue on RES
 elaborate on regulation on RES
 avoid “implementation gap” in ASEAN member states
 build a consultation and dialogue institutional platform between ASEAN
member state on RES.
• Strengthening cooperation on green initiatives via FDI from EU to ASEAN
countries.
• Strengthening academia and researcher exchange and cooperation on
climate change issues between EU and ASEAN.
• Building partnership and projects with different stakeholders (public and
private) for developing green innovation technology between EU and
ASEAN).
• Elaborate on solutions to build an agreement/policy/regulations to raise
funding for technology or a global technology acquisition fund.
Policy implications – civil society
• Institutionalise civil society organisations at ASEAN level: financially and
administratively.
• Incorporate improvements and clear guidelines on CSO, e.g. on
transparency, governance and reporting.
• Need to elaborate on a central, co-ordinating structure or body, an
accreditation process for CSOs at the ASEAN level; i.e. ASEAN Social
Forestry Network (ASFN).
• Strengthen the participation of CSO in decision-making process at the
international level and the possibility for their cooperation and active
participation in climate change issues.
• Encourage the exchange of CSO between EU and ASEAN member states
in order to strengthen partnership; sharing experiences; learning process.
Concluding remarks
• partnership
• learning
• understanding
Thank you for your attention!!