Transcript Chiang Mai University Success Stories

Advancing Climate Change
Education (and Research)
in Thailand:
Big Picture
USAID LEAF
Regional Climate Change Curriculum Development
(RCCCD)
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Climate change roadmap and research
Climate change education @ CMU
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Roadmap
Research activities
Midstream
Upstream
Analyses of Sources
Greenhouse Gases
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Impact Evaluation
- Environment
Modeling of
changes
Prediction
• Climate Change
Model Prediction
• Climate Change
Mitigation
Assessment
• GHG Impacts
Forecasting
Models
• Socio-Economic
Input Output
- Health
- Socio-economics
- Communities
Carbon Footprint
Ecological Footprint
Environmental Impacts
Human Health
Ecosystem
Resources
Net Primary Production
Gross Domestic Production
Social Assets
Economic Impact
Commodity and Residential
Water Resources and
Footprint
• Green Practice in Agriculture
• Green Logistics and Supply
Chain
• Life Cycle Assessment
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Downstream
Monitoring and Reliefs
- Measurement
- Mitigation
- Crisis management
- Rules and regulation
• Real time GHG
Monitoring
• GHG Emission
Reduction
• Climate Change Crisis
Prevention and
Preparation
• Climate Change Policy
Planning
• Adaptation
• Directive and
Regulation
• Low Carbon
Development
Targetbased Work
1. Research and
curriculum
collaborations
2. Capacity building
of researchers
and students
3. Univ. Social
Responsibility
4. Univ. Ranking
High-priority research
areas
- Solving haze and
smoke problems
- Innovations and
technology
- GHG management
- Alternative energy
- AEC-Climate Change
Hub
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CMU has Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (CCMA)
research group, formed after RCCCD TOT (August 2014)
CMU is a member of Research University Network (RUN): 7
Universities
 Chulalongkorn University (CU)
 Kasetsart University (KU)
 Khon Kaen University (KKU)
 Chiang Mai University (CMU)
 Thammasat University (TU)
 Mahidol University (MU)
 Prince of Songkhla University (PSU)
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CMU is a member of Research University
Network (RUN) (7 Universities on 6 clusters)
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Food
Water
Climate change
Materials
Health
ASEAN
CMU is the coordinator for the climate change
cluster
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RUN to become World Class
University (WCU)
 Climate change is 1 in 9 research
consortiums of Thailand Research
Fund (TRF)
 CMU is coordinator of climate change
consortium
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Joint graduate program is proposed to
be started in Fall 2016
Integrating LEAF curriculum with
existing curriculum to be used in the
joint graduate program
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Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment
(JGSEE)
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King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
(KMUTT)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok
(KMUTNB)
Chiang Mai University (CMU)
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology at
Thammasat University (SITT-TU)
Prince Songkhla University (PSU)
Advancing Climate Change
Education (and Research)
in Thailand:
Chiang Mai University (CMU)
USAID LEAF
Regional Climate Change Curriculum Development
(RCCCD)
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Courses (Using parts of materials from RECCCD)
 Faculty of Agriculture
Undergrad course on Principles of Conservation and grad courses in
Agroforestry Landuse Systems and Sustainable Natural Resource
Management (Dr. Sureeratna Lakanavichian)
Faculty of Science
 Undergrad course “Selected topic in Biology on climate change”
 A grad course on climate change is planned for Environmental Science
students (Dr. Wan Wiriya, Department of Chemistry)
Faculty of Social Sciences
 An existing grad course on climate change (Dr. Chakrit Chotamonsak,
Department Geography)
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Trainings, related to climate change
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Faculty of Engineering
 Dr. Wongkot Wongsapai, Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Courses (Using parts of materials from RECCCD)
 Faculty of Social Sciences
 An existing grad course on climate change
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Explain the components, drivers, and interactions of climate,
globally and across the region.
Explain the causes and effects of climate change and the
relationship between human activities and climate change.
Assess the impacts of climate change on human and the
environment.
Propose potential responses and solutions to climate change
issues.
Collect, interpret and present information and current knowledge
on climate change.
Communicate about strategies to climate change to a variety of
audiences.
1. How and why the climate is changing
1.1. Introduction to Climate Science and Climate Change
1.2. The Causes of Climate Change
1.3. Climate Intensification: Floods and Droughts
1.4. Climate Modeling
2. The impacts of climate change on people and the environment
2.1. Introduction to Climate Change Impacts
2.2. Impacts on Ocean
2.3. Impacts on Water Resources
2.4. Impacts on Agricultural and Food Security
2.5. Impact on Human Health
2.6. Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems
3. Solution, response and adaptation to climate change
3.1. Solutions to Climate Change: Policy and Geoengineering
3.2. Climate Change and Forest and Water Resources Management
3.3. Principles and Practice of Climate Vulnerability Assessment
3.5 Projects Related to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
3.7. Communications and Engagement to Climate Change
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Trainings
 Faculty of Engineering
 Dr. Wongkot Wongsapai
(Department of Mechanical
Engineering)
Year
2009
Total
Curriculum
Training Day
Participant
1. Management of
greenhouse gases for
the business
entrepreneur
2. Management of
greenhouse gases for
government agencies
3. Management of
greenhouse gases for
the industrial sector
4. Introduction of
greenhouse gas
emissions and
database systems
5. Database of
greenhouse gases in
government sector
1
121
Handbook & Training
document
1
311
Handbook & Training
document
1
154
Handbook & Training
document
2
62
Handbook & Training
document
2
57
Handbook & Training
document
5
705
Output
Year
2010
Curriculum
Training Day
Participant
1. Glossary and
abbreviation of
climate change and
management
greenhouse gases
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2. Based on the Clean
Development
Mechanism
2
653
Handbook & Training
document
2
58
Training document
4
20
Training document
3. General guidelines
of greenhouse gases
by 2006 IPCC
Guidelines
4. Develop and
prepare for the audit
for the Clean
Development
Mechanism of
Thailand (Validator /
Verifier Training
Course)
Total
4
731
Output
Handbook
Year
2011
Curriculum
Training Day
Participant
1. Basic concept
of management
greenhouse
gases
1
613
Handbook & Training
document
1
204
Handbook & Training
document
2. Technical
management of
greenhouse
gases
Total
2
2012
1. Basic concept
of management
greenhouse
gases
Total
2. Technical
management of
greenhouse
gases
2
Output
817
2
533
Handbook & Training
document
2
88
Handbook & Training
document
621
Year
2013
Curriculum
Training Day
Participant
1. International
basic concept of
GHG Inventory for
government and
private sector
3
60
Handbook & Training
document
2
30
Handbook & Training
document
2
30
Handbook & Training
document
2. General
guidelines of GHG
Inventory
Organization level
for Government
3. General
guidelines of GHG
Inventory
Organization level
for private sector
Total
3
120
Output
Year
2014
Total
2015
Total
Total
(20092015)
Curriculum
Training Day
Participant
1. Development in GHG
Inventory for Central
Government Organizations
3
65
Handbook & Training
document
2. Training for the Trainer
(TTT) of 1
2
19
Training document
2
1. GHG Mitigation
Mechanism
2. Technical management
of GHG Mitigation
Mechanism
2
20
Output
84
2
50
2
10
60
3,138
Handbook & Training
document
Training document
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