Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
2011 Global Environmental Action Conference Tokyo, Japan
I was invited to present at the GEA International Conference 2011 entitled Building Sustainable Societies through Reconstruction, Working with the International Community for Regenerating Japan," held in Tokyo, Japan on 14th and 15th of October, 2011. The Conference was opened with the attendance of H.I.H Crown Prince, Naruhito, GEA Chairman, Mr. Juro Saito and Mr.Yoshihiko Noda Prime Minister of Japan. Director-General of GEA, Ms. Wakako Hironaka presided over the Conference as its Chair.
Pictures from the meeting are here. My presentations in English and Japanese appear below:
My presentation in Japanese is here:
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| Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito |
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| Japan's Prime Minister Noda |
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| Keith Tidball of Cornell University Civic Ecology Lab and NY EDEN |
The conference was organized by the Global Environmental Action (GEA) supported by the Government of Japan, namely, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Ministry of the Environment. The Conference aimed to undertake a high-level policy dialogue in order to articulate concrete measures to realize sustainable societies not only in Japan, but also in the international community, capitalizing on Japan’s experience of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters.
Pictures from the meeting are here. My presentations in English and Japanese appear below:
My presentation in Japanese is here:
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