Conference & Forum
The 6th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and PES Linking Growth, Conservation and Rural Welfare via Natural Capital
8 Dec 2017 - 9 Dec 2017 Chongqing, The People's Republic of ChinaEco-compensation broadly refers to a range of potential policy directions and approaches to environmental management, with the goal of improving outcomes by accounting for the costs and benefits of environmental goods and services in economic activities. In 2016, the PRC’s National Development and Reform Commission, tasked with developing a national eco-compensation regulatory framework, described eco-compensation as:
- Rewards for protecting ecosystems and natural resources;
- Compensation for environmental damage; and
- Fees charged to those who pollute the environment.
The key objectives of this year’s international conference on eco-compensation and payment for ecosystem services (PES) are to:
- Facilitate information exchange on innovations and progress in eco-compensation across the PRC to interested parties within the PRC and other developing countries;
- Help key stakeholders in the PRC and other developing countries understand current progress of international experiences in PES and other innovative financing mechanisms for environmental management;
- Better understand and strengthen the linkages between eco-compensation, PES and poverty reduction; and
- Strengthen the global network amongst eco-compensation and PES practitioners.
ADB supports the PRC’s eco-compensation agenda through technical assistance projects, pilot programs at provincial and sub-provincial levels, and knowledge support for the national eco-compensation legislative framework and technical guidelines.
Organizers:
- Department of Western Region Development of National Development and Reform Commission
- Chongqing Development and Reform Commission
- China Eco-Compensation Policy Research Center
- Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
Agenda:
Arrival of Participants in Chongqing and Early Registration
Registration/Collection of Conference Materials at Hyatt Regency Chongqing Hotel
| Time | Program |
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| 08:00 – 08:30 | Registration |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Opening Plenary: Setting the Stage Chair: Wang Zhiqiang, Deputy Director General, Chongqing DRC |
| 08:30 – 09:15 | Welcome Remarks and Keynote Speeches
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| 09:15 – 09:30 | Keynote Presentations: Mainstreaming Eco-Compensation into Development: The ADB Vision Qingfeng Zhang, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, ADB In Focus: Book Launch Gross Ecosystem Production Accounting for Eco-compensation (Chinese version) |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Group Photo and Coffee / Tea Break |
| Session 1: What’s New in Eco-compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services? Chair: Qingfeng Zhang, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, ADB |
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| 10:00 – 10:15 | Opportunities and Challenges of Eco-compensation in the PRC Jin Leshan, Executive Director, China Eco-compensation Policy Research Center |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Opportunities and Challenges with Payments for Ecosystems in Brazil Virgilio Viana, Director General, Sustainable Amazon Foundation, Brazil |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Eco-Compensation and Agriculture: Lessons from the US, questions for the PRC Jim Harkness, former president of Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy |
| 10:45 – 11:15 | Table Discussion: Which of these innovations will apply in your context of eco-compensation? |
| 11:15 – 12:15 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelists:
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| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
| Session 2: Transboundary Watershed Management and Protection and EcoCompensation Chair: Alvin Lopez, Senior Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, ADB |
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| 13:30 – 13:45 | Trans-Provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the PRC: Experiences and Challenges Liu Guihuan, Research Professor, Chinese Academy of Environmental Planning |
| 13:45 – 14.00 | US Transboundary Watershed Management: Experiences and Lessons Hu Tao, Director of China Program, WWF US |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | Trans-Provincial Eco-compensation Schemes in the Chishui River Basin Jiang Ping, Deputy Director General, Guizhou Environmental Protection Department |
| 14:15 – 14:45 | Table discussions: What are the opportunities and challenges of financing transboundary watershed management and protection? |
| 14:45 – 15:25 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelists:
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| 15:25 – 15:40 | Coffee / Tea Break |
| Session 3: Natural Capital Accounting and Eco-Compensation Performance Evaluation Chair: Zhu Chunquan, Country Representative, IUCN China Office |
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| 15:40 – 15:55 | GEP Accounting: Methodology and Pilot in Qinghai, Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces Ouyang Zhiyun, Deputy Director of RCEE, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 15:55 – 16.10 | Policy Implication of Natural Capital Accounting Stephen Polasky, Prof. University of Minnesot |
| 16.10 – 16:25 | Indicators of Eco-Compensation for Agricultural Structural Adjustment Based on Nloss-control Luo Liangguo, Prof. Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, CAAS |
| 16.25 – 16.55 | Table discussions: From your experience, how should eco-compensation performance be measured? |
| 16.55 – 17.55 | Panel Discussion Panelists:
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| 19:00 – 21:00 | Internal meeting on Environment and Poverty Partnership – by invitation only |
| Time | Program |
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| Session 4: Ecosystems Investments for Poverty Reduction: Why Should We Do It and How? Chair: Paul Steele, Chief Economist, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) |
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| 08.45 – 09:00 | Synergy of Poverty Reduction and Environmental Protection: UN Case Studies and Lessons Learned Zheng Haixia, Senior Advisor to International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IRPCC), and Prof. Agricultural Information Institute, CAAS |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Conditional Transfers, Ecosystem Services, and Poverty Alleviation Ina Porras, Senior Economist, IIED |
| 09:15 – 09:45 | Table discussions: How can eco-compensation reduce poverty? |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Panel Discussion and Q&A : Practical Experiences in Combining Poverty and Environment at National Level Bangladesh Syed Arif Azad, Director General, Department of Fisheries, Bangladesh Viet Nam Nguyen Manh Hiep, Forestry Administration, Viet Nam Brazil Virgilio Viana, Director General, Sustainable Amazon Foundation, Brazil |
| 10:30 – 10:55 | Tea Break |
| 10:55 – 12:15 | Concluding Session Chair: Liu Tong Deputy Director, NDRC Concluding Remarks
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| 12:15 – 13:30 | Lunch |
