2nd Tibet Environment Conference: Climate Change on the Third Pole and its Impacts
Friday, 2 August 2019
10am-05pm
Conference Room II
India International Centre,
Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi
Programme Schedule
09:45am-10:15am Registration and High Tea
Inaugural Session
10:15am-10:20am Welcome address – Mr. Tenzin Lekshay, Deputy Director, Tibet Policy Institute, India
10.20am-10.35am Keynote Address – Mr. Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary of India
10:35am-10:50am Special Address – Mr. Martin Bursik, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Environment Minister, Czech Republic
Panel Session One
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
10:55am-11:00am Session Moderator – Prof. Siddiq Wahid, Former Vice Chancellor of Islamic University, Kashmir, India
11:00am-11:20am Rapid Grassland Desertification on the Tibetan Plateau and its Possible Implications
Mr. Ethan Goldings, former Director, Winrock International in People’s Republic of China
11:20am-11:40pm An Assessment of the State Of Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau From Global Warming
Prof. Milap Chand Sharma, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
11:40pm-12:00pm Increasing Natural Disasters in Tibet: A case study on the Jomda Flood and Landslide.
Mr. Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha, Head, Environment and Development Desk, Tibet Policy Institute, India
12:00am-12:30pm Q & A session
12:30pm-01:30pm Lunch break
Panel Session Two
NOMADS, NATURE PARKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN TIBET
01:30pm-01:35pm: Session Moderator– Mr. Martin Bursik, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Environment Minister, Czech Republic
01:35pm-01:55pm Resettlement to what ends? Revisiting China’s ecological migration policy (shengtai yimin) and its original goals
Dr. Tashi Nyima, Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway
01:55pm-02:15pm The Role of National Parks on Environmental Conservation in Tibet and Possible Impact and Benefits for the Locals
Dr. Ruth Gamble, David Myers Fellow, La Trobe University, Australia
02:15pm-02:35pm China’s Environmental Policies and Its Implementation in Tibet
Dr. Lobsang Yangtso, Tibet Third Pole & International Tibet Network, India
02:35pm-03:00pm Q & A Session
03:00pm -03:15pm Tea break
Panel Session Three
STATE OF TIBET’S TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS
03:15pm-03:20pm Session Moderator– Mr. Jayadeva Ranade, President, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy, India
03:20pm-03:40pm The State Of Mekong River- Conflicts, Cooperation and Policies
Dr. Le Anh Tuan, Deputy Director, Research Institute for Climate Change, Can Tho University, Vietnam
03:40pm-04:00pm State of Indian Rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau: Its importance and Implications for local residents in India
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President, India Water Foundation, India
04:00pm-04:20pm China’s Policies on the Tibet’s Transboundary Rivers: A Case Study on the Brahmaputra River
Ms. Dechen Palmo, Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute, India
04:20pm-04:40pm Q & A SESSION
04:40pm-04:45pm Vote of thanks – FNVA