Workshop Sessions I (Workshop sessions by Theme)

Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services, Indigenous and local knowledge 
Moderator: Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Introduction to International Policy Process - Dr Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana (UNU-IAS)

Local Ecosystem Assessments - Facilitator: Dr Claire Brown, Senior Program Officer, Ecosystem Assessment,  United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

Group Work on Local Ecosystem Assessments

Climate Change 
Moderator: Dr Riyanti Djalante (UNU-IAS)

Overview of Research on Climate Change Projections in Japan and Public Engagement Efforts in Okayama - Guest speaker: Dr Toru Nozawa (Professor, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Japan)

Grassroots Efforts for Global Action - Contributing to NDCs through Education and Training - Facilitator: Dr Emmanuel Tachie-Obeng, Principal Programme Officer, Ghana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Focal Point for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE)

Group Work on Linking Education Policies to NDC policies - Facilitator: Dr Philip Vaughter (UNU-IAS)

Sustainable Consumption and Production 
Moderator: Dr. Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)

Multi-stakeholder assessment as learning towards SCP actions - Facilitators: Prof. Robert B. O’Donoghue (Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC) - Rhodes University/RCE KwaZulu Natal), and Zinaida Fadeeva (Advisor on Sustainable Consumption and Production to the First RCE Thematic Conference)