Event Reports

Sustainable Urban Management - Sharing European and Asian Experiences

As part of the „EU-Asia Dialogue“-project, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized a panel discussion on “Sustainable Urban Management - Sharing European and Asian Experiences”. Speakers from Europe and Asia discussed challenges and opportunities for sustainable urban planning with the participants.

Climate Change Diplomacy - Prospects for Regional and Global Agreements

On April 18-19, 2012, an international workshop on “Climate Change Diplomacy” took place at the Hilton Petaling Jaya Hotel in Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia. This event was part of the "EU-Asia Dialogue"-project.

Conference Report: Food Security and Food Safety

Perspectives for Regional and Global Cooperation

On March 22, 2012, an international workshop on “Food Security” took place at the European Policy Centre in Brussels. This workshop was part of the "EU-Asia Dialogue"-project.

Workshop Report: Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Safety

This workshop organised by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) and the EU Centre in Singapore has brought together energy and policy experts to discuss nuclear issues ahead of the 1st Asia–Europe Meeting (ASEM) Seminar on Nuclear Safety, to be held in Singapore between 13-15 June.

COSATT 2012

Building Bridges in South Asia I

This year's first meeting of the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks in April 2012 in Kathmandu addressed the motto of the 17th SAARC Summit "Building Bridges". Members of the Think Tank network, wghich is supported by the Regional Programme SAARC of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and experts form all eight countries of the SAARC region discussed possibilities to strengthen physical, emotional and economic linkages in South Asia. For a detailed conference report please click on the PDF file below.

ACSA 2012

Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2012

The conference "Armed Conflicts in South Asia 2012", jointly organized by the Regional Programme SAARC of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), looks at the state of conflicts in Afgnaistan, Pakistan and Myanmar as well as in the Northeat of India, at the conflict with the Naxalites, Jammu and Kashmir and the post-conflict developments in Nepal and Sri Lanka.

Führungsverantwortung für Frauen in Politik und Wirtschaft

Informationsprogramm für Politikerinnen aus Asien

„Führungsverantwortung für Frauen in Politik und Wirtschaft“ – das war das Thema eines Informations- und Dialogprogramms für Politikerinnen aus Asien, das vom 10. bis 14. Juli 2011 in Berlin und Brüssel stattfand und von dem Regionalprojekt Politikdialog Asien zusammen mit dem Multinationalen Entwicklungsdialog Brüssel organisiert worden war.

Common Grounds: Ways to Regional Cooperation in South Asia

Challenges and Chances for Peace and Stability in the SAARC Region

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized the conference, "Common Grounds: Ways to Regional Cooperation in South Asian - Challenges and chances for peace and stability in the SAARC region ", with an aim to explore the status of regional cooperation and to create opportunities for regional cooperation in the SAARC region. Below is the entire publication of the workshop. At present it is available in German only.

COSATT 2011: Energy and Environmental Security II

A common approach for South Asia / Conference in Colombo

As part of the regular meetings of the COSATT-network (Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks) Experts from the region presented papers and discussed issues on Energy and Environmental Security in South Asia for regional cooperation in Colombo on June 2011. Please find the complete report of the conference below.

Nepal's National Interests V

On way to a new constitution – Secularism in Nepal

Having a working constitution is of priority to Nepal. In this edition of NIP experts' discuss if secularism will be regarded as a cornerstone of the country’s constitution?