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Force Majeure: COVID-19 and the Energy Sector in Asia

Coronavirus, Oil Price War and Regulations

The COVID-19 outbreak has put the global economy to a halt, resulting in a significant reduction in the demand for energy. At the same time, a price war between the major oil suppliers triggered a collapse of the price of oil. With the CUHK Law Faculty, KAS RECAP will hold a webinar to examine the impacts of the coronavirus on the energy development in Asia-Pacific. The geopolitical and legal perspectives of such effects will be discussed in details.

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Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia

The workshop aims to analyze the threats to water security in the face of worsening hydro-meteorological disasters due to climate change, as well as the methods of integrating disaster management into water governance.

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Resource Integration in Central Asia and its political impacts to South Asia

Political Development in Asia-Pacific

The workshop aims to analyze how the resource integration in Central Asia is triggering developments in South Asia.

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Youth Energy Academy

Empowering young people in Asia to implement sustainable energy projects

In late October, a one-week training course will be offered to youngsters from South and Southeast Asia to enrich their theoretical and practical knowledge on climate change and energy-related topics.

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Impacts of Trade Conflicts on Energy Security in Asia Pacific

Expert Workshop

How are trade disputes between countries affecting the energy landscape in Asia Pacific? KAS RECAP will hold a workshop to examine the impacts of the current trade conflicts on the energy development in the region. Experts from China, Japan, Korea and Singapore will be attending.

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Climate Finance & Sustainable Investing Conference 2019

KAS RECAP is supporting the Climate Finance & Sustainable Investing Conference 2019 with World Green Organisation and UNESCAP.

UNESCAP will co-organize with WGO a major UN conference, focusing on key Sustainability themes and Financial topics. UNESCAP will send their key representatives, including the Chief of Financing for Development Section, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division to Hong Kong. Also, the United Nations will be inviting key government officials globally and distinguished speakers/experts to participate in the event.

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Youth Climate Summit

Issues & Opportunities for Climate Action in Hong Kong

KAS-RECAP is supporting Hong Kong - America Center's event, in the framework of the United Nations NYC, which has recently held a climate summit of world leaders. HKAC would like to rise awareness among Hong Kong youths.

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Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Sustainability and Digital Cooperation

Implications of Technological Advancement for SDGs

Digital technologies are transforming our ways of living in every sphere. Since 2018, the United Nations is closely examining how digital cooperation can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The core question is, how digital advancement can facilitate the debate on sustainability. KAS RECAP will invite key stakeholders in the local sustainability field in Hong Kong to discuss the key findings of the UN's report on the implications of digitalization for human development.

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Carbon Markets and the Electricity Sector: Issues, Opportunities, and Priorities for East Asia

Regional Workshop on Emissions' Trading

Emission reductions in the electricity sector will be paramount if the Paris commitments of reducing global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius are to be attained. Emissions trading systems (ETS) as a cost-effective instrument for emissions control are now being implemented or considered across a diverse set of jurisdictions in East Asia. KAS RECAP will hold a two-day workshop in Bangkok to discuss the carbon markets in the subregion.

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Coping with Disruption: Dimensions of Digitalisation in Europe and Asia

Workshop on EU-China Relations in Global Politics

Digitalisation brings opportunities and challenges to every sphere of our daily lives. Are Europe and Asia on the right track to cope with this latest technological trend? A two-day workshop held by KAS RECAP and UACES will gather young professionals from different sectors to examine its political, economic, social and cultural implications.

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Rethinking Disaster Risk Management in South Asia

Experts' roundtable in Islamabad, Pakistan

On January 17, KAS RECAP together with the Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research (CSCR) gathered South Asian experts in Islamabad to participate in a roundtable discussion on Disaster Risk Management. The specialists provided an overview of the disaster risk management systems in the region's countries, highlighting existing challenges in governance, and devising means of improvement. The event also served as the official launch of CSCR / KAS RECAP's new publication "Pakistan Floods - Underlining the Need for Regional Cooperation for Disaster Risk Management in South Asia".

Sustainable Water Management: Improving Water Policy and Governance in Emerging Asia

Regional Conference in Singapore

On Dec 7-8, KAS RECAP and KAS Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia hosted a two-day expert workshop to discuss the interplay between water, economy, governance, energy, and decarbonisation.

International Summer School on Climate Change

Climate Adaptation Summer School held in Nepal

KAS RECAP, the Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT) and Kathmandu University organised their International Summer School on Climate Change. Held in Nepal, the weeklong course raised awareness and engaged and trained young people from South Asia in the areas of climate change adaptation and disaster management.

Energy Security, Resources and Decarbonisation: Navigating Transitions in Emerging Asia

KAS Energy Dialogue Asia

KAS RECAP together with the Regional Programme Political Dialogue Asia (KAS PDA) organised a roundtable to discuss the nexus between energy security, decarbonisation, and climate change in Asia and Europe.

ICAP-IEA-KAS Carbon Pricing Dialogue

As a side event of the Asia Climate Summit 2023, an expert workshop was held to facilitate dialogue and exchange on the latest development of the carbon pricing policy in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in South Asia

Publication launch event

Together with our partner Consortium of South Asian Think-Tanks (COSATT), KAS RECAP launched its latest publication on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in South Asia. The event was held at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok on October 10 and 11, 2023.

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Urban Innovations for Sustainability

Expert workshop Asia-Pacific

Together with local partner Business Environment Council (BEC), KAS RECAP organized an expert workshop on Urban Innovations for Sustainability on April 17 and 18, 2023. The workshop took place in Hong Kong and brought together urbanisation and sustainability experts from the wider Asia-Pacific region and Germany.

The Latest Development of Environmental Law in the Asia-Pacific

Alumni Meeting of CUHK’s KAS RECAP Scholarship Holders

The first KAS RECAP scholarship holders' meeting took place in Hong Kong.

ESG and Law

Webinar with CUHK

On 30 March, KAS RECAP and CUHK’s law faculty have jointly hosted a webinar to have a discussion on the latest development of ESG in the legal context in the Asia-Pacific. This was the fourth event of the carbon neutrality dialogue series.

Youth Energy Academy 2022

Capacity Building Programme in South and Southeast Asia

With the support of KAS RECAP, the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the Sustainable Youth Energy Network (SYEN) organised the fourth Youth Energy Academy that took place in Thailand between 10 and 16 October 2022.

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