TENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM Ecological Security: Climate Change and Socio-economic Policy Development Implications in the GMS
9-11 October, 2011, at Chiang Saen Conference Room, Mae Fah Luang University (MFU)
Master of Ceremonies:Dr. Phunrawie Promnart (School of Science, MFU) Day 1 (Sunday, 9 October 2011)
18.00-20.00 Welcome Reception Dinner
(Hosted by MFU at Ruan Rim Nam Restaurant, next to the campus football stadium and Wanawes Guesthouse)
Day 2 (Monday, 10 October 2011) 08:30-09:00Registration 09:00-09:25Opening Ceremony
09:00-09:10 Welcome Address Dr. Hansa Sanguannoi (Director of NREM Center, MFU)
09:10-09:25 Opening Speech Dr. Vanchai Sirichana (President, MFU)09:25-12:15 International and Regional Perspectives 09:25-10:40 Keynote Lecture Session Chairperson: Dr. Hansa Sanguannoi
09:25-09:50 Keynote Lecture 1: Aquaculture and Food Security. Prof. Dr. Piamsak Menasveta (Office of the National Research Council of
09:50-10:15 Keynote Lecture 2: Climate Change and Food Security. Dr. Bhichit Rattakul (Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, ADPC)
10:15-10:40 Keynote Lecture 3: Watershed Ecological Carrying Capacity Analysis:
A Case Study of Lam Phra Phloeng Sub-basin of Mekong, Thailand Dr. Kampanad Bhaktikul (Mahidol University)10:40-10:55 Coffee Break
10:55-11:20 Transnational Water Governances
Prof. Dr. Thaweewong Sri Buri (Chulalongkorn University)
11:20-11.45 Apply Ridge to Ridge Principle to Management and Conservation of Coastal Zone:
Mr. Somsak Soonthornnawaphat (IUCN Thailand)
11:45-12.15 Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Thailand
Dr. Danny Marks (Rockefeller Foundation)12:15-13:00Lunch (Ground Floor, A/D Building) 13:00-17:25 Regional and Local Perspectives from GMS/UniNet and other Organizations
13:00-13:25 Evaluating Ecological Security in ESIA Studies
Dr. Richard Frankel (NREM Center, MFU)
13:25-13:50 Perspectives of Green Marketing for Ecological Security in GMS Ms. Lijun Zhou and Prof. Dr. Dequn Zhou (Kunming University and
Kunming University of Science and Technology, P.R. China)
Mr. Samard Doungwichitrkul (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology
14:15-14:40 Application of Ecosystem Service Perspective in Conservation and Restoration of
Dr. Hoang Thi Thu Huong (Hanoi University of Science and Technology,
14:40-15:05 Fruit Diseases and Quarantine between Thailand and China
Prof. Dr. Dequn Zhou and Dr. Yinghui Cheng (Kunming University of Science
and Technology and Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine
15:05-15:20 Coffee Break
15:20-15:45European Policies to Fight Climate Change Experiences with Efficiency and
Prof. Dr. Arne Remmen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
15:45-16:10 Energy Recycle for Climate Change Adaptation
Dr. Sirintornthep Towprayoon (King Mongkut's University of
16:10-16:35 Rethinking Urban Storm Water Management in Vientiane City
Mr. Daophet Aroun and Dr. Soukanh Chithpanya (Vientiane Capital
Municipality and National University of Laos, Lao PDR)
16:35-17:00 Dynamics of Dissolved Carbon Dioxide in the Inner Gulf of Thailand
Dr. Thanomsak Boonphakdee (Burapha University)
17:00-17:25 Induction of Vitellogenin mRNA Expression in Juvenile False Clown Anemonefish
(Amphiprion ocellaris) Exposure to 17ß-estradiol
Dr. Chuta Boonphakdee (Burapha University)18:30-20:00Dinner
(Hosted by MFU at Ruan Rim Nam Restaurant, next to the campus
football stadium and Wanawes Guesthouse)
20-22:00 Night Bazaar tour (Optional) Day 3 (Tuesday, 11 October 2011) 08:00-08:30Registration 08.30-14.45Regional and Local Perspectives from GMS/UniNet and other Organizations
08:30-08:55 Reconciling Climate Security and Socio-Economic Objectives: Global and Regional
Implications of a Fossil-Fuel Supply Regime
Prof. Dr. Charles Elworthy (Chulalongkorn University)
08:55-09:20 Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Ecological Security in GMS
Prof. Dr. Charit Tingsapat (Chulalongkorn University)
09:20-09:45 An Uncertainty Perspective with Projected Climate Change in Hydrodynamic
Mr. Lam Van Thinhand Dr. Van Pham Dang Tri (Can Tho University)
09:45-10:10 Development of Research Framework for Water Security in Vietnam – A Most
Important Component of Ecological Security for Related GMS Countries
Dr. Che Dinh Ly (Vietnam National University-HCMC, Vietnam)10:10-10:25Coffee Break
10:25-10:50 Keynote Lecture 4: Study on Basin-wide Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability
Assessment on Mekong Wetlands for Adaptation
Dr. Vithet Srinetr (Mekong River Commission Secretariat, MRC)
10:50-11:15 Initial Application of Benefit Sharing Model in River Basin: Case of Dong Nai River
Dr. Bui Ta Long (Vietnam National University-HCMC, Vietnam)
11:15-11:40 Land Use Land Cover Dynamics: A Case of a Community along Mekong River
Dr. Apisom Intralawan (School of Liberal Arts, MFU)
11:40-12:05 Collaborative Spatial Planning - A Common Platform for Sustainable Development
Dr. Soukanh Chithpanya (National University of Laos, Lao PDR)12:05-13:30Lunch (Ground Floor, A/D Building)
13:30-13:55 Ecological Security: The Fundamental Threat in the Greater Mekong Sub-region
Dr. Jiragorn Gajaseni, Dr. Hansa Sanguannoi, Dr. Apisom Intralawan, and Dr. Nguyen Luong Bach (NREM Center, MFU)
13:55-14:20 Improvement of Water Environment of Vientiane Capital City, Lao PDR
Mr. Phengkhamla Phonvisai (NREM Center, and Pollution Control Department,
14:20-14:45 Climate Change and Trans-boundary Droughts and Floods: Causes, Impacts and
Adaptations in the Mekong River Basin in Chiang Rai, Thailand
Dr. Nguyen Luong Bach, Ms. Nuttiga Hempattarasuwan, and Ms. Nion Sirimongkalerkal (NREM Center, MFU)14:45-15:00Coffee Break 15:00-16:00 Panel Presentation and Discussion [Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Fujiwara Okitsugu] 16:00-17:30 Special Session: Future Research Cooperation in the GMS Chairpersons: Dr. Hansa Sanguannoi, and Representatives from GMS/UniNet
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