13th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

13th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing

http://www.gcsm.eu/index.html

to be held in Ho Chi Minh City / Binh Duong, Vietnam on 16th - 18th September, 2015.

Presented by

Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)

Vietnamese-German University (VGU),

Welcome Message

Technische Universität Berlin and Vietnamese-German University will jointly organize the 13th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM, www.gcsm.eu) near Ho Chi Minh City in Binh Duong New City. This conference is sponsored by the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP, www.cirp.net). The GCSM serves as a forum for academics, researchers, and practitioners from international universities, research institutes and industrial companies working on topics related to sustainable manufacturing. It offers keynote speeches, panel discussions and parallel session presentations.

You are cordially invited to submit a paper to the conference which is expected to attract representatives from academia and industry from all over the world. We are looking forward to welcoming you to Binh Duong New City for the 13th GCSM.

Best regards,

Holger Kohl, Jürgen Mallon and Günther Seliger

Global Conference Series on Sustainable Manufacturing

The rationally required sustainability in our global village shall be supported by innovative value creation in accordance with social, environmental and economic criteria exploiting the dynamics of market competition and cooperation. Sustainable manufacturing has emerged as the leading paradigm to address the dilemma of maintaining a progressive economic growth based on production of goods and services without continuing to damage our environment or future economic and social structures.

For almost 20 years the chairman of the Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing (GCSM) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Seliger and other members of the International Academy for Production Science (CIRP, www.cirp.net) have been scientifically dealing with sustainable manufacturing. The GCSM is geared towards representatives of science and industry from all over the world. The conference serves as a forum for international research institutes and industrial companies related to the area of sustainable manufacturing. It aims at strengthening relations on sustainable manufacturing in the international network by both scientific/educational and industrial cooperation projects. In 2014, more than 140 participants from 30 countries contributed with 136 submissions.

For 2015 the conference organizations decided to host the conference in Vietnam. Chairman Professor Seliger emphasized the role of emerging countries for a sustainable development. Vietnam as one of the upcoming "factories of the world" has a special responsibility and should be enabled to a future industrial growth without having irresponsible resource consumption, environmental pollution and inadequate working conditions. High-tech solutions in innovative local product and process applications are essential drivers for local but also global sustainable development. The key for this development is qualification. Thus, local and foreign companies and universities should act as agents of change to boost sustainable manufacturing.

The GCSM is sponsored by the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP, www.cirp.net). 

Webinar: ESD and Transformative Learning

On Tuesday, October 15th, Earth Charter International is offering a free webinar on Education for Sustainable Development and Transformative Learning. In this webinar, panelists will talk about transformative learning and how education for sustainable development promotes cultural transformations. The expert panelists are Daniella Tilbury (University of Gloucestershire), Mark Hathaway (writer and researcher from OISE/Toronto University), and Dr. Sam Crowell (California State University in San Bernardino). The session will be moderated by Earth Charter International Executive Director Mirian Vilela.

This webinar is a prelude to the January 2014 executive program: Education and Values for Sustainable Development with the Earth Charter. This program and this webinar are organized by the Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development and fall under the aegis of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter.
You can access the webinar at 4PM UTC/GMT on October 15th through the following link (Please remember to check your local time):

http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/1387367-esd-and-transformative-learning

Then click on the "Launch Class" button, type your name and country (e.g. MaryCanada) and then enter the virtual room. Requirements: Have Adobe Flashplayer installed, audio input and output, and a good internet connection.

We look forward to welcoming you to this special webinar and please feel free to pass the message along.

About the panelists:
Professor Daniella Tilbury is internationally recognized for her research in the areas of sustainability leadership and organizational change as well as in education and learning for sustainability. Her PhD research undertaken at the University of Cambridge was the first to look at institutional development for sustainability within higher education (1993). In 2012, Daniella led the development of the 'Rio+20 Sustainability in Higher Education Treaty' which was signed by over 80 higher education agencies and organizations and informed dialogues at the UN Summit. Daniella serves as Chair of the UNESCO's Global Monitoring and Evaluation Expert's Group which advises on the assessment of global progress during the UN Decade in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). In this capacity, she framed the first and second UN Global Reports on ESD. She led the IUCN-UNESCO Asia Pacific ESD Indicators Project and the UNESCO research into Good Practices in Cultural Diversity and ESD. Daniella is the UK government nominated member of the UNECE Expert Group on ESD Competences. Daniella has over 100 books and refereed articles and has given keynote addresses in conferences across the globe. Most significantly, she was a keynote speaker at the UN World Conference in ESD (Bonn 2009);the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg 2002) and Rio+20 (Brazil 2012). She is a University Director at the University of Gloucestershire and holds a Chair in Sustainability. Professor Tilbury has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work and dedication in the field of ESD.

Mark Hathaway is an author and adult educator who researches, writes, and speaks about the interconnections between ecology, economics, social justice, spirituality, and cosmology. Together with Leonardo Boff, he is the author of The Tao of Liberation: Exploring the Ecology of Transformation. Mark has extensive experience in ecumenical justice work and has studied mathematics, physics, spirituality, and transformative education. He holds a Masters Degree in Adult Education from The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (University of Toronto) and has published a wide variety of articles related to ecology, spirituality, and social justice in books and periodicals. He is currently completing a PhD at the University of Toronto. Mark's current research, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, explores the processes of transformative learning involved in developing an ecological worldview and in cultivating ecological wisdom.

Dr. Sam Crowell is professor emeritus of education at California State University–San Bernardino and a founder and co-director of the MA in Holistic and Integrative Education and the Center for Holistic and Integrative Learning. He has worked as an elementary school teacher, a principal, an administrator, and a university professor. He considers himself a holistic educator and an advocate of the artistry of teaching. He has been actively engaged with Education for Sustainable Development and the Earth Charter and co-authored the book, “The Re-Enchantment of Learning: A Manual for Teacher Renewal and Classroom Transformation” published by Corwin Press, and just released his new book, "Emergent Teaching: A Path of Creativity, Significance, and Transformation".

Source: http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/articles/1004/1/Webinar-ESD-and-Transformative-Learning/Page1.html

DELTAS 2013 Presentations

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

PLENARY 1

• Dr. Robert Twilley, Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University
• Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America’s WETLAND Foundation

PLENARY 2

• Prof. Dr. Tran Thuc, Director, Viet Nam Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology & Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
• Prof. Dr. Ir. Marcel Stive, Mekong Delta Consortium, TU-Delft
• Dr. Martijn van de Groep, Chief Technical Advisor, Mekong Delta Plan

SALON 1

• Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America’s WETLAND Foundation
• Mr. Jeffery Buchanan, Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Oxfam America
• Mrs. Rebecca Templeton, Executive Director, Bayou Grace Community Services
• Mr. Daniel Nguyen, Program Director, Mary Queen of Viet Nam Community
• Ms. Binh Hoang, Policy Director, Green ID (Green Innovation and Development Center)
• Mrs. Nga Dao, Director, WARECOD (Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development), and Founder, Viet Nam Rivers Network

SALON 2

• Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf
• Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Senior Advisor, Ecosystem Analysis and Assessment, Deltares
• Prof. Dr. Duong Van Ni, Can Tho University; Founder & CEO, University Network for Mekong Basin Wetland Research & Conservation
• Mr. Arthur Gleijm, Senior Advisor, Financing Climate Change Adaptation, Rebel Group
• Dr. Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director, Greater Mekong Program, Conservation International

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

PLENARY

• Dr. Ebenizario Chonguica, Executive Secretary, The Permanent Okavango River Basin Water Commission (OKACOM), Botswana
• Dr. Chen Kelin, Director, Wetlands International, China
• Dr. Rich Beilfuss, President & CEO, International Crane Foundation, USA
• Dr. Genevieve Connors, Senior Water Resources Specialist, The World Bank, India

SALON 3

• Dr. Richard Cronin, Director, Southeast Asia Program, The Stimson Center
• Dr. Truong Hong Tien, Deputy Director General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee
• Mr. Mark Davis, Senior Research Fellow & Director, Tulane University Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy

SALON 4

• Mr. Enrico Moens, Team Leader, Consortium for Ho Chi Minh City Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Grontmij
• Mr. Frits Dirks, Project Leader, Flood and Inundation Management Programme (FIM), Ho Chi Minh City, Royal Haskoning DHV
• Mr. David Waggonner, Principal, Waggonner and Ball Architects
• Mr. Derek Hoeferlin, Assistant Professor, Washington University-St. Louis
• Mrs. Vu Thuy Linh, Vice Manager, Climate Change Bureau, Ho Chi Minh City

SALON 5

• Moderator: Dr. Wim Douven, Associate Professor of Integrated River Basin Management, UNESCO-IHE
• Dr. Truong Hong Tien, Deputy Director General, Viet Nam National Mekong Committee
• Dr. Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director, Greater Mekong Program, Conservation International

SALON 6

• Mr. Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority
• Dr. Mohammad Rezaur Rahman, Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Thursday, May 23, 2013

PLENARY 1

• Mr. Valsin A. Marmillion, Managing Director, America’s WETLAND Foundation
• Mr. Jerome Zeringue, Executive Director, Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority
• Mr. Stijn Koole , Senior Advisor, Urban Planning and Climate Change Adaptation Bosch-Slabbers
• Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, The Water Institute of the Gulf
• Dr. Robert Twilley, Executive Director, Louisiana Sea Grant, Louisiana State University

FINAL PLENARY

• Dr. Donald Boesch, President, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
• Prof. Dr. Le Quang Minh, Vice President, Viet Nam National University-Ho Chi Minh City

Please click here to download the final Program from DELTAS2013VIETNAM.

Please click here to download the final Communiqué of Cooperation from DELTAS2013VIETNAM.

Please click here to view photos from DELTAS2013VIETNAM.

Source: http://deltas2013.com/presentations

Environmental Education for Sustainable Life

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On resources and consumption, it is said that "the Earth needs 1.5 years to produce and replenish the natural resources that we consume in a single year"(*1). When we talk about changing our lifestyle towards sustainable development, it is inevitable to talk about education. This month, Ms. Shefali Atrey from the Centre for Environment Education, India shares insights and lessons from working with children and youth in formal education set up in India, with the aim to develop sensitivity towards their immediate environment, and enable them to understand and adopt sustainable lifestyle.

Shefali Atrey Programme Officer, Geographical Information System (GIS) Cell and Networking and Capacity Building Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India Background in Geography and Geoinformatics, with a keen interest in working with young learners and in exploring the use of ICT (Information Communication Technology) for enhancing the quality of education in schools. Works with youth in educational and vocational training institutes, as an environmental education facilitator. Involved in a variety of in-service training programmes which aim to train and capacity build professionals working with formal education sector in promoting ESD and provide them opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences. Related Link: Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Email: shefali.atrey@ceeindia.org September 2012 Environmental Education for Sustainable Life- Challenges in India - Shefali Atrey Programme Officer, Geographical Information System (GIS) Cell and Networking and Capacity Building, Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India  Introduction: Need for Low Carbon Lifestyle Atrey：  Unsustainable lifestyle and energy consumption have adverse impact on the environment. Also they increase the pressure on limited and diminishing resources like coal, oil, natural gas etc. and adversely impact on the environment through high carbon emission during this process. In order to meet the high energy demand, countries have switched over to other choices like nuclear energy. But, cases such as the Chernobyl disaster in the former USSR or the most recent case of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Northern Japan have generated a worldwide debate on safety of these technologies. Therefore, with focus on sustainable development, the world today is recognising the need for adopting low-carbon lifestyles. Low-carbon lifestyles and (economic) development need to be seen as complimentary to each other. Further, since the development process is driven by individuals, it is the social and environmental responsibility of every individual to take sustainable actions for a better planet and future. Low Carbon Education in India --When you target ordinary people to educate them about low-carbon society or energy saving in India, what would be the keys to enlighten them?  Atrey：  Students talking to people about making energy efficient choices Brimming with energy and full of innovative ideas, we consider children and youth as change agents for society. This is the age group which is most receptive towards the changes happening around them. Given that they are the torch-bearers of tomorrow, it is important that they are capacity-built to reach out to the larger community with the message of sustainability and the need for adopting low-carbon lifestyles. With environmental education being incorporated at various levels of teaching-learning, CEE’s educational programmes with school children and college students were built upon the following common features: Ensure connections to immediate environment Ensure connections to their ‘curriculum/classrooms’ Help the young citizens understand environment and development concerns in a manner that they are able to connect with these - say, working on shoe/electronic brands etc. and their environment rating; Support them in analysing their individual lifestyle, choices and behaviour; Reveal to them how small changes in their habits and lifestyle can help the world become more sustainable; Provide them with the necessary skills to take positive action for the environment - at home, in their own ways, or even in schools and colleges. Facilitate actions by making the school/college system more supportive of such acts Skills of critical thinking, problem solving and group work were given importance as well. However, the approach to reach out to the target audience varied from institution to institution, giving importance to the local geographical and social context, understanding and experience of the learner group, scope of curricular or co-curricular learning opportunity for EE etc. These considerations helped us in understanding our learners better and designing effective strategies in order to enable them to reach out to the local community, calling for locale-specific sustainable actions. In three years, the mentioned CEE Programmes directly reached out to Over 700 youths in colleges and vocational training institute About 1150 children in schools Children and youth who became messengers of sustainability, reached out to other students and community Over 1000 students Over 6000 people from local community From Knowledge to Action --In Japan, many people understand that we have to save energy and live a low -  carbon life.  There is a wall (obstacles) between “to understand” and “to act”. How do you make people understand and act with regards to a low-carbon life? Atrey：  Students sharing best practices for establishing sustainable waste management system in their college Experiential learning based on real life is the best way to initiate an action with children and youth groups. A concept or practice is better received and accepted by learners when they get an opportunity for hands-on experience leading them to construct their own learning. For taking an informed action, knowledge building is an equally important process. Knowledge acquisition is a cognitive process which involves perception and learning through theory and practice. However, to develop an association towards adopting a sustainable low-carbon lifestyle, it was significant to enhance learners’ experience and help them transform their knowledge into practice. This was a significant step, as it moved from learner’s cognitive domain to affective domain, leading to attitude and behavioural changes. Any action initiated by a learner through this process, would be effective and sustained, as the learner has identified the relevance and importance of the action for her/himself. This process of constructing learning and taking informed action can be summarised through a 5-step ladder, which is as follows. What is your slogan? ---Finally, how do you describe activities of CEE in one word? Atrey：  With CEE being an institution which believes in bringing positive impacts for the natural, socio-cultural and economic environment, and promoting the cause of sustainable living, through effective environmental education, our motto is: Reduce your "Footprint" and increase the "Handprint" - Action Towards Sustainability! --Thank you very much. >>Page Top --------------- < Centre for Environment Education (CEE) > The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is a national institution in India, engaged in developing programmes and materials to increase awareness about the environment and sustainable development. CEE is a Centre of Excellence for Environmental Education, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India, and is committed to ensuring that due recognition is given to the role of Environmental Education in the promotion of Sustainable Development. To meet this end, CEE develops innovative programmes and educational material, and builds capacity in the field of education and communication for sustainable development. It undertakes demonstration projects in education, communication and development that endorse attitudes, strategies and technologies that are environmentally sustainable --------------- *1：Living Planet Report 2012 from WWF

Workshop on the Low Carbon Development and Resilient Society in Asia: Elements for Qatar and Future Regime

http://www.iges.or.jp/en/cp/activity20120904.html

The workshop featured key concepts such as NAMAs, MRV, Low-Carbon/ Low- Emission Development, short-lived climate forcers, and adaptation.The workshop was co-organised by IGES and USAID-RDMA on the sidelines of UNFCCC Ad-hoc Working Groups’ informal session in Bangkok with the objective of sharing the latest insights and ongoing activities by IGES, USAID and their partners. It was attended by approximately 80 participants from various affiliations, including seven from development agencies such as UNEP, UNDP, ADB, RRC.AP, 12 from governments in Thailand, Bangladesh and other nations, four from universities, and representatives from a range of project-implementing organisations, NGOs and from the private sector.   Key Messages: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) can be most effective when they are closely linked to overall development strategies. Reducing Short-lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) can bring significant co-benefits (near-term climate protection, improved air quality and public health, and increased crop yields), complementing long-lived greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies. Further work is needed to account greenhouse gas reduction at the policy level and in the forestry sector. North-South and South-South knowledge-sharing is proving to be instrumental to enhance climate change actions

Date 13:00- 18:20, Tuesday 4 September 2012 Venue Royal Princess Larn Luang, Bangkok, Thailand Organiser Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agenda Agenda178kB Proceeding Proceeding135kB Participants About 80

Session 1-1: Paving the road: Country-owned climate actions Operationalizing the Cancun Agreements in ASEAN: NAMAs and Beyond : Dr. Kentaro Tamura, Deputy Director, Climate Change Group, IGES (204KB) Lessons from Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) program: Mr. Michael Comstock, Manager, International Climate Dialogue, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)(451KB) East Asia Knowledge Platform for Low Carbon Growth – actions by Low Carbon Asia Research Network (LoCARNet) Prof. Shuzo Nishioka, Senior Research Advisor, IGES(3.1MB) Session 1-2: Paving the road: Transparent climate actions Good practices and lessons learned from MRV of mitigation actions towards the low carbon development Mr. Kenta Usui, Associate Researcher, Market Mechanism Group, IGES (217KB) Paving the Road: Approach of the USAID’s Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) program Mr. John Wells, Chief of Party for the LEAD Program(498KB) MRV for REDD+ – Local participation is key in REDD+ Dr. Makino Yamanoshita, Policy Researcher, Forest Conservation Team, Natural Resources Management Group, IGES(604KB) Session 1-3: Harnessing hidden opportunities: not just CO2 SLCPs in Asia: Translating Science into Policy Dr. Eric Zusman, Senior Policy Researcher, Climate Change Group, IGES (1.9MB) Perspective of Short Lived Climate Pollutants Emission Reduction Dr. Ram Lal Verma, Regional Resources Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) - A UNEP Collaborating Center at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)(1.1MB) Opportunities for SLCPs in Bangladesh Dr. Munjurul Khan, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh(466KB) Session 2: Adaptation Addressing capacity development in financing adaptation: Actions by Climate Change Adaptation Project Preparation Facility for Asia and the Pacific (ADAPT-Asia) Mr. Brad Philips, Regional Climate Change Adaptation Advisor, USAID-RDMA (514KB) Adaptation knowledge management for capacity development by Asia Pacific AdaptationNetwork (APAN) Dr. Daisuke Sano, Director, Regional Centre, IGES(267KB)

Contact

IGES Climate Change Group cc-info@iges.or.jp Dr. Kentaro Tamura, Deputy Group Director IGES Regional Centre (Bangkok) regionalcentre@iges.or.jp T:  +66 (0) 2651 8794