International Meeting on Land Use and Emissions in South/Southeast Asia
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Land use management is recognized as an important topic for the countries of south and south-east Asia for a wide variety of reasons. One of these is how land use practices contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. At the recent Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris, France in December, 2015, 195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above preindustrial levels. To meet the COP21 requirements, the capacity to monitor, assess and report greenhouse gas emissions from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors is essential. In addition, assessing historical and current trends of AFOLU emissions is important both for science and addressing climate change and air quality policy issues. Better data on land use can help to characterize anthropogenic forcing of the atmosphere, while providing useful constraints to carbon cycle assessments. Despite the high relevance of this information, quantification of AFOLU emission sources and sinks remains uncertain, in particular from the south/southeast Asian countries where inventory data are poor. It is unclear how much AFOLU emissions contribute to the total anthropogenic emissions, especially in the south/southeast Asia region. Improved data, methodologies and tools to enhance countries’ capacity to address AFOLU emissions are urgently needed. Specifically, forest Monitoring and Measurement, Reporting and Verification (M & MRV) in the context of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD +) Activities needs attention to meet the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements and to address climate policy relevant questions. Although, remote sensing, ground based and empirical approaches have significant potential for emissions quantification, confusion remains among researchers and practitioners on the suitability of various methodologies including data sources for land use and emissions quantification and monitoring.
The aim of this meeting is to review the availability, potential and limitations of different data sources and methodologies for land use mapping, quantification and monitoring including impact on atmospheric environment. The meeting presentations will focus on synergies among various approaches and provide recommendations on how to improve the role of earth observations, ground data and modeling techniques for the improved understanding of land use sources and sinks. The meeting will also act as a forum to interact with south/southeast Asia researchers involved in the SARI (South/Southeast Asia Research Initiative) and GOFC-GOLD program. The meeting will be organized into following scientific sessions which will integrate Remote Sensing, Geospatial technologies, Ground based measurements, Empirical as well as Modeling approaches.
1. Regional and National Science Initiatives; 2. Land Cover/Land Use Changes, Forests and GHG emissions; 3. GEOGLAM-Asia Rice - GEOGLAM; 4. Agriculture/Water Resources; 5). Urban LCLUC and emissions; 6). Inventories, Monitoring and Modeling of GHG's and Air Pollution; 7.Vegetation Fires and Biomass Burning Emissions; 8.Aerosols and Radiation; 9. Discussion Session: Regional Science Summary
International Steering Committee
Dr. Krishna Prasad Vadrevu, Associate Research Professor, GOFC-GOLD Fire IT Executive Officer, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), USA, Phone: 1-330-234-0387 Fax: 1-301-405-6806; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Chris Justice, Professor, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland College Park (UMCP), 4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 209, College Park, Maryland, 20740, USA, Phone: 301.405.4050; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Toshimasa Ohara, Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, Japan; Phone: 81-29-850-2491; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Matsunaga Tsuneo, Head, Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis (Environmental Information Analysis Section), National Institute for Environmental Studies NIES), Tsukuba, Japan; Phone:81-29-850-2349;Email:[email protected]
Dr. David Skole, Professor Global Observatory for Ecosystem Services Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, USA; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Garik Gutman, Program Manager, NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program; Landsat Program Scientist, Washington D.C. USA; Phone:1-202-358-2770; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Thuy Le Toan, Scientist, Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la BIOsphère (CESBIO) (CNES/CNRS/UPS/IRD), Toulouse, France; Email: [email protected]
Dr. Hassan Virji, Director - START; Mr. Senay Habtezion, Program Specialist, START - www.start.org;Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
Local Steering Committee
Dr. Phan Thanh Binh, Professor and President, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City
Dr. Vu Dinh Thanh, Professor and Rector, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology
Dr.Nguyen Phuoc Dan, Associate Research Professor and Dean, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University. Email:[email protected]
Dr.Le Van Trung, Associate Research Professor and Chair of the Department - Resources and Environmental Informatics, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology Email:[email protected]
Dr. Le Trung Chon, Associate Research Professor, Head of Postgraduate Study Office, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Email:[email protected]
Dr. Vo Le Phu, Associate Research Professor, Vice Dean of Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (FENR), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Email: [email protected] or[email protected]
Dr.Nguyen Danh Thao, Associate Professor and Director, External Relations Office, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University. Email:[email protected]
Dr. Nguyen Tan Phong, Associate Research Professor, Vice Dean, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (FENR), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Email:[email protected]
Dr. Nguyen Van Minh Man, Department of Resources and Environmental Informatics, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (FENR), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology;Email:[email protected] or [email protected]
Dr. Tran Thi Van, Department of Resources and Environmental Informatics, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (FENR), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology; Email:[email protected]
Dr. Bui Quang Hung, Director, Center for Center of Multidisciplinary Integrated Technologies for Field Monitoring, VNU University of Engineering and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Email:[email protected]
Dr. Lam Dao Nguyen, Vietnam Southern Satellite Technology Application Center (STAC), Vietnam National Satellite Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Email: [email protected]
Dr.Pham Thi Mai Thy, Deputy Director, Remote Sensing, HCMC Institute of Resources Geography, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology. Email: [email protected]
Other Local Partners
Vietnam National Satellite Center (VNSC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
Vietnam National University of Engineering and Technology, FIMO (Center of Multidisciplinary Integrated Technologies for Field Monitoring), Hanoi, Vietnam
Meeting Venue
Windsor Plaza Hotel Hotel
http://www.windsorplazahotel.com/
18 An Duong Vuong Street, District 5Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, Vietnam; Tel: +84 8 3833 6688; Fax: +84 8 3833 6888Email: [email protected]
Meeting Registration is CLOSED NOW
We reached the maximum capacity of 120 participants. Due to logistic issues, we are not accepting any more registrations. Please contact [email protected] for more info.
The meeting will include a three day hands on training session for young researchers and will focus on the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) for land cover/land use change applications using SAR, MODIS, Landsat, Sentinel and other remote sensing datasets.
