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ASSISTisalsoon
INTHISISSUE
Sen.PiaCayetanogracesJ&HFGD
withFamilyCourtJudges
2
9
ASSISTkicksoffAdvancingCarbon
NeutralEconomy(ACE)PPP
15
ASSISTjoinsUNEP Chemical Safety
ManagementWorkshopinKenya
Vietnamsbusinesses
gather
in
ASSIST
networking
event
SSISTMekong and theGerman BusinessAssociation successfully
gath
eredbusinesses
in
aLearning
and
Networking
Session
dubbed
Partnering towards Progress and Prosperity: an innovative model
to
buildandpromote yourbusinesswhileachieving social
goodonNovember
10,2011attheNewWorldHotelinHoChiMinhCity.
GBAChairmanElmarDuttandASSISTMekongDirectorAruDavidwelcomedtheparticipants,whileMr.ArnelGoofASSISTpresentedontheorganizationssocialventureasamodelinitiativeforbusinesses.
Forhispart,DEGFirstVicePresidentforSpecialProgramsHansJoachimHebgentalkedabouthowsocialinitiativescanmeetentrepreneurialinterestsunderDEGsdeveloPPP.Targetingdevelopingandemergingmarketcountries,specialresourcesaremadeavail
ableto
projects
of
German
and
European
companies
focused
on
A
DEGFirstVicePresidentforSpecialProgramsHansJoachimHebgendiscussedhowbusinessescan
achievesocialgoodintheirinitiatives.
Letmewishyouaveryhappynewyear.Iwishitwillbemeaningfulandprogressiveforall
ofus.
AtASSIST,weareentering into2012withenergyandenthusiasm.At the
same time,our
heartsandprayersgoouttothethousandswholosttheirhomes,livelihoodandmostofall
theirdearones in the typhoon thathitPhilippines inDecember.
Iwould like to thankour
colleagueswhocontributedgenerouslyandtoSheenawhoorganizedtheeffort.
TyphoonSendongisaremindertoallofusoftheuncertaintiesthatplagueusandtheim
portanceof
being
prepared.
There
are
similar
storms
that
are
continuing
to
rage
in
variousnationsandeconomiesacrosstheworld,whichbringsmetothepointsthat
I
wouldliketomentioninthismessage. pleaseturntopage6
MessagefromtheManagingDirector
UPDATESONOURINITIATIVES23 ProjectsonWomensRights
45 ProjectsonEnergyEfficiency67 ASSISTengagements
8 PPPsinIndonesia
9
PPPsin
China
1011 ASSISTengagements
12 PPPsinMekong13 PPPsinthePhilippines
14 NewsCommentary1516 ASSISTEngagements
pleaseturn
to
page
6
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enatorPiaCayetanogracedtheFocusGroupDiscus
sionwithFamilyCourtJudgesontheuseofRA9262
andotherlawsonVAW(ViolenceAgainstWomen)held
lastNovember17,2011atthePhilippineSenateforthe
Justiceand
Healing
project
funded
by
the
European
Un
ion(EU).
HeldinpartnershipwiththeOfficeofSen.Cayetano,thePhilippineCommissiononWomen(PCW),andtheInteragencyCoun
cilagainstViolenceAgainstWomen(IACVAWC),thediscussionsought to
draw insights from the experience ofjudges in
thelitigationoftheaggressorsandadministrationofjustice.
Sen.Cayetanosharedherefforts inpromotingwomensrights
and raised amendment points to further strengthen laws
onVAW,inhercapacityastheChairpersonoftheSenateCommit
teeon
Youth,
Women
and
Family
Relations.
The J&HProject is an initiative fundedby theEUs
(EuropeanInstrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) Pro
gramme and implemented by the Womens Feature Service
(WFS)ProjectLead,ASSIST,WomensCrisisCenter(WCC),and
Womens Legal Education, Advocacy & Defense
Foundation(WomenLEAD).
PCWDeputyDirectorManuelaSilvawelcomedtheparticipantsandAtty.ClaireLuczonofWomenLEADservedasthefacilitator.Meanwhile,Ms.OliveTriponofWFSdelivered
the closing remarks, and ASSIST Communications and Visibility
AssociateMargaretP.YarciarepresentedASSIST.
Sen.PiaCayetanogracesJusticeandHealingFGDwithFamilyCourtJudges
S
2
Left:Sen.PiaCayetanomeetswithJusticeandHealingProjectLeadMs.
OliveTriponofWFS.Right: Sixjudges recount theirexperiences
inad
ministeringjustice incasesofgenderbasedviolence,andpropose
rec
ommendationstotheJ&Hteam.
JusticeandHealingProjectgoestoDavaoheJusticeandHealing(J&H)Projectlaunchedback
tobackactivitiesinDavaoCitylastDecember2and
3, 2011 for theMindanao leg of its visibility and
educationcampaigns.
J&H seeks to strengthen componentsof thejustice system
to
deliverhumanrightsbasedandgendersensitiveservicesusingthejusticeandhealingperspectivewithrespecttoVAWcases,
andrecognizesthecrucialroleofbarangaylevelserviceprovid
ersanddutybearersincreatingaviolencefreecommunity.
Thisapproach
to
dealing
with
survivors
of
gender
based
vio
lencewas introduced inavisibilitycampaign forwomenadvocates,
lawenforcersand lawyersheldat theGrandMenSengHotel
inMatina,DavaoCity,andaforumheldatthebarangay
hallofBrgy.Buhangin.
T
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3ASSISTandWCCwrapupEUfundedUSERA9262project
SSIST and the Womens Crisis Center (WCC) held
backtobackactivitiestowrapuptheUSERA9262
project(UndertakingSurvivorsExperienceinaccess
ing Republic Act (RA) 9262 or AntiViolence Against
Womenand
their
Children
Act).
WiththethemeApproachestoViolenceintheFamilyRevisitedand
Enhanced, theNationalNetwork of Family Violence
PreventionProgramsheldaPartnersAssemblyat theCloud9Re
sortinAntipoloCitylastOctober17to20,2011.
Highlights includesmallgroupandplenarydiscussionsonmoving
forwardwith antiVAWC campaigns,with special emphasison enhancing
services for vulnerable groups, settingup courtwatches, instituting
continuingeducation for
serviceproviders,andmaintainingtheelectronicmonitoringsystemforcases.Thepartnersalsoevaluatedtheprojectandexpressedcommitmentstowardsviolencefreecommunitiesinasolidarityprogram.
As a culminating activity, ASSIST and WCC also conducted a
roundtablediscussion
on
Revisiting
the
Battered
Woman
Syn
dromeasasaPsychologicalConceptand LegalDefenseat
theSuloRivieraHotellastOctober21,2011.
Advocatesaswellasmembersofthejudicialsystemsharedtheirthoughtson
thedefinition,evolution,andutilizationofBWS in
psychosocialinterventions,ineducation,training,andadvocacy,andinthecourts.
Speakers include Ms. Lilibeth Santos, WCC Crisis Worker,
Ms.Salvacion BaacoPascual, Former Program Coordinator ofWCC
FeministResearchandDocumentationunit,whopresented re
searchon
the
BWS,
and
UPs
Dr.
Sylvia
Guy
Estrada
Claudio,
whoprovidedafeministcliniciansperspective.
Also present to share BWS as used in the legal practicewere
Atty.ArnoldC.Abejaron,Atty.ClaireAngelineP.
Luczon,Atty.ClaireA.PadillaandAtty. RowenaV.Guanzon, the latter,
inci
dentally,beingoneoftheconsultantsindraftingtheRA9262.
USER.A.9262orUndertakingSurvivorsExperiences
(inaccessing)R.A.9262,a twoyear
research,capacitybuilding,andnetworkingproject, is fundedby
theEuropean Instrument forDe
mocracyandHumanRights(EIDHR)oftheEuropeanUnion.
A
USERA9262endswitharoundtableonBWS.Clockwise frombottom
left:Participantsregister;Ms.SalvacionPascualdiscussesWCCresearch
onBWS;Dr.GuyEstradaClaudiosharesacliniciansperspective;ASSIST
ProjectManagerSheenaOpulenciasumsupthediscussion.
Ms.Olive TriponofWFSwelcomed theparticipants and
introducedtheprojectinbothevents,afterwhichrepresentativesofthe
localgovernmentsharedthecurrentfiguresonVAW inthe
community. Meanwhile, Atty. Leavides
DomingoCabarrubiasandAtty.ClaireLuczonspokeonthestrengthsandweaknesses
ofthecurrentlegalframeworkinaddressingVAW.
Finally, Ms. Theresa Balayon of WCC discussed Deep Dives,
whichadvocates
looking
more
closely
at
VAW
survivors
experi
encesaspathwaystojusticeandhealing.
ASSISTwasrepresentedbyCommunicationsandVisibilityAssociateMegYarcia.
frompage2:JusticeandHealingProjectgoestoDavao
Top:ParticipantsfromBarangay
Buhanginwerecomposedofadvo
catesandvillageofficials.Inset:
ProjectTeammembershandout
certificates.
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SSIST Project Manager Juvy Jem Perez and Project
Lead Thomas Dielacher presented the accomplish
mentsoftheGreenPhilippinesIslandsofSustainabil
ityfortheEuropeanUnionsSWITCHAsiaProgrammeNet
workingMeeting
last
October
25
to
27,
2011
at
the
Le
Me
ridienHotelinJakarta,Indonesia.
Theeventwasparticipatedinbyprojectmanagers,andrepresen
tativesof the SWITCHAsiaNetwork Facility , the EUDelegation,the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and
theUnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO).
Asidefrombeingavenuetocheckontheprogressofeachofthe10SWITCHAsiaprojects,theactivityalsoservedasanopportunity
for project implementers to collaborate with policy makers
andfinancialinstitution,towardsthesustainabilityoftheinitiatives.
The SWITCH Asia Network Facility is supported by the UNEP/
WuppertalInstituteCollaboratingCentreonSustainableConsumptionandProductionandWuppertal
InstituteforClimate,Environ
mentandEnergy.
A
ASSISTProjectManagerJuvyPerezdiscussesthemechanicsbehindthe
GPIoSinitiative.
GPIoShighlightedattheEUSWITCHAsiaNetworkingMeeting
GPIoSholdsworkshoponenergyanalysisandwastemanagement
heGreenPhilippines IslandsofSustainabilityPro
jectTeamfromtheASSISTheldaworkshoponen
ergyanalysis,hazardousmaterialsandwasteman
agement lastNovember2324,2011attheBerjayaHo
telinMakatiCity.
Theworkshop is the third ina seriesof technical training
forthesecondphaseoftheproject.Workshop1coveredCleaner
Production,while
Workshop
2featured
Team
building
and
Ma
terialsFlowAnalysis.
Funded by the European Unions SWITCH Asia program, theinitiative
seeks to contribute to an improved environmental
and
sustainable
industrial
development
of
Metro
Manila
and
CALABARZON regionsby introducingmeasures to saveonenergy,
cutdownonwastage andpromotebest
environmentalpracticeswithinorganizations.
GPIoSProjectConsortiumiscomposedofASSIST,
GrATofAustria,CzechRepublicsUniversityofOstrava(VSB),AustriaRecycling
(AREC), Philippine Chamber of Commerce Inc. (PCCI),European Chamber
of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP),
PhilippineBusinessfortheEnvironment(PBE)andSTENUM.
TechnicalConsultants JoshuaReyAlbarina,RolandoSumabat,
Clarise
Francisco,
Wilson
Baldonado,
and
Mariefe
Kim
facili
tated theworkshops,whileASSISTProjectManager Juvy Jem
Perez welcomed the participants and supervised all the
sessions.BonarLauretoofthePhilippineBusinessfortheEnviron
ment(PBE)alsotalkedabouttheEcolabelingProcess.T
Lefttoright:TechnicalConsultantsMaricrisElemosandJoshuaAl
barinafacilitatedtheworkshops.
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he Zero Carbon Resorts Project funded by the
EuropeanUnions SWITCHAsia Program held a
TechnicalTraininginAlmeria,Spainhostedbypartner
organizationPlataforma
Solar
de
Almeria
(PSA)
last
November1to10,2011.
LaunchedaspartoftheadvancecoursefortheReplacePhase
oftheproject, itgatheredengineersandarchitectsfromtheacademe,
private industry and government institutions to
learnfromthetechniquesandexperienceofPSA
inthefieldofsolarenergy.
ParticipantsweretaughtvarioussolartechnologiesemployedbyPSA.Theyareexpectedtoserveasresourcepersonsoftheproject,echoingtheirlearningintheirrespectiveprofessions.
Aworkshop
was
also
held
at
the
end
of
the
training
for
par
ticipants to identify,assessand recommendequipment thatcan be
used to promote zero carbon resorts in the Philippines.
Drs. Julian Blanco, Diego Alarcon, Pilar Fernandez and Guillermo
ZaragozaofPSA,andDr.RobertWimmerofGruppeAngepassteTechnologie(GrAT)facilitatedthetraining.
Thetrainingalsoservedasavenueforthemeetingofpartnerorganization
representatives: Dr. Wimmer, Engr. CatherineGuivencan, Engr. Eric
Raymundo, Mr. Gerald Englmair, andMr. Chaipipat Pokpong ofGrAT
(Project Lead), Ms. MarivicMamaradloofAsiaSociety forSocial
ImprovementandSustainableTransformation(ASSIST),Mr.RomeoDoradoandMs.MariaLuzMartinezofPalawanCouncilforSustainableDevel
opment(PCSD),Mr.ArmandoMirandaofTourismInfrastructureandEnterpriseZoneAuthority(TIEZA).
Launched in2010 through thesupportof theEuropeanUn
ion, theZCRProjectaimed toenable tourismSmallandMedium
Enterprises
(SMEs)
in
the
Philippines
to
implement
en
ergysavingmeasuresandswitchingtorenewableenergy.
T
ASSISTparticipatesinZeroCarbonResortsTechnicalTraininginSpain
ASSISTholdspilottrainingonGreenBuilding
ineteen architects convened in Ho Chi Minh
City'sEnergyConservationCenter (ECC) lastDe
cember 17 to 20, 2011 for the Green Building
pilottrainingundertheInternationalFinanceCorpora
tion's(IFC)initiativeEnergyEfficiencyTrainingProduct
andTrainerDevelopment.
Theeventsought todevelop the learningmaterials
thatcanbeusedbyVietnambasedbuilders indesigningGreenstructures.With
content focusedon greenbuildings, it
ishopedthatthematerialwillspreadenvironmentalconsciousness
among policymakers, academe, and members of the
infrastructureandconstructionindustries.
For this endeavor, ASSIST serves as consultant and
projectmanagement.
AmemberoftheWorldBankGroup, IFC isthe largestglobaldevelopment
institutionfocusedontheprivatesector indeveloping countries. Its
Green Building training initiative
isalignedwithoneofitsstrategicpriorities,"Addressingclimatechangeandensuringenvironmentalandsocialsustainability.
N
Architectswhoparticipatedinthetrainingwereequippedwithskills
theyneedtoprovideconsultancyservicetoanyprivatecompanyhop
ingtoconstructgreenbuildingsinVietnam.
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46SreeniNarayananspeaksatgreen
businessforumsinTokyoandHCM
ecognizingASSIST'sinitiativesinthepromotionof
responsibleproduction,
sound
chemicals
man
agement and sustainability initiatives among
businessesinAsia,ASSISTManagingDirectorSreenivas
SreeniNarayananwas invitedtospeakatgreenbusi
nessforumsinTokyoandHoChiMinh.
TheTokyoGreen IndustryConferencewasorganizedby
theUnitedNationsIndustrialDevelopmentOrganization(UNIDO)and
theGovernmentof JapansMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry(METI).
Held lastNovember 16 to 18, 2011 at the Tokyo Big Sight
Conferenceand
Exhibition
Center,
it
highlighted
available
environmental/resource conservation techniques and
practices,whicharegood forbusinessand
theenvironment,aswellasforemployees,communitiesandconsumers.Inaddition,theConferenceservedasavenue
foraligningenvironmental technology needs with the international
supply ofbestavailabletechniquesandbestenvironmentalpractices.
Meanwhile, theForum inHoChiMinhwas launchedby
theVietnamChamberofCommerceandIndustryincollaborationwith
WWFVietnam, Institute of Tropical Biology and
supportedbytheEmbassyoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyinVietnam,onDecember28,2011attheMajesticHotel
inHoChiMinhCity,Vietnam.
DubbedGreenBusinessForumrespondstoClimateChangein theMekong
Delta, the event addresses the calls of theGovernment to mobilize
all sectors on the climate changeadvocacy.
Multisectoral participation is especially important in
theMekongDelta,which is cited to be one of the
threemostvulnerabledeltasintheworldduetoclimatechangeandsealevel
rise,alongwith theNiledelta (Egypt)and
theGangesdelta(Bangladesh).
AmongASSISTseffortsatgreeningthe industries istheSystematic
Engagement to Culture Responsible Enterprises
inGujarat(SECUREGujarat),andthePRESMEs(PromotingResourceEfficiencyforSmallandMediumEnterprisesinDevelopingCountries).
R
Wehavegone throughaveryorganizedfourthquarter,whichsaw
usfor thefirst timemeeting as a team, outlining aplan
thatwill
guideusthrough2012andveryimportantlydefineusintheyearsto
come.Whilstambitious, Ibelieve itwaswell thought,debatedand
finalized.Onceagain,congratulationsandthankstoeachandevery
one.
WewanttobeenablersofSocialGoodand there isnothingwrong
withsuchanobleAmbition.However,achievingthisgoalrequiresus
toputintimeandeffort.Iamsuretherewillbechallenges,butasa
teamitcanbesurmounted.
JimCollins inhis latestbookGreatbyChoiceprovidesagoodfor
mulaforachievinganorganizationsAmbitionorVisionifyouwould
liketocallitsuch.Hehasathreepointactionplanwhichwillindeed
bewellworthinternalizing.
1.FanaticDiscipline:BeingConsistent
2.EmpiricalCreativity:AnalysisbeforeAction
3.Productive
Paranoia:
Being
Hypervigilant
and
asking
What
if?
Whatwasveryinterestingishisdefinitionofdiscipline.Discipline,in
essence, isconsistencyofaction,consistencywithvalues,
longterm
goals,performancestandards,consistencyofmethodandovertime.
Hegoesontoaddthatdisciplineisnotthesameasregimentationor
obedience or adherence to bureaucratic rules. True discipline
re
quiresindependenceofmind.
Asweevolvebothasanorganizationand individuals,Iamsureour
purpose will be clearer and the path ahead much easier, in
the
meantime,Iurgeyoutodoyourbestandcontinuetokeepanopen
mindtolearning.
Onceagain,aHappyNewYearandIwishyouthebest.
S/d
SreeniNarayanan
fromthefrontpage:MessagefromtheManagingDirector
protectionandenergy.
Hecitedasexamplestheintroductionofsolarenergysystems,and
qualityimprovement
in
honey
production,
both
implemented
in
Vietnam.
DEG also supports the provision of technical assistance to
socialandenvironmentalprotectionmeasures suchas the
implementationofHIV/AIDSpreventionprogrammes,corporatesocialresponsibilityprojects,andimprovementofriskmanagementsystems.
fromthefrontpage:Vietnamsbusinessesgather...
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7SSISTisproudtobepartoftheNationalYouthSum
mitof theMovementofAntiTraffickingAdvocates
organized by the MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and
Trafficking)and theVisayan Forumheldat theAteneode
ManilaUniversitylastOctober24to25,2011.
SupportedbytheUSAID,AustralianAIDandorganizedinpartnershipwithDakila
(Philippine Collective
forModernHeroism)andtheInterAgencyCouncilAgainstTrafficking(IACAT),theeventgatheredahundredyouthleadersfromalloverthe
Philippines.
The twoday summitopenedwith solidaritymessages fromMTV
EXITCampaignDirectorMattLove,VisayanForumDep
uty Executive Director Roland Pacis, US Embassy
DeputyChiefofMissionHon.LeslieA.Bassett,andAustralianAmbas
sador to the Philippines Rod Smith. Keynote Address was
deliveredby
Sec.
Leila
de
Lima
of
the
Department
of
Justice,
whichisalsotheDesignatedChairoftheIACAT.
MTVEXITshowedadocumentarywhichdelvedontherealitiesoftraffickinginthePhilippines.UnitedNationsChildren'sFund's
(Unicef) Jesus Farpresentedon the children's rightscode (CRC),
while VF Policy Center Jerome Alcantara
presentedonhowhumantraffickingisachallengefortheyouth.
For Day 2, Filipino youth champions provided insights
onleadershipandinnovation.Mr.HarveyS.Keh,ADMU'sDirector forYouth
LeadershipandSocialEntrepreneurship,Anna
MelotoWilk,
President,
Gandang
Kalikasan,
Inc.,
Rommel
Juan, President of Binalot Fiesta Foods, Inc. and Called
toRescueDirectorAnthonyPangilinan.
The young leaders also learned how to work around
theSangguniangKabataansystemfortheircampaign,andidenti
fiedstepsthattheycandotofighttrafficking.
Thetwodaysummitendedwithanetworkingsessionanda
solidaritynight.
Someoftheparticipantsalsostayedforthethreedayyouthmediacamp,whosehighlights
include lectureson
thevalueofdigitalactivism,mediaresourcesavailableforhumantraf
ficking advocates, strategic media campaign planning,
andworkshopsbasedon their interests:advocacy videomaking
under
filmmakerandmusicianRARivera,songwritingunderlawyermusicianPochoyLabog,
theaterunderKikoMiranda,
GraphicDesignunderMichelineRama,andjournalismunderjournalistandfilmmakerJimLibiran.
ASSISThelpsconductNationalYouthSummitandMediaCamponAntiTrafficking
A
YoungantitraffickingadvocatesfromLuzon,Visayasand
Mindanaowereinvited toparticipateinthesummitand
mediacamp.
SSISTjoineda forumcarrying the theme"Visioning
the Political and Constitutional Reforms for Laying
theGround for an EnduringPeace and Sustainable
Development" conducted by Libertas and Demokraxxia
lastDecember19attheAstoriaHotel Pasig.
Supportedby
the
United
Nations
Development
Programme
and theOfficeof thePresidentialAdviseron thePeaceProc
ess,theeventwasdesignedtobeavenuefordeliberatingandunderstanding
reformmeasures toaddress the rootsof con
flict,especiallyintermsofbroadeningthepublicparticipation.
TheeventfeaturedPoliticalAffairsUndersecretaryChitoGas
con,CentristDemocratic
InstitutesJYdeLaRosa,andASSISTGroupAssociatePaulaBiancaLapuzaspanelspeakers.
TheywerejoinedbyMarivelSacendoncillo,fromLocalGovernment
Academy; Dr. Francisco Magno, De La Salle University(DLSU)
Institute
of
Governance;
Henry
Bacunay,
Provincial
Board Members League of the Philippines; Ramon Casiple,Institute
for Political Electoral Reform; Patrick Patinio, Insti
tuteofPopularDemocracy;GladstoneCuartero,DLSU,Chairperson
Zanaida HamadaPawid, NCIP; Janet
SerranoRizland,andformerNCIPCommissioner.
Forumtacklesreformmeasurestowardspeaceanddevelopment
A
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SSIST and TUVNORD introduced the Leapfrog to
wardsEfficiencyAndProgressthroughLowCarbon
Economy
Indonesia
(LEAP)
last
November
7,
9
and
11inSurabaya,JakartaandMedan,respectively.
LEAP Indonesia is a PPP initiative designed to help the
businessesfromfivesectors(cement,ironandsteel,textile,powerplantandpalmoil)1)reducetheirGreenHouseGasemissions,2)becomemore
energyefficient and 3) contribute to the
nationalplansofthegovernmenttowardslowcarboneconomy.Inparticular,
the project supports the Indonesian
Government'scommitmenttoreduce26%ofthegreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsby2020.
TVNORDIndonesiaPresidentDirectorRobertNapitupuluwel
comedthe
participants,
while
ASSIST
PGM
Director
Sathappan
Sathappan provided a project overview. For his part,
Mr.GunardioftheMinistryofEnvironmentdiscussedthecountry'seffortatreducingIndonesia'scarbonfootprint.
Thelaunchsessionsgenerated interestamongthe localcompanies to
adopt energymanagement systems benchmarking ISO50001, towards
reducing theirGHGemissionsand contributing
tothe
switch
towards
alow
carbon
economy.
Representativesoflocalandmultinationalcompanies,aswellasuniversitiesand
localchambers (EKONID,KADIN,andPAKLIM),attended the event. The
local chambers and universities
willhelpbuildthelocalcapacityinthefieldofenergy.
LEAPiscofinancedbyPTTUVNORDIndonesiaandGermandevelopmentbankDEG.ASSISTwillplay
the roleofa lead
implementationpartnerbyprovidingtechnicalexpertise,trainingandtechnicalassistancetolocalcompanies.
DEGRepresentative
Office
Jakarta
Hans
Jrgen
Hertel
and
PAK
LIMs(ProgramAdvisKebijakanuntukPerlindunganLingkunganHidup dan
Iklim (Policy Advice for Environment and
ClimateChange)Dr.JoyceMilleralsoattendedtheevent.
ASSISTandTUVNORDlaunchLEAPinthreekeycitiesofIndonesia
A
SHIFTIndonesiaholdsmockauditofpilotcompanies
SSISTandPTTUVRheinlandIndonesiaconductedamock
auditofpilotcompanieson ISO27001:2fortheSHielding
IncomeandFinancialTransactions(SHIFT) IndonesiaPro
jectlastNovember28to30,2011inJakartaandBandung.
Designedtoensure thattheclient
ispreparedforthecertification/externalauditing,theauditfollowedtheprinciplesofAdequacy,ComplianceandEffectivenessofthemanagementsystemin
threemajor aspects: Awareness of People, Effectiveness
ofImplementationandadequacyofprocesses.
After themock audit, theProject Teamproduced a report
includesfindings,recommendationsandinputsforthecorrective/preventiveactions
tobe taken.Theactivitymarked theendoftheproject's third
(Implement)phasewhich involves
theprovisionoftechnicalassistancePhase.
ASSISTTechnical
Consultant
Raja
Kumar
conducted
the
audit
for
threeoutofsevenparticipatingcompaniesallsubsidiariesofPT
Telekomunikasi Indonesia,.His report reveals that
thepilotcompaniesshowednomajornonconformance,andstatedthatafterimplementingcorrectiveactions,theyarereadyforcertification.
SHIFT Indonesia is aDEGfundedPPP that aims toqualify andensure
compliance of merchants and other service providerswith
international security standards, norms and
procedures,especiallyPCIDSSandISO27001.
A
ASSISTTechnicalConsultantRaja
Kumarconducted
the
audit.
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EnergyefficiencyprojectinChinaendswithatrainingseries
artners ASSIST and TUV Rheinland launched a series of
activitiestoendthe14month initiativeSolutions toEn
ergy Efficiency application and Knowledge (SEEK) in
China.
The first is aTechnicalTraining serieson
EnergyManagementforChineseIndustries,thelasttwoofwhichwereheldOct.31toNov.1,2011attheShanghaiMultipleMediaTowerandNovember78,2011attheAvicHotel.
FacilitatedbyEngineeringConsultantandmemberofEuropeanCouncil
foran EnergyEfficientEconomy JonasMey, the
seriesaimedtostrengthenlocalcapacityofenergyintensiveindustriesinimplementingenergyefficiencyandmanagementsystems.
Attendeesinclude
Chery
Automotive
Co.,
Ltd,
Lovol
Engines
Co.,
Ltd,BESCOCompressorCo.,Ltd,Sevenstar InstrumentCo.,Ltd,China
Chemical Energy Conservation Technology Association,Suzhou
SiemensElectronicsCo., Ltd,Nike (Guangzhou),AdidasGroup
(Guangzhou),SanluxRubberCo.,Ltd,andShanghaiMunicipalElectricPowerCompany.
SEEKalsoheldanEnergyEfficiencyAuditortraining
inShanghaiforrepresentativesofgovernmentofficesadministrationofthestate
council,Aluminum CorporationofChina,China
ChemicalEnergyConservationTechnologyAssociation,
ShanghaiEasyFinanceCo.,Ltd,SuzhouBoschAutomobileCo.,Ltd,SuzhouSiemens
Electronics Co., Ltd, Nike (Guangzhou), Adidas
Group(Guangzhou),CheryAutomobileGroup,ShanghaiMunicipalElectricPowerCompany,andShanghaiCaojingElectricPowerCompany).
Asidefromacquiringadditionalknowledgeontheenergytargetsof the
China, participants were trained to identify and adopt
opportunities for energy efficiency implementation, to
gainknowledgeonprocuringenergyandentering
intoenergymanagementcontractandtoconductenergyauditusingappropriateequipment.
Proper audit reportingwas also discussed duringthetraining.
Trainersalsopresented the countrys
currentenergyefficiencyscenarioaswellaslocallawsandregulations.Further,theydiscussedthepurpose,structureandmanagementprinciplesunderthe
newly realeased ISO 50001 Standard on Energy
Management.Thisway,thecompanieswouldbeabletointegrateeffective
energymanagement strategieswith their existing
policiesandpractices.
Finally,onDecember9,SEEKheldaBestPracticesForuminHoliday
Inn,Beijing,asavenue formultistakeholdergroupstoexchange good
energy management practices and learnings
inimplementingenergyefficiencyinitiatives.
P
SEEKholdsTechnicalTrainingonEnergyManagementlastNovember
7atBeijingsAvicHotel.
SSISTkickedoffitsPublicPrivatePartnership(PPP)Pro
ject Advancing Carbon Neutral Economy: a Multi
Stakeholder Forum on December 19 and Awareness
SessiononDecember20.
An18
month
PPP
Project
co
financed
by
DEG
and
implemented
by TUV NORD China and ASSIST, ACE seeks to help reduce
China'scarbonfootprint.
Theforumwasattendedbytopexecutivesandrepresentativesof
government agencies, nongovernmental organizations(NGO's), academic
institutions, andprivate companies.Mean
while, theawarenesssessionfeaturedadiscussionon thecurrent
levelof carbonemissions inChinaand thepractices
thatcanbeadoptedbymembersofenergyintensiveindustries.
Thefollowingtopicswerediscussed:CarbonNeutralityandthe
UnderlyingConcepts;
International
Standards
on
Carbon
Neu
trality(ISO50001,ISO14064,PAS2050);Determining,Quantifying,
Reducing and Offseting greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissionsbasedonvariousinternationalstandards;andBenefitsandchal
lengesofimplementingCarbonNeutralityinanorganization.Forum
speakers includeMr. LiYong Jun,APProductManager
Climate Change, Mr. Tang Qing He, Director of
LowCarbonEconomyResearchCenterattheShanghaiAcademyofEnvironmentalSciences,Mr.GuQingPing,DeputyDirectoratCarbon
AccountingCenter,
Shanghai
Environment
and
Energy
Ex
change.
ASSIST Projects and Grants Management Director
SathappanSathappangracedbothevents.
A
AdvancingCarbonNeutralEconomy(ACE)PPPlaunchedinChina
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410ASSISThostsresearchteamfromHandinHandMicroFinance
SSIST isproudtohavehostedthevisitofHand inHand
Indiasteamwhosoughttoconductascopingresearchof
themicrofinancesituation in thePhilippines lastDecember
19to23,2011.
ASSISTfacilitated theresearchscheduleofthe team,tomeet
with
leading
microfinance
and
small
enterprise
organizations
inthecountry:theAssociationofDevelopmentFinancingInstitutions in
Asia Pacific (ADFIAP), Grameen Foundation, SmallBusiness
Corporation, Peoples Credit and Finance Corpora
tion,UniversityofthePhilippinesInstituteofSmallScaleIndustries
andBangko SentralngPilipinas Inclusive FinanceAdvo
cacy.
The team includes Managing Director Hemantha
KumarPamarthy,andDirectors
JeyaseelanN.,andSrinivasKrishnaswamy.
Handin
Hand
is
an
Indian
public
charitable
trust
founded
in
1988 inKancheepuramDistrict inTamilNadu.
Itundertakespartnershipnetworks,education,andCSR
initiativesandex
tends consultancy and handholding services for
smallerNGOs/MFIsacrossthecountry.A
Fromleft:HandinHandDirectorsSrinivasKrishnaswamy,Jeyaseelan
N.,ASSISTs
Sreenivas
Narayanan
and
HiH
Managing
Director
Heman
thaPamarthyposewiththeASSISTteam.
GeneralCarbonAdvisoryServicessignspartnershipwithASSIST
SSISThassignedamemorandumofunderstanding
withGeneralCarbonAdvisory Services,aprivate
sector
organization
specializing
in
providing
stra
tegic, technicaland financialservicesacrossmajoren
ergyandenvironmentalcommoditymarkets.
GeneralCarbonwasrepresentedbyDr.RamBabu,whoholds35yearsofexperienceworking
inthe fieldofenvironmental
impact assessment, environment management,
corporategovernanceandbenchmarkingandenergyefficiency. Inpar
ticular,Dr.Babuhasasolidbackground indevelopingCleanDevelopment
Mechanism Projects. Meanwhile, ASSIST wasrepresented by Group
Managing Director Sreenivas Narayanan.
The partnershipwill feature collaborativework on
designingprograms on energy efficiency, conducting technical
training
on select niche topicsand developing social
ventures
linking
the
useofsustainabletechnologiesforthedevelopmentofthecommunities.
A
ASSISTManagingDirectorSreeniNarayananandSouthAsiaDirectorPlatosenSamarasamandpartnerDQSULManagingDirector
Dr. Murugan visited Sri Lankas National CleanerProductionCentre
inColombo forthePromoteSustainablePractices on Environment and
Resource optimization in
Lanka(PROSPER
Lanka)
launched
last
Dec.
5to
6,
2011.
From left toright:NCPCRegionalServicesDirectorKirthiRasapu
tra,ASSISTsSreeniandPlato,DQSULsDr.Murugan,NCPCDep
utyDirectorSamanthaKumarasena,DirectorSenaPeirisandCon
sultantNihalCooray.
ASSISTmeetswithSriLankasNationalCleanerProductionCentre
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ASSISTunveilsneworganizationalstructure
siaSocietyforSocialImprovementandSustainable
Transformation(ASSIST)
Managing
Director
Sreeni Narayanan announced changes in the
organizational structure as the organization bid
2011goodbye,promisinganimprovedimpactofAS
SIST'sdevelopmenteffortsin2012.
"Towards implementing the Action Items, our manage
ment team has been working tirelessly for the past few
weeksandkey actionsarebeingtaken,"saidSreeni.
Amongthese,heexplains,wouldbetheappointmentof
longtime ASSIST AdvisorMr.Muralidharan S. as the Ex
ecutiveDirector
of
ASSIST.
He
will
oversee
its
operations
across the three offices, ensuring effective implementa
tionanddeliveryofcommitments.
On theotherhand,ProjectsandGrantsManagement Di
rector Sathappan Sathappan will be based out of the
South Asia office in Chennai and will primarily focus on
theKeyResultAreaofoverallPublicPrivatePartnerships
(PPP)Management and onGermany focusedGrants and
Partnerships.HisteamwillremaininManilaandwelcome
anewPPPAssociate.Africawillbe thenext focusofAS
SISTsPPPs.
KameshGanesonwill alsomove to ASSIST as the Senior
Technical Expert and Director of Partnerships and Net
workManagement.Hewill be based inManila and pro
videmuchneededsupporton thePPP frontand tocom
plementthemovesthatSathwillbemakinginSouthAsia.
Meanwhile, PlatosenSamarasam, nowtheRegionalDirec
tor for South Asia, will focus on proposals management
andestablishing ASSISTsMagazineandKnowledgePortal.
Finally, Aru David will continue as Regional Director in
Mekongandaddnewpeopletohisteam.
Sreeni also outlined ASSIST's approach for 2012: to be
pragmatic while striking out at opportunities. He adds,
"Wewillworktowardscontinuallyclarifying andachieving
our purpose using a simple, methodical and consistent
approach."
A
KameshGaneson(left)willbethenewPNMDirectorwhile
longtimeASSISTAdvisorMr. MuralidharanS.(right)isthe
newExecutive Director.
SSISTjoined
the
10th
Asia
Pacific
Roundtable
for
Sustainable Consumption and Production
(APRSCP)attheSheratonHotel inYogyakarta,In
donesialastNovember9to11,2011.
HostedbytheMinistryofEnvironmentofRepublicof Indone
sia,IndonesiaSolidWasteAssociation(InSWA)andtheSwitch
Asia Program, APRSCP is a global event conducted every 18months
to track theprogressof SCP implementation and ex
changebestpractices,innovativeideas. Italso servesasanet
workingevent
for
institutions
and
individuals
involved
in
SCP,
thistimegatheringasmanyas300participantsfrom27countries
representing governments, private sector, national
cleaner production centers, research institutes,
international
developmentinstitutions,banks,NGOs.
The conference is also supported by Indonesia Center
forCleanerProduction(ICPC),MinistryofIndustry,AgencyforThe
Assessment and Application of Technology, and Ministry of
EnergyandMineralResources.
RepresentedbyASSISTProjectsandGrantsManagementAsso
ciateMelba
Tutor
and
Group
Associate
Mahnaz
Zanganeh,
AS
SISTsubmittedapaperonProjectSECUREGujarat,whichwasincludedintheAPRSCPConferenceDocuments,andpromoted
itsSECUREGujaratprojectasamodelinitiativeonSCP.
The APRSCP is also implemented in partnershipwith
theUNEnvironmentalProgramme(UNEP).
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ASSISTjoinsAsiaPacificRoundtableforSustainableConsumptionandProduction
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tructured Program to Achieve Food Safety Excel
lence inCambodia (SAFECambodia),aPPPproject
ofTUV
Rheinland
and
ASSIST
conducted
atraining
of trainers (TOT) forFood IndustryPractitionersonOc
tober 3 to 8 in Siem Reap, and October 10 to 15 in
PhnomPenh.
StructuredProgramtoAchieveFoodSafetyExcellence inCambodia (SAFE
Cambodia) is a PPP initiative supported by TUV
RheinlandandDEG.Itseekstoinstillmassawarenessoninternational
food safety and cleanliness standards amongst local
SMEsoperatingintheagricultureandfisheryindustry.
Focusing on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
(HACCP)module, the session featured an introduction to the
approach,theprerequisiteprograms(PRPs),andtheextensivediscussiononthe12
logicalstepsto itsapplicationand imple
mentation.
The HACCP training aimed to equip the food safety trainerswith
the skills at system implementation. These were rein
forcedthroughacombinationof lecturesaswellasgroupdiscussions
andworkshopswhich covered each of the steps on
hazardanalysis,and theprocess
fordevelopingaperproductHACCPplan.
ComingfromSiemReap,Battambang,andKompongThom,theparticipants
were representatives of the rice and
vegetablefarming,waterpurification,fisheries,foodservicesectors.
S
ASSISTholdsawarenesssessionsforVietnamsTGLmanufacturers
SSISTheld three awareness sessions for theCON
SERV (Conservation of Environment Resources in
Vietnam)PPPProject lastNovember23,24and25
inHoChiMinh,BienHoaandLongAn.
CONSERVisaninitiativecofinancedbyGermandonorDEGand
implementedbyPUMASEandASSIST. Itseekstopromotere
sourceefficiencyandwastemanagementpracticesamongViet
nams textile, garment and leather factories. The 17month
project will feature awarenessraising and capacitybuilding
whilst also contributing to sustainable development in the
country.
Designedtosupportsuppliersinreducinggreenhousegasemis
sions,protecting vulnerablenatural resourcesandminimizing
waste and pollution, project gatheredmembers ofVietnams
textile,garmentandleatherindustries(TGL)fromthesuppliers
ofmajorsportsbrandPUMA.
Theparticipants listenedtoseminarsonresourceefficiencyas
wellas
cleaner
production
techniques.
By
March
2012,
CON
SERV will also hold Training of Trainer (ToT) workshops and
develop o Body of Knowledge on Resource Efficiency and
WasteManagement.
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etail sector representatives gathered lastOctober
21,2011 at the StarPlazaHotel inDagupanCity,
PangasinanforthethirdAwarenessSessionofthe
ConservePhilProject.
ConservePhil isatwoyearPPPjointly implementedbyASSIST
and TUV Rheinland Philippines in cooperation with GIZ, on
behalfofGermanFederalMinistry forEconomicCooperation
andDevelopment.Itaimstohelpretailersachieveenergyeffi
ciency benchmarking international standards and best prac
tices.
Mr. Sree Krishna, Delivery Manager from the Environmental
ComplianceConsultants International (ECCI) conducted train
ingon the following topics: Introduction toEnergyEfficiency,
InternationalStandardsandBestPracticesforEnergyManage
mentand
Energy
Efficiency
Applications.
Thisawarenesssessiononenergymanagementsystem ispart
oftheprojectsInformStagewhichwilltargetabout300retail
ers.Through theevent,ASSISThoped toenhance theknowl
edgeof the retailsector in introducingandsustainingenergy
managementsystem.
The project event was also tagged as part of the Regional
Roadshow:Retail Securityof thePhilippineRetailersAssocia
tioninDagupan.
TheConservePhil
project
is
funded
by
GIZ.
R
ConservePhilProjectgoestoDagupan
ollowing through on the results of its industry
needsanalysis, theEQUIPBPO (EnhancedQUality
and Information security Program for Businesses and
Professionals in the Outsourcing sector) project held
TrainingofTrainerslastNovember22to24,2011atthe
MarriottHotelinPasayonthreecoreareasidentifiedas
major areas for improvement: quality, leadership and
problemsolving
and
decision
making.
The3dayTOT isajoint initiativeoftheTUVRheinlandPhilip
pinesandASSIST incollaborationwiththeBusinessProcessing
Association of the Philippines under the DEGfunded EQUIP
BPO,whichseekstoequiptheBPO/ITESfirmswiththeneces
sary technicalandmanagerial skills toadapt to challengeson
quality,healthandsafety,andinformationsecuritypractices.
Thegoalofthetrainingistohelpparticipants1)understandof
thebasics and importance of quality and appreciation of the
available standards and certifications; 2) select, interpret
and
evaluate
theapplicabilityofvariousqualitymanagementconceptsandtoolstoreallifesituations;3)acquireskillsforman
agingpeople,productivityandquality;4) identify key leader
shipandcoachingskills;5)understandhow tousean innova
tiveyetstructuredprocessbasedproblemsolvingapproach in
practicalscenarios;and6)recognizehowtotakeinformedde
cisionsandcalculatedrisks.
ECCISeniorProcessConsultantRajaKumarfacilitatedthework
shoponQuality,ASSISTProjectsandGrantsManagementDi
rector Sathappan Sathappandiscussed Leadership,whileECCI
CountryManager
Karthik
Subburaman
taught
Decision
Making
Strategies.
Participants included quality officers, operations managers,
department heads, team leaders and project managers from
membersoftheBPO/ITESsector.
F
EQUIPBPOconductsTOTonquality,leadershipanddecisionmaking
TheConservePhiltrainingwasattendedbymembersofPhilippine
RetailersAssociationDagupanChapter.
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lmost 20 years after the adoption of theUnitedNa
tions (UN)FrameworkConventiononClimateChange
in1992,global leaders,policymakers,civilsocietyrep
resentatives, and climate change
expertsconvenedinDurban,SouthAfrica
for the UN Climate Change Conference
lastNovember28toDecember9,2011.
The ultimate decisionmaking body is theConference of Parties
(COP), which ensured practical and effective implementation of the
Conven
tion.
Major
decisions
adopted
focused
on
the
establishment
of
an Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for En
hancedAction,Launchingof theGreenClimateFund,modalities and
procedures of the Technology Executive
Committee,andnationaladaptationplans(UNFCCC,2011).
Prior to the Conference, the Philippine government has approved
and submitted to the UN a National Climate Change
ActionPlan(NCCAP)whichaimedtosetprioritiessuchaswatergovernance,
improvement of fish yield and administrative
changesintheLagunaLakeDevelopmentAuthority(LLDA),andother
climate change adaptation practices (Poblete,
2011).Theseprioritieswillallowthenationalgovernmentinpreparing
proposalstotheGreenClimateFundoverandabovetheAdaptationFund.
Assessing the Durban climate change conference,
however,thinktank IBON foundation (2011) claimed that the
DurbanPackageamountstomoreheavyliftingfortheSouth,lessobligationsfortheNorth,andlittlehelpforthepoor.
First, the conference has become a mere platform for the
delegatestopresenttheirnationalstatementsandnottocomeupwithclear,longtermdecisionsandaccountabilityrulesand
measures(Black,2011).
Second,thelaunchingoftheGreenClimateFundhasonlypromoted
individual initiativesofeach country todevelop short
termsolutions
to
climate
change,
undermining
possibilities
of
collaboration with neighbor countries in eliminating climate
changerisksandnotmerelyworkingonadaptation.
Lastly, the deal for the United States ofAmerica
(USA),PeoplesRepublicofChinaof China (PRC) and India to cut back
ontheircarbonemissionsisconsideredpass
andadramaticwayofendingthesummit.
Among leaders of developed countrieswho should be held countable
amid todays environmental
situation,
the
call
for
urgency
and
drastic
strategies
to
reduce
therisksofclimatechangewasjaundicedintheproceedings
(Black,2011).Furthermore,thewithdrawalofCanadafromthe
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op executives of software industry converged for
theCEOForumoftheSoftware IndustyExcellence
and Enhancement Program (SWEEP) Initiative at
MarriottHotelinPasayCitylastOctober24,2011.
The Forum servedasan informationsharing sessionwith the
topmanagement/decisionmakersof thePhilippine Software
IndustryAssociation
(PSIA)
member
companies
and
aprimer
to
selectpotentialorganizationsthatcanbepartoftheprogram.PSIA
President Mr. Noya Terrado welcomed the participantsand provided
the goals and industry plan for the next year.Meanwhile, ASSIST
Representative Karthik Subburaman
providedabriefintroductionontheproject.
InitiatedbyASSISTinpartnershipwithPSIAandTUVRheinlandPhilippines,
theprojectaims to (1)help the ITcompaniesbecome robustbyadopting
internationalstandards;
(2)enhancethecompetencyandskillsofITprofessionalsthrougheducationandtrainingprogram;and(3)facilitatesharingofBestPracticesbetweencompaniesandprofessionals
throughKnowledgeExchange
Forum.
Among the participants were top executives of
HP,SQL*Wizard,Inc.,SolutionResources,Xybersolutions,ITGroup,Inc.,CPLPhilippines,
Inc., JupiterSystems,
Inc.,DBSoftPhilippines,Inc.,EXIST,YekyioTechnologies.
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SSISTPGMDirector Sathappan Sathappanpartici
patedintheAfricanRegionalWorkshoponChemi
calSafetyManagementconductedbytheUNEnvi
ronmental Programme (UNEP) and the International
Councilof
Chemical
Associations
(ICCA)
in
Nairobi,
KenyalastOctober21to22,2011.
Theworkshopseeks toenhance thepromotionandadoptionof Responsible
Production among SMEs in African regionthrough technical
sessions,experiencesharing,bestpracticesexchangeandopendiscussions.
ASSISTwas invited topresentandexplain the featuresofRe
sponsibleProductiontoolkit,whichitdevelopedforUNEP.
Aside fromcreating theRP toolkit,ASSISTalsodeveloped the
PRESME
(Promoting
Resource
Efficiency
for
Small
and
Me
diumEnterprises inDevelopingCountries) toolhostedon
theUNEPwebsite.
Among theattendees in
theworkshopwereNationalCleanerProductionCentersandResourceEfficientandCleanerProduc
tion(RECP)
service
providers
from
African
region
along
with
UNEP/UNIDO, ICCA , NGOs, Private sector companies
likeBASF,DowchemicalscompanyandEvonikIndustries.
A
ASSISTjoinsUNEPChemicalSafetyManagementWorkshopinKenya
Kyoto Protocol shows how most developed countries havefailed
tocomplywith
theprotocolagreements,andhavenotbeenabletoaddressitseffectivenessandrelevanceinthe21stcentury
(TheGuardian,2011).Canada,
JapanandRussiasaidlastyearthattheywillnotacceptnewKyotocommitments.
Inthe
end,
the
Durban
Conference
which
gathered 195 countries achieved far lessthanwhat
itmeantto.AsRahman(2011)stated,theKyotoprotocol
itselfhasbeenmuchdebatedespecially
intermsofeachcountrycuttingbackcarbonemissionsby
5% in1997,andothercountrieshaveaddressed their reluctance to
comply by2012.Secondly,hesaid
thatcarbonemissionsofothercountriescannotbereducedaslongasrichcountriessuchasChinaand
members of the European Union will not take the
firstmovetocommittodeepercuts.Lastly,monetarycontributions
frompast
agreements
were
not
properly
managed
(Rahman,
2011).
ThetragedyinDurbanproceedingsreverberated inthePhilip
pines,whereoverathousanddiedinCagayandeOroCityandnearby areas
inMindanaobecause of flashfloods.While it istrue that the incident
revealedgovernanceproblems,
thecalamityisalsoadirectresultofinactionamongdevelopedcoun
tries in addressing globalwarming. This
isbecause
even
with
efforts
to
come
up
withgoodstrategiesandplansofactiontomitigatetheeffectsofclimatechange,a
developing nation such as the Philip
pineswithalmost100millioninhabitantscanonlydosomuch.
With lack of sympathy from
developedcountriesforpoornations,theworldcanexpectmoreofthesedisasters:more
destruction of properties,more loss of
innocentlives.Andwecanonlyhopethatbythetimethesecountriesrealizehowtotakeresponsibility,itisnottoolate.
Resources:
Black, R. (2011).Durban:Winners and losers. BBCNews.
Retrievedfrom BBC on December 22, 2011 at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scienceenvironment16131111
IBON Foundation. (2011). The Durban Package: escape hatches,
empty shells, and adeath notice to equity.Retrieved from
ClimateJustice Now! onDecember 21, 2011 at
http://www.climatejusticenow.org/thedurbanpackageescapehatchesemptyshellsandadeathnoticetoequity/
Poblete, J.P. (2011). Climate change action plan
approved.Business
WorldOnline.
Retrieved
on
December
20,
2011
from
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Climate
changeactionplanapproved&id=42076
Rahman,A. (2011).Durban conference:Most successful
failure!Retrieved from the Daily Star on December 21, 2011 at
http://
www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/newsdetails.php?nid=213565
Whileit
is
true
that
the
Cagayan
deOrotragedyrevealedgovern
anceproblems,thecalamityisalso
adirectresultofinactionamong
developedcountriesinaddressing
globalwarming...
Canada,JapanandRussiasaidthattheywillnotacceptnew
Kyotocommitments,settingadangerousprecedentinwhat
shouldbeaglobalefforttocutcarbonemissions.
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ManagementUnit.
ABOUTASSIST
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an
international
non
profit
organization
focused
on
capacitybuilding.Itseekstopromotesustainablepracticestoaddresssocialproblemsinthedevelopingworld,withfocusonAsia
and Africa. It is presently based in Makati City,
Philippines,butalsohasoperations in
IndiaandVietnamandmanagesprojectsinover`10countries.
Through
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United Nation Environment Program (UNEP),
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UNIDOinvitesASSIST
tothe2ndGlobalNetwork
ConferenceonRECPn
line
with
its
advocacy
towards
sustainability
production, ASSIST joined the Second Global
NetworkConferenceonResourceEfficientand
CleanerProductionheldat theUNGigiriComplex in
Nairobi,KenyalastOctober17to18,2011.
Theconference seeks toenhance thepromotionofgreen
manufacturing in developing and transition economies
through the facilitation of NorthSouth and SouthSouth
knowledgesharingandcooperation.
Itfeatured
plenary
sessions,
panel
discussions
and
parallel
group sessions addressing key strategic and operational
issues related to the theme Greenmanufacturingdriving
lowcarbon,resourceefficientandcleanindustrializationin
developingandtransitioneconomies.
AttendeesincludeNationalCleanerProductionCentersand
RECPserviceprovidersfrommorethan50developingand
transitioneconomiesandotherassociatedknowledgecen
terslocatedindevelopedcountries.
ASSIST was invited because of its several SCP projects
acrossAsia
including
the
services
rendered
to
UNEP/UNIDO
for thedevelopmentofPRESME toolkitandResponsible
ProductionToolkit.
ASSIST PGM Director Sathappan Sathappan represented
I
ASSISTjoinsPhilippineGermanSolarEnergyForum
SSISTjoined the PhilippineGerman Solar Energy
Forumon
November
21
at
the
Peninsula
Manila,
whose themewasTapping thePotentialofSolar
EnergyinthePhilippines.
The forum tackledhow theGermanphotovoltaics (PV)tech
nologycanaddress thecountrysneed for reliableaccess to
powercosteffectively. Italsorecognizesthecountrysexcel
lent conditions for theuseof solarenergy,especially in the
remoteareas.
OrganizedbytheGermanFederalMinistryofEconomicsand
TechnologyandsupportedbytheGermanChambersofCom
merceandGIZ,theforumfeaturedagroupofglobaltechnol
ogy leaders fromGermany talking about thePV innovation,
the potential of the Philippine market, and developing the
solarindustryfromanSMEperspective.
TheactivitywasgracedbyEuropeanChamberofCommerce
inthePhilippines(ECCP)VPforExternalsHenrySchumacher,
German Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries
PresidentReiner
Allgeier,
GIZ
Deputy
Country
Director
Wolf
gang Mllers and Coordinator Volker Steigerwald, German
Embassy Representative Christof Wegner, Philippine Solar
Power Alliance (PSPA)s Tetchi Capellan, and German Solar
IndustryAssociation(BSWSolar)ProjectManagerJanKnaack.
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