2015-10-28

NIES and FOERDIA sign a Memorandum of Understanding for comprehensive research cooperation

    
October 28(Wed), 2015
Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research
 National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan

  Director Prof. Tsuyoshi Fujita
  Senior researcher Dr. Minoru Fujii
  
 

 On October 8, 2015, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan, and Forestry and Environmental Research, Development and Innovation Agency (FOERDIA), an affiliate of Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia, signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for comprehensive research collaboration. The broader objective of the collaboration is to deepen and widen the research cooperation between Japan and Indonesia in the field of environmental studies.

On the same day, NIES and FOERDIA jointly organized an International Symposium titled, “Environmental Management and Development in Indonesia” where specific thematic areas for joint research were identified.

1.Background

National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), in collaboration with Indonesian universities (Bogor agricultural University and Bandung Institute of Technology) has been conducting research related to low carbon strategies. The partnership with FOERDIA is intended to build upon existing research between the two, and to support the science-policy interface to realize a low carbon society in Indonesia. In order to further enhance the research collaboration with Indonesian institutions, NIES and FOERDIA have signed a MoU for comprehensive research cooperation.

FOERDIA was founded in 1829 and was later designated as a research institution with the title “Bosbouw Proef Station Voor Het Boswezen”. This institution changed its name several times, and in January 2015, with the merger of Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Forestry, it became the “Forestry and Environment Research, Development and Innovation Agency”. The research carried out by FOERDIA includes topics related to environmental and forestry issues. The scientific staff working in FOERDIA are comprised of experts spanning the fields of conservation, pathology, forest engineering/technology to social, economics and policy. All these elements contribute to the overall vision of FOREDIA.

The signing ceremony between NIES and FOERDIA was held on October 8, 2015 on the premises of FOERDIA office in Serpong, Indonesia. The MoU was officially concluded and approved by the representatives of both institutes, Prof. Akimasa Sumi, President of NIES, and Dr Henry Bastaman, Director General of FOERDIA.

On the same day, NIES and FOERDIA jointly organized an International Symposium. Experts and policy-makers from both countries gathered together in order to share and exchange the current knowledge, and discuss the challenges and the direction of future collaboration in the field of environmental and forestry research. The presentations were framed under three main research themes, namely (1) Interactive eco-action research, (2) Global monitoring network, and (3) Eco-technology development. The topics discussed include GHG emissions assessment, energy efficiency, environmental index, waste management, ozone layer, and so on. A panel discussion session chaired by Prof. Tsuyoshi Fujita (Director, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research, NIES) and Dr. Wahyu Marjaka (Head of Research and Development Quality and Environmental Laboratory, FOERDIA) summarized the outcomes of the symposium and possible thematic areas the two institutions can further collaborate. Approximately 150 Indonesian and 20 Japanese attended the symposium, and participated in the active discussions.

2.Date, Venue and Organizers

Date
Thursday, October 8, 8:30 -17:00

Venue
Auditorium of Research and Development Center for Environmental
Quality of Laboratory, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
Building No. 210 Puspiptek Compound, Serpong, Tangerang
Jl. Raya Puspiptek Serpong, Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia 15314

Organized by
- Forestry and Environmental Research, Development and Innovation
Agency, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
- National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan

Co-organized by
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

3.Program

      
                     
09:00-09:10 Introduction by Director of Center for Research and Development on Social, Economic, Policy and Climate Change FOERDIA  Dr. Ir. Bambang Tri Hartono
Head of Center for Research and Development on Social, Economy, Policy and Climate Change, FOERDIA
09:10-09:35 Present and Future Research Directions at NIES
Prof. Akimasa Sumi
President, NIES 
09:35-09:45 Speech by the Director-General of FOERDIA
Dr. Ir. Henry Bastaman
Director-General of Research, Development and Innovation
09:45-09:55 MOU Signing Ceremony
09:55-10:20 Coffee Break
Presentations
Interactive Eco-action Research
10:20-10:40 Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS): advancing towards the development of Tier 3 MRV system to estimate historic and future GHG fluxes for the land sector
Dr. Haruni Krisnawati
Senior Researcher of FOERDIA
10:40-11:00Innovative Modelling and Monitoring Research for Eco-cities and Sustainable Society
Prof. Tsuyoshi Fujita
Director of Center for Social and Environmental System
Research, NIES
11:00-11:20 Monitoring Aspect of MRV System for GHG Emission of Industrial Energy Systems
Prof. Retno Dewi Gumilang
Head of Center for Research on Energy Policy, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Global Monitoring Network
11:20-11:40 Integrating ground observation, satellite remote sensing, and terrestrial ecosystem model for future carbon monitoring systems
Dr. Nobuko Saigusa
Deputy Director of Center for Global Environmental
Research, NIES
11:40-12:00 Application of Environmental Quality Index for Environmental Management
Ir. Dewi Ratningsih
Researcher of FOERDIA
12:00-13:40 Lunch Break
13:40-14:00 Ground Level Ozone Concentration in Indonesia and Its Effects to Human Health 
Dr. Esrom Hamonangan Panjaitan
Deputy Director of Research and Development Center for Environmental Quality of Laboratory, FOERDIA
Eco-technology Development
14:00-14:20 Air pollution in Japan and East Asia Dr. Akinori Takami
Deputy Director of Center for Regional Environmental Research, NIES
14:20-14:40 Emission Reduction through Planting and Use of Bio-fuel Mr. Subarudi, M For Sc Senior Researcher of FOERDIA
14:40-15:00 Development of Advanced and Appropriate Treatment Systems for Liquid Waste
Dr. Yoshitake Ebie
Senior researcher for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, NIES
15:00-15:20 Designing Deep Decarbonizing Pathways for AFOLU sector in Indonesia Prof. Rizaldi Boer Director, Centre for Climate Risk and Opportunity Management in Southeast Asia and Pacific、Bogor Agricultural University (IPB)
15:20-15:45 Break
15:45-16:45 Discussions Moderators Dr. Wahyu Marjaka, FOREDIAProf. Tsuyoshi Fujita, NIES
16:45-17:00 Closing Remarks Mr. Naoya Tsukamoto Secretary General, IGES

4.Photo from the MOU ceremony

Prof. Akimasa Sumi- President of NIES, and Dr. Henry Bastaman, Director-General of FOERDIA, felicitate each other during the signing ceremony

5.Contact

Dr. Minoru Fujii

Senior researcher, Center for Social and Environmental Systems Research,
National Institute for Environmental Studies
TEL:029-850-2447 e-mail: mmv(please add ‘@nies.go.jp’ after mmv)