Event

High Level Side Event on Transparency and Innovation: Japanese New Partnership

Enhancement of transparency will be realized through adoption of innovative technologies and social systems in countries in collaborative and cooperative manners (“Co-Innovation”). Engagement of non-state actors is also essential for innovative actions. This high level side event will lunch new Japanese initiative “Partnership to Strengthen Transparency for Co-Innovation (PaSTI)” and discuss support for capacities and institutional development of the national and local governments, engagement of private sector and realization of co-innovation to implement the Paris Agreement.

Transparency, innovation, partnership, non-state actors

• Mr. Masaharu Nakagawa, Minister of the Environment, Japan
• Prof. Dr. Bambang P.S. Brodjonegoro, Minister of National Development Planning, Indonesia (TBC)
• Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility (TBC)
• Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, Director, Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability, United Nations University
• Director General, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, Thailand (TBC)
• Director General, Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia (TBC)
  GEF (tbc)
• Mr. Manish Bapna, Managing Director, WRI (TBC)
• Private Sector (TBC)
• Mr. Yasuo Takahashi, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan