To incorporate the spirit of Eco-Civilization into the education to the youth generation, and to implement the theory of “Green and Smart Schools” proposed in the report of the China’s 19th National Congress, and to promote the practice of sustainable development in Chinese University campuses, in collaboration with TERRE Policy Centre (TPC), India, CBCGDF will host a consultative symposium themed: SmartCampusCloudNetwork (SCCN) Aimed Towards Eco-Civilization for a Shared Future. Along with TPC, CBCGDF would like to invite the relevant shareholders, deans, chancellors, heads of the areas on sustainability in educational area including schools/colleges/universities, etc. to attend this symposium.
The symposium is organized by CBCGDF, supported by TERRE Policy Centre (India) and UNESCO-Paris and Beijing.
Mr. Rajendra Shende will be the host speaker at this roundtable symposium. Mr. Rajendra Shende is the Chairman of TERRE Policy Centre, Former Director UNEP and Coordinating Lead Author of IPCC. TERRE Policy Centre is one of the founders of SmartCampusCloudNetwork (SCCN). TERRE serves as policy think-tank and action-platform to develop replicable and scalable models for sustainable development. Food and energy security are the focused areas of work. SCCN is a global network of the education campuses of schools, colleges, institutes, and universities committed to making a tangible contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The roundtable symposium will discuss issues such as sustainable eating in colleges and universities, "China Conservation Area at Campus" and smart campus, it mainly aims at the launch of SCCN (Smart Campus Cloud Network) in China to contribute to SDGs and eco-civilization; producing a draft proposal to the upcoming 2019 Chinese NPC and CPPCC meetings; gathering inputs and recommendations to the relevant contents of the UN’s Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework; and publishing the meeting’s collected works(essays).
Time: 10 am. – 12 am. January 25, 2019
Venue: Beijing Environment Mansion
The tentative guests list:
Mr. Rajendra Shende, Chairman of TERRE Policy Centre, Former Director UNEP and Coordinating Lead Author of IPCC
Dr. Bhanu Neupane, a Programme specialist for ICT and Sciences and Open Access to Scientific Research (Programme Officer of Division of Knowledge Society) at UNESCO.
Dr. Dong Zhanfeng, Chinese Academy of Environment Planning, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the PRC
Prof. Sun Chao, Tsinghua University
Xu He, Vice Dean, Institute of Ecological Civilization, Nankai University
Xu Jianguo, Principal of Xinyuan School, Changping District, Beijing
Zhou Shipping, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Education magazine
Wang Ying, Principal of Beijing Zhong Ke Qi Yuan School
Youth representatives of the CBCGDF Environmental Protection Committee and representative of CBCGDF Green Youth working group
Registration (before January 22):
Contact: Ms. Zhang
Email: zxy@cbcgdf.org
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