Isabelle Louis
Keynote speaker
Deputy Regional Director at United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), Regional Office Asia Pacific(ROAP)
The Asia Environmental Forum
In cooperation with the Global
Environmental Leaders,
Korea Green Foundation will
jointly respond to climate
change in Asia.
The Asia Environment Forum is an international symposium launched by Korea Green Foundation in May 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of Korea’s Environmetal movement. To jointly address to environmental issues and climate change in Asia, led by representative Choi Yeol and other Goldman Prize winners in the environmental field, it is held every year to show leadership on the agenda after selecting the "Seven Joint Agenda." So far, 23 speakers from 12 countries have participated, and 1,809 have attended.
Main Goal
The Asia Environmental Forum aims to create a platform where environmental experts and activists can seek ways for multilateral cooperation to solve climate and environmental issues.
Direction (Mission)
Korea Green Foundation(KGF) regards the international cooperation as the only solution to tackle global climate and environmental challenges. As the leading Asian environmental hub in solving environmental problems, KGF hosts the Forum for Asian and other countries to hold extensive discussion on the cooperation of the intercontinental countries and the response to climate and environmental challenges.
역대 아시아환경포럼 개최 주제
| Year | Topic |
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| 2012 | <The 1st Green Asia Forum> Korean Environmental movement 30th anniversary symposium ‘’The current status of Asian Environmental Issues and Solidarity Direction' / Green Asia Forum Inauguration<The 1st Green Asia Forum> Korean Environmental movement 30th anniversary symposium ‘’The Current Status of Asian Environmental Issues and Solidarity Direction' / Green Asia Forum Inauguration |
| 2013 | <The 2nd Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Marine Environments in Asia |
| 2014 | <The 3rd Green Asia Forum> The Role of Environmental Safety and Civil Society in Asia |
| 2015 | <The 4th Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Energy Transition in Asia |
| 2017 | <The 5th Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Environmental Education of Asia |
| 2018 | <The 6th Green Asia Forum> International Cooperative Measures to Improve Air Pollution in Asia |
| 2019 | <The 7th Asia Environmental Forum> Ways to Build a Clean Air Breathing Community that East Asian Citizens Create Together. |
Key Figures of the 2019
Asia Environmental Forum
The forum was attended by 23 speakers led by the Keynote speech
of Isabelle Louis, the Deputy Regional Director at UNEP/ROAP.
of Isabelle Louis, the Deputy Regional Director at UNEP/ROAP.
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Marco KeinerSpeakerDirector, Environment, Housing and Land Management Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) -
Dr. Ali OmarSpeakerHead of the Lidar Science Branch at Langley Research Center. -
Hyesook ParkJapanFormer Professor at Mie University -
Khorolmaa GombosurenMongoliaFormer Officer of Clean technology, Investment and Production Division. Ministry of Environment and Tourism -
Wu JingChinaAssociate Professor at North China Electric Power University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Inquiries
Green Asia Center
82-2-2011-4374 / greenasia@greenfund.org
