ICSU-ROAP-Annual-Report-2011

Regional Ofﬁce for Asia and the Pacific Annual Report 2011

ICSU ROAP Office ICSU Regional Office for Asia & Pacific, 902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA,

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ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.I ICSU Vision

Founded in 1931, the International Council for Science (ICSU) is a non-governmental organization The long-term ICSU vision is for a world where science is used for the bene t of all, excellence in science representing a global membership that includes both national scienti c bodies (120 National Members is valued and scienti c knowledge is effectively linked to policy-making. In such a world, universal and representing 140 countries) and International Scienti c Unions (30 Members). The ICSU ‘family’ also equitable access to high quality scienti c data and information is a reality and all countries have the includes upwards of 20 Interdisciplinary Bodies - international scienti c networks established to address scienti c capacity to use these and to contribute to generating the new knowledge that is necessary to speci c areas of investigation. Through this international network, ICSU coordinates interdisciplinary establish their own development pathways in a sustainable manner. research to address major issues of relevance to both science and society. In addition, the Council actively advocates for freedom in the conduct of science, promotes equitable access to scienti c data and information, and facilitates science education and capacity building. Mission

ICSU mobilizes knowledge and resources of the international science community for the bene t of society, ICSU ROAP to:

The ICSU Regional Of ce for Asia and the Paci c (ROAP) was inaugurated on 19 September 2006 by the t JEFOUJGZBOEBEESFTTNBKPSJTTVFTPGJNQPSUBODFUPTDJFODFBOETPDJFUZ then Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak. The Of ce promotes the t GBDJMJUBUFJOUFSBDUJPOBNPOHTUTDJFOUJTUTBDSPTTBMMEJTDJQMJOFTBOEGSPNBMMDPVOUSJFT development of science throughout Asia and the Paci c and helps strengthen the voice of developing t QSPNPUFUIFQBSUJDJQBUJPOPGBMMTDJFOUJTUTJOUIFJOUFSOBUJPOBMTDJFOUJåDFOEFBWPVS SFHBSEMFTTPGSBDF country scientist in international science. It aims to ensure that scientists of the region become involved in citizenship, language, political stance or gender the work of ICSU that are especially relevant for Asia and the Paci c. t QSPWJEFJOEFQFOEFOU BVUIPSJUBUJWFBEWJDFUPTUJNVMBUFDPOTUSVDUJWFEJBMPHVFCFUXFFOUIFTDJFOUJåD community and governments, civil society, and the private sector

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.II ICSU is a convenor, facilitator, and broker, providing a neutral platform on which scientists and other stakeholders can come together to agree on common approaches and actions, which they themselves then implement. The strength of ICSU is in both the individuals that it involves and the networks and organizations that it works with.

Bréchignac and Lee 2011

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.1 Message from the Director

This year marks another milestone in the history of ICSU. The agreement between the Government of Malaysia and ICSU for hosting the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) signed in September 2006 came to its conclusion after five years. Negotiations for a supplementary agreement to continue the hosting arrangements for another five years have been successfully concluded. This will enable the Regional Office to continue working based at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, with full support of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, until September 2016. We thank the host government and the Academy for their support.

The year has been filled with many of the usual governance and planning meetings and workshops. The role of ROAP in spearheading the series of ICSU-UNESCO Rio+20 Science and Technology Workshops in April, was a significant contribution to the development of the Rio+20 process in all the regions of the world. These workshops ensure participation of the scientific community in the Rio+20 process, and will help ensure that the voice of the scientific community is heard in UNCSD in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012.

The other major contribution of ROAP to the scientific community in Asia and the Pacific this year has been the 22nd Pacific Science Congress in Kuala Lumpur in June. The Congress was attended by almost 800 scientists from 48 countries and more than 250 scientists gave presentations. In addition, 46 symposia and 2 workshops were organised as part of the Congress. ROAP organised a symposium on The Health Challenges of Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific Region to highlight research needs to address the urban health challenge in a more holistic way using the systems approach. The ROAP science plan on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment was launched at the symposium by Professor Zakri Hamid, the Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and ICSU Executive Board Member who is also a member of the ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific.

Committee members Ali Moosavi-Movahedi, Jaime Montoya and Zakri Hamid rotate off the Committee at the end of the year as does Bruce McKellar, the Chair of the Committee. I thank them for their contributions to ICSU ROAP and wish them all the best. I also thank the staff of ROAP for their excellent work during the year.

Mohd Nordin Hasan

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.2 Message from the Chairman

One could say that, for the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and for the ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific, 2011 was the end of the beginning. The first 5 year term of the Office, hosted by the Government of Malaysia ended in September 2011, and its second 5 year term began, with a significant increase in the budget, from both the Government of Malaysia and from ICSU. We look forward to the next phase of the work of the Office, moving from planning to implementation. On behalf of all of the national members of ICSU in the region, I warmly congratulate the Director and the staff of the office on this great achievement.

The major scientific activities of the Office and the Committee in 2011 were

• The production of the Science Plan on Health and Wellbeing in a Changing Urban Environment, which was launched at the Pacific Science Congress in Kuala Lumpur in June. The Science Planning Group has, in its recommendations, challenged the Regional Office to assist in the construction of a collaboration in the region which could use a systems approach to study health and well being in one of the urban areas in the Asia Pacific region, as a model of the utility of the insights to be gained from this holistic approach. The Science Plan will guide the Office forward to meet this challenge. • An involvement in the regional planning process moving towards the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. We started with the ICSU-UNESCO Rio+20 Regional Workshop on 16 to 18 April, and reported on our recommendations to the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific 2011 New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio+20 in Yokohama on 26 and 27 July, and then to the Asia Pacific Major Groups Workshop and Regional Preparatory Meeting, in Seoul 16 to 20 October. It became clear as we worked through this process that, although the scientific and technological community understands that o the continued use of the earth and its ecosystem as if it were an infinite source of resources and a boundless sink for our waste is leading to a situation in which the planet will not be able to continue to support us, and that o these resources are being used in such a way that many people in the region, are living in extreme poverty, we have not been successful in convincing the population in general of the gravity and the urgency of the need to move both developed and developing nations to sustainable development. Achieving timely and significant outcomes of the UNCSD will be an important and challenging task for all concerned.

Of the 2011 Committee members, Jaime Montoya , Ali. A Moosavi-Movahedi and A H Zakri have completed their terms on the Committee. I thank them for their energetic and wise contributions. I also thank the continuing members of the committee for their contributions to our deliberations. I am confident that they and the new members of the Committee, under the leadership of the new Chair, Hong-Kum Lee, will sagely guide the Director and the office as they move through the next phase of the development of the ROAP. I wish them well in that task.

Bruce J. McKellar

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.3 2011 Event Register

DATE EVENT 24 – 25 February 3rd Meeting of the Science Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

16 – 18 April ICSU-UNESCO Rio+20 Regional Science and Technology Workshop in Asia and the Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 – 19 April 4th ICSU Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

16 & 20 April 11 th Meeting ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 21 April Editorial Meeting of the Science Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 13 – 17 June 22nd Pacific Science Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14 June 22nd Pacific Science Congress Symposium: The Health Challenges of Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific Region, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2 – 3 July ICSU ROAP partipation in the Executive Council Meeting of Federation of Asian Societies and Academies of Science (FASAS) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 4 – 6 July ICSU ROAP participation in the 11th Science Council of Asia (SCA) Annual Conference and General Assembly, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 26 – 27 July International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific 2011 New Asia-Pacific Perspectives towards Rio+20, Yokohama Japan 13 September International Scientific Collaboration discussion between ICSU ROAP – Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.4 16 - 20 September Asia Pacific Major Groups Workshop and Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 23 September – 4 ICSU General Assembly and associated meetings Rome, Italy October

17 - 18 October Major Groups and Stakeholders Asia-Pacific Meeting The Road to Rio 2012: Charting Our Path, Seoul, Republic of Korea 19 – 20 October Asia and the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for UNCSD (Rio+20), Seoul, Republic of Korea 21 October Consultation with National Academy of Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea 31 October – 2 IRDR Conference 2011, Beijing, China November 11 – 12 November 12th Meeting ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific, Cebu, Philippines

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.5 Activities Completed

PSC-22 Symposium: The Health Challenges of Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific Region

4th ICSU Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.6 PSC-22 Symposium: The Health Challenges of Urbanization in the Asia-Pacific Region

ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) and its Science Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment convened a Symposium on Health Challenges and Urbanization, in conjunction with the 22nd Pacific Science Congress. The symposium was coordinated by Professor Anthony Capon, of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University (ANU) who is also a member of the ICSU ROAP Science Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment. The ICSU ROAP science plan: Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment: A Systems Approach was launched during the symposium. Other than Professor Capon, speakers at the symposium included Professor Indira Nath, Raja Ramanna Fellow, Institute of Pathology (ICMR), India; Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman, University of Otago, New Zealand; Dr Barry Newell of the Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University; and Dr Katrina Proust, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University. The symposium was launched by Professor Zakri A. Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime minister of Malaysia and member of the ICSU Executive Board. It attracted almost forty participants from a wide range of stakeholder groups in Asia and the Pacific.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.7 4th ICSU Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific

The 4th ICSU Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific focused on the role of science for sustainable development. Four priority areas were discussed: ecosystems change and society, sustainable energy, hazards and disasters, and health and wellbeing in the changing urban environment, in the context of research needs in Asia and the Pacific. Concurrently it was agreed that efforts should be initiated to identify international and regional collaborating centres that can execute a systems analysis approach and mathematical modelling of the issues identified. The result of the fourth consultation will assist ICSU ROAP in the development of its programmes in the next two to four years.

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Reaching Out

Relations with International Unions

Relations with National Members

Relations with Regional Science Organizations

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.10 Relations with International Unions

International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) held its XXV General Assembly on 29 June – 2 July 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. In conjunction with this IUGG conducted two symposia to discuss major challenges in natural hazards research, risk analysis and ways for solutions, and, held an open science forum to discuss how integration of knowledge may be achieved to reduce loss of lives and property arising from hazards and disasters through better policy and decision- making. Both were held under the aegis of the IUGG Extreme Natural Hazards and Societal Implications (ENHANS) project funded by the ICSU Small Grants Programme that is fully supported by ICSU ROAP as a partner. At the forum Dr. Harsh Gupta (Panikkar Professor at the National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India; President of the Asian Oceanic Geoscience Society, and the ENHANS representative of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific) discussed how India planned the development of an integrated mitigation system for tsunami and storm surges in the northern part of the Indian Ocean coastal region. The IUGG General Assembly approved the appointment of Dr Sukanta Roy from India and Dr Sri Widiyanto from Indonesia as the IUGG Liaison Officers to ICSU ROAP. Their appointment term starts in 2011 and ends in 2015. At the same meeting Dr Harsh K. Gupta a noted seismologist who chaired the ICSU ROAP Science Planning Group on Hazards and Disasters, was elected President of the IUGG (2011-2015).

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.11 Relations with National Members

Australia and Malaysia

ICSU ROAP successfully facilitated the development of a bilateral event involving the Australian Academy of Science (AAS) and the Academy of Sciences of Malaysia (ASM). The event aims to strengthen institutional as well as bilateral collaborative links between these national members of ICSU. The Academies are proposing to hold a Think Tank in Canberra during the first half of 2012 on the topic of green growth. Green growth is important for both developed and developing nations and the common challenges include effectively managing natural assets and moving towards a low-carbon growth. The Think Tank was designed to facilitate the sharing of information and insight with some of the Australia’s and Malaysia’s leading experts, thus providing opportunities to network, interact socially and establish personal relationships between researchers from all levels of scientific research. Funding for the Think Tank has been obtained from the Australia-Malaysia Institute.

Republic of Korea

The National Academy of Science (NAS) Republic of Korea hosted a meeting with ICSU ROAP that re-established contact with the ICSU National Member in Korea. Its President, Kim Sang-joo appraised ICSU ROAP about the latest developments within the NAS and in Korea as a whole. Both the NAS and ICSU ROAP expressed the desire to work more closely together with scientists and science policy-makers of Korea with the aim of further enhancing science in the region. Korea has a great deal to offer Asia and the Pacific in terms of expertise and experience to further develop science for the benefit of society.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.12 Indonesia

Scientists from the Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), the National Member of ICSU from Indonesia visited ICSU ROAP for discussions relating to their research on decision-making in allocating budgets for scientific research and development in Malaysia and elsewhere. It was decided that ICSU ROAP and LIPI strengthen scientific collaboration in the region through the conduct of joint projects on this subject and in developing an evaluation of the benefits of such international scientific collaboration in the region.

Mongolia

The scientific community in Mongolia celebrated the 90th anniversary of the establishment of the Mongolian Institutes of Sciences and the 50th anniversary of its reorganization under the Mongolian Academy of Sciences. Many commemorative events were organized to raise public awareness of science and one of the events was an international conference entitled “Science and Society in the 21st Century”. The Director of ICSU ROAP attended the conference and spoke on “Science and society in the age of sustainability”. Earlier in the year in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the Science Council of Asia that was held in Ulanbaatar in July, the Director of ICSU ROAP met with Mongolian scientists from the National University of Mongolia for discussions on the establishment of an Institute for Sustainable Development.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.13 Philippines and Thailand

On the occasion of the 12th Meeting of the ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific in Cebu, the Philippines, the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Research Council of Philippines (NRCP) to promote research collaboration between the two countries. The NRCT was represented by its Secretary General, Professor Soottiporn Chittmittrapap, who is a member of the RCAP while Dr Alvin Chulaba, the President of the NRCP represented the NRCP.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.14 Relations with Regional Science Organizations

Science Council of Asia

ICSU ROAP Chair represented ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific as an observer at the 11th Meeting of the Science Council of Asia, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 4 - 6 July 2011. ICSU ROAP Director was also present at the meeting, representing the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, which is a Member of the SCA. The main business of the General Assembly was to formalise a change in the frequency of meetings. Now the SCA will hold meetings annually and General Assemblies every second year, so that the next meeting after the meeting in Indonesia in 2012 will be in Malaysia in 2014. The constitution was also revised to have two Vice-Presidents. Mohd Nordin Hasan (Director, ICSU ROAP) was appointed Vice- President and will become President in 2012, serving until 2014. It will usher in closer connections between ICSU ROAP and the Science Council of Asia.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.15 Science For Policy

Rio+20 Regional Science and Technology Workshop in Asia and the Pacific

Rio+20 Regional Preparatory Meeting, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 19 – 20 October 2011

22nd Pacific Science Congress

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.16 Rio+20 Regional Science and Technology Workshop in Asia and the Pacific

The Rio+20 Regional Science and Technology Workshop in Asia and the Pacific was held in Kuala Lumpur on 16-18 April 2011. It was co-organised by ICSU ROAP and the UNESCO Jakarta Office in collaboration with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. A total of 66 participants from 20 countries in the region and elsewhere attended the workshop. It focused on the Rio+20 themes of Green Economy in the Context of Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development, and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development. It emphasized that the science required to achieve sustainable development must now include integrated research involving also the social sciences. The results of the workshop were presented at the Asia Pacific Intergovernmental Regional Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 that was organised by United Nations Economic and Social Commision for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on 19-20 October 2011, in Seoul, Korea.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.17 Rio+20 Regional Preparatory Meeting, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 19 – 20 October 2011

The Asia Pacific region, with more than half of the world’s population, and two thirds of the world’s poor has a major stake in ensuring development that is sustainable, and that this occurs at the same time as poverty is alleviated. The rapid growth in economic output in Asia and the Pacific and its rapidly growing share of global scientific research put it in a good position to achieve these goals. ICSU ROAP developed a policy brief of the Rio+20 for Asia and the Pacific specifically targeted at policy- makers, with the aim of providing them with access to the latest scientific thinking on the matter. The brief elucidates the importance of the Rio+20 conference and of sustainable development in general. It focuses on the green economy and the institutional framework needed to achieve sustainable development. It highlighted the key recommendations arising from the Asia-Pacific regional workshop on science and technology for Rio+20.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.18 22nd Pacific Science Congress

The 22nd Pacific Science Congress (PSC-22) held in Kuala Lumpur from 14 to 17 June 2011, organized by Academy of Sciences in Malaysia and co-organized by the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) was a resounding success. More than 800 participants from 48 countries participated in the four-day congress. Forty-six registered conveners of symposia heard more than 250 paper presentations organized along the 8 themes of the Congress. From the point of view of ICSU the plenary talks on climate change, fisheries, international science, Integrated Research in Disasters Risks (IRDR), infectious deseases and nuclear power were all highly relevant to its global priorities. At the closing of the Congress the Chair of the Organizing Committee, Zaidee Laidin, who is also the Vice President of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia the main organizer of the event, presented the resolutions of the 22nd Congress.

Participants adopted the Resolutions of the Congress tabled by the organisers at the closing of the Congress. The resolution lays out important general directions for the roles, growth and development of science in Asia and the Pacific in the 21st century. The importance of the resolutions lies in its recognition of the critical role of science, technology and innovation in developing solutions to the problems facing the region, and for the development of nations in an ever changing world. The recommendations are normative and can be adapted to national or regional specificities and serve many different purposes. The resolutions include suggestions to increase and improve the involvement of scientists in the communication of science to the general public, to promote the development of critical thinking skills across society, to ensure the integrity of the scientific research in the region, encourage the free involvement of scientific talent within the region, and foster better exchange of information and skills necessary for capacity development in the lesser developed countries.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.19 30th General Assembly

30th General Assembly

The 30th General Assembly of ICSU was formally opened in the evening of 27 September 2011 at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. The opening session was attended by H.E. Giorgio Napolitano, President of the Italian Republic. The Assembly debated and decided on a broad range of policies and actions and only the most relevant decisions for the Regional Office are presented here (For full list of decisions please visit http://www.icsu.org/publications/general-assembly/30th-general-assembly-italy-september- 2011/decisions-30-general-assembly).

Report from Unions and National Members The Unions and National Members Fora brought to the attention of the Assembly the need to involve industry in science, whilst allowing the science community enough space to do its own research. The role of ICSU in relation to “basic” research was also emphasised. The fora expressed concern about the need to raise the profile of ICSU throughout the scientific and policy circles, and of the need to involve young scientists more in ICSU activities. The use of the regional offices to reach out to young people in the regions to build capacity among young scientists, and the need to address the “brain drain” after training was specifically discussed. The need to address gender issues in a coherent way in ICSU activities was also emphasized.

New Programmes Two new programmes were endorsed at the Assembly. They are:

• a new interdisciplinary research initiative of ten years duration on Earth System Sustainability (ESSI). The initiative will be recognized as an Interdisciplinary Body of ICSU. It goals are to deliver at global and regional scales the knowledge that societies need to effectively address global change while meeting economic and social goals, coordinate and focus international scientific research to address the Grand Challenges arising from the ICSU Visioning and Belmont Forum processes; and engage a new generation of researchers in the social, economic, natural, health, and engineering sciences in global sustainability research.

• a new interdisciplinary research initiative of ten years duration on Urban Health and Wellbeing. This initiative will also be recognised as an Interdisciplinary Body and regional offices will be used to ensure the necessary involvement of less developed countries. The goal of this programme is to ensure that health considerations are taken into account in the planning and execution of future activities by building on the relevant strengths of Scientific Unions and Interdisciplinary Bodies. Indira Nath presented the work of the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific on health and wellbeing, showing how the global ICSU plan on urban health and wellbeing can be implemented at the regional level. This highlighted the importance of using a systems analysis approach to address the complex cross cutting issues involved in urban health and wellbeing.

Regional Offices The Chair of the ICSU Committee on Scientific Planning and Review (CSPR) presented an overview of the Regional Offices, emphasising several areas, including linkages to UN organizations in the regions, the integration of new ICSU National Members, capacity building, the development of a database and the integration of regional and global activities. The Director of the ICSU Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific presented a conceptual model of the work of ICSU and the Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific, which could be extrapolated to the other regions. This was followed by three year progress reports from the Directors of the Regional Offices for Africa (ROA), Asia and the Pacific (ROAP), and Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC). The good progress of the three Regional Offices was welcomed by the Assembly and the interaction between the Regional Offices was appreciated. It was stressed that the Regional Offices should identify issues of specific importance for their region, and tailor solutions accordingly. All host organizations were thanked for their generous support to the Offices.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.20 30th General Assembly

It was stressed that Regional Offices should respond to the results of the reviews of the offices and work closely with countries in the region to implement their science plans. Regional Offices should collaborate closely with the Unions, with governments and with other regional institutions. They should interact closely with ICSU’s interdisciplinary bodies in implementing the relevant global and regional science plans.

Election of Officers The Assembly saw the election of Gordon McBean as President-Elect of ICSU (2011 – 2013), Malegapuru William Makgoba as Vice President for Scientific Planning and Review, Sergio Pastrana as Vice-President for External Relations, and David Black as Secretary-General. Hans-Rudolf Ott continues as Treasurer for another three years.

Incoming Presidential Address Yuan Tseh Lee assumed the Presidency of ICSU at the end of the Assembly. In his Presidential Address, he emphasised the urgent need to reorient and transform our application of science and technology towards global sustainability.

ICSU EXECUTIVE BOARD 2011-2014 Officers First appointed to EB1 Term of Office President Yuan Tseh Lee 2009 3 years Past-President Catherine Bréchignac 2007 18 month toearly 2013 President-Elect Gordon McBean 2013 18 month from early 2013

Vice-President for Scientific Planning and Review Malegapuru W. Makgoba 2011 3 years Vice-President for External Relations Sergio Pastrana 2005 3 years Secretary-General David Black 2011 3 years Treasurer Hans Rudolf Ott 2011 3 years

Ordinary Members2

From Union Members: Orhan Altan ISPRS 2011 3 years Maria Carla Galavotti IUHPS 2011 3 years Dov Jaron IUPESM 2008 3 years Kennedy Reed IUPAP 2011 3 years

From National Members:

John Ball United Kingdom 2011 3 years Luiz Davidovich Brazil 2011 3 years Nicole Moreau France 2011 3 years Guoxiong Wu China: CAST 2011 3 years

1 No person, except the President or Past President, may serve on the Executive Board for more than 9 consecutive years. (Statute 27). Only the offices of Secretary General and Treasurer are renewable, once. 2 Ordinary Members of the Executive Board may be re-elected once.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.21 What Are We Planning?

Health & Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.22 Health & Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment

The Science Planning Group on Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment held its third and final meeting in February 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. An editorial meeting was held on 20 April 2011 involving the Chair of the Planning Group, the Chair of the Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific and the Director of ICSU ROAP. The Plan was finalised and published in June 2011.

While being comprehensive, the plan focuses on key issues in the emerging urban centres in Asia and the Pacific including informal settlements. It seeks to integrate health issues with urban public transportation planning, and housing design and will promote public-private partnership in addressing public health hazards such as urban waste management. The plan includes a number of case studies to illustrate the added value of systems approaches. The systems approach aims to enable better understanding of the complex relationships among components of a system including interrelationships between subsystems of a larger system, and explicitly account for interactions and feedback between variables and processes in the system.

The plan was launched by Emeritus Professor Zakri A. Hamid, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and member of the ICSU Executive Board, on 14 June 2011, in conjunction with Pacific Science Congress SymposiumSystems Understanding of Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment during the 22nd Pacific Science Congress in Kuala Lumpur.

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ICSU Governance and Policies

11 th Meeting of ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

12th Meeting of ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

Membership of the Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.24 11th Meeting of ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

The ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP) held its 11th Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on 16 and 20 of April 2011. The meeting was convened in conjunction with the Rio+20 Regional Science and Technology Workshop in Asia and the Pacific and the 4th ICSU Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific. It focused on the planning of the ICSU ROAP activities and priority areas programme implementation.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.25 12th Meeting of ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

The 12th Meeting of the ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP) was held in Cebu, the Philippines on 11 and 12 November 2011. It was hosted by the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). This is the last meeting of the Committee for 2011 and some Committee members were rotating off by the end of the year. These include the current Chair of the Committee, Professor Bruce McKellar, and Professors Jaime Montoya and Ali Moosavi-Movahedi.

In conjunction with the meeting, the NRCP organised a webinar and scientists from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), NRCP and ICSU RCAP spoke on the following subjects:

1. The Promotion of Science and Health Education, and Public Awareness on Science Policy. 2. The Move Towards Green Productivity in South Korea: Scientific, Technological and Economic Considerations. 3. Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Urban Environment: A Systems Approach to an Integrated Understanding.

This was followed with a panel discussion and an open forum on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) proposal for the establishment of ASEAN Community 2015. The webinar engaged directly with participants at the Cebu meeting, and with participants from other parts of the Philippines viz. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao via Skype.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.26 Membership of the Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific

Three members of the Regional Committee ended their terms of office at the end of 2011. They are: • Bruce H. J. McKellar, University of Melbourne, Australia • Jaime Montoya, Philippine General Hospital, Philippines • Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi, University of Tehran, Iran

Earlier in the year Committee Member Dewi Fortuna Anwar relinquished her position on the Committee upon her appointment as the Deputy Secretary for Political Affairs to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia.

The Executive Board of ICSU has agreed to the appointment of four new members whose terms will extend from 2012 to 2014. They are: • Lourdes J. Cruz, University of the Philippines, Philippines • Keith Hunter, University of Otago, New Zealand • Togtokh Chuluun, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia • B.V.R. Chowdari, National University of Singapore, Singapore

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.27 ICSU Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific 2011

Bruce Harold John Mckellar Toshio Yamagata (2011-2013) (Chair) (2009- 2011) The University of Tokyo, Honorary Professorial Fellow Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, University of Melbourne Tokyo, Japan, 113-0033 Vic, Australia 3010 Tel: +81 35 8414297 Office Phone: +61 3 8344 5122 Fax: +81 35 8418791 Office fax: + 61 3 8344 5449 Email: [email protected] Mobile: + 61 4 1110 4608 Email: [email protected]

Ali Akbar Moosavi-Movahedi (2005-2011) Jianxing Zhang (2011-2013) Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics Institute of Psychology PO Box 13145-1384 #A4, DaTun Road, BeiSha Tan, CahoYang District University of Tehran, Iran Beijing, 100101, China Tel: (+982 1) 6409517 Tel: +86 13 910192526 Fax: (+982 1 ) 6404680) Fax: +86 10 64872070 Email: [email protected] Email:[email protected]

Soottiporn Chittmittrapap (2011-2013) M.C.N. Jayasuriya (2009-2014) 196 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, former Director, National Science Foundation Bangkok 10900 98/M/47, Scenic View Housing Complex Thailand Kahantota Road Tel: (+66 25) 792280 Malabe Fax: (+66 25) 613049 Tel. (+94 11) 2413335 Email : [email protected] Mobile: +94 714 272996 Fax: (+ 94 11) 2694754 Email: [email protected]

Jaime Montoya (2009-2011) Javed Iqbal (2011-2013) National Research Council of Philippines Institute of Life Sciences 36, Rebueno St. Philamlife Village, University of Hyderabad Campus, Pamplona, Las Pinas City, Hyderabad 500 046 Philippines India Tel: (+ 632) 8372942 Tel: (+91 40) 66571571 Fax: (+ 632) 8372942 Fax (+91 40) 66571581 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.28 Hong Kum Lee (2009-2014) Ex Officio: Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI) Ahmad Fadzil M. Hani Songdo Techno Park, Centre for Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research 7-50 Songdo-dong, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 406-840 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Republic of Korea Malaysia Tel: +82 32 260 6001 Tel: (+605) 368 8787 Fax: +82 32 260 6039 Fax: (+605) 368 8151 M.P +82 10 5418 5469 Email: [email protected] [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Ex-Officio: Ex-Officio: Guoxiong Wu Mohd Nordin Hasan LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, ICSU Regional Office for Asia & Pacific Chinese Academy of Sciences, c/o Academy Sciences of Malaysia P.O. BOx 9804, Beijing,1000029 902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, China 50480 Kuala Lumpur Tel: +86-10-82995266 Tel: 603- 26949898 Fax: +86-10-82995172 Fax:603-26945858 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Ex Officio: Deliang Chen Executive Director International Council for Science (ICSU) 5, rue Auguste Vacquerie FR-75016 Paris , France Tel. +33 1 45 25 91 04 Fax. + 33 1 42 88 94 31 Email: [email protected]

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.29 Secretariat

Director: Mohd Nordin Hasan FASc ([email protected])

Science Officer (Programme): Nor Zaneedarwaty Norman ([email protected])

Administrative Officer: Mohd Hizamddin Jaafar ([email protected])

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.30 Earth System International Sustainability Initiative Programme Offices Interdisciplinary Bodies Scientific Unions IRDR, PECS, etc Strategic Framework for Global Sustainability

Interdisciplinary Science

Disciplinary Science

Host Government Address issues of major Bring the science of importance to science and developing countries society closer to ICSU Planning Promote international Promote further development and scientific endeavour/ strengthening of science in the collaboration Networking context of the ICSU regional priorities ICSUICSU ROROAPAP ICSUICSU ROROAPAP Promoting PROGRAMMES SSTRATRATEGIESTEGIES PROGRAMMES Facilitate interaction across Support the work of ICSU and its disiplines and countries in Consulting Scientific Unions, National Members the region in the region, Interdisciplinary Bodies Provide independent authoritative advice Support the work of ICSU Joint Initiatives and partners Strengthening science Dialogue with for the benefit of society National Members

Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Korea DPR, Kyrgystan, Lao PDR, Maldives, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Influence National Palau, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Programmes Australia, China, Japan, Timor Leste, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Korea Rep. India, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tuvalu, New Zealand, Singapore Vanuatu, Uzbekistan

Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, V ietnam

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.31 Financial Summary

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.32 FINANCIAL SUMMARY JANUARY - SEPTEMBER 2011 *

INCOME MYR EUR

Annual Grants

Malaysian Government 286,581.00 69,900.00 ICSU - PARIS 160,000.00 39,000.00 Sub Total 446,581.00 108,900.00

Other Income

Balance b/f 2010 16,296.00 4,000.00 Reimbursements 45,321.00 11,000.00 Miscellaneous support 158,607.00 38,690.00 Sub Total 220,224.00 53,690.00

TOTAL INCOME 666,805.00 162,590.00

EXPENDITURE MYR EUR

Emolument 154,314.00 37,640.00 Communication & Utilities 13,626.00 3,325.00 Supplies/other materials 31,236.00 7,620.00 Maintenance/repairs 10,298.00 2,510.00 Services 2,184.00 530.00 Meetings/Consultations & Activities expenditure 378,194.00 92,245.00 Total Expenditure 589,852.00 143,870.00

BALANCE C/F TO DEC 2011 76,953.00 18,720.00 EUR 1.00 : RM 4.10

(Total in-kind support received by ROAP from January - September 2011 was about MYR73,000.00/€17,000.00)

* Period covered by this statement coincides with the end of the 5-year agreement with the Government of Malaysia.

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.33 Membership of ICSU

National Members

Scientific Unions

Interdisciplinary Bodies

Scientific Associates

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.34 National Members

ICSU’s National Members provide input, from a national, multidisciplinary perspective, on priority areas for future ICSU activities. They also play an important role in facilitating links with national governments and science agencies. The majority of ICSU National Members are scientific academies, although some are national funding agencies or other nationally representative science bodies. The following list includes full Members, Scientific Associates*, and Observers**. Pacific Islands includes Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Albania Georgia Mongolia Tanzania Angola Germany Montenegro Thailand Argentina Ghana Morocco Togo Armenia Greece Mozambique Tunisia Australia Guatemala Namibia Turkey Azerbaijan Hungary Nepal Uganda Bangladesh India Netherlands Ukraine Belarus Indonesia New Zealand United Kingdom Belgium Iran Islamic Rep. Of Nigeria United States Bolivia Iraq Norway Uruguay Bosnia & Herzegovina: Ireland Pakistan Uzbekistan Republic of ANUBiH Israel Panama Vatican City State ANURS Italy Peru Venezuela Botswana Jamaica Philippines VIetnam Brazil Japan Poland Zambia Bulgaria Jordan Portugal Zimbabwe Burkina Faso Kazakhstan Romania Cameroon Kenya Russian Federation Canada Korea Democratic Rwanda Caribbean People’s Rep of Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Chile Korea Republic of Senegal China: CAST Lao PDR Serbia China: Taipei Latvia Seychelles Colombia Lebanon Singapore Costa Rica Lesotho Slovak Republic Cuba Lithuania Slovenia Czech Republic Luxembourg South Africa Côte d’Ivoire Macedonia South Pacific Denmark Madagasca Spain Dominican Republic Malawi Sri Lanka Egypt Malaysia Sudan Republic of Estonia Mauritius Swaziland Ethiopia Mexico Sweden Finland Moldova Switzerland France Monaco Tajikistan

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.35 Scientific Unions

• International Astronomical Union (IAU) • International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) • International Geographical Union (IGU) • International Mathematical Union (IMU) • International Union for Quaternary Research (NQUA) • International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) • International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) • International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) • International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) • International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) • International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST) • International Union of Forest Organisations (IUFRO) • International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics (IUGG) • International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) • International Union of the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS) • International Union of Immunological Society (IUIS) • International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS) • International Union of Microbiological Societies (IUMS) • International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) • International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) • International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) • International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) • International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) • International Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR) • International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) • International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) • International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) • International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) • International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX) • Union Radio Scientifique International (URSI)

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.36 Interdisciplinary Bodies

The Interdisciplinary Bodies bring together different scientific disciplinces to address scientific issues of international relevance that are of interests to ICSU Members. Some of these bodies are co-sponsored with other organisations.

Thematic Organizations • Programme on Ecosystem Change and Society (PECS) • Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) • Committee On SPAce Research (COSPAR) • Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) • Scientific Committee on Frequency Allocations for Radio Astronomy and Space Science (IUCAF) • Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) • Scientific Committee On Solar-TErrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP)

Global Environmental Change Programmes • DIVERSITAS, An International Programme of Biodiversity Science • International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) • International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) • WMO-ICSU-IOC World Climate Research Programme (WCRP)

Monitoring and Observations • Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) • Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) • Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)

Data and Information • ICSU World Data System (WDS) • Committee on DATA for Science and Technology (CODATA) • International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.37 Scientific Associates

• The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS) • Academia de Ciencias de América Latina (ACAL) • Federation of Asian Scientific Academies and Societies (FASAS) • International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) • International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR) • International Cartographic Association (ICA) • International Commission for Acoustics (ICA) • International Commission for Optics (ICO) • International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) • International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) • International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) • International Federation of Societies for Microscopy (IFSM) • International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) • International Foundation for Science (IFS) • International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) • International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA) • International Water Association (IWA) • Pacific Science Association (PSA) • Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.38 ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.39 ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.40 ICSU Vision

ICSU mobilizes knowledge and resources of the international science community for the bene t of society, ICSU ROAP to:

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.41 Regional Ofﬁce for Asia and the Pacific Annual Report 2011

ICSU ROAP Office ICSU Regional Office for Asia & Pacific, 902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA,

Tel : +603 26984192 Fax : +603 26917961 Email: [email protected] Strengthening international science www.icsu.org/asia-pacific for the beneﬁt of society

ICSU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Annual Report 2011 p.42