The nexus of energy, water and food is of critical importance in Asia, as it is everywhere. At present, most governments are poorly aware of the significance of this nexus, with the result that well-meaning policy decisions or actions taken in one location often have unintended consequences elsewhere. In many parts of Asia, high population densities and rapid economic development have caused multiple environmental stresses which have the potential to threaten livelihoods and undermine political stability.
The speakers for this roundtable all have experience in analysing the policy challenges arising from the energy-water-food nexus. They will address:
- The significance of the resource nexus in Asia
- The ways in which different forms of energy production impact the resource nexus
- The link between urbanisation and the resource nexus
Programme Details:
| Time
| Programme
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| 2:00 - 2:05
| Opening Remarks
Dr Elspeth Thomson, Senior Fellow and Head of the Energy and Environment Division at the Energy Studies Institute, National University of Singapore
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| 2:05 – 2:35
| The Interdependence of Water, Energy and Food Resources in Asia
Dr. Hezri Adnan, Program Director for the Technology, Innovation, Environment and Sustainability Division of the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
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| 2:35 – 3:05
| Urbanisation and the Water, Energy and Food Resources Nexus in Asia
Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.
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| 3:05 – 3:25
| Tea Break
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| 3:25 – 3:55
| Sustainable Biofuel Production in Southeast Asia: Mitigating Impacts on Water and Food Security
Mr Khoo Hock Aun, Vice-President di Malaysian BioIndustry Organisation; Vice-Chair, RSB, Board Director, Chamber 1 di Roundtable on Sustainable BioMaterials; Managing Director/CEO di Ark Bio Sdn Bhd/Cosmo Biofuels Group
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| 3:55 – 4:45
| Q & A Discussion
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Speakers:
Dr Hezri Adnan
Program Director for the Technology, Innovation, Environment and Sustainability Division
Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)
Dr. Hezri Adnan is currently director of technology, environment and sustainability at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia. His specializes in natural resources governance and sustainable development strategy. A recent writing includes the UNESCAP report entitled Water, Food and Energy Nexus in Asia and the Pacific.
He holds a doctorate in public policy from the Australian National University (ANU) and has been awarded research fellowships by various institutions including the Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowship. He is currently serving as Adjunct Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
Mr. Khoo Hock Aun
Vice-President di Malaysian BioIndustry Organisation,
Vice-Chair, RSB, Board Director, Chamber 1 di Roundtable on Sustainable BioMaterials
Managing Director/CEO di Ark Bio Sdn Bhd/Cosmo Biofuels Group
Mr Khoo Hock Aun currently leads the Cosmo Biofuels Group/Ark Bio Sdn Bhd which is actively engaged in establishing integrated rubber, jatropha curcas and other oilseed plantations, biodiesel downstream processing and trading activities in the Asia Pacific region; promoting use of oil palm biomass for second generation biofuel and biofertiliser, including biogas capture for electricity generation.
He is Vice-Chair of the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels and Treasurer of the Malaysian Society for Waste Management and Environment. He is active in developing algae projects through and other agricultural projects in South East Asia. He also provides consultancy and project development advisory in sustainable ecotourism.
Mr Khoo Hock Aun graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Agribusiness) from Universiti Putra Malaysia and was a Nuffield Foundation Study Fellow with the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, United Kingdom. He has managed a number of trade associations in both Malaysia and South East Asia.
Contact:
Email: khoohockaun@cosmobiofuels.com, khoohockaun@gmail.com
Mobile No : + 6016 301 4079
Skype: khoohockaun
www.rsb.org
Hilda Cecilia Tortajada Quiroz
NUS Institute of Water Policy
Dr. Cecilia Tortajada is Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. The main focus of her work at present is on the future of the world´s water, especially in terms of water, food, energy and environmental securities through coordinated policies.
She has been an advisor to major international institutions like FAO, UNDP, JICA, ADB, OECD and IDRC, and has worked in countries in Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe on water and environment-related policies. She is a member of the OECD Initiative in Water Governance and is engaged in independent studies on Corporate Social Responsibility of major multinational corporations.
She is a past President of the International Water Resources Association (2007-2009) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.