WGIA21｜WGIA｜National Institute for Environmental Studies

Day 1, 9th July

Mutual Learning on IPPU/ Malaysia - India
Facilitator: HIRATA Eriko (GIO), HATANAKA Elsa (GIO)
Mutual Learning on Energy/ China - Mongolia
Facilitator: KOSAKA Naofumi (GIO), OSAKO Akira (GIO)
Mutual Learning on Agriculture/ Cambodia - Indonesia
Facilitator: ITO Hiroshi (GIO), HAYASHI Atsuko (GIO)

Day 2, 10th July

Opening Session

Chair: HATANAKA Elsa (GIO)

Welcome Address
Ching Thoo Kim (NRES)
Welcome Address
MATSUOKA Ken (MOEJ)
Climate Change Policy and BUR in Malaysia
Muhamad Ridzwan Ali (NRES)
Japan’s Progress on Climate Change Measures and International Cooperation
OKANO Shohei (MOEJ), TAKEUCHI Chihiro (MOEJ)
Introduction to WGIA21 and BTR Readiness of WGIA Countries
ITO Hiroshi (GIO)

Session Ⅰ: Updates on the GHG Inventory of National Communications (NCs) and Biennial Update Reports (BURs)

Chair: TANABE Kiyoto (IGES)

Preparation of the Third National Communication for Lao PDR
Bounthee Saythongvanh (Laos)
GHG Emission Scenarios in Bangladesh
Syed Forhad Hossain (Bangladesh)
Thailand’s NC4 and BUR4
Seetala Chantes (Thailand) / Patthra Pengthamkeerati (Thailand)
Singapore’s Effort in Preparing the First Biennial Transparency Report
Muhammad Afiq Sab’adi (Singapore)

Session Ⅱ: Reporting Under the Paris Agreement

Chair: Sirintornthep Towprayoon
(AB/ King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi)

Strengthen the Capacity of Developing Countries to Prepare and Manage National Greenhouse Gas Inventories as a Basis for Effective Implementation of the Enhanced Transparency Framework Under the Paris Agreement
Kendal Blanco Salas (UNFCCC)
Overview on GHG Inventory Reporting Under the Paris Agreement
Gopal Joshi (UNFCCC)

Session Ⅲ: Hands-on Training on the ETF GHG Inventory Reporting Tool

Trainers: Gopal Joshi (UNFCCC)/ AIZAWA Tomoyuki (UNFCCC)

Day 3, 11th July

Session IV: Filling the Gaps in LULUCF Reporting in the Transition to the ETF

Chair: Elizabeth M.P. Philip (Forest Research Institute Malaysia)

The Status of Reporting on LULUCF sector in Asia: Requirements and Gaps
HAYASHI Atsuko (GIO)
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Lucy Garland (IPCC/ TFI)
Updates on the IPCC Inventory Software
Baasansuren Jamsranjav (AB; IPCC/ TFI)
Challenges and Strategies for Nationwide Soil Organic Carbon Monitoring and Modelling
HASHIMOTO Shoji (FFPRI)
Developing a Consistent, Accurate and Complete Land Representation for the LULUCF National GHG Inventory Using FAO Tools
Iordanis Tzamtzis (FAO)
Providing Activity Data and Emission Factor: Indonesia's National Forest Monitoring System to Support National GHG Inventory for the 1st BTR
Endah Riana Oktavia (Indonesia), Anna Tosiani (Indonesia)

Wrap-up Session

Chair: HATANAKA Elsa (GIO)

Summary of the Mutual Learning Sessions
HIRATA Eriko (GIO)
Summary of the Plenary Sessions
KOSAKA Naofumi (GIO)
Closing Remarks
Suzalina Kamaruddin (NRES)
Closing Remarks
HATANAKA Elsa (GIO)

Joint Meeting of the WGIA Organizing Committee and Advisory Board (members of the OC and AB are requested to attend)

Chair: ITO Hiroshi (GIO)

Review of Activities in WGIA21
OC/AB members

Day 4, 12th July

Study Tour

Forest Research Institute Malaysia

Poster Sessions

P-1: Preparation of Japan’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Trends in GHG Emissions
GIO, NIES
P-2: Nationwide Forest Soil Carbon Survey in Japan and Applications of Soil Information
INAGAKI Masahiro, HASHIMOTO Shoji, FURUSAWA Hitomi, and Forest Soil Carbon Inventory Team, FFPRI
P-3: AIM (Asia-Pacific Integrated Model) and its Contribution to Assessment of LTSs and NDCs in Asian Countries
MASUI Toshihiko, HIBINO Go, ISHIKAWA Tomoko, TAKE Kyoko, FUJINO Junichi, HIRAYAMA Tomoki, OTA Takaharu, GOTOH Yurie, OCHI Yuki NIES, IGES, Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd., Japan, E-Konzal Co., Ltd., Japan
P-4: Development and Operation for Greenhouse Gas Inventory Reporting System (GIRS) for Paris Agreement Implementation
Hye Cheol Lee, Sohyang Lee, Kyungseo Min, Hyungwook Choi Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Research Center of Korea, Republic of Korea
P-5: The Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP)
Chisa Umemiya, Takashi Morimoto, Temuulen Murun, Maya Fukuda IGES, MURC
P-6: GHG Inventory and the Mitigation Achievement from Agriculture Sector in Indonesia (report 2021-2022)
Anggri Hervani and Rahmawati Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resource Standardization, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Standardization, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
P-7: Remote Sensing for Rice Crop Monitoring in Indonesia
Giara Iman Nanda, Anggri Hervani and Rahmawati Indonesian Center for Agricultural Land Resource Standardization, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Standardization, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
P-8: National Resource Framework on Science of Emission Inventory in India
Gufran Beig, Priyanka Arora, Dhanya G, Sumana Bhattacharya National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISC-Campus, Bengaluru, India
P-9: Developing Country Specific Emission Factors for IPPU Sector - A focus on India
Shikhar Jain, Arun Prakash, Priyanka Yadav, Dr. Jasleen Bhatti, Shijin Shah, Neha Kaushik CII-ITC - Centre Of Excellence For Sustainable Development

The 21th Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia