Third Asian Judges Symposium on Law, Policy and Climate Change

Inaugural Session

Moderator: Ms. Deborah Stokes, Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management, ADB

• Welcome Remarks: Mr. Takehiko Nakao, President, ADB
• Welcome Remarks: Hon. Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Opening Remarks: Dr. Arnold Kreilhuber, Head, International Environmental Law Unit, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• History of the Asian Judges Network on Environment (AJNE) and its Significant Achievements: Mr. Christopher Stephens, General Counsel, ADB
• Keynote Address: Ms. Loren Legarda, Senator, Republic of the Philippines

Technical Session 1: Introduction to Climate Change

Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson, National Green Tribunal, India
Facilitator: Ms. Atsuko Hirose, Advisor, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), ADB

• The International Climate Change Regime and its 2015 Paris Agreement:
  Dr. Lavanya Rajamani, Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research, India
• Will the Paris Climate Agreement Really Make a Difference?
  Professor Ralph Sims, Massey University, New Zealand
• Climate Change Rights: Trends and Developments in Asia-Pacific
  Professor Ben Boer, University of Sydney and Wuhan University Law School

Special Case Study Presentation: Descaling Climate Change and UNSDG 7: Case Study
Emeritus Professor Koh Kheng-Lian, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and Honorary Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL)

Special Session 1: A Dialogue with Judges
Moderator: Ms. Irum Ahsan, Senior Counsel

ADB Panelists:

• Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Tun Arifin Bin Zakaria, Supreme Court of Malaysia
• Hon. Mr. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Hon. Mr. Justice Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, President, East Africa Court of Justice
• Hon. Mr. Justice Adolfo Azcuna, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy

Special Session 2: Law Moot – Adversarial Format

• Presiding Judge: The Rt. Hon. Lord Robert Carnwath of Notting Hill, CVO
• Oralists: Ateneo de Manila University and the University of the Philippines International Mooting Teams
• Moderator: Mr. Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta, Consultant (Legal and Policy Specialist), ADB

• Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
• Facilitator: Ms. Briony Eales, Environmental Lawyer – Consultant, ADB

Climate Change Impacts on Food and Water Security – Legal and Judicial Responses
Mr. Sanjay Upadhyay, Managing Partner, Enviro Legal Defence Firm, India

Urbanization and Green City Development
Dr. Nilmini Silva-Send, Assistant Director/ Professor, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, University of San Diego School of Law

Towards Water and Food Security Through Energy Efficiency: Addressing the Adaptation Gap
Dr. Eva Abal, Associate Professor, Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia

• Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Lahore High Court
• Facilitator: Mr. Andy Raine, Legal Officer, UNEP

Role of Developing Countries in the Development of International Environmental Rule of Law
Dr. Parvez Hassan, Chair Emeritus, World Commission on Environmental Law, IUCN

Public Interest Litigation: Climate Change and the Environment
Hon. Mrs. Justice Hima Kohli, Judge, High Court of New Delhi, India

Addressing Climate Change - Evolving Legal Jurisprudence in the ASEAN Region and its Challenges
Hon. Mr. Justice Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Richard Malanjum, Chief Judge, High Court of Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysia

Mapping Climate Change Adjudication
Hon. Mr. Justice Brian J. Preston, Chief Judge, The Land and Environment Court of NSW, Australia

Special Presentation: Chinese Experience in Judiciary Countermeasures for Climate Change
Hon. Bi Dongsheng, Senior Judge, Supreme People’s Court, People’s Republic of China

• Moderator: Ms. Irum Ahsan, Senior Counsel, ADB
• Ms. Saima Amin Khawaja, Managing Partner, Progressive Advocates and Legal Consultants, Pakistan
• Mr. Mansoor Awan, Founder, AJURIS Advocates and Corporate Counsels, Pakistan

Moderator: Ms. Briony Eales, Environmental Lawyer – Consultant, ADB

Panelists:

• Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Lyonpo Tshering Wangchuk, Supreme Court of Bhutan
• The Rt. Hon. Lord Robert Carnwath of Notting Hill, CVO
• Hon. Mr. Justice Swatanter Kumar, Chairperson, National Green Tribunal, India
• Hon. Mr. Justice Takdir Rahmadi, Judge, Supreme Court of Indonesia
• Hon. Mr. Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal

Session Chair: Ms. P. Imrana Jalal, Senior Social Development Specialist, ADB

Impacts of Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups
Ms. Irum Ahsan, Senior Counsel, ADB

Climate Refugees: Legal Rights and Status in International Law
Hon. Mr. Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Lahore High Court, Pakistan

Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation Solutions and Success Stories
Ms. Sarah Khan, Founder/Film Maker, Jugnoo Foundation, Pakistan

Moderator: Ms. Atsuko Hirose, Advisor, OGC, ADB

• Closing Remarks - Ms. Deborah Stokes, Vice-President for Administration and Corporate Management, ADB
• Closing Remarks – Dr. Arnold Kreilhuber, Head, International Environmental Law Unit, Division of Environmental Law and Conventions, UNEP