Session 1

Prospect: Embracing New Challenges and Opportunities for Green Urbanization

Chair

Mr. Liu Shijin, CCICED Chinese Chief Advisor; Former Vice Minister of Development Research Center of the State Council

Keynote Speech

Green Urbanization for Achieving the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Mr. Achim Steiner, CCICED Vice Chairperson; Administrator, the United Nations Development Programme

Urban development and eco-environment protection in China

Mr. Qiu Baoxing, CCICED Member; Counsellor, the State Council; Former Vice Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (tbc)

Speakers

Ms. Åsa Romson, CCICED Member; Former Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment, the Kingdom of Sweden

Mr. Zhou Wei, CCICED Member; Chief Engineer, Ministry of Transport

Mr. Mark Tercek, CCICED Member; President and CEO, the Nature Conservancy

Mr. Ajay Mathur, CCICED Member; Director General, The Energy & Resources Institute of the Republic of India

General Discussion

Coffee Break

Session 2

Integrated and Innovative Solutions for Urban Environmental Quality Improvement

Chair

Ms. Lidewijde Ongering, CCICED Member; Secretary-General, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Keynote Speech

Innovative measures for urban environment quality improvement in China

Mr. Hao Jiming, CCICED Member; Professor of Department of Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University; Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Protecting and Restoring Blue-Green Infrastructure for Regenerative Urban Development

Mr. Stefan Schurig, Global Leader on Regenerative Cities, World Future Council (WFC)

Speakers

Mr. Li Xiaojiang, CCICED Phase V Member; Member of Advisory Committee for Coordinated Development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region; Former President of China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (tbc)

Mr. Hideki Minamikawa, CCICED Member; President, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center

Mr. Johan Kuylenstierna, CCICED Special Advisor; Policy Director, Stockholm Environment Institute

Mr. Qi Ye, Professor at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

Mr. Lei Guangchun, Vice Chairman of China Wetland Science Committee; Member of Society of Wetland Scientists; President of School of Protected Area Studies, Beijing Forestry University

General Discussion

Concluding Remarks

Adjournment of the Meeting