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The consequences on the global economy, not to talk about adaptation in business operations, are not fully understood.
Rising sea levels, floods and droughts, changing agricultural patterns – tremendous economic losses and migration of labor force will lead to unforeseeable consequences on human wellbeing, public health, labor performance and productivity.
Mitigation and adaptation measures might have positive impacts on local and regional economies and labor markets – but with huge sectoral differences. Shifting from carbon-based economies to renewable ones might create new source of value and increase demand of skilled labour in many countries in the world – but might lead to losses elsewhere.
Against this background, the Global Labor Organization (GLO) and FOM University of Applied Sciences Essen organize an international conference in cooperation with Konrad Adenauer Foundation | Regional Project Energy Security and Climate Change Asia-Pacific to discuss these issues.
Participants are renowned researchers, politicians and entrepreneurs from Hong Kong, Asia, Europe and the US.
Program
WEDNESDAY, 31ST OCTOBER 2018
Venue: Hotel Harbour Grand Kowloon, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
16:00 Registration
16:15 Welcoming Remarks
- Peter HEFELE, KAS RECAP, Hong Kong
- Andreas OBERHEITMANN, FOM Hochschule, RWI and GLO
16:45 Keynote Speech
- Klaus F. ZIMMERMANN, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and GLO
Climate Change: The Global Labor Challenge
17:15 Q&A
19:00 Dinner
Venue: Grand Salon, Hotel Harbour Grand Kowloon
Keynote Speech: Ir Albert LAI, CEO of Carbon Care Asia, Hong Kong
Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Hong Kong´s Innovation System
THURSDAY, 1ST NOVEMBER 2018
09:00 Session 1: Impact of Climate Change on Regions and Industry Sectors
Chair: ZHANG Yifan, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Manfred FISCHEDICK, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environ-ment
Climate Change and (Basic) Industry: Options and related Chances and Challenges for a Green Transformation
- Andreas OBERHEITMANN, FOM, RWI and GLO
Challenges of Climate Change for Coastal Regions and Cities: the Case of China
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Session 2: Impacts of Climate Change on Global Labor Force and Labour Markets
Chair: GUO Chaoran, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and GLO
- FENG Shuaizhang, Jinan University and GLO
Climate Variability, Agricultural Productivity and Migration
- CHEN Xi, Yale University and GLO
Climate and Environmental Challenges to Health Capital
12:15 Lunch
Venue: Hotel Harbour Grand Kowloon, Restaurant, Ground Floor
13:45 Session 3: Climate Change: Historical Lessons
Chair: Manfred FISCHEDICK, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environment
- Almas HESHMATI, Jönköping International Business School, Sogang University and GLO, Sweden/South Korea
What Can We Learn from Environmental Disasters for the Climate Change Chal-lenges?
- PEI Qing, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mandate of Heaven – Climate change, migration and geopolitical cycles in imperial China
15:00 Session 4: Climate Change: How to React?
Chair: FENG Shuaizhang, Jinan University and GLO
- Christopher PARSONS, The University of Western Australia and GLO
Climate Change and Migration, Exit, Voice and Loyalty: A Solution to the Immobility Paradox
- Eileen Gallagher, Manager – Climate Change, BSR Hong Kong
16:00 Coffee Break
18:00 Wrap-up and concluding remarks
- Andreas OBERHEITMANN
- Peter HEFELE
19:00 Dinner
Venue: Restaurant Nanhai No.1, 30/F, iSQUARE 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
FRIDAY, 2ND NOVEMBER 2018
8:30 Breakfast Discussion (in cooperation with the German and European Chamber of Commerce)
Climate Change and Human Responses: How to prepare for Change?
Venue: German Chamber of Commerce, 3601, Tower One, Lippo Centre
89 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong
Chair: Andreas OBERHEITMANN, FOM, RWI and GLO
Welcoming Remarks
- Wolfgang NIEDERMARK, AHK
- Klaus F. ZIMMERMANN, UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and GLO
Keynote Speeches (10 min each)
- Manfred FISCHEDICK, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy and Environ-ment
- Erik DAVIS, BSR Hongkong (tbc)
Q&A
10.00 End of Event
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