Haifeng Deng and Zhenwei Zhang, Eathipol Srisawaluck, Linda Yanti Sulistiawati, Koh Kheng-Lian
Anton Ming-Zhi Gao, Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Jonathan Liljeblad, Ritwick Dutta, Charito M. Macalintal-Sawali

This publication offers a curated collection of essays that arise out of the 2017 and 2018
meetings of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s (KAS) informal network of Asian Environmental
Lawyers. As the name indicates, this intergenerational group, which meets annually, is interested
in all issues relating to governing the environment and is a forum for members of the legal
fraternity from Asian to exchange experiences, best practices and ideas related to current and
emerging issues in environmental law and policy.
Before introducing the publication, as the Director of the Rule of Law Programme Asia, I
would also take this opportunity to briefly summarize in general the works of KAS specifically
the Rule of Law Programme. KAS is a German foundation which aims to promote democracy and
international co-operation and has been doing so, with considerable success, for more than 50
years. One of its core pillars is the KAS Rule of Law Programme, which has a truly global
dimension, with dedicated regional offices in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa
and Middle East/Northern Africa. The Asia regional office for the Rule of Law Programme Asia
is located in Singapore, though its activities involve and take place across the full panoply of the
countries that make up this region. By way of example, in 2018-19, the Rule of Law Programme
Asia organized events in Hong Kong, India, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea,
Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, on topics covering rule of law and religion, environmental law,
migration and refugee rights, constitutionalism and digital rights. The KAS Rule of Law
Programme Asia has managed to draw participants from all over the Asian region and the world.
The publication covers a variety of topics ranging from land use regulation, smart cities,
energy and indigenous people’s rights. All of these topics are relevant to the work of KAS given
that we are committed to the cause of sustainable development that takes into account
environmental protection. We also acknowledge the dangers that natural and man-made disasters
can bring to human societies. In pursuing this, KAS Berlin has established an office on Global
Resources Policy and its coordinator will reach out to our regional programmes focusing on
Environment, Energy Security and Climate Change in Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan
Africa by delivering programmes with a specific focus on environmental matters. read more

Skye Turner-Walker, is a doctoral researcher being hosted by the Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies from the Australian National University (ANU) Fenner School of Environment and Society, and ANU Climate Institute.

Skye’s professional career over more than 15 years has been in environment, climate and development issues across Australia and the Asia-Pacific for the United Nations and development agencies,  research institutes,  NGOs and government. Skye’s work has covered roles such as Climate Change Advisor to National Environment Directorates , Climate Change Specialist on UN programmes, Climate change and Disaster Risk Reduction Specialist, Project Formulation,  Research Associate and Coordinator of Asia-Pacific-wide climate change adaptation knowledge and research platforms, as well as project management across government environmental projects and programmes.  Skye holds a Bachelor of Social Science and Environment, and Masters in International Urban and Environmental Management. read more

Linda Yanti Sulistiawati 
Visiting fellow, Asia-Pacific Center for Environmental Law, National University of Singapore;
director, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies and associate professor of law, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta.

Under its commitments to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Indonesia is required to submit its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which detail the country’s plan to reduce emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

In 2016, Indonesia outlined its first NDCs, which laid down very ambitious goals, with a voluntarily pledge to reduce emissions by 29 percent independently, or an emissions cut of up to 41 percent with international assistance. read more

Linda Yanti Sulistiawati is director of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies and an associate professor of law at Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Yogyakarta. 
David K.Linnan is an associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina, the United States

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s recent victory speech indicated that infrastructure will once again be emphasized in his second term. Its role is as a tool to boost the country’s development, logistics and investment, particularly outside Java. So, why are we not celebrating more success in creating this badly needed infrastructure? We cited below some of the main reasons. read more

Hari ini, 10 Juni 2019 bertepatan dengan hari pertama masuk kerja Universitas Gadjah Mada mengadalan acara acara hala bihalal Pimpinan Universitas beserta civitas akademika dan segenap karyawan. Acara ini dimulai pukul 08.00 WIB hingga selesai di Balaiurung Kantor Pusat UGM. Antusias keluarga besar staf dan karyawan tampak dari berjibun dan panjangnya antrian masuk ke Balairung Kantor Pusat UGM. (foto kredit: Puspito K.)

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) appointed Mrs. Linda Yanti Sulistiawati , S.H., M.Sc., Ph.D. as the new Head of Center for Asia and Pacific Studies in UGM for the period from  May 2019 to May 2022, based on the Rector decree of Universitas Gadjah Mada No. 1075/UN1.P/KPT/HUKOR/2019 on April 29, 2019 concerning the Appointment of Head of Center for Asia and Pacific Studies. Linda replaces the former Head, Prof. Dr. Irham, M.Sc. who held the position from 2014.

Linda Yanti Sulistiawati is an associate professor at Law Faculty in Universitas Gadjah Mada. She focuses on international environmental issues, such as Climate Change, REDD+, land issues and customary/adat issues. She had represented the Republic of Indonesia in the UNFCCC’s (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Paris Agreement negotiations, in Paris 2015, as one of Indonesia’s negotiators, and one of the IPCC’s (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) AR6 Lead Authors from 2018-2023. read more

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During 2018, Center for Asia and Pacific Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada (CAPS UGM) carried out a research entitled “The development of community-based local economy in the disaster prone area by promoting village tourism activities at Banjararum village in Kalibawang subdistrict, Kulonprogo district.”    This research is promoting a strategy, that in efforts to develop local economy, the establishment of village tourism activities shall be integrated with disaster risks mitigation plan of the disaster prone villages. Through this research, a Masterplan of village tourism project which contains disaster risks mitigation efforts has been formulated. This research was funded by a grant provided by Directorate of Research and Community Service at the Directorate General of Research and Development, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Indonesia. read more

Terhitung mulai 28 Maret hingga 30 mei 2016, Bronagh Power, seorang mahasiswi studi internasional dari Universitas Wollongong, Australia  akan magang di Pusat Studi Asia Pasifik UGM (PSAP UGM). Bronagh adalah salah satu mahasiswi yang tergabung dalam Program Development Studies Immersion (DISP) dari The Australian Consortium for in-Country Indonesian Studies (ACICIS); sebuah konsorsium non-profit yang beranggotakan universitas-universitas di Australia, Belanda, dan Inggris. ACICIS ini berfungsi sebagai institusi pendidikan yang memfasilitasi program akademik serta magang untuk mahasiswa/i dari universitas anggotanya dengan organisasi-organisasi mitra yang ada di Indonesia. Dalam kesempatan audiensi di Pusat Studi Asia Pasifik, Bronagh didampingi oleh Anton Indrianto, Program Officer DISP. read more