0800 – 0845
REGISTRATION
0845 – 0910
Opening Ceremony
0910 – 0920
GROUP PHOTO
0920 – 0950
BREAK
0950 – 1000
Administrative Reminders
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
1000 – 1010
Climate Science Overview: Introduction to Climate Security Challenges in the Pacific Theme
1010 – 1030
New Zealand Defence Assessment on Climate Change
1030 – 1050
Tropical Cyclone Gita: A HMAF Experience
Maj Soane Aholelei, Component Commander – Training, His Majesty’s Armed Forces, Tonga
1050 – 1100
BREAK 2
1100 – 1120
Climate Change-Related Human Mobility in the Pacific
1140 – 1200
Climate Security Panel Session
Moderated by Ms. Alexandra Pierard, Director, Global and Oceania International Branch, New Zealand Ministry of Defence, New Zealand
1200 – 1315
WORKING LUNCH
1315 – 1335
Pacific Environmental Security Partnership (PESP) Introduction
Mr. Christopher Sholes, Environmental Security Program Manager, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
1335 – 1345
PESP Work Group Overview
Col Mike Matheis, Civil Engineer, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
1345 – 1405
(Education) Environmental Sensitivity Index
1345 – 1405
(Mitigation) Grounding of MV Solomon Trader: Its Intricacies and Related Experiences
1345 – 1405
(Networking) Information Sharing
Mr. Jared Batzel, Pacific Disaster Center, J9, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, USA
1345 – 1405
(Policy) Climate Resilience Practices in the U.S. Department of Defense
Lt Col Chad Gemeinhardt, Military Deputy, Office of the Secretary of Defense – Environment, USA
1405 – 1410
MOVE TO NEXT SESSION
1410 – 1430
(Education) Role of Maritime Domain Awareness in Governance
1410 – 1430
(Mitigation) Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation through Sustainable Management of Wetlands in the Southern Most Two Atolls of the Maldives
Mr. Mohamed Hamdhaan Zuhair, Assistant Director, Environmental Protection Agency, Maldives
1410 – 1430
(Networking) Using Diverse Networks to Find New Opportunities and Avoid Entrenchment
Dr. George Woodman, Director, Teng Hoi Conservation Organization Ltd.
1410 – 1430
(Policy) Climate Change and Defense: A National and International Roadmap
Dr. Nicolas Regaud, Special Representative to the Indo-Pacific, France
1430 – 1500
BREAK 3
1500 – 1520
(Education) Environmental Intelligence: Products and Decision Support Services from NOAA
1500 – 1520
(Mitigation) Humanitarian Mine Action Program
Capt Julie Mages, Engineering Plans Officer, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
1500 – 1520
(Networking) Security Cooperation- A Case Study of Successful Tiger Conservation
1500 – 1520
(Policy) Compliance Monitoring of Sustainable Coastal Management of Offshore Islands with Support from NZDF and Other Maritime Agencies
1520 – 1525
MOVE TO NEXT SESSION
1525 – 1545
(Education) Australia’s Experience in Supporting Water Security in the Indo-Pacific
1525 – 1545
(Mitigation) Conserving Natural Resources through Sustainable Design
MAJ Jim Servi, Engineering Plans Officer, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
1525 – 1545
(Networking) Combatting Environment and Forestry Crime through Multiple Instruments of Law Enforcement: Case of Forest Fire in Indonesia
1525 – 1545
(Policy) How to Reduce Open Burning in Southeast Asia
1545 – 1550
MOVE TO PLENARY
1550 – 1600
Administrative Summary and Waiata (Traditional Māori Song Practice for Evening Reception)
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
1730 – 1900
EVENING RECEPTION
The Grand Hall at Parliament, Whakatau
Comments by the Honourable Winston Peters, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand
0900 – 0905
Administrative Remarks
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
0905 – 0915
Introduction to Environmental Security and Resource Sustainability Theme
0915 – 0935
Climate Change, Maritime Security and Resource Protection
Rear Admiral David Proctor, Chief of the Royal Navy of New Zealand
0935 – 1000
Maritime Domain Awareness and Resource Protection
1000 – 1030
BREAK 1
1030 – 1055
Biosecurity Intelligence – Assessing Future Biosecurity Threats
1055 – 1120
Eradication of Island Invasives in the New Zealand Subantarctic
1120 – 1200
Environmental Security and Resource Sustainability Panel Session
Moderated by Mr. Justin Allan, Principal Maritime Policy Advisor, National Maritime Coordination Centre, New Zealand
1200 – 1300
WORKING LUNCH
1300 – 1345
Lessons from the Past: What Can Traditional Environmental Knowledge Teach Us?
Ms. Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Kaihautu Chief Māori Advisor, Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand
1345 – 1415
BREAK 2
1415 – 1420
Administrative Summary
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
1420 – 1430
WALK to TE PAPA MUSEUM
1430 – 1600
Traditional Māori and Environmental Exhibits Tour
Te Papa Museum
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
Moderated by Air Commodore Kirrily Dearing, Director General Support J1/4, Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC), Australia
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
Mr. John Anakotta, Senior Policy Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
Dr. John Wood, Director, Pacific Outreach (J9), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Moderated by Col Mike Matheis, Civil Engineer, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, USA
Comments by:
Rear Admiral John J. Adametz, Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Pacific, USA
and
Her Excellency Kay Harrison, Climate Change Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand