Pre-AAERE 2022 Congress workshop

The Economy & Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) is calling for your application for the regional training grants on Trans-disciplinary Approaches toward the Net-zero Target.

https://eepseapartners.org/regional-training.../

This 2-day workshop will provide researchers in the Southeast Asia Region with the understanding of technical roadmaps and policy instruments, then the applications to develop their research agenda on the net-zero targets in their country or region.

In addition to the technical, economic and political opportunities and challenges to reach the target of net-zero, the large-scale collective action, individual preferences for net-zero policies, and potential research topics will also be discussed during the workshop.

RESOURCE PERSONS: Mistra Carbon Exit and Centre for Collective Action Research

DATES : 17-18 August 2022

VENUE: University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

- Participants will be able to comprehend the technical, economic and political opportunities and challenges to reach the target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions, especially on industry, energy and transportation.

- Participants will learn how to facilitate collective action (through policy and consideration of acceptance issues)

- Participants are expected to prepare a concept note for proposal development using economic tools together with transdisciplinary approaches to address the cross-country environmental issues in the Southeast Asia region.

HOW TO APPLY

- Qualification

--- Applicants should be nationals of the following Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.

--- Applicants must hold at least a master’s degree in economics.

--- Applicants should have basic knowledge in economic modeling and/or climate change.

- Application requirements: Application submissions should include the following:

--- Detailed CV;

--- Letter of application indicating:

--- Expression of your academic career goals and planning.

--- Where/how applicant intends to use what is learned from the course.

--- Sharing your research idea (less than one page) related to the course topic.

The above-mentioned requirements are requested to submit (all-in-one PDF/ZIP package) online through www.eepseapartners.org/regional-training-2022

Grant coverage: Thanks to the generous support from Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the course participation of accepted applicants will be fully sponsored. The EEPSEA Partnership will cover round-trip travel expenses to Vietnam, accommodation, and meal allowance.

Important dates:

--- Deadline of application requirements: 10 July 2022

--- Notification of acceptance: 20 July 2022