1. Future Earth workshop – Kuala Lumpur Breakout session 1: Developing a regional vision for Future Earth Key messages

2. 1.Sirimali Fernando (Chair) 2.Sybil Seitzinger (TT) 3.Yuan Tseh Lee 4.Tetsukazu Yahara 5.Takashi Kohyama 6.Linda Anne Stevenson 7.David Black 8.Hideaki Shibata 9.Roderick Lawrence 10.Togtokh Chuulun 11.Joyashree Roy 12.Michael Manton 13.Sharizad Dahlan (Rap.) Participants

3. 1. What is your vision for global change and sustainability research for the region and how do you see Future Earth contributing to it? To further develop and communicate the knowledge base to underpin the urgent enhancement of the wellbeing of the wide range of Asia – Pacific communities while maintaining a resilient and healthy environment

4. On Regional and National Governance FE will inform interconnected policy on energy, water, health, food across the region within the global context National green growth policy. Planning and implementation at local regional level. Sustainability indicators used in the planning New way of development, Different thinking New social development models Consistent regional social, economic and environmental indicators Regional adoption Capacity to develop scenarios 2. What would success look like for Future Earth in the region? What impacts could Future Earth make in the region?

5. On FE research True trans-disciplinary projects in the region being implemented FE projects co-designed at national regional global levels Extended social accounting matrix based research Capacity building Sustainability education; Trained human resources – employability & social placement - as social development practitioners. 2. What would success look like for Future Earth in the region? What impacts could Future Earth make in the region?

6. Outreach Awareness of FE amongst People and all stakeholders in AP region Governance of FE at regional level Coordination of visions, best practices and mechanisms in the region Bringing best practices to the forefront Novel mechanism of funding 2. What would success look like for Future Earth in the region? What impacts could Future Earth make in the region?

7. ... 3. What would be key requirements / steps to get there? On Research FE research Regional knowledge assessment within the global context To develop a mechanism to involve as many individual projects as possible. To promote as many trans-disciplinary res projects as possible at local and regional levels – to identify significant pilot projects. Collaborative research Maintain key research disciplines that underpins FE Identify and promote res in green growth and urban design Capacity building Targeted training programme and mentoring Need to assist some people in the region to get their results published in the peer- reviewed journal Outreach Communication strategy Governance of FE at regional level Regional governing mechanism for FE and coordinating arrangement Establishing regional funding mechanism

8. Improving linkage of FE knowledge with action Evaluate the use of FE science in international assessment Examples of : Successful trans-disciplinary research Novel funding mechanism Regional collaboration on key policy relevant research projects AP taking leadership in the global transformation to sustainability Alternative nomenclature Increasing the number of scientists Outreach FE literacy 4. What would the success indicators be?