2nd International Forum of Taihu Basin Stewardship

Invitation

Distinguished [insert names],

On behalf of Changzhou Municipal Government and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), we are delighted to invite you to attend the 2nd International

Forum of Taihu Basin Stewardship on 5th – 6th December in Wujin,

Changzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Entering its second year, the Forum is expected to carry on the momentum

from the first International Forum of Taihu Basin Stewardship, which focused

mainly on the Taihu Basin, and expand its focus to the middle and upper

reach of the Yangtze. More than one hundred participants from various

basins and sectors will discuss how to promote a sustainable basin growth

from the perspectives of governance model, finance mechanism and

collective actions under the theme of Building a Green Basin through

Collective Actions.

The Forum will interpret policies and trends on basin governance. It will also

introduce some domestic and international cases of basin collective

governance to showcase the best practice at different operation levels.

Moreover, several sub-forums will allow further exploration on the topics of

green finance products and mechanism, smart basin management and big

data, response to full value-chain corporate water risks, protecting rural

wetland, and building sustainable agricultural community. There will also be

an exclusive session for Australia-China collaborative projects in Changzhou.

The participants of the Forum will be from Chinese governments, think tanks,

industry associations, foreign chambers, international companies, domestic

business, industry parks and NGOs.

The water environment governance of Taihu Basin has been a long-

concerned topic for various relevant parties. As pointed by President XI

Jinping at the beginning of 2016, it is a key strategy for the country to boost

growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, while much has been done in

river course renovation, use of water resources, and control and treatment of

water pollution. Therefore, we sincerely invite you to join us on the work of

basin stewardship and to work collectively towards a vision of green basin.

We look forward to your attendance!

Joint Hosts

Changzhou Municipal Government &

WWF China

13th November 2016

ANNEX I_ Forum theme & Organizers

ANNEX II_ Forum Agendas

ANNEX III_Logistics & Transportation

ANNEX IV_Registration ANNEX V_ Side Meeting #2: Detailed Agenda

ANNEX I: Forum Theme & Organizers

Theme: Building a Green Basin through Collective Actions

Forms： Main forum (Plenary keynote), Sub forums (breakout sessions), side meetings and site visit

Date: 5th - 6th, December 2016 Venue： Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(No. 1 West Yanzheng Avenue, Wujin District, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province)

Scale： 150-200 people Hosts Changzhou Municipal Government

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

Organizers Sino-Japan River Basin Governance Technology Cooperation Platform Tongji-WWF Joint Center on Environment and Green Development Jiangsu Innovation Research Institution of Basin Govern (JSIRIBG).

Co-organizers Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) Australia Trade Commission

Yangtze Water Environment Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education

ASEM Water Resource Research and Development Center (WRRDC).

Supporters Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission Jiangsu Wuxi Taihu Water Pollution Prevention Office Taihu Water Resources Conservation Bureau Ministry of Water Resources Jiangsu Engineering Consulting Center Green Finance Committee (GFC) of the China Society for Finance and Banking HSBC The Coca Cola Company H&M Tommy Hilfiger Jiangsu Dongheng International Group

ANNEX II_Forum Agendas

Day 1: Side meetings & Site visits

Day 2: Main Forum: plenary and breakout sessions

Day 1: 5th December (Monday)

8:30 - 9:00 Registration for side meeting No.1

9:00 -12:00 Registration open for all

9:00 -12:00 (breakout activities) Side meeting No.1: Water Stewardship for Industry Parks Workshop

Venue：Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(By invitation only.)

Site visit No.1: Site visit (for Australia Delegation)

Site: Project site of small watershed management at Daixi area, Wujin District

Location: Luoyang Town, Wujin District, Changzhou

(By invitation only.)

13:00 -15:30 Site visit No.2: The demonstration site of small watershed management in

Wujin

Location: Wujin Harbor and Taihu Inlet, Wujin District, Changzhou

(Open for all.)

16:00 -18:00 (side meetings)

Side meeting No.2：Green Insurance and basin stewardship: product

innovation, system innovation and outlook

Venue：Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(Open for all, first register first served.) (Agenda details as Annex 5)

Side meeting No.3: Preliminary meeting of the establishment of Water

Stewardship China Network (WSCN) council

Venue：Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(By invitation only.)

Side meeting No.4: Technology Discussion (for Australia delegation)

Venue：Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(By invitation only.)

19:00 – 21:30

Side meeting No.5: Symposium of green supply chain standard in textile

industry

Venue：Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel

(By invitation only.)

Day 2: 6th December (Tuesday). Activities: Main forum (plenary and breakout sessions)

Registration: 8:00– 8:30

No. Topic Speaker

I. Plenary opening (8:30-8:45) Host：Changzhou Municipal Government

1-1 Welcome remarks：Basin Stewardship contributes to Yangtze conservation Sze Ping LO, CEO, WWF China

1-2 Welcome remarks: Building a green basin through collective action

Representative from Changzhou Municipal government

1-3 VIP speech: Sino-Australia Environment Cooperation Representative from Australia Government

II. Plenary keynote (8:45-10:15): Macro Trends and Strategic Thoughts Facilitator: REN Wenwei, Director of Yangtze Programme (Footprint), Head of Shanghai Hub, WWF China

2-1 Ecological governance achievements and outlooks in the Yangtze River Economic Zone

Representative, Division of Water Environment Management, Ministry of Environmental Protection

2-2

Policy Interpretation: how the Environmental Law and the resource planning session at the 13th Five-year Plan will affect the sustainable development in Taihu Basin

Representative from Environment and Natural Resources Management Division, National Development and Reform Commission

2-3 The master plan: an introduction of water resource conservation in Taihu Basin during the 13th Five-year Planning

Representative from Taihu Basin Water Resource Protection Bureau, Ministry of Water Resources

2-4 The scientific and technological support to Yanytze conservation ZHAO Jianfu, previous Vice President, Professor, Tongji University

2-5 Environmental pollution liability insurance in Taihu Basin governance: the Wuxi Model

China Insurance Regulatory Commission Jiangsu Bureau

2-6 Smart decision-making in basin governance

ZOU Rui, Professor, University of Southern California

2-7 Exploration and innovation: green insurance and green insurance investment

CAI Yu, Deputy Director of Green Finance Committee, China Society of Finance and Banking; Deputy Secretary-General of the Insurance Institute of China

III. Group photo and tea break (10:15-10:45) Photo exhibition: A photo journey of Finding the Source of Taihu Lake

IV. Keynote (10:45-12:00): Cases and tools for collective basin governance

4-1 Europe: Baltic Sea Basin Management Model

Mikhail Durkin, Executive Secretary, Coalition of Clean Baltic

4-2 Australia: A case study of Water Stewardship in irrigation districts Alliance for Water Stewardship （AWS）

4-3 Asia: Sharing experience of collective basin governance in Japan LI Jianhua, Professor, Tongji University

4-4 Basin: Review of WWF’s 18 years of conservation achievements at Yangtze and outlook

LEI Gang, Senior Director of Yangtze Programme, WWF China

4-5

Panel Discussion: the model of basin governance Facilitator: JIANG Yong, WWF

Government officers/advisors on:

• Dongting Lake (Hunan Province)

• Poyang Lake（Jiangxi Province）

• Chishui River (Guizhou Province)

• Taihu Lake (Jiangsu province)

• Jiaxing county (Zhejiang Province)

4-6 Launch of Guidance of Taihu Basin Stewardship ZHU Mei, Governance expert of Taihu Basin

V. Wrap-up of the morning session (12:00-12:15):

2016 Taihu Consensus: working innovatively and collectively, for a sustainable growing Basin

LUNCH (12:15-13:30)

Breakout Sessions (13:30-16:30) Innovation, collective action and public participation*

*Observers from NGOs will be joining each session and report back afterwards

Break session 1: Green finance product and mechanism

1-1 Green bonds in the global financial markets: application and trends HSBC Asia & Pacific

1-2 Designing innovative green finance products applicable to small basin governance

Environmental Finance Department, Industrial Bank

1-3 Designing innovative green finance products applicable to industrial park upgrading and re-construction

Mr. Zhang Han, Director of Green Bond Lab, International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) ,Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)

1-4 Investing in clean technology: the practice of green investment towards industrial upgrading

XU Qiuwen, Founding partner, Yunhe Capital

1-5 Insurance Asset Investment: strategy and practice of focusing on long term and stable returns

Investment Department of Issuance Asset Management Company

1-6 Product innovation of environmental treatment insurance and environmental Division of liability insurance, a property

pollution liability insurance insurance company

1-7 Public-private-partnership practice in river course pollution treatment and river water purification

CITIC Bank

1-8 Discussion of potential collaboration 1-9 Wrap-up

Break session 2: Smart basin management and big data

2-1 The model and the path of smart basin management LIU Yong，Professor, Beijing University

2-2 Sharing international cases of smart basin management

Representative from River Basin Bureau of Queensland, Australia

2-3 Sustainable Water Management – New Perspectives from RIHN’s Outcomes

Kubota Jumpei, Director, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

2-4 Applying GIS and data in basin governance YUAN Zengwei, Professor, Nanjing University

2-5 Sharing cases of smart basin management in China

ZHANG Guoshun/YE Rui, Smart Water (a company in Nanjing)

2-6 Promoting smart basin management to guide local government on Taihu governance

ZHU Donglin, Innovation Research Institution of Basin Govern (IRIBG), Jiangsu Engineering Consulting Center

2-7 Discussion of potential collaboration 2-8 Wrap-up

Break session 3: Response to basin water risk, build a sustainable value chain

3-1 The progress of WWF Water Stewardship Program and the SDGs

Laila Petrie, Corporate Relations Manager, WWF International

3-2 Understand and response to water risk in Chinese industry: taking textile industry as an example

CHENG Hao, Deputy Director of Industry Office, China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC)

3-3

Dialogue: China basin water risk assessment and corporate coping strategy

Facilitator: REN Wenwei, WWF

• Dawn McGregor, China Water Risk

• ZHAO Lin, Solidaridad • ZHONG Lijin, World

Resource Institute (WRI) • Mingxuan Wang, Institute

of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)

• Cindy, Nature Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

3-4

Dialogue: Corporate response to water risk and green supply chain management

Facilitator: LI Shengwen, Consultant WWF

• Pierre Borjesson, Global Sustainability Manager, H&M

• Esther Verburg, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe

• Karen Zhang, Environment & Safety Manager, Coca Cola China

• GONG Guangyu, Deputy Direct, Bright Dairy Research Institute

• Representative from Maotai Group

3-5 Launch of China Water Risk Report 2016 WWF, China Water Risk, IPE 3-6 Wrap-up

Break session 4: Protecting rural wetland, improve ecological capacity and build sustainable agricultural community collectively

4-1 Farmland wetlands to play ecological role and the supportive role of policy and regulation

FENG Yuqing, Head, Suzhou Wetland Conservation and Management Station

4-2

Exploring the relations between small/middle water channels governance in rural areas and water environment improvements

XU Qiang, Yushan Town, Changshu City

4-3 Constructed wetland treating decentralized sewage in the rural areas: case sharing WEI Baoyu, WWF China

4-4 Assessment on ecological carrying capacity of livestock and poultry breeding and water environment risk in Shanghai

QIAN Xiaoyong, Vice Director, Research Institute of Environmental Health and Rural Environment Conservation, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences

4-5

Introducing the designing framework of Water Stewardship Guidance in agriculture communities and suggesting on the guidance development

XU Zhenzhen, AWS

4-6 The innovative design and practicing path for comprehensive ecology and agriculture development supported by green finance

ZHU Dunming, Founding partner, Ecological innovation Ltd.

4-7 Discussion of potential collaboration

4-8 Wrap-up

Break session 5: Australia-Taihu Basin Collaboration （to be participated by Wujin government and the Australia delegation

5-1 Introduce background and attendees

5-2 Changzhou government and Wujin government to introduce their needs in relevant works

Representatives from district government, and administrations of environmental protection, water resource, and agriculture

5-3 Technology showcase by Australia delegation Four presentations

5-4 Roundtable meeting 5-5 Wrap-up

Plenary reporting back (16:30-17:15)

Reporting back the break-out session topics Facilitators of each break-out session

NGO observers report back Nanjing Mochou Forum Summary (17:15-17:30)

Wrap up of the Forum Changzhou Municipal Government, WWF

ANNEX III_Logistics & Transportation

3.1 Venue Sheraton Changzhou Wujin Hotel Address: No. 1 West Yanzheng Avenue, Wujin District, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province Tel: +86 519 6996 8888 Find it on the google map: https://goo.gl/maps/tGWZRzs84v32

3.2 Contact Person

Mr. LIU Wenjie +86 180 5101 2826 (JECC) Ms. LI Shuyi: +86 136 1176 9532 (WWF) 3.3 Transportation and Shuttle bus Arrival by plane The closest airport is Changzhou Benniu International Airport (CZX). The hotel is approximate 36 km from the airport. It will take about 40 minutes by taxi.

Arrival by train The closest train station is Changzhou Station. The hotel is approximate 15 km from the station. It will take about 30 minutes by taxi. Free shuttle bus There will be free shuttle bus running between nearby airports and train stations. You would be able to choose your preferred ones when you register with the online registration system mentioned on the next page. Shuttle Bus Schedule Arrival Departure Airport - Hotel Hotel - Airport 11.00, 5th Dec 16.00, 5th Dec 11.00, 6th Dec

13.00, 6th Dec 14.00, 6th Dec 18.30, 6th Dec 19.30, 6th Dec

Changzhou Railway Station - Hotel Hotel – Changzhou Railway Station 09.30, 5th Dec 11.00, 5th Dec 16.00, 5th Dec 09.30, 6th Dec 11.00, 6th Dec

13.00, 6th Dec 14.00, 6th Dec 18.30, 6th Dec 19.30, 6th Dec

Changzhou North Railway Station - Hotel

Hotel – Changzhou North Railway Station

09.30, 5th Dec 11.00, 5th Dec 16.00, 5th Dec 09.30, 6th Dec 11.00, 6th Dec

13.00, 6th Dec 14.00, 6th Dec 18.30, 6th Dec 19.30, 6th Dec

ANNEX IV_Registration and Fee

5.1 Registration

Guests please register online by clicking Here.

Or you can also visit https://www.sojump.hk/jq/10440990.aspx

The below QR will allow you to register from your mobile device.

5.2 Fee

The forum is a not-for-profit forum and no fee will be charged. Our logistics team could help to arrange accommodation and meal if you indicate in your registration. And the expense would have to be covered by participants themselves unless they have other agreement with the host organizations.

ANNEX V_Side Meeting #2: Detailed Agenda Side Meeting No.2: Green Finance and Basin Stewardship

Time & Date: 5th Dec, 2016, 16:00-18:00 Theme: Green finance, green Insurance and basin stewardship: product innovation, system innovation and outlook

Meeting scale: 30 people

16:00-16:10 Opening. Introducing meeting participants.

16:10-16:30 The product and mechanism innovation for environmental pollution liability insurance (representative from an insurance company)

16:30-16:50 Potential impacts of environmental pollution liability insurance on key environmental-affecting enterprises under new circumstances: compulsory environmental pollution liability insurance and indemnity for incremental environmental pollution. (representative from the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, Ministry of Environmental Protection)

16:50-17:10 Prevention and control of key environmental-affecting enterprises: roles and functions of third party service organizations (representative from Wuxi Hongfu [tentative])

17:10-17:30 How to ‘greening’ the profitability of insurance funds investment. (representative from insurance investment funds or insurance asset management company)

17:30-18:00 Roundtable discussion: an outlook of the role of green insurance in China's green finance and in China’s transformation towards green development

18:00 End of the meeting & move to dinner