Regional Round Table Meeting and Consultation

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Regional Round Table Meeting and Consultation

“Enhancing Regional Cooperation in Fire Management in Southeast Asia”

	Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia (Manggala Wanabhakti, Jakarta) Regional Fire Management Resource Center South East Asia (RFMRC-SEA) (Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University) Meeting Date: 06 – 07 June 2018 Conceptnote: PDF [357 KB] Agenda File: PDF [215 KB] Meeting Report: PDF [0 KB]

Objectives of the Regional Round Table and Consultation

Objectives and aims of the Regional Round Table and Consultation will echo some objectives of the 2017 National Round Table – namely to bring important actors to the table, to voice intentions towards tackling challenges in a collaborative way, and as an opportunity to align efforts and explore common objectives. In addition, at this year’s event, RFMRC-SEA will seek to cultivate support and cooperation with other actors in the region and look to supporting the ASEAN coordinating center for transboundary haze pollution (ACCTHP), which is to be hosted by Indonesia. It is expected that inputs from invited parties will address:

1. The development and signing of formal or informal agreements between the RFMRC-SEA and partner institutions with the aim to facilitate the sharing of information to develop the capacity of the RFMRC-SEA as a regional center of excellence in fire management science and technical know-how;
2. The enhancement of cooperation between relevant institutions in the region to facilitate the development of scientifically informed policies (“scientific base”), especially in the context of the ACCTHP.
3. The introduction of the EuroFire Competency Standards and Training Materials translated into Bahasa Indonesian, Malay and Thai, and to discuss the enhancement of regional cross-border training and response efforts;
4. To recognize / identify what types of data / information are needed for partner organizations and agencies to more effectively execute duties / organizational objectives? and
5. To identify regional best practices on the one hand and capability challenges / gaps on the other.

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