Seminars, Training Programs and
Conferences @ AIT
Seminars at the School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD)
Candidates for a faculty position in the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management field of study, Agricultural and Aquatic Systems and Engineering Program, SERD, will be conducting the following seminars:
- ‘Need for Integrated Coastal Planning and Management: a Challenge for Pak Panang River Basin in Thailand’, Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 10:00-11:00 am, Room A221 (AFE Building).Seminar speaker: Dr. Pittiwong Tantichodok, Assistant Professor and Director of the Institute of Research and Development, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Dr. Pittiwong obtained his B.Sc. (Marine Biology) and M.Sc. (Biology) from Chulalongkorn University, and Ph.D. (Coastal Oceanography) from the State University of New York, U.S.A.
- ‘Multi-pronged Approach to Environmental Issues in the Coastal Zone: Sabah Experience’, Thursday, 14 February 2002, 10:00-11:00 am, Room A120 (AFE Building).Seminar speaker: Dr. Annadel Cabanban, Associate Professor at Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Dr. Cabanban obtained her B.Sc. (Biology) from Silliman University, Philippines, M.Sc (Marine Biology) from the University of the Philippines, and Ph.D. (Marine Biology) from James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia.
- ‘Fishers, Tropical Fisheries Management and Integrated Coastal Management’, Tuesday, 19 February 2002, 10:00-11:00 am, Room A221 (AFE Building).Seminar speaker: Dr. Michael Pido, Technical Officer, International Maritime Organization, Quezon City, Philippines. Dr. Pido obtained his B.Sc. (Zoology) from the University of the Philippines, M.A. (Public Administration) from Palawan State University, M.Sc. (Rural Resources and Environmental Policy) from the University of London (Wye College) and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from James Cook University, North Queensland, Australia.
- ‘Management Framework for Sustainable Coastal Aquaculture Development’, Thursday, 21 February 2002, 10:00-11:00 am, Room A120 (AFE Building).Seminar speaker: Dr. Somsak Boromthanarat, Lecturer at the Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkhla University, Thailand and Director of the Coastal Resources Institute at the same university. Dr. Boromthanarat obtained his B.Sc. (Fisheries) from Kasetsart University, Thailand, M.Sc. (Biology) from the University of the Philippines, and Ph.D. (Oceanology: Coastal Ecosystems Management) from the University of Aix Marseille II, France.
All interested faculty, staff and students are welcome. For more information, please contact Khun Amara at tel. 5450.
For further details, please contact Mrs. Arlene (Jigsz) Nietes-Satapornvanit, Integrated Tropical Coastal Zone Management, SERD, AIT. Tel/Fax: 662-524-5442. Mobile: 661-375-6938. Website: http://www.itczm.ait.ac.th
SERD SEMINAR: PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE – WHAT LEVEL OF PROOF IN ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING?
Prof. Poul Harremoes of the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, will conduct this seminar on Thursday, 21 Feburary at 2 p.m. at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium. Prof. Harremoes is a well-known authority in environmental management and a
recipient of the prestigious ‘Stockholm Water Prize’, and more recently, the ‘Heineken Prize’.
ABSTRACT
According to established principles, an activity or an agent is assumed harmless until proven harmful. That is how international trade is regulated through WTO. The interpretation is that ‘scientific proof’ is needed to regulate an activity or agent. The question is whether such a stringent requirement is warranted in a situation where the public is exposed to the potential harm. The basic question is: Who carries the burden of the risk of being wrong? Presently, there is a conflict between USA and EU about import of beef with residual growth hormones to EU. The European Environment Agency published on 11 January 2002 a report on The Precautionary Principle. Prof. Harremoes, chairman of the editorial committee, will present the results.
The report is available on the EEA-webpage: http://reports.eea.eu.int/environmental_issue_report_2001_22/en.
For reservations, please contact Khun Suchitra Piempimsest, Urban Environmental Engineering and Management Program, SERD, AIT, P.O. Box 4 Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120. Fax: (66)-2524-5625. E-mail: [email protected]
