PSHS Global Forum on the Environment

Aug 10/11, 2008 Virtual Conference

June 7 Inaugural Webcast

First PSHS Global Forum on the Environment
August 10/11, 2008

The Forum Speakers

Ernesto Terrado, Ph.D.
The World Bank
Washington,DC
Dr. Ernie Terrado has been at the forefront of renewable energy development for more than 30 years. Before joining the World Bank in 1981, he was in charge of the first renewable energy program developed by the Philippine Government. His presentation discusses recent developments in the field of renewable energy in countries like the Philippines, including the topics of off-grid electrification and carbon finance.

Watch Dr. Terrado's forum presentation

Pre-forum interview with Dr. Terrado

Peter Corbyn
Presenter, The Climate Project
New Brunswick, Canada
Mr. Corbyn leads an online community that promotes advocacy for environmental issues, the Green Nexxus (www.greennexxus.com). GreenNexxus provides its members with the ability to share their environmentally focused projects and thoughts, belong to groups, invite friends, and attend events. In his presentation, Mr. Corbyn lays the groundwork for understanding the most important issues regarding global warming and the environmental challenges that our global communities face today.

Watch Peter Corbyn's forum presentation

Pre-forum interview with Mr. Corbyn

Engineer Magdaleno (Jun) Baclay, Jr.
Pangan-an Solar Electrification Project, Department of Energy,
Republic of the Philippines
Engineer Jun Baclay, from the Department of Energy in the Philippines, shares his first-hand experiences as an engineer working in a solar electrification project in Pangan-an Island, in the Visayas region of the Philippines. In his presentation, he discusses the project objectives and timeline, the sources of funding for this project, the stakeholders involved in this endeavor, and the challenges that the team encountered in developing a solar electrification project in the region.

Pre-forum interview with Engr. Baclay

Excerpts from the August 10 virtual conference:

1. Welcome to the PSHS Global Forum on the Environment - Ruth Alegre Buchanan
2. Who We Are - Introduction from Ruth Alegre Buchanan
3. PSHS Global Forum on the Environment - Speakers
4. Engineer Magdaleno (Jun) Baclay, Jr. on Pangan-an Solar Electrification Project
5. Peter Corbyn Question & Answer segment
6. Conclusion, Joseph Hong and Ruth Alegre Buchanan

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