Researchers' Activities

1 October 2021: CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited to Speak at the Webinar Organized by the University of Trento, Titled “Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise Legal Consequences from the Law of the Sea, Statehood and Affected Persons Perspectives”

The University of Trento, Faculty of Law hosted a webinar, entitled, Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise: Legal Consequences from the Law of the Sea, Statehood and Affected Persons Perspectives on 1 October 2021, via Zoom.

For more information see here and the programme.

3 October 2021: : CIL Director Dr Nilüfer Oral Was Invited to Speak at the Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) at the Session “Habitat Matters: Preserving Biodiversity for Sustainable Ecosystems”

Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF) is a biennial international urban forum organized with the motto of “Cities Developing Solutions” by Marmara Municipalities Union (MMU), which is a local government association in the Marmara Region of Turkey with over 190 members. MARUF strives not only to discuss the challenges that cities face but also to seek solutions to them and multiply good practices at a global scale.

MARUF19, which was organized for the first time on 1-3 October 2019 in Istanbul, attracted over 5440 participants. With the contributions of 66 partners, 50 sessions were held, and different approaches on urban services and urban management were discussed by 250 speakers from 25 countries. MARUF19 hosted plenary sessions, parallel sessions, roundtable meetings, workshops, networking events, exhibitions, field trips, cultural events, booths, film screenings for 3 days.

This year, MARUF21 was organized as a “virtual event” on the theme of “Re-Think, Co-Act” and brought together urban thinkers around passionate debates on how to make cities more liveable, sustainable, resilient, creative, inclusive, innovative, and healthy. It gathered all stakeholders including professionals from cities, national, regional and local governments, private sector, NGOs, universities and other stakeholders that play a crucial role in the design, transformation and governance of cities.

Dita Liliansa, CIL Research Associate, spoke at the ARIEL Webinar on Ocean Governance in Southeast Asia: Regional Approaches and National Action, 29 September 2021, organised by Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law (ARIEL). The webinar discussed various aspects of regional ocean governance for the protection of marine environment in Southeast Asia.

Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Fellow S Nivedita participated in the meeting of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Nuclear Energy Experts Group held this year. This meeting was held virtually from 28 to 29 September 2021. Denise Cheong was invited to present as part of a panel session on the future of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in Asia where she provided the ASEAN context, touching on SMR development and potential deployment within Southeast Asia as well as efforts to foster international and regional cooperation in this area.

Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong was invited to participate in the CSCAP Non-proliferation and Disarmament Study Group held virtually on 22 and 23 September 2021. Discussions on recent developments in non-proliferation and disarmament included the outlook for the upcoming Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the Conference of the Parties to the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (A/CPPNM). Participants were also introduced to the “Nuclear Responsibilities Toolkit” a toolkit designed to help policy communities think, talk, and write about their nuclear responsibilities, and those of others, in a practical manner.

21 September 2021: CIL Research Associate Dita Liliansa at RSIS Roundtable on Defining Maritime Security: Regional Divergence and Commonalities.

The 65th General Conference (GC) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in a hybrid format this year from 20 to 24 September 2021. CIL Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong, Research Fellow Nivedita S and Research Associate Manisha Regalla participated in various virtual side events organised or co-sponsored by the IAEA including events related to (i) Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) which showcased the IAEA Platform on SMRs and their Applications, aimed at providing member states with coordinated support in the development and deployment of this emerging nuclear power technology through ‘one-stop shop’ access to IAEA’s expertise and resources on SMRs; (ii) the new IAEA generic roadmap towards implementing a deep geological repository (DGR), which is based on practices and experiences in a range of national DGR programmes; and (iii) the IAEA Milestones Approach for Responsible Deployment of Nuclear Technologies, which showcased the most up to date guiding materials and practices for countries embarking on or expanding their nuclear power programmes. Details of the events and speakers are available at the event website here and here.

Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong and Research Fellow Nivedita S attended a webinar organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) entitled ‘Security of Nuclear Material in Transport’ on 30 August 2021.

Research Fellow Nivedita S participated in the 2021 virtual Annual Meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Nuclear Security Education Network (INSEN) held from 16 to 20 August 2021.

Senior Research Fellow Denise Cheong presented on ‘Enhancing Transboundary Consultation in the Context of Nuclear Power Development in Southeast Asia’ as part of the 2021 ILA-ASIL Asia-Pacific Research Forum on ‘International Law and Post-Pandemic Asia: New Economic Challenges and Opportunities.’ She was part of Panel 3 on Environment, Energy and Sustainability that was held on 5 August 2021.