2024 Mongolia Update: Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes

Add to Calendar 2024-11-14 09:15:00 2024-11-14 17:30:00 2024 Mongolia Update: Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes Program Details 9.15am Two songs performed by Bukhu Ganburged on Morin Khuur 9.30am Welcome and opening remarks Professor Helen Sullivan, Dean, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Ambassador Davaasuren Damdinsuren, Embassy of Mongolia for Australia and New Zealand, Canberra Dr David Vosen, former Ambassador to Mongolia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra 10.00am Keynote Address Dr Undraa Agvaanluvsan, Member of Parliament of Mongolia, Green Building Council of Mongolia, PhD nuclear physicist Trends of the urban landscape in Mongolia: fighting pollution and going green Discussant: Associate Professor Natasha Fijn (ANU) 11.00am Morning tea (with Morin Khuur performance) 11.30am Panel 1 Mr Bukhchuluun Ganburged (Bukhu), horse-head fiddle musician Exploring the aural-environment dimensions of sounds generated by traditional Mongolian instruments and harmonic overtone vocal techniques Dr Byambajav Dalaibuyan, University of Queensland Mining and the environment: drivers of local level conflicts and cooperation in Mongolia Discussant: Professor Li Narangoa (ANU) 12.30pm Buffet lunch with music and dance performance Musicians: Bardavaa Chinbat and Maralmaa Davaadorj Dance: Maralgoo Chinguunjav 2.00pm Panel 2 Dr Undargaa Sandagsuren, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University Pastoral governance and climate extremes Professor Battogtokh Javzandolgor, National University of Mongolia International legal regulations for environmental protection of Mongolia Dr Ariunna Shajinbat, Dr Oyuntsetseg Namjildorj (online), and Khongorzul Boldbaatar, National University of Mongolia Shifts in the philosophy of Mongolian education and it’s alignment with transformative education principles Discussant: Associate Professor Qimuge (Inner Mongolia University) 3.30pm Afternoon tea 4.00pm Panel 3 Dr Namuun Ganbat, Photon Energy Group, Sydney Contaminants of emerging concern: the environmental legacy of PFAS and insights into contamination, persistence and remediation Mr Naranbadrakh Batkhuu, Coordinator, Horse Heaven NGO, Ulaanbaatar Mongolia's culture of peace in connection with the horse Documentary: 360° Reportage. Mongelei: De Pferderreter (2024, 30 mins) Discussant: Dr Uchralt Otede (ANU) 5.00pm END OF UPDATE The Update is organised by the ANU Mongolia Institute, the only dedicated hub for Mongolian studies in the Southern Hemisphere. The Mongolia Update is hosted by the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University, supported by the Embassy of Mongolia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra. Lecture Theatre 1 (HB1), Hedley Bull Building, 130 Garran Rd Acton ACT 2601 ANU COLLEGE OF ASIA & THE PACIFIC cap.web@anu.edu.au Australia/Sydney public

Horse riders in grassland — Image by Natasha Fijn

Contemporary issues in a land of climatic extremes

In the middle of the Eurasian continent, the Mongolian Plateau is subject to climatic extremes, which have been heightened in recent years by climate change. The Mongolia Update is aimed at informing the Australian government, businesses, academic specialists, and an interested public on a range of contemporary developments across Mongolia’s economy, politics, culture or environmental issues, such as climate change.

Program Details

9.15am Two songs performed by Bukhu Ganburged on Morin Khuur

9.30am Welcome and opening remarks

Professor Helen Sullivan, Dean, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
Ambassador Davaasuren Damdinsuren, Embassy of Mongolia for Australia and New Zealand, Canberra
Dr David Vosen, former Ambassador to Mongolia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra

10.00am Keynote Address

Dr Undraa Agvaanluvsan, Member of Parliament of Mongolia, Green Building Council of Mongolia, PhD nuclear physicist

Trends of the urban landscape in Mongolia: fighting pollution and going green

Discussant: Associate Professor Natasha Fijn (ANU)

11.00am Morning tea (with Morin Khuur performance)

11.30am Panel 1

Mr Bukhchuluun Ganburged (Bukhu), horse-head fiddle musician

Exploring the aural-environment dimensions of sounds generated by traditional Mongolian instruments and harmonic overtone vocal techniques

Dr Byambajav Dalaibuyan, University of Queensland

Mining and the environment: drivers of local level conflicts and cooperation in Mongolia

Discussant: Professor Li Narangoa (ANU)

12.30pm Buffet lunch with music and dance performance

Musicians: Bardavaa Chinbat and Maralmaa Davaadorj
Dance: Maralgoo Chinguunjav

2.00pm Panel 2

Dr Undargaa Sandagsuren, Visiting Fellow, Australian National University

Pastoral governance and climate extremes

Professor Battogtokh Javzandolgor, National University of Mongolia

International legal regulations for environmental protection of Mongolia

Dr Ariunna Shajinbat, Dr Oyuntsetseg Namjildorj (online), and Khongorzul Boldbaatar, National University of Mongolia

Shifts in the philosophy of Mongolian education and it’s alignment with transformative education principles

Discussant: Associate Professor Qimuge (Inner Mongolia University)

3.30pm Afternoon tea

4.00pm Panel 3

Dr Namuun Ganbat, Photon Energy Group, Sydney

Contaminants of emerging concern: the environmental legacy of PFAS and insights into contamination, persistence and remediation

Mr Naranbadrakh Batkhuu, Coordinator, Horse Heaven NGO, Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia's culture of peace in connection with the horse

Documentary: 360° Reportage. Mongelei: De Pferderreter (2024, 30 mins)

Discussant: Dr Uchralt Otede (ANU)

5.00pm END OF UPDATE

The Update is organised by the ANU Mongolia Institute, the only dedicated hub for Mongolian studies in the Southern Hemisphere.

The Mongolia Update is hosted by the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University, supported by the Embassy of Mongolia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra.