Sustainable University and MU Eco-University Policy

28 July 2015

Assoc.Prof.Dr.Kitikorn Charmondusit

Vice President for Environment and Sustainable Development Mahidol University

The World in One Second • Population is increasing by 2.4 persons

• 4.2 TVs are manufactured

• 21.1 mobile phones are manufactured

• 38 tonnes of solid waste is generated

• 390,000 m3 of CO2 is being emitted.

• Glaciers in Greenland melt by 1,620 m3

• 0.002 species or one species every 7 minutes becomes extinct

• USD 6,500 in insurance money is being paid for damage caused by natural disasters

• 6.9 tons of meat, consisting of 3 cows, 7 pigs, and 1,100 chickens are consumed Source: UNEP

USA: Stuff: 6,000

Source: Svenningsen, UNEP

Japan: Stuff: 9,000

Source: Svenningsen, UNEP

Thailand

Source: Svenningsen, UNEP

India

Source: Svenningsen, UNEP

Eco-Industry Research and Training Center, Mahidol University

1972 1973 1987 1988 1990 1992 1997 2002 2007 2008 2012

Stockholm Summit UNCHE

• Rio Declaration on Environment and Development • Agenda 21 • Statement of Forest Principle • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change –

UNFCCC • Convention on Biological Diversity – CBD

1st Assessment

Report

4th Assessment Report

Food Crisis Financial Crisis

Energy Crisis

Global Issues • The Materials Crisis – Ecological Footprint

Eco-Industry Research and Training Center, Mahidol University

IPCC Assessment Report • AR1 year 1990 • AR2 year 1995 • AR3 year 2001 • AR4 year 2007 • AR5 year 2013-2014

The globally averaged combined land and ocean surface temperature data as

calculated by a linear trend, show a warming of 0.85 [0.65 to 1.06] °C, over the

period 1880 to 2012 Source: IPCC AR5 WG I

Map of the observed surface temperature change

Annual mean surface temperature change

Source: IPCC AR5 WG I

Source: IPCC AR5 WG I

Global mean surface temperature increase as a function of cumulative total global CO2 emissions

Global GHG Emission by Country

Source: WRI

กิจกรรมมนุษย์ท ำลำยสภำพแวดล้อมและ

ก่อให้เกดิก๊ำซเรือนกระจก !!!

Natural Resource

Consumption

Pollution/ Emission

Equity

system Input Output

Sustainable Development 1987 Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland’s Report

“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

Sustainable Development (SD) “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

(Brundtland Commission, 1987).

Sustainable Development

System

Rate of NR Established > Rate of Consumption

Rate of Env. Absorption > Rate of Emission

Economic

aspects

Social

aspects Ecological

aspects

Socio-economic

Socio-ecologic

Eco-efficiency

Triple Bottom Lines for SD

http://www.google.co.th/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://imagefriend.com/sustainable-development-geography-definition.shtm&ei=ipicVbO6IoTnuQST6YOgDA&psig=AFQjCNEyIiiI6F_wTxgZgsqcxyyMQWREJA&ust=1436412226324603

Education,

Schools, Colleges,

Universities, is an

important

stakeholder

http://www.google.co.th/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/cartoon-university-uni-3d-model/781120&ei=bZScVeD6NMOwuAS-grugDA&bvm=bv.96952980,d.c2E&psig=AFQjCNFrNdZTBTpouR7rhOxocl2rcNkINQ&ust=1436411365045251

-Resources; Energy, Materials, Water -Student -Staff -etc.

Research & Service

Education

Physical & Environment

-Waste (Limit) -Resource Person (Excellent) -Knowledge (Transfer) -Contribution to Social (Engagement)

http://www.google.co.th/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http://mobilityptgroup3.blogspot.com/2009/10/advancement-of-education-in-cartoon.html&ei=VHqgVYf5MtGNuATEypuoCQ&bvm=bv.97653015,d.c2E&psig=AFQjCNHPkziNdR72DmHHWIM_mZ3Avk6GdA&ust=1436666803708271

Source: Yong-Gil Kim. New Directions for Higher Education in the 21st Century. 2009.

Source: Yong-Gil Kim. New Directions for Higher Education in the 21st Century. 2009.

Source: Yong-Gil Kim. New Directions for Higher Education in the 21st Century. 2009.

http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0511-0810-1419-0753.html

• Develop First Class Research Programs, emphasis on inter- and multi-disciplinaries, enhance intra-/inter-university and international research networking

• Linking to Teaching and Learning Programs

• Technology transfer to industry/business sectors

(via social responsibility, commercialization )

• Achieve international quality and impact

• *******Collaboration*******

Number and annual growth rate of publications indexed in Scopus 1997-2012

Trends in percentage of internationally co-authored articles in selected countries 2003-2011

Regional scientific collaborations

Physical and Environment

Resource Sharing/Efficient

Green/Smart Building

Strong SD Policy

Awareness/Engagement

Collaboration

Collaboration

Practices

Responsibility

Economic+Env.

Knowledge University

Company

Model towards Eco-Industry

Implementation

Existing Situation Policy&Facilitate

Government Community

IARU Green Guide for Universities

Sustainable Campus Organization

Challenge and Opportunities

• Strategic Planning

• Setting Goals

Campus Wide Operations Challenge and Opportunities • Establishing environmental measure • Assessing the way policy and process drive organisational decision-making

and how that may influence the sustainability of operations. • Measuring the effectiveness of campus design and technology on

environmental outcomes. • Assessing the sustainability skill levels of the employees operating and

maintaining the campus. • Measuring the impact of community behaviour.

Campus Wide Operations Challenge and Opportunities • Energy Management • Water Management • Landscape Management • Biodiversity Protection • Dining Services • Waste Management

Building Challenge and Opportunities • Life Cycle Costing Analysis • Certification Schemes • Building Energy and Emission • Occupancy Patterns

Laboratories Challenge and Opportunities • Purchases • Usage and Storage - Chemicals - Water - Waste

Green Purchasing Challenge and Opportunities • Life Cycle Perspective • Procurement • Reduce Reuse Recycle • Bidding Procedure • Purchasing behaviour

Transportation Challenge and Opportunities • Internal Campus Transport • Commuting • Long Distance Travel and Video Conferencing

Sustainable Transportation

Hierarchy

Communication Challenge and Opportunities • Collaboration • Common Identity • Keeping it Fresh

Employee and Student Engagement Challenge and Opportunities • Student Engagement • Employee Engagement • Academic Engagement • Funding

Universities as Catalysts for Sustainable Society Challenge and Opportunities • Opportunities to act as an agent of change • Interdisciplinary Collaboration • Funding and Research • Structure of a Living Lab

Area ~1,240 Rai

First Master Plan was established in year 1974

1st Revised in year 1992 and 2nd Revised in year 2008

(Recent Master Plan)

“A promised place to live and learn with nature”

Make Salaya Campus a rich “university” atmosphere to:

– Produce a smart and responsible graduates

– Be students’ second home

– Offer learning environment in nature

Master Plan of Mahidol University Salaya

Phase I in Development following Master Plan

UI GREENMETRIC WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKING

MU 3Rs (REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE)

ECO UNIVERSITY 3

1

2

Phase II Development in year 2012 - 2014

Eco University Policy in year 2558 - 2562

Eco University Concept Idea

Sustainable Development

The Structure of Policy

STRATEGIES

Strategy : Resource efficiency กลยุทธ์ที่ 1 กำรส่งเสริมให้เกิดกำรเพิ่มประสิทธิภำพกำรใช้ทรัพยำกร

Strategy : Low carbon society กลยุทธ์ที่ 2 กำรส่งเสริมควำมเป็นสังคมคำร์บอนต ่ำ

GHG reduction target 7 % – 10 % in 2019

Strategy : Community Engagement กลยุทธ์ที่ 3 กำรส่งเสริมให้เกิดพนัธกิจสัมพันธ์กับชุมชน

KPI

1st Year Database

(Resources and Emission)

2nd Year Analysis

and Implementation Projects

3-4 year Eco-Efficiency Measurement

Organization chart The Division of Physical systems and Environment

โครงสร้ำงกองกำยภำพและสิ่งแวดล้อม + จัดตัง้ Sustainability Office

Mahidol University inks agreement to assess and reduce its carbon footprint

Eco-University Activities in year 2008

The university's

carbon footprint

obtained from this

project will provide a

basis for increasing

resource efficiency

and for actions to fulfill

the goal of lowering its

greenhouse gas

emissions by 7-10%

by 2019, the president

said.

Central IO Database for Evaluation of CFO

CFO Evaluation Guideline for University

New Recreation Areas in Campus

Increase Green Area in Campus

Increase Bike Parking in Campus

Public Bicycle

Recycle Treated Wastewater for Cleaning and Flushing

2.2

เมตร

3 เมตร

Bio Diesel from Used Cooking Oil in Canteen

Consumer

Natural Eco-System

Waste water treatment plant

Decomposer

Fertilizer plant Decomposer

Biodiesel plant Decomposer

Recycle Bank

Community

Recycle plant Decomposer

Material

Water

Recyclable material

Waste water

Used Cooking oil

Fertilizer EM

Yard waste

Bio Diesel

Treated waste water

Network of Symbiotic Relationship in

Mahidol University

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