GLOBAL

COOPERATION:
SHARED PURPOSE,

MUTUAL TRUST
Republic of the Philippines

EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Senator

5th Biennial International Conference of the Korean Studies Association of Southeast Asia 30 August 2012 * University of Social Sciences and Humanities Hanoi, Vietnam

Globalization has generally

promoted human dignity, equality and equity at a global level as predicted in the year 2000 by the Millennium Declaration. An exemplary model of global cooperation towards common devt is the Millennium Development Goals

Eradicate extreme poverty Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality & empower women

Improve maternal health

Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability

Reduce child mortality

Develop a global partnership for devt

Globalization

To date, progress has been achieved in these goals as follows

Extreme poverty is decreasing in every region of the world.

Living below $1.25/day
1990

2008

2B
people

1.4 B
people

Over 2 billion people gained sustainable access to safe water sources from 1990 to 2010.

To date, progress has been achieved in these goals as follows (continued) Parity in primary education between boys and girls in developing regions has been reached. Survival of children under 5 years old has increased. Global deaths attributable to malaria have declined Spread of tuberculosis has been halted.

While these gains are substantial, much remains to be done.

Following MDG 8, we need to promote

development partnerships,

which is both a goal in itself and a facilitator toward the achievement of all the other goals.

KOREA
A role model for development partnership

PRESENT EUROPE GDP/PER CAPITA COMPARED TO KOREA $ 31,550

per capita GDP EUROPEAN UNION

per capita GDP

$ 31,750
KOREA

The Economist

Q: HOW DID KOREA PULL OFF SUCH ECONOMIC MIRACLE? A: FOREIGN AID
From 1945 to late 1990s, about US$12.69 B in official devt assistance flowed into Korea With a stable economy and aggressive investment promotion strategy, Korea attracted massive foreign investments. In 2000,Korea officially graduated from being foreign aid recipient.

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES

Established the Economic Devt Cooperation Fund (ECDF) in 1987 and the Korea Intl Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in 1991 In 2009, Korea became part of Development Assistance Committee of the OECD. By this time, its total ODA reached $8.15 B

PHILIPPINES HAS BEEN ONE OF KOREAS TOP AID RECIPIENTS

2006 to 2010, Koreas ODA to the Philippines totaled US$287 million Korea increased its ODA ceiling to the Philippines last year from US$300 million to US$500 million for the next 3 years.

PROJECTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Agriculture ICT Health Governance Infrastructure Disaster relief Development Energy & Environment

This is an example of how one country invests in the progress of another based on shared goals.

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Climate change Food & water

Ageing
Socio-economic development of Asia

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CLIMATE CHANGE
Nat Geo

Earthquake & Tsunami in Japan, 2011 US drought & heatwave, July 2012

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Manila monsoon rain, August 2012 Typhoon Tembin hitting Southern Taiwan, last week

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CLIMATE CHANGE

1992
2009 2010

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was forged

No commitments signed henceforth in climate change conferences in Copenhagen, Cancun, Durban nor in the Rio+20 Earth Summit

2011
2012

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CLIMATE CHANGE

Continued greenhouse gas emissions at or above current rates would cause further warming and induce many changes in the global climate system during the 21st century that would very likely be larger than those observed during the 20th century.
- 2007 Assessment Report

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FOOD & WATER

In 2008, global food prices soared to its highest in 30 years

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Food & Water

and remained high in 2011.

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FOOD & WATER

7,130

cubic kilometers of water is diverted toward crop production

While1.2 B people globally live in water-scarce environments

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FOOD & WATER

The severe deterioration of maize crop prospects in the United States following extensive drought damage pushed up maize prices by almost 23% in July (2012).

US drought & heatwave, July 2012

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FOOD & WATER

Cooperation must focus on how biotechnological solutions can alleviate these scarcities, ensure overall sustainability of production, and promote equitable access.

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AGEING

205 M
In 1950

Legend

=100M people

606 M
In 2010

2B
In 2050

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AGEING
Country Efforts National Institute on Ageing Conduct and support biomedical, social, and behavioral research on ageing Support special needs of the aged

USA

CANADA

Institute of Ageing Supports healthy ageing Promotes research on the effects of different diseases and conditions on ageing
Korean Institute of Gerontology, Yeungman University Gerontological studies on elderly people and propose welfare policies for them. Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Smart Ageing International Research Center by the Institute of Development, Ageing and Cancer of the Tohoku University research institutes which aim to respond to the needs of their rapidly graying population

KOREA

JAPAN

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AGEING

PHILIPPINES

In the Philippines, Ive proposed creating our own Philippine Institute for Ageing as a forwardlooking project anticipating future needs

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AGEING

We must anticipate how our infrastructure, transportation systems, health facilities, products & services will meet the needs of a graying population.

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASIA

30%

of global GDP by 2025 will be from ASIA

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASIA

51%

of global output by 2050 will be from ASIA

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ASIA

Global cooperation will be crucial in helping developing nations realize their economic potentialand accordingly alleviate the inequalities arising from globalization.

CONCLUSION
The future will be built by a community of nations unified by a shared purpose & bound by mutual trust. The nature & urgency of the challenges facing humanity necessitate nothing less than cooperation whether at the bilateral,
regional, or international levels.

CONCLUSION
Countries do have inherent differences. These can be overcome if we consider that our very survival depends on cooperation. Show that a countrys fate is linked to and intertwined with other countries. What one country can do well alone, nations united in cooperation can do better together.

Congratulations to everyone who has made this conference possible! Thank you very much!

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