FISIP Universitas Riau menggelar kegiatan simposium internasional tentang lingkungan dan kebijakan energi yang pertama. Kegiatan ini didukung Pertamina Sei.Pakning. Kegiatan ini direncanakan dilaksanakan bulan Oktober. Bersempena dengan ini juga dilaksanakan workshop pendampingan penulisan artikel tembus Scopus.
Menurut Ketua Panitia 1st International Symposium on Environmental and Energy Policy (ISEEP) Geovani Meiwanda kegiatan ini bertajuk ‘Sustainability Governance: Local Actions for Global Environmental Solutions’. Ada sebanyak 14 sub tema, kata Geovani, yaitu “Environmental policy formulation and evaluation, Energy policy development and implementation, Policy framework for climate change mitigation and adaptation, Renewable energy policies and strategy, Sustainable transportation and infrastructure policy, Environmental governance and regulatory framework, Policy implication of emerging technologies and innovation, International cooperation and agreement for environmental and energy policy, Economic and social dimension of environmental and energy policy, Policy analysis and assessment method, Environmental and energy awareness, Sustainable development framework and policy, Local resources and creative industries development, dan Communication and sociopolitical perspectives on environmental policy.”
Kegiatan ini mendatangkan pembicara Prof. Koichi Yamamoto (Yamaguchi University, Jepang), Dr Rini Astuti (Contemporary Environmental Research. The Australian National University), Prof. Yusman Istihad Ph.D (University Selangor Malaysia). Selain itu juga Prof. Dr. Almasdi Syahza, SE., MP (Rural Economic Researchers, Universitas Riau), serta Didik Subagyo General Manager RU II, ungkap Geovani di sela-sela penandatangan nota kerjasama FISIP-Pertamina Sei. Pakning. (Aj)