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Open Seminar
Resource management and 3R: Towards Sustainable Asia |
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A public open seminar on "Resource Management and 3R: Towards Sustainable Asia" was held in March 11 2009. The organisers of the event were Ministry of the Environment of Japan, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) and Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) *1. Overall purpose of this open seminar was to promote common understanding on 3R as well as sustainable resource management. |
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 Report of the Seminar >> |
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11 March 2009 (Wed.) |
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Mita Conference Hall, Tokyo, Japan
2-1-8 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073 Japan Tel: +81-3-3455-7591
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Ministry of the Environment, Japan;
United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP);
Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) |
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Background of the Seminar
In G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting in Kobe held in May 2008, Kobe 3R Action Plan was agreed and Japan's New Action Plan towards a Global Zero Waste Society was released by Japanese government. The Japan's New Action Plan towards a Global Zero Waste Society includes the supports for "the integrated promotion of environmentally sound waste management and the 3Rs based on country-specific needs" and "Disseminating the progress and achievements of the work by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) International Panel on Sustainable Resource Management *2 to Asian countries."
The public open seminar is a back to back event with Asia 3R High-level Seminar on 9 March and Asia Regional Seminar for Sustainable Resource Management on 10 March 2009. These seminars are aiming to increase common understanding on sustainable resource management and challenges on making national 3R strategies in Asia towards organising the first Regional 3R Forum in Asia *3 will be held in this summer.
The public open seminar will share information on topics addressed by UNEP Resource Panel, 3R promotion activities of governments, international organisations and the activities of on 3Rs.
*1: Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED)
A regional group of eminent experts operating which aims to address critical issues facing Asia and the Pacific region and to propose new models for equitable and sustainable development of the region. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has been serving as the secretariat of APFED since its establishment in 2001. >> For details
*2: United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) International Panel on Sustainable Resource Management / UNEP Resource Panel
As our economies have grown, ensuring sustainable resource management is becoming an important international environmental issue. The Panel was officially launched in November 2007. The overall objective of the Resource Panel is therefore to provide independent scientific assessment of the environmental impacts due to the use of resources over the full life cycle, and advise governments and organisations on ways to reduce these impacts. About 20 famous scientists participate in the panel, being expected to provide the scientific impetus for the issue.
*3: Regional 3R Forum in Asia
Considering the progress of making 3R National Strategies in some Asian countries, 3R Regional Forum in Asia will be established by governments, donor agencies and private sectors, with the support of Japanese Government, to promote policy development and projects on 3Rs. |
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Agenda |
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| 13:00 |
Opening Remarks |
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Dr. Tetsuo Saito, Minister of the Environment, Japan |
| 13:10-13:25 |
Keynote speeches |
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Can Japan be a leader for innovation for sustainable development?
Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Chair of the APFED, Former Minister of the Environment and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
What is decoupling and how it relates to our globalized society?
Prof. Ernst U. von Weizsacker, Co-chair of UNEP International Resource Panel
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| 13:45-15:15 |
Session 1: Asia's Economic Growth and Sustainable Resource Management
Chair: Dr. Emil Salim, Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Indonesia |
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UNEP's work on sustainable resource management and the 3Rs
Mr. Bas de Leeuw, UNEP/DTIE
APFED showcase of sustainable resource management
Dr. Kim Myung Ja, President of the Green Korea 21 Forum, the Visiting Distinguished Professor at KAIST, former Minister of the Environment, Republic of Korea
Metal, recycling and sustainable Asia
Dr. Yuichi Moriguchi, NIES, Japan
The industrial transformation of developing Asia: a challenging biophysical environment for sustainable resource use policies
Dr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Scientist, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Australia
Q & A |
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Break |
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| 15:30-16:50 |
Session 2: Strategic Promotion of the 3Rs in Asia
Chair: Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES |
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Promotion of the 3Rs in Asia to create sound material cycle in our society
Ms. Keiko Omori, Office of Sound Material Cycle Society, Waste Management and Recycling Department, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
Climate co-benefits of the 3Rs in Asia
Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Progress of National 3R Strategy Development in Developing Asia
Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, UNCRD
Incentives and co-benefits on 3Rs implementation in the context of Developing Countries,
Dr. Qwanrudee Chotichanathawewong, Assistant President, Thai Environment Institute
Panel Discussion
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| 16:50-17:00 |
Closing Remarks |
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Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES |
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Open Seminar Secretariat
c/o Waste and Resources Project, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0115 JAPAN
TEL: +81-46-855-3840 FAX: +81-46-855-3809
E-mail: wmr-info@iges.or.jp |
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