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The
Fifth Ministerial Cnference on Environment and Development
in Asia and the Pacific (MCED2005) was held
from 24 to 29 March 2005 in Korea.
IGES contributed to MCED by hosting
a side event on Multi-stakeholder Forum as the
Secretariat of the
Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development
(APFED), together with Ministry of the
Environment, Japan. At the event, the APFED Final
Report was officially launched. Also APFED Appeal
was adopted, which was reported to the MCED Ministerial
Segment on 28 March.
The "Kitakyushu
Initiative for a Clean Environment" for
which IGES provides secretariat and technical
support is one of the major outputs from
MCED 2000 and its achievements were reported
to the MCED 2005. At the same time, the next
stage of action (2005-2010) was proposed,
which looks to take on a significant role
in achieving environmental improvement in
the region in the coming years.
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MCED
Side Event: APFED
27 March,
2005
at Lotte Hotel Seoul |
Message
from the Asia-Pacific : A New Era for Sustainable
Development and a Knowledge Network
APFED launched its Final
Report and presented salient points of
recommendations at the event. Through the discussion,
the importance of creating a knowledge-based network
amongst strategic research institutes in the
region was emphasised.
In concluding
the event, the participants adopted "APFED
Appeal to MCED 2005"(PDF,
17KB) , which was reported
to MCED Ministerial Segment on
28 March 2005.
>> Event
Report
>> Appeal to MCED2005 17KB
>> Report at MCED Ministerial Segment
Text14KB |
PPT400KB
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Kitakyushu
Initiative for a Clean Environment
Visible improvement
in the urban environment in Asia and
the Pacific |
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| What
is the Kitakyushu Initiative? |
The Kitakyushu
Initiative for a Clean Environment was
adopted by the Environmental Ministers
at MCED 2000 to assist in the priority
implementation of the Regional Action
Programme 2001-2005, with specific focus
on environmental quality and human health
in urban areas. The core activities in
the implementation include (i) Collection
of successful practices; (ii) Pilot activities;
and (iii) Seminars and Trainings. An
intercity network was established to
carry out the mandate of the Kitakyushu
Initiative programme, focusing on capacity
building of local governments.
>> Participants
of Kitakyushu Initiative
Network |
| Collection
of successful practices |
Identify and review effective
and innovative approaches to address
environmental problems.
[Database] Successful & Transferable
Practices Database
Download
relevant cases from
the successful & transferable
practices database
and links to databases
of other programmes
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