IGES white paper "Sustainable Asia 2005 and Beyond"

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"Sustainable Asia 2005 and Beyond - In the pursuit of innovative policies"

IGES published its first white paper entitled, "Sustainable Asia 2005 and Beyond - In the pursuit of innovative policies," which consolidates the primary outcomes of its policy research for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region since its establishment in 1998.
Driven by buoyant economic development and continuous population growth, Asia is exerting exponential pressure on natural resources and the environment and it is feared that such trends may be accelerating. Based on the reports of six sectors, including forestry, freshwater, climate change, urban environment, business and environmental education, the report assesses the current environmental situation in Asia, reviews policy measures that are currently in place and presents a number of broad policy recommendations that promote sustainable development for the region.

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---"Asia is expected to become the ‘locomotive’ of global growth in the 21st century. It must, however, change its development model from the conventional ‘business as usual’ approach used in the 20th century, to a model that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Sustainable development is the model which most effectively retains the values of eco-systems and social systems that have been disregarded thus far. The IGES White Paper is a constructive attempt to pursue innovative policies and to launch such a model, not only for development in Asia, but also the world." ---Prof. Emil Salim, Chairman of the Association for Community Empowerment and former Minister of Environment, Indonesia

---"This report is of critical importance to Asia, the most rapidly growing region of the world. The challenge of attaining a sustainable pattern of development globally will, therefore, be determined by what happens in Asia. This report provides valuable knowledge in defining policies towards that objective." ---Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and the Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India

---"How can Asia promote effective partnerships for achieving sustainable development? This report sheds light on the formidable challenges that Asian countries currently face and provides useful insight in setting a policy agenda and actions for the coming future." ---Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki, Ｃｈａｉｒman of the Central Environment Council of Japan and the former Vice Rector of the United Nations University

Table of Contents

Executive Summary		CHAPTER 5 Mainstreaming climate change concerns in development: Issues and challenges for Asia
Executive Summary54KB		Introduction / Outlook for energy demand and GHG emissions in Asia / Competing policy priorities: Is climate policy a marginal issue? / Mainstreaming climate concerns in developmental policy / Opportunities for mainstreaming climate concerns in Asian development / The way forward
CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Sustainable Asia 2005 & beyond - objectives, questions, conceptual challenges and structure		CHAPTER 6 Strengthening urban environmental management in Asia
Objectives of the IGES White Paper / The Asian context / Conceptual challenges / Structure of this publication		Urbanisation and its implications to the urban environment / Key urban environmental issues and challenges in cities / Financial issues for developing urban environmental infrastructure / Experiences of public-private partnerships for urban environmental infrastructure / Experiences of community partnerships in urban environmental infrastructure and services / Beyond infrastructure: Tackling the demand side / Towards better urban environmental management
CHAPTER 2 Sustainable development in Asia: Dilemmas, achievements and challenges		CHAPTER 7 What steers business towards sustainability? Evidence, lessons and policy implications for Asia
Asia's dynamics and vulnerability / Some key trends in Asia's ecology / The challenge of sustainable development for Asia and the Pacific / Regional actions for facilitating policy implementation and institutional arrangements for achieving sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific / Sub-regional actions for facilitating policy implementation and institutional arrangements aimed at sustainable development / National level actions for sustainable development		Introduction / Global sustainability standards and the Asian corporate response by voluntary initiatives / Market-based innovations and national public policy frameworks / Conclusion and recommendations
CHAPTER 3 Sustainable forest management in Asia: Trends and prospects		CHAPTER 8 Redirecting education, public awareness and training for sustainable development
Introduction / Forests in Asia: Recent trends / Causes of loss in forest cover and quality / Sustainable forest management / Instruments to promote sustainable forest management / Conclusion: Meeting the challenges for sustainable forest management in Asia		Introduction / Regional trends and experiences / Reorientation towards sustainable development / Conclusions and recommendations
CHAPTER 4 Water resource management in Asia: Integration and interaction for a better future		CHAPTER 9 Towards a sustainable Asia
The state of water resources in Asia / International water dialogues and their implications to Asia / Development in integrated water resource management in Asia / Interaction of stakeholders in the enhancement of water supply and sanitation / Conclusion: Light at the end of Asia's tunnel		Sustainable development: A popular catchphrase, but difficult to operationalise / Recapitulating where Asia stands in the pursuit of sustainable development / Pathways towards a sustainable Asia: Conclusions and recommendations / Towards a sustainable Asia

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