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3R Initiative
Towards a Sound Material-Cycle Society |
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Disorganised solid waste
disposal has posed almost crisis situations
in Asia and the Pacific region -- a solution
is urgently required.
IGES, together with the Ministry of the Environment of Japan,
UNCRD, UNEP/ROAP and ADB will contribute to the promotion of
the 3R Initiative by conducting policy research, examining
regional strategies, and promoting networking.
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Sustainable Resource management and Asia
11 March 2010, Tokyo |
| A public open seminar on "Sustainable Resource management and Asia " was held in March 11 2010. The organisers of the event were Ministry of the Environment of Japan and IGES. |
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Inaugural Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia; a facility of international collaboration towards 3R policy implementation in Asian countries
11-12 November 2009, Tokyo |
On November 11-12, 2009, Inaugural Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in
Asia; a facility of international collaboration towards 3R policy implementation in Asian countries, was organised in Tokyo.
This meeting was organised with participation from Asian countries, international organisations, aid agencies, and experts by Ministry of the Environment of Japan and United Nations Centre for Regional
Development with support from IGES.
On November 12, 2009, the participants of the meeting agree in Tokyo 3R Statement which addressed the facilitation of various activities towards 3R implementation in Asia and official launching of Regional
3R Forum in Asia.IGES has supported this process in various ways including initial planning of the forum. Under the forum, in collaboration with collaborating researchers, IGES will coordinate an international collaborative research project" Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Project" which aims to provide
policy-relevant proposals in response to challenges associated with 3R policy implementation in Asia. |
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Inaugural Workshop of "Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research"
9-10 November 2009, Tokyo |
 Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Project aims to respond to the rising needs for creating policy-relevant knowledge for the implementation of the 3Rs policy as well as to facilitate lively exchanges among policy makers and experts on how to construct sustainable resource circulation in Asia. One of the expected functions of "Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Project" is to provide policy-relevant advice based on international collaborative research to the participating countries of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia; facility for international cooperation on the 3Rs launched in Asia in November 2009. The project is funded as a 3 years commissioned research project from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.The inaugural workshop invited the collaborating researchers to share understanding of objectives and directions of this international collaborative research for the next three years. |
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Resource management and 3R: Towards Sustainable Asia
11 March 2009, Tokyo |
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). Overall purpose of this open seminar was to promote common understanding on 3R as well as sustainable resource management. |
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“Asia 3R High-Level Seminar” 9 March 2009, Tokyo
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“Asia Regional Seminar for Sustainable Resource Management”
10 March 2009, Tokyo |
| IGES co-organised the “Asia 3R High-Level Seminar” on 9 March 2009 in Tokyo with the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Following the Kobe 3R Action Plan which was endorsed at the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, the seminar was planned as a preparatory meeting for the regional cooperation framework on 3Rs in Asia. And on 10 March, the “Asia Regional Seminar for Sustainable Resource Management” was organised in which senior governmental officials from Asian countries and the members of UNEP International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management exchanged their opinions. |
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| “2nd Workshop for 3RKH and the 2nd Meeting of Waste TWG” 1-3 December 2008, Cambodia |
| IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production Project was invited as a resource organization in the 2nd Workshop for 3RKH and the 2nd Meeting of Waste TWG in Siem Reap, Cambodia, 1-3 December 2009. |
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Resource management and 3R: Towards Sustainable Asia
24-26 May 2008, Kobe |
 IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production Project supported Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) for the 3Rs, one of the three themes of the G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting in Kobe in May 2008. By conducting a series of surveys to the G8 countries as well as supporting the preparatory meeting for the G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting in April 2008, the Project supported the drafting process of Kobe 3R Action Plan which, among other things, declares reduction in the use of single use consumer products and target-setting on resource productivity. IGES also supported the development of a background paper, and the chair's summary of the meeting.
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Topic: IGES Efforts towards the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit |
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The 2nd Asia 3R Conference
18-19 March 2008, Tokyo |
| The second Asia 3R Conference was held at Mita Conference Hall in Tokyo, Japan on 18-19 March 2008. There were participants from eighteen countries, seven international organisations from Asia, and six G8 member countries as observers. The discussion, in providing valuable inputs regarding the 3Rs into G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting in May, focused on the following major points: development of 3R policies and increases in resource productivity; pursuit of co-benefits with reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; capacity development to support the 3Rs through partnership with various actors; and collaboration towards sustainable international resource circulation. There exists basic understanding shared by participating countries regarding the significance of promoting sound material cycles and resource efficiency, in particular, the significance of capacity development. It is also widely recognised by the participating countries and organisations that the improvement of the quality of statistics regarding waste generation and continued policy dialogue among countries in the region are necessary work toward sustainable international resource circulation. As the secretariat of the conference, the IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production Project prepared the agenda of the conference and conference documents such as background paper and chair summary, and planed and coordinated each session of the conference as an assistant to the chair.
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| Previous Activities
on 3R |
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| Senior Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiative |
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| The 2nd Senior Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiative was held in Bonn, Germany on 4th to 6th October 2007. Senior officers from 18 countries, the European Commission and 5 international organisations participated in the meeting. The meeting served to deepen the understanding that the concept of 3Rs has been shared among G8s since the launch of the 3R Initiative in 2005. Also, it was recognised that the activities on the 3Rs have been progressing in Asia and other countries and regions. With regard to the G8’s future activities on the 3Rs, Japan will put forward a concrete proposal based on the discussion at this meeting in order to approve an action plan at G8 Environmental Ministers Meeting which will be held in Japan in 2008.
From IGES, Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, the Sustainable Consumption and Production (WMR) Project, served as a moderator of the working group on “Clean and efficient 3R technologies.” Also, the IGES WMR project gave advice about the future directions of the 3R Initiative to be proposed by Japan, G8 Chair in 2008, based on its experience in supporting the 3R Initiative. |
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| OECD-Japan Seminar on Material Flows and Resource Productivity |
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| The ministry of the Environment Japan and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) organised “OECD-Japan Seminar on Material Flows and Resource Productivity”. The outcome of the OECD-Japan Seminar is recognized as an input for international processes for sustainable resource management such as the OECD-UNEP International Conference in April 2008 and the OECD Council recommendation on resource productivity as well as the G8 Process of the 3R Initiative towards G8 Toya-ko Summit in July 2008.
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Asia 3R Expert Workshop |
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The workshop discussed
the current situation and challenges
for the 3Rs in four sessions, which covered
domestic solid waste management, industrial
waste management, medical hazardous waste,
and E-waste. Also, three working groups
focusing on social, financial/economical,
and technological contexts reviewed and
examined priority actions for the 3Rs
in South Asia. |
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| Senior
Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiative |
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The Senior Officials Meeting
on the 3R Initiative, as a follow-up
to the Ministerial Conference on the
3R Initiative held in April 2005, was
held in Tokyo, Japan over March 6-8,
2006 and was hosted by the Ministry of
the Environment of Japan. Twenty participating
countries, the EC, and seven participating
international organisations and networks
gave presentations at the meeting. |
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| APFED
Expert Meeting on the 3Rs in Asia |
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The meeting was held with
a view to promoting multi-stakeholder
policy dialogue on the 3Rs and providing
useful input for the Senior Officials'
Meeting on the 3Rs. Aside from the selected
APFED members, the meeting was attended
by 40 experts and representatives, including
those from national governments, research
institutes, the private sector, NGOs
and international organisations. |
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PolicyBrief
#001
Networking International Recycling Zones in Asia
- Towards improvement
of resource efficiency and solutions for
environmental problems in developing countries
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The Asian
region is experiencing a rapid expansion
of the cross-border market for recyclable
materials (recyclables) - a consequence
of increased use of resources allied
to the economic growth the region is
experiencing. On the other hand, there
are also negative impacts on the environment
and human health, especially in developing
countries, because of illegal dumping
and inappropriate treatment of waste.
The cross-border movement of recyclables
presents an opportunity to develop a
sound material-cycle society in the region.
But how can an appropriate recyclables
market be established?
The solution is the formation of a network of international
recycling zones in countries within the region. The Network
of International Recycling Zones will not only promote recycling
industries in developed and developing countries, but will
also minimise the illegal waste trade, with the goal of creating
economically and environmentally appropriate markets in the
region. |
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