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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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◇MOEJ/IGES Open Seminar :
Seminar on SAICM National Implementation Plans in the World
12 March 2008, Tokyo
 The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) organised an event called "Seminar on SAICM Implementation in the World". This half-day seminar aimed to disseminate information about the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and implementation activities in Canada, Sweden and Thailand to a Japanese audience. However, some foreign experts from UNITAR, Bhutan, Korea and Mongolia also attended the seminar. Mr Takahiko HIRAISHI, Member of the Board of Directors and Senior Consultant to IGES, served as the coordinator of the seminar. Dr Akira OGIHARA presented survey results on SAICM National Implementation Plan in major countries. Dr Magnus Bengtsson, Dr Janya SANG-ARUN and other members of IGES Sustainable Consumption and Production team served as facilitators of the seminar.
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◇Resource efficiency: Japan and Germany at the forefront - A policy dialogue-
8 November 2007, Berlin, Germany
To share experience of the two most advanced countries in implementng policy
to promote efficient resource use, the conference was held at the
Japanese-German Center Berlin in Germany on 8 November 2007. The conference
discussed especially on "top runner programme", "eco town programme",
"green procurement", and "material flow indicators".
The IGES WMR Prpject cooperated with
Wuppretal Institute from the planning stage of the conference. Also, Magnus
Bengtsson and Yasuhiko Hotta, policy researchers of WMR Project, introduced
Japan's experience in setting resource productivity indicators and
Fundamental Plan on Promoting Sound Material Cycle Society at the session on
"material flow indicators" and exchanged opinions with German governmental
experts and researchers on two countries experience.
Organisers:
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating
Center for Sustainable Consumption and Production
Collaborators:
German Federal Environment Agency, German Federal Ministry
for the Environment Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety,
Japanese-German Center Berlin, and IGES
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◇Senior Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiative
4-6 October 2007, Bonn (Germany)
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 recognized 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, 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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◇IGES Open Seminar
Environmental Issues in Asia from the Perspective of Material Flows Analysis:
Towards Sound Material Cycle Society in East Asia
28 September 2007, Tokyo
 In its National Environmental Strategy for the 21st Century,officially launchedin June 2007,the Government of Japan announced its intention to create a "vision for a Sound Material Cycle Society in East Asia". It will aim to achieve both environmentally and economically appropriate and harmonious material circulation in East Asia as a whole. This open seminar which was co-organised by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and IGES invited experts in international material flow and resource circulation to identify opportunities and challenges for the establishment of environmentally appropriate international material flow in East Asia.
Over 120 audiences from the business sector, academia and general public attended the seminar. This seminar provided a good opportunity for both experts and audiences to share their knowledge and expertise in environmental issues and discuss a possible path towards sustainable development for East Asia.
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◇OECD-Japan Seminar on Material Flows and Resource Productivity
26-27 September 2007, Tokyo
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.
As a member of the secretariat of the seminar, IGES’s Sustainable Consumption and Production (WMR) Project collaborated with OECD secretariat, Ministry of the Environment Japan and the Chairman of the seminar to contribute to the planning of the meeting and the preparation of the conference documents and materials including the Chair's summary. Also, as a part of the commissioned work from the Ministry of the Environment of Japan, IGES's WMR project conducted a survey on the current situation of material flow analysis in non-OECD countries, especially in Asia. The result was reported by a project member at the meeting.
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◇Visit by the School for Kanagawa
High School Public Interest Activities Leaders
23 August 2007, Hayama
 On 23 August, the School for Kanagawa
High School Public Interest Activities Leaders
paid a visit to IGES. The school's aim is to
foster high school leaders who contribute to
society. About 30 students attended a lecture
on recycling, the 3R initiative and internationalisation
of waste issues by Dr. Magnus Bengtsson and Dr.
Yasuhiko Hotta of the Sustainable Consumption and Production Project.
After the lecture, the students were divided
into groups comprising Japanese government, local
government, enterprise, a government in Southeast
Asia and a high school, to present proposals
to solve environmental and health problems generated
from waste issues. A lively discussion was held
in each group and it became a good opportunity
for students to learn and understand about the
internationalisation of waste issues.
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