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The Second Workshop of "Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research"   IGES, and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan organised the second workshop of "Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research" on 15-16 March 2010 in Tokyo, Japan >>About Asia Resource Circulation Policy Research Project Dates March 15-16, 2010 Venue Hotel Villa Fontaine Shiodome, Tokyo (Meeting rooms 7&8) Organiser Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Supporter The Ministry of the Environment, Japan Programme Agenda and presentation materials   An outline and outcomes of the second workshop are as follows: 1) The progress and outcomes of joint researches as well as their future research plans were shared and confirmed. 2) Draft reports presented by collaborating researchers were reviewed and suggested improvements were discussed. 3) Draft message to be addressed to the Regional 3R Forum in Asia related to this year's theme “the multiple benefits of 3R implementation” was reviewed and discussed. 4) The progress of the environmental economy policy research was shared, and the mode of achieving synergy with the present research project was discussed. 5) The progress of ongoing pertinent efforts, for example the work of ERIA's 3R policy working group, was shared. 6) Other matters relating to the overall themes of the project were discussed. A) Improvements in coordination and communication; B) Publication plans; C) Impact strategy; and D) Other 3R challenges in Asia Page top Agenda 15 March 2010 Opening Welcome Remarks Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, IGES Objectives of the WS Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES 28KB Session 1: Generating benefits from waste biomass management Chair: Prof. P. Agamuthu, Malaya University Benefits of the 3R Approach for agricultural waste management Dr. Hyunh Trung Hai and Ms. Nguyen Thi Anh Tuyet, Hanoi University of Technology956KB Good practices of the 3Rs for organic waste management in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia Dr. Janya Sang-Arun, IGES392KB Discussion21KB - How can these two draft papers be further improved? - What are the key messages from these studies to be sent to the Regional 3R Forum? - What other decision makers do we want to reach out to and how to best deliver our messages? - What are the plans for academic publication? HSession 2: Generating decent jobs through the 3Rs Chair: Prof. Geng Yong, Chinese Academy of Science Decent job creation through the 3R approach in Asia Prof. Anthony SF Chiu, De la Salle University987KB Social benefits of reuse and secondhand markets in developing Asia Ms. Chika Aoki, IGES345KB Discussion18KB - How can these two draft papers be further improved? - What are the key messages from these studies to be sent to the Regional 3R Forum? - What other decision makers do we want to reach out to and how to best deliver our messages? - What are the plans for academic publication? Session 3: Methodologies for Integrated Assessment of 3R and waste policies Chair: Prof. Anthony SF Chiu Quantitative analysis of social and environmental benefits of the 3R Approach for waste management Prof. Hwong Weng Ma, Taiwan National University827KB Progress of the Environmental Economics Research project Dr. Satoshi Kojima, IGES139KB Discussion18KB - What are the policy questions to be answered by these projects? - How can realistic scenarios be designed? - What kind of data is needed and how can such data be generated? - How to create synergies between these two modeling efforts? Session 4: Improving governance for waste management and the 3Rs Chair: Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES The progress of ERIA 3R Policy Working Group Mr. Michikazu Kojima, IDE/JETRO276KB Implications of recent changes in the Malaysian governance system for waste management Prof. P. Agamuthu, Malaya University539KB Discussion18KB - What are the key messages to be sent to the Regional 3R Forum? - How to coordinate the work of this research network with the activities of the ERIA group? 16 March 2010 Session 5: Towards effective policies and strengthened regional cooperation Chair: Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, IGES Towards Identification of Resource Circulation Policy Options Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES319KB Economic Analysis of International Resource Circulation Prof. Shunsuke Managi, Yokohama National University189KB Policy study on technology transfer for the 3Rs Dr. Prem Ananth (on behalf of Prof. Visvanathan), Asian Institute of Technology300KB Discussion - How to create linkages between these studies and the work done in FY2009? - What is the unifying theme of these studies? - What kind of results can be presented at the 3R Forum meeting in 2011? Session 6: Future outlook and overall discussion Chair: Dr. Magnus Bengtsson, IGES Discussion87KB - What does this group believe will be emerging issues for 3R policies in Asia over the next 5-10 years? - How can research contribute to improved management of these issues? - What research do we think would be beneficial in the last year of the project(FY2011)? - How can we ensure a smooth coordination of the separate studies carried out under the project? - Timeline until the second meeting of the Regional 3R Forum Page top | HOME | About this site | Copyright | Privacy policy | Sitemap | Contact |