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Towards sustainable consumption and
production patterns in the Asia-Pacific region
 The goal of IGESf Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) group is
to contribute to the development of sustainable patterns of consumption and
production in the Asia-Pacific region. Special attention is given to the use of
raw materials (physical resources), the flows of materials through society,
and the environmental impacts associated with those flows. The research of
the SCP group is based on life-cycle thinking and explores how actors,
institutions and policies can influence societyfs utilisation of materials and
make it more sustainable.
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| Sustainable consumption in developing Asia |
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| This component focuses on emerging consumption patterns and lifestyles in Asia and explores how these can be reconciled with
ecological constraints while meeting the needs of the poor. It aims to promote a wider recognition of the need for changing
consumption patterns and lifestyles, and to identify effective approaches to that end. |
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Governance for sustainable resource circulation in Asia |
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This component focuses on how regulatory and institutional measures can foster sustainable reuse and recycling. It aims to assess
policies related with resource circulation, including trade in second hand goods and recyclable materials, from a multi-level governance
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Sustainable waste management with multiple benefits |
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 This component explores how local approaches and adapted technologies for waste
management can generate environmental improvements as well as local development benefits.
It aims to identify feasible options for local governments to minimise waste generation and to
improve recycling and waste management.
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| Chemicals management for sustainable product and material life-cycles |
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| This component focuses on the intersection between Chemicals Management and Materials Management and explores the
sustainability benefits of integration of these two policy fields. It aims to contribute to improved and integrated management of
chemicals and materials based on a life-cycle perspective.
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Contributions to Global / Regional initiatives |
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| The Regional 3R Forum in Asia |
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 At the East Asia Environment Ministers Meeting held in October 2008 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, the inauguration of the
Regional 3R Forum in Asia was proposed by the Japanese government and endorsed by the leaders of the
participating countries, as the platform to promote the 3Rs in Asian developing countries in cooperation with
governments, international organisations and donor communities. The forum was officially launched in November 2009.
The forum promotes high level 3R policy dialogue and assistance in 3R projects in each country, shares the information to promote
the 3Rs, and creates networks among the concerned parties.
IGES has contributed to this process from its original planning and is currently coordinating an international research project to support
the forum and is also a member of the forum's subsidiary expert group.
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| Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management iSAICMj |
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| The CSD18 side event gThe Flow of
Materials is also a Flow of Chemicalsh
(Co-organised by the Government of
Sweden, UNEP and IGES May 2010,
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Adopted by the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) on 6 February 2006 in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is
an international policy framework to foster the sound management of chemicals.
SAICM was developed by a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral Preparatory Committee and supports the
achievement of the goal agreed at the 2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development of
ensuring that, by the year 2020, chemicals are produced and used in ways that minimise significant
adverse impacts on the environment and human health. IGES is involved in the SAICM processes by
representing Asia-Pacific region in Working Group on Chemicals in Products, one of the identified
emerging issues in SAICM as well as supporting Japanese government.
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