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To discuss and cope with steadily increasing problems in waste management and how to advance the 3R initiative in South Asia, the South Asia 3R Expert Workshop was co-orgnized by IGES, ADB, UNEP, and ICIMOD in Kathmandu, Nepal. The workshop was successful in achieving the multiple objectives of (1) in-depth discussion of solid waste management...

The Asia 3R Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan on October 3oth - November 1st, 2006, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. The Secretariat of the conference consisted of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies in Japan. There were 19 participating countries from Asia, 5 G8 member...

There is a pressing need for sustainable development in Asia to realize more efficient use of resources and materials and to reduce the environmental impact of consumption and production activities. Promotion of 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) thorugh theintegration of policies on waste management and resource management, is one of the keys to...

Groundwater has been overexploited in some Asian cities, causing significant problems such as land subsidence. The resource is also under the threat of aquifer contamination. The SWMP project formulated 14 recommendations, beased on teh SWMP study aiming to achieve sustainable groundwater management in the Asian cities. The recommendations...

The Freshwater Resources Management Proejct at IGES has been carrying out research since 2004. The project comprises two man research components: Sustainable Water Management Policy (SWMP), and Water Environment Partnership in Asia (WEPA). Remarks: A4 size leaflet (PR materials)

In consideration of the importance of a platform for sharing knowledge and information on water environment management in Asia, the Water Envrionment Partnership in Asia (WEPA) - a partnership of 11 Asian countries - developed a database. The formation of the WEPA initiative was first proposed by the Ministry of the Environment Japan at the 3rd...

Remarks: Presentation given at the 3R South Asia Expert Workshop, August 30-Septemper 1, 2006, Kathmandu, Nepal http://www.iges.or.jp/en/ltp/activity08.html

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