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MCED2005
Side Event: Multistakeholder Forum for an Equitable and Environmentally
Sustainable Society
Message
from Asia-Pacific:
A New Era for Sustainable Development and a Knowledge Network |
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Sunday, March 27, 2005 |
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Lotte Hotel, Seoul |
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English, Japanese and Korean (Simultaneous
Interpretation System) |
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(1) APFED members, (2) MCED2005 government
delegates, and (3) Other stakeholders present at MCED |
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For details |
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| This event was sponsored and organised by the Ministry of
the Environment, Japan and the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies (IGES) in collaboration with UN/ESCAP and UNEP with
assistance from ADB and UNU. In addition, the organisation
of the event was fully assisted by Dr. Kim Myung-ja, APFED
Member from the MCED2005 host country, Republic of Korea. She is also a Korean National Assembly member. |
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| More than 120 participants including MCED key persons attended |
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Opening remarks:
Dr. Kim Myung-ja, Korean National Assembly Member,
Mr. Kwak Kyul-Ho, Korean Minister of Environment,
and Dr. Kim Hak-Su, ESCAP Executive Secretary |
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The event was attended by 125 participants,
including Mr. Kwak Kyul-ho, Minister of the Environment, representatives
of international organisations, such as Mr. Kim Hak-su
of UNESCAP and Mr. Klaus Töpfer of UNEP, heads of research
institutes in Asia-Pacific region and APFED members, including
its Chairperson, Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto.
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| Official launch of APFED Final Report |
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"The challenges facing
the Asia-Pacific region remain as daunting
as ever,
but these challenges could be turned into opportunities."
Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, former Minister of the Environment
of Japan |
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The APFED Final Report was formally
launched at this event. The Final Report was presented by Ms Yoriko Kawaguchi,
former Minister of the Environment of Japan, together with
the background and history of APFED. Klaus Töpfer,
UNEP Executive Director also summarised the background and
outcomes of APFED, highlighting its contributions to building
partnerships among stakeholders.
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| Dr. Klaus Töpfer, UNEP Executive
Director |
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| A knowledge-based network linking
strategic research institutes in the region |
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The presentation was supplemented by the panel
discussion among APFED members chaired by Emil Salim, Association
for Community Empowerment, Indonesia, through which the fundamental
message of the APFED final report, as well as salient points
of its recommendations, were shared by the participants. The
side event also discussed next steps forward to put the APFED
Recommendations into practice, among which the importance
of creating a knowledge-based network linking strategic research
institutes in the region was emphasised. |
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| (From L to R: Dr. Emil Salim, Dr. Rajendra. K Pachauri,
Dr. Yoon, Suh-Sung, Prof. Sanit Aksornkoae, Prof. Kimio
Uno) |
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| Adoption of Appeal to MCED 2005 |
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| In concluding the event, the participants
adopted an "APFED Appeal to MCED2005" which consolidated
the crucial components of the APFED message, associated with
its recommendations with particular relevance
to the MCED main theme, "Achieving Environmentally Sustainable
Economic Growth". |
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Presentation of APFED Appeal draft:
Prof. Akio Morishima, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
IGES |
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Closing remarks:
Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister of Japan/
APFED Chair |
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| The APFED Appeal adopted at the event was
reported to the MCED Ministerial Segment on 28 March by Prof. Akio
Morishima, Chair of the Board, IGES. |
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Message
from APFED to MCED
Reporting on the Side Event at the Ministerial Segment,
MCED 2005
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 28 March 2005
Delivered by Akio Morishima, IGES |
"The participants of the side
event shared the view that the linkage between
a non-governmental forum like APFED and an intergovernmental
forum like MCED would be a very encouraging development
to all the stakeholders, who are committed themselves
to multistakeholder partnership for sustainable
development in Asia and the Pacific.
APFED is firmly committed to continuing to function as a multi-stakeholder forum
where knowledge and ideas essential for promoting truly sustainable development
in Asia-Pacific are actively discussed and exchanged. AFPED would like to take
every possible opportunity to seek further collaboration with all stakeholders,
such as governments, civil society organisations, the private sector and international
organisations, in shaping follow-up actions to its recommendations. We appeal
to all interested stakeholders to work together with us for realizing a sustainable
Asia-Pacific." |
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Report at MCED Ministerial
Segment on 28 March, 2005 |
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Text 14KB/
PPT400KB |
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| Outline |
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Multi-stakeholder Forum for an Equitable & Environmentally
Sustainable Society (MCED2005 Side Event)
Message from the Asia-Pacific: A New Era for Sustainable
Development and a Knowledge Network |
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Sunday, March 27, 2005 |
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Lotte Hotel, Seoul |
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English, Japanese and Korean (Simultaneous
Interpretation System) |
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(1) APFED members, (2) MCED2005 government
delegates, and (3) Other stakeholders present at MCED |
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| Programme |
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| Opening |
| Inaugural
Remarks |
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Dr. Kim Myung-Ja,
Former Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea |
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| Welcome Remarks |
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Mr. Kwak Kyul-Ho, Minister of Environment,
Republic of Korea |
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Dr. Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary,
UNESCAP |
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| Keynote
Speeches |
| Keynote
Speech I : Outcomes of the APFED |
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Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Special Assistant
to the Prime Minister of Japan, Former Minister for
Foreign Affairs and Former Minister for the Environment |
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| Keynote
Speech II : Follow up to the APFED Recommendations |
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Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director,
UNEP |
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| Panel
Discussion |
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Discussion among Panellists / Key Participants |
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APFED member and representatives
from research institutes |
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| Facilitator: |
| Dr. Emil Salim |
Chairman of Association for Community Empowerment,
Indonesia |
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| Panellists: |
| Dr. Rajendra. K Pachauri |
Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute,
India |
| Dr. Yoon, Suh-Sung |
President, Korea Environment Institute (KEI),
Korea |
| Prof. Sanit Aksornkoae |
President, Thailand Environment Institute (TEI),
Thailand |
| Prof. Kimio Uno |
Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance,
Keio University, Japan, Visiting Professor, United
Nations University |
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| Adoption
of an Appeal to MCED 200517KB |
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brief explanation from Prof.
Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES |
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| Closing |
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Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime
Minister of Japan, Chair of APFED |
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