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3R (March 2006 Tokyo, Japan)
APFED Expert Meeting on the 3Rs in Asia
Asia Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Expert Meeting on the 3Rs in Asia was held in Tokyo, Japan on March 5, 2006 with a view to promoting multi-stakeholder policy dialogue on the 3Rs and providing useful inputs for the Senior Officials' Meeting on the 3Rs to be held in Tokyo from March 6 - 8, 2006.
Aside from the selected APFED members, the meeting was attended by 40 experts and representatives including those from national governments, research institutes, private sector, NGOs and international organisations.
Date
5 March 2006
Venue
Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, 5th Floor, UNU House, Tokyo, Japan
Chair's Summary
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Participants list
88KB
Report
3Rs in Asia (APFED Policy Dialogue Working Paper Series No.2)
Agenda
DAY 1: 21 November 2005 (Monday)
Opening Remarks
Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Adoption of Agenda/Program
Session I: Regional Initiatives to Promote the 3Rs in Asian Countries
Chair: Dr. Kim Myung-ja, Former Minister of Environment, Republic of Korea
Opening Presentation: Experience of the 3Rs in Japan
Mr. Saburo Kato, President, Research Institute for Environment and Society / Chairperson, Japan Association of Environment and Society for the 21st Century (JAES21) / President, Japan Forum for the Promotion of 3R Activities
Presentation I: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in China
Dr. Feng Dongfang, Chief, Division of Environmental Policy, Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, State Environmental Protection Administration, People's Republic of China
Presentation II: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in Korea
Dr. Oh, Gil Jong, Director, Resource Recirculation Division, Environmental Diagnostics Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research
Discussion
Discussants:
- Mr. Yoshinori Tamade, Chairman, Technical Committee, Japan Environmental Facilities Manufacturers Association (JEFMA) / General Manager, Tokyo Technology Research & Planning Dept., Energy and Environmental Technology Division, TAKUMA CO., LTD.
- Dr. Philipp Schepelmann, Senior Fellow, Research Group "Material Flows and Resource Management" Wuppertal Institute
Session I (cont'd)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Tongroj Onchan, President, Mekong Environment and Resources Institute
Presentation III: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in Malaysia
Ms. Jenny Tan Suat Eam, Executive Director, Centre for Environmental Technologies (CETEC)
Presentation IV: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in Thailand
Dr. Chaiyod Bunyagidj, Vice President, Thailand Environment Institute
Presentation V: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in Viet Nam
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen The Chinh, Dean of Faculty of Urban Environmental Economics and Management, National University of Economics
Presentation VI: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in the Philippines
Dr. Olivia la O' Castillo, UN Sec. Gen. Kofi Annan Water and Sanitation Advisory Board Member / Chair and President, Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)
Presentation VII: Status and Challenges in the Promotion of the 3Rs in Indonesia
Mr. Dana A. Kartakusuma, Assistant Minister, Technology and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia
Discussion
Discussants:
- Dr. Tomohiko Ishiguro, Director, International Cooperation Office, Planning Department, Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
- Mr. Kimihisa Furuichi, Managing Director, Japan Waste Management Foundation
Prof. Shinichi Sakai, Professor, Kyoto University
Mr. Yasuo Nakashima, Group Senior Vice President, Living Environment & Digital Media Equipment, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Session II: International Initiatives to Promote the 3Rs in Asia
Chair: Prof. Dr. Itaru Yasui, Vice-Rector, United Nations University
Presentation I: Status and Challenges in the International Flow of Recyclable Materials and Goods
Mr. Michikazu Kojima, Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO
Presentation II: Role of the Basel Convention for Promotion of the 3Rs
Ms. Sachiko Kuwabara-Yamamoto, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Basel Convention
Presentation III: Future Activities for Promotion of the 3Rs in Respective Organisations
- Mr. Surendra Shrestha, Regional Director and Representative, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme
- Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development
- Mr. Masakazu Ichimura, Chief, Environment Section, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Director General and Chief Compliance Officer, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Discussion
Discussants:
- Mr. Masao Yamada, President, Environment & Recycling Company, DOWA Mining Co.,Ltd.
- Mr. Shinro Urabe, President, Urban System Integration Inc.
- Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto, D.ENG, Director, Professor, Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo
Session III: Future Challenges to Promote the 3Rs in Asia
Chair: Prof. Dr. Cielito Habito, Professor and Director, Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development
Discussion
Discussants:
- Prof. Masaru Tanaka, Professor, Okayama University
- Mr. Dana A. Kartakusuma, Assistant Minister, Technology and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia
- Dr. Corazon PB. Claudio, Adviser and Founding President, Philippine Environmental Industry Association
- Dr. Bindu N. Lohani, Director General and Chief Compliance Officer, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
- Ms. Yuko Sakita, Journalist / Environmental Counselor / President, NPO GENKI Net for Creating a sustainable Society
Closing
Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
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