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The Ryutaro Hashimoto APFED Awards for Good Practices (GPs) Objective |
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The Ryutaro Hashimoto
APFED Awards for Good Practices (GPs) aim at promoting information
dissemination of good practices towards sustainable development
in the Asia-Pacific region. The awards programme collects lessons and experiences from innovative activities
implemented in the region in order to promote sustainable development,
extract lessons learnt and share knowledge with other stakeholders concerned.
Launched in 2006, the awards programme received an overwhelming
and encouraging response from all over the region. The programme,
under the auspices of APFED, intends to further contribute to the
build up of knowledge and the dissemination of information
on good practices for promoting sustainable development in the
region.
The awards programme is especially supportive of good practice
activities in developing countries of the Asia-Pacific region and
organisations operating in these developing countries are encouraged
to apply.
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Awards will be given to recognise
the practices that have demonstrated outstanding achievements
in promoting environmental management and sustainable development
in Asia and the Pacific. The awards will be given in the following
three categories:
Gold Prize: 1 case (USD 20,000)
Silver Prize: 2 cases (USD 7,000 each)
Incentive Prize: Up to 5 cases (USD 2,000 each) |
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| 1. Gold Prize (1 case) |
| The gold prize will be awarded
to a practice that has made outstanding achievements in promoting
environmental management and sustainable development in the region. |
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Silver Prize (2 cases) |
| The silver prize will be
awarded to practices that have made great achievements in this
field. |
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Incentive Prize (Maximum 5 cases) |
| The incentive prize will
be awarded to practices that have unique features and have made reputable
achievements. |
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Benefits and Obligations of Award Recipients |
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| The prize money shall, in
principle, be given for the purpose of promoting the replication
of good practices (GPs) demonstrated in the application. They
will then be tailored to meet the particular conditions in respective
countries and communities in the region. Information on award
activities shall be disseminated through the following: |
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Workshops for sharing lessons learnt from
their practices |
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Publications |
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Preparing training/teaching materials |
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Facilitating information dissemination through
other measures such as cyber-networks. |
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| In order to promote the information
dissemination on APFED Award good practices, cooperation is sought
in the following: |
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Completing information sheets for inclusion
in the APFED Database |
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Assisting in the preparation of case studies
based on the project/practice referred to in the application |
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Facilitating visits for interested stakeholders,
if necessary. |
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| In addition, the prize winners
will be invited to the awards ceremony to be held at the APFED Fourth Plenary Meeting
scheudled in late July - early August 2008
(further details shall be announced later). The organisers shall
cover the cost of award recipientsf participation in the meeting. |
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| The awards programme will
cover all environmental fields, such as: |
| Sectoral issues: climate
change, air, freshwater, soil, biodiversity, waste, forest
conservation, chemicals, marine and coastal environment,
etc. |
| Cross-sectoral
issues: environmental governance,
innovative environmental finance, trade and environment,
human capacity development, environmental information, environmental
technology, environmental education, etc. |
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Who
can apply?
Applications are open ONLY to organisations and NOT to individuals. Organisations
wishing to apply must be properly established under the law of that Asia-Pacific
country. These include national or local governments, private sector corporations, non-profit
organisations, civil society organisations, academic and research institutions.
The organisation submitting the application must be the one that undertakes the
primary responsibility for managing the activities or practices. Organisations
that do not play the primary role are not eligible to apply. |
What
kind of activities qualify?
The activities or practices (good practices:
GPs) demonstrated in the application must have been implemented, demonstrated
tangible results, and made significant achievements towards the intended outcome
in Asia and the Pacific.
The activities or practices must be on-going. Activities that have already been
discontinued are not eligible (external assistance may have ceased - in cases
where there was originally support by external funding - but the activities themselves
need to be on-going). |
Who
should sign the application?
Applications must be signed by the head of the
organisation or the authorised representative. Application signed by a third
party or others will NOT be accepted. |
What
cases will be excluded from receiving an award?
Organisations that have won other prestigious
awards for their practices will be excluded from the APFED Awards. However, such
practices may be submitted for inclusion in the APFED Good Practices Database.
A separate request for database inclusion can be made to the APFED Secretariat/IGES. |
Who
will be given priority?
Priority will be given to organisations in developing
countries in the region. |
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