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APFED II First NetRes Meeting
Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development in the Second Phase (APFED II) First Plenary Meeting
In accordance with the guidance given by the APFED Second Plenary Meeting held in Adelaide, Australia in 2006 to facilitate the activities of NetRes (the Asia - Pacific Network of Policy Research Institutes for Environment and Sustainable Development), the First NetRes Meeting was held at the headquarters of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan from 16 - 17 November 2006.

The representatives of NetRes member institutes attended the meetings together with officials from the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and staff members of IGES. The representatives of the University of the South Pacific (USP) and the United Nations Environment ProgrammeÕs Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP) participated in the meeting through TV and telephone facilities.

The staff members of IGES acting as the NetRes Secretariat made introductory presentations in each session. The participants had intensive discussions on various issues involved in facilitating the proposed NetRes activities to support the APFED II process.
Date
16 and 17 November 2006
Venue
IGES, Hayama, Japan
Participants List
12KB
Meeting Documents
See the list of documents
Agenda
DAY 1: 16 November 2006
Opening
Opening Remarks
by Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of the Board of Directors, IGES
Remarks
by Prof. Hironori Hamanaka, Professor of Keio University and Senior Consultant of IGES
Introduction to participants
Session I: Recent Development of NetRes and Its Proposed Activities
by Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, Senior Policy Researcher, Long-term Perspective and Policy Integration Project (LTP), IGES
Session II: NetRes Support for Knowledge Initiative
Follow-up to the APFED Award
by Ms. Muzones Maricor DeLeoz, Researcher, LTP, IGES
APFED Good Practice Database Development
by Ms. Megumi Yajima, Research Supporting Section, Secretariat, IGES and Mr. Hiroaki Nagayama, Visiting Researcher, LTP, IGES
IGES In-house Seminar
Presentations by IGES researchers and discussions
- Dr. Naoko Matsumoto, Policy Researcher, Urban Environment Project, IGES
- Mr. Yuhta Horie, Researcher, Business and Sustainable Society Project, IGES
- Dr. Martin Medina, Senior Policy Researcher, Kitakyushu Office, IGES
Close of the Session Day I
DAY 2: 17 November 2006
Session IV: NetRes Support for Policy Dialogue
by Mr. Takashi Otsuka, Policy Researcher, LTP, IGES
Session V: NetRes Joint Study
by Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, LTP, IGES and Dr. Satoshi Kojjima, Policy Researcher, LTP, IGES
Session VI: NetRes Joint Publications/Newsletters and Any Other Collaborative NetRes Activities
by Ms. Megumi Kido, Research Supporting Section, Secretariat, IGES, Ms. Akiko Sato, Research Supporting Section, Secretariat, IGES, and Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, LTP, IGES
Wrap-up of the APFED First NetRes Meeting
Key elements of discussions to be presented by Mr. Hideyuki Mori, Vice President, IGES and Mr. Masanori Kobayashi, LTP, IGES
Closing
Closing remarks
by Mr. Hideyuki Mori, Vice President, IGES
List of Documents
1. Agenda and Programme of Work
2. Draft List of Participants12KB
3. Strategies for Operationalizing NetRes and Its Proposed Activities24KB
4. Outline on the APFED Knowledge Initiative on Awards28KB
5. Outline on the APFED Knowledge Initiative on Database52KB
6. NetRes Support for Showcase Programme100KB
7. NetRes Support for Policy Dialogue32KB
8. Joint Research24KB
9. Joint Publication‚“/Newsletters and Other Collaborative Activities20KB
Ref. 1 ChairpersonÕs Summary of the APFED Second Plenary Meeting188KB
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