Environmental
Cooperation through International Organizations
The Ministry of the Environment contributes actively
to environmental policy dialogues with international organizations
and frameworks in the Asia-Pacific region such as
ESCAP,
UNEP,
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC),
and United Nations Centre for Regional Development
(UNCRD).
Also, the Ministry supports specific cooperation efforts by
such international organizations and frameworks. For instance,
the Ministry supports the establishment and management of UNEP's
International
Environment Technology Center (IETC) which has been set
up in Japan for the transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies
(ESTs) to developing countries.
Cooperation
for Environmental ODA
Besides ODA based on its own technical cooperation,
the Ministry of the Environment supports environmental ODA projects
and programs through the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).