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At the 11th Japan-ASEAN Summit Meeting held in November 2007, the Government of Japan proposed the launch of the Japan-ASEAN Dialogue on Environmental Cooperation to promote environmental cooperation between Japan and ASEAN, and was welcomed by ASEAN countries. The first Japan-ASEAN Dialogue on Environmental Cooperation was held in Hanoi, Viet Nam in March 2008 Through these dialogues, Japan and ASEAN discussed environmental cooperation and currently projects in each area have been implemented.
| Year | Venue | Outline |
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| First Dialogue (2008.3) |
Hanoi (Viet Nam) |
Participating counties agreed to exchange discussions on review and improvement of the existing project and to prepare new proposals to be put forward in the next dialogue. It was recommended to take note of the availability and possibility of utilization of JAIF for future projects. |
The Dialogue discussed the information provided by Japan on its environmental cooperation initiative entitled “Towards a Sustainable East Asia”, which was announced at the 3rd East Asia Summit (EAS) in Singapore in November 2007. |
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| Second Dialogue (2008.9) | Hanoi (Viet Nam) |
The dialogue agreed that the ASEAN-Japan Dialogue could be a useful forum to match the each interest of the ASEAN and Japan and thereby could facilitate the formulation of projects for consideration of JAIF. |
| apan gave a brief on Clean Asia Initiative (CAI) and proposed the List of the Potential Fields and Projects of Japan-ASEAN Cooperation based on this initiative. | ||
| Third Dialogue (2009.8) |
Hua Hin (Thailand) |
Views were exchanged on environmental cooperation projects utilizing JAIF including those relevant to water resources, the Basel convention, environmentally sustainable cities in line with the theme of the EAS Environment Ministers Meeting, and environmental education for which preparations are proceeding within ASEAN. |
| The Dialogue discussed issues on promoting the exchange of opinions at the working level in order to utilize JAIF in a proactive and timely manner. | ||
| Forth Dialogue (2010.8) |
Hanoi (Viet Nam) |
The Dialogue evaluated the projects such as the ASEAN Plus Three Youth Environment Forum held in April, 2010. The forum was supported by Japan and highly acknowledged by the dialogue as a project fully participated in by the ASEAN countries as well as Japan, China and Korea. |
| The Dialogue also discussed on the draft proposal on East Asia Eco Model Cities Programme, which is expected to be a JAIF funded project. | ||
| Fifth Dialogue (2011.9) |
Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei Darussalam) |
Participants evaluated projects including the Workshop on Water Demand Management Learning Forum for Irrigation which was held in Bangkok, Thailand on July 26-28, 2011. Views were also exchanged on ongoing projects such as the ASEAN Eco Model Cities Programme. |
| Discussions took place on enlarged and continued support Programmes through JAIF such as Taxonomic Capacity Building and Governance for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity as well as the ASEAN Eco Model Cities Programme. | ||
| Sixth Dialogue (2012.8) |
Siem Reap
(Cambodia) |
Participants discussed on the outputs and the progress of the ASEAN Model City Program, which had been funded by JAIF, and on the ASEAN Eco-school awarding ceremony and the ASEAN's Biodiversity Capacity Building Program. |
| As the new projects, scaling-up the ASEAN's Biodiversity Capacity Building Program and the plan for the second year of the ASEAN Model City Program were discussed upon. | ||
| Seventh Dialogue (2013.8) |
Jakarta
(Indonesia) |
Presented reports and exchanged ideas on the achievements and progress of the ASEAN Model Cities Programme and the ASEAN Biodiversity Capacity Building Programme, which utilize JAIF. |
| Considered as new projects about the implementation of the ASEAN+3 Youth Environmental Forum and the ASEAN Heritage Park Development Programme. | ||
| Representatives from Japan gave presentations and exchanged ideas on further support for environmentally sustainable cities in order to achieve leapfrogging growth in ASEAN countries. | ||
| Ministerial Dialogue (2013.9) |
Surabaya
(Indonesia) |
Representatives from Japan provided details about support policies that utilize the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) to achieve "leapfrog" development in developing countries as a measure to create "Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC)." Representatives from ASEAN countries expressed their appreciation for Japan's cooperation and remarked on their expectations for cooperation in the future. |
| Eighth Dialogue (2014.8) |
Viangchan (Lao PDR) |
Presented reports and exchanged ideas on the achievements and progress of the ASEAN Model Cities Programme and the ASEAN Biodiversity Capacity Building Programme, which utilize JAIF. |
| Representatives from ASEAN countries expressed appreciation for the approval to use JAIF for the ASEAN Heritage Parks Development Programme as a new project. | ||
| Representatives from Japan introduced the "Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum in Asia," "Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)" and "Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific," and then encouraged each country to participate in these initiatives. | ||
| Ninth Dialogue (2015) |
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) |
Japan reported the achievements of the first and the second year of the ASEAN Environmental Model Cities Programme, and suggested three targets as the direction of the third annual program: (1) environmental performance evaluation of cities based on common indicators; (2) editing and publication of teaching materials as reference for other cities; and (3) providing peer learning opportunities from cities with good environmental performance to other cities. Japan announced that it plans to support the existing activities on cities from the perspective of implementing the 2030 Agenda from the following fiscal year. Also, Japan proposed to further discuss with ASEAN and relevant countries regarding the details of this plan based on the current ESC activities. |
| Tenth Dialogue (2016.8) |
Naypyidaw (Myanmar) |
Presented reports and exchanged ideas on the achievements and progress of the ASEAN Model Cities Programme and the ASEAN Biodiversity Capacity Building Programme, which utilize JAIF. |
| Japan reported the ongoing MINAS (MOYAI Initiative for Networking, Assessment and Strengthening) for the early conclusion and effective implementation of the Minamata Convention for developing countries in relation to the “Minamata Convention on Mercury.” | ||
| Eleventh Dialogue (2017.7) |
Manila (Phillipines) |
Japan reported the progress and results of collaborative activities such as ASEAN ESC Model Program, ASPEN (ASEAN Strategic Plan of the Environment) and SOER5 (5th State of the Environment Report). |
| Japan shared the following topics in the meeting. - Policy dialogues and networking on integrated water resource management in ASEAN - Analysis on long-term environmental and economic impacts brought by the introduction of waste-to-energy technologies. |
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| Twelfth Dialogue (2018.8) |
Singapore | A review was carried out on a wide range of projects baed on the ASEAN-Japan Environmental Cooperation Initiative, with reports and exchange of opinions on the various summaries including SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme, distributed household wastewater treatment, and Waste-to-Energy. |
| Japan announced the launch of the ASEAN-Japan Climate Change Action Agenda, as well as cooperative actions on marine plastic litter. | ||
| Thirteen Dialogue (2019.7) |
Bangkok (Thailand) |
Reviewed various projects base on the ASEAN-Japan Environmental Cooperation Initiative, and discussed the reported projects, such as ASEAN SDGs Frontrunner Cities Programme, PaSTI, support to reduction measures of marine plastic debris in the ASEAN region and other projects based on the said Initiative. |
| Japan introduced new projects on Marine Plastics Debris Knowledge Centre, and measures to address HFC, and cooperation on ETV. | ||
| Ministerial dialogue (2019.10) |
Siem Reap (Cambodia) |
Received wide support for the steady implementation of comprehensive environmental cooporation to achieve the SDGs in ASEAN countries, based on the Japan-ASEAN Environment Cooperation Initiative, to the launch of Marine Plastics Debris Knowledge Centre, for measures to address HFC, and to cooperate on ETV. |
| Ministerial dialogue (2023. 8) |
Vientiane (Lao PDR) |
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Dialogue on Environment and Climate Change (AJMDEC), the second environment ministerial meeting between ASEAN and Japan since 2019, was held to strengthen cooperation between ASEAN countries and Japan. At the AJMDEC, Japan proposed the Strategic Program for ASEAN Climate and Environment (SPACE) to address the triple crises of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. SPACE was welcomed by ASEAN countries and launched at the ceremony. In conjunction with AJMDEC, the “ASEAN-Japan Environment Week to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary” was organized, integrating environmental thematic seminars and exhibition/business matching with a view to promote top sales of environmental infrastructure overseas and to efficiently and effectively create business opportunities in the environmental sector between ASEAN countries and Japan. |
