The 14th Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific
(ECO ASIA 2006)

Speech, Presentation and Statement

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Sat., 24 June    
09:30-10:30   Opening Session
11:00-13:00   Session 1
  Facilitator: H.E. Ms. KOIKE Yuriko, Minister of the Environment, Japan [PDF (1337KB)]
  Lead-off speakers
    Mr. Soichi AIKAWA, Mayor of Saitama City, Japan [PDF (885KB)]
    Dasho Paljor J. DORJI, Special Advisor, National Environment Commission, Bhutan
    Mr. Tan Yong Soon, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Singapore [PDF (1337KB)]
13:00-14:30   Luncheon
    Presentation on the activities by elementary school children [PDF (1581KB)] and a NGO (the Women’s Conference for Recycling) of Saitama City [PDF (762KB)]
    Presentation of the award-winning essays in the Essay Contest
15:00-17:00   Session 2
  Facilitator: Dr. Emil SALIM, Member, Asia – Pacific Forum on Environment and Development (APFED) and former Minister for the Environment, Indonesia
  Lead-off speakers
    Mr. CHUNG Rae Kwon, Director for the Environment and Sustainable Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) [PDF (176KB)]
    Mr. TANG Ding-ding, Deputy Director-General, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, State Environmental Protection. Administration, China
17:00-17:30   Session 3
  Facilitator: Prof. Hironori HAMANAKA, Director-General, International Lake Environment Committee
    Presentation on “Eco-Action Partnership for Asia” by Mr. Hikaru KOBAYASHI, Director-General of the Global Environment Bureau, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan [PDF (998KB)]
Sun., 25 June    
09:00-11:00   Session 3 (Continuation)
  Facilitator: Prof. Hironori HAMANAKA, Director-General, International Lake Environment Committee
  Lead-off speakers
    Prof. Hans van GINKEL, Rector, United Nations University (UNU) [PDF (182KB)]
    Prof. Masataka WATANABE, Special Visiting Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studies [PDF (1215KB)]