Fourth International Workshop on ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project
14-15 October 1996
Tokyo, Japan
CHAIRPERSON'S SUMMARY
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The Fourth International Workshop on ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project was held in Tokyo, Japan from 14 to 15 October 1996. It was organized by the Environment Agency of Japan and was attended by 36 participants from 11 countries and 7 international organizations. The workshop was chaired by Mr. Saburo Kato.
- The draft final report on ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project was presented by the secretariat. Participants discussed the report focusing on chapter 4 which deals with the conclusion, recommendations and follow-up activities of the ECO ASIA Lang-term Perspective Project. After intensive discussion, the secretariat prepared a revised draft of chapter 4, which was subsequently agreed upon by the participants with some
amendments. With regard to the cover page, table of contents, and chapters 1, 2, and 3, it was requested that the secretariat finalize them taking into account the comments made during the session and those to he submitted by participants by the end of November. The participants were also presented with the findings of the East-West Center Project on Land Degradation and Sustainable Rural Development in Tropical Asia and agreed to attach the summary of the project to the ECO ASIA final report.
- The participants appreciated the offer from New Zealand to assist with editing of the final report.
- The participants welcomed the proposed outline of the ECO ASIA Panel which is expected to be held at the Fifth Session of the CSD in April 1997. The participants asked the secretariat to officially request that the DPCSD make it possible to hold the ECO ASIA Panel.
- The participants noted the brochure of ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project was well written. The participants were requested to submit all additions and comments, if any, to the secretariat by the end of November.
- The chairman's discussion paper on the future of the ECO ASIA Long-term
Perspective Project was extensively discussed, and the participants agreed that:
- the Long-term Perspective Project is going to enter Phase II for further
elaboration, implementation and monitoring of the findings of the Report,
- the participants should try to ensure that the recommendations and follow-up activities
be implemented, and
- the Fifth International Workshop on ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project will
be held in the Japanese Fiscal Year 1997.
- The participants expressed their deep gratitude to the Environment Agency of Japan for organizing and conducting the workshop, and also to Mr. Saburo Kato for his leadership and continuous efforts in finalizing the project report.
Fourth International Workshop
for ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project
14 and 15 October 1996
Chinzan-so, Tokyo, JAPAN
AGENDA
Monday. 14 October
- 10:00-12:00
(Opening Remarks by Mr. Hironori Hamanaka, Director General, Global Environment Department, Japan Environment Agency)
2. Finalization of the report on ECO ASIA Long-term Perspective Project
- 12:00-13:30
Lunch (at Kiri-no-ma on 7" floor)
- 13:30-18:00
3. ECO ASIA Panel to be held at the fifth meeting of the CSD
(including draft Pamphlet on ECO ASIA Long-term Project)
- 18:30 -
Welcome Reception hosted by Environment Agency
(at Poplar Room on 2nd floor of the Hotel)
Tuesday, 15 October
- 9:30-12:00
- 12:00-13:30
Lunch (at Kiri-no-ma on 7" floor)
- 13:30-16:00
5. General Discussion and Summing-up
List of Participants
BANGLADESH
Mr. Ahbab Ahmad
Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forest
Bhavan No.6, Room 1309, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
BANGLADESH
CHINA
Mr. Cheng Weixue
Director
Division of Bilateral Cooperation
National Environmental Protection Agency
No.115, Xizhimennei Nanxiaojie, Beijing 100035
CHINA
FIJI
H. E. Mr. Robin Yarrow
Ambassador
Embassy of the Republic FIJI
Noa Building 14F, 2-3-5, Azabubashi,
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106
JAPAN
INDIA
Ms. Malti Sinha
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Paryavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi 110003
INDIA
KOREA
Mr. Yong-Sung Park
Deputy Director
International Affairs Division
Ministry of Environment
Government Complex 2, Kwacheon 427-760
KOREA
MALAYSIA
Ir. Lee Heng Keng
Director of Assessment
Department of Environment
12th & 13th Floor, Wisma Sime Darby,
Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur 50662
NEW ZEALAND
Mr. John Gilbert
Deputy Secretary for the Environment
Ministry for the Environment
84 Boulcott Street, P.O.Box 10362, Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
PHILIPPINES
Ms. Maria Clarissa C. Magdaraog
Head Executive Assistant / Director
The Office of the Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, 1100
PHILIPPINES
SINGAPORE
Mr. Ong Seng Eng
Chief Engineer (Strategic Planning)
Strategic Planning and Research Department
Ministry of the Environment
Environment Building, 40 Scotts Road,
Singapore 228231
SINGAPORE
THAILAND
Ms. Kluephan Baitrakul
Director
Urban Environment and Area Planning Division
Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
Office of Environmental Policy and Planning
60/1 Soi Phibun Wattana 7, Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400
THAILAND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
EWC
Dr. A. Terry Rambo
Director, Program on Environment
Coordinator, Indochina Initiative
East-West Center
1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848
U. S. A
ITTO
Mr. Lachlan A. J. Hunter
Assistant Director - Management Services
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
International Organizations Center 5F, Pacifico-Yokohoma,
1-1-1, Minato-Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220
JAPAN
SPREP
Ms. Wanda Ieremia
Sustainable Development Network Officer
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
P.O. Box 240, APIA
WESTERN SAMOA
UNCRD
Mr. Yasushi Hayashi
National Expert
United Nations Center for Regional Development
Nagona 1-47-1, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450
JAPAN
UNEP
Mr. Surendra Shrestha
Regional Coordinator
UNEP
Room 304, Outreach Building, Asian Institute of Technology
P.O.Box 4 Klongluang, Patumthani 12120
THAILAND
UNU
Mr. Ryutaro Yatsu
Visiting Fellow
United Nations University
Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS)
5-53-67, Gingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150
JAPAN
THE WORLD BANK
Mr. Takashi Matsumura
Environmental Specialist
ASTEN, The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433
U.S.A
JAPAN
Mr. Hironori Hamanaka
Director General
Global Environment Department
Environment Agency
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100
JAPAN
Mr. Kazuhiko Takemoto
Senior Advisor to Director General
Global Environment Department
Environment Agency
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100
JAPAN
Dr. Ryo Fujikura (Resource Person)
Associate Professor
Institute of Environmental Systems
Kyushu University
6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-81
JAPAN
Mr. Hidefumi Imura (Resource Person)
Professor
Institute of Environmental Systems, Faculty of Engineering
Kyusyu University
6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812
JAPAN
Mr. Saburo Kato (Chairperson)
President
Research Institute for Environment and Society
1-764-10 Shin-maruko, Nakahara-ku
Kawasaki 211
JAPAN
Prof. Hisakazu Kato (Observer)
Professor
School of Law, Nagoya University
Furoutyou 1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya City
JAPAN
Dr. Tsuneyuki Morita (Resource Person)
Head of Global Warming Response Team
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba City 305
JAPAN
Mr. Takaaki Moroto (Observer)
General Manager
Corporate Security & Environment Division
Itochu Corporation
2-5-1 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-77
JAPAN
Dr. Shuzo Nishioka (Resource Person)
Director
Global Environment Research Division
National Institute for Environmental Studies
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba City 305
JAPAN
Mr. Kazuo Takahashi (Observer)
Director
International Development Research Institute (IDRI)
1-6-17, Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102
JAPAN
Mr. Sawaaki Yamada
Director
Business Planning Department
Social & Industrial Systems Division
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
134, Godo-cho, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama 240
JAPAN
SECRETARIAT
EA
Mr. Yoshihiro Natori
Director
Research & Information Office
Global Environment Department
Environment Agency
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100
JAPAN
Mr. Hiroyasu Tokuda
Deputy Director
Planning Division
Global Environment Department
Environment Agency
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100
JAPAN
Mr. Masami Tsuji
Deputy Director
Office of Overseas Environmental Cooperation Division
Global Environment Department,
Environment Agency
1-2-2, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100
JAPAN
AIRIES
Ms. Kazuko Watanabe
Deputy Director
Association of International Research
Initiatives for Environmental Studies
3-1-13, Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105
JAPAN
Mr. Joshua Peter Newell
Association of International Research
Initiatives for Environmental Studies
3-1-13, Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105
JAPAN