Press Release

December 04, 2006
  • Global Environment

The Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting (IG8) of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) Held

The Eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting (IG8) of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) was held in Hanoi, Vietnam on November 29 and 30. The meeting included the adoption of the Strategy on EANET activities to be undertaken for the coming five years (2006-2010) and the Terms of Reference for the Working Group on Future Development of EANET (WGFD) to discuss an appropriate instrument to provide a sound basis for financial contributions to EANET. Also considered was the progress of discussions on the instrument in WGFD, the First Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia, and so on. The Government of Japan will continue to make efforts toward strengthening the foundation of EANET activities as well as their future development and expansion.


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