The Ministerial Conference on the 3R initiative was held in Tokyo on
28-30 April 2005 to formally launch the 3R Initiative agreed upon at
the G8 Sea Island Summit in June 2004.
During the conference, participating countries and organizations shared
information on 3R-relevant activities carried out by them. Through the
discussions at the ministerial level, the conference recognized it necessary
to promote:
| (a) | formulation and implementation of visions and/or strategies leading to a sound material-cycle society; |
| (b) | reduction of barriers to the international flow of goods and materials; |
| (c) | cooperation between developed and developing countries; |
| (d) | cooperation among stakeholders; and |
| (e) | science and technology suitable for the 3Rs. |
It was also agreed that the outcome of the conference should be fed
into the
G8 Summit meeting at Gleneagles in the UK in July 2005, and shared
with the international community through various fora.
The conference welcomed a proposal by Japan to organize a meeting at
the senior official level as a follow-up to the Ministerial Conference.
Chair’s Summary
[PDF 50KB]
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s Welcome Remarks
[PDF 16KB]
Presentation
by Yuriko Koike, Minister of the Environment
1
[PDF 23KB] 2
[PDF 347KB]
Keynote Speeches
UNEP
[PDF 31KB]
OECD
[PDF 25KB]
Presentations
Secretariat of the Basel Convention [PDF 23KB]
3R Portfolio
| Brazil [PDF 35KB] | Canada [PDF 30KB] | China [PDF 28KB] |
| France [PDF 31KB] | Germany [PDF 37KB] | Indonesia [PDF 33KB] |
| Italy [PDF 71KB] | Japan [PDF 38KB] | Malaysia [PDF 31KB] |
| Mexico [PDF 30KB] | Philippines [PDF 22KB] | Republic of Korea [PDF 61KB] |
| Singapore [PDF 35KB] | South Africa [PDF 50KB] |
Thailand [PDF 43KB] |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [PDF 54KB] | United States of America [PDF 65KB] | Viet Nam [PDF 16KB] |
| European Commission [PDF 38KB] | ||
NGOs,NPOs
The 3R Citizens’ Forum [PDF
20KB]
The Basel Action Network [PDF 375KB]
Program
[PDF 20KB]
Participants
List [PDF 49KB]
Issues Paper
[PDF 424KB]
Background Paper
[PDF 676KB]
Press Release
