Press Release

December 22, 2011
  • Air & Transportation

Results of Participation in the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production"

The MOE of Japan hosted a panel discussion regarding the promotion of the packaged policy approach for realizing viable environmental management in pollution emitters at the "10th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)."

In the panel discussion, reports from panelists and discussion were conducted. They compiled the results and shared common awareness with the participants as follows:

- To achieve viable environmental management in pollution emitters, dissemination of environmental technologies together with development of the legal system and human resources is effective.
- The packaged policy approach mentioned above is commonly applicable in ASEAN countries, though issues on environmental management do differ among the ASEAN countries.
- Awareness-raising among all stakeholders, particularly awareness-raising among residents is essential for such packaged policies.
- To achieve effective environmental management in pollution emitters using the packaged policy approach, it also has a beneficial influence on pollution emitters from the economic perspective.

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