Ministry of the Environment Japan

Since 2004, WEPA has been conducting capacity development of stakeholders as well as sharing of information and knowledge for finding solutions to water environmental issues under the partnership of 13 Asian countries, namely Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand...

This presentation presents the major findings from literature reviewed on climate change impacts on agriculture liveilhoods and suggested adaptation measures. The presentation is subsequently elaborated into a working paper that can be obtained from the author.

There is a pressing need for sustainable development in Asia to realize more efficient use of resources and materials and to reduce the environmental impact of consumption and production activities. Promotion of 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) thorugh theintegration of policies on waste management and resource management, is one of the keys to...

The Asia 3R Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan on October 3oth - November 1st, 2006, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan. The Secretariat of the conference consisted of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan and the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies in Japan. There were 19 participating countries from Asia, 5 G8 member...

Remarks: IGES supported drafting the chairmans summary.