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Third Regional 3R Forum in Asia

Submitted by USHAMOTO on 05 October 2011 - 12:00am
2011/10/05 to 2011/10/07
Singapore

Date: 5-7 October 2011

Place: Singapore

Theme: Technology Transfer for promoting the 3Rs

Building on the increased awareness/understanding on the significance of the 3Rs at the policy level, and to foster the development, adaptation, and scaling up of environmentally friendly 3R technologies, the main objectives of the Third Meeting of the Regional 3R Forum in Asia will be to:

  • Address 3R technologies (including technologies that reduce virgin material input as well as technologies that encourage use of recycled resources);
  • Address and identify policies and institutional frameworks for the promotion of the 3Rs technologies, including those that contribute to attracting investment and promoting business to business technology transfer;
  • Address and identify opportunities for collaborative actions and partnerships including bilateral, multilateral and regional supporting mechanisms to promote 3R technology transfer; and
  • Contribute towards enhanced regional input to the UNCSD 2012 (Rio+20) by addressing 3R technologies towards Green Economy.

Organizers:

National Environment Agency (NEA)
Ministry of the Environment - Japan
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Supporting Organizations:

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

DOCUMENTS

Concept Note

Chair's Summary

Programme

List of Participants (PDF)

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

Opening Session

Key Note Address

The 3Rs as the basis for sustainable waste management/moving towards zero waste by Luis Diaz, Chair, Task Group on Developing Countries, International Waste Working Group
[Paper (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)]

Presentation

Achievements since the Tokyo 3R Statement - Moving towards Rio+20 and beyond UNCRD (PDF)

Plenary Session 1: Best practices and available technologies in the 3Rs

Best practices and available technologies in the 3Rs [Background Paper (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)]

3R Technology for Eco-friendly Products - In the Context of Economic Competitive Advantage in International Business [Presentation (PDF)]

Plenary Session 2: Policy and institutional framework for promoting transfer of 3R technologies

Policy and institutional framework for promoting transfer of 3R technologies Background Paper (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)]

Policy and institutional framework for disseminating 3R technologies: The case of the Home Appliances Recycling Law in Japan [Presentation (PDF)]

Plenary Session 3: Market demand as driving force for 3R technology transfer and the role of private sector

Market demand as driving force for 3R technology transfer and the role of private sector [Background Paper (PDF) / Presentation (PDF)]

Plenary Session 5: Importance of the 3Rs in a green economy

The Ideas of the Development of a Circular Economy in the "Twelfth Five-Year" Plan of China [Presentation (PDF)]

Discussion Points

Plenary Session 1: Best practices and available technologies in the 3Rs (PDF)

Plenary Session 2: Policy and institutional framework for promoting transfer of 3R technologies (PDF)

Plenary Session 3: Market demand as driving force for 3R technology transfer and the role of private sector (PDF)

Plenary Session 4: International cooperation in promoting transfer of 3R technologies (PDF)

Round Table

Round Table 1: 3R technologies in production processes (PDF)

Round Table 2: 3R technologies in municipal waste management (PDF)

Round Table 3: 3R technologies relate to new and emerging waste (PDF)

Country Analysis Paper