Date: 12 November 2008
Place: Bangkok, Thailand
The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Ministry of the Environment of Government of Japan, and the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia), jointly organized the Special Event for the Signing of the Kyoto Declaration by Asian Mayors for the Promotion of EST in Cities," during the Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2008 Workshop.
Organized as a special event of BAQ 2008, this signing ceremony aimed for the further proliferation of EST among additional Asian cities, which would not only be signing the Kyoto Declaration and joining this important and meaningful course of action under the Asian EST Initiative, but would also be showing their commitment to deal with emerging issues such as climate change, the central theme of BAQ 2008, through integrated EST measures. The event gained the participation of selected twelve city mayors, governors, and senior government officials and representatives from South and South East Asian countries.
Organizers
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Ministry of the Environment of Government of Japan
CAI-Asia Center
Participants and signatories
Following 12 cities mayors/senior officers from 7 countries participated in the Event and signed the Kyoto Declaration.
Baguio (Philippines)
Bangkok (Thailand)
Batam (Indonesia)
Cebu (Philippines)
Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Karachi (Pakistan)
Katmandu (Nepal)
Makassar (Indonesia)
Makati (Philippins)
Palembang (Indonesia)
Guwahati (India)
Surat (India)
Meeting Materials
Meeting Agenda
Kyoto Declaration (Extended in 2008, 34 cities)