UNCRD-3RINCs Special Session on "JAIPUR DECLARATION on 3R and Circular Economy" (11 May 2025, Jeju, Republic of Korea)

The United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) and 3RINCs 2025 co-organized the Special Session on "JAIPUR DECLARATION on 3R and Circular Economy - Sustainable 3R and Circular Economy Goals for Achieving Resource Efficient, Clean, Resilient, Sound Material Cycle and Low-Carbon Society in Asia and the Pacific (2025-2035)" during the 11th 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management (3RINCs) held in Jeju, Republic of Korea, from 11 to 13 May 2025. In the special session, UNCRD presented the Jaipur Declaration on 3R and Circular Economy (2025-2035) followed by discussion among experts on key aspects of the implementation of the Jaipur Declaration (2025-2035) over the next 10 years.

Documentation

CONCEPT NOTE AND PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

• Draft Concept Note and Programme

PRESENTATIONS

• Background Presentation 1: JAIPUR DECLARATION on 3R and Circular Economy - Sustainable 3R and Circular Economy Goals for Achieving Resource Efficient, Clean, Resilient, Sound Material Cycle and Low-Carbon Society in Asia and the Pacific (2025-2035)
  - by CRC Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD-DSDG/UN DESA
• Expert Presentation 2: Reshaping global policies for circular economy
  – by Prof. Xianlai Zeng, Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China
• Expert Presentation 3: Reshaping the future of plastic packaging by EPR in Asia
  – by Prof. Yong-Chul Jang, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea
• Expert Presentation 4: Extended Producer Responsibility on Plastics in Southeast Asian Countries
  - by Dr. Michikazu Kojima, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Expert Presentation 5: Harnessing the Potential of Circular Economy in the Cement Industries of Nepal
  - by Dr. Nawa Raj Khatiwada, Senior Research Specialist, Nepal Development Research Institute (NDRI), Nepal