Northeast Asia Economic Forumin Toyama, 2007

Northeast Asia Economic Forumin Toyama, 2007

Session 1: EnvironmentPartnership toward Sustainability

Chair: Motoyuki SuzukiChairman of the Board, NPEC

Session 1: EnvironmentPartnership toward Sustainability

Chair: Motoyuki SuzukiChairman of the Board, NPEC

Welcome to Toyama

Session 1: EnvironmentSession 1: Environment

• Professor Ryo Fujikura, Hosei Univ.• Deputy Mayor Tsutomu Kasahara, Toyama• Professor Qian Yi, Tsinghua Univ., China• Dr. Heung-Jin Choi, Ministry of Env., Korea

Break

• Comments– Mr. Hiroshi Sono, Hokuriku Electricpower Co.– Ambassador Ganbold Baanjav, Mongol

• DiscussionPreparation of Conclusion

• Professor Ryo Fujikura, Hosei Univ.• Deputy Mayor Tsutomu Kasahara, Toyama• Professor Qian Yi, Tsinghua Univ., China• Dr. Heung-Jin Choi, Ministry of Env., Korea

Break

• Comments– Mr. Hiroshi Sono, Hokuriku Electricpower Co.– Ambassador Ganbold Baanjav, Mongol

• DiscussionPreparation of Conclusion

NPEC (Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center)

NPEC (Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center)

・Established: April, 1997・Missions:

To contribute to the management of the marine environment

・Co-workers:United Nations Environment Programme, Toyama Prefecture, Ministry of Environment, Japan & and state/local governments in the region

・Targets:① Promotion of regional interactions/exchanges among member countries in the area of environment,② Research and development in the field of environmental protection in the region,③ Environmental capacity development especially for young generations④ Cooperation with the activities of NOWPAP (Northwestern Pacific Action Plan, one of the programmes of UNEP)

・・Established: Established: April, 1997April, 1997・・Missions: Missions:

To contribute to the management of the marine To contribute to the management of the marine environment environment

・・CoCo--workersworkers::United Nations Environment United Nations Environment ProgrammeProgramme, Toyama , Toyama PrefecturePrefecture,, Ministry of Environment, Japan & and Ministry of Environment, Japan & and state/lstate/local governments in the regionocal governments in the region

・・Targets:Targets:①① Promotion of regional interactions/exchanges Promotion of regional interactions/exchanges among member countries in the area of environment,among member countries in the area of environment,②② Research and development in the field of Research and development in the field of environmental protection in the region,environmental protection in the region,③③ Environmental capacity development especially for Environmental capacity development especially for young generationsyoung generations④④ Cooperation withCooperation with the activities of NOWPAP the activities of NOWPAP (Northwestern Pacific Action Plan, one of the (Northwestern Pacific Action Plan, one of the programmesprogrammes of UNEP)of UNEP)

Investigation Investigation on the on the marine marine environmental statusenvironmental status

RRegional egional scientific scientific exchanges among member countriesexchanges among member countries

Remote sensingRemote sensingCoastal environmental Coastal environmental assessment assessment （（Red tide/HABRed tide/HAB））

Training people and establishing a networkTraining people and establishing a network

Partnership towardSustainability in AsiaPartnership toward

Sustainability in Asia

Motoyuki Suzuki*Chairman of the Board, Northwest Pacific Environmental Cooperation

Center (NPEC)

Motoyuki Suzuki*Chairman of the Board, Northwest Pacific Environmental Cooperation

Center (NPEC)

*currently with The University of the Air (Open University), and United Nations University

*currently with The University of the Air (Open University), and United Nations University

Size of Economy, ComparisonSize of Economy, Comparison

• World Economy Size in terms of GDP– ca 36 trillion USD or ca 55 trillion International

dollar.

• Regional GDP at 2005 (2000, International dollar)– Northeast 3 countries: 12 trillion $ 22%– NAFTA: 13 trillion $ 24%– EU15: 10 trillion $ 19%

• ASEAN + 3 > NAFTA: Huge Economic Unit

• World Economy Size in terms of GDP– ca 36 trillion USD or ca 55 trillion International

dollar.

• Regional GDP at 2005 (2000, International dollar)– Northeast 3 countries: 12 trillion $ 22%– NAFTA: 13 trillion $ 24%– EU15: 10 trillion $ 19%

• ASEAN + 3 > NAFTA: Huge Economic Unit

Compressed Patterns of Development in AsiaCompressed Patterns of Development in Asia

• World-top economic growth rate – 1960s-70s: Japan– 1970s-80s: Korea and Taiwan– Late80s to 90s: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and

later, China

• Recent development patterns– Rapid urbanization, materialization, mass-

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• Industrial pollution, urban disorderness, and rural degradation

• Traditional culture and modern lifestyle• Domestic problems and global/international constraints

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Environmental Issues in Asian RegionEnvironmental Issues in Asian Region

• Water resources– Increase of water demands for food production and industrial

development– Deterioration of water environment, EDCs

• Air pollution– Transboundary dust storms (yellow sand), acid rain, oxidants– Atmospheric (Asian) brown cloud (ABC), Haze

• Deterioration of ecosystems– Diminishing primary forests, illegal logging, forest fires– Loss of biodiversity, invasive alien species

• Global climate change– CO2 emissions– Desertification, soil degradation

• Solid wastes– Needs for increasing resources productivity, 3R– Hazardous wastes, cross-border transport

• Water resources– Increase of water demands for food production and industrial

development– Deterioration of water environment, EDCs

• Air pollution– Transboundary dust storms (yellow sand), acid rain, oxidants– Atmospheric (Asian) brown cloud (ABC), Haze

• Deterioration of ecosystems– Diminishing primary forests, illegal logging, forest fires– Loss of biodiversity, invasive alien species

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Topics to share within AsiaTopics to share within Asia

• Environmental Commons– Increasing interactions and interdependency through

trades/economic activities among countries within the region– Countries with common climatological/cultural conditions, i.e.,

strong effect of monsoon, rice cultures– Environmental resources/services to be shared within the area

• Human/social development– Enhancement of environmental governance

• Establishment of institutional/social systems• Enhancement of awareness for environmental degradation

– Capacity development• Training/human development, empowerment

– Arrangement of a common information-base• State of the arts in environmental problems• Technology, social measures,

• Science and Technology for complex issues– Identification of sustainability technologies for specific conditions– Development of co-beneficial countermeasures

• Environmental Commons– Increasing interactions and interdependency through

trades/economic activities among countries within the region– Countries with common climatological/cultural conditions, i.e.,

strong effect of monsoon, rice cultures– Environmental resources/services to be shared within the area

• Human/social development– Enhancement of environmental governance

• Establishment of institutional/social systems• Enhancement of awareness for environmental degradation

– Capacity development• Training/human development, empowerment

– Arrangement of a common information-base• State of the arts in environmental problems• Technology, social measures,

• Science and Technology for complex issues– Identification of sustainability technologies for specific conditions– Development of co-beneficial countermeasures

SustainableSociety

Sustainable Society

Conclusion of Session 1 (draft)Conclusion of Session 1 (draft)

• Uniqueness of Asian development• Common issues：

– Sustainability: Low-carbon society, cyclic economy, living-with-nature and risk-free society

• Importance of cooperation among member countries in the area of:– Environmental monitoring, enhancement of

environmental governance, sound trans-border material cycles

– Technological development and exchange through a framework of joint ownership of industry, academia and government.

• Uniqueness of Asian development• Common issues：

– Sustainability: Low-carbon society, cyclic economy, living-with-nature and risk-free society

• Importance of cooperation among member countries in the area of:– Environmental monitoring, enhancement of

environmental governance, sound trans-border material cycles

– Technological development and exchange through a framework of joint ownership of industry, academia and government.

Final Remarks Final Remarks • Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach

him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.(Laozi)

• If we learn how to fish, we may ･･････

OVERFISH!

• For a sustainable use of fish resources, understanding and management is needed for the whole ecosystem.

• Appropriate fishing methods vary from place to place. In most cases, traditional knowledge and wisdom should be venerated and highly exploited.

• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.(Laozi)

• If we learn how to fish, we may ･･････

OVERFISH!

• For a sustainable use of fish resources, understanding and management is needed for the whole ecosystem.

• Appropriate fishing methods vary from place to place. In most cases, traditional knowledge and wisdom should be venerated and highly exploited.