The 9th 3R Conference for Asian Local Governments Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

31 January 2017

The Outcomes

of the 7th Regional 3R Forum

in Asia and the Pacific

Dr. Anupam KHAJURIA, Researcher, UNCRD

Dr. Kikuko SAKAI, Researcher, UNCRD

History of Regional 3R Forum in Asia and

the Pacific

1st

Regional 3R

Forum in

Asia

Japan/2009

Tokyo 3R

Statement

3R for Green Economy

3Rs for Sustainable Cities and Human

Settelment (Healthy & Safe)

3Rs for Costal & Marine Ecosystem

2nd

Regional 3R

Forum in Asia

Malaysia/2010

3rd

Regional 3R

Forum in Asia

Singapore/2011

Singapore Recommendations

4th

Regional 3R

Forum

in Asia

Viet Nam/2013

5th

Regional 3R

Forum

in Asia-Pacific

Indonesia/2014

3Rs in the context of Green

Economy

3Rs in a broader context - not just about municipal waste

management, but is intrinsically linked with resource efficiency in

a wide range of sectors with an objective to reduce or eliminate the

waste load for final disposal towards transitioning to a resource

efficient and green economy

Ha Noi 3R Declaration (2013-2023)33 Goals for Urban/Industrial areas, Rural areas/Biomass, New and Emerging Wastes,

Cross-cutting issues

3Rs in the context of Rio+20 outcome –

The Future WeWant

Multilayer Partnerships and

Coalition as the Basis for 3R’s

Promotion

Pacific Island Countries join 3R Forum

Endorsed Regional 3R Forum in Asia

Needs for Innovative Partnerships2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development / SDGs

2nd East Asia Summit - Environment

Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM), Brunei, 2010

Surabaya 3R Declaration

Endorsed Regional 3R Forum in Asia

6th

Regional 3R

Forum

in Asia-Pacific

Maldives/2015

3R as an Economic Industry

7th

Regional 3R

Forum

in Asia-Pacific

Australia/2016

Private Resorts

Declaration on 3Rs (99

private tourist resorts of

Maldives signed)

Declaration on Circular

Economy

Challenges in the development of

circular economy Systematic assessment standards

• Lack of standard for data

collection, calculation and

submission

• Lack of transparency monitoring

and inter-city inequity of auditing

Enforcement of legislation

• Circular Economy Promotion

Law-not compulsive

• Punishment for

noncompliance is inadequate

Technology development

• Technology-primary productive

forces and key to improve resource

efficiency

• Financial support on technology

development

• Encourage academic institution

Systematic information network

• Information-key to decision

making

• require information exchange

platform

• require systematic information

network

Governmental management system

• Complexity- difficulties in

management and monitoring

Economic incentives

• Economic incentives-useful tool for

guiding the development direction

• Unwillingness to pay by government

CHALLENGES

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Source: Adopted from Prof. Li presentation from Adelaide 3R forum, 2016

Acts and achievements: Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific

Moving from

negative loop

to positive

loop

Linear to Circular economy

Adapted from Dr. P. Modak presentation, Presented at Sixth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the

Pacific 2015

4Source: Co-Chairs’ Summary of Sixth Regional 3R

Forum 2015

=> Important

impact:

Waste

management is

being

increasingly

addressed in

resource domain

7th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific

Organizers• Australian Government

• Office of Green Industries SA on behalf of the Government of

South Australia

• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

• Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

• United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

More than 340 participants from 41 countries

More details:

http://www.uncrd.or.jp/index.php?page=view&nr=961&type=13&menu=377

Theme: Advancing 3R and Resource

Efficiency

for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development

Forum’s Approaches

Local

Governments

Cities, Rural Communities

Ministries

Partners

UNCRD

3R-Research

3R-Advice

3R-Promotion

Key Findings of the Forum

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The Forum recognized the

contribution of the 3Rs to

achieving the sustainable

development goals (SDGs).

Policy and Institutional

transformation: The

SDGs reflect the level of

ambition and

commitment of the

global policy community.

The adoption of the Adelaide 3R Declaration

entitled “Adelaide 3R Declaration towards the

Promotion of Circular Economy in Achieving

Resource Efficient Societies in Asia and the

Pacific under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development” added a valuable guiding reference

to the 3R initiative.

Key Findings of the Forum

Rural

Development

Resilient cities and

communities

Policy

transformation

Need for insight to policy

transformation towards

resource efficient vis-à-vis

circular economic

development in Asia and the

Pacific;

Need to harness multiple benefits of

circular economic development approach

in achieving the SDGs under the 2030

Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Biomass waste in rural economy: 3R programmes

and practices can provide circular economy

opportunities in rural areas of Asia and the Pacific;

Technologies

3R technologies are

key enablers for

creating sustainable

business opportunities

towards economic

success of the Asia

and the Pacific;

Resource

Efficiency

3R and resource efficiency measures can provide

many complimentary benefits in making the cities

and societies resilient;

3R and resource efficiency measures

can provide many complimentary

benefits in making the cities and

societies resilient;

Circular Economy

Opportunity

Triangular

Cooperation

Countries need to recognize the

importance of triangular cooperation

(government-private sector-scientific

and research organizations) in

advancing 3R research and

development (R&D), technology

transfer and technology evaluation;

SMEs

Governments need to

assist SMEs to integrate

resource efficiency in

their entire supply chain

through appropriate

policy, institutional and

financial measures and

partnership mechanisms;

Key Findings of the Forum

Greening SMEs

EPR

Industrial

Symbiosis

Education,

Science and

Technology

Cooperation Collaboration

Partnerships

Eco-products

Eco-parks

Green energy

Security

- Development and Security -

The Regional 3R Forum in Asia and

Pacific should address emerging

technologies such as green chemistry

and nano-technology, etc., in advancing

3R and resource efficiency in the

region.

Governments need to assist SMEs

to integrate resource efficiency in

their entire supply chain through

appropriate policy, institutional and

financial measures and

partnership mechanisms;

Promote eco-industrial parks

and regional infrastructure to

support resource optimization

and efficiency in industries,

SMEs

Collaborative research

and development:

International joint

ventures and promote

PPPs

Actions

for Adelaide 3R DeclarationResearch• State of 3R – To grasp existing situation and problems in

countries

• Technical feasibility – To find clues to implement resource

efficiency and introduce circular economy

• Stakeholders’ analysis

Advice• 3R Policy implementation

• Technical consultation/Trainings

• Programme/Project development etc.

Promotion• 3R dialogues, events and campaigns

• Partnership development

• Technical and financial coordination among partners

ReduceReuse

Recycle

Resource

Efficiency

Adelaide 3R Declaration

Towards the Promotion of Circular Economy in Achieving Resource Efficient Societies in Asia and the Pacific under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Promote inter-municipal or city-city cooperation Creating circular economic opportunities, green and new employment

opportunities, ultimately contributing to the well-being of the local

communities

Provide necessary capacity building and support Human resource development, financing, knowledge and technical know-

how for instituting circular economic development approaches

Facilitate environmentally-sound management of wastesAppropriate treatment of disaster wastes, e-wastes, medical wastes etc.

Adelaide 3R Declaration

Towards the Promotion of Circular Economy in Achieving Resource Efficient Societies in Asia and the Pacific under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Science and Innovation TechnologyTechnology based culture in overall policy setting and development agendas

Private sector and sustainable business opportunities3R technologies are key enables for creating sustainable business

opportunities

Collaborative Research-Development and ProjectsTo address resource efficiency related problems in industry sector,

Government and international collaborative research projects in the areas of

strengthening basic statistics, material flow and waste accounting and

analysis, and material and waste footprint analysis and resource productivity

analysis and Bilateral/multilateral cooperation

The Way Forward..

Resource Mobilization,

Coordination and

Implementation Funding Agencies

Academia

Private enterprisesGovernments

NGOs

CommunitiesCities

A focus on the circular economy requires a stronger recognition of

the “whole-of-value-chain” approach, extending the waste

management perspective to the whole life cycle of resources

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable

Development

.

Source: Adapted from United Nations, 2015

193 Member States adopted 17 SDGs and 169 targets at the

UN Sustainable Development Summit, New York,

25-27 September 2015

Welcome to

8th Regional 3R Forum

in Asia and the Pacific

Venue: New Delhi, India

Date: November 2017

Co-organizers: Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Government of

India; National Productivity Council (NPC), Government of India; Ministry of

the Environment, Japan; and UNCRD

Theme: Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and

Clean Air through 3R and Resource Efficiency – A

21st Century Vision for Asia-Pacific Communities