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Web Coverage/ Summary
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 The 4th Regional 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) Forum in Asia opened in Hanoi, Viet Nam, on 18 March 2013, on the theme of “3Rs in the Context of Rio+20 Outcomes – The Future We Want.” The UN Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Japan, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Viet Nam, jointly organized the meeting at the Calidas Landmark 72 Royal Residence Hanoi Hotel.
Nguyen Thien Nhan, Deputy Prime Minister of Viet Nam, opened the meeting, urging all delegates to contribute towards global efforts for sustainable development.
The keynote address by Prasad Modak, Environmental Management Centre, India, focused on 3Rs in the context of 21st century cities, highlighting that the private and informal sectors must be part of the solution, and "taming consumption" an ultimate goal.
Delegates from 25 countries in the Asia-Pacific region considered opportunities for 3R and resource-efficiency measures to contribute towards implementation of commitments from the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012. They addressed new and emerging issues in e-waste, chemicals and hazardous waste, and plastics in the coastal and marine environment. They also presented and discussed tools for green industry, which could be deployed in the quest for a resource-efficient and “zero waste” society.
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L-R: Vijay Joshi, Asian Development Bank (ADB); Peter Börkey, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Kotaro Kawamata, Ministry of Environment, Japan; Jerome Stucki, UN Industrial Development Organizaton (UNIDO); Session Chair Joseph Hui, Deputy CEO, National Environment Agency (NEA), Singapore; Session Co-Chair H.E.Tran Hong Ha, Vice-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam; Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty, UNCRD; Matthew Gubb, Director, UN Environment Programme-International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC); Manju Raina, India; and Heinz Schandl, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
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L-R: Prasad Modak, President, EMC-India; Dao Xuan Lai, UN Development Programme (UNDP), Viet Nam; Matthew Gubb, Director, UNEP-IETC; Ibrahim Shafii, Basel Convention Secretariat; Session Chair H.E. Masneellyarti Hilman, Deputy Minister of Environment, Indonesia; Jinhui Li, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention Coordinating Center for Asia and the Pacific, China; Sunee Plyapanpong, Thailand; H.E. Mariyam Shakeela, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives; Hiroki Hashizume, Tama University, Japan; and Bruce Edwards, Australia
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L-R: Jinhui Li, Executive Secretary, Basel Convention Coordinating Center for Asia and the Pacific, China; Sadao Wasaka, Executive Director, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan; Nguyen Van Tai, Director-General, Institute of Strategy, Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam; and Sunita Yadav, India
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Fourth Regional 3R (reduce, reuse and recycle) Forum 
