Highlights and images for 11 April 2018

8th Regional 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Forum in Asia and the Pacific

Summary

Highlights for Wednesday, 11 April 2018

Malini Laxmansingh Gaur, Mayor, Indore City, India, signs the the Indore 3R Declaration on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air in Cities

The second full day of the Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific opened in Indore, India, with two keynote addresses on 3Rs and clean water.During the day three thematic plenary sessions were held on:

the connection between 3R principles and strategies and protecting coastal and marine ecosystems from land-based activities, particularly marine litter;

experiences and policies of countries in the region to address the challenges in greening small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and shifting them to participating actively in a circular economy;

3R technologies and resource security, including the role of 3R technologies and the internet of things (IOT) to promote smart cities, and experiences in applying 3R technologies to address e-waste, plastics, and healthcare wastes.

Also throughout the day parallel sessions were held of the Asian Mayors Policy Dialogue on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3Rs and Resource Efficiency. These addressed:

the contribution of the 3Rs to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and UN-Habitat III New Urban Agenda; and

special waste challenges, such as plastics, chemical wastes, e-waste and medical wastes.

During lunch an invitation-only session was held to discuss a proposal for a Sub-regional Roadmap for Implementing the Global Waste Management Goals Towards Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in South Asia.After lunch five parallel country breakout sessions heard brief reports by each country on their major achievements and initiatives regarding implementation of the Ha Noi 3R Declaration adopted at the Fourth Regional 3R Forum in 2013.In an afternoon session the first “State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific” assessment report prepared by experts was formally launched and discussed. The report addresses progress in implementation of the Ha Noi Declaration.The report launch was followed by a session featuring a series of reports back to plenary on:

the country breakout groups;

the outcome of the Adelaide 3R Declaration adopted at the Seventh forum held in Adelaide, Australia in 2016, and the announcement of the launch of the Global Leadership Program on the Circular Economy;

the 7th International Conference on Solid Waste Management (IconSWM 2017);

a civil society event held in parallel to the Forum; and

the parallel event “Recycling of Land-based Marine Litter: Challenges and Opportunities in South Asia.”

The final Forum event of the day was the signing by mayors and city authorities of the Indore Declaration on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air in Cities.

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Keynote Addresses

View of the dais during the keynote addresses

Keith Alverson, Director, United Nations Environment Programme's International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP IETC), Japan

Asit K. Biswas, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Plenary Sessions

View of the dais during Plenary Session 5: 3Rs for Protection of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems

Hideshige Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

Sunee Piya Panpong, Ministry for Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand

View of the dais during Plenary Session 6: Greening of SMEs and Enhancing National Productivity - Role of Circular Economy

Shikar Jain, National Productivity Council, India

Wilson Lim Trajeco, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippines

View of the dais during Plenary Session 7: Resource Security and 3R Technologies

Sunil Herat, Griffith University, Australia

Saibal Das Chowdhury, CEO, Urbanetic Pte Ltd, Singapore

Asian Mayors Policy Dialogue on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3Rs and Resource Efficiency

View of the dais during the Mayors Session 1: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN HABITAT III New Urban Agenda and the Contribution of the 3Rs

Malini Laxmansingh Gaur, Mayor, Indore City, India

Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State, MoHUA, India

Delegates taking notes during the Mayors Session 1: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN HABITAT III New Urban Agenda and the Contribution of the 3Rs

View of the dais during the Mayors Session 2: Smart Cities of India - What Can 3R Offer in Terms of Sustainable Urban Development and New Business Opportunities?