APFED Recommendations and Commitments: New Partnership Initiatives for Knowledge Network and Capacity Building Summary of the Parallel-Event at WSSD (Preliminary Draft)

Ministry of the Environment of Japan, UNEP, UN/ESCAP and Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) held a parallel-event of WSSD, APFED Recommendations and Commitments: New Partnership Initiatives for Knowledge Network and Capacity Building at the Japan Pavilion in Ubuntu Village on August 28, 2002. Approximately 120 persons from international organizations, governments and NGOs participated and exchanged opinions and comments on future steps of the initiatives.

Date:	August 28, 2002 16:00-18:00
Venue:	Japan Pavilion, Ubuntu Village, Johannesburg
Organizers:	Ministry of the Environment of Japan, UNEP, UN/ESCAP, IGES
Participants:	Approximately 120 persons including the following key speakers: Mr. Hiroshi Ohki, Minister of the Environment, Japan Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, APFED Chair, former Prime Minister, Japan Dr. Parvez Hassan, APFED Member of Pakistan, Former Chairman, IUCN Law Commission Dr. Klaus T_pfer, APFED Member, Executive Director, UNEP Dr. Kim Hak-Su, APFED Member, Executive Secretary, UN/ESCAP Mr. Warren Evans, Director, Environment and Social Safeguard Division, ADB Prof. Akio Morishima, Chair of Board of Directors, IGES

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