Global Environment and UNEP
24th November 2017
Taka Hiraishi
Senior Advisor
Japan Association for UNEP

taka.hiraishi@gmail.com
http://www.j-unep.jp/

1. Global Environment
and UNEP
2. International
Environmental
Conventions
3. Climate Science andUNFCCC
4. Climate actions

Basic literature (1)(1964)(1972)(1972)(1996)

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Basic literature (2)(1982)(1987)(1974)(1981)(1998)

Basic literature (3)ストックホルム(1972)から、ナイロビ（１９８２）、ブラント委員会（1979）、ブルントラント委員会(WCED 1987)、リオデジャネイロ（２００２） <agenda21>、ヨハネスブルク（２０１２）

ストックホルムから10年を記念し、UNEPの特別管理理事会が開催された。

WCED: Our Common
Future。 SustainableDevelopment のコンセプトを主唱。

North-South： A
Programme forSurvival は、経済の側面から開発の在り方について提言
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“Global Environmental problems”
Environmental problems with global significance:

Climate change, stratospheric ozone layer depletion, lossof biological diversity, environmental contamination bypersistent chemicals or trace contaminants.

Regional, or multi-national environmental
problems, with international implications:

Acid rain, forest loss, expansion of desertification, soil
degradation, contamination or degradation ofinternationally shared water bodies (lakes, rivers andcoastal marine environment)

National, subnational or local environmentalproblems, which are faced with by many countries:
Urban or industry-related pollution, soil contamination orloss, lack of water resources, waste disposal problems.

5Environment-development nexus
Intrinsic relationships between insufficientdevelopment in developing countries, poverty andenvironmental degradation.
Not-widely-spoken causes of under-development– corruption, civil war, incompetence ofgovernment.
(WFP) “108 Million People In The World Face Severe Food Insecurity –Situation Worsening” (31st March 2017)
http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/108-million-people-world-facesevere-food-insecuritysituation-worsening

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Environmental problems, “Kogai”
in Japan - MINAMATA Disease Case
• Official recognition (report to local health office) was in1953, but government’s formal statement on its cause
was made only in 1968 – organic mercury wasgenerated in a chemical process using inorganic
mercury, emitted to the sea, accumulated in fish stocks,
and health damage resulted. Officially recognizedpatients are more than 7,500.
• Paralysis, body deformation, centric eyesight, etc.
• In the early years, it was called, “weird disease” andthere were discrimination cases against patients.
• Prevention may have been difficult, but there were lotsof unfortunate incidents.

From Mr. Smith’s book, “Minamata”

メチル水銀が母親から胎児に移るため、出生児の症状が重くなる。
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Serious Air Pollution Problems in Japan• In 1960s and early 1970s, there were serious air pollution problems
in many industrialized cities, such as Yokkaichi, Kitakyushu, Kawasaki,and Osaka.
• Causes were Sulfur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxidants (NOx),Particulates matter (PM <-> PM2.5), Photochemical Oxidants. In a
few areas, Lead pollution (from automobile emission) and Carbon
Monoxide occurred.
• Air pollution patients, recognized under Environmental Pollution
Compensation Law, reached the level of 100 thousands.
• There were strong public movements, some of which led to theprevention of further pollution.
• Especially by strong air control regulations (on both stationary andmobile sources), many air pollution control technologies weredeveloped and widely introduced, such as Flue Gas Desulfurization
or Denitrifications.
• In early 1970s, removal of Lead from gasoline was introduced, whichwas extremely unique in the world.
9Success Stories
Kitakyushu in 1960s and current air quality<http://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/kankyou/file_0264.html>

Ambient SO2 Concentration (National Monitoring
Stations10

1972 United Nations Conference on the
Human Environment• From 5th June 1972, United Nations
Conference on the Human Environment
was held in Stockholm, which adopted
Human Environment Declaration, andAction Plan comprising of 109
recommendations.
• Originally, Sweden and other developed countries
proposed an UN Conference on Environmental
Pollution, but developing countries argued poverty
and insufficient development are moreproblematic. Thus, the conference was called, “. . .
on the Human Development”.
• 5th June was named, “World Environment Day”.
The month of June is “Environment Month” inJapan.
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Establishment of UNEP
• By UN General Assembly resolution 2994 (XXVII) in December 1972, United Nations
Environment Programme was established, composed of;• A Small Secretariat to be established in Nairobi, Kenya• Environment Fund (US$ 100 million per 5 years)• Environmental Co-ordination Board (responsible for coordination of activities within UN System.
UNEP Executive Director is its Chairman.)• UNEP is not a UN Specialized Agency, but is a “programme” of the UN Headquarters, like
UNICEF, UNHCR, or UNDP that have coordinating function over the UN system.
• As a result of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, “Rio+20” (in 2002) in
Rio in June 2012, 58 member Governing Council of UNEP was changed to United Nations
Environment Assembly (UNEA) , which are represented by all the UN member States. The firstsession of UNEA was held in June 2014. It will be held every two years, but UNEA-3 will be held inDecember 2017.

UNEP Headquarters（The most beautiful UN site!)

12International developments in environmentand development• 1972, June: United Nations on the Human Development• 1982, June: Special Session of UNEP Governing Council• 1987, April: World Commission on Environment and Development – Report - Our
Common Future. “Sustainable Development”• 1992, June: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development – Agenda
21 (in Rio de Janairo).
• 1993 – annually: UN Commission on Sustainable Development• 1997, June: United Nations General Assembly Special Session of RIO+5• 2000. September: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)• 2002, August-September, World Summit on Sustainable Development (inJohannesburg)• 2012, June: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) (in Riode Janairo)• 2015, September: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals
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Mission and Mandate of UNEP
Mission• “To provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring
for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling
nations and peoples to improve their quality of life withoutcompromising that of future generations.”（将来世代を害することなく生活の質を向上するために、環境対策のリーダーシップを提供、パートナーップを促進する。）

Mandate• "to be the leading global environmental authority that sets
the global environmental agenda, that promotes the coherent
implementation of the environmental dimensions ofsustainable development within the United Nations systemand that serves as an authoritative advocate for the globalenvironment“(全世界環境アジェンダを設定する主な地球環境権威となる。)

Leadership by UNEP ExecutiveDirectors• UNEP Executive Director (UN Under-Secretary-General)
chairs the UN Environmental Management Group and fulfil
UN System-wide coordination.
• http://www.unemg.org/• In addition, they played central leadership role in many
important international negotiation forums• Maurice Strong (Canada)• Mostafa Kamal Tolba (Egypt)• Elizabeth Dowdeswell (Canada)• Kraus Toepfer (Germany)• Achim Steiner (Germany. Later he became UNDP Administrator inApril 2017.)• Erik Solheim (Norway. Elected by UNGA in 2016.)
http://www.unep.org/about/executivedirector/multimedia/videos/un
ep-chief-erik-solheim

Major Achievements of UNEP
• Development of fundamental legal principles, such as on Shared NaturalResources.
• Production and dissemination of environmental Assessments, including,Global Environment Outlook (1-5), sub-regional assessments, sectoralassessments, and early warnings, and promotion of public awareness.
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Central role in development of international law, such as;
Washington Convention on Protection of Endangered Wild Species.
Basel Convention on Transfrontier movements of hazardous wastes,
Vienna Convention on Protection of Stratospheric Ozone Layer (and its Protocols.)
Desertification Convention.
Hazardous Chemicals Control Conventions (Rotterdam on PICs, Stockholm on POPs.)
Biological Diversity Contention and its Protocols.

• International negotiation forums, such as those on;• Environmental economica, investment, insurance, trade, environmental
technolocy.
• Promotion of regional environmental cooperation.

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Priority Areas of UNEP
• Climate change• Disasters and conflicts• Ecosystem management• Environmental governance• Chemicals and waste• Resource efficiency• Eenvironment under review

18Assesment Report (1)GEO: Global Environment Outlook(1997)(1999)(2002)(2007)(2012)

Regional summaries of GEO6 wereissued by May 2016.

<https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/7644/Summary_of_the_sixth_global_Environment_Outlook_GEO6_Regional_assessments_Key_findings_and_policy_messages_UNEP_EA2_INF_172016GEO-6_summary_en.p.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y><http://www.unep.org/geo/assessments/regional-assessments/regional-assessment-asia-and-pacific>

Assessment Report (2) Mercury• Provided useful background information for thenegotiation of the Minamata Agreement• Global Mercury Assessment 2013: Sources,emissions, releases, and environmental transport<http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.
11822/7984/-Global%20Mercury%20Assessment201367.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y>Largeamount of
Mercury
exists invarioussectors ofnature,especiallyin higher
food chain.

Emission
sourcesofMercury

Not only
emissionamountbutsourcesalso
differbetweenregions.

“Towards a Pollution-free Planet”- a publication for UNEA3 -• UNEA3 will be held from 4th to 7th December in
Nairobi, focusing on “Pollution”.
“Pollution is not a new phenomenon. Nor is action tocounter it. A substantial framework of international
conventions and national laws has been constructed
to tackle some of the harms and worst excesses.
Notable successes include the ongoing repair of theozone layer and the phasing out of numerous banned
pesticides and chemicals.”• It overviews “Pollution”; Air pollution, Land and soil
pollution, Freshwater pollution, Marine and coastalpollution, and Cross-cutting sources of pollution;
Chemicals and Waste.
• Economic impacts and countermeasures andpolicies, including preventive ones, are reviewed.
http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/21800/UNEA_towardspollution_long%
20version_Web.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yNumber of deaths attributable to environmental
factors in 2012 by World Health Organization regionOther Major Publications of UNEP
• https://www.unenvironment.org/resources?title=&topic=All&tag=All&type=50&region=All&country=All

Such as;• The Emissions Gap Report 2017.
• The Adaptation Gap Report 2017Periodical Publication, OUR PLANET: Japanese version has
been produced by the Associates of the Earth. This has beensucceeded by the Japan Association for UNEP.
http://ourplanet.jp/ http://ourplanet.jp/our-planet

Financial Resources of UNEP
• Skeltal Funding (Only corepersonnel, expenditures
for UNEA (conference costsand travel supports fordeveloping countrydelegates) is provided fromthe UN Regular Budget.
(Blue line)• Voluntary contributions tothe Environment Fundfinance larger part of UNEP
Programme Activities. (Redline.), but are not sufficient.
• The rest of UNEP activities
are funded by ear-marked
contributions (Violet line).
https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/20742/Resource%20Doc%20%20Environment%20Fund%20Contributions%202013-2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y（2016-2017 pledge） <http://www.unep.org/about/funding/ourfunding/overview/secure>Structure of UNEP Secretariat

http://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/22217/UNEnvironmentOrganigramme.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=yManagement Staff
https://www.unenvironment.org/people/leadership• Headquarters••

Communications and Public Information (DCPI)
Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)

Communication DivisionScience Division•

Environmental Law and Conventions (DELC)

Law Division•••

Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI)
Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)

Ecosystems Division
Economy Division（在パリ。大阪のIETCはこの下。）•• UNEP Collaborating Centres•••

Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy (BASE)BCA Centre for Sustainable Buildings (CSB)
Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

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Global Efficient Lighting Centre (GELC)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Global Resource Information Database (GRID)••UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment (UCC-Water)
UNEP DTU Partnership
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)UNEP International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP

本部組織External offices.
• African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)• Bamako Convention• Basel Convention• Carpathian Convention• Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)• Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)• Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)• Convention of Migratory Species (CMS)• Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA)• Intergovernmental Science–Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES)• Minamata Convention• Multilateral Fund Secretariat for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MFS)• Ozone Secretariat• Rotterdam Convention• Stockholm convention• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)• Tehran Convention• 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP)IN RELATION TO JAPAN;• International Environmental Technology Center(IETC) and its Collaboration Center in IGES.
• IGES also participates in the UNEP FI (FinancialInitiative), and serves as one of its support centers.
• IGES supports, in particular, regional activities ofGEO preparation.
• Japan strongly support and is an instrumental
member of the UNEP NOWPAP (North Western
Pacific Action Programme).

Japan Association for UNEP

2015年4月一般社団法人として活動を開始。
代表理事： 鈴木基之 東大名誉教授
協会ウェブサイト： http://www.j-unep.jp/
UNEP出版物サマリーページ:
http://www.j-unep.jp/publications
日本UNEP協会 - Google Play の Android アプリ
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.tegaraashi.Appcooking322
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In December 2016, a team of JAU
visited UNEP Headquaters

2016年12月、於 ナイロビ。
（UNEP側）Erik Solheim 事務局長、Ibrahim Thiaw 事務局次長、Jorge Laguna-Celis理事会等書記など（協会側）鈴木代表理事、宮内理事、平石理事

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UNEP andJAU Signed
Collaboration
Agreement
on 5thSeptember
2017.......

■日本UNEPフォーラムの定期的な開催■UNEP公式機関誌「Our Planet」日本語版の発行<http://ourplanet.jp/our-planet>■環境講座の開催と、 企業会員の勉強会への講師派遣■UNEPロゴマーク事業の展開

日本UNEP協会が、NGO 地球友の会の活動の大部分を継承。

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■ＵＮＥＰインフォメーションコーナー（地球環境情報展）
東京ビッグサイト、幕張メッセ、埼玉県環境科学国際センター、ひょうご環境体験館、エコパルなごや、エコハウス138（一宮）

日本UNEP協会が、NGO 地球友 の会の活動の大部分を継承。

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Taka Hiraishi•Born in Tokyo on 3rd December 1944.
•B.Sc. (1966) and M.Sc. for Industrial Chemistry (1968) from Tokyo University.
•Joined Ministry of Labour (Occupational Health and Safety Department) in April 1968.
•Moved to the newly-established Environment Agency in 1971 and, till 1996, worked in the fields of offensive odour, acid rain, ozone layer,
hazardous wastes, hazardous chemicals and water pollution, except the overseas posting shown below.
•1987-1989: Director, Water Pollution Control Division, Environment Agency (current Ministry of the Environment) (1987-89)
Overseas posting:•1975-1978: Environment Attache (liaison with UNEP) and Second Secretary for bilateral technical co-operation (for Kenya, Uganda andMalawi) at the Embassy of Japan in Kenya.
•1980-1982: Principal Administrator (A-4, information exchange on chemicals control policies, including chemicals management policies indeveloping countries), Chemicals Division, Environment Directorate, OECD Secretariat.
•1989-1998: Worked for UNEP as (consecutively);Co-ordinator of Support Measures, Programme Bureau (D-1),
Officer-in-Charge, Environmental Law and Institutions Centre,Deputy Director of Policy Division,
Deputy Director of Environment Programme Division,
Assistant Executive Director for Environmental Information and Assessment (D-2).
(President, UNEP Staff Association (in 1996))
More recently,•1999-2006: Visiting Principal Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan.
•1999-2015: Member, IPCC Bureau and Co-chair, IPCC Inventories Task Force Bureau•1999-2015: Senior Consultant, and Member, Board of Directors, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan (Part-time),•February-April 2001: Special Advisor to the Minister of the Environment, Japan (Chair of Communique Drafting Group for G-7 Environment
Ministers).
•2002-2010: Special Advisor to the Minister of the Environment, Japan. (on OECD sustainable development activities, Part-time)•2005-2009: Specially assigned Professor (Risk Management and Global Environmental Issues), Osaka University, Japan (Part-time)•Vising Lecturer for Tokyo Institute of Technologies, Sophia University, Gakushuin University, Osaka University, Atomi University.
•2001- : Contributed to the work of the Ministry of the Environment in Japan for CDM, J-VER, JCM, adaptation and “co-benefits”•2002-2011: UNFCCC, member of CGE (Consultative Group on non-Annex-I national communications).
•2004-2008: UNFCCC, member of EGTT (Expert Group on Technology Transfer)
Currently:•Counsellor, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan (Volunteer),•Member, Board of Directors, Japan Association for UNEP (NPO) (Volunteer)