JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME FORUM IN 2018
20 MARCH 2018, TOKYO, JAPAN‘An Overview of UN Environment Activities
in Asia and the Pacific’Presentation by Dechen Tsering, Regional Director and Representative
United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

アジア太平洋地域における国連環境計画の活動の概観

| ABOUT ASIA PACIFIC

2Expected to accountfor 63 per cent ofglobal urban
population
by 2050700 million
people liftedfrom poverty tomiddle classstatusHome to 4.4 billion
peopleHosts 15 of the world’s
28 mega cities

44億人が居住 7億人が「貧困」 世界の28メガ 2050年までにしている。
から「中間所得」 シティのうち、 世界の都市に移行。
15がAP地域。 人口の63%。

| Growing Challenges
課題が増大中。

3INCREASING RESOURCE USE AND MATERIAL FOOTPRINT
The material footprint per unit of GDP in Asia-Pacific remains twice as intensive as the world
average.

資源使用の増加

CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISKS
The risk in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and disasters grows higher than any other part ofthe world. In the 10 years from 2006–2015, more than 361,000 lives were lost in the region and 1.3
billion people were affected by disasters. That is 57% of people directly affected globally, costing$727 billion in direct physical losses (ADB 2016).

気候変動と災害リスク

IMPACTS OF POLLUTION ON HUMAN HEALTH
It is estimated that each year, 12.6 million people in the world are killed due to air, water andchemical hazards. Air quality has become a major environmental and health concern in Asia andthe Pacific.

人口増加の健康影響

CONTINUED DECLINES IN BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS
Rapid urbanization, changing consumption patterns and overall economic growth trends areincreasing the demand for resources with negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems.
Between 2000 and 2015, roughly 135,333 square kilometers of natural forest (three times the sizeof Denmark) was lost in the region.

生物多様性と生態系の岩礁

| Regional Priorities for Asia and the Pacific
地域の優先事項

1

Responding to environmental health健
risks associated with pollution
康リスクへの対応

2

Protecting natural capital andecosystem integrity including wildlife,
biodiversity and oceans
自然資源と生態系の保全

3

Decoupling resource use from
economic growth
経済成長と資源使用のデカップリング

4

4

Strengthening environmental
cooperation
環境協力の強化5

Strengthening environmental
governance and institutions
環境ガバナンスと組織の強化

6

Strengthening scientific basis of policymaking and knowledge sharing
政策決定と知識共有の科学的基盤

Asia Pacific
Ministerial Summiton the Environment(4-8 September 2017)

アジア太平洋環境大臣サミット（2017年9月4‐8日）

| Third Session of Environment Assembly Outcomes (4-6 December 2017,Nairobi)

第3回国連環境総会の成果 （1917年12月4-6日、ナイロビ）“Deliver a number of tangible commitments to end the pollution of our air, land, waterways, and oceans,
and to safely manage our chemicals and waste”

環境汚染をなくすための明確なコミットメントの実行
VoluntaryCommitments

PoliticalDeclaration onPollution
Resolutions andDecisionsClean PlanetPledge4,300 delegates participated in UNEA-3 with more than 170 Member States, 711 representatives of Major
Groups and other stakeholders, and 94 intergovernmental organizations.

UNEA-3 adopted 11 resolutions related to thematic areas and 3 decisions related to organization matters

More than 2.3 million pledges garnered from individuals across the world in the #BeatPollution campaign

5

6| Responding to Asia Pacific’s Needs
Resource Efficiency and Sustainable
Consumption and Production
Promoting sustainable choices for a prosperous
and equitable planet
Climate ChangeProviding solutions for a healthy planet,
healthy people
Ecosystem Management
Harnessing a nature-based systemfor development

Disasters and Conflicts
Minimizing impacts of disasters and conflicts
on human well-being
Environment Under Review
Facilitating access to credible science in supportof environmental decision-making at all levels

Chemicals, Waste and Air Quality
Ensuring the health and well-beingof communities

Environmental Governance
Strengthening laws and institutions,safeguarding species and habitats

Gender and Environment
Leaving no one behind

Sustainable FinanceAccounting for the environment
in business and financial sectors

Environment and HealthPartnering to protect healthand well-being

7| UN Environment Presence in Asia Pacific
UN ENVIRONMENT ASIA AND THE PACIFICOFFICE
Tel: +66 2 288 1870
Email: uneproap@un.org
www.unep.org/roap
www.facebook.com/UNEPROAP
twitter.com/UNEPAsiaPacific
UN ENVIRONMENT SUBREGIONAL OFFICE FOR
THE PACIFIC
Tel: +685 23670
Email: Sefanaia.Nawadra@unep.org
UN ENVIRONMENT CHINA OFFICE
Tel: +86 10 8532 0924
www.unep.org/chinese
weibo.com/unepandyou
WeChat: UNEPChina

UN ENVIRONMENT INDIA OFFICE
Tel: +91 11 4653 2363
E-mail: Bagai@un.org
UN ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONALENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Tel: +81 6 69154581
Email: ietc@unep.org
Website: www.unep.org/ietc
UN ENVIRONMENT HEADQUARTERS
Tel: +254 20 7621234
http://www.unep.org/
https://www.facebook.com/unep.org
https://twitter.com/UNEP

8| Major Initiatives Implemented with Support from Japan
01

International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)
Promoting holistic waste management

Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP)

02030404

Supporting the SDGs agenda, particularly related to SDG14 and regional oceangovernance

Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) and Global Adaptation Network(GAN) Regional/global network, partnership platform and key knowledge mobilizer. Flagshipevent is the biennial APAN Climate Change Adaptation Forum, the largest gathering on adaptationand climate resilience in Asia and the Pacific (2018).

Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership (APCAP)
A knowledge sharing platform to facilitate efforts to improve air quality in line with UNEA
Resolutions on Air Quality

Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET)

05

Create common understanding on the state of acid deposition problems in East Asia, provide policy
inputs, and promote regional cooperation in tackling acid deposition and air pollution issues

10YFP on Sustainable Consumption and Production

06

Support to 10YFP Secretariat and efforts on sustainable and low-carbon lifestyles/education

9| UN Environment Flagship Events 20182018年の主要イベント

Clean Air Week
Featuring the2018 Asia Pacific
Clean AirPartnership
Joint ForumWorld
Environment Daycelebration
India

6th Asia PacificClimate Change
Adaptation
Forum
Philippines

3rd Forum ofMinisters andEnvironment
Authorities ofAsia Pacific

4th UN
Environment
AssemblyKenyaSingapore

Thailand

19-23 March

4-8 June

17-19 OctoberNovember (TBC)

11-15 March 20192018年3月
Clean Air Week (タイ)
2018年6月
世界環境デー （インド）
2018年10月
AP温暖化適応フォーラム（フィリピン）2018年11月(予定) 第3回AP環境大臣フォーラム
2019年3月
第4回国連環境総会(UNEA‐4) (ケニア)10| Future Areas of Cooperation with Japan

日本との今後の協力
Collaboration towards a ‘PollutionFree Planet’••

Collaboration towards SDGs –e.g. SDG 12 with focus on green
technology and green financeSupport to the implementation ofmultilateral environment agreements –e.g. Minamata Convention on Mercury
Addressing issues of marine litter - e.g.
preparation towards G20, NOWPAP workon marine litter

Enhancing existing
collaboration on APAN,
APCAP, EANET, etc.

Partnerships with the private
sector and financial institutions inJapan – e.g. UNEP FI, Green Fins
Communications and outreach– e.g. World Environment Day,
global campaigns「汚染のない世界」への協力(水俣条約等の環境条約、海洋ごみ問題対策)

SDGに関する協力(SDG12.環境技術と環境ファイナンス)
コミュニケーションとアウトリーチ

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