Northeast Asia Economic Forumin Toyama, 2007

Session 1: Environment
Partnership toward Sustainability
Chair: Motoyuki Suzuki
Chairman of the Board, NPEC

Welcome to ToyamaSession 1: Environment• Professor Ryo Fujikura, Hosei Univ.
• Deputy Mayor Tsutomu Kasahara, Toyama• Professor Qian Yi, Tsinghua Univ., China• Dr. Heung-Jin Choi, Ministry of Env., Korea
Break• Comments– Mr. Hiroshi Sono, Hokuriku Electricpower Co.
– Ambassador Ganbold Baanjav, Mongol• Discussion
Preparation of Conclusion

NPEC (Northwest Pacific Region
Environmental Cooperation Center)・・Established:
Established: April, 1997
・・Missions:
Missions:
To contribute to the management of the marine
environment
・・Co-workers:
Co-workers:
United Nations Environment Programme
Programme,, Toyama
Prefecture,
MinistryofEnvironment,
Japan & andPrefecture,state/local governments in the region
state/local・・Targets:
Targets:① Promotion of regional interactions/exchanges
among member countries in the area of environment,② Research and development in the field ofenvironmental protection in the region,③ Environmental capacity development especially foryoung generations④ Cooperation with the activities of NOWPAP(Northwestern Pacific Action Plan, one of theprogrammes of UNEP)

Regional scientific exchanges among member countries

Investigation on the marine environmental status

Training people and establishing a network

Remote sensing

Coastal environmental
assessment （Red tide/HAB）

Partnership toward
Sustainability in Asia
Motoyuki Suzuki*
Chairman of the Board, Northwest
Pacific Environmental Cooperation
Center (NPEC)*currently with The University of the Air (Open University),and United Nations University

Size of Economy, Comparison• World Economy Size in terms of GDP– ca 36 trillion USD or ca 55 trillion Internationaldollar.

• Regional GDP at 2005 (2000, Internationaldollar)– Northeast 3 countries:– NAFTA:– EU15:12 trillion $13 trillion $10 trillion $

22%
24%
19%

• ASEAN + 3 > NAFTA: Huge Economic Unit

Compressed Patterns of Development in Asia
• World-top economic growth rate
– 1960s-70s: Japan– 1970s-80s: Korea and Taiwan– Late80s to 90s: Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia andlater, China• Recent development patterns– Rapid urbanization, materialization, massconsumption, high energy consumption, etc.
– Combination of• Industrial pollution, urban disorderness, and ruraldegradation• Traditional culture and modern lifestyle• Domestic problems and global/international constraints

Trends of Japan Economy and Energy
Consumption, 1940-2004

Year32Climate Change

2000

0

GNP perper Capita
Capita (million(million yen/person)yen/person)
GNP

Basic Law
Law ofof Env.
Env.
Basic
Kyoto Conference
Conference
Kyoto

Rio UNCED,UNCED, Agenda
Agenda 2121Rio

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

41Urban Env.

Industrial pollution0

Johannesburg WSSD
WSSD
Johannesburg

5End ofofEnd
Cold WarWarColdOsaka Expo
Expo
Osaka
Oil Crisis
CrisisOil
Basic Law
Law onon Pollution
PollutionBasic
Stockholm
UNCHE
Stockholm UNCHE

1

Korean WarWar
Korean2

United Nations
Nations
United3

Tokyo Olympic
Olympic
Tokyo

4

Income doubling
doubling Plan
Plan
IncomeEnergy(1077kcal)
GNP(1066yen)

World WarWar 2nd2ndWorld

Energy Consumption
Consumption perper Capita
CapitaEnergy(10 millionmillion kcal/person)kcal/person)(105（日本エネルギー経済研究所によるデータを利用）（日本エネルギー経済研究所によるデータを利用）

Trends in Gross Domestic Product per Capita
in Several Regions/Countries

GDP/Capita (USD, 2000)

100,000
100,000

Global Climate
10,00010,000Urban Environment
1,000
1,000
Industrial Pollution

100100USAUSAJapanJapan
EU15EU15
Korea
Korea

RUS(USSR/Russia)
RUS(USSR/Russia)
ASEAN7ASEAN7
China
China
India
India

1970
1970 1975
1975 1980
1980 1985
1985 1990
1990 1995
1995 2000
2000 2005
2005

Year

Environmental Issues in Asian Region• Water resources–– Increase
Increase ofof water
water demands
demands forfor food
food production
production andand industrial
industrial
Red Tide/development
development
Marine Litter–– Deterioration
Deterioration ofof water
water environment,
environment, EDCs
EDCs

• Air pollution–– Transboundary
Transboundary dust
dust storms
storms (yellow(yellow sand),sand), acidacid rain,rain, oxidants
oxidantsDuststorm/–– Atmospheric
Atmospheric (Asian)(Asian) brown
brown cloud
cloud (ABC),(ABC), HazeHaze• Deterioration of ecosystems

ABC–– Diminishing
Diminishing primaryprimary forests,
forests, illegal
illegal logging,logging, forest
forest fires
fires
Forest fire/–– Loss
Loss ofof biodiversity,
biodiversity, invasive
invasive alien
alien species
species• Global climate change–– CO
CO22 emissions
emissions–– Desertification,
Desertification, soil
soil degradation
degradation

MiningSoil degradation• Solid wastes–– Needs
Needs forfor increasing
increasing resources
resources productivity,
productivity, 3R
3R–– Hazardous
wastes,cross-bordertransport
Hazardous wastes, cross-border transport

Garbage/e-Waste

Topics to share within Asia
• Environmental Commons–– Increasing
Increasing interactions
interactions andand interdependency
interdependency throughthroughtrades/economic
trades/economic activities
activities among
among countries
countries within
within thethe region
region–– Countries
Countries with
with common
common climatological/cultural
climatological/cultural conditions,conditions, i.e.,
i.e.,strongeffectofmonsoon,
rice
culturesstrong effect of monsoon, rice cultures–– Environmental
Environmental resources/services
resources/services toto be
be shared
shared within
within thethe areaarea• Human/social development–– Enhancement
Enhancement ofof environmental
environmental governancegovernance•• Establishment
Establishment ofof institutional/social
institutional/social systems
systems•• Enhancement
Enhancement ofof awarenessawareness forfor environmental
environmental degradation
degradation–– Capacity
Capacity development
development•• Training/humanTraining/human development,development, empowerment
empowerment–– Arrangement
Arrangement ofof aa common
common information-baseinformation-base•• StateState ofof thethe arts
arts inin environmental
environmental problems
problems•• Technology,Technology, socialsocial measures,
measures,• Science and Technology for complex issues–– Identification
Identification ofof sustainability
sustainability technologies
technologies forfor specificspecific conditions
conditions–– Development
Development ofof co-beneficial
co-beneficial countermeasurescountermeasures

Sustainable
Sustainable
SocietySociety

Conclusion of Session 1 (draft)• Uniqueness of Asian development• Common issues：– Sustainability: Low-carbon society, cyclic
economy, living-with-nature and risk-free society• Importance of cooperation among member
countries in the area of:– Environmental monitoring, enhancement ofenvironmental governance, sound trans-bordermaterial cycles– Technological development and exchange
through a framework of joint ownership ofindustry, academia and government.

Final Remarks• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teachhim how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
(Laozi)• If we learn how to fish, we may ･･････

OVERFISH!
• For a sustainable use of fish resources,understanding and management is needed for thewhole ecosystem.
• Appropriate fishing methods vary from place toplace. In most cases, traditional knowledge andwisdom should be venerated and highly exploited.