The Ministry of the Environment of Japan has been convening the Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change since the early 1990s in support of regional efforts to address climate change. The seminar has been steadily growing in significance as a regional forum to promote awareness and exchange experiences on many issues of common interest to Asia-Pacific countries.
Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, both at a national and international level, have made substantial efforts to address climate change in many ways. The Asia-Pacific Seminar offers an opportunity to discuss these achievements at a regional level, and increase awareness and understanding of the lessons they offer as countries continue to develop their responses to climate change. Also, the Seminar promotes international cooperation to address climate change, under the normative guidance provided by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and other related documents.
The Fifteenth Asia-Pacific Seminar on Climate Change will be organized back-to-back with the Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Article 6 of the United Nations Framework Convetion on Climate Change. In this context, in addition to its regular activities to discuss climate change issue, the Seminar is also expected to provide an effective vehicle for the Regional Workshop, where participants will exchange views and experiences on the issues relating to education, training and public awareness in the field of climate change.
Documents from previous Asia-Pacific Seminars can be found at www.ap-net.org
For more information:
http://www.ap-net.org/seminar/h01.html
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