9-Apr-2018: 3R Forum to Help Entire Asia Pacific Region to Explore and Address the Ways to Utilize Waste as a Resource
The Eighth regional 3R Forum will help entire Asia Pacific Region to explore and address the ways to utilize waste as a resource. India is hosting the event at an opportune time when the country has embarked on the ambitious mission of Swachh Bharat. The Eighth regional 3R forum commenced today.
The forum seeks to engage public and private stakeholders to explore various partnership opportunities in 3R waste management and emphasised on 3R to be integrated in local level policy making in pursuit of sustainable development.
The Eighth Regional 3R Forum will see participation of around 40 mayors of cities around the world and mayors of more than 100 cities across India. The highlight of the event will be a series of sessions with mayors focusing on sustainable urban development and forging of inter-municipal partnerships and cooperation at the national and international level. The signing and subsequent adoption of the ‘Indore 3R Declaration on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air’ in cities by mayors and city authorities is the major expected outcome of the event.
Apart from a series of plenary sessions to be spread over three days, the Forum will also host the International 3R Exhibition and various technical cum cultural field visits for its delegates. The Forum will also recognise and reward industries and civil society organisations carrying out exceptional work in the area of 3R for waste management through the 3R Awards scheduled for April 12.
27-Mar-2018: 8th 3R Regional Forum in Asia
India is getting ready to host the 8th 3R Regional Forum in Asia and the Pacific in Indore from 9-12 April, 2018 co-organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) Government of India, the Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ), and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), under the theme of "Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3R and Resource Efficiency- A 21st Century Vision for Asia-Pacific Communities".
Countries across the world are grappling with the issue of municipal solid waste (MSW) management. Current global MSW generation levels are approximately 1.3 billion tonnes per year and is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tonnes by 2025. Inefficient waste management has serious consequences on health and environment and can be most effectively tackled through an integrated approach consisting of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle).
The Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific was launched in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan and since then, has provided a strategic platform for addressing the needs and priorities of 3R in Asian countries and sharing best practices from the region, including emerging concerns in waste management. In the last seven years, the Forum has been organised in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Maldives, Japan and Australia and has been instrumental in providing innovative, effective and smart 3R based solutions. This year, the Forum is expected to have representation from 45 countries in Asia and the Pacific region
Indore was ranked the cleanest city of India according to the Swachh Survekshan 2017, the annual cleanliness survey conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs since 2016.
India’s rapid urbanization and burgeoning population have greatly increased the challenges of solid waste management in the country. Urban India produces an estimated 54.75 million tonnes of municipal solid waste annually. The Forum comes at an opportune time with the Indian government’s focus on scientific management of 100% municipal solid waste through its ambitious Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). Through this Forum, India aims to strengthen this focus through its ‘Mission Zero Waste’ approach thereby encouraging cities, industries and other diverse stakeholders to look at waste as a resource. Parallelly, the Forum will also recognise and reward industries and civil society organisations carrying out exceptional work in the area of 3R for waste management through the 3R Awards scheduled for April 12.
The 8th 3R regional Forum will conclude with the signing and subsequent adoption of the ‘Indore 3R Declaration on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air’ in cities by mayors and city authorities. Apart from a series of plenary sessions to be spread over three days, the Forum will also host the International 3R Exhibition and various technical cum cultural field visits for its delegates.