From:  morizane at oecc.or.jp

A side event at SB28 in Bonn on:

Aligning Climate and Development –From Concept to a Realistic Operation: Japan’s New Initiative to Support Developing Countries,

at 13:00-15:00 on Monday, 2 June at MoT METRO.

The Event is supported and jointly organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC).

Development is a priority matter for all developing countries. To address climate change effectively, it is vital to align climate and development policies in developing countries.

Discussion includes Japan’s new initiative “Cool Earth Partnership” to support developing countries in efforts to address climate change, driven by recently held G8 Kobe Environmental Ministers Meeting and the planned G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit to be held in July 2008.

Chair and Speakers are the following;

<Chair> Mr. Taka Hiraishi, Co-Chair of IPCC Inventory Programme
Ms. Akiko Nakagawa, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Ms. Yuka Murakami, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Mr. Demetrio Ignacio, Jr., Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Philippines (TBC)
Ms. Aree Wattana Tummakird, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand (TBC)
Mr. Makoto Kato, Senior Researcher, OECC

Please find more information on our side event and the Asia-Pacific Gateway to Climate and Development at the AP-Gateway website.
 http://www.climateanddevelopment.org/pdf…

Please come and join us our side event.

Sincerely yours,

Junko Morizane
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Junko Morizane, Ms
Researcher
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center(OECC)
phone: +81-3-5472-0144
fax: +81-3-5472-0145
email:  morizane at oecc.or.jp
URL: http://www.kyomecha.org/e/
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