APFED Booklet on Good Practices and Innovative Activities 2005 ...

Programme Operations and Achievements
Overview
The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (<strong>APFED</strong>) was launched as a regional group
of prominent experts in 2001 to address critical issues and to propose new models for equitable and
sustainable development. In its second phase (<strong>APFED</strong> II), which commenced in 2005, the following
Award and Showcase Programme were carried out as a major part of <strong>APFED</strong> II activities.*1.
Background of the <strong>APFED</strong> Award and Showcase Programme
<strong>APFED</strong> Award
The Ryutaro Hashimoto <strong>APFED</strong> Award for Good Practices was launched in 2006 as a part of the
<strong>APFED</strong> II Knowledge Initiative Programme to acknowledge the exemplary practices in promoting
sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. Over the 2006–2009 period, 217 projects were
submitted for the Award selection process and Award prizes were given to 27 projects in total. IGES
spearheaded case studies of the winning projects in collaboration with the member organisations
of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network of Research Institutions for Environmental Management
and Sustainable Development (NetRes), or alternatively, local experts with the view to facilitating
the dissemination of knowledge and expertise on innovative practices for achieving sustainable
development and their potential replication across the region.
Showcase Programme
The <strong>APFED</strong> Showcase Programme is designed to enable local stakeholders to promote innovation in
policy development, technology application, social mobilization and partnership building for achieving
sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. The Showcase Programme was commenced with two
test projects in 2005 and was launched as a full programme in 2006.
The Showcase Programme has been supported by the Ministry of Environment Japan. The United
Nations Environment Programme-Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP/ROAP) has been
coordinating its operations as the Showcase Facility Secretariat. Under the <strong>APFED</strong> Showcase Programme,
a grant of up to 30,000 USD is provided to support a selected project in Asia and the Pacific. UNEP/ROAP,
together with IGES, supports the selection process with the <strong>APFED</strong> Showcase Panel that consists of five
<strong>APFED</strong> members. A NetRes member provides technical guidance for each of the projects, and monitors
and evaluates the projects. With the applications for the 2010 Showcase Programme, the total number
of applications came to 978, and 59 projects in 20 countries were selected from 2005 to 2010. Climate
change, 3R and Biodiversity are designated as priority thematic areas while water and other cross-cutting
projects have also been supported. (The following figures and table show the total number of selected
projects from 2005 to 2009.)
NetRes Members
The following are the NetRes members:
Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences (CSES), China
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Korea Environment Institute (KEI), Korea
Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Pakistan
Singapore Institute for International Affairs (SIIA), Singapore
Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), Thailand
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
University of the South Pacific (USP), Fiji
*1: The overall activities and their achievements of <strong>APFED</strong> II were described in the <strong>APFED</strong> II Final Report available at:
http://www.apfed.net/apfed2/<strong>APFED</strong>_II_Final_Report_for_CD.pdf
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