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Theme: Advancing 3R and Resource Efficiency for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Venue
Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Organizers
Australian Government
Office of Green Industries SA on behalf of the Government of South Australia
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ)
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

The 7th Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific, 2-4 November 2016, Adelaide, SA, Australia, was co-organized by the Australian Government, the Office of Green Industries South Australia on behalf of the Government of South Australia, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOEJ), and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), under the overall theme of "Advancing 3R and Resource Efficiency for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" and under the Chairmanship of Ian Hunter, Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation of the Government of South Australia.

The Forum was attended by more than 340 participants, comprising high-level government representatives (both national and local), international experts and resource persons, representatives from various United Nations and international organizations, scientific and research organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the private and business sectors, and other stakeholders from forty-one countries including Australia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China (hereinafter, China), Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Korea (hereinafter, Korea), Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mongolia, Myanmar, Niue, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, the Philippines, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Samoa, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam.

Chair's Summary of Seventh Regional 3R Forum (FINAL)
Adelaide 3R Declaration (FINAL)
List of Participants



Contact Email: 3R@uncrd.or.jp

Media Coverage
Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (in Japanese)
Financial Express
The Tribune

Previous Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific
Sixth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific (August 2015, Maldives)
Fifth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific (February 2014, Indonesia)
Fourth Regional 3R Forum in Asia (March 2013, Viet Nam)
Third Regional 3R Forum in Asia (October 2011, Singapore)
Second Regional 3R Forum in Asia (October 2010, Malaysia)
Inaugural Regional 3R Forum in Asia (November 2009, Japan)

UNCRD's activities on 3R/Waste Management
More on 3R Initiative

Photos of 7th Regional 3R Forum (Please click on the photo to view the next photo)

Background papers

• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-1 (Background paper): Contribution of 3Rs to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Science and Policy for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-1 (Background paper): Role of Circular economy in achieving SDGs ~ Case of China
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-2 (Background paper): 3R and Resource Efficiency Towards Resilient Cities and Societies~ Implications Towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-2 (Short Background paper): The Role of 3R in Achieving Smart Cities: The Case of India
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-3 (Background paper): 3R as the basis for Rural Resources and Waste Management for Regional Development- Implications towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-3 (Short Background paper): Potential of economic utilization of biomass waste in India -Implications towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-4 (Short Background paper): Involving 3R Technologies and Choices under the Resource Recirculation Policy of Republic Of Korea
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-5 (Background paper): Sustainable regional development through networks The case of ASPIRE (Advisory System for Processing, Innovation and Resource Efficiency) to support industrial symbiosis for SMEs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-5 (Short Background paper): Comparative assessment of resource efficiency policies and programmes in Greening SMEs South Asia, South East Asia and East Asia
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-6 (Background paper): Shifting Sands: The circular economy and its implications for natural resource supply and demand
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-6 (Short Background paper): Inter-municipal Network and cooperation for Recycling, Remanufacturing and Industrial Symbiosis
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-7 (Background Paper): Sustainable chemical manufacture and economic prosperity flowing as One
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-7 (Short Background paper): Enforcement of green chemicals in products to minimize toxic and hazardous waste ~ Swedish Experience
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-7 (Short Background paper): Implications of 3R Policies and Programmes Towards Resilience of Dhaka City

Country/City Report

• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Amritsar, India)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Battambang Municipality, Cambodia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Bogota, Colombia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Chandigarh, India)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Dhaka South, Bangladesh)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Jakarta, Indonesia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Jambi, Indonesia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Male', Maldives)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Penang, Malaysia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Phitsanulok, Thailand)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Surat, India)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Suwon, Republic of Korea)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Toyama Prefecture, Japan)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Toyota, Japan)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Vientiane, Lao PDR)
• 7th 3R Forum - City Report (Yokohama, Japan)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Afghanistan)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Bangladesh)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Bhutan)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Cambodia)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (India)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Indonesia)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Kiribati)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Lao PDR)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Malaysia)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Maldives)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Marshall Islands)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Mauritius)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Mongolia)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Myanmar)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Nepal)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Niue)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Pakistan)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Palau)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (PR China)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Republic of Kazakhstan)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Republic of Korea)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Russian Federation)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Samoa)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Singapore)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Solomon Islands)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Sri Lanka)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Thailand)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (the Philippines)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Timor Leste)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Tuvalu)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Vanuatu)
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report (Viet Nam)

Documents

• 7th 3R Forum - City Report Guidelines
• 7th 3R Forum - Concept Note
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Report Guidelines
• 7th 3R Forum - Flyer
• 7th 3R Forum - Guidelines for PPP Roundtable Dialogue
• 7th 3R Forum - Programme
• Zero Draft Adelaide 3R Declaration towards the Promotion of Circular Economy in Achieving the Resource Efficient Societies in Asia and the Pacific under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - for Government comments/ suggestions/inputs

Outcome Document

• Adelaide 3R Declaration (FINAL)
• Chair's Summary of Seventh Regional 3R Forum (FINAL)
• List of Participants - Seventh Regional 3R Forum

Presentations and Speeches

• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Kiribati
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Bangladesh
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): India
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Indonesia
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Myanmar
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): P.R China
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Samoa
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation): Thailand
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Japan
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Malaysia
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Mongolia
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Myanmar
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Palau
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Solomon Island
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation): Viet Nam
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Afghanistan
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Cambodia
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Lao PDR
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Niue
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Rep. of Korea
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Tuvalu
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation): Vanuatu
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Bhutan
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Maldives
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Marshall Islands
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Nepal
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Pakistan
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Singapore
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation): Timor-Leste
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Australia
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Kazakhstan
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Mauritius
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Russian Federation
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Sri Lanka
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): The Philippines
• 7th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation): Tonga
• 7th 3R Forum - Networking Lunch Break (Presentation): Extended Producer Responsibility-Updated OECD Guidance
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation): Contribution of 3R's to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals ~ Science and policy for the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation): Role of Circular economy in achieving SDGs ~ Case of China
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation): State of 3R Assessment for advancing 3R under 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation): 3R and Resource Efficiency Towards Resilient Cities: Implications Towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation): Building resilient cities through sound material cycle society-Experience from Japan
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation): Moving towards resource efficient and resilient society-Insight to Singapore's policy initiatives
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 (Presentation): 3R as the basis for rural resource and waste management for regional development ~ Implications towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 (Presentation): Potential of economic utilization of biomass waste in India ~ Implications towards SDGs
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 (Presentation): Sustainable Rural Waste Management - Cases and Lessons
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation): 3R initiatives by the Private Resorts of Maldives in response to the Male 3R Declaration
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation): Advancement of 3R technologies and practices - Case of Australia
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation): Innovative reuse business in Automobile
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation): Typology of different options for metal recycling by Private Sector
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5 (Presentation): Greening SMEs towards resource efficiency ~ Experience of India
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 (Presentation): Inter-municipal network and cooperation for Recycling, Remanufacturing and industrial Symbiosis
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 (Presentation): Shifting Sands: The circular economy and its implications for natural resource supply and demand
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation): Enforcement of green chemicals in products to minimize toxic and hazardous waste ~ Swedish Experience
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation): Sustainable Chemical Manufacture and Economic Prosperity Flowing as One
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -Reporting back Session: Panel Discussion Questions
• 7th 3R Forum - Plenary Session-7 (Presentation): Implications of 3R Polices and Programmes towards Resilience of Dhaka city
• 7th 3R Forum -Key Note Address(Presentation): A Circular Economy - a bold and renewed vision for collaborative, innovative and vastly better systems solutions