


Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific
9 Apr 2018 - 12 Apr 2018
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Theme: Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3R and Resource Efficiency- A 21st Century Vision for Asia-Pacific Communities
Venue
Brilliant Convention Centre, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Co-Organizers
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ)
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) / UN DESA
City Partner
Indore Municipal Corporation
Organizing Partner
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Industry Partner
Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
Supporting Organizations
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-IETC)
Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
AIT Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (AIT RRC.AP)
South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP)
Global Science, Technology & Innovation Conference G-STIC / VITO NV
International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
The Eighth Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific, 9-12 April 2018, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, was co-organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) of Government of India, the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOEJ), and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) / UN DESA, under the overall theme of " Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air through 3R and Resource Efficiency- A 21st Century Vision for Asia-Pacific Communities" and under the Chairmanship of Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India.
Launch of State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific
Chair's Summary of Eighth Regional 3R Forum (Issued Without Formal Editing)
Indore 3R Declaration of Asian Mayors on Achieving Clean Water, Clean Land and Clean Air in Cities (Final)
Programme Booklet-8th Regional 3R Forum
List of Participants
Related websites
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Government of India
Media Coverage
IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) coverage
IGES (Institute for Global Environmental Strategies) coverage
NDTV (28 March 2018)
The New Nation (9 April 2018)
LatestLY (11 April 2018)
Public (BHUTAN) (12 April 2018)
Ministry of Communication & Information Tonga (12 April 2018)
Free Press Journal (12 April 2018)
Ministry of the Environment, Japan (in Japanese)
The Times of India-11 April 2018
Times City-Indore-(i)-11 April 2018
Times City-Indore-(ii)-11 April 2018
Times City-Indore-(i)-12 April 2018
Times City-Indore-(ii)-12 April 2018
Danik Bhaskar-Indore-13 April 2018
Previous Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific
Seventh Regional 3R Forum in Asia and the Pacific (November 2016, Australia)
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
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Background papers
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Mayors Session 2- (Final Background Paper) : Creating Circular Economic Potential as a way for Achieving Smart and Sustainable Cities
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Plenary Session 2- (Final Background paper) : Water Quality and Security in Asia and the Pacific ~ What 3R and Circular Economy can Offer?
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Plenary Session 6- (Final Background paper) : Circular Economic Opportunities for Greening SMEs - The Chinese Experience
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Plenary Session 7- (Final Background paper) : 3R Technologies for WEEE
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Plenary Session 7- (Final Background paper) : A 21st Century Vision on Waste to Energy in India: A WinWin Strategy for Energy Security and Swachh Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission)
Country/City Report
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Balikpapan, Indonesia)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Battambang, Cambodia)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Bhavnagar, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Dhaka South, Bangladesh)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Dhanbad, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Dhankuta, Nepal)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Guwahati, Assam, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Kawasaki, Japan)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Kitakyushu, Japan)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Kochi, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Kozhikode, Kerala, India, City Report)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Male, Maldives)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Osaka, Japan)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Quezon, Philippines)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Rajkot, Gujarat, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Rayong, Thailand)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Shimla, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Thrissur, India)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Vientiane_Lao PDR)
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8th 3R Forum - City Report (Yokohama, Japan)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Afghanistan)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Bangladesh)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Bhutan)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Cambodia)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Federated States of Micronesia)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Kiribati)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Kyrgyzstan)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Lao PDR)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Malaysia)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Marshall Islands)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Mauritius)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Mongolia)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Myanmar)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Nepal)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Pakistan)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Palau)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Republic of Korea)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Russian Federation)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Singapore)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Solomon Islands)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Sri Lanka)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Thailand)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Tonga)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Tuvalu)
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8th 3R Forum - Country Report (Viet Nam)
Documents
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8th 3R Forum - City Report Guidelines
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8th 3R Forum - Country Reporting Guidelines
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General Information
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Guidelines for PPP Roundtable Dialogue
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Parallel event - Programme- Asia 3R Civil Society Event
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Parallel event - Programme-Recycling of land based marine litter: Challenges and opportunities in South Asia region
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Pre-event/Completed event-Programme-7th International Conference on Solid Waste Management, 7th IconSWM 2017
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Provisional - Concept Note
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Provisional Programme
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Provisional Programme_Booklet
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Special Lunch Session - Proposal for the Development of a Sub-regional Roadmap for Implementing the Global Waste Management Goals towards the Addressing SDGs in South Asia
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Special Lunch Session - Waste Management Guidelines Development
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Zero Draft - Indore 3R Declaration of Asian Mayors On Achieving Clean Land, Clean Water and Clean Air in Cities -for participating Mayors and Cities comments/suggestions/inputs
Outcome Document
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Chair Summary-8th Regional 3R Forum (Issued Without Formal Editing)
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IISD-Reporting Services-8th Regional 3R Forum
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Indore 3R Declaration of Asian Mayors on Achieving Clean Land, Clean Water and Clean Air in Cities (Final)
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List of Participants
Presentations and Speeches
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8th 3R Forum - Address : Keynote Session
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8th 3R Forum - Address : Opening Session
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation) : India
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation) : Indonesia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation) : Kiribati
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-1 (Presentation) : Thailand
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Malaysia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Micronesia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Mongolia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Myanmar
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Palau
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Solomon Islands
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Tuvalu
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-2 (Presentation) : Viet nam
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation) : Afghanistan
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation) : Cambodia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation) : Korea
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation) : Krygyzstan
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-3 (Presentation) : Lao PDR
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation) : Bhutan
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation) : Maldives
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation) : Nepal
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-4 (Presentation) : Singapore
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation) : Mauritius
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation) : Russia
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation) : Sri Lanka
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation) : The Philippines
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8th 3R Forum - Country Breakout Group-5 (Presentation) : Tonga
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8th 3R Forum - Launch of the State of the 3Rs : 1st-State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific (full document)
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8th 3R Forum - Launch of the State of the 3Rs : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -1 (Presentation) : Implementing SDG 11 to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable - The case of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -1 (Presentation) : International environment strategies of Kitakyushu as Green Growth City
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -1 (Presentation) : Role of the 3Rs for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Habitat Ⅲ New Urban Agenda
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -1 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -1 : Panel Discussion Slides : Balikpapan, Indonesia
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 (Presentation) : 3R and resilience nexus - Experience of Bandung city
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 (Presentation) : Creating circular economic potential as a way for achieving smart and sustainable cities
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 (Presentation) : Moving towards zero waste - An inherent requirement of smart cities - Experiences of Green Industries South Australia
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 (Presentation) : Smart cities initiatives of India
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 (Presentation) : Smart solutions by utilizing 3R - The Case of City-to-City collaboration between Kawasaki city and Bandung City
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -2 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -3 (Presentation) : Preventing plastics in the coastal and marine environment - Win-Win opportunities for cities based on circular economic development
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -3 (Presentation) : Recycling and Resource Recovery Options of Plastic Waste
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -3 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -4 (Presentation) : City-City Cooperation and Private Sector Partnership from Indian experience
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -4 (Presentation) : City-City cooperation and private sector partnership from Indian experience
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -4 (Presentation) : Yokohama's Waste Management and International Technical Cooperation
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -4 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -5 (Presentation) : Clean technology as an enabler for circular economy in Europe
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -5 (Presentation) : Extended Producer Responsibility - An experienced of Germany
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -5 (Presentation) : Technological interventions for managing chemical waste
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -5 (Presentation) : Technological interventions for managing E-Waste
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8th 3R Forum - Mayors Session -5 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation) : Circular economy as the basis for moving towards zero waste society - case of South Australia
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation) : Promoting 3R through PPP mode - Madhya Pradesh initative
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation) : Solid waste management in India - path breaking policy initiative
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 (Presentation) : Zero waste model of Ambikapur in India and straight strategy to achieve zero waste in Chhattisgarh in India
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -1 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation) : Advancing the 3Rs in India and co-benefits for safe drinking water and reliable sanitation
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation) : Decentralized wastewater treatment system in Japan
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation) : LIXIL's Global Sanitation Solution-SATO
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 (Presentation) : Water Quality and water Security in Asia Pacific: What 3R and Circular Economy can Offer?
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -2 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 (Presentation) : Offsetting pollution abatement costs through benefits of circular economy
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 (Presentation) : Reducing land pollution and land degradation through 3R policy initiatives ~What circular economy can offer?
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -3 : Panel Slide Indonesia
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation) : Clean air and climate benefits through 3R policies and initiatives
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation) : Co-benefits of sustainable waste management for preventing air pollution - Indian experience
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation) : Co-benefits of sustainable waste management for preventing air pollution ~ Prospects for circular economy
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation) : Mitigating of air pollution - Indian Scenario
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 (Presentation) : Waste-to Energy experience- The case of Singapore
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -4 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5 (Presentation) : Integrating 3R principles and strategies with measures for the protection of coastal and marine ecosystem from land based activities
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5 (Presentation) : Prevention of marine littering : Learning from Japan
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -5 : Panel Discussion Slides-Korea
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 (Presentation) : Circular economic opportunities for Greening SMEs - The Chinese experience
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 (Presentation) : Greening SMEs to support National Resource Productivity and Low Carbon Development International experiences
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 (Presentation) : Issues, challenges, and opportunities in greening SMEs- The case of India
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 : Panel Slide-Indonesia-Ministry of Industry
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -6 : Panel Slide-Indonesia-Recycling association
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation) : 3R Technologies for Plastics The Japanese Experience
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation) : 3R Technologies for WEEE
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation) : A 21st Centry vison on waste to energy in India - A win-win strategy for energy security and the Swach Bharat Mission (Clean India Mission)
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation) : Next generation of 3R technologies for waste management in Smart cities - Internet of Things (IOT)
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 (Presentation) : Protecting health and environment through sound management of healthcare waste
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -7 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -8 (Presentation) : Creating investment opportunities in the waste management sector - A global overview
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -8 (Presentation) : Government role for promoting international corporation
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -8 (Presentation) : Prospects of financing 3R infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -8 (Presentation) : The role of SIDBI to support industries for sustainable waste management
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8th 3R Forum - Plenary Session -8 : Panel Discussion Questions
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8th 3R Forum - Reporting Session
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8th 3R Forum- Launch of the State of the 3Rs- slides