UNEP RRC.AP CAN Workshop/ Fifth Annual Meeting

1. UNEP RRC.APCAN Workshop/Fifth Annual Meeting Dr Raman Letchumanan Head of Environment Unit, ASEAN Secretariat

2. ASEAN FACTS and Figures (Development) National Income Levels Low Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam Lower middle Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand Upper middle Malaysia High Brunei Darussalam, Singapore GDP Per Capita (Nominal) (2000) US$ 141- $23,071 Combined GDP US$ 700 billion Population 522 million

3. KEY FACTS AND FIGURES (ENVIRONMENT) • Three mega biodiversity countries in the region – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines • ASEAN coral reefs – 25-30% of world total • Forest Cover – over 48% (world: < 30%) • Mangrove forests – 35% of world total • Renewable Water Resource – 15% of world total • Wetlands – 17 sites of global significance (547,591 ha) • Protected Areas – Terrestrial: 1,014 sites (418,000 sq km, 9.5% of total land area); Marine: 94 sites (23,260 sq km)

4. KEY FACTS AND FIGURES (ENVIRONMENT)… However, • Forest Loss in ASEAN 1970-1990 15,720 sq km/year 1990-2000 23,260 sq km/year • Deforestation Rate, 1990-2000 ASEAN 1.04% per year World 0.23% per year Asia overall < 0.1% per year

5. Participation in Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) • (r = ratified; s = signed) ASEAN Asia/Pacific • Vienna Convention (ozone) (r) 90% 82% • Montreal Protocol (ozone) (r) 100% - • UNFCCC (climate change) (r) 100% 90+% • Kyoto Protocol (climate change) (r) 60% - • Basel Convention • (hazardous waste) (r) 70% 53% • Stockholm Convention (POPs) (s) 50% - • Rotterdam Convention (PIC) (s) 20% - • Convention on Biological Diversity (r) 90% 90% • Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (s) 60% - • CITES (flora and fauna trade) (r) 90% 62% • RAMSAR (wetlands) (r) 60% 45%

6. “ … a clean and green ASEAN with fully established mechanisms for sustainable development to ensure the protection of the region’s environment, the sustainability of its natural resources and the high quality of life of its peoples” ASEAN Vision 2020

7. ASEAN Community (2020) ASEAN Security Community ASEAN Economic Community ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Bali Concord II (2003)

8. Vientiane Action Programme (2004-2010) Theme: Towards shared prosperity and destiny in an integrated, peaceful and caring ASEAN communityASEAN Security CommunityTheme: Enhancing peace, stability, democracy and prosperity through comprehensive political and security cooperation.

9. Vientiane Action Programme (2004-2010) ASEAN Economic CommunityTheme: Enhancing competitiveness for economic growth and development through closer economic integrationASEAN Socio-Cultural CommunityTheme: Nurturing human, cultural and natural resources for sustained development in a harmonious and people-centered ASEAN

10. ASEAN Summit (ASEAN Heads of State/ Government ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) (ASEAN Foreign Ministers) ASEAN Environment Ministers Meeting (AMME, IAMME, AMMH) Secretary General of ASEAN ASEAN Standing Committee (ASC) ASEAN Senior Officials On Environment (ASOEN) ASEAN Secretariat (Bureau of Functional Cooperation) Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB) Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME) Working Group on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (AWGMEA) Working Group on Water Resources Management (AWGWRM) Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities Haze Technical Task Force (HTTF) ASEAN Institutional Framework for Environmental Cooperation

12. ASEAN’s Role Legislative, institutional and policy framework Coordination Sustainability

13. Multilateral Environ-mental Agreements AWGMEA (1998) Promote common understanding/position on negotiation issues at MEA fora Promote cooperation on the regional implementation of MEAs Promote capacity building for the implementation of MEAs

14. Multilateral Environ-mental Agreements (lead countries) Montreal Protocol – Thailand UNFCC and Kyoto Protocol – Malaysia Rotterdam Convention – Singapore Basel Convention – Indonesia Stockholm Convention – Singapore Biodiversity related Conventions - Philippines

15. Multilateral Environmental Agreements(key activities) ASEAN Case study on Synergies and Inter-linkages on MEAs Capacity building for negotiation and implementation of MEAs ASEAN UNEP Workshop for the Effective Implementation of Chemicals and Wastes Conventions (2001) Integrated Capacity Building in ASEAN on MEAs (2003) National Capacity Self Assessments (UNDP) Capacity Building for participation in CDM

16. Multilateral Environ-mental Agreements (key activities) ASEAN Working Group on National Conservation and Biodiversity (AWGNCB) – Biodiversity Related Conventions ASEAN Regional Center for Biodiversity Conservation (ARCBC) – ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) ASEAN Framework Agreement on Access and Benefit Sharing Declaration on ASEAN Heritage Parks Capacity Building for the Cartegena Protocol on Biodiversity Biodiversity Information Systems

18. Urban Environmental Governance ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC) Singapore chairs the AWGESC AWGESC to drive urban environmental management and governance in ASEAN cities Ministers adopted the Framework for Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) in ASEAN

19. Urban Environmental Governance (Framework for ESC in ASEAN) A regional perspective addressing environmental sustainablity challenges – clean air, clean water, clean land Basic building blocks to achieving a quality living environment in cities Comprehensive objectives, strategies and programs/activities Implementation approaches – best practices Basis to promote partnership amongst 3P (public, private and people) sectors, and international agencies.

20. Urban Environmental Governance (Operationallization of Framework) • 2 phased approach • Phase 1 – Best Practices • Compilation of Best Practices • Identification of Gaps • Phase II: Capacity Building • Thematic workshops and training • Development of performance indicators

21. Urban Environmental Governance (Operationallization of Framework) • Phase 1 – Best Practices • 3-day conference on ESC for city managers (Oct 2004) • Objectives: • Provide city officials in-depth understanding of the Framework • Share best practices on Clean Air, Clean Water and Clean Land • Cluster cities with similar priorities and capacity development needs • Facilitate collaboration between cities and international organizations

22. Urban Environmental Governance (Operationallization of Framework) • Phase II – Capacity Building • Organize series of workshops and training courses in each thematic area • Objectives: • Provide technical assistance to city officials to implement the Framework and incorporate relevant best practices to address their respective areas of concern • Develop performance/quantitative indicators for environmental sustainability

23. Comprehensive Regional Early Warning Systems • Sub regional workshop, September 2003: • review the current status of early warning systems in each country • identify problems and needs

24. Objective Development of a comprehensive regional early warning system to support the successful implementation of ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution Group on GIS Database Group on Early Warning

25. Proposed Activities • Advance the development and operationalization of regional Fire Danger Rating System • Utilize/ optimize use of hotspot data • Develop comprehensive and adequate air quality data in fire-prone areas • Calibrate existing haze dispersion model • Improve climate outlook dissemination • Develop and update risk maps • Harmonize terminology • Develop better accuracy and higher resolution GIS database

26. State of the Environment Reporting and Database Harmonization • First State of the Environment Report (SOER1) published in 1997 • SOER2 published in 2000 • ASEAN Report to the WSSD published in 2002 • Publication of SOER-3 in 2005

27. Database Harmonization • Hanoi Plan of Action objective: harmonization of environmental databases of ASEAN member countries • Both at national and regional level to support environmental analysis, monitoring and forecasting of issues for use in the state of the environment reporting and assessment

28. Database Harmonization – Immediate Objectives • strengthen national capacity to effectively compile with the regional standards for environmental database harmonization • develop and operate the ASEAN Meta-database system for data management and dissemination • utilize the harmonized quantitative data for periodic assessment and publication of the state of the environment in ASEAN • Utilize the harmonized database for decision making at national and regional level

29. Database Harmonization – Activities • Capacity building • National & regional institutional setup • National & regional workshops • Data collection and management • Development of the standard format for database harmonization • Development of Meta-database

30. Database Harmonization – Activities • Data dissemination & reporting • Development of internet-based information • Preparation of ASEAN State of the Environment Reports

31. Thank you