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(Provisional Translation)
Koizumi Initiative(Concrete Actions of Japanese Government to be taken for Sustainable Development - Towards Global Sharing)
21 August 2002
[INDEX]
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Basic Concept |
| 2. |
Important Areas and Concrete Measures
| 1) |
People and Hope (Human Resources Development)
a) Investing in People
b) Knowledge
c) Science & Technology |
| 2) |
Ownership and Solidarity - Development -
a) Trade & Foreign Investment
b) Energy
c) Agriculture & Food
d) Development Assistance
e) Africa |
| 3) |
Today's Complacency, Tomorrow's Plight - Environment
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a) Environment-related assistance for developing countries
b) Climate Change
c) Forest
d) Biodiversity
e) Water
f) Environment-related Treaties |
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In order to realize sustainable development, simultaneous achievement
of development and environmental protection is indispensable. |
| Z |
All governments, organizations and stakeholders should share their
understanding, strategies, responsibility, experiences, and information.
"Global Sharing" (Equal Partnership)
It is important to pursue concrete action in order to implement the
existing agreements based on Doha, Monterrey, etc. towards achieving
the Millennium Development Goals. |
| Z |
Japan will implement the following concrete measures in order to
assist the self-help efforts of developing countries (ownership),
while seeking to expand partnership within the international community.
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| 2. |
| Important Areas and Concrete Measures |
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Japan's Own Initiative (New) |
| Z |
Japan's Own Initiative (Continued) |
| Z |
Initiatives based on partnership (New) |
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| 1) |
People and Hope (Human Resources Development)
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In order to realize sustainable development, it is indispensable
that the ordinary people of the world are motivated with
hope to make full use of their ability under good governance. |
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To that end,human resources development (in the
fields of education, health and gender) is an area of
the greatest importance. In other words, investing in
people and sharing knowledge and technology are the keys
to sustainable development. |
| a) |
Investing in People: "Human resources development
is the basis of nation building" |
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Education |
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| Z |
Propose " the Decade of Education
for Sustainable Development" |
| Z |
Provide assistance totaling more than
250 billion yen (approx. $2 billion) over the
next five years for education in low income
countries. Promote "Basic Education for
Growth Initiative (BEGIN)" (assistance
for girl's education, for teacher training,
and for science and mathematics education,
etc.) |
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Health |
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Reinforce efforts to combat infectious
and parasitic diseases with the target of
allocating a total of $3 billion over a five-year
period beginning in FY2000 (Okinawa Infectious
Diseases Initiative) |
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| b) |
Knowledge
| Z |
Share Japan's experiences on tragic pollution
and its recovery therefrom as well as its successful
experience of cooperation with other Asian countries,
with Africa and other regions |
| Z |
Promote the Initiative for Development in
East Asia (IDEA) and share East Asia's successful
experience of development with other countries and
regions |
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| c) |
Science & Technology: As a Breakthrough for Sustainable
Development
| Z |
Promote Global Environment Monitoring through
the Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS)
Partnership and Global Mapping |
| Z |
Implement environmental science & technology
cooperation |
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Ownership and Solidarity - Development -
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Mobilization of various resources (Solidarity) is essential
in order for developing countries to promote sustainable
development and poverty reduction through self-driven
economic growth (Ownership). |
| a) |
Trade & Foreign Investment: Promote trade and private
investment to realize sustainable development. (Japan's
imports from developing countries amount to about $150
billion per year.)
| Z |
Expand support for trade-related technical
assistance and capacity building by JICA and other
bodies
(Hold Japan-WTO Joint Seminars in Geneva. Expand
Japan's initiative, announced at UNCTAD X, to provide
2,500 persons from developing countries with trade-
related capacity building training in the five-year
period from FY2000, to cover 4,500 persons for the
same period (2,000 persons added). (including capacity
building by AOTS)) |
| Z |
Work towards the objective of duty-free and
quota-free market access for all least developed
countries' products
(Immediately examine to expand coverage under duty-free
and quota-free treatment for LDC's products by the
revisions of tariff-related laws for the next fiscal
year which begins on 1 April 2003.) |
| Z |
Make efforts toward establishing multilateral
investment rules
(Establishing multilateral investment rules is crucial
for creating an international environment in which
investment in developing countries can increase.
Japan will take a leading role in establishing such
rules.) |
| Z |
Encourage African countries to participate
in multilateral trading systems (WTO)
(Welcome the announcement of the intention of African
countries to promote the regional integration through
the African Union (AU), support such integration
by such means as capacity building support, and
encourage Africa's further participation in multilateral
trading systems (WTO).) |
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| b) |
Energy: Promote efficient and environment-friendly use
of limited energy resources, which forms the very basis
of economic activities.
| Z |
Host the 8th International Energy Forum
in Osaka towards the end of September (to promote
dialogue between energy-producing and consuming
countries) |
| Z |
Propose and promote the Energy Literacy Initiative |
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Agriculture and Food: Contribute to improving food security
through Green Technology Innovation
| Z |
Promote the development and dissemination
of NERICA (New Rice for Africa) |
| Z |
Extend approx. $30 million grant aid to tackle
the food crisis in the southern Africa |
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| d) |
Development Assistance: Over the past ten years, Japan,
as the largest donor country, has provided approximately
$120 billion - one fifth of the total ODA contributions
of all DAC countries. Japan has extended $4.8 billion
- one fourth of the G8 contributions to the enhanced HIPC
initiative. Japan continues to play a positive role as
a leading donor, while ensuring effective and efficient
implementation of ODA.
(It is worth noting that East and Southeast Asian countries,
which were poorer than African countries in the 1960's,
have experienced rapid growth since then.) |
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| e) |
Africa: "There will be no stability and prosperity
in the world in the 21st century, unless the problems
of Africa are resolved." Support NEPAD (New Partnership
for Africa's Development) as a clear indication of Africa's
Ownership.
| Z |
Steadily implement "Solidarity between
Japan and Africa - Concrete Actions" -and endeavor
to follow up the "G8 Africa Action Plan" |
| Z |
Further strengthen support for Africa through
TICAD III |
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Today's Complacency, Tomorrow's Plight - Environment -
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The 21st century will be a time of apocalypse unless
the issues of global environmental degradation, which
are serious threats to the continued existence of humankind,
are tackled now. |
| a) |
Environment-related Assistance for Developing Countries:
In addressing environmental issues, further enhance environmental
cooperations, mainly through ODA, including capacity building
in the field of environment.
| Z |
Establish and announce "Environmental
Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development
(EcoISD)" |
| Z |
Implement environment-related human resources
development for 5,000 persons in the five-year period
beginning in FY 2002 |
| Z |
Host"the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi,
Japan", which has as its theme "Nature's
Wisdom" |
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| b) |
Climate Change: For effective action against global
warming, it is important to seek a set of common rules
for the future by which all countries, including developing
countries, will abide.
| Z |
Take a leading role for the entry into force
of the Kyoto Protocol
(Japan became a party to the Kyoto Protocol on 4
June 2002.) |
| Z |
Aid capacity building in human resources and
sharing of information to promote Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM) |
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Forest: Promote sustainable forest management, including
tackling illegal logging, in recognition of the many benefits
of forests (e.g. preservation of ecology, prevention of
global warming, conservation of water, provision of forest
products)
| Z |
Propose and promote Asia Forest Partnership
(AFP) |
| Z |
Cooperate on forest conservation and other
activities in the Congo Basin area |
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Biodiversity: Contribute to full enjoyment of gifts
from natural environment through protection of living
organisms in danger of extinction as well as conservation
of "hotspots" in various regions.
| Z |
Intensify the initiative towards conservation
of "hotspots" |
| Z |
Work towards early ratification of the Cartagena
Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological
Diversity |
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Water: Progressively work on the issue of water resources
from various viewpoints such as drinking water, public
health, agriculture, economic activities, natural environment
protection and disaster prevention.
| Z |
Assist in creating safe and stable water supply
and development of hygienic facilities
(Japan which has provided safe and stable supply
of drinking water and access to hygienic sewage
for more than 40 million people in the past five
years, continues such efforts. Moreover, promote
model projects exploiting water resources, including
ground water supplies, and promote the transfer
of technology to neighboring countries. |
| Z |
Strengthen co-operation with NGOs and Women
(Support the capacity building for appropriate water
resource management (management in cooperation with
NGOs, establishment of the management systems by
local people, promotion of technical cooperation
taking women's role into considerations, etc.) |
| Z |
Convene "the Third World Water Forum"
and its International Ministerial Conference in
March 2003 |
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Environment-related Treaties
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Take a leading role for the early entry into
force of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants |
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Work toward early ratification of the Rotterdam
Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedure for
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade |
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