EARTH SUMMIT+5 Special Session of the General Assembly to Review and Appraise the Implementation of Agenda 21 New York, 23-27 June 1997 PROGRAMME FACT SHEETS

	North-east Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation.
	Responsible Organization(s)	ESCAP in collaboration with UNDP, UNEP, ADB and the World Bank; with participation of the six Governments of North-east Asia; China, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Russian Federation.
	Description	Following UNCED, 1992, the pursuit of subregional cooperation on environment in North-east Asia was promoted. Three Meetings of Senior Officials on Environmental Cooperation in North-east Asia were held at Seoul in 1993, at Beijing in 1994 and at Ulaanbaatar in 1996, respectively. The Meetings identified three priority areas, namely: energy and air pollution, ecosystem management in particular deforestation and desertification, and capacity-building, and the priority projects in respective priority areas were formulated, proposed and some of which have been implemented.
	Issues addressed	Improvement of understanding of regional environmental issues and impacts, exchange of technical information and know-how to mitigate environmental problems, improvement of human resources capabilities and development of framework for subregional cooperation and coordination.
	Objectives	To promote subregional environmental cooperation and sustainable development efforts for enhancement of quality of life and well-being of present and future generations in accordance with the spirit of UNCED. To enhance the capacities of the Participating Parties in environmental management efforts through sub-regional cooperation and to facilitate the complete and effective participation of national institutions at all levels in sustainable development efforts aimed at strengthening their relevant technological and managerial capabilities.
	Results achieved	The Third Meeting of Senior Officials unanimously adopted the "Framework for the North-east Asian Subregional Programme of Environmental Cooperation".
	Lessons learned	The "Framework for the North-east Asian Subregional Programme of Environmental Cooperation" can serve as a model to other subregional initiatives for environmental cooperation.
	Financing	Financial support from the Republic of Korea, UNDP, UNEP and ADB; for future activities financial support being sought from potential donors.
	Contact	Mr. Guangchang Shi, Director Environment and Natural Resources Management Division United Nations-Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Bangkok 10200 Thailand Tel: (662) 288-1510 Fax: (662) 288-1059 (Direct), (662) 288-1025 (Direct) (662) 288-1000 Telex: 82392 ESCAP TH/82315 ESCAP TH