AECEN 2007 UPDATE

AECEN – Established in 2005 in Manila Mission – To promote improved compliance with environmental policies, laws and regulations through the exchange of innovative policies and practices Objectives:  Promote development and implementation of improved policies and institutions  Strengthen practitioner capacity  Support regional sharing of best practices AECEN MISSION

Members – national and sub-national agencies responsible for identifying, monitoring and correcting non-compliance with environmental laws and other requirements Other participants – judges, lawyers, civil society, business leaders, experts, and representatives from international organizations join AECEN activities as participants and observers New Members:  Japan joined AECEN at the end of 2006  Nepal joined AECEN at the end of 2007 AECEN MEMBERSHIP

11 Members 10 national environmental agencies People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam 1 sub-national environmental agency Laguna Lake Development Authority, Philippines AECEN MEMBERS

 Supports the AECEN Executive Committee  Supports development of country and regional activities through technical assistance, program coordination, small grants, and exchanges  Knowledge management and outreach through website  Establishes linkages with international organizations and other networks  Reaches out to new members and promotes network sustainability  Organizes the AECEN Regional Forum and Asian Justices Forum on the Environment THE AECEN SECRETARIAT

 Regional Principles  Rapid Country Program Assessments  Country Pilot Activities  Regional Forum  Asian Justices Forum on the Environment  Regional Cooperation and Training  AECEN Website NETWORK ACTIVITIES

 Support development of more effective compliance and enforcement programs, and provide framework for AECEN activities  Reflect national experiences in Asia and worldwide  Organized in six categories  Secretariat worked with Members to develop draft principles through consultative process using Internet  Principles now in final form and Secretariat will develop publication in 2008 REGIONAL PRINCIPLES

 Assessments follow template to enable cross-country comparison  Assessments provide basis for pilot activities on priority country topics  To date, AECEN has completed rapid assessments in India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam  In 2007, Indonesia Ministry of Environment completed rapid assessment in partnership with Indonesian Center for Environmental Law  In 2008, World Bank will support assessment in Nepal RAPID COUNTRY PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS

 AECEN Secretariat and other partners support country pilot projects that demonstrate Regional Principles in priority areas  Results include adoption of innovative policies and practices, and increased practitioner capacity  Pilot projects link Member countries  Pilot projects in 2006 included initiatives in: Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam  In 2008, India and Indonesia will initiate pilot projects COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Philippines – Compliance Promotion  Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) developed compliance assistance center for commercial hog farm and slaughterhouse industries  LLDA and National Meat Inspection Service launched compliance assistance website in October – first of its kind in the Philippines  Shared experience with Thailand, Chinese Taipei and United States COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Thailand – Compliance Promotion  Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Kasetsart University establishing compliance assistance center for the swine sector serving the Tha Chin and Bang Pa Kong River basins  Center to provide training, technical guidance, and technical and regulatory information via website  Shared experience with Philippines, Chinese Taipei and United States COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Sri Lanka – Incentives-based Program  Developing a wastewater discharge fee program  Established intergovernmental technical committee  Targeting textile and tanning sectors with COD as the main parameter  Established linkages with LLDA of the Philippines COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Vietnam – Compliance Inspection  Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment established environmental inspector training program  Conducted nationwide hands-on training of over 300 inspectors in three workshops  Technical exchanges with counterpart inspectors from Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and United States  Developing national procedures for further training nationwide COUNTRY PILOT ACTIVITIES

Hanoi, Vietnam – 2006  Hosted by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment  Presented draft Regional Principles and common indicators  Developed regional priorities and strategies for compliance promotion, incentives and public participation REGIONAL FORUM

ASIAN JUSTICES FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT  Supreme Court of the Philippines and Philippine Judicial Academy hosted regional forum in July  Senior justices from Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and U.S. shared experiences  Philippines presented new institutional options for environmental adjudication – e.g., green benches and training initiatives  Key regional partners include United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA) ASIAN JUSTICES FORUM ON THE ENVIRONMENT

 Participated in 2006 Better Air Quality Conference of Clean Air Initiative in Indonesia in December 2006  Organized two workshops on public participation, and enforcement and compliance in partnership with U.S. EPA  In 2008, support International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE) 8 th International Conference in South Africa REGIONAL COOPERATION AND TRAINING

WEBSITE:  Continued to strengthen AECEN website  Developed Best Practices Inventory to enable Members and others to upload and download best practices AECEN WEBSITE:

 Member-to-Member Twinning Program  Annual Awards for Excellence  Announcement on 2008 Regional Forum NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2008

PRINCIPAL FUNDING PARTNERS United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Through its regional program Environmental Cooperation- Asia (ECO-Asia), USAID works to promote the adoption and implementation of improved environmental laws, polices and institutional arrangements in seven Asian countries – Cambodia India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Asian Development Bank (ADB) A multilateral development finance institution, promotes economic and social progress by fighting poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is a multilateral development finance institution owned by 59 members, mostly from Asia and the Pacific.

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency  World Bank  Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)  Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)  Asia Pacific Jurist Association (APJA)  International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE)  Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network for Accession (ECENA) AECEN PARTNERS

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