Ministry of the Environment, Japan is very happy to support this ambitious program and will continue its support to make it successful in the future as well. He also thanked TERI and India Habitat Centre for host ing the event. In the end, he mentioned that this meeting serves as a great platform for all as the participants will be able to learn from each other and have fruitful d iscussions. Introductions of participants Followed by the opening remarks, the delegates were asked to give a brief introduction about themselves and their RCEs. Review of the 9th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting After a round of introduction, a session on the Review of the 9th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting was given by RCE Cha-am. During this session Ms. Areeporn Sittiyanpaiboon told the delegates that the 9th RCE Asia Pacific Meeting and International Conference was held 30/ 6/ 16- 2/ 7/ 16 in commemoration with HRH Princess Mah a Ch akri Sirin d h orn‟s Birthday celebration. She mentioned the different sessions which were held during the meet such as Introduction of new RCEs in AP, fruitful discussions held by dividing the delegates into 3 groups –school & youth, community and higher Education. She also spoke about the key p oints and outcomes of the discussions including, length of program for school & youth may be more th an 1 year with focus on health, steering committee created for development of curriculum. She also mentioned that the working draft of Asia-Pacific RCE action plan needs to be followed up after the meeting. The draft was presented at meeting from working groups. The meeting at Cha-am had many good group d iscussions and p resentations from RCE members and the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn provided opening remarks and congratulated the initiative. The field trips were well subscribed, including forest conservation p rograms and agricultural p ractices in p risons. The delegates also visited a research centre on water treatment and sea farm. The session showcased wonderful engagement and sharing of RCE network during the 9th RCE Asia Pacific Meeting. Progress of Global RCE Network and Roadmap for the RCE Community Progress of Global RCE Network and Roadmap for the RCE Community (UNU-IAS – Dr Mario Tabucanon) Dr Mario Tabucanon presented the progress of the Global RCE Network and Roadmap for the RCE Community. During his session he stated that the Outcomes of meeting from Cha-am will be followed up here in Delhi and hence this meeting is a continuation. He also mentioned that we may have d ifferen t RCE stru ctu res bu t w e‟re all on e. AP representation in global RCE network is close to 40% with 58 acknowledged RCEs. On map AP portion is getting crowded . 4
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