Draft Resolution Submitted by the Japanese Delegation

THE SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM

Recognizing that climate change and environmental problems are global and potentially the most severe challenge for all humankind;

Recalling resolutions which were related to these problems and adopted in the past annual meetings of the APPF;

Welcoming the endeavors of the international community through such forums as the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, COP9 of the Convention on Biodiversity, 5^th Meeting of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue, Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate change, Leaders Meeting of Major Economies on Energy Security and Climate Change, and the 14^th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);

Noting our Asia-Pacific countries’ determination to make efforts for the resolution of these serious and urgent problems which international community should deal with;

Resolves to:

1.            that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries of APPF to support the agreement of G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit which seeks ‘to share with all Parties to the UNFCCC the vision of, and consider and adopt in the UNFCCC negotiations, the goal of achieving at least 50% reduction of global emissions by 2050;

2.            that APPF member countries respect the outcome of the COP13 held in Bali last year, welcome the outcome of the COP14 this year, and continue to cooperate in establishing an effective post-2012 international framework in which all major economic participates in a responsible manner;

3.            that APPF member countries share the recognition that sectoral approaches are useful tools for setting fair national emission reduction targets of developed countries and enabling emission reductions in a manner compatible with economic growth through promoting technology transfer to developing countries;

4.   that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries to work together towards strengthening the ability for adaptation to climate change, including disaster risk reduction, of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing states most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change;

5.     that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries to recognize the critical role of technology to respond to climate change and the need for technological breakthroughs and to cooperate among member countries in dissemination of existing technologies and development, deployment and transfer of innovative technologies;

6.    that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries of the APPF recognize to that actions to reduce emissions, including from deforestation and forest degradation, and to increase removals by sinks in the land use, land use change and forestry can make contribution to stabilizing GHGs in the atmosphere and to undertake forest conservation, reforestation and afforestation actively, and promote a co-benefits approach that will lead toreducing greenhouse gas emissions and conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity  as well;

7.    that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries of APPF to increase efforts for a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss, and express reinforcement of cooperation toward Convention on Biodiversity COP10 and Cartagena Protocol COP/MOP5 to be held in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan in 2010;

8.      that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF call upon the member countries of APPF regional cooperation towards solving environmental issues such as cross border air pollution, deterioration of marine environment and water contamination;

9.      that the 17^th Annual Meeting of the APPF emphasize the importance of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in tackling environmental issues to the member countries of APPF;

10.    that APPF member countries promote to build sound material-cycle societies through 3 R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Initiative.