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Core Group Asia Pacific . ROLE. ROLE. Work closely with UNEP, Asia Pacific MGS representatives and MGS Assist UNEP, AP Regional Representatives and MGS Subregional Networks on better ways to engage MGS . Activities. be the focal point to solicit inputs from the group
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ROLE Work closely with UNEP, Asia Pacific MGS representatives and MGS Assist UNEP, AP Regional Representatives and MGS Subregional Networks on better ways to engage MGS
Activities • be the focal point to solicit inputs from the group • bringing their group perspectives on the development of programmes, events, and publications • bring perspectives of group on environment and sustainable development, the annual Asia Pacific MGS Statement and where relevant, inputs to global discussions and documents e.g. Rio Zero Draft
Activities Cont’d • Inform and promote annual Regional Consultation Meeting, other MGS meetings in the region among the group and encourage participation in these meetings • inform organizations within your group and facilitating participation in subregional/regional/global events/meetings and UNEP MGS subregionalnetwork
Core Group Members Asia Pacific Representatives 2012-2013 • Imogen P. Ingram, Cook Islands email: imogen@oyster.net.ck or isaci@oyster.net.ck • Mr Paul LagoyQuintos, Phillipines Email: pquintos.ibon@gmail.com Alternates: • Ms MeenaBilgi Email: meenabilgi@gmail.com • TungaBhadraRai Email: tungarai@hotmail.com
Subregional Reps Northeast Asia • Mr. Masanori Kobayashi – Email: "Masanori Kobayashi" m-kobayashi@ynu.ac.jp South Asia • Dr. Mohmood A. Khwaja Email: khwaja@sdpi.org Southeast Asia • Ms. ElenitaCogononDano Email: neth@etcgroup.org Central Asia • Ms. KaishaAtakhanova Email: kaisha_07@mail.ru Pacific • FiuMata'eseElisara Email: fiuelisara51@yahoo.com
Major Groups Reps Youth • Mr. Jessie James Marcellones, Tunza Youth Mentor, Phillipines Email: marcellones_jl2003@yahoo.com Women • Ms Tess Vistro, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Philippines • Email: tessvistro@yahoo.com Indigenous Mr. Famark Hlawnching, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Thailand Email: suikhar@hotmail.com
Major Groups Reps Trade Union • Ms Ching Chabo, International Trade Union Confederation – Asia, Pacific (ITUC – AP, Singapore Email: ching@ituc-ap.org Science and Technology • Mohd Nordin Hasan, International Council of Science, Malaysia Email: nordin.hasan@icsu-asia-pacific.org Local Authorities • Emani Bharani Visweswara Kumar, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, SA Email: emani.kumar@iclei.org
Major Groups Rep Farmers • Ms. SaralaGopalan, World Farmers Organization, India Email: saralagopalan@gmail.com NGOs: Represented by subregional focal points who are in NGO Major Groups Private Sector: ?? ANY IDEAS?
Dr. Park’s Request • UN SYSTEM AND THE WAY IT WORKS • Identify problems • Propose solutions • Ideas on how to improve the way UN works Email: • parky@un.org • young-woo.park@unep.org
National and Thematic Discussions Environment www.worldwewant2015.org Discussion Paper – Dec. 8 Deadline Call for Discussion Papers/Notes • Outline and rationale for proposed topic • Evidence based findings • Proposed set of Questions
Follow Up • Statement sent to HQ • AP reps at GSCF • MGS Global Statement • Governing Council
Follow Up • Presentations http://www.unep.org/roap/Outreach/CivilSociety/RegionalConsultationMeeting2012/tabid/106635/Default.aspx • Core Group Info • Statement (1-2 weeks) • Meeting Report