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Introduction of the Sub-Committee of Environment, the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Outline of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments and its Environment Subcommittee
Outline of the Meeting of the Environment Subcommittee of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Individual Projects of the Environment Subcommittee
Outline of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments and its Environment Subcommittee
The Association of North East Asia Regional Governments
Background
　The Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments was established in Gyeongsangbuk-Do, Korea in September 1996 under the initiative of local governments in Northwest Pacific region in order to promote active and smooth interaction and cooperation among various districts in Northeast Asia Region. The Environment Subcommittee was agreed to be set up at the meeting of the Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments which was held in October 1998. The general meeting and the meeting of the Administrative Subcommittee were held annually and biannually respectively after its establishment.
　From May 2001, there has been a permanent secretariat in Gyeongsangbuk-Do of Korea.
Objective
　Its aim is to promote the development of the whole region of Northeast Asia by forming a network for interaction and cooperation and a reliable relationship based on mutual understanding among local governments.
Activities
(1) to hold a periodic meeting of the Northeast Asia Regional Governments (biannual).
(2) to collect and disseminate information and data on regional economy, technology and development.
(3) To support and facilitate activities concerning interaction and cooperation
Participating local governments＜September 2008＞
　The association consists of 69 local governments of 6 countries (6 in China, 10 in Japan, 22 in Mongolia, 15 in Korea, 2 in DPRK and 14 in Russia)
  China : Heilongjiang Province, Shandong Province, Henan Province,
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Hubei Province, Hunan Province
Japan : Aomori Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture,
Ishikawa Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture,
Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
  Mongolia : Tuv Aimak, Selenge Aimak, Ulaanbaatar City, Dornod Province,
Sukhbaatar Province, Khentii Province, Dornogovi Province, Dundgovi Province,
Umnugovi Province, Bulgan Province, Uvurkhangai Province,
Bayankhongor Province, Arkhangai Province, Khuvsgul Province, Zavkhan Province,
Govi-Altai Province, Khovd Province, Uvs Province, Bayan-Ulgii Province, Orkhon,
Govi-Sumber Province, Darkhan-Uul Province
  Korea : Busan Metropolitan City, Daegu Metropolitan City, Incheon Metropolitan City,
Daejeon Metropolitan, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Ulsan Metropolitan City,
Gyeonggi-Do, Gangwon-Do, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Chungcheongnam-Do,
Jeollabuk-Do, Jeollanam-Do, Gyeongsangbuk-Do, Gyeongsangnam-Do,
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
  DPRK : Hamgyeongbuk-do, Rasun city
  Russia : Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha, Primorski Territory, Khabarovsk Territory,
Amur Region, Irkutsk Region, Kamchatka Region, Sakhalin Region,
Zabaikalsky Territory, Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk Region, Republic of Tyva,
Altai Territory, Magadan Region
Organization
The Environmental Subcommittee
Background
　The Environment Subcommittee is one of the five Subcommittees (Economics/Trade, Cultural Interchange, Environment, Disaster Prevention and General Interchange) which were agreed to be established at the meeting of the Northeast Asia Regional Governments in October 1998.
　At the first meeting of the Environment Subcommittee of the Association of Northeast Asia Regional Governments held in July 1999, Toyama Prefecture was elected as its coordinator who is responsible for the liason, coordination and management of the Environment Subcommittee.
　At the meeting Measures to promote environmental cooperation including joint surveys etc were also discussed and an uniform survey (on proposal of individual projects and the members willingness to take part in them) was decided to be carried out in order to select and implement these environment-related proposals.
Objective
　The objective of the Environment Subcommittee is to coordinate opinions, and plan, discuss and review related projects in order to secure smooth implementation of individual projects.
Implementing Structure
(1) Coordinator (the local government responsible for the liason, coordination and management of the Environment Subcommittee) : Toyama Prefecture
(2) Participating Local governments (local governments which were interested in the environment and applied for participation) :22 local governments (9 in Japan,3 in Korea,8 in Russia and 2 in Mongolia)
Japan : Aomori Prefecture, Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture,
Fukui Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture,
Shimane Prefecture
  Mongolia : Tuv Aimak, Sellenge Aimak
  Korea : Gangwon-Do, Chungcheongnam-Do, Gyeongsangnam-Do
  Russia : Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha, Primorski Territory, Khabarovsk Territory,
Amur Region, Irkutsk Region, Sakhalin Region, Zabaikalsky Territory
Implementation of Individual Projects
　The Environment Subcommittee will carry out a survey of proposals concerning new individual projects on the participating local governments.
　It will study and decide on the individual projects to be implemented by the Subcommitte after making necessary investigations as well as considering related opinions on proposed projects.
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