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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<December 2023>
 The association consists of 81 local governments of 6 countries (13 in China, 11 in Japan, 16 in Korea, 2 in DPRK, 22 in Mongolia and 17 in Russia)
  China : Liaoning Province, Heilongjiang Province, Henan Province, Hubei Province,Hunan Province,
Jilin Province, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Shandong Province,
Shaanxi Province, Neimenggu Autonomous Region, Shanxi Province, Anhui Province, Gansu Province
Japan : Aomori Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Yamagata Prefecture,
Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture, Ishikawa Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture,
Kyoto Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, Tottori Prefecture, Shimane Prefecture
  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, Sejong Special Self-Governing City
  DPRK : Hamgyeongbuk-do, Rasun city
  Mongolia : Ulaanbaatar City, Arkhangai Province, Bayan-Ulgii Province,
Bayankhongor Province, Bulgan Province, Govi-Altai Province,
Govi-Sumber Province, Darkhan-Uul Province, Dornod Province,
Dornogovi Province, Dundgovi Province, Zavkhan Province,
Orkhon Province, Uvurkhangai Province, Umnugovi Province,
Sukhbaatar Province, Selenge Province, Tuv Province, Uvs Province,
Khovd Province, Khuvsgul Province, Khentii Province
  Russia : Republic of Buryatia, Republic of Sakha(Yakutia), Republic of Tyva,
Altai Territory, Zabaikalsky Territory, Republic of Khakassia,
Krasnoyarsk Territory, Primorsky Territory, Khabarovsk Territory,
Amur Region, Irkutsk Region, Kamchatka Region, Magadan Region,
Sakhalin Region, Tomsk Region, Kemerovo Region, Republic of Altai
Organization
The Environmental Subcommittee
Background
 The Environment Subcommittee is one of the five Subcommittees (14 Sub-Cs. in Oct.2014) 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
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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