Appendix 5
Significant Initiatives of APEC Working Groups

Working Group: Industrial Science and Technology
Shepherd: Japan, (Co-Shepherds: People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Republic of the Philippines)
Year Project
1994 Seminar on Development of Sci/Tech. Industrial Parks
1995 APEC Symposium on Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development
1995 APEC-PECC Workshop on Cleaner Technologies: Developing a Framework for Asia-Pacific Cooperation
1996 APEC Joint Research on Biodiversity and Bioconversion
1996 APEC Symposium on Marine Environmental Monitoring
1996 APEC Virtual Centre for Environmental Technology Network (http://www.apec-vc.org)
1996 IST - Regional Action Programme Shepherding the Clean Production/Clean Technology Agenda of Regional Sustainable Development Action Programme (in cooperation with HRD and other WGs)
Proposed Acid Rain Monitoring Network
Proposed Symposium on Manufacturing Networks for Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability
Proposed APEC Joint Research on Biodiversity and Bioconversion


Working Group: Transportation
Shepherd: New Zealand, (Co-Shepherds: United States, Indonesia)
Year Project
1993-1996 Congestion Points Study (phase I-III) (to be completed Nov. 1996)
1995 APEC Transport Technology Research Database.
1996 Regional Cooperation on Oil Spills Preparedness and Response Arrangements
Proposed Regional Port State Control Project. Will establish a regional coordinating arrangement for the inspection of sea-going vessels


Working Group: Regional Energy Cooperation
Shepherd: Australia
Year Project
1993 Solar Energy Training Program
1993 APEC New Energy Seminar
1993 Clean Coal Seminar (Chiang Mai)
1994 Seminar on Energy Technology for the Next Decade
1994 EWG releases 14 non-binding Energy and Environmental Policy Principles
1994-1996 Technical seminars on utilization of clean coal technologies
1995 Seminar on "Transfer of Technologies and Fostering of Human Resources Related to New Energy and Energy Conservation
1995 Report on Natural Gas for Vehicles
1995 Survey of commercialization strategies for energy efficiency and conservation technologies
1995 Survey of impediments to the use of new & renewable technologies
1995 Seminar for Energy Efficiency mgmt. and energy efficiency standards (goal is to improve energy efficiency mgmt.and transfer of efficient technologies) (Not completed)
1995 Survey of regulation strategies for energy efficiency and conservation technology in transportation sector (not completed - contract awarded)
1996 Planning Workshop on Energy Efficient Gas Technologies (to establish a Demand Side Management Liaison Group)
1996 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Business Development Conference
1996 Study on Atmospheric Emissions Regulations and Compliance at Coal-fired plants in APEC (initiated in '95 by sub group of experts in three economies)
1996 APEC Energy R&D and Technology Transfer and Renewable Energy Resource Assessment Seminar
1996 Planning Workshop for APEC sustainable cities program (discuss use of energy efficient and renewable energy in program)
1996 Publication of a Compendium of Energy Efficiency Practices and Conservation Measures in APEC
Proposed - 1997 Joint Regional Action on Appliance Efficiency Improvements and Harmonisation of Standards
Proposed - 1997 APEC Clean Fossil Fuels Technology Technical Seminar
Proposed - 1997 Analysis of Renewable Energy Retrofit Options to Offset Existing Diesel Mini-Grids
Proposed - 1997 Database on Cogeneration and Waste Heat Recovery Projects
Proposed - 1997 APEC End Use Energy Efficiency (EUEE) Certification Course and Training Institute
Proposed - 1997 Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre


Working Group: Human Resources Development
Shepherd: Canada
Year Project
1994 Future Direction of industrial environment technology HRD and its policy in the Asia Pacific region Program (now called the Future Directions in the Environmental Education of Engineers in Selected Economies)
1994 Human Resources for Sustainable Development (Phase I) Project Completed. Outcomes: Human Resource Action plan for sustainable development education in the region, now a case-study based curriculum; regional network of sustainable development educators
1994 Training Program for high ranking administrators and managers in Asia-Pacific
1994 Economic Environmental Impacts and Sustainable Development Report
1996 HRD for Enhancement of International Quality Assurance System (research, seminars and education and training courses for better utilization of ISO) (in progress)
1996 APEC Sustainable Development Training and Information Network, Survey and Planning Conference
1996 Economic and Environmental Investments Workshop. (not completed)
1996 Future Directions in the Environmental education of Engineers in selected APEC economies. (not completed)


Working Group: Fisheries
Shepherd: New Zealand, (Co-Shepherds: Indonesia, Japan, Thailand)
Year Project
1995 Training workshop on sustainable shrimp aquaculture
1996 International Coral Reef Initiative and Environmental, Economic and Social Implications of the Fishery of Live Coral Reef Fish in Asia and Western Pacific
1997 Technical Workshop - Destructive Fishing Techniques with a Focus on Cyanide Fishing (Mexico)


Working Group: Marine Resource Conservation
Shepherd: Thailand, (Co-Shepherds: Canada, Indonesia, New Zealand)
Year Project
1993 Red tide/toxic algae project (capacity building program to help members manage the effects of red tides and toxic algal blooms)
1994 UNCED (chapter 17) follow-up project. "To identify organizations in APEC involved in the implementation of the Ocean's Chapter of Agenda 21 and develop a network among these organizations"
1995 International coastal zone mgmt. policies and activities (to compile and assess ICZM information, mgmt. policies and procedures) (in progress)
1995 ICZM Strategies in APEC. 1) Meeting held of regional/international organizations and APEC in multilateral approaches to ICZM (1995) 2)information collected on land-based pollution sources in members & regultry & institutional structures to address ICZM 3) Workshop on Integrated Management of Semi-Enclosed Bays
1995 Ad-hoc Meeting on Intra-Regional Pacific Marine Affairs
1995 Review of Coastal Sensitive Habitats in the APEC region
1996 Review of Existing International Instruments Relating to the Marine Oil Spill Control Readiness Action and Response
1996 Inventory of Training Needs and Capacities in Marine Resource Conservation for the Asia-Pacific Region
1996 MRC-Regional Action Programme Shepherding the Sustainability of the Marine Environment Agenda Will include: 1) integrated approaches to coastal mgmt.; 2) prevention, reduction and control of marine pollution; 3) sustainable mgmt. of marine resources; 4) research, exchange of information, technology and expertise; 5) capacity-building, education and training; 6) public and private sector participation and partnerships.
1996-97 Ocean Model and Information System (OMIS) for the APEC Region. 1) Assesment of Cross-boundary Impact of Coastal Activities; 2) Proposal to faciliate Satellite Monitoring of Marine Env.; 3) Synthesis of Information on Cross-Boundary Impact of C-Activities'; 4) Inventory of Ocean Observation and Monitoring Programs in the AP Region
Late 1996-97 Devise Action plan for the implementation of a program on mgmt. of red tides and harmful algal blooms in APEC
Late 1996-97 Establish information dissemination through the Internet on sustainability of the marine environment in APEC
1997 Destructive Fishing Techniques in Asia and the Western Pacific (*PRC, HK, C-T)
Proposed Inventory of Ocean Industries in the APEC Region: First Phase - Management and Control of Pollution
Proposed Inventory of Ocean Industries in the Inventory of Marine Pollution Industries Operating in the APEC Region


Working Group: Tourism
Shepherd: Indonesia
Year Project
1993 Tourism and the Environment Project and subsequent Symposium 1) identified major ecosystems of importance to tourism in APEC and to determine the sensitivity of these sights to tourism; 2) identified existing tourism mgmt. techniques in APEC economies; 3) Held symposium of experts on sustainable tourism
1995 Tourism and the Environment (Phase III) To publish the "Apogee Report" w/ the WTO (still in consultation)
1995 Tourism and the Environment (Phase IV) Published documents presented at the Symposium
Ongoing Support of UNESCO Programme for World Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism Development
1997 Next phase of work will take the form of "best practices" case studies

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