Activity Plan for the Fiscal
Year 2001
(From April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002)
1. Research
and Study
(1) Research
Committees
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GISPRI
will organize a research committee for each theme listed below,
and conduct research and survey.
(i) |
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Research
Committee for Poverty Problems and Global Governance |
(ii) |
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Research
Committee for Education, Welfare, and Economic Strategies
- Japan's Choice in the Aging Society with Less Children |
(iii) |
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Research
Committee for Global Warming Mitigation - Aiming for
the Consensus Building with Developing Countries |
(iv) |
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Research
Committee for the Emission Reduction Accounting and Verification
Problems |
(v) |
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Research
Committee for the Impact of IT Revolution on Environmental
Issues |
(vi) |
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Research
Committee for Economic Globalization and NGO |
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(2) Research
and Study Consignment
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GISPRI
is to request a private research institute to conduct the following
research under consignment.
(i) |
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Research
of the effects of IT revolution on environmental issues |
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(3) Consigned
Research and Study
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Under
the consignment from the Government of Japan and other public
and private organizations, GISPRI shall conduct research and study
on the subjects listed below:
(i) |
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Review
and study of policies and measures addressing global warming
(for FCCC) |
(ii) |
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Project
of climate change impact assessment (for IPCC) |
(iii) |
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Program
to support activities at international conferences, including
IPCC meetings |
(iv) |
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Study
of Activities Implemented Jointly in China |
(v) |
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Study
of how to design international emission trading market system |
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2. Policy
Recommendations
Based on
the result of research and study, GISPRI shall submit comprehensive
policy proposal on issues related to global industrial and social
progresses, through the discussion at the Global Industrial and Social
Progress Committee.
3. Joint
Studies
GISPRI shall
continue its cooperative relationships with international and national
research institutes (including World Resource Institute (WRI), Resources
For Future (RFF), European Institute of Japanese Studies (EIJS), Stockholm
Environment Institute (SEI), etc.). In addition, we shall participate
in the "China International Cooperation Council Committee for Environment
and Development" in continuance from the fiscal year 2000, and conduct
joint research and study with them.
4. Hosting
Symposium and Seminars
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Following
seminars and symposium will be held. |
[Symposium]
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(i)
Symposium on Kyoto Mechanism |
[Seminars]
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(i)Seminar
on the Global Warming Mitigation - Consensus Building with Developing
Countries
(ii)
Workshop on Climate Change |
[e-Forum]
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GISPRI
will open its research activities worldwide as an e-Forum on its
web site (www.gispri.or.jp) to exchange opinions with broad public. |
5. Information
Collection and Presentation
GISPRI collects
and analyzes information related to global industrial and social progress,
and disseminate the information as follows.
(i) |
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Providing
the reports of GISPRI's research and survey |
(ii) |
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Publication
of "GISPRI Newsletter" (in Japanese) |
(iii) |
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Workshops
for members to provide information and discuss views on the latest
news and current situation of global environmental problems |
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