UNU International Conference

Environmental Monitoring and Governance in the East Asian Hydrosphere: Future Challenges in POPs Management

U Thant International Conference Hall, UN House, Tokyo

21 September, 2005

Registration:　http://landbase.hq.unu.edu/Conference/2005_Conference/index_f.htm

08:30-09:00       Registration and document delivery

Opening Session

Chair: Dr. Fukuya Iino
09:00-09:30       Opening Remarks and overview of Japan’s chemical management
Prof. Itaru Yasui, UNU

09:30-09:40       Overview of the UNU Project and Introduction to the Conference

Dr. Fukuya Iino, UNU

Keynote Speech

Chair: Dr. Fukuya Iino
09:40-10:20       Report on First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm

                        Convention and introduction of UNITAR Persistent Organic Pollutants Programme

                        Mr. Brandon Turner, United Nations Institute for Training and Research

10:20-11:00       Japan’s leading role in the global efforts against POPs

Mr. Yoichi Kamiya, Ministry of Environment (MoE), Japan

11:00-11:10       Break

11:10-11:50       Current situation and future trends in Environmental Chemistry

Dr. Masatoshi Morita, NIES

11:50-13:00 Lunch

Working Session 1 –Current Situations of POPs in Asia

Chair: Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata, National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)

13:00-13:30       Monitoring of POPs in China

Dr. Huang Yeru, Sino-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection

13:30-14:00       Determining the Method Detection Limit (MDL): A major analytical challenge in

                        reporting POPs monitoring data in the Philippines

                        Dr Evangeline Santiago, University of Philippines

14:00-14:20       Coffee Break

Working Session 2- Emerging POPs and New Challenges

Chair: Dr. Masatoshi Morita, NIEs

14:20-15:00       Chemicals having POPs-related Properties

Dr. Yasuyuki Shibata, NIES

15:00-15:40       Metal Toxicity and Chemical Species: Focuses in Methyl-mercury

Dr. Momoko Chiba, Juntendo University, Tokyo

15:40-16:20       Integrating Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Assessment

Dr. Yurika Nishioka, Harvard School of Public Health

16:20-16:30       Break

16:30-17:10 Ceremony to mark successful completion of the 3-year project

with Shimadzu

Chair: Dr. Fukuya Iino

                        Mr. Shigehiko Hattori, Shimadzu Corp.

                        Prof. van Ginkel, Rector, UNU

17:10-17:20       Closing Remarks

Prof. Keiichiro Fuwa, UNU

17:20-17:40       Poster Session