East Asia Monitor
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Guest Editorial Comment:
Professor Keichiro Fuwa, Senior Adviser
UNU Coastal Hydrosphere Project
'These are exiting times for environmental chemists in Asia and the Pacific. At UNU's recent Symposium on EDC Pollution from Agrochemicals, held in Hanoi, we saw that great progress has been made by research in this field all over the world. Researchers in our network have been at the forefront of this work in Asia and have achieved a high quality of results in their monitoring activities. It remains for us to direct our attention to revealing the future impacts of the chemicals that we have found in our environment. This will require a new approach to environmental chemistry, including the introduction of more multidisciplinary research to assess the effects of EDC pollution on humans and animals.' (see full text)
Tracing Pollutants From Agro-Chemical Use and EDC Pollution
More than 200 scientists gathered in Hanoi for UNU's Third International Symposium on EDC pollution. Presentations on agrochemical pollution were made by researchers from Europe, USA, Canada, Japan and South East Asia. All presentations are now available on UNU's Coastal Hydrosphere Project website. Hanoi, 15-16 April 2002
UNU Develops Capacity for Mangrove Conservation
The third international UNU-UNECO international course on biodiversity in mangrove ecosystems brought together 15 young scientists from Africa and Asia for training on mangrove conservation. Center of Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, India, 4-18 February 2002
Coastal Zone Asia Pacific (CZAP) Conference on Improving the State of the Coastal Areas
Coastal managers from Asia and the Pacific met in Bangkok to discuss Integrated coastal management that will improve the state of our coastal areas. Bangkok, Thailand, May 12-16 2002
Managing Shared Waters: Capacity Development in the Chao Praya River Basin
The Coastal Hydrosphere Project at UNU will coordinate a case study on Capacity development in the Chao Prya River Basin for the International Conference on Shared Waters. The initiative is being organized by Pollution Probe Canada, in partnership with UNU's network on Water, Environment and Health (UNU/INWEH) and the Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA). Hamilton, Ontario, 23-28 June 2002
International Conference on Conserving our Coastal Environment
UNU and its partners have planned a three-day conference, including presentations by experts in the field of coastal conservation. Three day-long symposia will discuss the following topics: Endocrine Disruptor Pollution in Asia and the Pacific, Coastal Management and Sustainable Development and Marine Ecology and Environment. Students are invited to made submissions of work to a poster session at the conference. Tokyo, 8-10 July 2002
Map Asia 2002
A forthcoming conference at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) will include a special session on Coastal Zone Management using Remote Sensing & GIS. A call for papers has been issued. 7-9 August, 2002 Hotel Shangri-La, Bangkok.
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