Activities
Activities
Area of Activity
OECC positions ‘climate change’, ‘circular economy’ and ‘biodiversity’ as the three pillars comprising areas of activity, with 10 key issues in these areas serving as priority OECC activities.
The following are the main foci of OECC’s activities:
- – Contribution to intergovernmental policy dialogue and international consensus-building;
- – Support for institutional development, including laws, regulations, policies, and plans;
- – Research and analysis;
- – Investment project development and business development in developing countries;
- – Support for capacity building;
- – Networking and international conference management; and
- – Strategic public relations and information dissemination.
Integrated Approach: Contribution Toward Building a Sustainable Society
Developing countries need integrated solutions to local environmental challenges such as waste management and prevention of water and air pollution, in addition to global environmental challenges such as climate change. In order to effectively promote the introduction of private-sector funding, share Japan’s experience and know-how in pollution control, build a society that is resilient to decarbonization and climate change, and deploy environmental technologies and infrastructure necessary for transition to a circular economy, a comprehensive approach that combines a wide range of domestic and foreign stakeholders is required. OECC is developing its business activities in a strategic and cross-sectoral manner, regardless of its area of activity, in order to realize a decarbonized and sustainable society worldwide.
Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable Infrastructure (JPRSI)
OECC is serving for the “Japan Platform for Redesign: Sustainable Infrastructure” (JPRSI), as its secretariat. JPRSI aims to support the private sector in exploring business opportunities on environmental infrastructure development by enabling smooth access to local information and organizing networks of various business partners, such as local governments and financial groups.
Support for JICA in the Areas of Environmental Management and Climate Change
OECC contributes to Japan’s international cooperation in the field of Official Development Assistance (ODA) by supporting the Environmental Management and Climate Change Unit of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Making full use of our extensive network, expertise, and know-how in building partnerships, we provide JICA with support services such as collecting and organizing information, support for external dissemination of information and organizing various meetings.
Environment Week
As the secretariat for the Environment Weeks organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan – being part of the Ministry’s strategy for the overseas development of environmental infrastructure, OECC provides comprehensive support for the international distribution of Japanese environmental technology in line with local needs by organizing policy dialogue on intergovernmental environmental cooperation, holding seminars on technical cooperation and other activities that take into account local environmental, development and social issues and conducting business matching.
Tripartite Environment Ministers’ Meeting between China, Japan, and Korea (TEMM)
OECC supports the Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) which aims to exchange views on environmental issues in the Northeast Asian region and on a global scale, and to strengthen cooperation between the three countries.
The Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (TCS) website
