MAPES 2001 Communiqué:
As Asia-Pacific region leaders, we recognize the need to accelerate the sustainable development and livability of our cities and municipalities. We have therefore gathered at the Mayors' Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit 2001 to focus on practical actions to address this need, with special concern for the region's poor. Four hundred delegates from 28 countries and 118 cities, including over 100 Governors and Mayors, attended the Summit which was organized by the City and County of Honolulu, USA, and the MAPES 2001 Collaborating Partners. The Local Government delegates were joined by delegates from national government, development agencies, the private sector and NGOs.

ÆON Group Presentations:
Mr. Takuya Okada is the Honorary Chairman and Adviser of JUSCO Co., Ltd., Chairman of the Cultural Foundation of Okada and Chairman of ÆON Group Environment Foundation. JUSCO is the core company of the ÆON Group, a diversified conglomerate with 170 companies in eleven countries. ÆON's commitment is to the enhancement of its customers' lives. Under the corporate citizenship, ÆON Group is actively involved in social contribution and environmental conservation activities.

Snap Shot Cities Case Studies:
These sessions addressed practical ways that municipalities can reduce costs through energy and other resource efficiency investments in municipal operations. In addition to saving money, such actions can generate local employment and reduce air pollution. Key issues discussed included the identification of efficiency opportunities, structuring and financing energy efficiency projects, and barriers to implementation.

Strategies and Tools Workshops - Track 1: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
In most developing country cities, the investments for improved water supply and urban environmental infrastructure have bypassed, or at least not been equitable for poor communities. This not only exacerbates the plight of the poor due to increased exposure to environmental health risks, but also because it limits the effectiveness of such investments for the community at large.

Strategies and Tools Workshops - Track 2: Sustainable Tourism
Tourism is a competitive business – and tourists are drawn to places that are unique and attractive. The best destinations are great places to live, work, play – and visit. Maintaining a healthy tourist economy requires assessing an area’s cultural, natural, and human resources and competitive advantages and disadvantages. Determining compatible visitor markets and appropriate levels of tourism can help preserve a community’s economic viability; while minimizing impacts on community lifestyle and customs.

Strategies and Tools Workshops - Track 3: Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy
This session addressed practical ways that municipalities can reduce costs through energy and other resource efficiency investments in municipal operations. In addition to saving money, such actions can generate local employment and reduce air pollution. Key issues discussed included the identification of efficiency opportunities, structuring and financing energy efficiency projects, and barriers to implementation.

Strategies and Tools Workshops - Track 4: Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning
Quality of life and economic productivity in established city areas is greatly affected by new formal and informal development on the urban periphery. When poorly managed, such development can increase the time and resources required for daily transportation, prevent coordinated urban infrastructure development, undermine commercial activities in inner cities and increase economic segregation, crime and other social problems.

Friends of the City & County of Honolulu
The Friends of the City & County of Honolulu was formed to help fund official city events without spending taxpayers’ dollars. In late August 1995 the State Department requested that the City & County of Honolulu host a reception for high level dignitaries from 28 countries coming to Honolulu to attend ceremonies to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. Local guests were also invited.

Letter To Funders
Because of the recent media attention on the Friends of the City & County of Honolulu and the Environmental Foundation, we are responding to address issues that have been raised.