About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Asia 2015
published on 3 February 2015
9 pages
5 MB

Kazuhiro Takahashi from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasised Japan’s efforts to support developing countries phase out ozone depleting substances through bilateral cooperation. Takahashi pointed out that discussions on HFC amendment are expected to intensify in the coming months with the Open Ended Working Group Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol and the HFC management workshop in April.

About the speaker(s)

Kazuhiro Takahashi

 

Kazuhiro Takahashi is a director of Global Environment Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Government of Japan. Within MOFA he works for international environmental institutions such as UNEP and Multilateral Environment Agreements including the Vienna Convention and the Montreal protocol.

Prior to joining the Division, he worked in the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva as a counselor from 2010-2013, and he was in charge of agriculture, especially Doha Round Agriculture Negotiation. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Director for WTO negotiations in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.