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Tokyo Declaration calls to set up environmental aid for LDCs
TOKYO. Ape IB: A UN Conference on Environment and Development I UNO ED) meeting attended by 29 world figures ended here Friday with a call for the industrial countries to step up environ mental aid for the Third World reports AFP
In a declaration dubbed the Tokyo Dec laratlon on financial global environment and devel opment the meeting called for the Industrial countries to share-the estimated 125 billion dollar needed a year to help environmental protection tn developing countries
This sum was "modest in relation to worldwide military expenditures of some one trillion dollars per year", the five page declaration said, adding such support should be viewed ■* essentia! investment In gkihal environment security.'* It said Industrial countries should strive to increase their official assistance to ac count for 07 per cent of Gross National Product |GNP)
The statement adopted by the 29 current and former world leaders.Including former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, former US President Jimmy Carter, former French Premier Ray mod n Barre and former Singaporean premier Lee Kuan Yew. will be sent to the "Earth Summit" set for Rio De Janeiro in June."
The three-day meeting was organized by UNCED to discuss how to raise and share costs for environment protection
The report said rich countries should further open their markets so that poor countries could generate their share of the coats Indusirwu nations should also increase private Investment and make technology transfers Io developing roun tries while cooperating In solving their accumulated debt problems
The paper said " new and additional financial resources' would support change for sustainable development with smaller damage to environ men I and urged rc-orienta-Hon of fiscal and taxation poll cies" to help generate additional resources or to charter economic patterns.
" Countries may also wish to consider special taxes and charges in the context of the global partnership being forged at Rio keeping In mind the Impact on international competitiveness. It said. ,
The declaration made spe cial reference to Japan, saying H held " a remarkable record in combining substantial improvements In Its donwstte environment with unprecedented levels of economic growth '
"This provides the basis for Japanese leadership In global environment and devetopment rooperalion commensurate with Ils growth weight In the world economy.' it said.
Tlie declaration also called on industrial countries to shift to non destructive production and consumption pattern^.' while urging devetoptog ecun-trles to study new strategies to hasten devrfopment, and deal cITceUvely with environ mental concerns
Also attending the meeting , stere two former presidents of the World Bank, Barber Conable snd Hubert M< Na mar a