On Nov.24th, the MOU on Eco-Chongming Island Construction and Development was signed between the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (STCSM).
Mr. SHEN Xiaoming,Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipality attended the signing ceremony and delivered his welcome address.
Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, Director of Division of Regional Cooperation of UNEP and Mr. LU Xiaochun,Deputy Director of STCSM
signed the MOU on behalf of each side. Mr. WANG Zhijia, Special Coordinator of UNEP, Mr. David Osborn, Coordinator for
Ecosystem Management Programme of UNEP, Mr. ZHANG Shigang, Director of UNEP China Office,Prof. LI Fengting, Vice Dean
of UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development (IESD) and representatives from STCSM, Chongming
County Government, Chongming Science and Technology Promotion Center attended the ceremony.
Under the framework of this Memorandum, UNEP and STCSM have agreed to facilitate collaboration between the Parties to
promote the medium and long-term construction and development of eco-Chongming island through the platform of IESD.
Both parties will jointly establish an international expert committee to provide consultancy for the policy and technical issues
encountered during the development of eco-Chongming island, and make it a demonstration base for other similar regions.
In addition, UNEP and STCSM have agreed to jointly organize an international forum on eco-Chongming islandin 2012. It is
firmly believed that the MOU signed will further strengthen the mutual cooperation and communication on the eco-Chongming
Island development and promote its ecological and sustainable development.
UNEP has a 15-year’s close cooperation with Shanghai Municipal Government. In 2007, Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director
of UNEP, was appointed as consultant of Shanghai Government and provided strategic guidance for the host of Shanghai
World Expo and for the development of Eco-Chongming. In 2010, both parties cohosted the 2nd Chongming Ecoisland Forum
in UN Pavilion of Shanghai Expo. As one of the significant outcomes, the Environmental Assessment Report on Expo has been
published during the World Expo. On the meetings between Mr. Achim Steiner and Mr. HAN Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai and
Mr. SHEN Xiaoming, Vice Mayorof Shanghai, they reached consensus to promote Eco-Chongming development and build it to be
a benchmark for the low-carbon development.