Asia-Pacific Alcohol ForumThe International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) Asia-Pacific Alcohol Forum was held in Singapore on 26-27 June 2008. More than 100 participants from 15 countries participated in the Forum, representing government ministries (health, finance, transport, education and youth, and culture, sport, and tourism), public health organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the alcohol beverage industry and trade associations. A list of participants is attached in Annex 1.
The Forum, which ICAP plans to hold on a regular basis in the Asia-Pacific region, provided a valuable occasion for participants to discuss regional and international initiatives aimed at tackling alcohol-related harm, to address knowledge gaps, and to explore integrated approaches that can support effective, efficient, and sustainable implementation of alcohol policies and targeted interventions.
Key Forum objectives were to strengthen the regional knowledge base by drawing upon best practices and to provide a regional Forum for exchanging information on areas of shared interest. ICAP recognizes that strategies and interventions addressing alcohol misuse must be considered and implemented in a way that takes into account different practices in the Asia-Pacific region and in each individual country. Many participants acknowledged that the ICAP Forum provided an avenue for establishing a regional resource for balanced information and analysis on alcohol-related issues. It also afforded opportunities for developing partnership among different sectors and countries
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