Environment ministers from the Group of 7 nations have started a two-day meeting in Japan. The agenda includes climate change and resource recycling. 
The gathering, the first of its kind in 7 years, began on Sunday in the city of Toyama on the Sea of Japan coast. 
It precedes the G7 summit being held May 26th and 27th in the Ise-Shima region of central Japan. 
Japanese Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa, who is chairing the meeting, spoke at the opening ceremony. She said she hopes the G7 countries will further their cooperation by reaffirming their willingness to carry out their environmental policies, according to Japan's (NHK WOLRD) radio. 
The meeting will focus on concrete measures and long-term strategies to deal with global warming. 
Countries around the world are required to come up with such steps under the Paris Agreement adopted last December at the UN climate conference, known as COP 21. 
On the first day of the meeting, the ministers will report on how their countries are recycling resources, such as disposing of disaster debris and reducing food loss and waste. Recycling is a global issue amid growing demand for resources. 
The ministers plan to compile a joint declaration on Monday. 

Source ; QNA