Environmental Management (JICA Clean City Initiative)

Title, Date

JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2023

Date of Seminar

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Language of Seminar

(1) Blue Stage; Japanese, English and Spanish (simultaneous interpretation available)
(2) Green Stage; Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation available)

Date of Online Exhibition

Friday, January 27 - Friday February 3, 2023

Number of participants

500 participants (224participants from 63 countries)

Organizer

JICA

Venue

• Special website: Eventos (external link)
• Flier (PDF)

Seminar Outline

The "JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI)" contributes to building a sustainable society that can realize a healthy environment and protect the health and living environment of people in partner countries by promoting environmental measures such as waste management and water and air pollution control. JCCI also enhance the transition to a Net Zero society in partner countries.

In this seminar, we invited several speakers including the Japanese central government, local governments, universities, private sector, research institutions, as well as governmental agencies of partner countries, organizations and institutions involved in development cooperation, to share examples of "clean cities" realized through support from Japan. The seminar included discussions on science, technology, international cooperation, and sustainable development towards the realization of Net Zero societies, and sound material-cycle societies. Japanese companies‘ business pitches were presented at the Green Stage. In addition, for future collaboration and networking, the seminar included online exhibits to provide an opportunity for Japanese companies to introduce their outstanding products and technologies related to environmental management and climate change.

Program

The seminar was held simultaneously in the Blue Stage and the Green Stage on February 2, 2023.

Blue Stage

• Details and presentation materials in Blue Stage is available here

(10:00-10:20(JST))
Opening, Remarks
- Mr. YAMADA JUNICHI, Executive Senior Vice President, JICA
- Mr. MATSUZAWA YUTAKA, Director-General, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Japan

(10:20-10:50)
Introduction: "JCCI and Cluster Strategy of JICA"
- Mr. MIYAZAKI AKIHIRO, Deputy Director General, Global Environment Department, JICA

(11:00-12:30)
"Solutions and Strategies of Environment: Thinking about "Clean City" from the Master Plan (M/P) development"
- Dr. KE SEETHA RAM, Senior Consulting Specialist for Capacity Building and Training Projects, Asian Development Bank Institute(ADBI)
- Mr. ROSHAN SHRESTHA, Deputy Director, Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation (BMGF)
- Mr. FUJII KATSUMI, Director General, International Division, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd
- Mr. MATSUOKA HIDEAKI, Director, Environmental Management Group, Global Environment Dept., JICA)

(13:30-15:00)
"JCCI Initiatives and Promotion Targeting the Region"
- Mr. SILVA MAGAIA, Councilor, Maputo City, Mozambique
- Ms. TAKEUCHI NAO, Human Settlements Officer (Waste Management), Urban Basic Services Section, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
- Ms. SHIMODAIRA CHIE, Director, Environmental Management Group, Global Environment Dept., JICA)

(15:10-16:40)
"Climate Change Measures/Environmental Cooperation Using Japan's DX/Innovations, and Promotion of SDGs"
- Mr. ARIMA TAKANORI, Executive Director, Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu
- Mr. NUMAZAKI MASUHIRO, Director, Environmental Policy Division, Environment Department, City of Toyama
- Ms. MIYATA MAYUMI, Senior Director, Office of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Governance and Peacebuilding Dept., JICA

(16:50-17:00)
Closing Remarks
- Mr. ONODERA SEIICHI, Senior Vice President, JICA

* Videos of this seminar are available on YouTube (in Japanese, English, and Spanish).
JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2023/ Blue Stage (external link: YouTube)

Green Stage

• Details and presentation materials in Green Stage is available here

(11:00-12:30 (JST))
"Overseas Cooperation of Japanese Science and Technologies"
- Dr. TERAMINAMI TOMOHIRO, Associate Research Supervisor, Department of International Affairs, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Dr. WAKAMATSU SHINJI, President, Institute of Integrated Atmospheric Environment
- Professor KITAWAKI HIDETOSHI, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, Toyo University

(13:10-14:30)
"Overseas Cooperation of Japanese Companies and Technologies"
- Mr. MIZUTANI YOSHIHIRO, Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ
- Mr. YOKOUCHI NORIAKI, Director, Development Cooperation Department, International Affairs Bureau, City of Yokohama
- Ms. OKUMOTO YASUYO, Director, Private Sector Partnership and Finance Dept., JICA

(14:40-16:30)
"Business Pitch"
Presentation of products and technologies by 6 private companies on environmental management technologies and products, including environmentally friendly fire extinguishing agents, measuring equipment, waste management, reuse/recycling and remote monitoring systems.

* Videos of this seminar are available on YouTube (in Japanese and English).
JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2023/ Green Stage (external link: YouTube)

Online Exhibition

9 private companies, including those made presentation at Business Pitch, exhibited online on a special website (via online platform Eventos). Various materials (videos, PDFs, etc.) were displayed on the platform, as well as online communications (chats) between companies and participants were held (January 27-February 3).

Background/Purpose

The JICA Global Agenda (JGA) is a business strategy in 20 thematic areas carried by JICA to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs in 2030 and to realize the principles that Japan aims to achieve through development cooperation such as "human security", "quality growth" and "addressing global issues". JGA on Environmental Management is called the "JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI)", an initiative to support capacity building of governmental organizations in partner countries to prevent environmental pollution in order to create clean cities for the healthy lives of its people by promoting environmental measures such as waste management and prevention of water and air pollution.

The JCCI international seminar is used as a platform to disseminate and share information on Japan's experiences and technologies to effectively promote "clean cities" in partner countries.

Contact

If you have any inquiries, please contact the JCCI Secretariat, Ms. Kuze and/or Mr. Hieda via email with an email title "Inquiry for JCCI event".
E-mail: gegem@jica.go.jp

Related Information

• Introduction of "JICA Clean City Initiative: JCCI" (video) (external link: YouTube)
• JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) Kick-off International Seminar held in January 2022
• Environmental Management (JICA Clean City Initiative)