Environmental Management (JICA Clean City Initiative)

The seminar was held simultaneously in the Blue Stage and the Green Stage.

• (The program in Green Stage is available here)

Seminar Program (Blue Stage)

*The presentation materials (PDF) and videos are available from the links in each section of the program below.

Opening

Opening, Remarks

Mr. YAMADA JUNICHI, Executive Senior Vice President, JICA
Mr. MATSUZAWA YUTAKA, Director-General, Global Environment Bureau, Ministry of Environment, Japan

Introduction: JCCI and Cluster Strategy of JICA

Mr. MIYAZAKI AKIHIRO, Deputy Director General, Global Environment Department, JICA

• Presentation (PDF/1.55MB)

[Video] Opening, Remarks and Introduction section (External link: YouTube)

• Opening, Remarks and Introduction section (Japanese)
• Opening, Remarks and Introduction section (English)
• Opening, Remarks and Introduction section (Spanish)

Seminar (1) Solutions and Strategies of Environment: Thinking about "Clean City" from the Master Plan (M/P) development

Solutions and Strategies of Environment: Thinking about "Clean City" from the Master Plan (M/P) development

Mr. MATSUOKA HIDEAKI, Director, Environmental Management Group, Global Environment Dept., JICA)

• Presentation (PDF/780KB)

In this seminar, the importance of master-plans and the roles of them were expected to be discussed. For example, the environmental master-plan was developed in Ha Long Bay area of Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam and technical cooperation and Yen-loan projects were formulated afterwards. Another example was a master-plan for wastewater treatment in Pokhara city in Nepal. These examples were explained and the possible development based on master-plans was discussed.

Development strategy for citywide inclusive wastewater management in Pokhara, Nepal

Mr. FUJII KATSUMI, Director General, International Division, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd

• Presentation (PDF/2.04MB)

There is no sewerage in Pokhara City, and wastewater from households and businesses entities is discharged into the natural environment through soak pits, rivers, and drainage channels. There is concern about the water pollution in the city along with urban development in the future. In addition, the area including nine lakes in the city is a registered wetland in the Ramsar Convention. As the city is a base of Himalayan trekking, the need for citywide environmental improvement as well as comprehensive wastewater management is being appealed. Under this background, issues and development strategies in a long-term perspective with a goal of 2050 were proposed for efficient and effective sewerage and on-site sanitation management, including facilities' plan and O&M systems.

ADBI's Approach to Expand City-Wide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) in Developing Countries

Dr. KE SEETHA RAM, Senior Consulting Specialist for Capacity Building and Training Projects, Asian Development Bank Institute(ADBI)

More than 1.5 billion people in developing Asian countries lack access to modern sanitation and around 80% of wastewater is discharged untreated. Therefore, evidence-based information and adequate leadership capacity is essential for national and local policy makers to develop and implement suitable sanitation infrastructure and programs in urban and rural areas.

ADBI, in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation promotes CWIS solutions in Asian Development Bank developing member countries (DMCs) through capacity building and research programs. These include case studies and policy briefs, events such as high-level policy dialogues, roundtables, seminars, and workshops, and field visits catering to DMC government officials, experts, and private sector professionals.

BMGF's Strategy on Sanitation and CWIS

Mr. ROSHAN SHRESTHA, Deputy Director, Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene, Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation (BMGF)

Citywide Inclusive sanitation and role of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its scaling in low and middle income countries were presented.

[Video] (External link: YouTube)

• Seminar (1) (Japanese)
• Seminar (1) (English)
• Seminar (1) (Spanish)

Seminar (2) JCCI Initiatives and Promotion: Targeting the Region

JICA's initiatives in regional cooperation

Ms. SHIMODAIRA CHIE, Director, Environmental Management Group, Global Environment Dept., JICA)

• Presentation (PDF/1.89MB)

JICA is promoting various type of region-wide cooperation to enhance synergy among the entire regions. This seminar introduced the African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) and the J-PRISM, as examples of initiatives to improve waste management in Africa and the Pacific which led to additional values such as knowledge sharing among developing countries as well as establishment of a broad network involving a wide range of actors.

African Clean Cities Platform Achievements so far and Future Prospects

Ms. TAKEUCHI NAO, Human Settlements Officer (Waste Management), Urban Basic Services Section, United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

• Presentation (PDF/3.95MB)

African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) is a knowledge sharing and investment promotion platform to achieve waste related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 in rapidly urbanizing Africa. ACCP was established in 2017 in Maputo, Mozambique by representatives from 24 African countries together with the Ministry of Environment of Japan, JICA, the City of Yokohama, UNEP and UN-Habitat. As of January 2023, 160 cities from 42 countries have become members and various activities in three action areas have been carried out. The presentation introduced the achievements of ACCP so far together with the future prospects and call for effective partnerships.

Capacity Development for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Maputo Metropolitan Area

Mr. SILVA MAGAIA, Councilor, Maputo City, Mozambique

• Presentation (PDF/4.56MB)

The Municipal Council of Maputo, together with JICA, implements an innovative project aiming at improving the solid waste management service.

The project focuses on enhancing local capacity in terms of human resources, institutional coordination, increased community awareness on the importance of waste reduction and segregated disposal, fostering the use of "eco-points" and promoting the sustainability of the service through proper management mechanisms and effective revenue collection systems.

The presentation highlighted the structure of the project, the lessons learned, mid-term results, the arrangements made to respond to COVID-19 contingency and the way forward.

[Video] (External link: YouTube)

• Seminar (2) (Japanese)
• Seminar (2) (English)
• Seminar (2) (Spanish)

Seminar (3) Climate Change Measures/Environmental Cooperation Using Japan's DX/Innovations, and Promotion of SDGs

Digital perspective on JICA's waste management program

Ms. MIYATA MAYUMI, Senior Director, Office of Science, Technology, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Governance and Peacebuilding Dept., JICA

• Presentation (PDF/2.49MB)

JICA is promoting the utilization of digital technology and data and co-creation that brings together diverse knowledge and resources to enhance the value of development impact. In the field of waste management, JICA is engaging in accumulation, management, and utilization of data on waste management flows in other countries by digital solutions and co-creation with external parties and promoting comprehensive development scenarios based on this data. The purpose of this seminar was to explain the perspective of utilizing digital technology and data in this field and to discuss the potential of digital and innovative business in Japan and overseas.

Global Expansion of Decarbonization by Kitakyushu City through Intercity Collaboration

Mr. ARIMA TAKANORI, Executive Director, Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu has taken advantage of our experience in overcoming pollution in the development of a number of international projects.

In 2010, we established the Asian Center for Low Carbon Society, which has implemented many projects in collaboration with other cities in Asia. In 2023, the Center changed its name to "Kitakyushu Asia Center for Carbon Neutrality" and expands its activities. The presentation introduced Kitakyushu City's efforts toward decarbonization and intercity cooperation with Haiphong City, Vietnam, and other Asian cities.

Toyama City's International Cooperation -Initiatives to Promote SDGs-

Mr. NUMAZAKI MASUHIRO, Director, Environmental Policy Division, Environment Department, City of Toyama

Since city of Toyama has formulated the SDGs Future City Plan in 2018 and promoted various initiatives, we have developed the Second SDGs Future City Plan in 2021 to deepen the efforts of the environmental measures for creating a self-sustaining virtuous cycle. They will contribute to the promotion of SDGs through local community development support and improvement of living standards in Southeast Asia and other cities by utilizing its diverse international partnership network, and sharing our compact city strategy and the technologies companies in Toyama.

[Video] (External link: YouTube)

• Seminar (3) (Japanese)
• Seminar (3) (English)
• Seminar (3) (Spanish)

Closing

Closing Remarks

Mr. ONODERA SEIICHI, Senior Vice President, JICA

[Video] (External link: YouTube)

• Closing (Japanese)
• Closing (English)
• Closing (Spanish)

• The program in Green Stage is available here