JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2025
Day：2025.03.31
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Overview
Event Name: JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2025
Seminar Date&Time: 10:00-17:30 (JST), Wednesday, 5 February 2025
Online Exhibition (powered by JPRSI): From 27 January to 7 February 2025
Organizer: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Co-organizers: Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Overseas Environmental Cooperation Agency (OECC)
* This seminar event has been certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) as a partner project of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9).（https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/af/af1/pagew_000001_00002.html)
Seminar Language: Japanese, English and French (with simultanous interpretation service)
Venue: JA KYOSAI Building Conference Hall (2-7-9 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Reprt in details: https://www.jica.go.jp/english/activities/issues/env_manage/jcci/1564747_15310.html
Moderators and panelists
Ministry of the Environment Japan, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), Asian Development Bank (ADB), European Investment Bank (EIB), Kyushu University, Chuo University, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources (Sudan), Juba City Council (South Sudan), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thailand), Tonga Recycle Association, ISPONRE (Viet Nam), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand), Yokohama City, Japanese Private Companies, Directors and Staff of JICA, etc. (Please check attached flyers)
Primary objectives and outcomes
JICA has launched "JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI)" in 2022 to support partner countries in prioritizing policies and infrastructure development in the field of environmental management, with the aim of realizing "clean cities" in urban areas of partner countries. The fourth international seminar was held in February 2025.
Content of the discussions
This seminar aimed to share the JCCI with all stakeholders, and invites governments of partner countries, development partners, Japanese local governments, Ministries, academia and the private sector to share examples and experiences of JICA's activities in partner countries and regions. In addition, information on state-of-the-art technologies utilizing Japanese DX/innovations on environmental management and climate change were presented.
Furthermore, in order to collaborate and to build network in the future, this seminar and event also provided opportunities such as pitch session and online exhibition in which Japanese companies could show and introducd their latest products and technologies related to environmental management and climate change.
*Please check the program details on the website:
https://www.jica.go.jp/english/activities/issues/env_manage/jcci/1564747_15310.html
Seminar Program (*The event will be held simultaneously at two venues, the Blue Stage and the Green Stage.)
<Blue Stage>
10:00 - 10:20 Opening remarks
10:20 - 10:50 Progress and future development of JCCI
11:00 - 12:30 Urban climate action and pursuit of Synergy
13:30 - 15:00 Toward industy-academia-government collaboration and initiatives to realize a circular economy
15:15 - 16:45 Efforts for waste management in Africa toward TICAD9
17:00 - 17:20 Wrap-Up (Sharing outcomes from each session)
17:20 - 17:30 Closing remarks
<Green Stage>
11:30 - 13:30 Next actions toward the Plastics Treaty
15:00 - 17:00 Business Pitch
*Attendees were invited to a networking event with light refreshments at the venue after the seminar (17:30-18:30)
Documents
Fig.1 Opening Remarks by Ms. Katsura Miyazaki, Executive Senior Vice President, JICA
Fig.2 Venue of the Blue Stage
Fig.3 View of the Green Stage
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