AUICK Newsletter No.52 Visit to AUICK Associate Cities

Visit to AUICK Associate City

CONTENTS

1. Meeting with UNFPA China Representative
2. Visit to Weihai Municipal Government

1. Meeting with UNFPA China Representative

Dr. Bernard Coquelin

On 8 December, 2008, a delegation of AUICK, Dr. Hirofumi Ando (President), Mr. Toshihiko Ono (Executive Director) and Mr. Nobuyuki Morimoto (Deputy Executive Director) met Dr. Bernard Coquelin, Representative of the UNFPA China Office. The delegation expressed their gratitude for the support of UNFPA, and outlined the AUICK program, which will continue ties among AUICK, UNFPA and Weihai, the AUICK Associate City (AAC) in China.

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2. Visit to Weihai Municipal Government

From 9 to 11 December 2008, the same AUICK delegation visited the offices of Weihai Municipal Government, to meet with Mr. Liu Maode, Vice-mayor, and participants of AUICK workshop training programs between 2005 and 2008.

Facilitated by AUICK Liaison Officer, Mr. Chenggong Sun, Chief of the Foreign Affairs Office of Weihai Municipal Government, the meetings assessed the progress of Action Plans made by Weihai participants, and achieved the continued commitment of Weihai Municipal Government for future AUICK projects.

Mr. Chenggong Sun

Mr. Sun Pingyi , Advisor, Weihai Environmental Protection Agency, participated in the First 2006 Workshop on Population and Environmental Protection in Urban Planning, and the First 2007 Workshop on Population and Appropriate Water Environment Management. He explained the progress of his two workshop Action Plans.

Mr. Weihai Environmental Protection Agency The first plan was a document of environmental disaster prevention guidelines. These outline appropriate actions for each government department to take in the event of an environmental incident in Weihai. The AUICK delegation saw the Environment Protection Bureau monitoring equipment, upgraded under the plan (pictured).

The second plan, a feasibility study on waste water sludge treatment, based on lessons learnt from Kobe, has led to the planned construction of a sludge incineration plant for the city.

Ms. Peng Xia, Vice-chairman, Weihai Women’s Federation, Weihai Women and Children Work Committee Office, participated in the Second 2007 Workshop on Maternal and Child Health Care in Natural Disasters, at which she formulated a plan for a disaster prevention welfare community. The community has 33 members from medical, emergency and government departments, as well as a large network of volunteers. It educates citizens on safety and disaster prevention education in 10 pilot community centers, and produces local maps showing hazardous and safe zones in a disaster situation.

Mr. Xia Guoqiang participated at the First 2008 Workshop, ‘Population and Environmental Management in Urban Planning – Domestic Waste and Greening’. At the workshop he formulated two plans for the renovation and expansion of an urban park and the construction of a waste treatment plant. Tree planting and construction at the park are underway, and a 55 hectare site for the treatment of 700 tons of waste per day is being developed.

The AUICK delegation also undertook site visits to a local care home for displaced elderly, urban park facilities, and a college for senior citizens of Weihai Municipality. At the college, they saw classes in music, English language and art, where students presented them with hand-painted scrolls. Successful AUICK workshop-formulated Action Plans have also been implemented by the participants of the Second 2005, 2006 and 2008 Workshops.

Ms. Chunjie Song, previously Vice-chairman of the Weihai Education Society, implemented improved teacher-training and school facilities; Mr. Cai Xinjie, Vice Director of the Civil Administration Bureau has overseen the development of a 4000-bed home for disadvantaged elderly citizens; and Dr. Kailian Sun, Vice-Director, Department of Human Resources, is currently implementing a project to build a comprehensive senior center (see Second 2008 Weihai Action Plan and City Report ).

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