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AUICK
Workshop on Population and Sustainable Development 2000
(The Seventh Group Training
Course on Integrated Urban Policy 2000)
BACKGROUND
Asian
Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK), with the support of the
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Kobe City Government,
held the 2000 Workshop on Population and Sustainable Development from
16 May to 3 June 2000.
AIM
The
workshop is designed for administrators in Asian cities with a
population of 100,000 to 4,000,000 to share their experiences,
knowledge and know-how with each other. This course is intended to
develop a better understanding of a wide range of issues caused by
population change and provide clues on what to do for sustainable
development. It is also aimed at promoting the cooperation among the
cities in Asia on a continual basis.
PARTICIPANTS
M. Ashraf
Ali Khalifa
Chief Executive Officer, Faridpur Municipality, BANGLADESH
He
Dongying
Vice Governor, People's Government of Ying Shan County, Hubei Province,
CHINA
Rajendra
P. Mishra
Director, Department of Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, New Delhi , INDIA
Muhammad
Farid Suaib
Secretary of the Mayor, Ministry of Home Affairs, Local Government of
City Makassar, INDINESIA
Naresh
Kumar Chapagain
Secretary, District Development Committee of Siraha, Dharan, NEPAL
Muhammad
Arif Arbab
Executive District Officer (Revenue), Jacobabad District, Sindh,
Peshawar, PAKISTAN
Dante
Billanes Bermejo
Provincial Administrator, Office of the Governor, Provincial Government
of Capiz, PHILIPPINES
Kalu
Bandage Sirisena
Colombo, SRI LANKA
Narong
Woonciew
Chief, Planning Orientation Section, Provincial Development Plans
Division, Office of the Permanent Secretary for Interior, Ministry of
Interior, Yala, THAILAND
Nguyen
Van Chung
Deputy Director, Institute for Urban and Rural Planning of Danang City,
VIETNAM
[Associate Participant]
Hwang
Young-Woo
Chief, Second
Research Department, Pusan Development Institute, South Korea
[Accompanying
Interpreter]
Le
Tan Ngoc
Expert, Department of Projects, Consulting and Designing Construction
Company, Danang, VIETNAM
PERIOD
Thuesday,
16 May to Saturday, 3 June 2000
PROGRAM
1st
Day: Tuesday, 16 May 2000
| All
the day |
Participants
arrived in Kobe. |
2nd
Day: Wednesday, 17 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
General
Orientation/Outline of Kobe. |
| 18:30-20:30 |
Welcome
party. |
3rd
Day: Thursday, 18 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Presentation
of Reports and Case Studies, and Exchange of Opinions on
Administration, Finance and Personnel in the Participating Cities" |
4th
Day: Friday, 19 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Role
Sharing of NGO and Local Government in the Promotion of Family Planning"
-Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi, Senior Program Officer,
International Program Division, JOICFP |
5th
Day: Saturday, 20 May 2000
6th
Day: Sunday, 21 May 2000
7th
Day: Monday, 22 May 2000
| All
the Day |
Observation
visit to Kyoto.
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8th
Day: Tuesday, 23 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Policy
Planning on Population and Development"
Dr. Hirofumi Ando, Professor, College of International Relations, Nihon
University. |
9th
Day: Wednesday, 24 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Efficient
Local Administration System in Japan"
-Mr. Koichi Yokoyama, Manager, Planning Division, Planning and
Coordination Department, Planning and Coordination Bureau, City of Kobe
"Significance of Master Plan"
-Mr. Yuichi Honjo, Manager, Planning and Coordination Department,
Planning and Coordination Bureau, City of Kobe |
10th
Day: Thursday, 25 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Statistics
System of Kobe and Japan"
-Mr. Akira Kawamura, Assistant Manager, General Planning and Research
Division, Planning and Coordination Department, Planning and
Coordination Bureau, City of Kobe
"Role of Ward Offices," "Resident Registration System" and "Citizens'
Participation"
-Hyogo Ward Office, City of Kobe |
11th
Day: Friday, 26 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Presentation
of Reports and Case Studies, and Exchange of Opinions on Successful
Urban Policies Implemented in the Participating Cities"
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12th
Day: Saturday, 27 May 2000
13th
Day: Sunday, 28 May 2000
14th
Day: Monday, 29 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
Visit
to the Port of Kobe and a man-made island
-Port and Urban Projects Bureau, City of Kobe
"Health Care Services for Mothers and Children in Kobe and Japan"/Visit
to a public health center
-Ms. Mari Matsuda, Assistant Manager, Public Health Division, Public
Health Center, Public Health and Welfare Bureau, City of Kobe |
15th
Day: Tuesday, 30 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
Visit
to project sites for "Urban Planning" -Urban Planning Bureau, City of
Kobe
Visit to project sites for "Housing Planning"
-Housing Bureau, City of Kobe. |
16th
Day: Wednesday, 31 May 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
Visit
to facilities for "Water System"
-Mr. Makoto Matsushita, Assistant Manager, Planning Division,
Engineering Department, Waterworks Bureau, City of Kobe
Visit to a garbage incineration plant and a sewage treatment plant
-Environment Bureau/Public Construction Projects Bureau, City of Kobe. |
17th
Day: Thursday, 1 June 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
"Population
Transition and Urban Issues"
-Dr. Toshio Kuroda, Director Emeritus, Population Research Institute,
Nihon University
"Local Government and the Attainment of the ICPD Goals"
-Mr. D. Yaw Ofosu, Advisor on Population Policies and Development
Strategies, UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and
South-East Asia
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| 18:30-20:00 |
Farewell
Party. |
18th
Day: Friday, 2 June 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
Courtesy
call on the Mayor of Kobe
Closing Ceremony
Preparation to leave for home. |
19th
Day: Saturday, 3 June 2000
| 10:00-16:30 |
Participants
left Kobe. |
REVIEW
The
workshop covered
broad areas such as local administration system, statistics,
population, family planning, public health, environment, and waste
disposal. 12 senior urban administrators participated in the workshop
from Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Korea.
All the
participants
made a presentation on their administration, finance, and personnel in
the respective cities, to share their experience, knowledge and issues.
Lectures were given on administration system of Japan, including policy
planning, statistics system, and role of ward offices as well as
population policies and ICPD goals. Following this, observation visits
of facilities such as the public health center and garbage incineration
plant supplemented the lectures and gave the participants a firsthand
information of Kobe City's urban management.
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